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The Bronxville Bulletin • June 2020 • Page 2 • www.thebronxvillebulletin.com Local Law 2 Public Hearing Held; Latimer Officers Graduate from Westchester Speaks at Board of Trustees Meeting County Police Academy BY STEPHEN E. LIPKEN izations in order for things to or parking space closures to re-open,” Latimer continued. enable businesses to meet Sixty-nine police re- tion, were played for the unsettling times, no one Mayor Mary C. Marvin “Contact Tracing will track social distancing guidelines. cruits graduated recent- graduates in lieu of in-per- bailed out. No one said this conducted a remote meet- those who have been infect- With no Memorial Day ly from the Westchester son speeches. is more than I bargained ing of the Bronxville Board ed.” Parade, plans are being made County Police Academy “We know that you for. No one said I will leave of Trustees on May 11th with Latimer outlined Gov- to honor veterans in front of and are headed off to work have already achieved this difficult and danger- special Guest Speaker, West- ernor Andrew Cuomo’s four Village Hall and reading the at 14 law enforcement intellectually, you’ve ous environment to some- chester County Executive phases for re-opening so- names of veterans lost this agencies. achieved physically, you’ve one else. So, I salute you George Latimer and Assis- cial entities: 1) Maintenance, year. Due to the COVID-19 proved that you’ve got all for staying the course,” tant Director of Intergov- construction, retail for curb- Local Law 2 Public crisis, a scaled-down grad- what it takes to be suc- he said. ernmental Relations, Ellen side pickup; 2) Finance, re- Hearing passed, “Amend- uation ceremony was con- cessful,” Latimer said. “And He added, “No one Hendrickx. tail, insurance and real es- ment to Vehicle and Traffic ducted on the drill floor at we’re rooting for your suc- in Westchester law en- “As it stands, we had tate; 3) Restaurants and bars; Code,” designating hand- the Police Academy in Val- cess and we’re very hap- forcement will have had 31,384 people who have test- 4) Arts and entertainment icapped parking slots and halla and was streamed live py that this moment has an Academy experience ed positive with 3,377 active such as parades and sports electric vehicle charging on the Westchester Coun- come. This is a class like no quite like this one. That’s COVID-19 cases,” Latimer events. stations. Parking fee is $325; ty Police YouTube chan- other, with the pandemic a badge of honor the 149th noted. “There are a little Director of Economic Charging Station initial fee is nel. The ceremony itself around us.” Session will always have.” under 500 hospitalized right Development Bridget Gib- $350. was limited to the recruits Public Safety Com- The new local officers now, down from 1200; 112,663 bons can be contacted for Village Administrator and members of the Police missioner Thomas A. Glea- and their departments have been tested, represent- business financial assistance. James Palmer presented Use Academy staff. son, who provided the only are: Eastchester: Anthony ing 11% of the County popu- Marvin discussed the of Unassigned Fund Balance Prior to the ceremo- in-person remarks, salut- Guerriero, Nicholas Oc- lation with 1,227 deaths; last possibility of opening out- for Capital Equipment and ny, videotaped messag- ed the class for persever- chicone, Andrew Tiso; New night we lost 9 people. In door dining areas as well Projects totaling $287,823; es of congratulation from ing through the challenges Rochelle: Hanson Bamfo, Bronxville, 62 tested positive as convening a committee Tennis Hut security cameras; County Executive George posed by the pandemic. Deivy Martinez, Phalen with only 4 active cases. of shopkeepers, residents, $41,000 for Teardrop Street- Latimer and Chief Christo- “This class came in Pedro, Kyle Sanchez, Be- “We are on the backside healthcare professionals, lights on Midland/Pondfield pher McNerney, president 69 strong and you go out qir Tagani; Pelham Manor: of the curve, coming down. landlords and Police De- and $27,350 for engineering of the Westchester County 69 strong. In the face of John Luiso and Scarsdale: There has to be a 14-day de- partment for re-opening design of traffic signal on Chiefs of Police Associa- this pandemic and these Nicholas Saglibene. cline in deaths and hospital- downtown, including street Gramatan/Pondfield.
The Bronxville Bulletin • June 2020 • Page 3 • www.thebronxvillebulletin.com From the Office of Bronxville Mayor Mary Marvin so clear. Many researchers are immediately able to see believe heroes possess a ma- themselves in that same sit- jority of what are called the uation and see what needs to “Great Eight” of traits: smart, be done to help. Like our war strong, resilient, selfless, heroes, our first responders, caring, charismatic, reliable our teachers and our essen- and inspiring. Other pro- tial workers often become totypical characteristics of someone else’s hero during heroes identified by research their lifetime. As a result, we include bravery, moral integ- live in the midst of heroes, rity, courage, a protective however unsung. Webster defines a hero instinct, conviction, honesty, A quiet unassuming as a person who is admired altruism and self-sacrifice. person who motivates other or idealized for courage, True heroism appears people to live their lives with outstanding achievements to be remarkably sober and courage and faith despite all or noble qualities. Their he- very undramatic. In essence, of life’s difficulties with their roic acts are performed with it is not an urge to surpass head held high can be a hero recognition of the possible all others at whatever cost, as well. Scientists believe by risks and costs but they are rather the urge to serve them thinking of heroism as a uni- outweighed by the concerns at whatever cost. versal attribute of human na- for others in need. Research shows he- ture, not as a rare feature of As we celebrate Me- roes seem to have a knack the few, some level of heroism morial Day, we have to look for being able to see things is in the range of possibility no further than our own from the perspective of oth- for all of us to answer the call. one square mile to find mil- ers; they can walk a mile in Heroes circulate the itary heroes throughout the another man’s shoes so to life force of goodness in our Village’s history. Examples speak. When they encoun- collective veins – and clearly, abound: ter a situation where an now more than ever, what the • As a newly minted 1942 individual is in need, they world needs is more heroes. Bronxville High School grad- uate, Peter Ernsdale joined the 10th Mountain Division His bravery merited him the North Africa where he was and was tasked to fight Ger- Navy Cross for, “extraordi- ambushed while rescuing News from the The Youth mans on skis at night at Riva nary heroism”. people in the war zone. Ridge in Italy with only bay- • One of the most incred- • Right now, the Village onets as weapons. Peter’s ibly heroic local stories is that is experiencing a new breed Community Fund of BET division won control of the of Edwin Keeble Junior. He left of heroes in our midst; doc- pivotal passage but he suc- Princeton to join the Marines tors, nurses, first responders cumbed to wounds inflicted. during the Vietnam War and and essential workers of ev- • Jesse Carter Treadwell was a gun ship escort pilot ery industry who serve us on of 43 Woodland Avenue was near the Laos border. He was a daily basis despite fear of a World War II rescue swim- shot down as he knowingly contracting Covid19. mer who saved stranded and trained the enemy gunfire on Given both the time of hyper thermic seamen from his aircraft to divert it from year when we honor our mil- ships attacked by U-boats. the air ambulances filled with itary heroes and the unprec- He lost his own life when his wounded soldiers. edented challenges we are rescue boat hit a mine and • Sagamore Road resi- experiencing that spawned a a contemporary, Howard C. dent Clifford Markel ended new generation of heroes, it Shepherd, of 20 Argyle Place World War I in a German caused me to do research on died on the battlefield at Iwo prison camp, yet with an exactly what characteristics Jima after his platoon with- incredible sense of duty, he or qualities make a hero? Is The Youth Communi- of operation for the YCF and counseling. Congratulations stood 13 counter attacks. volunteered to serve again there a hero gene? ty Fund of BET is a group of we are starting with a bang! Bereavement! • Another homegrown after Pearl Harbor. Not one It is interesting that students from the Bronxville, With over 50 members on two Enough about us, let’s hero, Henry Russell Kenyon branch of the service would while researchers know a Eastchester, and Tuckahoe different teams, the YCF has hear from you! If helping out Jr. died at the battle of Mid- accept him due to lingering great deal about what causes community, who engage in taken to the streets of the BET the community is important way flying his low slow - tor health issues as a result of people to perform acts de- community service and fund- community for two volunteer to you, the YCF would love to pedo runs which knowingly being gassed by the Germans scribed as evil, yet our un- raising. opportunities -- The Com- have you! left him a sitting target re- so he volunteered as a field derstanding of what makes The funds raised are giv- munity Fund 3 on 3 Basketball There are two opportuni- sulting in his death in the air. director for the Red Cross in people heroes is not quite en to local non-profit agencies tournament and Eastchester’s ties to get involved: that benefit the communities Santa Stop. YCF had three • The Leadership Team, of BET via a grant application more volunteer opportunities open to students entering 11th process. As part of the pro- planned for this spring; unfor- grade cess, the YCF members visit tunately we had to cancel these • The Volunteer team, Sign up to receive a free digital copy of the agency and conduct an volunteer events due to the open to students in grades 9-12 evaluation. After the evalu- recent outbreak of COVID-19. • (students must reside The Bronxville Bulletin ation process and a vote by While keeping a safe six feet in Bronxville, Eastchester, or YCF members, the funds are through zoom, the YCF got Tuckahoe) by visiting www.thebronxvillebulletin.com awarded to local agencies that together to bestow our $1,000 Applications are now provide important services for grant to The Bereavement available at thecommunity the community. Center, an organization that fund.org/youth-community This year is the first year helps youths through grief -fund/ The Bronxville Bulletin • June 2020 • Page 4 • www.thebronxvillebulletin.com Local Business Owner Remembered Lawrence “Larry” W. (Van cousins, aunts, and uncles. Police Charge Two Men in Nostrand) Vandak born May Viewing for Lawrence 30, 1988 passed peacefully on “Larry” was held on May 26th Friday, May 15th after a brave at the Yonkers Funeral Home Racist, Anti-Semitic Graffiti and challenging two-year -- Bryn Mawr Chapels, 23 battle with acute myeloid leu- Lockwood Avenue, Yonkers. kemia. He was loved infinite- He was buried at Mount Incident Near Scout Field ly by his wife of 5 years Julie Hope Cemetery in Hast- Westchester County Po- ment and Westchester County (Zwisdak) Vandak who was his ings-on-Hudson. lice have charged two men with District Attorney’s Office for its high school sweetheart and The family will have a spray-painting the racist and assistance in the investigation. business partner. He loved celebration of his life at a anti-Semitic graffiti that was Arrested were: Nodar Ki- punk rock music, playing vid- later date as no visitors were found spray-painted on Monday kvisize, 22, of Bronxville and eo games and watching wres- allowed at that time. Larry Vandak on County-owned property on Thomas Hasselt, 23, of Yonkers. tling. He enjoyed sharing a cup In lieu of flowers con- the Bronxville-Yonkers border. Both were charged with Crim- of coffee every morning with sider donating blood or and motivated individual. He The graffiti, including a inal Mischief 3rd Degree as a his mom Mariellen (Wilson) registering at Be the Match: became an entrepreneur at swastika and racist language Hate Crime and Aggravated Van Nostrand. Larry had an mskcc.org/about/get- the young age of 25 when he targeting African-Americans Harassment 1st Degree, felonies; amazing ability of making life- involved/donating-blood or opened the dog grooming sa- and Mexican-Americans, was and Making Graffiti, a misde- long friends instantly with his bethematch.org/support- lon Groom Spot in Tuckahoe. found on the back of a dugout at meanor. easygoing, carefree personali- the-cause/ He loved his dog Maeby and Scout Field and along a pathway “We share a responsibility ty. He was a talented musician If you would like to help his had dreams of rescuing many north of the ballfield. It has since to come together and support and played in a number of family financially, donations can more shelter mutts. He is sur- been covered over by County each other especially in this local bands including Broken be made at paypal.me/Vandak- vived by his wife, his mom, his public works personnel. time of a public health crisis Record and The Gravity The- Family or mailed to: Groom Spot, grandpa Charles Edward Wil- The vandalism was report- “Hateful acts of this kind and speak out against racism, ory. Larry was a funny, kind 3 Fisher Ave Tuckahoe, NY 10708. son, and an extensive family of ed to Westchester County Po- have no place in Westchester anti-Semitism and all acts of ha- lice about 10 a.m. when a wom- County, ever,” County Execu- tred in our community. Please William Pitt-Julia B. Fee Sotheby’s an approached an officer who tive George Latimer said. “But contact the Westchester Coun- had arrived to conduct an in- this is particularly a time when ty Human Rights Commission International Realty Launches Listing 360° spection of the area, which is off we all need to stand together at (914) 995-7710 or by email at Midland Avenue. The Bronxville as we face the challenges of the humanrights@westchestergov. Police Department and West- com if you are aware of any in- Digital Marketing Suite munity guides, comprising infor- Covid-19 pandemic.” chester County parks personnel stances of hate or bias in the William Pitt-Julia B. Fee individuals they meet during vir- mation such as commute times, Public Safety Commission- also responded and assisted in County.” Executive Director Te- Sotheby’s International Realty tual open houses or showings. school information and interac- er Thomas A. Gleason thanked documenting the scene. jash Sanchala said. announced that the firm has Agents who participate in tive maps. the Bronxville Police Depart- launched a digital marketing the program not only receive “Listing 360° introduces a suite branded Listing 360°, de- the interactive listing brochure, beautiful, engaging design that signed to drive consumers to but also promotional social showcases our listings to bro- Hospice of Westchester Hosts 18th new company-created interac- media pieces to share on Insta- kers and buyers worldwide,” said tive property brochures capa- gram, Facebook and LinkedIn, Ashley Breunich, Director of Annual Golf Invitational ble of highlighting virtually any an email marketing template Marketing with William Pitt-Ju- Hospice of Westchester (HOW) invites members of the community to participate in its 18th listing-related element from and a unique QR code powered lia B. Fee Sotheby’s International Annual Golf Invitational at Westchester Hills Golf Club in White Plains. The invitational will be photos to embedded 3D tours by Flowcode, enabling consum- Realty. “Not only does this inno- held on September 15 from 10:30am to 7:30pm at Westchester Hills Golf Club, 401 Ridgeway, and videos, floor plans, property ers to immediately download vative and holistic product ele- White Plains. Proceeds from the event benefit HOW’s mission: striving to provide extraordi- disclosures and more. the brochure simply by focus- vate our properties and agents, nary and dignified comfort, care and compassion to individuals and families facing a serious or The product makes the ing their smart phone’s camera but it has the added benefit of life-limiting illness. This year’s event will honor Entergy. 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For more information, contact chure easily accessible to an The brochures can ad- responsible, print-free solution Holly Benedict, 914-682-1484, ext. 122 or [email protected]. agent’s various spheres of influ- ditionally feature homeowner while simultaneously prioritiz- About Hospice of Westchester: Hospice of Westchester (HOW) is a private, not-for-profit ence through their social media, interviews and top ten lists, ing our clients’ health and safety healthcare agency that provides skilled, compassionate and comprehensive end-of-life home customer relationship manage- property maps and surveys, through a touch-free experi- care to patients diagnosed with any serious or life-limiting illness and gives support to their ment platform and email mar- extensive property details and ence.” families and loved ones. Hospice of Westchester is located at 1025 Westchester Avenue, Suite keting service, as well as those special features, as well as com- 200, White Plains, NY. For additional information, visit www.hospiceofwestchester.com or call (914) 682-1484. For the latest news and updates, find HOW on Facebook. New Virtual Programs for Adults at County Executive Commemorates the Bronxville Public Library How to Tell Your Story in awake with a new personal with family, friends, or the Memorial Day Pictures & Words: artistic journey for healing, public. We’ll talk about all “Westchester County will forever be indebted A Unique Workshop Series leaving a legacy, or just for fun. the options you have and the to those who risked their lives and sacrificed every- for the Times Wednesday, June 3rd @ ways to make them happen, thing to protect our liberties and freedom. While we Creativity is that elusive 7PM: Five ways to Bring Your from publication to Insta- may be in the midst of a global pandemic, it is still flutter of light at the edge of Pictures and Words to Life gram to Facebook and every- our responsibility to ensure that our nation’s heroes your vision that disappears We’ll share tips for en- thing in between. will always be remembered with dignity and pride. when you look directly at it, hancing your photographs You may register for This Memorial Day will be celebrated differently but there are a few secrets to and words to help you dis- some or all of the sessions. than Memorial Days in the past; we will not be able tapping into your creativity cover the hidden energy. Each one stands alone. to gather together with family, friends and loved during difficult times. Wednesday, June 10th For additional infor- ones as we normally do to embark on the unofficial Wednesday, May 27th @ @ 7PM: Sharing Your Story mation and registration in- ‘kick-off’ to summer. But – let us be sure to take a 7PM: Capturing Your Story: Your goal may be the structions, visit: few moments to honor and remember those who How to Get Started journey, but it could include bronxvillelibrary.org/ lost their lives, so that we may be free. May these Coax your creativity sharing your discoveries events-programs/ heroes never be forgotten,” said County Executive George Latimer.
The Bronxville Bulletin • June 2020 • Page 5 • www.thebronxvillebulletin.com A Letter Shared from Christ Westchester County Reopening Church Bronxville Task Force Announced Our Dear Brothers and Westchester County Sisters, Executive George Latimer George Floyd was killed announced the formation of last Monday night by a police the Westchester County Re- officer who knelt on his neck opening Task Force – a group and, despite his protestations charged with working to find that he could not breathe, solutions to advance the in- would not get off of him until terests of local businesses in he asphyxiated. That is what a post-coronavirus economy. happened to Eric Garner on of color continues unabated. knee on the neck of a hand- “What we have here is Staten Island in our city in 2014. For too many people, black lives cuffed man. But at the other a group of individuals who In March, Breonna Taylor was don’t matter, and hearts too end, and across that spectrum have served in a variety of shot and killed at night in her filled with hate and fear refuse are the thousand thousand capacities, to serve in this bedroom by a force of police- conversion. Until white people ways in which White Suprem- particular capacity, to help men who broke into her apart- and people with privilege and acy protects itself: the unex- organize our efforts to reach Legislator Catherine Parker ment unannounced on a “no power in this country face the amined assumptions and willful out to the businesses of knock” warrant. That is what reality of life in this country for blindnesses and rationalizations Westchester County and do Louis Lanza happened to Deborah Danner, people of color, and understand that train ordinary white people everything we can to help Parker noted, “I see a communicant of this diocese, that their own souls are at stake, to turn their eyes from the evil them reopen as fast as pos- this reopening task force as er been before and we must in the Bronx in our city in 2016. and that no one is fully human of a racist culture, and from the sible and as successfully as a unified voice for all differ- reopen in a more vibrant and In February, Ahmaud Arbery until everyone is fully human, racism within themselves. On possible,” Latimer said. ent sectors of business in smarter way so businesses was shot by two vigilantes un- the Beloved Community will the Feast of the Pentecost we This task force will pro- Westchester County with can survive, grow and move der the guise of a “citizen’s ar- remain an unattainable dream. celebrate that we are baptized vide guidance to the County the ‘rock stars’ of those sec- to the next level.” rest” while he jogged through Over the months of the disciples of Jesus Christ, and as it works through the four tors. This will be a way to get The task force will play a white neighborhood. That COVID pandemic we have that we have been graced and phases of reopening and Westchester back to where a significant role in commu- is what happened to Trayvon watched as the wealthy have gifted by the Holy Spirit into help ensure that businesses we were – and even better nicating out to the business Martin in 2012. George, Breon- fled the city to weekend and that New Creation heralded by in each phase have what they than before.” and nonprofit communities, na and Ahmaud join Eric, Deb- summer homes while the poor Saint Paul. In our baptismal cov- need to reopen safely and Lanza added, “Restau- their colleagues and the or- orah, Trayvon and countless have been left clustered in enant we promise to “strive for successfully. rants are working ahead of ganizations that they lead others who have fallen victim dense apartment buildings at justice and peace, and respect The task force is co- the curve in getting ready about guidelines and best to the fear and violence of rac- the center of the epidemic. We the dignity of every human chaired by Westchester everything they will need to practices as our region en- ist America and the outrages of have watched (and many of us being.” This is of Christ. This is County Legislator Catherine do to open. We can do this ters each stage of phased police officers across our coun- have been) the privileged, work- part of the transformation to Parker, a former small busi- safely. There are safe ways of reopening. The task force try throughout this country’s ing safely from home on full a fuller and more glorious hu- ness owner and past Presi- running our businesses and will also establish working history, and raised to high relief salary, while those who serve in manity before God. We are all of dent, Rye Chamber of Com- once we get the go ahead, we groups that will focus on by the killing of Michael Brown hospitals and drive ambulanc- us participants in a culture and merce, and Louis Lanza, a can safely reopen and serve each critical area such as in Ferguson, Missouri six years es, and who pack and deliver economy which dehumanizes restaurateur with businesses our customers.” health care, labor, hospital- ago. And this week America has groceries and pharmaceuticals, people of color and counts their in Westchester County. Both Westchester County ity, general business, etc. erupted. and who deliver for restaurants, lives so cheap, so this striving bring deep expertise and Board of Legislators Chair- These working groups will At a time when pandemic and who care for old people in for justice will require some- broad connections which man Ben Boykin said, “This is allow for all Westchester has led everyone to be told to nursing homes, and drive sub- thing sacrificial from every one will enable the task force to an important challenge. We business owners to have an distance from one another, and ways and taxis, are forced day of us. It will require every one of maximize its impact. are in a place we have nev- opportunity to give input. to stay home, seeing so many after day back into the public us to stand up. White Suprema- clustered in the streets at per- square and jobs which expose cy is written into the American sonal risk in protest of these them to continual risk of dis- character in ways that white deaths is a testament to the ease. We have seen COVID people too often do not want to Local Deli Serves ICU Staff exhaustion, frustration, shared claim a terrible harvest in black see, but as people of God we are grief, and anger of Americans and Latino communities far be- also participants in a Beloved across our country. This is not yond the losses of white people, Community coming into being. the first time. Michael Brown’s and strike a hammer blow upon At the center of that becoming killing raised into high relief the very poor and the undoc- is our insistence that black lives the threat under which black umented, as the ongoing injus- matter and are lived before the people live in this country and tices of entrenched poverty and loving eyes of God. If our advo- brought about the emergence poor diet and lack of access to cacy is to arise from our love, of the Black Lives Matter move- health care have made dispro- if we are to be agents of the ment. Month after month, we portional pandemic death a change, it must also arise out of made our witness, we marched new terrible price of our racial our humility and contrition and and protested, we insisted on and economic injustice. our resolve. the value of African American We are all of us partici- Yours, lives, we named and called out pants in a culture and economy the evil of White Supremacy. which fails now, and has always The Right Reverend Andrew These recent killings are not failed, since the inception of this ML Dietsche Bishop of New only tragic and violent and country, to value people of col- York abominable in their own right, or as the full human beings God they drive home the harsh created them and every person The Right Reverend Allen K. truth that almost nothing has to be. White Supremacy exists Shin Bishop Suffragan changed, and that the long, on a long spectrum of attitudes weary legacy of contempt by and behaviors. At one extreme The Right Reverend Mary D. Hickey’s Deli Bronxville recently supplied dinner and dessert for 30 ICU staff at Mount Sinai people of power toward people end is a police officer with his Glasspool Bishop Assistant Morningside. Thank you.
The Bronxville Bulletin • June 2020 • Page 6 • www.thebronxvillebulletin.com Junior League of Bronxville Delivers 32 Trays of Freshly Baked Cookies to the Health Care Staff at Saint Joseph’s Medical Center The front-line health care staff at Saint The Junior League of Bronxville (JLB) estab- warming. From hospitals and first responders to Joseph’s Medical Center who are battling the lished the Feeding the Frontlines campaign in re- pharmacy and grocery store workers, the JLB is coronavirus pandemic received a sweet surprise sponse to their member’s desire to help respond truly proud to serve alongside these incredible today courtesy of the Junior League of Bronxville to the COVID -19 crisis. The campaign is using community members,” she added. which delivered 32 trays of freshly baked cook- social media and the power of their community The Junior League of Bronxville is an orga- ies. connections in order to raise funds. nization of women from Bronxville, Eastchester, “On behalf of our entire staff, I would like “With this funding, we are coordinating Mount Vernon, Tuckahoe, and Yonkers. They are to thank the Junior League of Bronxville for their with restaurants from Bronxville, Eastchester, a group of volunteers who share a common vi- generosity. Our staff of health care professional Mt. Vernon, Tuckahoe, and Yonkers to provide sion of mobilizing women to ignite and inspire are doing a tremendous job under very difficult and deliver meals to our caregivers in this same community change. conditions to provide vital care for coronavirus area who are working the frontlines of this pan- The Junior League of Bronxville donation patients during this horrible pandemic,” said Mi- demic,” said Deirdre Doheny, President of the Ju- follows another big surprise donation that the chael Spicer, President and CEO of Saint Joseph’s nior League of Bronxville. “The response to this hospital received yesterday with the delivery of Medical Center. campaign has been overwhelming and heart- 20 pizza pies from Bill and Hillary Clinton.
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OSILAS ART STUDIO is pleased to announce virtual camp for the 2020 summer season! Camp will be offered for 4 weeks from June 29 – July 24 for ages 7 to 12 and will meet online Monday through Friday from 1 pm to 3 pm. Can’t commit to We are an essential business open to help our communuity. a 4-week camp? No worries! Campers may sign up for 1-, 2-, 3- or 4-week sessions. Each week, an instructor will offer a themed STAY SAFE. STAY BUSY. program with a variety of mediums for campers to enjoy ranging from painting, drawing, crafting, In unprecedented times, and much much more! Our talented, experienced instructors will teach students new skills and help we’re taking steps to inspire and uplift. them master their existing ones in a fun and nur- turing environment. Private, semi-private and small-group art in- struction for all ages is also available this summer upon request. If interested, please contact Art Pro- gram Director Lisa Rao to customize your instruc- tion, length of class and frequency of sessions. For more information on summer art camp, camp registration or fall programs, please contact Lisa Rao at [email protected]. Want to lengthen the day? Consider enrolling in both art AND music by signing up for the Con- cordia Conservatory Music Camp, which will offer a variety of attractive options. For more information NOW PROVIDING CURBSIDE PICK-UP & DOORSIDE DROP-OFF about music camps, visit the Conservatory website, FOR YOUR SAFETY AND CONVENIENCE concordia-ny.edu/conservatory. A printable registration form that covers both art and music summer camps is available In an effort to keep America open we will be launching anONLINE STORE COMING SOON (https://mcusercontent.com/2570759c81656b- b3e47824000/files/e424a5b6-9011-45eb-b5dd- 99 years strong and family-owned, with locations in b8b4639b0d37/Camp_Registration_Form_2020. pdf). Those who would like to enroll for less than Westchester, Putnam and Rockland Counties 4-weeks of art camp and/or private instruction should speak directly with Lisa Rao as the regis- Visit Wallauer.com for store locations tration form provides for only the 4-week camp Visit Wallauer.com to findor call a location headquarters near atyou 914-948-4000 in Westchester, for information Putnam, and Rockland Counties option. The Bronxville Bulletin • June 2020 • Page 7 • www.thebronxvillebulletin.com “DeCicco Cares” Program Continues to Help Communities
BY JOE NUNZIATA permarket chain – through its which we are so grateful.” dent of DeCicco & Sons, con- “DeCicco Cares” benevolent For the DeCicco Family, tinued, “We truly are all in this For DeCicco & Sons, program and its award-win- that gratefulness strongly ex- together. We are extremely “Quality First” is far more ning Catering Department - tends to all of their incredibly grateful for the tremendous than a brand theme line. It has been donating food and hard-working team members. sacrifices people all around has been its mission state- coordinating constant sup- Every single day, DeCicco & us are making… including our ment – and promise – that port for the local healthcare Sons team members are cel- front-liners, our team mem- goes beyond its premier food front liners, fire departments, ebrated and served a free hot bers, and our volunteers. We products and outstanding police departments, EMT and breakfast and lunch made es- will do our very best to con- customer service. It’s a virtue ambulatory organizations, pecially for them – all with an tinue to help…even with this that, since its inception more essential service businesses, extensive selection of five op- overwhelming magnitude of than 40 years ago, extends food pantries, soup kitchens, tions… plus salad and dessert. need. And perhaps we can in- into caring for and helping the volunteer organizations… and catering division, our food DeCicco & Sons loca- ham and Somers (with East- spire others to join in as well.” communities in which they beyond. bars, bakery, pizza, sushi, and tions can be found in Ardsley, chester soon to come). It’s no wonder the Pel- serve. Now more than ever, According to Luisa prepared foods. So in order Armonk, Brewster, Harrison, Since the beginning of ham Civic Association – one the popular family-owned su- DeCicco, Director of Hu- to keep all these extra peo- Larchmont, Millwood, Pel- May alone, a huge amount of New York State’s most ac- man Resources and Founder ple on our staff employed, we of food has been donated tive charitable, volunteer or- of DeCicco & Sons Events & utilized them to spearhead through DeCicco Cares, in ganizations, have bestowed Cuisine, “Our team mem- our DeCicco Cares Program addition to their ongoing its most prestigious Person bers, our customers and our to prepare and deliver large support of local volunteer of the Year Awards to John communities continue to be quantities of well-deserved and charitable organiza- DeCicco, Sr. in 2004 and John our priorities. Whenever and meals for our much respect- tions, assisting those in the DeCicco, Jr. and Luisa DeCic- wherever we are able to help, ed local first responders in community in a multitude of co in 2015. we will.” our communities where our ways. Significant assistance To find out more about Luisa continued, “The stores are located. This is has also been provided to lo- DeCicco & Sons and its pandemic caused many parts our small contribution to cal food pantries with dona- “DeCicco Cares” Program, of our store to cease oper- the brave men and women tions of over 6,000 goods. visit deciccos.com. ating, such as our massive who are keeping us safe… for John DeCicco Jr, Presi- Cocktails and Conversation: The Great Book Escape NRPL Foundation’s Free Event Goes Virtual on June 11th Tired of being in lockdown? Ready to some of America’s most- tioned by Witherspoon’s relax with a cocktail and regroup with some watched television Hello, Sunshine for fea- invigorating conversation? The New Ro- shows. ture film), The Memory chelle Public Library Foundation presents · Stuart Krichevsky Keeper’s Daughter by Kim a FREE virtual Cocktails & Conversation (Stuart Krichevsky Lit- Edwards, Bridget Jones’s event: The Great Book Escape. We can’t erary Agency) has over Diary by Helen Field- meet in person but we can connect with a 30 years of experience ing, and The Deep End virtual get together featuring moderator as a literary agent. of the Ocean by Jacque- Prof. Amy Bass and her guests, writers Rhi- Since 1995, he has been lyn Mitchard, which was annon Navin (“Only Child”) and Brian Brown president of the Stu- the first selection of the (“Someone is Out to Get Us”), literary agent art Krichevsky Literary Oprah Book Club. She Stuart Krichevsky (Stuart Krichevsky Liter- Agency, an independent founded Pamela Dorman ary Agency) and publisher Pamela Dorman New York literary agen- Books in 2008, where she (Pamela Dorman Books/Viking). Listen in cy representing a dis- has focused on fiction— as they talk about what’s happening in the tinguished list of fiction especially well-written, world of books right now, from books in and nonfiction authors; accessible debut fiction. progress to books just published. This event That Brought A Divided Town Together”), clients of the agency have appeared on the The New Rochelle Public Library Foun- is free but you must register by 5 pm on will lead the discussion. Participants in the New York Times Best Sellers list (25 titles on dation is a nonprofit organization that Wednesday, June 10th to receive the link Great Book Escape include: the printed list in 21 years) and have been the raises resources and provides advocacy to -- and the recipe for a featured cocktail! · Rhiannon Navin is the author of the recipients of major literary and journalism keep our library vibrant, up-to-date, and (A curated list of local restaurants offer- acclaimed debut novel Only Child. She awards, including the National Book Award, able to serve the diverse needs of the New ing appetizers for curbside pickup will also grew up in Bremen, Germany, in a family of the National Magazine Award, the Gover- Rochelle community. Created in 1993, to be provided.) To register go to www.NR- book-crazy women. Her career in advertis- nor General’s Literary Award, the George date the Foundation has raised more than PLFoundation.org ing brought her to New York City, where she M. Polk Award, the Livingston Award, the $3 million and has established a $2 million+ Cocktails & Conversation is one of the worked for several large agencies before Michael Kelly Award, and the Pulitzer Prize. endowment fund to ensure the future of NRPL Foundation’s signature events, de- becoming a full-time mother and writer. · Pamela Dorman is Vice President and our Library and provide an ongoing stream signed to bring book lovers together. The · Brian Brown (Someone is Out to Get Publisher of Pamela Dorman Books/Viking. of funding for new and emerging needs. In Cocktails & Conversation event scheduled Us) is a journalist, writer and director Among the multimillion-copy #1 bestseller addition, stepping in as a matching funder, for March 26th had to be canceled due to the whose most recent book is about “the Cold she has acquired and edited in her nearly the Foundation has been able to leverage its COVID-19 crisis, so the NRPLF has retooled War, Soviet espionage and covert mischief, thirty years at Penguin are The Secret Life support to bring in an additional $960,000 it to create a virtual version. As always, Prof. and how these helped shape the course of of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd, Me Before You by dollars in New York State grants over the Amy Bass, Ph.D., NRPL Foundation Board American pop culture.” Brown wrote and Jojo Moyes, Eleanor Oliphant Is Complete- past 7 years. For more information call the Member, historian and acclaimed author produced twelve Olympic broadcasts and ly Fine by Gail Honeyman (a selection of NRPL Foundation at 914-632-7878, ext. 1600 (“One Goal: A Coach, A Team and the Game has won 15 Emmy Awards for his work on the Reese Witherspoon Book Club and op- or email [email protected].
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Call 914.738.7869The Bronxville for Bulletin more • June information 2020 • Page 10 • www.thebronxvillebulletin.com and to reserve your space. Stepinac High School’s College Counselors Offer 46th Annual Bicycle Sundays Kicks Off Tips and Advice to Juniors to Navigate Their Way Bicycle Sundays on the skaters, scooters, walkers route. Although parking will Bronx River Parkway, one of and joggers. The course will be available in the West- Through Changes in College Admissions Process Westchester’s longest-run- be slightly modified this year, chester County Center east ning and popular recreational beginning at Main Street parking lot, participants will Impacted by the Pandemic programs, runs May 10 and 17, in White Plains (instead of follow signs and directions to June 7, 14, 21 and 28, and Sep- Westchester County Center) enter the route at Main Street tember 13, 20 and 27. There are and continue south to Scars- once they exit their cars. With the end of orS reflect these impacts not giving grades or the no dates in July or August.The dale Road in Yonkers. The For additional informa- Stepinac High School’s ac- in their letters. Spring marking period, program is held from 10 a.m. to road is closed to automobiles tion contact Westchester ademic school year, stu- Testing: Responding and maybe for those that 2 p.m. in that stretch of parkway. County Parks at (914) 864- dents who will begin their to canceled tests in the are, grades for the first During Bicycle Sundays, Admission is free. PARK or visit parks.westches- junior year in September spring, many colleges, semester of senior year the parkway is open exclu- There are numerous tergov.com. and their parents/guard- universities, and the may play a bigger role, and sively for bicyclists, in-line points of entry along the ians face the challenge NCAA Eligibility Center colleges will look to those of navigating their way have changed their ad- grades for evidence of ac- through the college ad- missions policies to be- ademic achievement. Rules and Regulations: missions process that has come test-optional for Essay: Your person- • It is recommended that participants wear a mask or a face covering in situ- been markedly changed by 2020-21. This is good for al statement will play a ations like this where social distancing may not always be able to be main- the pandemic. some, relieving the stress more prominent role in tained. Fortunately, Stepin- and expense of test prep, the application process. • Only Bicyclists, in-line skaters, scooters, walkers and joggers are allowed; no ac’s knowledgeable col- especially if you have We do not specifically dis- unauthorized motor vehicles are allowed. lege counselors have pre- been negatively impact- courage you from writing • Walkers, joggers and slower wheeled traffic must use the right lane; faster pared a 2020-2021 College ed during this time. For about your experiences wheeled traffic must use the left lane. Application Guide that others, it may be worth during the pandemic, but • New York State law requires helmets for children under age 14, including offers tips and advice for considering fall testing; it is essential that the es- those riding in bike trailers; helmets are strongly recommended for all students to begin prepar- a good SAT or ACT score say is unique to you as wheeled participants. ing to apply to college and can strengthen an appli- an individual and convey • New York State law prohibits children under age 1 from riding on bicycles or to do so, starting now, be- cation. Summer is a good qualities about yourself in a separate seat. cause of the pandemic’s time to prepare if you are not found elsewhere in • All headsets are prohibited. This includes but is not limited to music devices impact. choosing to test in the fall. your application mate- and hands-free cell phones. The counselors— Test prep becomes more rials. The caliber of the • No skateboarding allowed. Maria Buda, Chair of important for super-scor- essays should be in your • No dogs allowed. Stepinac’s Counseling ing with less testing dates own voice and the best • Bicyclists must obey the posted parkway speed limit of 40 m.p.h. Department and Cynthia than other years. you can possibly produce. • Children riding in strollers must be strapped in at all times. Kilkelly, a counselor of the • SAT is offering Summer Plans: These • Children under age 10 must be accompanied by an adult. school’s groundbreaking expanded testing begin- have undoubtedly been • All participants must be off the parkway by 1:50 p.m. Honors Academy—have 30 ning in August and every impacted by the pandem- years of combined experi- month through December. ic. Many in-person sum- ence. In sharing their ad- Free test prep through mer enrichment programs vice in the following seven Khan Academy, offering are canceled, being sub- Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Endorses Eliot categories, they note that full-length practice tests stituted with virtual pro- ‘flexibility is the key to and personalized tools. grams. You should look Engel for Congress success in these challeng- • ACT had already for ways to occupy your Citing his sterling re- a tremendous champion of women, for equal justice, ing times.”: planned to have online time in meaningful ways. cord on protecting women’s for women’s reproductive and for New York,” said Con- College Visits/Tours: testing options for the Whether by volunteering, rights, his strong opposi- health, which right now with gressman Engel. “Working Although in-person cam- fall, and offers free test taking online classes or tion to the worst abuses of the current administration with Senator Gillibrand on pus tours and information prep and practice tests on enrichment opportunities, the Trump Administration, is under constant attack. the other side of the Capitol, sessions have been sus- their website. getting a summer job, or and “unparalleled leadership Whether it be standing to- hopefully in the majority next pended, we recommend • Test prep provid- even learning a new skill, in securing vital resources gether to help women owned year, I know we can bring this you utilize the expanded ers are offering more flex- you can still demonstrate for New Yorkers during this small-businesses in New Ro- great country back from the virtual tours that colleges ible, online classes and in meaningful, productive tragic pandemic,” New York chelle, or championing our Trump brink and help New feature on their websites. many cases financial aid activities over the sum- Senator Kirsten Gillibrand shared progressive values in York recover.” Admissions counselors are for families who have lost mer months. These activ- has endorsed Congressman Washington, Eliot is always Congressman Eliot En- also offering phone con- income. ities remain an important Eliot Engel for re-election. there with me, fighting. We gel (D-NY) is seeking re-elec- versations, virtual one- Grades/Transcript: piece of your application Senator Gillibrand and need to keep Eliot Engel tion in the 16th District of on- one visits, and small If you choose to apply profile. Congressman Engel have of- where he is: fighting for us New York, including the group visits to individu- without standardized test Social Media Pres- ten worked closely together in Congress. I’m proud to call north Bronx and southern alize the experience for scores, the rest of the ap- ence: It is always wise to to respond to crisis, and the him my legislative partner Westchester. The son of an prospective students. plication, most important- ensure your presence on COVID-19 pandemic is no and friend.” ironworker and a homemak- The Common Appli- ly the transcript, becomes social media is something exception. “Eliot has always Senator Gillibrand not- er, born in the Bronx and cation (Common App): The predominant data to give that a college can inves- been one of the most effec- ed that Congressman Engel raised in public housing, Rep. Common App has added the evaluator a good sense tigate and find positive, tive advocates in Congress has a 100% Planned Par- Engel is a major progres- an optional Covid-19 writ- of your academic capabili- not damaging information for his constituents and all enthood voting record, is a sive Democratic leader who ing question limited to ties. For schools that con- about you, it should be New Yorkers. As a senior member of the House Pro- chairs the Foreign Affairs 250 words. This is an op- tinue to give grades for all viewed as an opportuni- member of House leader- Choice Caucus, and has been Committee and has fought portunity to address any of their courses, the grade ty for you to demonstrate ship, Congressman Engel is endorsed by NARAL Pro for the rights of women, or- serious impacts the pan- point average takes on constructive contribu- often the tip of the spear in Choice America, National ganized labor, immigrants, demic has caused, so give more weight, so students tions during this time. demanding Federal resourc- Organization of Women PAC, our minority communities, some thought to if and should bear in mind that For more informa- es for our state, especially and ProChoice Voter. and LGBTQ Americans for how this question can be it is important to maintain tion on Stepinac’s college in areas so hard hit by this “Kirsten’s endorsement three decades. Learn more answered. It is advisable or improve their grades, counselling services, visit. terrible virus,” said Senator means everything to me- she at https://engelforcongress. to also have your counsel- if possible. For schools www. Stepinac.org. Gillibrand. “He’s also been is such a fighter for the rights com/story/
The Bronxville Bulletin • June 2020 • Page 11 • www.thebronxvillebulletin.com when I visited I was able to heightened awareness of The marvel at parts of the re- Bauhaus, I was amused, not constructed lost collection to say amazed, to notice - Girl in Transit: – glorious masterpieces by all around me - examples of Feininger, Kandinsky, and this symbolic design. Walls Bauhaus Klee, among others, from painted in bright, primary international collections in colors, the mauve New York 100 Years of France, Denmark, Switzer- City skyline at dusk with its land, Austria, the US and Ja- straight lines slashing across Delightful Design pan. the sky, the Met Life Build- By Barbara Barton Sloane The first historical men- ing (Walter Gropius!) and tion of the city of Dessau was the Seagram Building (Mies in 1213 and it became an im- van der Rohe). Thus, I didn’t The famous Bauhaus excited to tour the Dam- portant center in 1570. Fast actually leave behind this Art School opened in Wei- merstock Estate, an impres- forward to today: The Bau- fresh, forward-looking style mar, Germany in 1919; there sive example of new archi- haus Museum Dessau has at all. As I light my Marianne Bauhaus Museum Weimar, courtesy of Sloane Travel Photography students studied not only tecture created by Walter recently been built to mark Brandt look-alike lamp and architecture but created ev- Gropius and Otto Haesler, engaging are the Goethe dwelling was of a floating the centenary of this epochal settle down in my Mies-in- erything from buildings to among others. Built in 1929 House, built in the Baroque asymmetrical building that and enduring school of de- spired chair, the thought hits art and furniture. Through- in just 7 months as an af- style in 1709 and surrounded seemed to change and re- sign. Until now, it was only me: this is truly Bauhaus in out this year Germany is cel- fordable housing complex, with a verdant garden, and verse itself as I entered and possible to view the prized My House! ebrating its centenary, and I it united the aesthetic prin- the Friedrich von Schiller moved through the rooms. collection of the Bauhaus had the once-in-a-lifetime ciples of air, light, and hy- House, the first memorial to Curiouser and curiouser, Foundation in a limited way If You Go opportunity recently to visit giene. Created with radiant a poet in Germany. Wan- I found nothing symmet- but in the new Museum it is all the design’s hotspots and white plaster, grey plinths, dering through its rooms, rical inside its walls which splendidly showcased. Bauhaus Museum Weimar explore exhibits and events flat roofs, uniform windows, I had a real feeling for the were painted with 37 dif- Gothic Grandeur: Be- www.weimar.de/culture/ marking the birthplace of and scattered throughout, everyday life of the Schiller ferent gentle pastel colors - fore bidding adieu to Bau- sights/museum Modernism. relaxing benches, sculpture family as I glimpsed a lovely eye-catching and completely hausland, I made sure I trav- Form Follows Function: and gardens, Dammerstock teapot made of local porce- entrancing. These myriad eled to Magdeburg to view Auerbach House The Bauhaus (literally “Build- works just as well today as it lain resting on a small stove tones illustrated how color the oldest Gothic cathedral www.haus-auerbach.de ing House”) was founded by did when first conceived. As top. Design, craftsmanship relates to space and light, in all of Germany. First built architect Walter Gropius sprawling as it is one feels and hospitality enhanced and gave each room its own in 937, the current Magde- Bauhaus Museum Dessau with the idea of creating a welcomed and cozy, espe- my Weimar visit with a stay special ambience. burg Cathedral was con- www.bauhaus-dessau.de “total work of art.” This style, cially resting on a bench at the Hotel Elephant in the Once More – With structed over a period of 300 which includes architecture under towering Linden and heart of the city. The Bau- Feeling: During the Weimar years beginning in 1209. The Barbara Barton and graphic, interior, and Elm trees fronting the iconic haus elements that were re- Republic, the Moritzburg Cathedral is replete with art, Sloane is a industrial design, would lat- Goethe House. This was the flected in my room as well Art Museum in Halle was a both antique and modern; Pelham-based er become one of the most writer’s first-ever home as a as well as on-site tour of the significant museum of con- The statue of the Egyptian Travel Editor/ influential currents in mod- young man and throughout property by Fritz, the hotel’s temporary art. When the Saint Maurice dating back Columnist who ern planning – very clean, his life he kept it as his re- cultural expert, put the icing National Socialists came to to 1250 was impressive and writes for a simplistic and ultra contem- treat and studio. on top of my short day and power in 1933, this collec- I was enthralled by a large number of both porary. Louis Sullivan, de- Bauhaus Girls: One of half spent here. tion was suddenly regarded relief of the Ten Virgins, de- national and scribing Bauhaus, coined the the best preserved medieval In Jena, I lost my heart as degenerate and the works picting the importance of international publications. phrase Form Follows Func- cities in Germany, Erfurt was to the charming and amus- were vilified in “Exhibitions being spiritually prepared. She delights in sharing her tion – an apt description. first mentioned in the year ing Auerbach House built in of Shame” that opened in Departing the Cathe- global travel experiences with The first city in my Bau- 742, and among its treasures 1924 by Walter Gropius for 1937; thus 146 of these unique dral and ultimately Germany, our readers. hausland tour was Karlsruhe. is the Alte Synagogue, beau- Felix and Anna Auerbach. As works were ultimately lost I felt curiously ensconced Lying at the northern edge of tifully maintained and dating I climbed a hill to its crest and today only fourteen have in all things Medieval. Yet, the Black Forest, much of the from the 11th century. A lit- my first impression of the been re-acquired. Happily returning home with my town was built in a charm- tle known fact: in 1919 more ing Neoclassical style. The women than men applied to Landesmuseum is a massive study at one of the first Bau- County Remembers Over 1,100 Residents Who Have Died Of bright, canary-yellow struc- haus art schools, and this ture that is one of the most city’s Angermuseum sheds Covid-19 with“Ribbons of Remembrance” important cultural history light on four of the “Bauhaus Overlooking the Hud- do something tangible to re- the COVID-19 pandemic. Our museums in all of Germany. Girls,” uncovering the lives son River and the Palisades at member that person in those staff has worked diligently to The works encompass pre- of Gertrud Arndt, Marianne Lenoir Preserve in Yonkers, quiet moments, when it’s you, provide a peaceful environ- and early history, ancient Brandt, Margarete Heymann stands a new memorial, the the remembrance of your ment that will allow people cultures, the Middle Ages, and Margaretha Reichardt Ribbons of Remembrance, loved one and nature. We are to reflect on the loss they are the Baroque period and into and their work in photogra- dedicated to Westchester here near the eternal Hudson feeling.” the 21st Century. Later, I ex- phy, metalwork, ceramic and County residents who have and eternal mountains in sky Westchester County plored the ZKM Center for textiles. lost their lives to COVID-19. that will be here before we Department of Community Art and Media housing paint- UNESCO World Her- Visitors will find the got here and here long after Mental Health Commissioner ing, photography and sculp- itage Sites: In April of last memorial a short walk away we are gone. It’s a way to re- Michael Orth said, “Although ture as well as film, video, year, the New Bauhaus Mu- from the Lenoir Preserve used permanent markers in member that this people were we are unable to grieve in dance and performance. The seum opened in Weimar, parking lot in front of the the designated bin to be prop- once with us, important to us traditional ways during this museum’s mission is to con- showcasing a wide range of Wightman Mansion. Ribbons erly disinfected by parks staff. and we’re not going to forget time, it is critical that we allow tinue the classical arts into the world’s oldest collection and permanent markers will Westchester County Ex- them.” ourselves and others the time the digital age. The Daimler of Bauhaus treasures. The be available at the memorial. ecutive George Latimer said, Westchester County necessary to work through Collection’s “Light as an Ar- building features a striking Visitors are encouraged to “We need within our culture Parks Department Commis- this process in order to move tistic Installation,” featured minimalist glass cube over a write the name of someone certain social points where sioner Kathy O’Connor add- toward health and healing. 50 artists and 80 works from concrete base with five lev- they have lost on the ribbon we can come together. We ed, “The Westchester County Connect with loved ones and the 1950s to the present. els of exhibition space. The and tie it to one of two trees have all lost people that we Parks Department is proud seek out additional support if Public Housing for the city consists of 11 World Her- or the rope structure. know and love through this to memorialize the victims of you are in need.” Ages: The next day I was itage sites. Two of the most Visitors are asked to drop process. This is a chance to The Bronxville Bulletin • June 2020 • Page 12 • www.thebronxvillebulletin.com The Importance of Parental Advocacy for Vulnerable Students During COVID-19
BY BERNARD A. KROOKS entitlement to a FAPE during itor progress in all areas. Doc- and timely. Make sure the goals showing increased anxiety, the AND MARION M. WALSH the COVID-19 emergency. The ument what is working and not are appropriately ambitious school district should docu- New York State Education De- working and what services the and not recycled from the year ment this on the IEP. The COVID-19 pandem- partment has stated that stu- school district may not have before. 8. Make Sure the IEP Re- ic has made education more dents with disabilities must provided. Check whether the 5. Review Needed Tran- flects Parental Perspective. challenging than ever. Schools receive continuity of learning district has completed evalu- sition Services. If your child If you disagree with the IEP, are operating remotely and and, to the greatest extent ations in the past three years. is turning 15 this year, the IEP make sure the comments re- may continue to do so for the possible, the special education 2. Review IEP. Ensure must contain appropriate flect this. Document any con- foreseeable future. In fact, no and related services identified you have a copy of your child’s transition services, mean- cerns in writing. one knows what public educa- in the student’s individualized IEP. If you do not, request it ing the services needed to 9. If Your Child Does not Krooks LLP and has been hon- tion will look like in September. education program (IEP). Thus, from the school district. En- transition to post-secondary have an IEP, Consider Referral. ored as one of the “Best Law- In this age of remote instruc- even though school buildings sure the IEP is accurate and schooling or programming and If you believe your child has a yers” in America for each of tion, all involved face unprece- are not open, educational and reflects your child’s needs. independent living. disability that is impacting his the last seven years. He is past dented uncertainty and stress. therapeutic services must Take the time to ensure that 6. Be Realistic in Expec- education, refer your student President of the National Acad- Yet the pandemic has had continue in a way that works present levels of educational tations. A FAPE requires an to the Committee on Special emy of Elder Law Attorneys a disproportionate impact on for each student. achievement and functional appropriate education—which Education for evaluations to (NAELA) and past President of students with learning or emo- School districts will be performance are correct and means that the IEP must be determine eligibility. You may the New York Chapter of NAE- tional disabilities. The transi- seeking increased flexibili- updated. reasonably calculated for ed- also refer your child for a Sec- LA. Mr. Krooks has also served tion to remote instruction has ty due to the current crisis. 3. Make Sure you Under- ucational benefits in light of a tion 504 plan if you think your as chair of the Elder Law Sec- left many with inappropriate That’s why it is particularly im- stand Program and Services. child’s circumstances. In 2017, child needs accommodations tion of the New York State Bar programming or services, the portant for parents to be vig- Make sure you understand the the U.S. Supreme Court clari- but not special education ser- Association. He has been select- inability to access instruc- ilant and proactive in working IEP. What is the class size for fied that progress just above vices. School districts have an ed as a “New York Super Law- tion and a feeling of isolation. on an appropriate program for your student? Will she have minimal is not enough to show obligation to identify and eval- yer” since 2006. Mr. Krooks may Parents may feel too over- your child—whether a Kinder- an appropriate amount of in- a FAPE. Yet the IDEA does not uate students who may have a be reached at (914-684-2100) or whelmed to assist and often gartener or a young adult-- for teraction with non-disabled require a school district to disability. by visiting the firm’s website at lack the training to do so. now and for next year. peers? Consider whether the provide services to maximize 10. Consider Legal Rep- www.elderlawnewyork.com. In these times, parent ad- frequency of related services, a student’s potential. So for resentation if You Need Help. Marion M. Walsh, Esq., vocacy is more important than Ten Tips for Strong and such as speech or counseling, effective advocacy, focus on If you are unclear about your is a partner of Littman Kro- ever. The Individuals with Dis- Informed Advocacy is appropriate. what is appropriate. student’s rights and the re- oks LLP who leads the special abilities Education Act (IDEA) 1. Review and Document 4. Examine Annual Goals. 7. Consider Whether sponsibility of your school education department. She mandates that each student Progress this Year. During the Every IEP contains goals to Your Child Needs Increased district, it is recommended to serves on the Board of Directors with a disability receive a free quarantine, you may have had address every area of need. services. Make sure the IEP seek legal representation from of NAMI Westchester and is a appropriate public education more time with your child and Goals drive the programming reflects any changes brought an experienced attorney. past honoree from Westchester (FAPE). The U.S. Department of have a better sense of how and should be specific, mea- on by the quarantine. Thus, if Bernard A. Krooks, Esq., is Jewish Community Services, as Education has confirmed the they are doing in school. Mon- surable, achievable, relevant your child has regressed or is a founding partner of Littman advocate of the year.
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They supply some of the 914-935-0220. www.restau- www.westchestermilk.com pers can now book a time slot with reasonably priced hard- best restaurants in the county. rantdepot.com Tom & Cindy Rubino at to shop. Hopes are it will elim- to-find goods. Ace Endico, 80 Friendly staff at the counter. Hudson Milk will deliver milk, inate waiting on lines, though International Blvd., Brewster. Get there early for the best FISCHER & MILLER, WHITE dairy products and farm- walk-ins will still be welcomed. 914-347-3131 Ace Endico, 188 selection. The Bread Factory, PLAINS, OPENS TO PUBLIC! sourced goods directly to you Owners John, Joe and W. Lincoln Ave., Mt. Vernon. 30 Grove St., New Rochelle. Fischer & Miller in White from their facility in Shrub Frank DeCicco say customers 914-699-5592 www.aceendico. 914-637-9514 www.sonnyorz- Plains has been wholesaling Oak, N.Y. Check out their with a reservation must show com abread.com beef, pork, veal and poultry shopping cart online. 914-245- Alternative up 5 minutes prior their reser- to restaurants, country clubs 0409 www.hudsonmilk.com vation and walk into the store THE BREAD FACTORY RESTAURANT DEPOT OPENS and institutions since the Starlight Dairy out of Shopping for confirmation. DeCicco & REOPENS IN NEW TO THE PUBLIC! 1950s. Owner, long time White Yorktown Heights has been Sons, founded out of a small ROCHELLE! Shop where the restau- Plains resident, Carl Fischer servicing Westchester/Fair- Tips During Bronx storefront in 1973, has Closed for a time during rants do. Big wholesale cash has opened his factory to the field communities since 1993. in recent years introduced a coronavirus restrictions, the & carry foodservice supplier public weekdays from 8 a.m. They offer a variety dairy, cof- Coronavirus! number of modern protocols bakery recently reopened. So Restaurant Depot has opened to 3 p.m. All orders are vacu- fee and meat products, and to their markets. www.decic- happy to have them back! I its doors to the public across um sealed at pick up. For de- they deliver ‘farm to doorstep’. Home cooking has seen a coandsons.com www.opent- have been stopping into The the country. They operate tails, give them a call. Fischer & 914-243-0069 www.starlight- major uptick. Wholesale food able.com/groceries Bread Factory on Grove St., 135 warehouses nationwide. Miller, 85 Westmoreland Ave., dairy.com purveyors of every stripe have New Rochelle, for years. It’s a Here in Westchester they have White Plains. Phone: 914-946- Due to increased de- opened their doors to the gen- ACE ENDICO MARKETPLACE, local gem. The Orza family has stores in Port Chester and 5420. mand, we hear getting a slot eral public during the Covid-19 MT. VERNON & BREWSTER! a long history in the bakery Mount Vernon. They are the for some of these services may crisis in order to increase cash Wholesale food supplier business, and I must say while a restaurant industry equivalent WHAT HAPPENED TO THE be difficult. You can register flow. You can take advantage… to the food service industry sit here enjoying a slice of their to Costco. The company sells a OLD-FASHIONED MILKMAN? for their waiting list. Ace Endico based in Brewster, fresh rye bread toasted with a wide variety of food products, Milk and dairy delivery Stay Safe! DECICCO & SONS NOW N.Y., has a retail arm called Ace smear of butter, their goods are paper goods and equipment. are alive and well in the West- ACCEPT SHOPPING Endico Marketplace. You can as fresh and satisfying as ever. Big bulk is the order of the chester area. Matt Marone (Morris Gut has been RESERVATIONS! visit the market, or get home Depending on the occasion, we day, but if your household can of Westchester Milk delivers tracking and writing about the An innovative approach delivery in the Bronx, West- bring home their delicious rye, handle It, or you form a group a curated variety of milk and food and dining scene in great- to grocery market shopping chester, Putnam, and Fairfield cranberry raison, walnut bread, of friends and neighbors, RD dairy products, eggs, bottled er Westchester for 30 years. He has been enacted by DeCicco Counties by visiting their web- baguettes, multi-grain semoli- may be a good option. They water, meats, preserves, juic- may be reached at: 914-235- & Sons’ Westchester locations site. They sell a wide range of na, onion petit pain, and their are open 7 days. You can easily es, honey and maple syrup, 6591. Email: gutreactions@op- tonline.net) The Bronxville Bulletin • June 2020 • Page 13 • www.thebronxvillebulletin.com Gramatan Village Executive Director Leads Bronxville Farmer’s Market is Open The Bronxville Farmer’s Class on Aging and the Power of Connection Market is open with the fol- Sherry Saturno, LCSW, Saturno’s course will ex- lowing protocols: LNHA, DCSW will lead a plore how older adults can 1. To control the traffic class on “Aging in-Place and continue to age vibrantly in flow at the market, all shop- the Power of Connection” the homes and neighbor- pers must sign up for a shop- for Covia’s Well Connected hoods that they love, and how ping slot via our Eventbrite program on Friday, June 5th. a sense of purpose is vital in link which will go live every Well-Connected is a phone countering social isolation. Tuesday at 6 p.m. on our FB and online program offer- Saturno, a Diplomate in Clin- page. Those who receive our ing activities, education, and ical Social Work, is the Exec- newsletter will have the link friendly conversation to old- utive Director of Gramatan delivered to their inbox at er adults accessible from the Village in Bronxville and a that time. The first two time comfort of their own homes. graduate of Columbia Univer- slots are reserved for shop- Servicing 2,000 elders across sity School of Social Work. To pers who are over 65 and/ 46 states, this program is register for the class, visit co- or whose immune system is Sherry Saturno free and open to all adults via.org. To join Gramatan Vil- compromised. over the age of 60. lage, visit www.gramatanvil- 2. All vendors and shop- lage.org or call (914) 337-1338. pers must wear masks, or dropped in a vendor’s “cash” transactions. face coverings, at all times. box. 9. To encourage sur- 3. Vendors’ tents will be 6. No sampling, period. gical shopping we ask that BUSINESS CARDS spaced at least 10 feet apart. 7. As much as we hate to shoppers pre-order as much 4. Shoppers will not be say it, during this crisis, we as possible. The pre-order $87. per issue. Prepaid only. Just mail us your Business Card and Full Payment and we’ll take care allowed to touch any produce are discouraging the use of link will be available on our of the rest. Mail to: Shoreline Publishing, 629 Fifth Ave., Suite 213, Pelham, N.Y. 10803 (sorry, you can’t pick your own reusable produce bags and FB Page as soon as the sign- apples or onions) and most are encouraging single-use up link goes live. items will be pre-bagged. plastic bags. 10. For the duration of 5. To minimize cash 8. Vendors handling the pandemic, we will not transactions we prefer shop- non-frozen foods, or foods provide any musical en- pers pay by credit card or that are not packaged or tertainment or offer cafe Venmo. If you must pay by bottled are required to have seating at the market. All cash, please try to pay the ex- a second pair of hands at prepared food must be pur- act amount so that it can be their stall to handle payment chased “to go.”
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The Bronxville Bulletin • June 2020 • Page 14 • www.thebronxvillebulletin.com Let’s Celebrate Your Graduate Together Attention Parents, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles!!! Do you have a student in the family graduating from a nursery school? How about those special students missing out from their “Moving Up” ceremonies in elementary school and middle school? Your high school and college graduates have had a challenging year like no other. Let’s not forget those attending a private school. Send them a very special message of achievement in the special section, “Congratulations to the Class of 2020”. See the image below for details and contact information. Let’s Celebrate Your Graduate Together...They Deserve It! Rebecca Brown Pelham Memorial High School Attending University of Michigan. Softball Team, Lacrosse Team, ACTUAL Chess Club. SAMPLE We are so proud of you and all your accomplishments. May you shine in everything you endeavor to do in the future! SIZE All our love! Mom, Dad, Grandma Ellie and your brother Jack.
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Joseph Clark Sunrise Nursery School, Larchmont Attending Murray Avenue Elementary School. Excels in counting and enjoys reading and soccer. SAMPLE ENTRY
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