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September 2014 Serving Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow, Irvington, Scarborough-on-Hudson and Ardsley-on-Hudson Vol. IX No. 9 Turf in Irvington School Bond Divides Veteran Residents Snubbed for by Rick Pezzullo SH Police Irvington school officials are banking Job Ignites that the third time is a charm when they present a $4.6 million bond, featuring a controversial artificial turf field at Irving- Controversy Photo by Rick Pezzullo Photo by ton High School, to residents in early Oc- tober. However, the community appears di- by Elaine Marranzano vided on the referendum by the Irvington School District to get voter approval for A controversial decision made by four a turf playing surface on Meszaros Field members of the Sleepy Hollow Board of - the third attempt in the last eight years. Trustees not to hire a decorated war vet- In fact, two groups, Irvington United for eran, who was the most highly recom- Education (IUE) and Grassroots Irving- Irvington High boys soccer team practicing during summer on Meszaros Field which mended candidate for a job with the vil- ton, with clashing opinions, have formed has been a lightning rod of the turf bond. lage’s police department, has resulted in a specifically to get the word out about the firestorm of opposition. October 7 vote. and one of the vocal leaders of Grassroots schools. Despite a glowing recommendation In 2008, a $6 million field renovation Irvington, contended the Board of Educa- “I think our school board is pulling a fast from Police Chief Greg Camp and letters bond was soundly rejected by the Irving- tion was being “sinister” for unanimously one on us. We slayed that dragon and it’s of support from the department’s highest ton community, 1,358 to 387. Two years authorizing the bond in June and lumping back,” Leary remarked. “The board has a ranking officers, Trustees Bruce Campbell, earlier, a similar referendum failed by 47 the estimated $1.8 million organic infill lot of gall to usurp the will of the people. Karin Wompa, Dorothy Handelman and votes. artificial turf field with other needed infra- This is the third fight. We already won Evelyn Stupel voted against hiring Greg Linda Leary, a 35-year Irvington resident structure improvements at all four district Continued on page 10 Lobato, 35, a former Marine Captain who holds a degree in criminal justice. Veterans, mostly from outside Sleepy Hollow, packed Village Hall in protest on Tarrytown Resident Chosen to August 12, calling the move “disrespectful” and “anti-veteran.” Locals contend it was

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Commissioner Allan (Bud) Selig, who has “The force’s recent history has been trou- served in that capacity since 1992, in January. bled, and, as trustees, we must be diligent “I am truly honored to have been elected in hiring new officers,” said Campbell. by the Clubs of Major League Baseball, and Lobato commanded a unit of military I will work every day to honor their faith and police officers in Iraq and at a military support,” Manfred said. “I humbly extend my base in California. After his honorable gratitude to all of our Clubs. I also thank Bud Selig for his mentorship, friendship and his record of discharge in 2007, he earned an MBA and accomplishment as our sport’s commissioner. We have the greatest game in the world, and together, all currently works on Wall Street. of the contributors to our sport can make its future even brighter.” “My brother grew up in this village, Manfred, who received a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University and his law degree lives in this village, knows this village magna cum laude in 1983 from Harvard Law School, joined MLB in 1998 as Executive Vice Presi- and WANTS to work here.” said Lobato- dent, Labor Relations & Human Resources. In that role, he directed all Continued on page 10 Continued on page 10 www.thehudsonindependent.com YMCA’s Masquerade Ball Raises Funds for Services at Y’s Early Learning Center The Tarrytown Board of Trustees is close by Robert Kimmel Lone Ranger, or perhaps Superman, Roy to finalizing revisions to the Historic Com- Rogers, the Green Hornet, Fibber McGee mons HC Zone, land adjacent to the Hud- and Molly, or similar old time radio figures son River in the village’s south end, which If you enjoy dancing, and good food, cavorting on the dance floor. If a costume has been studied for over a year. along with a measure of mystery, mark off idea eludes you, a mask and black-tie for- Village Administrator Michael Blau ex- October 17 on your calendar. That is the mal wear, will do. plained that questions were raised about the date of the Family YMCA at Tarrytown’s The Ball is also the venue for the presen- precise meaning of the existing language in sixth annual Halloween Masquerade Ball tation of the Y’s Laurance S. Rockefeller the Village Code that pertains to the zone, at Trump National Country Club in Briar- Award to the founders and original sup- which was established in 2001, so the Board cliff. Those attending the festive event will porters of this newspaper for their service of Trustees, Planning Board and village offi- also be contributing to the community. cials gave it a closer look to review what can to a good cause. The Y’s announce- be constructed and the requirements associ- This year’s Mas- ment of the award, ated with potential development. querade Ball is stated that The The Historic Commons HC Zone covers dedicated to raising Hudson Indepen- about 235 acres near the waterfront between funds for the Y’s dent, “...has had a the Montefiore (formerly Kraft) property new Early Learning significant impact and Sunnyside Lane, but Blau emphasized Center at Tappan on the businesses, there were currently no projects proposed Hill. The childcare health issues, and for any property within the zone. facility “enables us cultural events of According to the most recent legislation, to provide much our community.” crafted, in large part, by Planning Board needed daycare and after-school services to Gerry Riera, The Family Y’s CEO added Chairman Stanley Friedlander and mem- a wide range of children in the surround- that, “The founders and original support- ber David Aukland, and which is to be the ing areas, including many who require fi- ers of The Hudson Independent continue to subject of a public hearing on September nancial aid to receive our nurturing, daily demonstrate strong commitment to the is- 2, the “purpose and intent of the Historic care,” a YMCA announcement explained. sues upon which we base the criteria for Commons District is to preserve the visual With the costume theme for this Octo- this award, including helping children and integrity of historic resources within the ber’s Ball focusing on early radio and TV families, volunteering at the Y, and pro- district and their surrounding landscapes characters and prominent news personali- moting nonprofits in our community, as and maintain the existing pattern of devel- ties of the past, it is likely you will recog- well as through their dedication to public opment between South Broadway and the nize “The masked rider of the plains,” the Continued on page 9 Hudson River.” It states further, “The lands included within the Historic Commons District represent a unique historic and cultural asset to the Village of Tarrytown and must be protected and maintained for future generations. 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2 The Hudson Independent September 2014 www.thehudsonindependent.com YMCA’s Masquerade Ball Raises Trustees Close to Tightening Up Funds for Services at Y’s Early Tarrytown Historic Commons Zone by Rick Pezzullo al and economic value to the village, serving Learning Center an important function in the preservation of The Tarrytown Board of Trustees is close the region’s history and as a destination for to finalizing revisions to the Historic Com- cultural tourism.” mons HC Zone, land adjacent to the Hud- Some of the properties in the Historic son River in the village’s south end, which Commons HC Zone are Lyndhurst, Sun- has been studied for over a year. nyside and the Old Croton Aqueduct, all of Village Administrator Michael Blau ex- which are listed on the National Register of plained that questions were raised about the Historic Places. The area also lies within the precise meaning of the existing language in Tappan Zee East Scenic District, designated the Village Code that pertains to the zone, in 1993 by the commissioner of the state which was established in 2001, so the Board Department of Environmental Conserva- of Trustees, Planning Board and village offi- tion, which mandates the land must contain cials gave it a closer look to review what can positive aesthetic elements of regional, state- be constructed and the requirements associ- wide or national significance. ated with potential development. The proposed legislation outlines certain The Historic Commons HC Zone covers criteria allow for multi-family residences, about 235 acres near the waterfront between minimum lot size (five acres or 217,800 the Montefiore (formerly Kraft) property square feet), principal building coverage and Sunnyside Lane, but Blau emphasized (maximum 4%), and maximum height (35 there were currently no projects proposed feet or three stories), among other catego- for any property within the zone. ries. According to the most recent legislation, “If we leave the legislation the way it crafted, in large part, by Planning Board is, it could be interpreted as (permitting) Chairman Stanley Friedlander and mem- 495,000 square feet on 25 acres,” Fried- ber David Aukland, and which is to be the lander said to the Board of Trustees during subject of a public hearing on September an August work session. “You would have a 2, the “purpose and intent of the Historic nightmare basically. We feel strongly about Commons District is to preserve the visual what preservational policies we have rec- integrity of historic resources within the ommended and the reasons why. Anything district and their surrounding landscapes else would be a slippery slope and would go and maintain the existing pattern of devel- against preserving the Historic District.” opment between South Broadway and the A moratorium on any development with- Hudson River.” in the Historic Commons HC Zone has It states further, “The lands included with- been extended by the Board of Trustees until in the Historic Commons District represent October 6. Blau noted there has been little a unique historic and cultural asset to the interest expressed about the zone other than Village of Tarrytown and must be protected a few inquiries made by Montefiore, Scenic and maintained for future generations. The Hudson and individuals who reside within unique character of this area is of education- and adjacent to the zone’s boundaries. Warner Library Brings Miniature Golf Inside by Robert Kimmel However, Warner Library in Tarrytown is about to change that formula on Saturday, About the last place anyone would expect September 27, by hosting its first annual to see a mini golf course is inside a library. “Headless Halloween Mini Golf” - inside Whether called miniature golf, mini golf or its doors. crazy golf, the game’s history from the early Putters in hand, golfers will be able to play 20th century places it mostly out-of-doors. Continued on page 16

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! www.thehudsonindependent.com September 2014 The Hudson Independent 3 Tarrytown Music Hall Undergoes a $1.5M Facelift by Sue Guzman Left: Tarrytown Music Hall America’s Treasures program, two grants renovations from the Dormitory Authority of the State One hundred and twenty nine years of of New York, as well as a $400,000 Get entertainment have taken their toll on the Below: Music Hall Execu- New York Working grant. In addition, he Tarrytown Music Hall. Th e architectural tive Director Bjorn Olsson said, the music hall restructured its mort- showpiece, which is on the National Reg- gage to make cash available and used fund- ister of Historic Places, has been closed for ing from individual contributions. renovations for the entire month of August is a wooden framed build- By the time performances resume on Sep- and won’t reopen to the public until Sep- ing comprised of wood and tember 16, most of the structural changes tember 16. plaster. are expected to be completed, including the While the renovations are extensive, To look at the front of the foundation, revamping of the backstage ar- ranging from the pouring of a new concrete building, one would not re- eas, and the replacement of the large side foundation to drainage modifi cations, most alize construction was going doors. Olsson said work is expected to con- of the changes will not be obvious to con- on. However, the rear of the tinue on the roof and some other areas into certgoers. building is another story, November and that Meyer Contracting will Executive Director of the Tarrytown Mu- with extensive scaff olding, accommodate the hall’s performance sched- sic Hall, Bjorn Olsson, said the project was tarps and drainage ule. delayed for about a year, due to a contractor ditches dug out. Once this $1.5 million project is com- pulling out then being replaced by Meyer Th e sound of jack- pleted, Tarrytown Music Hall is hoping Contracting Corporation of Pleasant Valley. hammers, electric to make some internal renovations in the Among the changes being made is the saws and other me- next few years. Olsson said plans include replacement of the emergency egress ramp chanical equipment restoring portions of the theater area that that got slippery in winter due to fl ooding could be heard. have damaged plaster and paint as well as a issues. Olsson said the ramp is now being Th e rear parking revamping of the facility’s bathrooms. leveled off to make it safer. lot, while not being He noted that the Tarrytown Music Hall In addition, the replacement of side exit used for show park- is a non-profi t organization that is still in doors will make it safer for concertgoers and ing during the con- need of matching funds for continued res- off er improved soundproofi ng. New gut- struction process, is toration moving forward and said those ters will also be installed, something Ols- the theater. Th en in 1976, it was still being used by interested can do so by contacting him at son is looking forward to. “Especially with closed due to structural problems neighboring restau- the theater’s offi ce or via its website, www. this past really hard winter, we had horrible and was nearly torn down in rants, Santa Fe and tarrytownmusichall.org. icicle problems and had no way to fi x them 1980. Lefteris Gyro, for food deliveries while the “We know that this is bigger than just because we couldn’t get to it,” he said. Th e Queen Anne-style building is com- construction is going on. us and what we do onstage,” Olsson said. Th is is not the fi rst time the building prised, Olsson explained, of two diff erent Funding for the improvements came “Th is is a landmark for the whole commu- has undergone a major renovation. In the structures. One is the older, original brick from multiple sources, according to Ols- nity. We want to leave everything better 1940’s the new balcony was installed inside building in front, while the theater itself son, including a grant from the federal Save than we found it.”

4 Th e Hudson Independent September 2014 www.thehudsonindependent.com SH High Student Excels in Science Studies, and Community Service by Robert Kimmel led her to pick Dr. John W. Robertson, as Th at quest , she noted, “makes most sense sentation on the research program that was her subject in keeping with the theme of for me and it is the area that I feel most accepted at the World Transplant Congress. When Elizabeth Silver enters 11th grade notable people in the past who lived in Tar- comfortable in.” Silver’s name was on the presentation. at Sleepy Hollow High School this month, rytown or Sleepy Hollow. At the Histori- She leaves no doubt that becoming a “Whenever I get a question about science she’ll be facing a formidable work load, but cal Society, she spotted a photograph and doctor is her aim, and she has ample sup- matters they can answer them,” Elizabeth given her past accomplishments, and mo- a book about Dr. Robertson who died in port and inspiration for achieving that explained about her parents. “Th ey have tivation, she will undoubtedly cope with 1928. She said that she was “...inspired by goal from her parents, both of whom are exposed me to so any diff erent things, and it successfully. She will be taking two ad- the care he gave to the community and physicians. Her father, Dr. Michael Sil- try to get me as many opportunities as pos- vanced placement science classes. Science, how selfl ess he was.” ver, described Elizabeth as, “always having sible.” particularly the fi eld of medicine, has been Her initial opportunity occurred when on her agenda since the third grade. she was in the third grade. She was involved Th e Sleepy Hollow junior is fresh from in a Tarrytown school challenge program having spent a good part of the summer for independent study, and selected the working as a student intern at the heart topic, “Medicinal Plants of the Amazon failure research laboratory at Hartford Rain Forest” for a poster presentation. She Hospital, a position mostly fi lled by college interviewed doctors as part of the project. students. She was trained in various lab Silver attributed the Tarrytown school procedures that assist in examining how science programs as off ering her opportu- lengths of a form of DNA, telomeres in nities, allowing her as an honor student in white blood cells, relate to heart failure in Middle School’s 8th grade, as an example, certain patients. to take a high school biology class. Th e Her supervisor at the laboratory, Cara school programs, she said, also helped her Spatz, a Ph.D. critical research specialist, become eligible for her lab work this sum- described Silver as “extremely intelligent. mer. She was also both a student volunteer When I met her, I realized that this girl is a and intern at Phelps Memorial Hospital Elizabeth Silver (right) worked as a student intern at the heart failure research lab at prodigy. She knew so much already, having Hartford Hospital alongside her supervisor, Cara Spatz. putting in 250 hours last year. She spent worked in a laboratory,” Spatz added. “She 100 hours with the Tarrytown Volunteer can pick it up just like that, and she is really Ambulance Corps in 2012. enjoying herself!” In her essay, Silver wrote that Dr. Robert- been precocious when it comes to science “Time management,” is her explanation Silver was one of the two winners earlier son, who practiced medicine for 35 years in and medicine.” Her mother, Dr. Patricia. for being able to engage in all of her other this year of the Hall of Fame Essay Contest the community, “... would provide service Sheiner, a transplant surgeon at Hartford activities such as having been a fl ute play- sponsored by the Historical Society serving for those who needed help, regardless of Hospital, spoke of Silver’s work last year in er in the high school band, on the Math Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown, Warner Li- their ability to pay.” Probing into Dr. Rob- the hospital’s liver transplant program. At Team, involvement in student government, brary, Th e Hudson Valley Writers’ Center ertson’s life, Silver commented that it, “... age 14, she ended up accompanying her on the school swim team , and track team. and the two villages. It was no whim that could infl uence me in my medical pursuit.” mother to San Francisco for a poster pre- Continued on page 9

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6 The Hudson Independent September 2014 www.thehudsonindependent.com Tarrytown Schools Author Returns to Tarrytown to Discuss Her Latest Novel Superintendent Refl ects on book about the birth of the spirit, the jour- by Robert Kimmel ney of one woman, who could be any of us, as she accepts her own truths, her own First Year at Helm Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew clearly recalls, relationship to the power of the 90% of the “Th e principal of Washington Irving an- universe we cannot explain by science. If nouncing over the loudspeakers, ‘Welcome you are a thoughtful person, you will love to another day at WI, overlooking the ma- it.” Other reviews have been similarly full of jestic Hudson Valley.’” Decades removed praise, such as one that referred to Hannah from her school days in Delivered, as “Unfl inchingly Tarrytown, she now lives honest, a gripping novel in Minneapolis and has that explores the emotional become a respected novel- and spiritual dimensions of ist, writing instructor and natural birth.” spiritual director. A number of novels by Andrew will be returning Andrew preceded Hannah to her former hometown Delivered, including Swing- late in September to speak ing on the Garden Gate: A to several audiences about Spiritual Memoir; Writing her newest book, Hannah the Sacred Journey: Th e Art Delivered. She is scheduled and Practice of Spiritual to perform a reading from Memoir, and On the Th resh- the book at the Warner Li- Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew old: Home, Hardwood, and brary on Monday, September Holiness. 29, at 7 p.m. following a similar event at As a student at Washington Irving School, the Ossining Public Library on the preced- Andrew displayed a hint of her future ca- ing Sunday at 2 p.m. She said she also ex- reer. She recalled, “ getting my name pects to visit English classes at on a plaque at WI for writing Sleepy Hollow High School a feverish poem in the dead the day of her Warner Library of night, studying an amaz- appearance. ing number of Irish authors, “While I’ve been target- for an American high school ing the birth community and student, under the tutelage mothers as my primary audi- of Jim Quinn, skipping bi- ence, in Westchester, I’m hop- ology class to rush Shadow ing to reconnect with friends & Substance, the SHHS and community members from literary magazine, to press; my childhood,” Andrew said. A and waxing poetic about fellow author, Partricia Harman, seagulls in my valedicto- who has also written about the rian speech.” subject, describes Hannah Deliv- When she returns to Tarry- ered, as a novel that, “knocked my town, Andrew will also be visiting with her socks off .” parents, Helen and Len Andrew. Her father, Harman continued that, “I haven’t read an attorney, has won accolades for his ser- anything that so details the struggle of di- vice to many community organizations in rect entry midwives in the USA. Th is is...a the villages.

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www.thehudsonindependent.com September 2014 Th e Hudson Independent 7 Mayor of “Best Place to Live” Visits Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow Photo by Alex Roberts by Elaine Marranzano cost less because there is no traffic light,” said Brainard, “and they are safer than traffic circles because they are smaller and traffic is Carmel, Indiana may have a thing or forced to move slower.” two to teach Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown One of four Republicans on President about urban planning. Twenty years ago this Obama’s Task Force on Climate Prepared- Indianapolis suburb, population 25,000, ness and Resilience, Brainard asserted that was a collection of old warehouses, empty the roundabouts saved 500,000 gallons of 70s-style storefronts, and crumbling infra- fuel and prevent 50,000 pounds of climate- structure. Today it is recognized as one of changing emissions annually. the best places to live in the country. After touring Sleepy Hollow and Tarry- Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard was in Tar- town, Brainard said the troublesome, five- rytown recently explaining how the “sleepy point intersection at Routes 9 and 448 in burb” of Carmel was transformed into an Sleepy Hollow would be an ideal place for ideal play to work and place, an award- a roundabout. winning city with 90,000 residents and 50 Carmel also added 125 miles of bike trails corporate headquarters. including one that stretches 13-miles to In- “We asked ourselves how we could com- dianapolis along the route of an abandoned pete for good jobs,” said Brainard, speaking railroad track. before an audience at the Warner Library Brainard, a real estate attorney, was elected that included Sleepy Hollow Mayor Ken mayor in 1994. He is running for his sixth Wray and Tarrytown Mayor Drew Fixell. term next year. He was in New York meet- His answer was a series of public private ing with New York City Mayor Bill De- partnerships that led to a complete redesign Blasio and added the stop in Tarrytown at of the city. Using grant money, the city be- the request of local resident Rob DeRocker, gan buying property and then finding devel- (L-R:) Sleepy Hollow Mayor Ken Wray, Carmel (Indiana) Mayor Jim Brainard and who is Carmel’s public relation’s representa- opers willing to build what the city wanted Tarrytown Mayor Drew Fixell. tive. One audience member observed that “a built. lot of control rests in your office,” suggesting “No one in Carmel could agree on where that amount of power might not work here. ‘downtown’ actually was, so we bought 88 The design standards dictate denser de- “We are building this city for people, not “The city has every right and obligation to acres and created a new one,” said Brainard. velopment which reduces urban sprawl. for cars. By moving the parking to the back, say what is best for its citizens. Good things To lure developers to adhere to its design Multiple adjoining buildings now occupy putting the buildings up closer to the road happen when differences are set aside and standards and other requirements, which lots where previously only one big box and adding sidewalks, we created a nice people work together,” said Brainard. sometimes included the construction of store may have been. Most buildings are streetscape where people want to walk,” said Fixell praised Carmel’s approach. “It costly underground parking garages, Carmel low, between four and eight stories, with Brainard. makes an enormous amount of sense to pur- allowed some developers to use money they varied roof lines and architecture that has To relieve traffic congestion, Carmel did sue public-private partnerships,” said Fixell, would otherwise pay in property taxes for been described as “European,” resembling not opt for the commonly-used approach of “but Tarrytown differs quite a bit in that the next 25 years to pay off their construc- the first phase of Hudson Harbor in Tar- adding more lanes, but instead eliminated there are far fewer un- and underdeveloped tion loan. rytown. Parking is underground or in the 78 traffic lights and installed British-style areas of the village, and our existing traffic “As soon as they heard that, they said: back. Even gas pumps have been moved to traffic roundabouts. problems make it far more difficult to add “Where do I sign-up!,” said Brainard. the back of gas stations. “Roundabouts get more cars through and projects that would create even more traffic.”

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8 The Hudson Independent September 2014 www.thehudsonindependent.com Win tickets to the YMCA’s October Masquerade Ball! A wonderful evening of fun, food and ymcatarrytown.org/ dancing are in store for the winner of this One correctly answered response will month’s Masquerade Ball ticket contest. be drawn at random by youngsters in The Family YMCA and The Hudson In- Daycare and After School programs dependent have joined forces to present at the Family Y’s Early Learning Cen- two tickets (worth $160 each), provided ter at Tappan Hill School. The August by the Y, to the winner of this month’s contest winner is Elyssa Feldman Most. final contest, the lucky participant who To participate, write your answer in an correctly answers the question below email addressed to masqcontest@thehu- about the YMCA.. The Masquerade Ball, dsonindependent.com, and include your (see page 2 of this issue), takes place at the name, address, phone number and email Trump National Country Club in Briar- address. The deadline for this month’s re- cliff Manor on Friday, October 17. It is a sponses is September 20. marvelous costume party, with delicious This month’s question: How long has food, a live dance orchestra, and a silent the Family YMCA of Tarrytown existed? auction with awesome prizes and you’ll Good luck and we look forward to see- be mixing with a terrific group of people! ing the winner at October’s Masquerade You’ll also find more about the Ball and Ball! the Y’s history on its website: http://www.

Masquerade Ball Continued from page 2 Allan Block Insurance, Linda Giuliano, Marshall & Sterling, Sadie McKeown and health, recreation, land preservation and Nick Singman, Premiere Business Inno- ecology, which were also areas of concern vations, Paycor, National Resources, All to Mr. Rockefeller in his lifetime.” American Fitness, Tarrytown Honda, EF Last year’s honoree was the Eileen Fisher School, and Koch Group, Cleaning Sys- Foundation and past honorees include tems, Jill & Gerry Riera, and NU Fund. William F. Olson, John Garrison, Sadie Some sponsorship options remain ac- McKeown Singman, Aubrey Hawes, Dr. cording to Barbara Turk, the Y’s Vice Howard Smith, Len Andrew, Brian Doyle President for Marketing and Community and Nick Bell. Development. Interested parties should Riera also expressed gratitude to the contact Turk at 914-418-5662. Tickets sponsors of the Masquerade Ball. “Their for the Masquerade Ball may be purchased commitment to helping local underserved on the Y’s website at http://www.ymcatar- children makes this event possible,” he said. rytown.org/y-masquerade-ball-tickets. Initial sponsors include Abbott & Price,

Remembering Robin

A Memorial Garden was dedicated to Robin Birrittella at the entrance to the new tennis courts by the Hudson River. The annual Robin Birrit- tella Memorial Run/Walk will take place on September 6 at the Crest Pool in Tarrytown.

SH Student Continued from page 5 away. Elizabeth and her parents are already And, as her father put it, “She is very com- looking into special seven year programs mitted to public service.” That service has that include a medical degree in schools, as ranged from tutoring students, and assist- she prefers, “not too far from home.” ing in the Special Olympics Spring Games, Her father lauded the Tarrytown’s school to mentoring at Washington Irving El- system for opening paths for Silver’s ementary School, taking part in the Sleepy achievements in science, adding that “she is Hollow Talent Show, and many more en- a product of her community.” She summed deavors. up her ambitions succinctly: “I hope I can With a resume dotted with consistent ac- have a big influence on the world somehow, ademic awards and honors, Silver may not being a doctor, and help other people, but face many obstacles to her ultimate accep- still being able to expand my own knowl- tance into college programs still two years edge of science and the world.” www.thehudsonindependent.com September 2014 The Hudson Independent 9 School Bond Continued from page 1 down anyone’s throat,” Hanna said. “It’s a dorsed the plan. sessions on the referendum in September. really smart plan. Our consultant said, for “It’s something that this community has A Fields and Facilities Bond Fair will be twice. I’m morally against it. Unless they the use we have, our district would need grappled with for a very long time,” said held Monday, September 15 at 7 p.m. in can guarantee it’s safe, I’m not buying it. seven grass fields. If you want our children school Trustee Maria Kashkin. “I think it’s the Campus Presentation Room at the I don’t think children should be chimpan- to be out and active you have to have fields very telling that the majority of school dis- high school. Two days later, a Fields and zees on a field.” or you have to curtail experiences for chil- tricts in Westchester County have at least Facilities Bond Forum will be held at 9:30 Doug McClure, who has two sons in the dren.” one artificial turf field. An artificial organic a.m. at the Irvington Public Library. An- middle school and is one of approximately However, Francis Goudie, an engineer infill field is our best option.” other forum at the library will take place 50 members of the IUE, said Irvington and Irvington resident since 1991 and a The district has scheduled three public on Monday, September 29 at 7 p.m. athletes are already playing on turf, since member of Grassroots Irvington, main- 80% of districts in Westchester County tained the committee was stacked by the have at least one artificial field. board with pro-turf residents. He said the “In a perfect world, yes, we would all turf is going to have to be replaced before have grass but we can’t afford a grass field,” the bond is paid and mentioned safety MLB Commissioner McClure said. “It’s really a maintenance is- and health risks with the artificial surface, Continued from page 1 League Baseball.” sue. There’s only so much they (fields) can including the fact it can get 30 degrees Bill DeWitt, Jr., chairman and chief take. Our main field is a disaster. I think warmer than the temperature outside. negotiations related to collective bargain- executive officer of the St. Louis Cardi- they (school officials) have been very good “If they had more of a finger on the pulse ing with the Major League Baseball Play- nals, who served as chairman of the Suc- about it being as environmentally sound as they would offer more options,” Goudie ers Association and the World Umpires cession Committee, said Manfred was a it can be.” said. “Why do that to children? We don’t Association. “dynamic leader” capable of continuing A 10-member special community com- need to do it. To me it’s like a polyester He also was instrumental in bringing the success of Selig. mittee appointed by the board of educa- suit. From across the room it might look a comprehensive drug testing program “Without fanfare or glory, Rob has tion studied the district’s fields and made okay, but if you’re the guy wearing it, it’s to MLB by getting the players union to assembled a long and proven record of recommendations to the board. Seven not so great.” agree to landmark blood testing for the helping the game excel in fundamen- members of the committee favored arti- District officials have stated the referen- detection of human Growth Hormone tal ways,” DeWitt said. “He combines ficial turf over natural grass for Meszaros dum, if passed, would only cost the aver- (hGH) and a longitudinal profiling great intellect and forward-thinking Field. However, the committee was unani- age homeowner in Irvington with a home program. creativity with unwavering respect for mous in recommending East Field remain valued at $700,000 $28 more in 2015-16. “The unanimous vote of the own- the contributions of the game’s many a grass field. The committee was also unit- They have stressed the district is also eligi- ers reflects our industry’s position that constituents. The owners wholehearted- ed in supporting the replacement of Oley ble for state building aid of approximately Rob Manfred is the best person to lead ly support Rob’s vision for the future of Track at the high school. 24% upon completion, which would like- our game forward,” Selig said. “Hav- the National Pastime, and we are proud Michael Hanna, a two-year village resi- ly offset any tax increase in the future from ing worked with Rob for more than 20 that he will succeed Commissioner Selig dent and father of two middle school girls, the bond. years, and knowing the training he has in January.” served on the committee and spearheaded “I’m convinced going with an artificial had within our great game, I believe he is Manfred, who has four children with the creation of IUE. turf field is in the best interest of this dis- an outstanding choice who will bring his wife, Colleen, officially takes over the “It was a very transparent, sincere pro- trict,” school Trustee Robert Grados said true passion and leadership to Major reins of MLB on January 25, 2015. cess. Nobody is trying to force anything in April when the board first officially en-

Veteran with each of them. One applicant with- about Greg’s character and is a violation of bato’s medical or psychological fitness for Continued from page 1 drew, leaving Anthony Guzo, who also the open meetings law.” duty. came highly recommended by the Chief, Village Attorney Janet Gondolfo dis- Critics suggest the board may also be in Church, who recused herself from voting and Lobato as the only candidates for two agreed, saying the board was in compli- violation of the Uniform Services Employ- or discussing her brother’s employment positions. Sources with direct information ance with law as it pertains to personnel ment and Reemployment Rights Act. other than to make a statement to the about the content of the Lobato interview matters. ‘If they are successful in keeping Greg board as a private citizen. said it yielded “thoughtful opinions,” both “I’ve heard their reasons, and I don’t out, it’s bad for veterans everywhere,” Lobato was the number one police officer positive and negative which were later understand them,” Rosenbloom said. On said Frank Morganthaler, an advocate for candidate on the local civil service list and shared privately with the rest of the board, August 12, Rosenbloom tried to get the the Marine Corps League in Westchester number 11 out of 3,000 on the County but no new information about his creden- Board to reconsider its decision, but was County. “It seems the board is discrimi- list. At the time of the vote, he had already tials. again voted down. nating against him on the basis of his past undergone the medical and psychologi- Neither Wompa nor Stupel met or spoke This is the third time in 20 years that military service.” cal examinations and background check with Lobato or members of the police de- the Sleepy Hollow Board of Trustees has Lobato has requested all communication required of new recruits. Camp described partment who recommended him, other declined to hire a new police officer can- regarding his candidacy through the Free- Lobato as his “primary choice” to fill one than having a brief conversation with didate recommended by the village’s Chief dom of Information Act and retained an of two vacant positions on the 24-person Camp. of Police. In both previous cases, involv- attorney. force. Yet on July 29, for reasons that have “In a matter so important, before deny- ing Jose Quinoy and Charles Zekus, who In a statement, Campbell said the charge not been stated publicly, the board voted ing someone with such outstanding quali- is currently employed by the village, the that the board’s actions are anti-veteran 4-2 against Lobato. Mayor Ken Wray and fications, you would think they would would-be officers sued and won. The vil- was “preposterous.” Sleepy Hollow has Trustee Glenn Rosenbloom voted in favor. have dug a little deeper,” said Rosenbloom lage was forced to hire each of them and several veterans on its police force, includ- “I would not have recommended him if of Wompa and Stupel. pay cash-settlements. ing Officer Paul Nelson who was just pro- he wasn’t qualified,” said Camp, who es- In a tense meeting on July 29, the board In a written statement, Wompa said she moted to sergeant. timated he and his investigators spent 20 voted unanimously to hire Guzo, over the and the other trustees who voted against Wray commented on the issue by saying, hours vetting each applicant. While the objections of Rosenbloom, who said he Lobato were unaware that “the civil service “My vote on this, which is a matter of pub- police chief recommends candidates, the “wasn’t aware that the board was ready process for hiring a police officer was not lic record, shows that I think we should board has hiring authority. to vote on Guzo,” while Wompa said the followed,” specifically referring to the fact hire Lobato.” Municipalities differ in their approach Mayor forced the vote on Lobato by de- that the medical and psychological exams “We will not let this issue drop,” said to hiring police officers. In Sleepy Hollow nying her request “to go into executive ordered by Camp were done before a job Eugene Parrotta, Director of Veterans’ Af- only three trustees interview candidates, session to continue a discussion regarding offer was made - a possible violation of the fairs for Senator Greg Ball’s office, who whereas in Tarrytown, all the trustees and a possible second hire.” In a statement, American Disabilities Act (ADA). Lobato promised to be present at the next Sleepy the village administrator interview poten- Wompa claimed there “were unanswered and Guzo underwent the exams on July 15, Hollow board meeting on September 9. tial new police officers after they have been questions about Lobato’s application,” but before the trustees voted to hire Guzo but The comments of some protestors at the recommended by the Chief. did not elaborate on what those questions not Lobato. The ADA protects applicants last meeting were interpreted as “threats” In early July, Camp recommended three were. from employers who might withdraw a job by Campbell who requested a police escort candidates to be interviewed by Campbell, “By their actions, these trustees have offer based on their medical history. leaving the meeting. Handelman and Rosenbloom. Campbell jeopardized public safety,” said former However, a trustee who spoke off the re- Meanwhile, Wompa asked that a search and Handelman had no prior experience trustee David Schroedel. “The public de- cord said the results of those exams were begin to identify a transfer candidate from interviewing police officer candidates. The serves an explanation. Not doing so has not made available prior to the vote and another police department to fill the still committee had a 40-minute conversation opened the door to public speculation that no questions were raised about Lo- vacant position.

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Phelps Hospital’s Nurse of Distinction Award was given to Irvington resident Lyn- da Neary, who has been clinical coordinator of the ambulatory surgery unit since 2011. The award is for a registered nurse who is an active member of a professional organization or has current board certification in his or her area of specialty, enhances the profes- sion through leadership and teamwork, pro- motes high levels of patient and customer satisfaction, shows commitment to the community, serves as a mentor, encourages ing, “The very name of the drum we play– a positive work environment and delivers djembe–means “Come together in peace,” exemplary direct clinical nursing care. and that’s what we do... but it will be better Armed with a willing heart and a fetching when we see YOU!” smile, Carolina Montanico of Tarrytown has risen from an entry-level custodial job, at age 19, to general manager of the Tarry- KICKED OFF town McDonald’s and was recently awarded the 2014 Outstanding General Manager It Takes A Village is a newly formed or- Award by the giant international fast-food ganization that helps folks who wish to corporation. Montanico has climbed the grow older and wiser while living in their managerial ladder that began with cleaning own homes. Come to a kick-off event to floors on the late shift, taking her first job learn more while you enjoy a mug of soup, as an American immigrant just one month bread, cheese and wine. Plus time to chat after moving from Guatamala in 1988. Said with neighbors and listen to live music. All Montanico, “Being at McDonald’s helped are welcome. Suggested donation: $20. The me learn the language, get to know how event will take place from 4:30 – 6 p.m. Sat- to communicate and gave me confidence.” urday, September 6 at the Kathryn W. Da- According to a statement by McDonald’s, vis RiverWalk Center Pavilion at Kingsland Montanico has “become a rising star within Point Park in Sleepy Hollow. Call 917-597- the company while also serving as a mentor 1443 or Email: [email protected] to get to her employees and local community dur- involved or learn more about this great new ing her 26-year career.” local organization.

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12 The Hudson Independent September 2014 www.thehudsonindependent.com Jean Kim Sears, AAMS® Exodus of 25-34 Year Olds Financial Advisor 19 Main Street Irvington, NY 10533 Accelerates in Irvington, Tarrytown Bus. 914-591-7800 Fax 877-462-3096 [email protected] By Alexander Roberts nicipal officials, who are facing declining www.edwardjones.com Member SIPC school enrollment and difficulty in recruit- Based on the latest census data, Irvington ing volunteer service workers, such as fire continues to lose its population of young and emergency medical services. In March, adults age 25-34, as does Tarrytown. The Village Administrator Lawrence Shopfer latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s said that the village has made affordable American Community Survey (ACS) housing a top priority to try and retain (2008-2012) shows that since 2000, Irving- more young adults. ton has lost 41% of this age cohort. That The development is surprising since the County’s loss of the 25-34 year old population declined nearly a full percent to 12% from 12.8%. Tarrytown, too, showed greater erosion in the 25-34 year old population. Since the 2000 census, Tarrytown has lost 30% of this cohort, double the 14.5% loss recorded in the 2011 ACS. The loss of 35-44 year olds in Tarrytown went from 26% in the 2011 ACS to 20% according to the more current data. The village is currently moving to approve a new affordable housing development on the site of the old compares to a loss in the previous ACS village hall in part to stem the losses. (2007-2011) of 39%. The loss of 35-44 Sleepy Hollow showed much more mod- year olds showed a slight recovery from erate losses in their younger adult popula- 34% in the earlier ACS to 29% in the lat- tions—about eight percent of 25-34 year est one. olds and an increase of four percent in their The development is of concern to mu- citizens aged 35-44. Photo by: Jeanne Pedro

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www.thehudsonindependent.com September 2014 The Hudson Independent 13 Tarrytown Girl Inspired Lemonade for Leukemia Effort by Janie Rosman “We have done so many events in honor of my niece Katie, so we are excited that she Not long after her fifth birthday, Tar- will be joining us (Team Katie’s Crew) for rytown resident Katie Smercak was diag- the Nike Women’s Half Marathon in San nosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Francisco on October 19, and crossing the a outique “Our lives were turned upside down, as we finish line with us,” Lael Porcelli said. B were bombarded with treatment protocols, A member of Team in Training since clinical trials and stacks of paperwork to 2008, and a mentor in 2009, Lael Porcelli sign,” her mother, Lind Porcelli, wrote in completed 10 half marathons, two spring her blog. triathlons, and two Hudson River Swim ollection of “Not knowing where to turn, we called for Life events, raising more than $36,000 C The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society® for LLS, including Lemonade for Leuke- (LLS). They provided us with educational mia. material and support that helped us navi- She also co-hosts an event in the winter gate the complicated and overwhelming called “Cupcakes for a Cure” at the West- aterfront omes medical system,” she said. chester Mall, where “local bakeries donat- W H While trying to think of a way to help ed 700 amazing cupcakes, and we raised his nephew, Cole Russo, came up with $3,000.” the idea for a lemonade stand outside his Look for Lemonade for Leukemia at Tar- Port Chester home to honor his cousin. He rytown Third Friday. Anyone wishing to planned to donate the proceeds to LLS. Katie Smercak and a team of supporters at an event in Port Chester. (photo by Lind donate can visit http://pages.teamintrain- “We sat in front of our house with a Porcelli) ing.org/ctwhv/nikesf14/KatiesCrew. small pitcher of lemonade and raised $200,” his mother, Lael Porcelli, said. “We “I’m thankful for my support system of for LLS fundraising. were amazed!” friends and family.” After two years and three months of che- Local business sponsors at the August Since then, her family, friends and com- As of August 17, the event raised $5,400, motherapy, Katie Smercak, 16, has been off 9 event were: A & S Fine Foods, Cake’D munity have rallied to help with the event and checks are still coming in. treatment for nine years, and anticipates OUT Creations, Bartaco, Colour Con- in hopes that someday there will be a cure. “For the past two years we’ve raised her Team in Training event. nie Nails & Spa, Crunch Fitness, Team Every year since it began, Lemonade for $4,400, so it was nice to finally reach and in Training, The Knights of Columbus, Leukemia is held in honor or memory of pass our goal of $5,000,” Lind Porcelli said. Main Street Sweets, Mixology, Lesters, someone in our region. To date, it’s raised Since the first lemonade stand, $22,900 “We sat in front of our house with a Pink Deux, Planet Promotions, Shoe-Inn, more than $17,500. has been raised. Spirit Zone, Soul Cycle, Studio14 Indoor small pitcher of lemonade and raised New City resident Steve Hirsch, 44, was Her mother, Ferrell Porcelli, raised more Cycling & Yoga, The Shear Partnership, this year’s honoree. “It’s important to keep than $62,000 since 2007, combined, with $200... We were amazed!” Treiber Dermatology, Two Tightly Wound, moving, even if you take a few steps each LLS’s Team in Training, which trains peo- —Lael Porcelli Ripped Fitness. Coffee Labs has been a past day, to keep your body moving,” he said. ple to complete endurance tests in return sponsor.

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HH_18_hud_ind_LON_v1.indd2.19.14 • hudson independent 1 • size: 10” x 13” • issue date: March 2014 2/19/14 4:09 PM Connector Trail Opens Access to Rockwood Hall The Sleepy Hollow community south of able to members of our community. Kendal Kendal on Hudson now has easier access to has provided a quicker, safer and much more the Rockwood Hall area of the Rockefeller scenic way to get to Rockwood Hall. This is State Park Preserve. With an official cer- a great addition and we thank them for it.” emony on August 23, Kendal opened the In order to provide access, Kendal cleared Connector trail on its south buffer property. trees and shrubs and installed a foot bridge. The Connector Trail at the gate at Birch Access to the connector is on the north end Close connects Sleepy Hollow Manor to the of Birch Close in Sleepy Hollow Manor and Kendal property. “We are pleased to provide on the south loop road from the Kendal on access to Kendal on Hudson’s property to Hudson side. The connector will be opened allow our neighbors a safe and quick access from 7a.m. till sunset all year round, subject to Rockwood,” said Patricia A. Doyle, Chief to closing for inclement weather. Executive Officer for Kendal. Visible in the Park Preserve area, are the Sleepy Hollow Mayor Ken Wray com- foundation remnants of Rockwood Hall, mented that he was “...really pleased that the onetime 204 room mansion of William Kendal on Hudson is making this trail avail- Rockefeller.

Kevin Kaye (second from right, first row) and members of his OnTrack staff gathered with Citi’s set-up crew when former New York Yankees relief pitcher Mariano Rivera (back row) appeared at the Tarrytown facility last month.

Miniature Golf by Kevin Brown Continued from page 3 rooms, according to Petry. Since they were constructed in 1979, the rooms have not two different nine hole golf courses, as the been updated. library staff describes them, “set up in the “An atmospheric family friendly course” book stacks and throughout the library.” will be open to parents and kids from 10 How many volumes will line the “fairways” a.m. to 4 p.m. during the Saturday of the has not been disclosed, but surely a new “Headless Halloween Mini Golf.” But for page will have been turned. those wanting to play a course that is de- “The Library Board wanted to host a scribed as a “truly terrifying Halloween ver- fundraiser that was accessible to everyone sion,” doors will reopen at 6 p.m. in the villages and tied into the community The library is looking for local businesses enthusiasm associated with Halloween,” to sponsor holes and for volunteers. Tickets Library Director Maureen Petry explained. are available now at any public service desk Funds raised by the event will go toward the at the library. renovation of the third floor community

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by Rick Pezzullo opens September 6 in a tough matchup at Pleasantville. Irvington Bulldogs to Pressure Andrew Brennan will be leading the Devin Hoover is looking to make a fast offense at quarterback, while Hoover Opponents with Triple Option impression in his first year as head coach of stressed the defense must perform as a co- the Irvington High School football team hesive unit. by having the experienced Bulldogs utilize “The defense really focuses on 11 guys. Offense a triple option offense to keep defenses on The anchor of the defense is all 11 guys do- their toes. ing it together,” Hoover said. “We all have “Our focus is being smart at executing to be able to make plays on the ball.” and executing at a fast pace,” said Hoover, Besides Brennan, the 2014 roster in- a physical education teacher in the Scars- cludes Arvid Bushati, Carson Cerrito, dale School District who was hired to Daniel Chushko, Joey Ciccio, Bryan coach the Bulldogs in August. “We want Colucci, Salvatore Croce, Max Kandler, to put teams in a bind. I feel pretty fortu- Adam Krieger, Michael Minieri, Dillon nate that we have skill players on offense Morley, Ajay Ramnarine, Mariano Ring, that can run and can pass Victor Rodriguez, Dennis Rodriguz, Ga- when needed.” briel Rosenblum, Zach Silverhardt, With the majority Mitchell Toolan and Harley Zeldes. of the squad being seniors, Hoover said he Irvington High School likes the makeup of the Schedule team and wants to instill a winning attitude. 9/6 at Pleasantville 1:30 “I like our players. I like where we are at each position,” Hoover said. “The culture I 9/13 vs Hastings 2 want to have here is an expectation to win 9/20 at Ardsley 1:30 and an expectation to be successful and to 9/28 at Briarcliff 2 play up, not to take it as it comes. We want 10/2 vs Nanuet 4 to be around the best and play the best so we can be the best.” 10/10 at Edgemont 7 Irvington’s first scrimmage was against 10/17 vs Alberta Magnus 7 powerhouse Harrison; the season The Rivalry Continues as Horsemen Kick Off Season vs. Ossining

by Kevin Brown onship. It was a magical time for Sleepy Back in 1982, current Ossining Coach, Class of ’78 QB and Captain, Joe Ar- Hollow Football and the Ossining rivalry Dan Ricci, was tackled on the one yard duino, talked about how the goal for the rooms, according to Petry. Since they were was the linchpin.” line with time expiring preserving a Hol- season was to get to the last game of the constructed in 1979, the rooms have not Sleepy Hollow Varsity Football kicks off Don Whitely was the QB for that 1972 low victory, 20-18. season, Ossining, with an undefeated re- been updated. its season on Friday night, September 5 undefeated team, and he lamented that Deano Passariello played QB and was cord. “In the fall of ’77, we beat Ossin- “An atmospheric family friendly course” with a game against heated rival Ossining. some of the luster has vanished from the captain for the class of 1981 for the Hol- ing 20-0. We used to know lots of their will be open to parents and kids from 10 The game is at Ossining High School at 7 rivalry. “The towns would shut down low. “Not only was the Ossining game sig- players and see them around town, so we a.m. to 4 p.m. during the Saturday of the p.m. and will surely write another chapter just really wanted to have bragging rights,” Photo by Alexa Brandenberg “Headless Halloween Mini Golf.” But for in a storied rivalry. Arduino reminisced. “Shop owners would those wanting to play a course that is de- Sleepy vs. Ossining is a rivalry that dates come out and wish us good luck and ev- scribed as a “truly terrifying Halloween ver- back to 1955 which puts it in league with eryone in town just couldn’t wait for that sion,” doors will reopen at 6 p.m. Harrison-Rye as Section 1’s oldest rivalry. game.” The library is looking for local businesses Sleepy Hollow won 25-0 in 1955 but last Brian Tompkins related the most memo- to sponsor holes and for volunteers. Tickets season, 2013, the Horsemen won a shoot- rable game in the rivalry from 1966 when are available now at any public service desk out on homecoming weekend, 41-32. the two undefeated squads faced off at at the library. Current Junior Varsity Coach James Washington Irving. “I was in eighth grade Yancey, a Horsemen from the Class of and remember vividly how the stands on 2006, suggested, “The rivalry between both sides of the field at Washington Ir- the two towns has always been intense. ving were packed. There were people on It meant a lot as a player, and now that I the roofs of their homes and on the roof coach the kids, you can be sure we will be of WI watching. The town was closed fired up for that showdown.” and there had to be 10,000 people there!” Joe Randazzo, Senior Captain from the Sleepy prevailed in “The Game” with the Class of 2005, recollected, “Even when we final score of 12-6. played Ossining in Pop Warner as 10-year- Tompkins’ Class of 1971 beat Ossin- olds, there was always a bigger sense of ex- ing his junior year but lost his senior citement from our parents. We didn’t quite year when two Sleepy Hollow punts were understand how crazy they got on the blocked. “I still remember those plays sidelines. It was better than a Yankee/Red like it was yesterday. We did not want to 2014 Sleepy Hollow varsity football team poses during a recent practice. Sox rivalry because you were born into it, lose to our dreaded nemesis. The Ossining and everyone in town lived it.” game played in the fall of 1970 was the That might be because his father was also and come out for what was always the last nificant because of the rivalry, but it was first home game played on the field just part of the last undefeated Sleepy Hollow game of the season. It is a shame that some my dad’s birthday on game day. My dad completed at Sleepy Hollow High.” Team in 1972. Joe, Sr., along with other of the luster of this rivalry vanishes when never asked for much, but he asked me for The series currently stands with Sleepy local residents, still recall those days fond- it is the first game of the season! Beating a victory over Ossining for his present! I Hollow having a slight edge 20-18-2. On ly. “The guys still remember plays in the Ossining in our undefeated season was just delivered by tossing 2 TDs and running Friday night, September 5, fans of Sleepy game and the perfect season leading up to the perfect topper on a magical time,” he one in. Our 19-0 victory was the last time Hollow football can witness the next chap- the game and winning the State Champi- said. Sleepy Hollow shut Ossining out.” ter being written.

www.thehudsonindependent.com September 2014 The Hudson Independent 17 Arts & Entertainment Take Yellow Brick Road to Wizard of Oz at WBT by Morey Storck cutting room floor, “Somewhere Over the seek another land somewhere beyond the is unmasked by Toto. Nevertheless, he by Linda Viertel Rainbow” went on to win the Academy rainbow. A Kansas twister interrupts their awards certificates of brains, heart and One of the more enduring and most Award for Best 1939 Film Song (along reverie and swirls them up, up and away, courage to the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and Traditional Mexican food is back on Ir- popular musical adaptations of The Wizard with the rest of the score.) Later, it would finally landing them and their little house the Lion. The Wizard flies back to Kansas vington’s Main Street, and what a culinary of Oz is brightening the stage of the West- receive the award for Best Film Song of the on the Land of Oz where Dorothy meets in the balloon that Dorothy misses, but addition it is to our southern river towns! chester Broadway Theater. 20th Century. “The Jitterbug,” a fast-mov- up with the scarecrow, the tin man, the Dorothy gets home by clicking her ruby La Chinita Poblana opened in July, creating In 1902, L. Frank Baum turned his nov- ing production number, was eventually cut cowardly lion and overcomes the initial red slippers three times and repeats “there’s Pueblan Mexican dishes with home-made, el, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz into musi- from the film because it was felt that the obstacles of the Wicked Witch of the West. no place like home.” flair, fresh ingredients and welcoming dé- cal theater. The St. Louis Municipal Opera timely boogie-woogie tempos used in the They are welcomed to Emerald City where The beautifully mounted show is, in- cor, thanks to co-owners/chefs Juan and created a version in 1945 with a Jesus Aguilar. Both hail from the Mexican script adapted from the novel and Left: Cast of The Wizard of Oz on stage: state of Puebla, renowned for its regional the celebrated 1939 film, using Right: The main foursome and Toto. dishes, especially featured on their new most of the songs from that film. menu with “antojitos” (snack foods), and In 1987, the Royal Shakespeare “especiales de la casa” - Pueblan special- Company created a somewhat ties. Dining at La Chinita Poblana opens different production more closely a window onto the deeper roots of regional aligned with the film’s screenplay, home cooking from Mexico, and replaces and used almost all of the songs. the typical “combo platter” with something Andrew Lloyd Webber, togeth- unique, authentic and special. The restau- er with Tim Rice and director rant’s name derives from the mild-flavored Jeremy Sams, were responsible chili pepper, the poblana, originating in for yet another adaptation of the Puebla, which receives numerous appear- 1939 film’s screenplay. Rice and ances on their menu; and “chinita” a refer- Webber also added several new ence to a Spanish maid wearing the tradi- songs to the film’s score. Some tional Pueblan dress. stayed. Some did not, which had Freshly made tortilla chips and ranchero pretty much been the film’s his- sauce greet customers on arrival, but brace tory from the beginning. Some yourself: much more interesting choices changes seemed logical. Some, await. La Chinita Poblana’s menu not only not so much. introduces diners to a popular cactus salad, Take, for instance, the on-again, off- number would give the routine a dated fla- they meet the fearsome disembodied head deed, one of the stars of the evening. It is served with avocado, radish, tomatoes and again decision to cut the signature song vor. It has been restored for this WBT on of the almighty Wizard who demands always difficult and, yes, dangerous to try red onions in a peanut-chipotle vinaigrette, from the film because the studio felt the stage production. something from them in return before he to repeat characters that the audience has but delivers a sublime familiar guacamole, film was running a little too long. Can By this time, The Wizard of Oz, on stage, serves up a brain, a heart, some nerve and grown to love and enjoy. Yet, this show chopped and melded tableside according anyone, today, think of The Wizard of Oz on film and on TV has taken on an aura a one-way ticket to Kansas. After another succeeds wonderfully in giving the cast to taste, Another starter, the ChoriQueso, without Judy Garland singing “Somewhere never imagined in 1939. The sweet, the confrontation with the Witch who is dis- that leeway of keeping the main characters Mexican sausage (chorizo), potato, pob- Over the Rainbow”? Well, that very nearly dastardly, the comic and the adventurous posed of by Dorothy, they find themselves intact, while being allowed to add a little lanos, and mozzarella, arrives melted and happened. But, eventually saved from the all play a part. Dorothy and her dog Toto back in Emerald City where the Wizard individuality into each portrayal. comforting, complemented by salsa verde Devon Perry, as Dorothy, though no and corn tortillas. Spicy mejillones (mus- longer a teenager, displays a bright, lilting sels) get their kick from chipotle, and their voice that is perfect for her role; Hurrah! to unusual presentation from roasted corn Dance Show Scheduled at Irvington High Tim Dolan, Chris Kind and Jayson Elliott and peppers. Favorites, like quesadillas, (Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion) for being the hand-made corn tortillas, are prepared A variety of popular classics, melodies, and waltzes, Neapoli- cians from the New York and Warsaw Philharmonics, and a marvelous talents they are; Ken Jennings, as with Oaxacan cheese, pico de gallo (salsa tan songs, well known popular operatic gems, and dancers are vocal quartet composed of singers from the Houston and New The Wizard, is totally a star package; and fresca – chopped fresh tomatoes, peppers all part of the “Autumn Frolic” presented by the Polish-Ameri- York City Operas will delight you with their individual selec- the so many others that kept a smile on our and onions) and Mexican crema, can be or- can Folk Dance Company, Saturday, September 13, 7:30 p.m. tions, a bevy of glorious duets and the famous quartet from face during the entire show. A special trib- at the Irvington High School auditorium. “Rigoletto”. The evening performances are a presentation of ute to WBT’s own wizards: the returning Dancers in their native period costumes will be perform- River Rock Landscapes , NoWa Productions. Tickets are avail- William Stanley as Musical Director; Cho- ing the “Polonaise,” and the Royal Piper will incant “Amazing able at the door, or at autumnfrolic.brownpapertickets.com. reographer Jonathan Stahl and Director Grace” as a tribute to 9/11. Both a string quartet, with musi- Richard Stafford.

18 The Hudson Independent September 2014 www.thehudsonindependent.com Food for Thought Take Yellow Brick Road to Wizard of Oz at WBT La Chinita Poblana in Irvington is unmasked by Toto. Nevertheless, he by Linda Viertel treatment with the cheese awards certificates of brains, heart and enchilada and guacamole courage to the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and Traditional Mexican food is back on Ir- accompaniment. the Lion. The Wizard flies back to Kansas vington’s Main Street, and what a culinary The Aguilars make their in the balloon that Dorothy misses, but addition it is to our southern river towns! own ice-cream, which Dorothy gets home by clicking her ruby La Chinita Poblana opened in July, creating they also serve fried, red slippers three times and repeats “there’s Pueblan Mexican dishes with home-made, dusted with cinnamon no place like home.” flair, fresh ingredients and welcoming dé- and a dollop of whipped The beautifully mounted show is, in- cor, thanks to co-owners/chefs Juan and cream. Churros arrive Jesus Aguilar. Both hail from the Mexican hot and crunchy, with a Left: Cast of The Wizard of Oz on stage: state of Puebla, renowned for its regional moist interior, enhanced, Right: The main foursome and Toto. dishes, especially featured on their new if desired, by a chocolate menu with “antojitos” (snack foods), and dip. Crepes are presented “especiales de la casa” - Pueblan special- stacked between servings ties. Dining at La Chinita Poblana opens of vanilla ice cream. And, a window onto the deeper roots of regional don’t forget to try a taste home cooking from Mexico, and replaces of Puebla with a tradition- the typical “combo platter” with something al beverage such as the unique, authentic and special. The restau- aguas horchata, tamarin- rant’s name derives from the mild-flavored do or Jamaica (hibiscus). chili pepper, the poblana, originating in No Mexican restaurant Puebla, which receives numerous appear- is complete without a full ances on their menu; and “chinita” a refer- array of tequilas, which Chef-Co-Owner Juan Aguilar (below) ence to a Spanish maid wearing the tradi- shows off two of his signature figure prominently at La Chinita Po- tional Pueblan dress. dishes: Pato en Mole (pan roasted blana. Margaritas, whether mango, Freshly made tortilla chips and ranchero duck in a home-made mole sauce strawberry, or lime, are all made sauce greet customers on arrival, but brace with fried sweet plantains), and with fresh fruit. Nine beer choices yourself: much more interesting choices Carne a la Tampiquena (steak are available, “cocteles” entice, and a await. La Chinita Poblana’s menu not only topped with sauteed poblanos and large selection of tequilas from tradi- introduces diners to a popular cactus salad, onion, accompanied by a cheese tional to sophisticated, tempt. (Try deed, one of the stars of the evening. It is served with avocado, radish, tomatoes and cheese enchilada, pico de Gallo, the new artisanally made Roca Pa- always difficult and, yes, dangerous to try red onions in a peanut-chipotle vinaigrette, and guacamole.) tron Silver; it “goes down easy” like to repeat characters that the audience has but delivers a sublime familiar guacamole, a cognac.) grown to love and enjoy. Yet, this show chopped and melded tableside according At right: Guacamole preparation La Chinita’s interior is inviting and succeeds wonderfully in giving the cast to taste, Another starter, the ChoriQueso, tableside. warm, with exposed brick walls, and that leeway of keeping the main characters Mexican sausage (chorizo), potato, pob- an appealing 10-seat bar. Pueblan intact, while being allowed to add a little lanos, and mozzarella, arrives melted and dered with either shrimp, chicken or steak. cionales, served with either a red, green or ceramics, archival photographs of individuality into each portrayal. comforting, complemented by salsa verde La Chinita’s black bean soup is creamy mole sauce, and tostadas, the large crispy revolutionaries Emiliano Zapata and Pan- Devon Perry, as Dorothy, though no and corn tortillas. Spicy mejillones (mus- and rich; the Caldo Tlanpeno, a country- tortilla accompanied with cotija cheese, red cho Villa, and Diego Rivera posters deco- longer a teenager, displays a bright, lilting sels) get their kick from chipotle, and their style chicken soup is redolent of cilantro, onion, tomato, lettuce and pinto beans, rate the room. Two window tables provide voice that is perfect for her role; Hurrah! to unusual presentation from roasted corn avocado and onion, and served with crispy with your choice of either chicken tinga, a especially quiet seating. Tim Dolan, Chris Kind and Jayson Elliott and peppers. Favorites, like quesadillas, flautas and queso de frier – a cheese made smoky, spicy shredded chicken, or ceviche, Jesus Aguilar has been in the restaurant (Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion) for being the hand-made corn tortillas, are prepared especially for frying. for tasty fillings. But, try the huaraches - business for 25 years, now owning Plaza marvelous talents they are; Ken Jennings, as with Oaxacan cheese, pico de gallo (salsa Among the more familiar snack foods oblong fried masa-based sandal shapes Garibaldi in Yonkers and Azteca Paradise The Wizard, is totally a star package; and fresca – chopped fresh tomatoes, peppers (antojitos) are nachos, (also available with topped with a variety of choices, including in Elmsford. As he notes, “ I like to expose the so many others that kept a smile on our and onions) and Mexican crema, can be or- shrimp, chicken or steak), enchiladas tradi- chorizo, and with the full complement of true Mexican flavors to the community.” face during the entire show. A special trib- pico de gallo, pinto beans, cream and avo- Juan Aguilar, who was a sous chef at The ute to WBT’s own wizards: the returning cado It’s irresistible, as are the sopes, thick Red Hat, chose Irvington for his new ven- William Stanley as Musical Director; Cho- corn tortillas with similar toppings – if you ture because, he states,” I love the village, reographer Jonathan Stahl and Director love that full corn, masa taste. and enjoyed working here for many years. Richard Stafford. Whether you enjoy shrimp, chicken, I would like to provide a new dining expe- grilled salmon, steak or red snapper, you rience for the river town.” And, they have will be able to find a Pueblan specialty both succeeded. that highlights taste over heft. Chile rel- lenos are light, pollo al Tequila, a rosemary marinated chicken, succulent and flavor- ful, is served with cilantro rice and sauteed If You Go spinach. The Huachinango al Vercruzana, pan- roasted red snapper, provides a taste 61 Main Street of Spain, courtesy of the traditional Vera- Irvington cruzan sauce made with tomatoes, olive oil, 914-231-9398 capers and green olives. Delicate camarones (shrimp), are simmered in a garlic-tequila Hours: broth. Diners who love duck will enjoy the Mon.-Thurs.: 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Pato En Mole Poblano, pan-roasted duck Fri.-Sat.: 11:30 a.m.-11p.m. served with fried sweet plaintains, and Sunday: 3-9 p.m. mole poblano sauce - the sweetness of the plaintains, a perfect foil for the rich duck, Facebook: La Chinita Poblana and sesame seeds for an unusual crunch. (website in progresss) Carne a la Tampiquena, steak topped with Catering and take out (pick up only) sauteed thick strips of poblano and onion, available fast becoming a signature dish, gets the full

www.thehudsonindependent.com September 2014 The Hudson Independent 19 Obituaries WYER ANDERBILT D & V Charles Bates, 82 LeeMaegerle, 97 Charles Turner Bates, a resident of Ir- Lee Maegerle, a lifelong resident of Tar- vington and Clinton, CT, died August 1 rytown, died August 1. She was 97. of natural causes. He was 82. Born in Tarrytown, she had worked for UNERAL OME He was born in Tarrytown. He attended Fisher Body in North Tarrytown and later F H Hackley School in Tarrytown and graduat- as an Admission’s Clerk at Dobbs Ferry ed from Hamilton College in 1953. After Hospital. Tarrytown college he served two years in the U.S. Ar- my’s Ordnance Corps, serving as a transla- Bernard Browne, 91 tor in France. He graduated from Yale Law Bernard “Bernie” Augustus Browne, a School in 1958, and began his legal career resident of Tarrytown, died August 12 at at Townley & Updike in NY. He joined Phelps Memorial Hospital after a recur- the law department at CBS in 1969, ris- rence of cancer. He was 91. ing to the level of Secretary of CBS. Upon Mr. Browne went to grammar school in ATERBURY ELLY retiring in 1988, Mr. Bates embarked on the parish of the Sacred Heart, then at- W & K a second career, teaching high school level tended Manhattan Preparatory School, U.S. History at his alma mater, Hackley. the University of Vermont and Manhattan With his second retirement in 1999, he College where he earned a B.S. Degree. stayed active with travel to all parts of the While a student, Bernie ran track, learned UNERAL OME globe, and volunteering at the Irvington to play the saxophone and worked as an F H Historical Society and The Church of St. usher at the original Metropolitan Opera Barnabas, where he sang in the choir from House in Manhatten where he learned of Briarcliﬀ Manor childhood until this year. the great operas. He enlisted in the Army during WWII and saw active duty in the Ellen Comito, 83 South Pacific where he learned to flya Ellen C. Comito, a resident of Sleepy plane. He enjoyed flying so much he con- Hollow, died July 31. She was 83. tinued to fly in civilian life and even for a e Guarino Family continues Born in Tarrytown on November 23, time owned his own plane. 1930, she he had been an Administrative After the war, he worked for Ayerst Assistant for the Tarrytown Housing Au- Laboratories as a salesman. While working the warm and personal service thority for many years. Her late husband as a salesman, he met and married Ersilia Frank P. Comito was the former New Cas- “Cee” M. Pasquali in Kokomo, Indiana. which was originally tle Police Chief. Together they reared four children. They spent their early married life in Hartford, Jose Pereira, 88 Connecticut, then moved to Washington established by Jack Kelly Jose Pereira, a long-time resident of Township, New Jersey and Wauwatosa, Sleepy Hollow, died July 31. He was 88. Wisconson, before finally settling in Tar- He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylva- rytown. After leaving sales, he worked at nia. He was employed with General Mo- Ayerst in various management roles in Celebrating Life with dedication, excellence and innovation. tors for many years and was a member of marketing where he spearheaded the pro- Our sta have over 100 years of combined experience serving families. the Portuguese American Cultural Center motion of ground-breaking drugs such of the Tarrytowns and at Saint Teresa of as Fluothane, the first general anesthetic We serve all faiths, and can provide a full range of options to meet your Avila Church. He is survived by his de- without major side effects, and Inderal, individual religious or nancial needs. We o er immediate out of town voted wife of 62 years, Laurinda, daughter one of the first beta blockers. Isabel of Sleepy Hollow, granddaughter, After retirement, Bernie spent his leisure funeral services and transfers and are within close proximity Daniella Tartakovsky of Trumbull, CT time golfing, gardening and volunteering to all Westchester houses of worship and cemeteries. and other relatives. his time at the New York Botanical Garden and the Tarrytown Traffic Commission. Clement Pestano, 95 He learned to play the harmonica and be- Clement Pestano, a longtime Tarrytown longed to a weekly musical group. He was resident, died August 18. He was 95. a member for fifty years of Transfiguration Born in Cuba, when Mr. Pestano came Church in Tarrytown, and in later years to the United States, he settled in Tarry- was an active member of the Tarrytown town and worked for many years at Tenso- Seniors. Individualized Service lite Corporation in Tarrytown. Pre-Planning Spring Sewer Main Work Slated by Rick Pezzullo Church Street will be placed below the village’s existing main, which is located in the Dwyer & Vanderbilt Waterbury & Kelly The Village of Tarrytown and Westches- middle of the roadway. One lane of traffic Funeral Home Funeral Home ter County’s Department of Environmen- will be open at all times. tal Services (DES) have agreed to condi- Work is expected to be performed be- 90 North Broadway 1300 Pleasantville Road tions regarding the construction of a new tween 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., although Village sewer force main on Church Street. Code allows construction to commence as Tarrytown, NY 10591 Briarcliﬀ Manor, NY 10510 While only eight homes will be directly early as 8 a.m. The project is expected to (914) 631-0621 (914) 941-0838 affected by the project, which won’t likely take nine months. begin until the spring, Village Adminis- As part of the 22 conditions worked trator Michael Blau said the construction out, all driveways, sidewalks and curbs on will be felt along the entire street. The ac- Church Street disturbed by the project will tual starting date is contingent on approval be restored to the same or better condition. from the state Department of Environ- said County officials will meet with resi- Our Family Serving Yours mental Conservation. dents prior to the Village Board passing a The county pipes on the south side of resolution approving the work.

20 The Hudson Independent September 2014 www.thehudsonindependent.com Entries Sought for SleepyHollowShorts Film Fest You’ve likely heard of the SleepyHollowShorts Film Fest, now we just need you to get and posts it to Facebook, Vimeo, or wherever you want to share. The app also is col- filming. laborative, so you can invite friends to shoot with you (any shots they take will As far as “rules” for this super-short filmmaking contest, they automatically show up in your project and vice-versa).” are short and sweet: submit no more than 30 seconds of foot- I’ve been having fun playing around this and invite you to do the same. age, filmed partially (or fully, if you wish) in our fine village (Search for “Cameo” in your phone’s app store.) of Sleepy Hollow. Get your movie uploaded to YouTube or Whichever way you make this, don’t forget to get submis- Vimeo.com and tag it #SleepyHollowShorts so we can find it. sions uploaded by Thursday, September 25 if you want to be Shoot, edit, upload. Repeat. part of the screening at Sleepy Hollow’s annual Oktoberfest, We are happy to accept as many shorts as you wish where submissions will run in ongoing loop on the ground to share. This is all meant as a fun means to explore, floor of the Kathyrn W. Davis Riverwalk Center on Sat- pique people’s interest, and share our own experiences urday, September 27. Next stop: SleepyHollowShorts in the real village beyond that nationally renowned will be showcased at the block party coinciding with the name. Come capture unique angles on our citizens, our Haunted Hayride at the end of October – which you’ll get restaurants, storefronts, workers, those bridge builders, a pair of VIP tickets to if you happen to win this thing! the sights (Philipsburg Manor, our very own lighthouse, Rockefeller Preserve) and sounds (from the fire horn to the spray ground). The trick of course is all in the editing, and the goal: to create and convey some specific slice of a For more information: captivating story. http://sleepyhollowink.com/sleepyhollowshorts Not the savviest with your smartphone? Not to worry. We have just the app for you. Tarrytown’s Andy Thompson recently reached out to announce that he’s the co-founder To see an example: of video-creation startup Cameo (www.cameo.tv), which happens to be a great tool for https://vimeo.com/100225527 this contest. He writes, it’s “a free iOS app that lets people shoot, edit and share short Like us on Facebook: movies on their phones. As you capture, the app automatically renders your shots with a http://www.facebook.com/SleepyHollowShorts theme (less Instagram-style filter, more ‘film vibe’ package) and a soundtrack and shows Questions? you a preview on the fly. When you are ready to share, it packages it up for you in HD Email [email protected] Actress Lauren Bacall Recalls Tarrytown School Days Motivated Acting Career by Robert Kimmel ition costs were borrowed from her uncle wrote. She dreamt of becoming a dancer Jack, and off she went to the Highland and actress. Upon her early graduation Manor school for Girls in Tarrytown, at from Tarrytown’s Highland Manor, at age With the death last month of one of Hol- age eight. That school was in what is now 11, she went on to Julia Richman High lywood’s most memorable actresses, Lau- Patriot’s Park on North Broadway. School on Manhattan’s East Side, and ren Bacall, countless moviegoers recalled Becall wrote in her memoir that, “The from there to study acting at the New York her engaging performances with Hum- campus was beautiful; we lived in houses. School of the Theater and ballet and the phrey Bogart and many of the film world’s Each year a show was put on where all who American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Dis- leading men and women during the big covered by Hawks when she was a model, screen’s golden era. she captured her inaugural movie role with Few, however, may be aware that a school Bogart in “To Have and Have not,” and to in Tarrytown played a role in her childhood marry him a year later in 1945. that likely helped lead her to the big screen At the turn into the 20th century, Tar- and Broadway theaters. rytown had become known as the “Mil- Born in the Bronx in 1924, Bacall lived lionaire’s Colony” as mansions dotted its in Brooklyn and Manhattan, and expe- landscape. It also attracted many boarding rienced some lean times as a young child schools, including the Highland Manor in a household where her divorced mother School, which opened in 1920. The school, got no child support from Bacall’s father. which shared what is now Patriot’s Park, They lived on a “strict budget” as she wrote. with another girls school, and other struc- Lauren Bacall was not her birth name. She Actress Lauren Bacall in her younger tures, closed its Tarrytown location in 1942 was born Betty Joan Perske. She became days as a school girl in Tarrytown. and moved to a larger campus in New Jer- Bacal when she was eight and her mother sey. chose to switch their names to the last part could performed. We each danced, had our Patriot’s Park, where Andre Brook serves of her full maiden-name, Weinstein-Bacal. moment.” When her mother would visit as a border between Tarrytown and Sleepy Betty Bacal added the additional “l” when her in Tarrytown every Sunday, they went Hollow, was originally named Brookside she went to Hollywood, and then agreed to out to lunch, “...to a pretty local restaurant Park. The park was donated to both Tarry- Grape Expectations use the forename “Lauren” when film pro- where I would unfailingly have my favorite town and what was then North Tarrytown, WINE AND LIQUOR MERCHANT ducer/director Howard Hawks decided it ice-cream with chocolate syrup, marshmal- by two local women who bought it during would suit her better as a movie-star. low sauce and chocolate sprinkles.” World War II, and had two small cottages Bacall was eight when an incident at The school also had a summer camp in on it torn down. Improvements to the site home led Lauren’s mother to decide her Maine where Bacall participated in week- began after the war when several garden 15% OFF daughter needed to be in a different envi- ly dancing performances and plays, and, clubs combined their efforts to have most ronment, according to Bacall’s 2010 mem- ...”really thought I was performing,” she of the four plus acres restored to parkland. oir, By Myself and Then Some. 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Composting for the Whole Family: At 2 p.m. What’s Happening learn how to turn your wastes into valuable Taconic Opera Gala: At 7 p.m. to support the fertilizer at the Greenburgh Nature Center in Opera’s 2014/15 season featuring special guest Scarsdale. Call 723-3470 or visit www.green- Renata Scotto at the CV Rich Mansion, 305 Friday 5 her books “French Twist” & “French Toast” at the burghnaturecenterorg. Ridgeway, White Plains. To reserve call 855-886- 7372 or visit www.taconicopera.org. Ossining Public Library. Call 941-2416 or visit Autumn Frolic: At 7:30 p.m. enjoy classical Bodies in the Library Book Group: At noon www.ossininglibrary.org. discussion of “City of Veils” by Zoe Ferraus at the pops, Polish American folk dance and The Royal Friday 19 Ossining Public Library. Call 941-2416 or visit “Bidder 70”: Film and discussion about a stu- Piper at Irvington High School. Visit https:// www.ossininglibrary.org. dent trying to save 22,000 acres of pristine land autumnfrolic.brownpapertickets.com or www. Third Friday in Tarrytown: Come to Main St. at 7:30 p.m. at the Greenburgh Nature Center NowaProductions.com. & S. Washington from 5 p.m. to celebrate Back “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory”: At in Scarsdale. Program co-sponsored by the Sierra to School and enjoy live music, an aerial show sundown in the Artoppe Way Municipal Parking Club Lower Hudson Group. Call 723-3470 or Sunday 14 and a bouncy castle. Call 631-8347 or visit www. Lot in downtown Nyack. Call 845-353-2568 or visit www.greenburghnaturecenter.org. tarrytownthirdfriday.com. visit www.rivertownfilm.org. Hastings Flea: A curated craft and vintage mar- “Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me”: At 8 p.m. this film ket featuring local artisans/vendors from 10 a.m. Saturday 20 Saturday 6 about the indomitable performer will be screened to 4 p.m. at Hastings-on-Hudson station parking at the Nyack Center, Broadway at Depew, fol- lot. Call 646-709-4308 or visit hastingsflea@ Work Day at RiverWalk Park: Help clean and Preserves and Pickles: At 1 p.m. learn how to lowed by a discussion. Call 845-353-2568 or visit gmail.com. Also Sept. 28. restore RiverWalk from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Meet at preserve and pickle some of your favorite foods www.rivertownfilm.org. the bottom of West Main St. in Tarrytown. Call at Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture Wild Edibles Walk and Taste: At 1 p.m. for ages 419-7229 or visit www.frw-ttown.org. in Pocantico Hills. Call 366-6200 or visit www. Thursday 11 12 and up at Stone Barns Center for Food and stonebarnscenter.org. Agriculture in Pocantico Hills. Call 366-6200 or Colors of Migration: At 10 a.m. join envi- Ossining Library Book Group: At 7 p.m. dis- visit www.stonebarnscenter.org. ronmental artists in exploring the differences in Westchester Circus Arts: General Open House color and composition of water habitats at the cusses “What Kind of Nation: Thomas Jefferson, Jazz Concert: At 2 p.m. the Hiroshi Yamazaki at 1 p.m., Teen Company at 3 p.m. at the Y at John Marshall and the Epic Struggle to Created a RiverWalk Center in Kingsland Point Park, Sleepy Tappan Hill, 50 Ichabod Lane, Tarrytown. Call Trio plays at the Ossining Public Library. Call Hollow. Call 762-2912, ext. 110 or visit www. United States” by James F. Simon. Call 941-2416 941-2416 or visit www.ossininglibrary.org. 418-5562 or visit www.ymcatarrytown.org. Also or visit www.ossininglibrary.org. teatown.org. Sept. 9 at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. respectively. Bear-Foot Storytime : At 2 p.m. children 2-6 Designers for the Millionaires of the Gilded Book Discussion: At 7 p.m. the Warner Library years enjoy a story, live animals and a nature- Soup Soiree: From 4:30 to 6 p.m.at Kingsland Age: Guided walking tour starting at 10:30 a.m. Book Group discusses “Little Bee” by Chris Cleave. themed activity at the Greenburgh Nature Center Point Park Pavilion in Tarrytown to introduce Call 631-7734 or visit www.warnerlibrary.org. from the Irvington Public Library. Call 646-303- It Takes A Village, an organization dedicated to in Scarsdale. Call 723-3470 or visit www.green- 1448 or e-mail [email protected]. helping older folks stay in their own homes. Call Jewish Women’s Circle: New Year cooking burghnaturecenter.org. 597-1443 or e-mail [email protected]. demonstration at 7:30 p.m. at Chabad of the Meandering Among Historic Millionaires’ Rivertowns, 303 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry. Call Monday 15 Mansions: Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct Sunday 7 693-6100 or visit www.chabadrt.org. guided walking tour starting at 2 p.m. from Poetry Writing: On four Mondays at 1 p.m. ex- Irvington Village Hall. Call 646-303-1448 or Shofar Factory: At 12:30 p.m. create a genuine Friday 12 plore the history of the English sonnet and write e-mail [email protected]. kosher Shofar and learn how to sound it at Chabad your own at JCC on the Hudson in Tarrytown. of the Rivertowns, 303 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry. Fall Crafts Fair: From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Call 366-7898 or visit www.jcconthehudson.org. Meet the Animals: At 2 p.m. get up close and RSVP to 693-6100 or visit www.chabadrt.org. Lyndhurst in Tarrytown. Call 845-331-7900 or hands-on with some live animals at the Green- Author Visit: At 7 p.m. Tina Traster tells the burgh Nature Center in Scarsdale. Call 723-3470 visit www.artrider.com. Also Sept. 13 from 10 story of her book “Rescuing Julia Twice: A Harvest Party: At 2 p.m. learn about beekeeping a.m. to 6 p.m. & Sept. 14 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. or visit www.greenburghnaturecenter.org. and watch honey being extracted from hives at the Mother’s Tale of Russian Adoption and Overcom- Greenburgh Nature Center in Scarsdale. Call 723- Book Club: “Book of Jonah” by Joshua Max ing Reactive Attachment Disorder” at the Warner VIPER (Very Important Person Event Re- 3470 or visit www.greenburghnaturecenter.org. Feldman will be discussed at 10 a.m. at Temple Library in Tarrytown. Call 631-7734 or visit sponse) Youth Lounge: Anyone eight years and Beth Abraham in Tarrytown. Call 631-1770 or www.warnerlibrary.org. older can join the monthly Saturday night get- Monday 8 e-mail [email protected] to RSVP. togethers at JCC on the Hudson in Tarrytown. Wednesday 17 Themes and rates vary. Call 478-3585 or e-mail “Economics for the Rest of Us”: At 7 p.m. Movie Mavens: “Arranged” will be shown at 7 [email protected]. Cheyenna Layne Weber speaks at the Warner p.m. at Temple Beth Abraham in Tarrytown. Call Y Theatre Arts Auditions: At 2 p.m. at Library in Tarrytown, presented by TEAC (Tar- 631-1770 or e-mail [email protected] to RSVP. Washington Irving School for 4th & 5th graders Comedy Night: Paula Poundstone performs at 8 rytown Environmental Advisory Council). Call attending the school. Call 418-5562 or e-mail p.m. at the Tarrytown Music Hall. Call 877-840- 631-7734 or visit www.warnerlibrary.org Saturday 13 [email protected]. 0457 or visit www.tarrytownmusichall.org “The Birdcage”: At 2 p.m. this film starring Tuesday 9 Hudson River Valley Ramble: At 10 a.m. walk Sunday 21 from Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry to the Dobbs Robin Williams will be shown at the Warner Li- hat s the uzz with oneybees What is 3D Printing?: Presentation at 10 a.m. Ferry Historical Society’s Summer Kitchen and brary in Tarrytown. Call 631-7734 or visit www. W ’ B H ?: At 2 p.m. at JCC on the Hudson in Tarrytown. Call 366- discuss the engineering of the Old Croton Aque- warnerlibrary.org. learn about all the services honey bees provide 7898 or visit www.jcconthehudson.org duct along the way. Call 646-303-1448 or visit and taste local honeys at the Greenburgh Nature “Ida”: At 8 p.m. this film about an orphaned Center in Scarsdale. Call 723-3470 or visit www. www.aqueduct.org novitiate in 1950s Poland will be screened at the Wednesday 10 greenburghnaturecenter.org. Y Dance Academy Auditions: At 1 p.m. for the Nyack Center, Broadway at Depew. Call (845) “Alexander Jackson Davis and the Transforma- Author Event: At 7 p.m. Glynis Astie reads from Youth Ensemble at Family YMCA in Tarrytown. 353-2568 or visit www.rivertownfilm.org. tion of Hudson Valley Estates”: Lecture at 2 Concert: Natalie Merchant performs at 8 p.m. at p.m. at Lyndhurst in Tarrytown. Call 631-4481 or the Tarrytown Music Hall. Call 877-840-0457 or visit www.lyndhurst.org. visit www.tarrytownmusichall.org Concert: At 3 p.m. the New Westchester Sym- Thursday 18 phony Orchestra performs at the Ossining Public Library. Call 941-2416 or visit www.ossininglib- Growing Your Family Tree: At 6:30 p.m. learn rary.org. how to research genealogy at the Warner Library in Tarrytown. Call 631-7734 or visit www. Concert: John Hiatt performs at 8 p.m. at the warnerlibrary.org. Tarrytown Music Hall. Call 877-840-0457 or visit www.tarrytownmusichall.org Thursday Evening Book Club: Meets at 7:30 p.m. to discuss “Sleepwalkers: How Europe went

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22 The Hudson Independent September 2014 www.thehudsonindependent.com Sunday 28 Westchester Broadway Theatre in Elmsford. Dinner at 6:15 p.m. & Love ‘Em & Leave ‘Em: At noon learn how to show at 8 p.m. Call 592-2222 or “re-invest” your fall leaves into your soil at the visit www.broadwaytheatre.com. Greenburgh Nature Center in Scarsdale. Call 723- 3470 or visit www.greenburghnaturecenter.org. ANA: Contemporary Arab Cin- ema: Sept. 17 - 24 at Jacob Burns Poetry Readings: At 1:30 p.m. prominent local Film Center in Pleasantville. Call poets read from their work, facilitated by Dr. 747-5555 or visit www.burnsfilm- George Kraus, at JCC on the Hudson in Tar- center.org. rytown. Call 478-3585 or visit www.jcconthehudson.org. “South Pacific”: Sept. 25 – Nov. 30 at the Westchester Broadway Birds of Prey: At 2 p.m. discover what makes Theatre in Elmsford. Dinner at these magnificent creatures the hunters of the sky 6:15 p.m. & show at 8 p.m. Call at the Greenburgh Nature Center in Scarsdale. 592-2222 or visit www.broadway- Call 723-3470 or visit www.greenburghnature- theatre.com. Sept. 24: Emmylou Harris in concert - center.org. Masterpieces of Polish Cinema: 8 p.m. at the Tarrytown Music Hall Author Event: At 2 p.m. Elizabeth Andrew Sept. 26 – Oct. 16 at Jacob Burns discusses her book “Hannah Delivered” at the Os- Film Center in Pleasantville. Call sining Public Library. Call 941-2416 or visit www. Monday 22 747-5555 or visit www.burnsfilm- ossininglibrary.org. center.org Mah Jongg: Play Mondays at 1 p.m. at Temple “The Mirror Has Two Faces”: Film will be Old Croton Aqueduct Weir Tour: At 2 p.m. Short Film Festival: From Sept. 27 – Oct. 5 at Beth Abraham in Tarrytown. Call 631-1770 or shown at 2 p.m. at the Warner Library in Tarry- descend into the original 1842 brick tunnel in Os- 7:30 p.m. watch films and vote for your favorite e-mail [email protected] to ensure there are town. Call 631-7734 or visit www.warnerlibrary. sining and learn its history. Call (646) 303-1448 as part of Manhattan Short 2014 at the Irvington enough players for a game. org. or e-mail [email protected]. Town Hall Theater. Call 591-6602 or visit www. Men’s club: Meets every Wednesday at 9:45 a.m. rafting eaded arrings irvingtontheater.com. C B E : At 7 p.m. for ages 18 Chamber Music: At 4 p.m. Benjamin Hochman, at JCC on the Hudson in Tarrytown. Meetings and up at the Warner Library in Tarrytown. Call piano and Andy Simionescu, violin perform at Art Exhibit: “Art With A Poem”, playful graphic have varied speakers and are open to the public 631-7734 or visit www.warnerlibrary.org. Dobbs Ferry Woman’s Club. For tickets visit watercolors with accompanying poems by John free of charge. Call 366-7898 or visit www.jc- www.performersofwestchester.org. Nieman on display at the Irvington Public Li- conthehudson.org. Tuesday 23 brary. Reception Sept. 6 from 2 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. Comedy Night: Colin Mochrie & Brad Sher- Torah Study: Rabbi Holtz leads a class Sept. 3, Call 591-7840 or visit www.irvingtonlibrary.org. Concert Film: “Heart of Gold” featuring Neil wood perform at 8 p.m. at the Tarrytown Music 10 and 17 at 10 a.m. at Temple Beth Abraham in Young and Emmylou Harris will be shown at 7 Hall. Call 877-840-0457 or visit www.tarrytown- Art Exhibits: Leela Bora’s paintings “Views of the Tarrytown. No previous knowledge required. Call p.m. at the Tarrytown Music Hall. Call 631-3390 musichall.org Hudson” and photos by Lewis Bogary on view at 631-1770 or e-mail [email protected]. or visit www.tarrytownmusichall.org the Ossining Public Library. Reception for Bora Chess Club: The Warner Library Chess Club Monday 29 Sept 7 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Call 941-2416 or Wednesday 24 meets on the second, third and fourth Thursday visit www.ossininglibrary.org. iShow You How: At 6:30 p.m. an Apple techni- of the month from 6:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. Call Concert: Emmylou Harris performs at 8 p.m. at cian demonstrates all the latest technological “Seven Bells for Stone Barns”: Original sound 631-7734 or visit www.warnerlibrary.org. the Tarrytown Music Hall. Call 877-840-0457 or gadgets at the Warner Library in Tarrytown. To art exhibition through Nov. 2 at Stone Barns Cen- “Warner Tech”: Sign up for a one-hour individu- visit www.tarrytownmusichall.org sign up call 631-7734 or visit the Reference Desk. ter for Food and Agriculture in Pocantico Hills. alized session on e-mail, downloading e-books or Call 366-6200 or visit www.stonebarnscenter.org. Thursday 25 Author Event: At 7 p.m. Elizabeth Andrew reads audiobooks, and using online library resources from her novel “Hannah Delivered” at the Warner Annual Story Walk: At 1 p.m. through Sept. 28 and databases at the Warner Library in Tarrytown. Concert: Boz Scaggs performs at 8 p.m. at the Library in Tarrytown. Call 631-7734 or visit for children ages 8 and younger at the Green- Call 631-7734 for appointment. Tarrytown Music Hall. Call 877-840-0457 or visit www.warnerlibrary.org. burgh Nature Center in Scarsdale. Call 723-3470 Used Books: Friends of the Irvington Library is www.tarrytownmusichall.org or visit www.greenburghnaturecenterorg. Irvington Stage Door: At 7:30 p.m. a reading partnering with Curious-on-Hudson Bookshop, Saturday 27 of Arthur Wooten’s “Birthday Pie” takes place at Kayaking: Rent a kayak between noon and 5 145 Palisade St., Dobbs Ferry to offer used books the Irvington Town Hall Theater. Call 591-6602 p.m. on the Tarrytown Lakes Saturdays and year round. Proceeds go directly to the Library. Headless Halloween Mini-Golf: From 10 or visit www.irvingtontheater.com. Sundays. Instruction available 9 a.m. to noon, Call 412-8393 or e-mail friends.irvingtonlibrary@ a.m. - 4 p.m. play real miniature golf through the and Thursdays and Fridays 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. gmail.com. stacks at the Warner Library in Tarrytown. At 6 Tuesday 30 by appointment. Call 682-5135 or visit www. Homebound Services @ Your Library: If you p.m. play a terrifying Halloween Horror version. KayakHudson.com. Call 631-7734 for tickets. “Social Security and You”: At 8:30 a.m. a pre- are unable to leave your home due to illness or sentation by Merrill Lynch sponsored by Sleepy Guided Kayak Tours: Thursday/Friday evenings disability, a Warner Library staff member or vol- Children’s Book Festival: From 10 a.m. – 4 Hollow/Tarrytown Chamber of Commerce at the and weekends at Kingsland Point Park, Sleepy unteer will bring library materials to you. Call the p.m. find more than 80 authors and illustrators at Warner Library in Tarrytown. Call 631-7734 or Hollow. Call 682-5135 or visit www.KayakHud- Reference Desk at 631-7734. Robert Bell Middle School in Chappaqua. Visit visit www.warnerlibrary.org. son.com for complete schedule. www.ccbfestival.org. Stone Barns’ programs: A series of produce- Identity Theft: At 2 p.m. learn how to protect Irvington Farmers Market: Every Wednesday related talks and tours are offered on Saturdays Worm Bin: At noon learn to make a compost bin your identity and finances at the Ossining Public from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Main Street and family programs on Sundays at Stone Barns at the Greenburgh Nature Center in Scarsdale. Library. Call 941-2416 or visit www.ossininglib- School parking lot. Visit http://irvingtonfarmer- in Pocantico Hills. Call 366-9606 or visit www. Pre-registration required. Call 723-3470 or visit rary.org. smarket.net. stonebarnscenter.org. www.greenburghnaturecenter.org. Sunday Oct. 5 Farmers’ Market at Phelps Hospital: Thursdays Healthy Life series: Phelps Memorial Hospital Herbal Health for Fall: At 1 p.m. learn how starting June 12 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. across Center in Sleepy Hollow offers the community a to identify immune-boosting herbs and cook up Harvest Fest: From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. enjoy from the 755 Medical Arts Building in Sleepy wide range of programs on health-related subjects remedies at Stone Barns Center for Food and hayrides, food-crafting activities, farm demonstra- Hollow. Call 366-3937. as well as health screenings and support groups. Agriculture in Pocantico Hills. Call 366-6200 or tions, live music and more at Stone Barns Center Visit www.phelpshospital.org. visit www.stonebarnscenter.org. for Food and Agriculture in Pocantico Hills. Tarrytown Farmers’ Market: Open from 8:30 Tickets required. Call 366-7905 or visit www. a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays at Patriots’ Park. Call Films for children: Weekends at noon at the “Unrequited Loss”: At 2 p.m. M&M Produc- stonebarnscenter.org. 923-4837. Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville. Call tions Acting Company presents two short plays 747-5555 or visit www.burnsfilmcenter.org. by local playwright Alibi Gorn at the Irvington Ongoing Ossining Down-To-Earth Farmers’ Market: Public Library. Reserve seats by calling 591-7840. Open Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. all year at Children’s programs at the libraries: Stories, In the Garden of Sonic Delights: Experience Spring and Main Sts. Call 923-4837. rhymes, crafts and songs for children of various Chamber Music: At 8 p.m. the Brentano String Ed Osborne’s sound art installation weekends in ages at Tarrytown’s Warner Library and Irvington Quartet with violist Hsin-Yun Huang performs Farm Market: Stone Barns Center’s produce, Public Library. For Warner, call 631-7734 or visit at Sleepy Hollow High School. Call 861-5080 or the greenhouse frame at Lyndhurst in Tarrytown. meat and eggs are on sale Sundays from 10 a.m. to Call 631-4481 or visit www.lyndhurst.org. www.warnerlibrary.org. For Irvington, call 591- visit www.friendsofmusicconcerts.org. 4 p.m. at 630 Bedford Road, Pocantico Hills. Call 7840 or visit www.irvingtonlibrary.org. “Wizard of Oz”: Through Sept. 21 at the 366-6200 or visit www.stonebarnscenter.org.

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To the Editor: Beyond the short span of the GeoTurf Artificial Turf is Right Fit for Irvington warranty, its language requires expensive, To the Editor: track which is in need of repair. Meszaros Irvington Voters, mark your calendars. high intensity maintenance. If the com- has a long, well-documented history of On October 7, 2014, the Irvington School pany judges our maintenance efforts inad- Earlier this year, we served as Co-Chairs poor drainage, overuse, and inferior sur- Board will ask the community to vote on equate, this could void the warranty even of the Irvington Fields Project Committee face conditions. It has been patched and a 15-year bond to finance infrastructure before the eight years are up. What will (“FPC”), convened by the Irvington BOE, repaired many times. East Field, which is improvements, plant a natural grass field happen then? You guessed it: yet another and comprised of ten residents having predominately used as a practice field and on IHS’s East Field, and most important, bond. various backgrounds in business, finance, for community soccer on weekends, has install GeoTurf artificial grass on Meszaros Another economic issue is the poten- architecture, horticulture, and law. Over been closed for nearly two years and action Field. tial cost of disposing of worn out artificial the course of eight weeks, FPC reviewed is required, including improving drainage In general, artificial turf represents a fields. Since no GeoTurf field has ever been hundreds of pages of documents pertain- and irrigation. Irvington fields, including threat to health, safety and the environ- recycled in the United States, it is irrespon- ing to soil conditions, pitch, drainage and those at Dows and Scenic Hudson, are in- ment. However I want to focus on the eco- sible to state, as school official do, that the irrigation of Meszaros and East Field, lis- terconnected. Poor conditions at one neg- nomics of GeoTurf, which is much more artificial turf WILL be recycled at the end tened to consultants and vendor represen- atively impacts the maintenance, wear and expensive than school officials let on. The of its useful life. It’s more likely that the tatives explain the differences in turf field tear, and programming at the other fields. GeoTurf warranty is eight years, while the spent turf will have to be deposited in a products, and discussed the pros and cons The best long term and cost effective proposed school bond extends over 15 landfill, at a considerable cost to us—not of options at our fields, including associ- solution for our community and student years. What happens when the warranty to mention to the environment. ated costs. We also queried District and athletes is both properly repairing and re- expires at eight years and the field needs For good reason, Irvington voted NO to Village administrators and the outside en- storing natural grass at East Field and in- replacement? In essence, the bond should artificial turf in 2006 and 2008. Please join vironmental engineering consultant, and stalling artificial turf with an organic infill have included financing for two artificial me in voting NO for a third—and I hope, spent many hours conducting our own at Meszaros. We need a high performing turf fields over 15 years – not one. So don’t final—time on October 7. due diligence. We looked at usage of our flexible playing surface to meet our com- be surprised if they come back to us seven fields by students on athletic teams, during munity’s needs. An artificial field with or- years from now with a request for yet an- Ilene Wachs recess and physical education classes, and ganic infill is the right fit at Meszaros as other bond. Irvington groups such as AYSO soccer. Importantly, it addresses our concerns as to health and we independently researched the environ- environmental safety, and it will be able to mental and health issues of the artificial sustain our usage, be easier and more cost A Delightful Time at Washington turf products presented - inorganic crumb efficient to maintain, and serve as a more rubber, organic infill, and a hybrid of the durable and safer surface for our athletes. Irving Boat Club two products. What was clear to us is that immediate Rick Rasulo and Deborah Hargraves, To the Editor: island Tiki Bar providing the best of the action is necessary at both of our fields. Co-Chairs of the Irvington Fields tropical beverages. With Kim and Man- Irvington has only one regulation size Project Committee Have you been on vacation in Tarrytown ager Pete Ruffler pleasantly serving the varsity football, soccer, and lacrosse field lately? Well, I recently had the opportu- large crowds, it was indeed a pleasurable - Meszaros. It is surrounded by our only nity to visit the Washington Irving Boat reminder of the islands. Club on the illustrious Hudson River. It Thank you Washington Irving Boat wasn’t a typical trek to the River by any Club, Kim, and Manager Pete Ruffler, for means. this wonderful experience right here in I was surprisingly met by beautiful palm good “ole” Tarrytown. trees and tropical umbrellas strategically Artificial Turf Bond Should Be Voted placed around the boat club’s spacious Dr. Daniel Rizzi, Ed. D. Down Again in Irvington outdoor setting, along with the wonderful Tarrytown To the Editor: ly, but it can’t be “lung” friendly. Serious respiratory problems could emerge years Bond will Fund Infrastructure Despite two artificial turf defeats, the later. Irvington school board has thumbed their Hastings defeated Geo-Turf last October Improvements at Irvington Schools noses at the will of Irvington voters, and and recently banned plastic grocery bags in a third attempt, is proposing to spend in their attempt to keep the earth clean. To the Editor: deteriorated, 25-year old Oley Track will $1.4 million for artificial turf on Meszaros Meanwhile, Irvington’s school board also be replaced. field. The board chose to bury the contro- wants us to spend an exorbitant $1.83 mil- Thank you for giving me the opportunity, The cost to the individual homeowner versial artificial turf proposal in the Oc- lion tax dollars to buy 25 tons of plastic as Co-President of the Irvington PTSA, to to fund this bond is $28 (for a $700,000 tober 7 referendum for a $4.6 million 15 and have a continual huge tax burden to provide some information about the facili- home) the first year and less to possibly no year bond for capital improvements. Thus, remove and replace tons of it every eight ties and fields bond that is coming up for cost in the following years. The reason the there won’t be a separate vote. They never years. Artificial grass is the antithesis of vote on Oct 7th. The proposed bond will cost is low is because this bond is timed to researched using a resilient type of grass Irvington’s bucolic ambiance. allow for infrastructure improvements at replace a $3.5 million dollar bond that is and proper foundation. This is a disgrace- In a democracy, the supreme power each school by creating long term energy ef- retiring next year. The state will also reim- ful partisan maneuver in order to “rail- is vested in the people. Imagine just five ficiency with LED lighting and upgrades to burse up to 24% of what we spend on capi- road” artificial turf on Meszaros. “elected” school board members have heating systems at Dows Lane, Main Street tal improvements to our facilities and fields. They want plastic grass, brand name shamefully failed to represent the people of School and the High School. In addition, If the bond passes, we will also receive that Geo-Turf, which only lasts for eight years. Irvington, usurping our will, by rescinding the bond would fund a new roof at MSS 24% reimbursement on the over $200,000 Both of my sons played soccer, football 1,358 of our votes against artificial turf. and courtyard “dust bowl” and vestibule we have already spent to remediate the con- and lacrosse, for all of their school lives. Our school board is arrogantly governing improvements at the Middle School/High struction fill situation on East Field. There is no way I’d want my young boys like a fiefdom. We must push back. School Campus. As school gets underway, I would ask that exposed throughout their many play- On October 7, exercise your democratic This bond will also pay to protect and im- you educate yourself on the specifics of the ing years, to the hazards of plastic grass, voting power. Vote “no” for the referen- prove our four- field system (two at Dows bond. There is detailed information on the vulnerable to certain injuries, bacteria, dum. and two at the Campus) by restoring East district website.www.irvingtonschools.org plastic chemicals and inhaling “organic Field so it can be again be used as a practice And please, don’t forget to vote on Oct. infill,”coconut fibers and cork. Geo-Turf Linda Leary field and using an organic infill turf for 7th. touts that organic infill is “earth” friend- Irvington, NY Meszaros Field. This would ensure that all Thank you, sports have adequate field time and home games will not have to be frequently moved Allison Waguespack or rescheduled if it rains. In addition, the Co-President Irvington PTSA

24 The Hudson Independent September 2014 www.thehudsonindependent.com Inquiring Photographer by Alexa Brandenberg “Do You Support the Legalization of Marijuana?”

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Yes, I do support it. Obviously “Yes. It’s safer than alcohol “Yes. For it’s health benefits, “Yes. I find alcohol to be more “No. I have kids and I don’t like the medical benefits are worth it. because the LD50* is significantly including reducing pressure on damaging than marijuana and them to be using drugs. It’s okay Also, if it’s legal you can control less dangerous to the human the eye in glaucoma, and helping alcohol is legal.” for medical purposes, but not for it better. And it’s less harmful to body. Financially, the government nausea in cancer patients. Also me. I’ve seen what drugs can do the body than both alcohol and would save and make money legalization takes the criminal ele- to a person.” cigarettes.” - the huge cost of enforcement ment out of it.” would be eliminated and the tax revenues from sales would go to schools and education as alcohol and cigarette revenue does.” Letters island Tiki Bar providing the best of the tropical beverages. With Kim and Man- Bond is a Small Price to Pay for Needed Improvements ager Pete Ruffler pleasantly serving the Dear Editor: surrounding towns. What’s involved, why • The need to upgrade our facilities and organic, limiting any environmental impact large crowds, it was indeed a pleasurable should you vote yes and why now? fields is undeniable and unavoidable; if we while providing best in class fields to mirror reminder of the islands. I’m writing in support of the Irvington • It includes facilities improvements at approve this bond now, the cost to taxpayers our best in class academics. Thank you Washington Irving Boat School District Bond that will be on the bal- three schools, including LED lighting and is only $28 dollars for a $700,000 home for For an average tax increase of $28/year, Club, Kim, and Manager Pete Ruffler, for lot on Oct 7th. upgrades to the heating/cooling systems that the first year and EVEN LESS each follow- this is a small – and necessary – price to pay this wonderful experience right here in My family and I have lived in Irvington will save the District over $50,000/year ing year. to preserve our tradition of excellence in aca- good “ole” Tarrytown. for ten years and as active members of the • Improvements at Dows Lane, where our It’s worth mentioning concerns raised demics and athletics. community, we are passionate about pre- students’ journeys begin, include replacing about the proposed turf as part of the field Dr. Daniel Rizzi, Ed. D. serving the high standard of education and trailers with administrative offices, replac- upgrades. To provide some perspective, Thank you, Tarrytown school facilities – it’s what drew us here and ing the original HVAC system from the ‘50s there are 50 other districts in Westchester continues to draw others. and upgrading the fields with turf fields; notably, our turf would be Kerry Lyons We have five children under ten, all of • Of the four fields in our system, two are whom are off to a great start in Irvington often unusable – leaving the remaining two schools. The benefits of this bond apply not in extremely poor condition due to overuse just to our high school facilities (as some • We have significantly more children in may think) but our entire school system; our classrooms than we did 25 years ago – this bond is critical if we want to maintain and they are playing more sports, putting our high standards and compete with our greater demands on our limited fields Editor RICK PEZZULLO [email protected] 914.631.6311 21 North Broadway, Tarrytown, NY 10591 Phone: 914.631.6311 Office Manager Retiring Irvington Library Director is SHARON KIRSCHNER Please visit us on the Web at 914.631.6311 www.thehudsonindependent.com an Unsung Heroine [email protected] To contact Hudson Valley News Corporation or for Ad Production Manager general information, e-mail us at: TOM SCHUMACHER, [email protected] To the Editor: net connections and extended hours. 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Morey Storck, vice president; On the other hand, I am saddened by her Behind the scenes, managing this carefully- Art Direction Robert Kimmel, Zak Shusterman WENDY TITTEL DESIGN departure, as of August 30, from her office run facility is our quiet, unassuming director [email protected] Editorial Board: on Astor Street. to whom we owe a debt of gratitude. Please Robert Kimmel, chair, When Hurricane Sandy struck, many join me in thanking Pam Strachan, truly an Circulation Manager Kevin Brown, Paula Romanow Etzel, JOANNE M. TINSLEY Steven Gosset, Jennie Lyons, Alexander Roberts, homes went dark and unheated for well over unsung heroine, for her many years of service [email protected] Barrett Seaman, Morey Storck, Joanne M. Tinsley, a week. Pam welcomed residents not only and dedication. What’s Happening Editor Donald Whitely with her personal warmth and that of the Sally Kellock, [email protected] library, but also offered drinks, snacks, Inter- Bobbie Morris

www.thehudsonindependent.com September 2014 The Hudson Independent 25 Business News Tarrytown Honda Dealership Has 70-Year History in Village by Janie Rosman major inspiration. When I got the call that The youngest dealership owner in the Board of Review. there was a dealership for sale, I told him, United States, Dachnowicz brought 19 years A requisite traffic study found in his -fa In a village ripe with history, one location and he said, ‘If you don’t do this (buy it), of brand experience, including sales, mana- vor: plans to expand the dealership would near Tarrytown’s Historic Commons HC you’ll come to work here every day and re- gerial and corporate. Its first two months of not impact local streets. “However, I got the Zone boasts longevity spanning the past gret not doing it.’” sales earned him American Honda’s “Fast- consultant, so they wanted a second study century. Dachnowicz sealed the deal on the former est-Growing Dealership” designation for the done by a consultant hired by the village, at What began in 1914 as a masonry-on- Rushneck Honda/Pontiac/Subaru dealer- area. my expense,” he said. “I’ll lose one year. It wood building with concrete block exte- ship at 480 South Broadway, opening as When the economy took a hit shortly will get done, just a year later than planned.” rior — a carriage-type facility — became thereafter, Tarry- Due to Article 78 proceedings (a proceed- a car dealership 30 years later. Enhanced town Honda held its ing used to appeal the decision of a local in 1954 and again in 1978 with the addi- ground. “The dealer agency to the New York courts) filed by the tion of an underground garage, Rushneck body, since 2008, neighboring community in Pennybridge in Honda flourished in its suburban location, has dropped by one- 2012, Dachnowicz was unable to act on site becoming Tarrytown Honda when owner third, and I didn’t plans approved by the Tarrytown Planning and president Dwight Dachnowicz opened lay off any employees Board two years ago. Having had site plans it for business on November 1, 2006. since I bought it in approved by obtaining a building permit, he “Sunny Rushneck and Gary Rushneck 2006,” Dachnowicz must now renew it, Village Administrator purchased the dealership in the 1940s,” said, crediting his re- Michael Blau explained. Dachnowicz explained. “It was a gas station cent success to Vince’s “The Honda application requires varianc- that serviced used cars, and then it began mentoring. es from the Zoning Board of Appeals and selling used cars. That was unusual, selling He’s visited 400 of also architectural approval from the Archi- used cars before bringing new cars into the Honda’s 1,000 Unit- tectural Review Board,” Blau said. inventory.” ed States dealerships During a special July 23, 2014 meeting, The Rushneck dealership was the second and has traveled to the Planning Board approved an initial 90- car company in the area, General Motors stores internationally. day extension of the site plan for Tarrytown being the first. Honda awarded Rushneck “In Japan, they not Honda — approved exactly two years earlier the dealership in 1971. Honda practice was only had a test crash on July 23, 2012 — to allow Dachnowicz to to scout markets to see if they were a good Tarrytown Honda Owner/President Dwight site with a Honda proceed through the other Board processes. fit for a store, making it the second Honda Dachnowicz with his 1980s Honda Accord. against a solid, non- At the meeting, John Hughes, attorney dealership in the county. moving object, they for Dachnowicz, said that, since the board “Honda decided Tarrytown was a good Tarrytown Honda on Nov. 1, 2006. Five had a crash site with two Hondas moving. approval two years ago, the Zoning Board location for its store,” he said. months later, Vince was in Tarrytown to For example, an Odyssey minivan versus process began and “ran into some issues,” as After graduating from Washington and celebrate the official grand opening of Tar- a Fit subcompact,” he recalled. “After the noted in meeting minutes. Jefferson College in 1994, Dachnowicz was rytown Honda, owned by his protégé and crash, researchers in white coats came out to Dachnowicz is looking at other nearby wait-listed for law school for one year. “I’d former employee. take pictures, take measurements, circle the properties so he wouldn’t need variances; he worked for Honda in college and went back “I’m extraordinarily proud of Dwight’s impact areas, put down markers, conduct a must still conform to Honda requirements to sell cars, and then was wait-listed another achievements and successes throughout his full investigation.” however. When the 90-day period expires, year, and by then, I was doing what I loved,” career,” Vince said. “And I point with par- Tarrytown has its own concerns about the the board might grant another one year and Dachnowicz said. ticular pride to what he has accomplished impact of Dachnowicz’s expansion plans, nine-month extension, to equal a two-year At 29, he went to work for Vince, owner in the short time he has owned Tarrytown approved two years ago by the Planning extension of the original 2012 site plan ap- of The Bill Vince Auto Group, “and my Honda.” Board, Zoning Board, and Architectural proval date.

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