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Vol 113 Number 6 www.RisingMediaGroup.com Friday, February 8, 2019 Street Renamed for Yonkers Politics: New Names & 9/11 Hero Neill Tyndal Old Faves for Council, Mayor

Democrat Ivy Reeves and Republican Adam Rodriguez are two candidates interested in running for mayor. By Dan Murphy In the race for Yonkers mayor, Mayor Mike Photo by Donna Davis. The renamed Yonkers street corner. Additional photos are on page 9. The decision by democratic leaders in Al- Spano has not formally announced, but as one bany to move up the state political calendar has Yonkers political insider told us, “If he doesn’t The City of Yonkers remembered one of time, enjoyed boating with his children, as well made it incumbent on those who want to run run for mayor, I’ll jump off the Mario Cuomo its own this week as Yonkers Firefighter Neill as riding his motorcycle. for office to decide now, resulting in a few de- Bridge.” Spano, a democrat, could face oppo- Tyndal had a street renamed in his honor, at the Mayor Mike Spano, City Councilman John cisions by some familiar names not to run for sition from a progressive democrat who could corner of New Avenue and Scott Avenue. Tyndal Rubbo, Council Majority Leader Michael Saba- re-election or to get back into politics, and some have the support of the indivisible Yonkers died in 2017 after battling a 9/11-related illness. tino, Council Minority Leader Mike Breen, and new names seem to be readying a race for City group. He was 48 years old. members of the Yonkers Fire Department joined Council and mayor in 2019. Tyndal was born in the Bronx on Feb. 5, to unveil the new street sign, which reads, “Fire- Continued on Page 8 1969. He was the son of Neill Sr. and Mary fighter Neill S. Tyndal Jr. Way.” Jane, husband of Rosemarie (nee McNeill), fa- Rubbo, who represents the district in which ther of Matthew and Neill, brother of Anthony Tyndal lived, sponsored the renaming that was and John (and his wife, Catalina) and uncle of approved by the council in December. At the Angela, Jacqueline, Anthony Jr., John Michael, recent event he recognized Tyndal’s wife, sons, State Senate Passes Jayden and Sophia. The Tyndal family came out parents and brothers who were on hand. to remember and honor Neill, who, in his free Continued on Page 9 Child Victims Act Justice for Those Who Prey on Children Yonkers Idol 2019 Has Begun One of Yonkers’ most popular events has begun with auditions for the Yonkers Idol and Yonkers Junior Idol competition for 2019, held last week at the Nodine Hill Community Cen- ter. A number of young Yonkers aspiring per- formers showed up for the Idol auditions for those between age 15 and 19, and for the Junior Idol auditions for those between the age of 10 and 14. One notable contestant this year is Amara Valerio, who was the 2014 Yonkers Junior Idol and has returned to compete for the Yonkers Idol crown this year. This year’s Idol judges will have to make some difficult choices, as the performers were ready with their favorite songs – and performed their best. The winners will hold the title for a year State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins advocates for passage of the Child Victims Act. and win $1,000, courtesy of the Untermyer By Dan Murphy tions for victims of child sexual abuse. Performing Arts Council Teresa Fund. The title The State Senate, led by Majority Leader The Child Victims Act will raise the crimi- also provides performance opportunities for Andrea Stewart-Cousins from Westchester, con- nal statute of limitations for child sexual abuse various City of Yonkers ceremonies and events. tinues to pass legislation that members ran on crimes by five years and raise the civil statute Photo by Shane Samuels. The 2014 Junior last November and address items that were con- of limitations for causes of action brought by Idol winner, Amara Valerio, is back to sistently blocked by the former republican State someone seeking redress for physical, psycho- audition for Yonkers Idol. Additional photos Senate majority. Last week, it was the Child logical or other injury caused by child sexual are on page 10. Victims Act, which reforms the statute of limita- Continued on Page 8

YPS Graduation Rates Happy 100th Birthday, Remain Strong Stanley Coates 86% of Class of ’18 Graduated on Time On Jan. 30, the New York State Education percent, and our students with disabilities at- Department released its 2018 graduation data. tained a 58 percent rate. “Once again, it is my pleasure to report “These subgroups achieved higher on-time that Yonkers Public Schools’ graduation rate is graduation rates than all other large urban com- 86 percent with our August graduates and our munities in New York,” continued Quezada. students surpassed the statewide August rate of “Similarly, on-time graduation rates for black 83 percent,” saidt Yonkers Board of Education students is 79.6 percent and for Hispanic stu- President the Rev. Steve Lopez. “The trustees dents it is 85.6 percent; they also surpassed all commend the outstanding work of our Superin- large urban communities. This trend continues tendent Dr. (Edwin) Quezada, his instructional through the work that we do to ensure our stu- team, school administrators, teachers and, most dents remain in school. Yonkers’ dropout rate importantly, the diligent effort of our students.” for the 2014 cohort was 3 percent, as compared “I am extremely proud of the work that is to 6 percent for New York State.” being accomplished in our high schools,” said “We are proud our Yonkers Public Schools Quezada. “Yonkers outperforms urban school students continue to achieve despite the chronic districts across the state and our students’ on- underfunding to education by New York State,” time graduation rate is aligned with the state- said Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano. “While it wide average. It is the August on-time gradu- seems we’ve reached our capacity of success, I ation rate which truly reveals that our students can only imagine what our students could ac- continue to demonstrate they are on the positive complish if our district was provided the fund- path toward graduation, as well as college and ing they so desperately need and deserve. I con- career readiness. gratulate the dedication of the Yonkers Board of Friends and family celebrate the 100th birthday of Sgt Stanley Coates. “By giving our students an additional two Trustees, the superintendent and the wonderful months of support to achieve graduation require- administration, staff and teachers who commit Family and friends of Stanley Coates gath- sia, Libya, Italy, and Greece, where he was part ments, they make significant progress. Yonkers’ themselves each day to the successes of our ered Jan. 19 to celebrate his 100th birthday. of the British Army’s North African Campaign. on-time graduation rate was able to increase by schools and who work tirelessly to ensure our Coates was born in England on Jan. 19, During this time he met his wife, Gloria, when 6 percentage points to 86 percent from June to students reach their fullest potential.” 1919. As a teenager, he left school and worked the Germans left Greece. August. Even more impressive is how this extra Overall graduation numbers for YPS show on the railroad at the age of 14, as a locomo- Coates came to the United States in 1954, time escalates achievement for our subgroups the 86 percent graduation rate unchanged, grad- tive. Coates joined the British Army in 1939 and and he and Gloria lived in New York City until resulting in graduation rate increases. Yonkers’ uating 1,559 students in the class of 2018 – 3 fought in World War II, where he served from they moved to Yonkers to raise their five chil- English language learners graduation rate is 56 Continued on Page 8 1939 to 1945 as a sergeant. He traveled to Tuni- Continued on Page 8 PAGE 2 - Yonkers Rising - Friday, February 8, 2019 Westchester Holocaust Hudson River Museum Survivor Visits City Hall February Events

Photo by Robert Kalfus. Holocaust survivor Betty Migdol with Rabbi Mendy Huwitz of the Greyston Jewish Center Chabad of Yonkers, Council President Mike Khader and members of the Yonkers City Council.

By Robert Kalfus that there was nothing left for her in Ruscova, Oscar Florianus Bluemner’s “Moon Radiance,” 1927. In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, she went with three of her surviving cousins to a Yonkers resident and holocaust survivor Betty displaced persons camp in Germany, where she The Hudson River Museum is currently of astronomers goes on an expedition to the Migdol was recently honored by the Yonkers stayed for 16 months. featuring a major examination of the moon as moon. Then, in Fritz Lang’s 1929 “Woman in City Council, and President Mike Khader who In 1947, she was able to cross the Atlantic it relates to the story of the American nocturne. the Moon” (Frau im Mond), a tenacious scien- remarked that “Betty Migdol worked at the Al- Ocean to come to New York, where her new life This month’s featured exhibition is “The Color tist blasts off for the moon in hopes of finding exandor’s and the Caldor stores on Yonkers Av- began. A few weeks later she met Harry Migdol of the Moon: Lunar Painting in American Art,” riches. Tickets are $10. enue, which are long gone, but Betty Migdol is and they married in 1949, had two daughters, on view through May 12. This exhibition is de- * Tour a century of lunar photography and still among us.” and owned a business. Incredibly, she put the voted to the allure of the moon for American beyond Sunday, Feb. 10 at 1:30 p.m. View a The City Council and Khader honored horrors of her teenage years behind her, and painters from the early 1820s through the late special exhibition with Marc Taylor, HRM man- Migdol with proclamations and a standing ova- kept her love for the Jewish religion. 1960s. ager of planetarium and science programs. tion, as her daughter June Hirsch accompanied The Migdols moved to Yonkers in 1970 Another exhibition, which opened Feb. 8, * “Valentine’s Day Under the Stars” on her at the council’s fourth floor chamber. and she worked in Alexander’s and Caldors. is “A Century of Lunar Photography and Be- Thursday, Feb. 14. Enjoy a sparkling toast and Migdol was born Dec. 19,1927, the third She now has five grandchildren and four great- yond.” hors d’oeuvres, followed by cosmic travels in of six children, to a religious and poor fam- grandchildren – with more to come. She made a Other moon-related events and February the planetarium revealing the many stories of ily in Ruscova, Romania, a small town in the beautiful life for herself and others. Migdol said programs at HRM include: love and devotion that grace the skies. Weather Carpathian Mountains. Migdol was smart but she is proud that Judaism has not only survived, * “Sunday Scholars: Sex, Birth, Death and permitting, view the moon through a refracting lacked a formal education. Her job at home but continued to grow in her family and with all the Moon” on Feb. 10 at 3:30 p.m. The moon telescope. The reception begins at 6 p.m., and was to care for her three younger siblings, who who know her. has exerted a dynamic pull on the human imagi- the planetarium show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are loved her greatly. Migdol has long been a member and sup- nation for millennia. After a lunar viewing un- $30 for non-members, or $25 for members. Age In 1944, when she was 16, the Hungarians porter of Chabad of Yonkers. She is the matri- der the planetarium dome, Dr. Emily Anhalt, 21 and older. who had moved into her town rounded up all arch of her family and a great role model for professor of classics at Sarah Lawrence Col- * “Civil Rights and Soul” on Sunday, Feb. the Jews and sent them first to a ghetto and then the community, instilling such a strong sense of lege, discusses the personification of the moon 17 at 2 p.m. In recognition of Black History on transport trains to the Auschwitz death camp. Jewish pride in her children and grandchildren, and the paradox of female power in ancient Month, HRM addresses difficult elements pres- After six months at Auschwitz, she was sent to a that her great-grand children attend a Chabad Greek and Roman mythology, as well as the ent in American history, and celebrates the hu- slave labor camp. When the war ended in 1945, pre-school program – schooling that was denied ways in which ancient attitudes toward girls and man spirit. Hear the words of Dr. Martin Luther Migdol fled from the Russian soldiers who were to her. women are still prevalent today. Followed by a King and other activists, authors and artists, in cruel to young girls, and was able to make her Every year during the Holiday of Sha- question-and-answer session. readings led by Marcus John. DJ NessDigital way home, where in Ruscova, she found out vuos (the holiday that commemorates the Giv- * “Woman in the Moon” and “A Trip to the will spin tunes of the soul music fueled by the that any other family members who were sent ing of the Torah), Migdol sponsors a Kiddush Moon” on Sunday, Feb. 10 at noon at Alamo struggle for civil rights and the peace move- to concentration camps died. luncheon in loving memory of her dear family Drafthouse, Yonkers. This movie series con- ment, inviting the audience to sing along. Migdol’s older brother and sister also members that perished in the Holocaust. Al- tinues with two pioneering classics of fantasy. * “Apollo 13” on Sunday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. survived, because they never were sent to the though it is now difficult for Migdol to walk to First, in Georges Melies’ 1902 short, “A Trip to at Alamo Drafthouse, Yonkers. Inspired by the ghetto and Auschwitz. Orphaned and seeing Continued on Page 6T:10.5”the Moon” (Le voyage dans la lune), a group Continued on Page 6

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Is imer held a press conference on Monday to an- which addresses concerns about the adequacy of I will say it again: The the Yonkers system out nounce steps that the county will take, in conjunc- the natural gas supply, while continuing our push City of Yonkers red light of date or in need of re- tion with local cities, to deal with Con Edison’s toward renewables.” camera program is a placement? announcement last week that it is imposing a New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson said: sham. Its goal is to bal- Let’s get back to moratorium on all new natural gas lines for new “We are very fortunate to benefi t from the county ance the City of Yonkers my friend’s ticket… customers in mid- and southern Westchester. executive’s leadership on this issue and his in- budget and screw motor- She receives a letter in “This moratorium is a serious move that will stantly recognizing this is a regional challenge ists who travel through the mail from the Park- impact development in Westchester County – par- and we must coordinate our efforts. The cities of our city. ing Violations Bureau ticularly in our major cities where development Westchester County are going through historic The lobbyist in Al- with big, bold letters at has been very much part of their economic revival renewal and it is years of painstaking efforts that bany that obtained the the top that say, “notice efforts,” he said. “Our goal in county government put us in this position. To receive this sudden program for Yonkers was of hearing.” She had is to bring together all local governments and plan news from Con Edison is potentially very prob- the same lobbyist for the sent in her plea of “not – together – how we must respond to this.” lematic – but I am confi dent that all of us working fi rm that ultimately re- guilty” on time because This approach includes: together can achieve a solution.” ceived the contract to the images presented to * Facilitating next steps with municipalities White Plains Mayor Tom Roach added: provide red light cam- her did not show any and Con Edison, including compiling a list of all “The county executive’s leadership on this issue eras to our fair city. This violation occurring. The development projects throughout the county, both has been tremendous. Part of what we need to do lobbyist has connections Eric Schoen purpose of the letter was planned and underway, to get a better picture of is get all of the facts on the table for developers with one of the offi cials to avoid a hearing. where Westchester is regarding increased natural so we can work together to make the changes we charged with running the city of Yonkers. Interestingly, the notice had a $25 penalty gas demand. need to make to keep our economy moving for- But you know all that. Now, let’s get to my on it (making the ticket $90) with a note to that * Enlisting the help of energy consultants ward.” red light camera episode. if she changes her plea to “guilty” she could who can guide the county through the regulatory Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano said: “There is A friend received a red light camera ticket avoid the necessity of an appearance by calling process, and asking Director of Energy and Sus- no question a gas moratorium will greatly impact in the mail. The images on the ticket were so 914-377-6629 for the “correct amount due” and tainability Pete McCartt with performing a survey development in Yonkers and across the county. It dark it was impossible to see if an infraction ac- returning the note to the PVB three days prior to explore how the county can reduce gas usage is essential we obtain an independent verifi cation tually occurred. There was a picture of her li- the hearing date. at its facilities. of the severity of the problem. We need to know if cense plate. That was the only thing clearly vis- The total due is listed on the notice as $90. * Tasking Director of Operations Joan Mc- there is still additional capacity that would allow ible. So she wrote to Yonkers Parking Violations So what does “correct amount due” mean? Are Donald with working with New York State Public the moratorium to be delayed until alternative Bureau that based on the images she received they sending notices out with the incorrect Service Commission Chairman and CEO John energy sources are put in place. I look forward from them, no violation occurred and she was amount listed as “total due?” This mess gets Rhodes to encourage Con Edison to delay the to working with my colleagues in government to not guilty. more confusing by the minute. Suppose some- moratorium so the county can develop an action ensure our cities’ concerns are heard and appro- Now, with the cockamamie Yonkers sys- one at this point in the process sent $90 and less plan. Latimer will testify at the next PSC hearing priately handled.” tem, the Parking Violations Bureau says that you was due. Are they going to get a refund? If you this month. Con Edison has remained silent since the should view the video clips online, which sup- think so, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you. * Working with the business community, and announcement. The Public Service Commission posedly give a better picture of whether a viola- I reviewed the video clips on my iPad, a de- other entities, to help navigate this moratorium will play a large role in determining if the March tion occurred. At this point they are counting on vice many people around the world use that lets and how it relates to development. 15 moratorium date becomes real, and all new de- you to say, hey, it’s not worth the waste of time you obtain access to the Internet, and they were “There is no doubt in my mind that the Con velopment projects in the lower half of the county dealing with his foolishness and pay the ticket. as dark and unclear as the pictures on the viola- Edison natural gas moratorium poses a serious will come to a halt. A lot of people don’t have computers where tion notice. The picture that is supposed to show challenge to the Westchester economy,” said Governor Andrew Cuomo and Westchester they can view the video clips, so they have to the car going through the light is just a bunch of Westchester Assemblyman David Buchwald. “It State Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins, two of the schlep down to the PVB and pay $3 to park in hazy lights. There’s no way anyone with good is now our task as representatives of the people three most powerful politicians in the state and the City Hall garage to use a computer there. Or vision could determine if the subject car was go- and businesses of Westchester to help provide as both of whom reside in Westchester, also need to go to the Riverfront Library and pay to park in ing through a red light. clear a path forward as possible.” add their views on the matter. the Buena Vista Garage (where parking for li- The bottom line is that an administrative Westchester Assemblywoman Amy Paulin One of the arguments given by Con Edison brary patrons used to be free), or fi nd a street law judge at the Parking Violations Bureau re- added: “The proposed gas moratorium by Con and the Business Council of Westchester is that meter. Again, at this point many give up and pay viewed the ticket and his decision was: “Omit Edison is an all-hands-on-deck moment for our “the problem is that there is insuffi cient transmis- the ticket. penalty. Guilty pay original fi ne. The online county, and I am thankful for County Executive sion pipeline capacity to get it to us. Con Edison Now, these tickets are supposed to be re- video has been reviewed and clearly depicts the Latimer’s leadership. We need to come together has the ability to deliver gas but it is unable to viewed by a law enforcement offi cial to deter- subject vehicle proceeding through a solid red to fi gure out how best to preserve the develop- access additional supplies, and any attempt to add mine if a violation took place. As I have in the light at the subject intersection.” ment projects that drive so much of our economy, major new natural gas capacity to the region has past, I requested to view this process and got an How the administrative law judge could and special circumstances like school construc- been either rejected or drowned out by calls for email back from Yonkers Communications Di- make this decision, I will never fi gure out. May- tion. I am hopeful that this will both lead to a fi nding new alternative energy sources instead,” rector Christina Gilmartin saying: “Those who be he viewed the video on big screen at RKO broader awareness of renewable energy options, said BCW President and CEO Marsha Gordon are issued red light cameras are provided the Proctors in Getty Square. Oops, that’s closed. and better communication between the state, Con said last week. These arguments were not ad- video in which they are seen running a red light. Maybe he viewed the video on the big screen Edison, and our local communities around cre- dressed by Latimer or any of the offi cials at the They have the right to dispute any ruling based at Radio City Music Hall? Doubt it. Maybe his ative solutions to head off a crisis.” press conference. on the video.” eyes are better than mine? Doubt that one too! Board of Legislators Chairman Ben Boykin In fact, just the opposite argument was ar- I wrote back to Ms. Gilmartin: “When the There is a note at the bottom of the hearing said: “This will affect everyone in Westchester ticulated by some at the press conference – that contract was awarded it was stated that after offi cer’s decision sheet that says the decision is County – developers, homeowners, school dis- no additional natural gas pipelines are needed the infraction occurred a police or COY offi - appealable for $10. The notice of hearing says tricts, municipalities and others. The board will or should be considered, and that energy saving cial would review it to determine if a summons “this will be the only hearing for these viola- be speaking with Con Edison and working with methods and alternative, renewable fuel options should be issued. I believe it was also in the ini- tions.” the county executive and municipal governments should be prioritized. tial legislation. That is the process I would like So my friend decided to pay the $65 (yes, to review.” don’t forget the $15 administrative fee for the No response. work the PVB does to drive you nuts, I mean Then I learned that the reason the pictures process the violation notice, which the City on the violation notice are so dark is that in Council added two years ago). It’s just not worth Free Meditation Class some neighborhoods, residents complained that the time when the stack of cards is against you. the bright fl ash – like a fl ash on your camera – I still have hope that the City Council will A free, hour-long Saturday morning medi- June Sidman, it will begin with a spiritual read- that simultaneously goes off with the red light pass legislation requiring the postage of signage tation class will be held Feb. 23 at 11 a.m. at ing and will consist of sitting meditations that camera was annoying and it was turned off. So I at the approach to red light camera intersections, the First Unitarian Society of Westchester, 25 follow the breath, letting go of thoughts when asked Ms. Gilmartin: “If neighbors are disturbed alerting motorists to their existence. The signage Old Jackson Ave., Hastings-on-Hudson. Led by they come up. No experience is necessary. by the fl ashing that occurs at the red light in- has proven to be just as effective as the cameras tersection, what must they do to get the bright themselves in stopping motorists from running fl ashing light turned off? Apparently it has oc- red lights. If it’s good enough for New Rochelle curred in certain red light intersections upon re- and Mount Vernon, it’s good enough for Yon- quest from neighboring residents.” kers. You guessed it. No response. And let’s hope with the Senate led by our By the way, I have been in Mount Vernon Continued on Page 8 PAGE 4 - YoNkERs RisiNG - FRidAY, FEbRuARY 8, 2019 Yonkers Police Make Sons & Daughters of Italy Arrests in Two Fatalities Announce New Lodge Yonkers police recently made an arrest A new lodge ed Sacred Heart related to a fatal domestic stabbing incident. was instituted into Grade School. On Feb. 2 at about 10:40 p.m., members the New York Grand Following gradu- of the Yonkers Police Department responded Lodge, Order Sons ation from Saun- to an apartment at 40 Caryl Ave. for a report of and Daughters of Ita- ders Trade and a male with a stab wound. Upon arrival, offi - ly in America in Yon- Technical High cers discovered a 41-year-old resident of Yon- kers on Feb. 1. School, he began kers with a life-threatening puncture wound to The Offi cer working for Top his neck. Offi cers immediately rendered aid Joseph B. Colello Line Mechanical and the victim was brought to an area hospital Lodge 2998 plans as a HVAC techni- where he died from his injury. to install 35 mem- cian. In 2008, he Detectives from the Major Case Squad bers during a spe- decided to switch and Crime Scene Unit responded to the scene, cial ceremony at the careers and Joe interviewing subjects and witnesses, canvass- Westchester Manor became a correc- ing for potential surveillance video, and pro- in Hastings-On-Hud- tion offi cer with cessing forensic evidence. It was determined son. the Westchester that the victim, identifi ed as Khalif Kennedy, Both State Presi- County Depart- was engaged in a domestic dispute with the dent Robert Ferrito ment of Correc- mother of his child. Investigators determined and National First tions. that the dispute then escalated to violence, and Vice President Nancy DiFiore Quinn will be in Everyone who knew Colello would agree it is alleged that the mother stabbed Kennedy Chanelle Ronae Franklin attendance, along with many other national and that he didn’t take life for granted, and his un- in the neck with a kitchen knife. state offi cers. The new lodge will be sponsored forgettable memory will live on with his family The initial 911 call originated from the Tuthill was struck twice in the back torso. by Anthony Maggiacomo Lodge 2320, Le Ami- and friends forever. occupants of the apartment. The second victim, an 18-year-old male resi- che Lodge 2550 and John D. Calandra Lodge State President Ferrito and State First Vice The suspect, identifi ed as Chanelle Ronae dent of Yonkers, was struck twice in his hip 2600. President Anthony Naccarato, and the entire Franklin, 33, of Yonkers, remained at the scene and lower extremities and was listed in stable The founders of the lodge are Carmine Zul- state membership committee, look forward and was arrested and charged with one count condition at a local area hospital. lo, Steven Torsiello and Neil Pellone. The new to the institution of Offi cer Joseph B. Colello of fi rst-degree manslaughter, a class B violent Investigators working throughout the president of the lodge is Carmine Zullo. Lodge 2998 and wish them members in all their felony. She was arraigned Feb. 4. night developed information to identify the Offi cer Joseph B. Colello was a correction future endeavors. The case is being prosecuted by the West- perpetrator as Gavin Chisolm, 16, of Yon- Offi cer with the Westchester County Depart- Founded in 1905 to help early Italian im- chester County District Attorney’s Offi ce. kers, and establish probable cause to charge ment of Corrections. A beloved son, brother, migrants, the Order Sons and Daughters of Italy YPD also recently made an arrested re- him with one count of murder 2, a class A-1 grandson, nephew, cousin, and friend with an in America is today’s leading voice of the na- lated to a fatal shooting in the city. felony; and one county of attempted murder 2, enormous passion for life and adventure, he was tion’s 26 million Italian-Americans. The New On Jan. 29 at about 3:10 p.m., YPD re- a class B violent felony. He was arrested and taken from his family way too early in life. The York Grand Lodge is dedicated to promoting sponded to the area of South Broadway at processed at a police facility pending arraign- New York Grand Lodge, OSIA, is honored to their culture, traditions, language, the legacy of Vark Street for reports of shots fi red. Shortly ment. During the incident, Chisolm suffered recognize Colello’s love of family, love of com- ancestors, and their contributions to the U.S. and after, two victims with apparent gunshot in- apparent stab wounds to his thigh area, said munity, and love of country as they initiate a the world. juries arrived at Saint Joseph’s Hospital; one police. new group of men and women into the national For more information, contact the New of the victims, Kasean Tuthill, 17, of Yonkers, Chisolm was arraigned as an adolescent organization. York Grand Lodge offi ce at 516-785-4623 or subsequently died from his injuries. offender in the Youth Part of the Westchester Colello was born Aug. 2, 1984 and attend- [email protected]. Detectives from the Major Case Squad County Court. The case is being prosecuted and Crime Scene Unit responded to the area by the Westchester County District Attorney’s of South Broadway and Vark Street to inter- Offi ce. view subjects and witnesses, review surveil- “Violent acts, even those committed by lance video, and process forensic and ballis- young adults, will not be tolerated in our city,” Yonkers Resident Appointed tic evidence. Investigation yielded that two said Police Commissioner Charles Gardner. groups of teenagers known to each other were “Gun violence has no place in our commu- engaged in a dispute that escalated into a fi ght nities, and let this swift arrest be a stark re- To Probation Advisory Board and physical violence in the area of 44 Vark St. minder to our young people that their actions During the fi ght, a male suspect allegedly dis- may have life-altering consequences – in this Westchester County Executive George Lat- Department of Probation Rocco Pozzi added: played fi red several shots from a handgun in case, two lives and two families have been left imer has announced the appointment of several “The Westchester County Department of Proba- the direction of the opposing teenagers, strik- devastated.” key members to the Westchester County Proba- tion is fortunate to be able to work with this di- ing two of them. The investigation is ongoing. tion Advisory Board. Latimer signed an executive verse group of professionals. The Probation Advi- order to create the board, which will be comprised sory Board includes experts in the criminal justice of a diverse group of members who have a deep fi eld, attorneys and community stakeholders, who knowledge of the local communities and crimi- will not only be able to bring a fresh perspective, nal justice system, who can assist with providing but help to further progress the core beliefs of our guidance to the Westchester County Department department.” of Probation. Latimer will appoint six members of the YHS Mangold Scholarship “The Probation Advisory Board will work in Correction Advisory Board, including Monique tandem with the Department of Probation to en- Clarke from Yonkers. Clarke has extensive experi- sure public safety, reduce recidivism and prevent ence in property and asset management, account- Deadline is March 15 overcrowding in our jail system,” said Latimer. ing, marketing and sales. As business/asset man- The Yonkers Historical Society has an- etc. A bibliography must be included with writ- “The board can also promote the implementa- ager of Bronx Housing Initiative, LLC, Clarke is nounced March 15 as the deadline for appli- ten essays. tion of alternatives to incarceration, so that low- involved in all real estate activities from acquisi- cations for the Patricia Mangold Scholarship Submit one copy of the application form risk criminal offenders can serve a sentence of tion to disposal of residential properties, including Awards, which are presented to high school (available upon request from the Yonkers His- supervised release rather than jail time. It is my fi nancial management, vendor selection, negotiat- seniors residing in Yonkers who have demon- torical Society at [email protected]) hope that our county Department of Probation will ing contracts and managing timelines. strated both an educational and signifi cant per- and the project to: Yonkers Historical Society, benefi t greatly from this partnership. This is the Clark also served as assistant program direc- sonal interest in Yonkers history. Patricia Mangold Scholarship Awards, P.O. continuation of our efforts for transparency and tor for the Nepperhan Community Center in Yon- Applicants must be planning to pursue Box 190, Yonkers, NY 10710 citizen participation in all facets of county govern- kers, and as executive assistant to the chairman of further education. The fi rst prize is $1,000 and Applicants may mail or email (YH- ment.” the Yonkers Violence and Gang Prevention Coali- second prize is $500. [email protected]) the application and Commissioner of the Westchester County tion. Applicants will present a project showing project postmarked no later than March 15, understanding and appreciation of the history or may drop it off before the deadline at the of Yonkers. The project may be in a medium YHS offi ce in the Grinton Will Library, 1500 chosen by the student, such as written essay, Central Park Ave., Yonkers. Call the offi ce in photographic montage, video, mixed-media, advance at 914-961-8940 for opening hours. Black History Month Events At Yonkers Public Library “The Soul Legends: Music of the 60’s” will Map to Freedom” by Bettye Stroud – a powerful be presented Saturday, Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. at the story of a girl and her father escaping slavery on Riverfront Library, One Larkin Center. Fan fa- the Underground Railroad. The designs on the vorite Cody Childs and the Ladies of Soul will freedom quilts were said to have secret messag- perform their smash hit concert featuring clas- es, helping to guide and protect slaves on their sic hits by Otis Redding, the Supremes, Aretha way to freedom. Franklin, Stevie Wonder and more. A teen book discussion on “The Hate U “Art with Madison: Freedom Paper Quilt” Give” by Angie Thomas is scheduled Satur- for ages 4 and older is scheduled Friday, Feb. 15 day, Feb. 16 at 2:30 p.m. at the Grinton I. Will at 11 a.m. at the Crestwood Branch, 16 Thomp- Branch, 1500 Central Park Ave. The movie of son St. Create a freedom quilt square during the same name will be shown Tuesday, Feb. 19 Black History Month with artisan Madison at 2 p.m. at the Riverfront Library, One Larkin Moss, and read “The Patchwork Path: A Quilt Center. SPECIAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATOR M IDDLE S CHOOL

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Penfield Central School District is in compliance with the United States Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Title IX Educational Amendment of 1972, Part 86, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The School District provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, military/veteran status, genetic status, prior criminal record, or victim of domestic violence. FRidAY, FEbRuARY 8, 2019 - YoNkERs RisiNG - PAGE 5 Dr. Limongelli Hosts On Th is Day in Annual Free Dental Day Yonkers History… By Mary Hoar President Emerita, Yonkers Historical Society Monday, Feb. 11 Feb. 11, 1937: The results of a survey of women active in Yonkers community groups were released. Yonkers women apparently thought a female standing at a bar was a mat- ter of personal choice, and not one to be regu- lated by laws. Feb. 11, 1942: Yonkers school children were asked to supply 12 sets of the 50 types of United Nations and Axis aircraft in use; the 600 aircraft models were to be used to train personnel to recognize the planes, but also for range estimation in gunnery practice. The Yonkers quota was the largest in Westchester County. Feb. 11, 1945: Twenty-one-year-old Dr. William Limongelli will offer free dental treatments on Feb. 28. Second Lt. Burton Gelbman, son of Nathan Gelbman of Wolffe Street, fl ew his fi rst com- In honor of Dental Health Month, Dr. Wil- to extractions. bat fl ight as copilot of a B-17 Flying Fortress liam Limongelli is offering free dental treatment On this day, fi rst-time visitors only will be that attacked an airfi eld near Frankfurt. The to residents of Yonkers and surrounding commu- provided service at no cost. This is one of many lieutenant was with the 385th Bombardment nities Feb. 28 during his eighth annual Free Emer- events Limongelli sponsors to benefi t the commu- Group. Gelbman graduated from Yonkers gency Dental Treatment Day. nity. He said he offers it as an example for other High School and ran a radio repair business Limongelli schedules the fi rst 20 callers ev- health care providers to begin similar initiatives. “Washington and Mary Philipse,” a famous before entering the Army Air Forces. drawing that appeared in Harper’s Bazaar in ery year on this special day for appointments for Limongelli’s offi ce, 21st Century Dental and Tuesday, Feb. 12 1896. needed treatment that they have simply put off in Oral Surgery, is located at 12 Warburton Ave., Feb. 12, 1914: Emma Dietrich, president these diffi cult economic times. He performs vari- Yonkers. For more information and to make an of the Niagara Company Woman’s Christian detective had arrested the same man several ous procedures ranging from cleanings to fi llings appointment, call 914-969-2727. Temperance Union and a national organizer of days ago for allegedly burglarizing the nurses’ Temperance Unions, warned mothers to keep home at the homeopathic hospital. cigarettes away from their sons at a meeting in Friday, Feb. 15 Yonkers. She stated, “The use of cigarettes is Feb. 15, 1892: Teutonia Hall was dedi- a stepping stone to drink.” cated. Asciutto Appointed to State Feb. 12, 1924: In his 20th year in the ring, Feb. 15, 1934: The Common Council former Welterweight Champion of the World requested Mayor Loehr investigate the civil Jack Britton of Yonkers won a newspaper service exam for Deputy Jail Warden. The Senate Education Committee decision over Johnnie Karr; the match was test had been so diffi cult that not one person fought in Canton, Ohio. passed the exam. State Faces New $2 Billion Shortfall Feb. 12, 1932: The Otis Elevator Com- Feb. 15, 1946: Yonkers residents learned pany was awarded a contract to install six that the heavy cruiser Salt Lake City, an- Georgia Asciutto will serve as the committee quality education for every child. I have known escalators and 25 elevators at the Radio City chored off the coast of Yonkers 10 years ear- director for the State Senate Committee on Educa- Georgia for many years, and I have had the plea- offi ce building in New York City. lier, would be one of the ships sent to the Pa- tion, announced State Sen. Shelley Mayer recent- sure of working with her to deliver for New York Wednesday, Feb. 13 cifi c for atomic bomb testing in a few months; ly. Asciutto has more than 35 years of experience State public school children. Georgia is knowl- Feb. 13, 1931: Although in Yonkers there it was quite possible the ship would be de- in New York State education fi nance, advocacy, edgeable, purposeful, and will help the commit- was not a single accident reported to Yonkers stroyed during the testing. While off Yonkers, and research with comprehensive knowledge of tee deliver for urban, suburban, and rural school police on Friday the 13th, attorney Philip thousands of men, women and children vis- schools throughout the state. districts throughout New York State.” O’Brien of 233 Van Cortlandt Park Ave., ited the ship. Asciutto served as executive director of the As the budget process begins both in Yonkers was not so lucky. His offi ces in the St. Paul’s Saturday, Feb. 16 Conference of Big 5 School Districts for nearly and in Albany, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced building on Broadway in New York City were Feb. 16, 1920: Yonkers police worked 25 years. In this role, she served as the lead ad- this week that the state’s revenues and tax receipts destroyed by fi re. with U.S. revenue agents to enforce part of the vocate for New York State’s largest urban school are down by $2.3 billion. The governor said that Feb. 13, 1953: Commerce High School Volstead Act, the requirement that all signs districts – Buffalo Public Schools, the New York the recently-enacted caps on state and local taxes was featured in School Arts magazine in the advertising beer be removed. City Department of Education, Rochester City on residents; federal taxes by Congress and Presi- article “Art is Essential to Dressmaking.” Au- Feb. 16, 1933: The Yonkers Police De- School District, Syracuse City School District and dent Donald Trump were the reason for the state thor Lilyan Reife Buchwalder wrote that it partment took extraordinary precautions to Yonkers Public Schools. Together they represent defi cit. was every girl’s secret ambition to design and guard President-elect Franklin Roosevelt as almost 45 percent of the state’s public school stu- Adjustments will have to be made in the gov- create her own clothes; the High School of he passed through the city on the way to his dents. ernor’s budget proposal, and Cuomo mentioned Commerce required all dress-making students home at Hyde Park. Police Chief Edward Asciutto served as the lead liaison between that the state’s top funding priorities – including to study art in addition to their design courses. Quirk stated all of his men were commanded the Big 5 school districts and the State Legisla- education funding – will be impacted. The argu- The article was accompanied by several pho- to “shoot to kill, if the life of the next presi- ture, the governor’s Division of the Budget, vari- ment from state Democrats, that the SALT limit tographs of students hard at work on their de- dent was threatened.” ous state agencies and departments, as well as the on deductions at $10,000, has resulted in high- signs in the Commerce classrooms. Feb. 16, 1945: Although there was a ban federal government, agencies and departments. income New Yorkers moving out of the state, and Thursday, Feb. 14 on horse racing in the states, the ban did not Prior to her role with the Big 5, Asciutto thus the loss in state revenue. Feb. 14, 1756: Mary Philipse was intro- apply to servicemen in the Philippines. The served as acting director of the Legislative Offi ce State Republicans disagreed with this analy- duced to George Washington at a party at her company, led by Staff Sgt. Sam Martirano for the New York City Board of Education from sis, with Sen. John Flanagan, now the minority Yonkers home, now called Philipse Manor of Cowles Avenue, decided to hold their own 1991 to 1994; a governmental relations represen- Republican leader in the State Senate, warning: Hall. The future president, quite taken with version of the Kentucky Derby, using two tative for the New York State School Boards As- “My fear is that the governor and the New York the Yonkers gal, began to court her. horses left by the Japanese and a few of their sociation from 1988 to 1991; and from 1981 to City Democrats who control the Senate and As- Feb. 14, 1921: Det. Sgt. George Ford an- own. Yonkers’ jockey did fairly well; Marti- 1988, she held various positions within the NYS sembly are going to use this as an excuse to in- nounced the discovery of a possible Indian rano, riding a steed named Thunderbolt, came Legislature, including as an Education Committee crease taxes on hardworking, middle-class New burial ground as workers excavated land on in second – just a nose away from fi rst place. associate for the State Assembly Education Com- Yorkers.” Tuckahoe Road by Grassy Sprain Road. The The men loved it, and a review of the race ap- mittee. New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli workers found the skull and skeleton while peared in “Airborne Gazette!” Martirano sent “I am thrilled to welcome Georgia Asciut- said other factors, including reduced Wall Street working on a new golf course to be built in a copy of the article home to his mom, Rose. to as the committee director of the State Senate bonuses in the fourth quarter last year, played a that area. Sunday, Feb. 17 Education Committee,” said Mayer. “Georgia’s role in the defi cit. Feb. 14, 1927: Det. William Comey ar- Feb. 17, 1943: Library Director Grinton extensive experience is a tremendous asset to the The announcement will affect the efforts of rested a man for unlawful entry when he was Will announced there was an extremely seri- Education Committee. Her strong commitment to Mayer and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stew- found asleep in a Fairview Street bathtub. The Continued on Page 6 children and to public education and her extraordi- art-Cousins in their attempts to secure more state nary command of the issues will inform the com- education funding for Yonkers Public Schools. mittee’s work as we press to secure the funding Initial estimates have YPS facing a $60 million and policies school districts require to provide a shortfall for the upcoming 2019-20 school year. 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Inspired by the exhibition “Color of CHAIRMAN, ZBA * “School’s Out, Stars Are In” from Mon- the Moon,” this film series continues with this day, Feb. 18 through Friday, Feb. 22 from noon 1968 science-fiction adventure directed by Stan- FOR FULL AGENDA, PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE: to 5 p.m. Escape the cold and explore HRM all ley Kubrick. A space-opera that spans the dawn https://www.yonkersny.gov/government/meetings-agendas/-selcat-97/-toggle-all week long with special art and science work- of man to our reach for the stars, the film follows shops, demonstrations, gallery activities and humanity’s evolution and the rise of artificial in- #1603 02/08/2019 more. Enjoy free planetarium shows with mu- telligence with the supercomputer HAL 9000. seum admission. SOSI is sponsored by Con Tickets are $10. Edison. * Planetarium shows in February take place * “Teen Talk: The Moon and Our Place every Saturday and Sunday, and include: NOTICE in the World” on Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 3 p.m. “Tycho to the Moon” at 12:30 p.m. This dog Notice is hereby given, pursuant to law, that a meeting of the City Council of the Discuss and reflect on themes, topics and philo- doesn’t just howl at the moon – he goes there! City of Yonkers, New York to be held on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at 6:00 P.M. in sophical questions addressed in the current ex- Blast off on an amazing ride with Tycho and his the City Council Chambers, City Hall, Yonkers, New York the City Council will hibition, “The Color of the Moon: Lunar Paint- young friends Ruby and Michael. Learn about proceed to give a Public Hearing on the application of The Plant Manor, LLC in re- ing in American Art” with HRM junior docents, night and day, space travel, phases of the moon, lation to a change of Zone District Classification from its present CU Zone District then see a free planetarium show. Free for teens. and features of the lunar surface. This show is to a CA (Culture and Arts) Zone for the following described parcels of land, to wit: * “Teen Talk: The African American Expe- for ages 5 and older, and is 24 minutes long. 1061, 1085 AND 1097 NORTH BROADWAY, 101 ODELL AVENUE AND THE rience” on Friday, Feb. 22 at 3 p.m. How can “The Sky Tonight” at 2 p.m. Learn what’s OLD CROTON AQUEDUCT ALSO KNOWN RESPECTIVELY AS SECTION 3, art offer thoughtful commentary on race and the going on in the sky the vert night you see this BLOCK 3515, LOTS 80, 100, 90 AND 115 AND SECTION 3, BLOCK 9600 LOT life experiences of African-Americans? Explore live, interactive show, which is for ages 8 and 40 ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF YONKERS. These lots are situated on the west side of North Broadway just south of Execu- art and identity with a HRM junior docent and older and is 45 to 60 minutes long. tive Boulevard and opposite the Boyce Thompson Center located at 1084 North make connections to your own personal experi- “Moons: Worlds of Mystery” at 3:30 p.m. Broadway. ences. Free for teens Where are the moons and what do they do? Fol- The property consisting of and containing the structure known as Alder Manor will * A laser show to Pink Floyd’s “The Dark low the astronauts to our silvery moon, then be used for a hotel and event purposes. Side of the Moon” on Friday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. journey to the outer planets to discover more Dated: February 6, 2019 Enjoy this classic laser show in the planetarium moons. Come back to earth with new found Steven A. Accinelli, Esq. featuring such hits as “The Great Gig in the wonder for the dynamic solar system where we Veneruso, Curto, Schwartz & Curto, LLP Sky” and “Us and Them.” The run time is 45 live. This program is for ages 8 and older, and Attorneys for Petitioner minutes. Doors open at 6 p.m. and drinks will be is 35 minutes long, plus a question-and-answer 35 East Grassy Sprain Road, Suite 400 available for purchase before the show. Tickets session. Yonkers, NY 10710 are $20 for non-members, or $15 for members. Unless otherwise noted, all events and pro- * A Lunar New Year Festival on Sunday, grams are free with general museum admission, Feb. 24 from noon to 5 p.m. All are welcome and all workshop materials are provided. NOTICE

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to law, that a meeting of the City Council of the City of Yonkers, New York to be held on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at 7:00 P.M. in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, Yonkers, New York the City Council will real age was discovered. proceed to give a Public Hearing on the application of St. Vladimir’s Orthodox On This Feb. 17. 1972: Ret. YFD Captain and Theological Seminary in relation to a change of Zone District Classification from Continued from Page 5 national track star Thomas Barden passed its present CU Zone District to a residential S-75 Zone for the following described away. Barden had been selected to represent parcels of land, to wit: ous shortage of personnel at the Yonkers Pub- the United States in the 1916 Olympic Games, 11 MARIA LANE AND 537 AND 545 SCARSDALE ROAD ALSO KNOWN RE- lic Library. Many male employees had left to but the competition was canceled by World SPECTIVELY AS SECTION 4, BLOCK 4661, LOT 1 AND BLOCK 4672 LOTS 56 serve in the armed services to help fight the War I. During his racing career he won more AND 59 ON THE OFFICIAL TAX MAP OF THE CITY OF YONKERS. war, leaving the library short-handed. than 600 prizes, including medals, trophies, These lots are situated at the corner of Maria Lane and Scarsdale Road adjacent to the St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary property. Feb. 17, 1944: Thirteen-year-old Jimmy rings and watches. He was a member of six The property uses will not change and remain as single-family dwellings. Coogan of Palisade Avenue, who ran away national senior cross-country championship Dated: February 6, 2019 from home three months earlier, returned teams while competing for the Irish American Steven A. Accinelli, Esq. home… right after completing training in the Athletic Club. Veneruso, Curto, Schwartz & Curto, LLP U.S. Navy. Likely to be the youngest person For more information on the Yonkers Attorneys for Petitioner ever to be discharged from any branch of the Historical Society, Sherwood House and up- 35 East Grassy Sprain Road, Suite 400 service, Coogan had moved to Albany, taken coming events, visit www.facebook.com/ Yonkers, NY 10710 a room in the YMCA, and got a job. He reg- YonkersHistoricalSociety or LinkedIn and istered with an Albany Draft Board, fibbed Twitter @YonkersHistoric. For information about his age, and entered the Navy on Jan. on membership in YHS, call 914-961-8940 or 11. After he finished his training, Coogan’s email [email protected]. Notice of formation of M.C. Investigators LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on January 23, Send your letters 2019. Office location: West- respect that she has for Judaism,” said Rabbi chester County. SSNY has and opinions Westchester Holocaust Mendy Huwitz of the Greyston Jewish Center been designated as agent of Continued from Page 2 Chabad of Yonkers. “As Betty continues to be the LLC upon whom process to us at a proud, strong Jew, we want to give this op- against it may be served. synagogue, she continues to sponsor and host portunity to every Jew – no matter of their level SSNY shall mail process the kiddush luncheon for all after the religious of observance – that they, too, can be victorious served to: Michael Cotto at dmurphy@rising- service. She said she believes that just because over the Holocaust.” P.O. Box 183 Yonkers NY she can’t be there, doesn’t mean the rest of the For more information about Chabad of 10704. Purpose: Any lawful mediagroup.com Jewish community should lose out. Yonkers, and joining this community, visit purpose. “We have learned so much from Betty www.JewishYonkers.com or call 914-963- #7054 02/08 – 03/15 and continue to learn from her strong and deep 8888. FRidAY, FEbRuARY 8, 2019 - YoNkERs RisiNG - PAGE 7 Why Schultz’ Presidential ‘Designer Babies’ Discussion Bid Should be Welcomed At Sarah Lawrence College Almost 2 percent of – some of the most ‘Th ank You Howard’ babies born in the Unit- contentious issues of ed States today begin as our times. This event embryos conceived in is free and open to the the lab via in vitro fer- public. To RSVP, e- tilization. The growth of mail collegeevents@ reproductive medicine sarahlawrence.edu. has benefi ted millions Dr. James A. and new technology is Grifo has been the pro- making it increasingly gram director of the possible to preserve and New York University extend fertility, and to Langone Fertility Cen- pick and choose between ter since 1995 and has embryos. But many of pioneered techniques these advancements have in pre-implantation raised ethical questions. genetic diagnosis and In “Designer Babies pre-implantation ge- (You Say That Like It’s netic screening. In a Bad Thing),” a panel 1992, he performed of experts in the fi eld of Laura Hercher, director of student the fi rst embryo bi- genetics will discuss the research for SLC’s graduate program in opsy that resulted in a effects of IVF and pre- human genetics. live birth in the United implantation testing on those who use it, and States. A leader in egg freezing, Grifo’s re- on those who don’t. The program will be held search team produced the NYU Vitrifi cation Former Starbuck’s CEO Howard Schultz Friday, Feb. 25 from 7 to 9 p.m. and will fea- Method, which has been in use at the center By Dan Murphy paigned in the swing states of Wisconsin and ture Dr. James Grifo, program director of the since 2004. The fi rst baby born through the use We often hear the question, Why don’t Michigan in the fi nal days of the campaign. New York University Langone Fertility Cen- of egg freezing at the center was in July 2005. more people run for offi ce? The answer for most And what about the 100 million eligible ter; Laura Hercher, director of student research Laura Hercher is director of student re- is that they refuse to put their private and per- American voters who didn’t cast a vote in 2016? for SLC’s Joan H. Marks Graduate Program in search at SLC’s Joan H. Marks Graduate Pro- sonal lives through the meat grinder that is now Should we blame the third-party candidates for Human Genetics; and Josephine Johnston, an gram in Human Genetics. As a writer and re- our political discourse and the “gotcha” media their apathy? Or if we offered those same 100 expert on the ethical, legal and policy implica- searcher, her work has focused on the ethical and “if it bleeds, it leads” mentality. million voters another viable choice for presi- tions of biomedical technologies. and legal questions faced by practitioners of But when someone steps forward to chal- dent, might they come out and vote? “Designer Babies” is sponsored by The genetic medicine. lenge the status quo and run for offi ce, many of If you are a progressive democrat still upset Gittel Silverberg MS ‘74 Memorial Lecture, Josephine Johnston is a New Zealand- the same people who wonder why more people about a President Trump, “I suggest you focus established in honor of Gittel Silverberg, an trained lawyer with a master’s degree in bio- don’t run like to tear down those who have de- your energy on those who didn’t get off their SLC alumna who worked as a genetic counsel- ethics and health law and is an expert on the cided to run. ass,” said CNN commentator Michael Smer- or for 25 years and dedicated signifi cant time ethical, legal and policy implications of bio- Former Starbuck’s CEO Howard Schultz conish, who started his Saturday show with the and attention to teaching and guiding students, medical technologies – particularly as used in announced via twitter: “I love our country. I am words “Thank you, Howard,” for tossing his hat junior counselors, and residents. human reproduction, psychiatry, genetics and seriously thinking of running for president as a into the ring, at least for consideration. It is the latest event in a series hosted neuroscience. centrist independent.” That exploration, coming Schultz has hired one democrat and one by the college called Difference in Dialogue, For more information, visit sarahlaw- from a 65-year-old billionaire with a successful republican consultant. Democrat Bill Burton, which explores – from various viewpoints rence.edu. track record of building a business that is now who worked on President Barack Obama’s cam- part of Americana, and who rose from poverty paigns, said: “What Howard Schultz is saying in the housing projects of Brooklyn to live the as he considers this bid for the presidency is that American dream, and who now wants to give the two parties have moved so far apart, but the back and serve our country, was met with nega- American people in the middle are losing their Roosevelt H.S. Basketball tive headlines, and outrage from many demo- voice. He is trying to see if there is an interest in cratic and progressive Americans. trying to fi nd a better way.” Democrats are once again concerned that Actor Jon Favreau and others have criti- Team Wins Two More Schultz’ presence in the race would help re-elect cized Schultz, a former democrat, by saying After having a four-game winning streak managed to hold YHS scoreless in the fourth President Donald Trump. This same argument that if he really thinks he can win the presi- snapped to New Rochelle (in a non-league quarter as the team made its come back to top has been repeated again and again in recent his- dential election, then he should run as a demo- game), the Yonkers city champions continue to YHS 60-45. The Yonkers city champions con- tory, that the independent, third-party presiden- crat. Schultz disagrees with some of the recent beat Yonkers teams as their streak over Yonkers tinue to beat Yonkers teams, as their streak over tial candidate helped elect ‘the other guy.” But progressive views in the democratic party, like league teams is now 5 and 0 and overall 10 and Yonkers league teams is now 6 and 0 and over- it’s not true. completely ending the health insurance industry 5. all 11 and 5. In 1992, Ross Perot was blamed for George and eliminating Immigration and Customs En- Schools: Roosevelt (11-5) vs. Yonkers(9-6). Game H.W. Bush’s loss and Bill Clinton’s victory. In forcement and has been watching the increas- Roosevelt (10-5) vs. Riverside. Game score – RHS-60, YHS-45. 2000, it was Ralph Nader who was blamed for ing dysfunction in Washington, D.C., with gov- score – RHS-77, RSHS-55. Roosevelt’s top scorers were Marcus Her- Al Gore’s loss to George W. Bush. And in 2016, ernment shutdowns and increased hostility and Roosevelt’s top scorers were Marcus Heron on with 14 points and eight assists, Anthony Jill Stein and Gary Johnson were blamed for sniping on both sides of the aisle, and wants to with 15 points and six assists, Anthony Melen- Melendez with 14 points and 13 rebounds, Hillary Clinton’s loss and Trump’s victory. see if the American people are interested in try- dez with 10 points and 10 rebounds, Jonathan Jonathan De La Cruz with 8 points and six re- But the data from each of these elections ing something different. De La Cruz with 9 points and fi ve rebounds, and bounds, and Neacor Small with 8 points and 10 tells us a different story. Perot took votes evenly “He (Schultz) thinks that Donald Trump is Neacor Small with 7 points and nine rebounds. rebounds. away from Bush 41 and Bill Clinton, according fundamentally unfi t for offi ce and is willing to Riverside’s top scorer was T. Thompson with 26 Yonkers’ top scorers were Albion Teta with to polling data and by respected polling expert do all that he can to stop that (his re-election) points. 14 points and Aidan Connoly with 15 points. Nate Silver, who calls this “The Perot Myth.” from happening,” said Burton. “He is asking the Roosevelt beat Yonkers High School after Roosevelt will host a home game against In 2000, Green Party candidate Nader was American people, Do you want a new choice… trailing to Yonkers for three quarters. Roosevelt Lincoln on Feb. 7 at 4 p.m. blamed for Gore’s narrow loss to Bush 43, de- A lot of people are interested and want to be in- spite the facts that showed that 250,000 Florida volved in some way, democrats, republicans and democrats voted for Bush, and that Gore lost his independents, a true diversity of thought and home state of Tennessee, and that Gore ignored interest.” Bill Clinton, who he could have used to rally the One question that many political watchers democratic base. are asking is, What does Schultz see in a third- In 2016, Green Party candidate Stein party presidential bid that another billionaire Advertise on our Seniors and Health Care and Libertarian candidate Johnson, were both doesn’t see? Former New York City Mayor Mi- blamed for Hillary Clinton’s loss and Trump’s chael Bloomberg took a serious look at running Page! Call today: 914-965-4000 victory. The real reason Clinton lost was that for president as an independent in 2016, but Trump motivated his voters, and his base, to decided against it because he believed he could come out to vote, and that Independent voters not win a majority of electoral votes to win the went Trump’s way, and that Clinton never cam- Continued on Page 8 PAGE 8 - Yonkers Rising - Friday, February 8, 2019

same as last year, and 12 percentage points publican Executive Committee will meet soon. YPS Graduation higher than the statewide average. The 3 percent Yonkers Politics In the race for City Council in the Third Continued from Page 1 dropout rate was a 1 percentage point reduction Continued from Page 1 District, Councilman and Majority Leader Mi- from last year and 5 percentage points lower chael Sabatino announced that he will not run percentage points higher that the statewide av- than the statewide average. That progressive candidate was thought to for re-election. “After much consultation with erage of 83 percent. Also, the 3 percent drop- Black and African-American YPS students be former Council President Chuck Lesnick, family, friends and colleagues, I have decided out rate is lower than the statewide average of graduated at an 80 percent rate –10 percentage but as the days go by, the likelihood that anyone not to seek re-election,” he said. “I will concen- 6 percent. points higher than the state average, and the 5 would run without publicly announcing it before trate on the work I was elected to do and will English language learners graduated at percent dropout rate is the same as last year and next week – when the Yonkers Democratic Ex- complete my term. a 56 percent rate, 22 percentage points higher 3 percentage points lower than the state average. ecutive Committee is expected to meet – seems “With the primary dates moved up by than the statewide average, and a significant Hispanic and Latino YPS students gradu- doubtful. But there has been no comment from three months it will directly conflict with our 24.1 percentage point increase between June ated at an 86 percent rate, a 1 percent increase Lesnick about running or not running. city budget process. As the city budget chair, and August 2018. The dropout rate for English from last year and 17 percent higher than the One democrat who is interested in chal- I have decided to focus my efforts and energy language learners fell to 7 percent, a decrease of state average. The 4 percent dropout rate is the lenging Spano in a primary is Ivy Reeves, who on working on the anticipated upcoming chal- 5 percentage points from last year, and 21 per- same as last year, and 6 percentage points below has worked in City Hall and who has run for lenging budget. Because of this change to the centage points lower than the statewide average the state average. City Council, Assembly and council president primary dates it is only fair that I make my deci- For students with disabilities, the YPS Graduation rates for each high school are: in the past. She told Spano in person her inten- sion now to give others adequate time to set up graduation rate of 58 percent aligned with the Gorton High School, 83 percent; Lincoln H.S., tions. a campaign. statewide average, and the 5 percent dropout 88 percent; Palisade Preparatory School, 78 “I did meet with the mayor, out of respect “I will put my remaining efforts to help rate decreased 4 percentage points from last percent; Riverside H.S., 85 percent; Roosevelt for the position, and to tell him that I will not the mayor and my democratic City Council year, and is 6 percentage points lower than the H.S.-Early College Studies, 78 percent; Saun- conduct a negative campaign,” she said. “My colleague on their re-election campaigns,” con- statewide average. ders Trades & Technical H.S., 95 percent; Yon- campaign isn’t really about Mayor Spano or to tinued Sabatino, who served two terms on the Economically disadvantaged YPS students kers Middle/High School, 94 percent; and Yon- bash him, but it’s about my experiences during council. “I want to thank all who have supported graduated at an 85 percent graduation rate, the kers Montessori Academy, 93 percent. the civil rights movement and my desire to in- me for the last seven years. It has been a great clude everyone in the future of our city. experience. One of the best benefits is I have “I know where hate can leave us and where made so many new friends and have enjoyed licans. Some of those independents have won- love can take us,” continued Reeves. “We need bonding with so many of the constituents in the Why Schultz’ dered out loud why there is such a large outcry to be more inclusive and make sure that ev- City of Yonkers. I intend to remain active and Continued from Page 7 against someone like Schultz wanting to run for eryone’s needs are met. We still have a lot of contribute to my community after my term ends president? What are they afraid of? work to do in Yonkers, and I am praying to try at the end of this year.” presidency. Billionaire Mark Cuban, who also consid- and make a difference and level things out in Speculation on Sabatino’s successor fo- Bloomberg has since donated millions to ered a presidential, run tweeted, “If 21 months the City of Hills. Hopefully, we can wake some cuses on former Councilman Dennis Robertson, democratic candidates in 2018, which helped before an election you don’t believe your candi- people up and run a positive campaign.” who served two terms on the council and ran democrats retake the House of Representa- date’s platform is strong enough to win an elec- Reeves and any candidate for mayor will for mayor. “I will abide by whatever decision tives, and is now seriously considering a run for tion with independent candidates, you might have to collect 1,000 valid signatures of Yon- the Yonkers Democratic Committee makes,” he president as a Democrat. Bloomberg has visited want to rethink who you support.” kers registered voters, or 2,000 total signatures said. “I have been asked by many people to run Iowa and New Hampshire already, but has yet to And if you are wondering why so many just to be safe. Reeves has fallen short in her as my party’s candidate and rejoin the council. make a formal announcement. billionaires may be interested in the presidency, past attempts to get on the ballot. “I support Mayor Spano and was interested “Last fall I spent over $100 million of my and in running as an independent… you need At the Westchester County Republican din- in running for mayor before the decision was own money to elect Democrats to the House be- about a billion to run for president, to offset the ner last week, one individual was introduced in made to extend term limits, which I supported. cause I believed it was absolutely imperative to democratic and republican national committees, the crowd: attorney Adam Rodriguez. Later at I think the city is headed in the right direction ensure a congressional counterweight to Presi- and their fundraising machines. the dinner, the buzz in the crowd of republicans under the mayor and I want to help see that dent Trump,” said Bloomberg. “Thankfully, we Former Trump advisor Anthony Scaramuc- and supporters of former County Executive Rob continue,” continued Robertson, who currently were successful. But that was just the first step ci said he believes that Bloomberg and Schultz Astorino were saying that Rodriquez, of counsel works as a liaison for the mayor and between – the next and most important step is to defeat would make “phenomenal presidents” and could to noted White Plains law firm of Bleakley Platt, the City Council. Donald Trump in 2020. defeat Trump if they ran in 2020. is interested in running for mayor. In addition to Robertson, several other pos- “Now I have never been a partisan guy – On his radio.com podcast, “Mooch and the Prior to joining Bleakley Platt, Rodriquez sible candidates are said to be considering a run, and it’s no secret that I looked at an independent Mrs.,” Scaramucci said on Bloomberg: “He’s was director of real rstate for Westchester Coun- democrats and republicans included. Anyone in- bid in the past. In fact I faced exactly the same ready for it. He’s been through it before, on a ty under Astorino and was an associate county terested in running can contact us at dmurphy@ decision now facing others who are considering local level. I think Mayor Bloomberg was argu- attorney. Rodriguez, who is a political unknown risingmediagroup.com it. The data was very clear and very consistent. ably… the best mayor of my lifetime.” in Yonkers, where he lives in the Ludlow neigh- In the race for City Council in the Fifth Given the strong pull of partisanship and the re- And on Schultz: “Howard Schultz is quali- borhood, is said to have the support of Astorino District, republican incumbent Mike Breen is alities of the electoral college system, there is no fied to be president. Is he a great leader? No and former republican council president can- running for re-election. Democrat Scott Dennis way an independent can win. That is truer today question. Did he build a phenomenal company? didate Jim Castro-Blanco to run for mayor. In is said to be the only democrat interested in run- than ever before. Unbelievably so. He has a great life story, com- addition to Rodriguez, there is a Yonkers busi- ning. “In 2020, the great likelihood is that an in- ing from the city projects… to where he is to- nessman who is considering a run for mayor as It appears that neither party committees dependent would just split the anti-Trump vote day.” a republican, so it appears that voters in Yonkers will hold a convention this year, but instead will and end up re-electing the president,” continued We respectfully disagree with Bloomberg. will have at least two choices when they vote in have their executive committees meet and en- Bloomberg. “That’s a risk I refused to run in It is time for an independent presidential can- November for mayor. dorse candidates. Those candidates who were 2016 and we can’t afford to run it now. We must didate to break through. Some would argue We spoke to Yonkers Democratic Chair- not endorsed by their executive committees can remain united, and we must not allow any candi- that Trump ran as an independent candidate in man Tom Meier and Republican Chairman Jus- collect signatures and attempt to get on the bal- date to divide or fracture us. The stakes couldn’t 2016, with the republican nomination. We do tin Tubiolo. Meier said the executive committee lot. be higher agree with Scaramucci that the only two candi- of the Yonkers Democratic Party will meet Feb. Petitions will begin to be circulated Feb. 26, According to the latest Gallup poll, 39 per- dates we would vote for today is Bloomberg and 13 and endorse candidates. Tubiolo said the Re- and any primaries will take place in late June. cent of Americans describe themselves as Inde- Schultz. So thank you, Howard, for attempting pendent, more than the 34 percent who say they to have the conversation. are democrats, and 25 percent who ID as repub- Scarpino Jr. supported the passage, saying: State Senate “Here in Westchester, we are committed to put- Continued from Page 1 ting the safety of our children first. The pas- sage of the Child Victims Act finally provides It’s Red too, can have your voice heard! abuse to age 55. additional roads to justice for victims of child By the way, here’s the web address that lists Additionally, this legislation will create a sexual abuse, especially victims who may only Continued from Page 3 the 25 sites where red light cameras exist: www. one-year window, starting six months from the be able to reckon with their trauma later in life. yonkersny.gov/live/parking-transportation/ effective date of the bill, for past victims of child We commend Gov. (Andrew) Cuomo, Senate own Andrea Stewart-Cousins that it and the As- parking-violations-bureau/red-light-cameras- sexual abuse to initiate lawsuits against their Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and sembly will hold hearings to and find out more how-it-works-locations. abusers and the public and private institutions the entire NYS Legislature for giving us new true horror stories of how the little man or wom- Reach Eric Schoen at thistooisyonkers@ that let the abuse happen. The bill will eliminate tools to prosecute those who prey on children.” an can’t win in the world of red light cameras – aol.com. Follow him on Twitter @ericyonkers. onerous “notice of claim” requirements that cre- Actor and child abuse victim Corey Feld- and if municipalities are following the law. Listen to Eric Schoen and Dan Murphy on the ate hurdles for victims to sue public institutions man spoke in favor of the bill. “Every child who I’m sure you will send me your red light Westchester Rising Radio Show on Thursdays that negligently allowed the abuse to occur, dur- was sexually abused should be able to get the camera sagas. Cc or Copy them to risingmedia- from 10 to 11 a.m. on WVOX 1460 AM or go to ing both the revival window and going forward. justice that was denied to me,” he said. “The [email protected] and give your permission to WVOX.com and click the arrow to listen to the “When we took up this fight for the Child best way to protect children from abusers is to have them in print and, space permitting, you, live stream. Victims Act, none of us thought it was going to extend the statute of limitations and allow them be this tough or take this long,” said Stewart- to pursue justice when they’re ready. Cousins. “Government has a responsibility “To allow people like us to get justice. If to stand up for the survivors of these heinous you’re a victim, you should have every right to crimes. That is why the Senate Democratic ma- tell your story, and to try and get justice regard- jority has been fighting alongside survivors and less of how long it took you to understand what advocates for years to pass the Child Victims happened to you. Personally, I am incensed that Acts and remove the barriers that have been my morality was taken for granted. protecting predators. Justice is finally being de- “I am infuriated that I was never given the livered.” opportunity to go through the process of coming The Child Victims Act passed by the Sen- of age like most children were,” continued Feld- ate majority will: man. “I was raped of my innocence – as was * Extend the criminal statute of limitations Corey Haim. That’s not okay; that’s not accept- for child sexual abuse offenses by five years, able. For me, the only real justice is to – hope- giving survivors until age 28 to press charges fully – one day see those guys that did this stuff for felonies and age 25 for misdemeanors; to us face the consequences that they deserve. I * Extend the statute of limitations in civil pray every day that God’s will finds its way to actions arising from child sexual abuse, which them. I want to be a voice of strength for survi- currently range from one to five years at most, vors who live in fear of bringing their predators to allow survivors to bring suits until they reach to justice.” age 55; Westchester State Senator Shelley Mayer * Create a one-year window during which said she is grateful that lawmakers have cleared presently time-barred civil claims could be re- a path to justice for the thousands of survivors vived. of childhood sexual abuse by passing the Child * And permit claims against both public Victims Act. “The current law has left victims and private institutions by explicitly eliminat- without access to criminal justice, or their day ing the notice of claim requirement for bringing in court for civil redress,” she said. “ I cannot suits against public institutions both prospec- express more strongly my intense admiration tively and during the revival window. for their courage and persistence in publicly Insurance companies and the Catholic Con- telling their stories and in finally getting this bill ference, which represents the Catholic dioceses passed. I hope this bill will give them the tools in New York, have opposed the bill – and the to receive the justice, peace of mind and closure extension of the look-back period, in particular. they deserve.” Their reasoning, that more claims would have to The Child Victims Act passed the State be paid out if more victims were allowed to file Senate by a 63-0 vote, and passed the Assembly suit after the statute of limitations, were rejected again, as it has for years. It now goes to Cuomo, by the new State Senate democratic majority. who has expressed support for the bill, for his Westchester District Attorney Anthony signature.

23 great-grandchildren, and one great-great- Happy 100th granddaughter. Continued from Page 1 Councilman Anthony Merante was on hand for the birthday celebration, with a proclamation dren: Glenda, Trevor, Elaine, John and Steven. from the city. Coates worked in construction and in automo- Happy birthday, Sgt. Stanley Coates! tive shops to support his family. Anyone in Yonkers celebrating their 100th His beloved Gloria passed away in 2015. birthday may contact Yonkers Rising at dmur- His family now includes 11 grandchildren, [email protected]. FRidAY, FEbRuARY 8, 2019 - YoNkERs RisiNG - PAGE 9

Yonkers fi refi ghters and the family of Neill Tyndal with City Council President Mike Khader, Mayor Mike Spano, Councilman John Rubbo, Council Majority Leader Michael Sabatino and Council Minority Leader Mike Breen. Photos by Donna Davis,

Spano. “He is Yonkers’ bravest. He has cour- Street Renamed age, determination, selfl essness, and although Continued from Page 1 his loss remains devastating to his family, his Mary Calvi Appearances for memory and his legacy endures in the hearts “We’re here for you today,” said Rubbo. and minds of each and every one of his who has “Neill was a brother of Yonkers, a son of Yon- known him.” Washington-Mary Philipse Book kers, and we’re here as your brothers and friends The Yonkers Fire Pipes and Drums played today.” and Tyndal’s sons Neill and Matthew pulled The date of the unveiling would have been back the covering for the street sign named in Neill’s 50th birthday their father’s honor, which will make sure that “He represents the best of Yonkers,” said of Yonkers never forgets Neill Tyndal.

Yonkers First Lady and CBS NY news anchor Mary Calvi. Yonkers First Lady and CBS NY news an- GW came to Yonkers, on Feb 14, 1756. chor Mary Calvi will be making the following On Friday, Feb. 15, Calvi will return to upcoming appearances to promote her book, the room where it all happened, Philipse Man- “Dear George, Dear Mary: A Novel of George or Hall, in downtown Yonkers, as the Friends Washington’s First Love.” The book is all of Philipse Manor Hall will host a reading and about Yonkers back in the 1750s and a perfect book signing to celebrate the book launch. Valentine’s Day gift. Step back in time and experience an evening On Sunday, Feb. 10, Calvi will be at An- much like the one George Washington and derson’s Book Store in Larchmont. Mary Philipse encountered on Valentine’s Day On Wednesday, Feb. 13, she will offer a so many years ago. Colonial re-enactors, dem- public talk at the Riverfront Library at 6 p.m. onstrations of authentic music and dance, and This free event is sponsored by The Founda- period-inspired refreshments are all part of this tion for the Yonkers Public Library, and will enchanted evening. be followed by a book signing. Books can be Tickets are $45 for general admission and pre-ordered online at www.foundationforypl. $35 for members of the Friends of Philipse Neill Tyndal Jr. org and picked up at the event, with a portion Manor Hall. All proceeds will go toward con- of the proceeds supporting The Foundation for tinued programming at the house. Be a witness the Yonkers Public Library. to this delightful story. Order your tickets now, On Feb. 14, Calvi will be at the Barnes & as space is limited. NobleSAINT on Central JOHN’ AvenueS EPISCOPAL in Yonkers CHURCH from 6:30 Philipse Manor Hall is located at 29 War- to 8:30GETTY p.m. S QUAREThis Valentine’s Day discussion burton Ave., Yonkers. For more information, and ObookNE H signingUDSON coincidesSTREET, YwithONKERS the day, NY that 10701 call 914-965-4027

THE REVEREND CANON VICTORIA R. SIROTA PRIEST-IN-CHARGE

Candlelight Concert at St.

John’s Episcopal Church Saint John's Episcopal Church Getty Square Candlelight Concert Series Sunday, February 10, 2019 at 3 p.m.

Beethoven’s String Quartet in G Major, Op. 18 No. 2

Mendelssohn’s String Quartet in a minor, Op. 13

Jessica Park & Chiara Stauffer, violins Judith Insell, viola Benjamin Larsen, cello

Refreshments following in the Narthex

Saint John’s Church is located at the corner of Hudson Street and South Broadway The proceeds from this Benefit Concert support the Stained Glass Restoration Fund Tickets ($25 & $20 for students & seniors) may be purchased at the door & through PayPal at yonkerschurch.org.

For more information, contact the Parish Office 914 963 3033 or [email protected] PAGE 10 - YoNkERs RisiNG - FRidAY, FEbRuARY 8, 2019 Meet Your 2019 Idol Contestants

The 2019 contestants for Yonkers Idol. Photos by Shane Samuels. Free AARP Tax Counseling Available to Seniors The City of Yonkers Offi ce for the Aging, Park Ave., on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from along with the Will Branch of the Yonkers Public 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. (closed Feb. 12 to observe Library, will offer a Tax-Aide program from the a holiday). American Association of Retired Persons. All required tax reporting forms will be avail- AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is a program able at the Tax-Aide sites. AARP coordinators for that allows for low- to moderate-income taxpayers the program request that residents bring with them to have more discretionary income for everyday their previous year’s tax returns, W-2 and/or 1099 essentials, such as food and housing, by assisting forms, a state-issued picture ID, Social Security with tax services and ensuring that those taxpayers cards (or ITIN documentation) for everyone on receive applicable credits and deductions. the return, all other documentation concerning AARP membership is not required for this their income for 2018. free service. This free nationwide program is administered “Paying your taxes can be a stressful and through the AARP Foundation in cooperation with Yonkers Idol Judges Marian Marji, recreation supervisor; Steve Sansone, deputy parks confusing process and we want to make sure we the Internal Revenue Service. For additional in- commissioner; business owner and pianist Ron Mascindaro; Yon Zweibon, owner of Be- yond Costumes; opera singer and actress, Joyce Henery; jazz pianist and composer Victor give every effort to provide our senior residents formation, contact Yonkers Offi ce for the Aging LaGamma; Yonkers Idol vocal coach M.J. Territo, singer and public relations specialist Olivia with all of the aid that they qualify for,” said Yon- at 914-377-6822. Hunter; and guitarist Peter DiIorio, a senior manager for Sony Electronics. kers Mayor Mike Spano. “This tax aide program is designed to assist seniors every step of the way.” CHARTER SCHOOL OF AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is free for tax- payers with low- and moderate-income, with CHARTER SCHOOL OF special attention paid to those age 60 and older. Through assistance by a team of trained volun- EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE teers, this program helped nearly 1,200 low- to moderate-income individuals last tax season. EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE Trained volunteer tax counselors will be on A FREE REGIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS hand to assist Yonkers residents who qualify at the following times and locations. No appointment NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FROM ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS is necessary; residents will be assisted on a fi rst- A FREE REGIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS come, fi rst-serve basis. This free service is available Feb. 4 through NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONSKindergarten to FROM 9th Grade ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS April 15 at: the Offi ce for the Aging, Peter Chema Community Center, 435 Riverdale Ave.; Mondays We welcome English LanguageKindergarten Learners to 9th and GradeSpecial Education Students from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. (closed Feb. 18 to observe a holiday); and at the Yonkers Pub- We welcome English Language Learners and Special Education Students lic Library Grinton I. Will Branch, 1500 Central 260 Warburton Avenue, Yonkers, New York 10701 260 Warburton Avenue,914-476-5070 Yonkers, New York 10701 Visit our website at www.charterschoolofeducationalexcellence.org914-476-5070 Designated as a REWARD SCHOOL FOR 2014-2018 by the New York State Department of Education Visit our website at www.charterschoolofeducationalexcellence.org Proudly serving the City of Yonkers Designated as a REWARD SCHOOL FOR 2014-2018 by the New York State Department of Education

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