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Shifting Shopping Gears Addicts Page 22 Page 9 Of Significance Trend Alert®: Cappelli Sued for Books Pg s . 4, 5 Breaking Point 2010 $11 Million-plus Computer Gaming and terror will strike again By Robert Cox Louis Cappelli is being before the decade ends. personally sued to the tune Pg. 5 and Hezi Aris • The decade long wars of $11 Million plus. This Economic waged by US and NAT0 New Rochelle, NY and while the New Rochelle Development against Afghanistan and Yonkers, NY City Council Iraq are leading the world -- Robert Cox, d e l i b e r a t e s Pg s . 1, 6, 7 to the first Great War of the publisher of over whether Government 21st Century. Robert Cox, to grant Pg s . 7, 8 By Gerald Celente • The 20th century belonged p u b l i s h e r C a p p e l l i to America, in 2010 Empire In Memoriam of New Enterprises a The first decade of the 21st America will be breaking R o c h e l l e ’ s 13th extension Pg. 18 century is going out the apart. The signs are there Talk of the on its Movie Reviews same way it came in … for all to see. Sound, in exclusive right with a bust and a bang. • World leaders and most an article to develop the Pg. 12 • The dot-com bubble burst economists see a very entitled “New LeCount Place Op-Ed in 2000, and the Bailout different future unfolding. R o c h e l l e ’s Project in New Pg s . 1, 13 - 17 Bubble will bust in 2010. They insist the financial Talk of the R o c h e l l e ’s • 9/11 terror ushered Sound “ has revealed the Travel America into the decade, see Trend Alert Pg. 15 seemingly unimaginable, see Cappelli Pg. 17 Pg. 20 White Plains Mayor Delfino to Referring to... Yonkers No Plan Host Ribbon-Cutting for Minerva Weir Place Condominiums Only Plan Unraveling Human Page 13 anticipated tax revenues usurping past unrealized By Hezi Aris surpluses that became an Yonkers ever increasing burden on Mayor It was former Yonkers the homeowner / taxpayer. Mayor John Spencer who Spencer’s projections Amicone infused fiscal Pollyannas continued to worsen Page 16 on to the downtown despite the forecasts for waterfront development anticipated improvements. New scene. Spencer eloquently Spencer’s term limited White Plains, NY -- At 10:00 ribbon-cutting for Minerva espoused extinguishing status denied his mayoralty am, Tuesday, December Place Condominiums, York the financial burden long the opportunity to reach 15, Community Housing celebrating the city’s most Civic suffered by Yonkers with neither competence or Innovations (CHI), along energy efficient residence. incompetence. Succeeding Page 14 an influx of economic with White Plains Mayor The units, which are being growth. The promise of see Hezitorial Pg. 2 Joseph Delfino, will host a see White Plains Pg. 7 2 WESTCHESTER HERALD December 14, 2009

Westchester The Hezitorial From Page 1 HERALD his mentor, present vis-a-vis the choke hold tin cup in hand pleading Cappelli is the recent sale WHYTMedia incumbent Mayor Phil about the taxpayer throat for City Hall and the City of his 6,000 square foot Amicone, stood firm in and his wallet. Almost Council to compensate apartment in New York Published weekly postulating perpetual without exception, they them for an error of their City for $29.5 million. WHYTMedia optimism; a desirous have been proven unduly doing in not receiving a $4 Yet that is of no value to @gmail.com trait among the small optimistic by events. million grant, the imprint economic development in Tel: 914-562-0834 business entrepreneur, but The consequences of of their building have stood Yonkers. WHYTeditor@ undesirable in the demeanor this Pollyanna approach on financially precarious Nick Sprayregen, gmail.com of a strong mayor form of have been serious. The ground. Councilmember expected to have been the WHYTsubscription government. yet to be disclosed $25 Patricia McDow (D-1st developer to purchase the @gmail.com Background documents to million year end deficit District), acting as the Gazette Building from official statements defining may be exacerbated by defacto Majority Leader of Joseph Spiezio III, was Publisher economic development the financial crisis and the Yonkers City Council, instead kicked to the curb Hezi Aris projects were once its consequences, but the typically the “diva”, has by Economic Development objective, technical affairs, reason Yonkers’ fiscal not divulged the looming guru Jim Pinto who Editor read by the cognoscenti. problem is today so serious probability of foreclosure purchased the Title for Hezi Aris Today they are written in is that the city entered the of Collins Phase Two the City of Yonkers. The Columns the style of the corporate present recession with a building. So much for change of ownership Cam Bock PR executive. Selective large structural deficit. That honesty and transparency brought the Lee Daniels in their presentation of deficit is the direct result of on the part of the soon-to- Leggio’s, who own Zuppa’s Marilyn Elie information and suffused the persistently unrealistic be-announced Majority restaurant, to seek shelter Gail Farrelly with self-congratulation; projections made since Leader McDow and present from Spiezio and allegedly Lisa Fine the quintessential dog and the 1950s. Wallowing in a Co-chair of the Real Estate Sprayregen, who wanted, Peggy Godfrey pony show. City Hall clings fiscal and cerebral malaise Committee. and had both joked about Anthony Greco to modernity in this regard. until Spencer’s accession to Neither City Hall, nor replacing Zuppa’s with Diane M. Grassi The politicization of the mayor, Spencer’s bravado McDow, nor Yonkers City another tenant. City Hall’s Joe Klock, Sr. civil service was a feature turned Yonkers mind set Council President Chuck rescue lightened the rental Edward I. Koch of the Spencer years, but it toward a can do demeanor Lesnick have divulged that burden for the Leggio’s Bob Marrone gathered momentum and only to become unhinged the property hoped to be who still complain that Dan Miller pace under the present, by his second term. developed by now deceased City Hall has not been Richard Nestro Amicone government. Mayor Amicone’s Yonkers Firefighter Patrick quick enough in coming to Martin McGloin The people who prepared accession from deputy Joyce, his surviving brother, their call for help nor done Barbara Barton Sloane the filtered data and the mayor under Spencer’s and a third partner, have enough for them. Tsk, tsk. Zuri A. Stanback irritating prose are not Administration to Mayor withdrawn future interest in Robert MacFarlane’s Henry J. Stern primarily, or often at all, of Yonkers re-engaged developing the former Pier Homes for America Andy Wainer motivated by partisan the promise of success View Restaurant. In the building has earlier this Bob Weir loyalties. They are certainly and enlightenment under meanwhile, the property week come to market Roger Witherspoon not dishonest and the his aegis. Yet Amicone, was internally gutted. No for sale at the advertised Advertising documents do not contain incapable of grasping potential investor has come cost of $7 million. Acid- [email protected] information that is untrue, his attaining office, forward. More secrets to tongued bloggers advise or call 914-562-0834 although that cannot be said floundered his first two hide from the taxpayer. the foreclosed property of the political statements years, nurturing ridicule The most significant is ready to be let go by that accompany them. and derision about those debacle to make the bank for less than $3 We But loyalty today who were afraid Yonkers Yonkersites’ hair stand million. In MacFarlane’s Welcome is valued more than would miss another cycle to attention may be the case, City Hall despised competence. Advancement of opportunity to revitalize inability of Cappelli him. City Hall made him Your is better achieved by telling itself through the promise Enterprises to allegedly sit out their vision for your superiors what they of economic development. meet pending financial him until he was forced Comments wish to hear than being Those visions have obligations whether they into foreclosure. AKRF the bearer of unwelcome unraveled before the public be contentious demand sat on the “Findings” for Tell us if we news. The economic world and our elected officials. for payment of alleged his Point Street Landing are doing is necessarily uncertain Residents of Phase Two back taxes demanded by property at the behest of and there is usually a of the Collins development the City of White Plains; Commissioner Lou Kurven. something range of estimates that can project, situated north of the landowners, such as New City Hall realized its vision. be defended. To always Yonkers Railroad Station, Rochelle’s Michael Longo, Vindictiveness won over wrong, and choose the best from that between the Hudson River who assert that Cappelli economic development what we are range is to create bias, and and the Metro-North is in arrears to him for 14 concerns yet again. the bias may be very large. Railroad tracks, have been months; as well as other We reported moths ago doing right. So it seems to have been advised to send their rental financial notes that may that the Yonkers Parking WHYTEditor@ with the forecasts about payments to HSBC. Ever soon come due. In fact Authority’s fiscal position economic development in since the Collins Brothers, the only positive financial gmail.com Yonkers downtown and about a year ago, came deal that is a credit to Mr see The Hezitorial Pg. 3 WESTCHESTER HERALD December 14, 2009 3

The Hezitorial From Page 1 was ruined under the demanded an extension in checks. By postponing the appropriate records, nor to choices are inevitably direction of Michael Dalton. service for three months next meeting of the Yonkers be aware of the political political, but they can Joe Dalli’s expertise in beyond its end this Summer Board of Ethics to February nomination of Mr Castro- only be well made if the financial matters may have cost $300,000 to extend 4, 2010, the board may be Blanco to inspector general information on which these cauterized the bleeding that with a New York City falsely under the delusion by Mayor Amicone. choices are made is not. occurred. City Hall’s latest Downtown Development that they can dismiss the Last, but not least, City Hall’s belief that scheme is to purchase a Corporation loan. Service conduct of Ms Lopez the $25 million mid-term The People are insignificant property from the Yonkers will soon be terminated. under the proverbial rug. deficit smothering Yonkers has not been vanquished Parking Authority to give The debt service by that Inspector General Zisman translates to a from their conduct. Both the YPA a financial respite bravado decision will be will not be the nominee of need cut approximately City Hall and the Yonkers and cash infusion. Does added on to the taxpayers’ Mayor Amicone; former 25 per cent of the city’s City Council will need to anyone know from what back. Yonkers City Council workforce. When will conduct themselves wary line in the Yonkers Board The two most recent President candidate Jim Mayor Amicone advise they do not stray from the of Education this will come meetings of the Yonkers Castro-Blanco will. Yet Mr. those to receive their fiduciary responsibility for from? In the meantime, Board of Ethics dealt with Castro-Blanco becoming pink slip? Perhaps the which they espoused and the cosy parking deals in the conduct of Yonkers Inspector General is a magnanimous mayor will swore, or will soon swear favor of Zuppa’s restaurant Constituent Services conflict over the very have them dispensed in to abide. and Peter Kelly’s x2o Director Lorraine Lopez, concern before the Yonkers January 2010. When will To no one’s surprise restaurant continue to and as director of Y.A.L.I.S, Board of Ethics because Mayor Amicone begin to the “change” to which subsidize their respective over which Inspector Mr Castro-Blanco was plan a plan? When will the Democrat and Republican operations. Zuppa’s pays General Zisman issued the lawyer representing Yonkers City alike espouse has morphed $200 per month, x20 pays his findings. The Board of Y.A.L.I.S. in his effort to Council demand the into “chump change”! Are $350 per month to park all Ethics may be unaware that work out an amenable pay quarterly financial reports our elected officials deaf the cars they can, while one of the concerns that back of funds to the State inscribed in the City to The People’s decision at the customer respectively must be discuss in order of New York. The Board of Charter. Yonkers’ elected the ballot boxes? pays $6 and $3 each, to set the record straight is ethics may not have counted officials will need to make It seems City Hall and respectively. why Ms Lopez demanded on anyone remembering or tough choices about taxes, many on the Yonkers City The New York payment to the 501 c3 having the proof of Ms. public spending, and Council don’t get. At issue Water Taxi service which operation (Y.A.L.I.S.) in Lopez demand for cash and economic development in is when The People will. Mayor Amicone pleaded cash; she would not accept her lack of ability to keep the decade ahead. These 4 WESTCHESTER HERALD December 14, 2009 Yonkers City Councilman From Pops to Puccini John Murtagh Michael Amante’s Solo Concert Presentation at Carnegie Hall On the Level New York, NY -- World “the golden-voiced tenor.” New Rochelle, NY -- that is after 10:30 am. Call renowned recording artist He has given performances Yonkers City Councilman us at 914-636-0110. Michael Amante will for countless dignitaries John Murtagh is the guest An MP3 memorializing perform at Carnegie Hall on and U.S. Presidents, of Richard Narog and Hezi the show is stored for your December 19th, 2009. This appeared on numerous Aris’ On the Level program convenience in our archive concert will be a holiday national television shows, this Tuesday, for retrieval when themed performance. and has performed at many December 14, you demand it. Capturing in song the heart sporting and other large 2009, from 10 For those and soul of pure romance arenas. He is also known am to 11 am who demand and featuring hits from as the “Voice of the New on WVOX- more radio and his album “Ready For York Mets” for singing the 1460 AM dial, want to hear More” the performance National Anthem at many or by way of Hezi Aris on will include a collection of of their games. audio streaming topics relevant music of the holiday season, Amante’s latest album technology on to Westchester along with his extensive debut album, released on “Ready For More” includes www.WVOX. County from repertoire of romantic, Medalist records. It has some of Amante’s dearest com.. a Yonkers classical, contemporary become one of the best- romantic tunes, including a The show p e r s p e c t i v e , and Broadway songs. selling recordings of its few original tunes by song is conducted listen to Good Michael Amante, singing kind, placing him #1 on writers the late Ron Miller with your input M o r n i n g since the tender age of five, Billboard Magazine’s 2002 along with his daughter and inquiry. The Call In - Westchester with Bob is gifted with a four-octave Year-End Top Classical Lisa Miller, Bill Fayne and Talk Show format allows Marrone on Wednesdays at range. He is considered Midline Chart. The Album Michael’s Music Director us to solicit your input 8:35 am when he and Hezi one of the most versatile was widely recognized, and song writer Herb shamelessly. We ask is get into the mix. Good and gifted performers, and and Amante has been Bernstein. On the Album that you stay on topic. Morning Westchester with is able to sing in a variety hailed as “The next Mario Amante performs a special Telephone lines will open Bob Marrone is heard from of languages including Lanza” by artist Tony duet, “It’s Impossible”, after the commercial break 6:00 am to 9:00 am, from Italian, Polish, Spanish, Bennett, and “Te Fourth with the late great Sergio at the bottom of the hour, Monday to Friday. French, German Classical, Tenor,” by entertainer, Franchi, who has been Italian Art, and Latin. He Regis Philbin. The New called “One of the greatest also regularly records and York Times declared that Romantic, Popular Tenors performs in a vast array of this “swashbuckling Italian of the 20th Century. styles including Pop/Rock, tenor exhibits both the voice This special event starts Gospel and Broadway with and charisma of a cross over at 7:30 pm. Admission is a flair, finesse and finely- star.” The Philadelphia $65.00 / $100.00. Tickets crafted artistry that puts Exclusive confirms that are on sale now and can be “America’s great this virtuoso vocalist firmly “Amante rewrites the book purchased online at www. in his own class. on anyone’s idea of what CarnegieHall.org or by Amante took the world a tenor can be.” The New calling CarnegieCharge at community radio by storm with his self-titled York Post dubbed Amante as 212-247-7800. stations!” Magic Johnson Signs “When the Game was Over”

-The Wall Street Journal

Former NBA great and basketball Hall of Famer

Magic Johnson signing his new book, “When the

Game was Ours”, at the NBA’s New York City store The Voice of The Golden Apple located on Fifth Avenue on December 8th. Photo One Broadcast Forum, New Rochelle, N.Y. 10801 (914) 636-1460 courtesy of Richie Nestro. WESTCHESTER HERALD December 14, 2009 5 The Spoof: Barnes & Noble Sued By Thomas’ English Muffins Over Nooks Let the Battle Begin! everyone knows that it’s be ordering herself an Meanwhile, another Thomas’ English Muffins Amazon Kindle. “At least Thomas’ English Muffin that owns the word Amazon didn’t tamper Man is already worrying ‘Nook.’ It’s an outrage that with my Thomas’ English about future ‘thefts’ by Barnes & Noble would Muffins,” she added, as a Barnes & Noble. “Next dare confiscate one of parting shot. they’ll be opting the word our words for their stupid Barry Barrister of ‘crannies’ for one of little electronic reader. We a little kid,” a prospective Barry’s Breakfast Nooks their ridiculous products. intend to defend our rights buyer whined, “nooks are has said that his company Let them use ‘grannies’ By Gail Farrelly in court.” those little things in my may possibly sue Barnes & or something else. But Customers thinking English Muffins. They are Noble as well. According to they’d better keep their “NOOKS as well as about buying an electronic not, I repeat not, something Barrister, “A Nook is a place slimy hands off our Nooks CRANNIES are words that reader are left to wonder I hold in my hand to read where you eat breakfast AND our Crannies. Or belong to us,” a Thomas’ how original the Nook a book on.” Saying “I and begin your day. That’s be ready to deal with the English Muffin Man could be, if the sellers just can’t handle this,” it, Finito, nothing else has consequences.” indignantly complained. can’t even come up with an she wiped away a tear as a right to that word. It’s “From time immemorial, original name. “Since I was she indicated that she’d already taken.”

EA Software and Wildstorm Unleash Hell with Dante’s Inferno First Entry in the Six-Issue Comic Book Miniseries Available Now DC Comics/Wild Storm hell to reclaim her soul treachery. Players take highlight the action-packed the PlayStation Network Productions and Electronic Created by Visceral Dante on an epic descent moments in the game, starting December 10, 2009, Arts will take comic book Games, Dante’s Inferno through hell, battling their and will also deliver more and on December 24 th on fans and gamers alike on a perspective on Beatrice’s Xbox Live. Dante’s Inferno journey through the gates experience, adding more is rated M for Mature by the of Hell, with the release depth to the game’s story ESRB and 18+ by PEGI. of the first issue in the six- and exploring more of the For more information on issue comic miniseries, poem’s dramatic depiction Dante’s Inferno, please Dante’s Inferno, available of the underworld. follow Dante’s Inferno on now at comic book stores The videogame Dante’s Twitter at www.twitter. and retailers. Written by Inferno, upon which the com/danteteam, and visit esteemed comic book writer comic book was based, the game’s official web site Christo Gage (X-Men/ will be released for at www.dantesinferno.com, Spider-Man, Wildcats) PlayStation@3 computer where the team explores a and featuring the highly entertainment system, new circle of hell, with new stylized artwork of Diego Xbox 3600 videogame and content and updates on the Latorre (The Incredible is set in Dante Alighieri’s way through a terrifying entertainment system and ninth day of every month. Hulk). The first issue of the vividly imagined nine gauntlet of demons to Sony PSP@ (PlayStation@ comic book portrays the circles of hell - limbo, reclaim the soul of his Portable) on February 9, murder of Dante’s beloved lust, gluttony, greed, anger, beloved Beatrice. The 2010. A free demo will be Beatrice, and his descent to violence, heresy, fraud and Dante’s Inferno comic will available for download on Don Coqui’s Chef’s Recipe for “Leftovers” Leaves No Leftovers New Rochelle, NY -- well as overseeing a kitchen adventure I can’t wait to demanding restaurant “Chef Stephanie” of the staff of 28, scheduling, fully explore,” says Chef lifestyle,” she says. “My new Don Coquoi restaurant ordering supplies, menu Stephanie. personal philosophy is in New Rochelle hates development, teaching Chef Stephanie has that to be a true culinary wasting food – and for classes and producing traveled a long distance professional you need to good reason. interactive events, as well from her family farm in embrace all aspects of the Chef Stephanie shared as putting in stove time Indiana where 4-H was a industry. This is a daily goal with Monroe College while mastering the art big part of her childhood I set for myself and one Culinary Arts students just of authentic Puerto Rican and bottle-feeding calves that I am always striving to some of her all-consuming cuisine. “I love the sexy on 4:00 AM and midnight obtain. responsibilities of running and sumptuous foods of shifts was part of the norm. “As a Chef you also need a restaurant on the verge of Chef Stephanie of Don Puerto Rico. The taste, “In more ways than one to have PASSION,” she told becoming a group. Daily Coqui restaurant, colors and textures of it was great preparation tasks include cost control, as New Rochelle this beautiful island is an for the all-consuming and see Don Coqui’s Pg. 6 6 WESTCHESTER HERALD December 14, 2009 Don Coqui’s Chef’s Recipe for “Leftovers” Leaves No Leftovers From Page 5 the students during a recent given week; the rest of the is to let it to sit for about cooking demonstration at time she needs to put the an hour before transferring the College’s Culinary Arts leftover pork to good use to it to the frying pan. “This Center in New Rochelle. not only save the restaurant allows the Yucca to release “If you don’t have passion, money but also to make it its naturally-occurring you will never survive. This money. starch which helps bind the is a tough and demanding “Shredded Pernil strips together,” explained career choice but it has wrapped in peeled and Chef Stephanie. After just endless rewards.” paper-thin slices of Yucca a few minutes of cooking Chef Stephanie was and pan-fried for a few in any vegetable oil, the invited to present at Monroe minutes until it is golden golden brown and crispy as part of the School of brown and crunchy, makes appetizer is diagonally cut Hospitality Management’s this a very popular appetizer into slices and served with “Share the Passion” series. on our daily menu,” Chef a pureed dipping sauce Here presentation included Stephanie told the Monroe made from the juices of preparing a modern Monroe College Culinary Arts student gets a one-on-one students before inviting the Pernil, minced garlic, interpretation of classic instruction on the right way for placing the wrapped them to try their hands at sour orange, and cilantro Pernil, which she wrapped Pernil into the frying pan to make sure it does not become securely wrapping strips of for added seasoning and in paper-thin slices of undone during the cooking process. the Yucca root plant around garnish. Chef Stephanie Yucca. This fresh version the shredded pork into a also demonstrated how to of the classic Puerto Rican cooking method, braising, menu item and I have to cylinder. also attractively stack the dish is made from the it can never be made to make that determination a But even this easy-to- sliced wraps and garnish leftovers of slow-cooked order,” Chef Stephanie day in advance.” make dish still needs about before serving. pork that can take as long explained. “I can only She noted that since she an hour’s preparation time Alas, there aren’t usually as five hours to prepare. estimate how many people can feed her staff Pernil since the trick to holding any leftovers from these “Because of the slow will order this popular only so many times in any the finished wrap together “leftovers.” DiNapoli: Port Chester Not Forthcoming about $5.4 Million Cost Overrun of Senior Center / Village Hall Port Chester, NY -- Due to segment to the public as the keep an eye on the bottom to work on the project that • Obtain competition when a lack of transparency and total cost and circumventing line, taxpayers lose,” they had used for the last acquiring professional weak oversight, the cost a public referendum. In DiNapoli said. “Now more eight years, paying about services and sign written of the Port Chester Senior subsequent years, they than ever, taxpayers need $1.2 million for the project. contracts for these Center / Village Hall project presented add-on costs as honest numbers and open Without competition, professional services. leaped from a maximum- new projects, which were information.” village officials had Village officials generally allowed $9.4 million to actually a completion of the By not informing no assurance that they agreed with DiNapoli’s $14.8 million, according to original project. Expenses residents of the project’s obtained the best services recommendations, and an audit released by State exceeded the authorized true costs, the village at the lowest possible cost. indicated they would take Comptroller Thomas P. maximum cost of $9.4 reduced the likelihood that DiNapoli recommended corrective action. Read DiNapoli. Officials broke million by approximately residents would exercise that village officials: the report by going to: the project into several $5.4 million. their right of a permissive • Fully disclose estimated http://www.osc.state. pieces, presenting the first “When officials fail to referendum at the project’s project costs to taxpayers, ny.us/localgov/audits/ onset. Additionally, due to so they can make informed villages/2009/portchester. a lack of monitoring, the decisions on project pdf . http://www.bashianfarberlaw.com board could not be sure the approvals; work met expectations or • Prepare budgets that http://www.bashianfarberlaw.com complied with originally minimize potential cost established budget overruns and secure http://www.bashianfarberlaw.com constraints. sufficient funding prior to http://www.bashianfarberlaw.com Moreover, village initiating projects; officials did not have • Prepare periodic reports http://www.bashianfarberlaw.com documentation to show that comparing expected http://www.bashianfarberlaw.com they periodically solicited to actual budgeted competition through a expenditures; http://www.bashianfarberlaw.com request for proposal (RFP) • Provide financial and http://www.bashianfarberlaw.com or quotation process for project progress reports architectural services. The to the Board on a monthly http://www.bashianfarberlaw.com village hired the same firm basis; WESTCHESTER HERALD December 14, 2009 7 White Plains Mayor Delfino to Host Ribbon-Cutting for Minerva Place Condominiums From Page 1 purchased by homeowners purchasing a Minerva two- Minerva Place Place Condominiums NYSERDA is projected to who are part of the local bedroom unit. “I think Condominiums is praised features energy-efficient contribute about $55,000 workforce, were developed, it’s really wonderful that as the most energy-efficient construction techniques, toward the energy-saving constructed and marketed people who want to live in residence in White Plains, insulation, plumbing and improvements. these by Community Housing While Plains can afford to featuring the city’s first lighting upgrades that difficult economic times, Innovations, Inc., a White purchase a place in Minerva GeoExchange system for are projected to save I am proud to say White Plains-based nonprofit – it’s affordable.” heating and cooling. Eight homebuyers approximately Plains has options to organization founded “It’s important to wells, each 360 feet deep, 30% on energy costs, elevate families into home in 1991. Minerva Place provide options for those draw energy from the earth compared to a typical new ownership,” stated Mayor represents CHI’s efforts to local workers who make for heating and cooling, development. Delfino. “These condos make housing affordable too much for affordable using a ground source heat The 14 units consist of will fill a critical workforce to families earning up to housing options, but who pump system. 11 two-bedroom and 3 one- housing need in White 100% of the Area Median want a place of their own “I’ll be honest, when bedroom apartments with Plains.” Income—up to $105,300 in an expensive county I first learned of Minerva engineered wood floors, “It is a testament to the for a family of four. Often, like Westchester,” said Place, I didn’t even know stainless steel appliances, dedication of the city, our these workers fall between Alexander Roberts, what a GeoExchange built-in dishwasher lender and construction the cracks in a county Executive Director of system was,” Claudette and microwaves, walk- professionals that we were like Westchester because Community Housing Edwards explained. “I just in closets, Corian or able to deliver the building they make too much for Innovations. “Minerva thought the condo was granite countertops in below budget when it is traditional affordable Place Condominiums great and I was excited that the kitchen, and cultured needed most and use the housing options, but the represents a combination I could afford it. But, then a stone countertops in the savings to increase energy market rate is out of their of two of my passions relative of mine explained bathrooms. The project efficiency, upgrade the reach. –workforce housing and how a GeoExchange architect was Warshauer landscaping, and improve “I’m really looking energy efficiency.” system worked and I was Mellusi Warshauer common areas,” stated forward to having a place In order to make the really excited. It’s good for Architects, P.C. The Frank Zisa, CHI’s Director of my own and to making units affordable to families the environment.” modular builder was Deluxe of Development, who it comfortable,” stated below 80% of the area In addition to a Building Systems, Inc. The oversaw the project. Claudette Edwards, a median income, the agency GeoExchange system lender was TD Bank, N.A. There are a few units registered dietician who has is providing down payment that uses the constant White Plains donated land still available for sale. For lived in rental apartments assistance of up to $30,000 temperature of the and about $75,000 per an application, call 914- in White Plains for the for those lower income earth to heat and cool unit in subsidy from its 879-9865. past twenty years and is applicants. the building, Minerva Affordable Housing Fund.

Lowey Secures $5.658 Million for Westchester and Rockland Counties Washington, DC -- community services.” • $297,000 for after school disabilities in Rockland tools in the Port Chester-Rye Congresswoman Nita Lowey Congresswoman Lowey programs and enrichment County; Union Free School District; (D-Westchester/Rockland) is a senior member of the activities in the Ossining • $50,000 for communications • $17,000 for a license plate announced she secured House Appropriations Union Free School District; equipment in Dobbs Ferry reader for the Village of $5.658 million to support Committee, where she chairs • $250,000 for medical Police Department vehicles; Hastings Police Department; projects in Westchester the Subcommittee on State equipment for St. John’s • $297,000 for after-school • $500,000 to reconstruct a and Rockland Counties and Foreign Operations and Riverside Hospital in and enrichment activities for portion of Yonkers Avenue in through the Fiscal Year 2010 serves on the Homeland Yonkers; Yonkers Public Schools; Tuckahoe; Consolidated Appropriations Security and Labor | Health • $200,000 for the Clarkstown • $250,000 to expand and • $100,000 for the Larchmont Act, which will help ease and Human Services | Police Department to upgrade modernize the emergency Police Department to upgrade financial strain on local Education Subcommittees. communications systems; department of White Plains its communications system; governments and taxpayers. Lowey secured: • $350,000 to reconstruct and Hospital Center; • $40,000 for equipment for “In these tough economic • $125,000 for the Pace renovate intersections and • $6,000 for equipment for the Briarcliff Manor Police times, it is critical that the University Nursing School sidewalks in Eastchester; the Town of Ossining Police Department; and federal government support to train additional nurses to • $297,000 for family literacy Department; • $50,000 for the Town of projects that create jobs alleviate a shortage of nurses activities in the Tarrytown • $297,000 to improve the Greenburgh Adult Drug and ease the financial strain in the workforce; Union Free School District; English skills of non-native Court Treatment Program facing local governments and • $900,000 to widen • $30,000 for a fingerprint English speaking students in The Fiscal Year 2010 taxpayers,” said Lowey. “I Ashburton Avenue in scanner for the Village the North Rockland School Consolidated Appropriations am pleased to have secured Yonkers; of Pelham Manor Police District; Act conference report is this funding for worthy • $125,000 for Rockland Department; • $175,000 to renovate the expected to pass the House of projects in Westchester and County Community • $340,000 for equipment Larchmont Public Library; Representatives this week. Rockland Counties, and I am College’s Small Business and training for the New • $250,000 to support hopeful it will help provide Training Center to provide Rochelle Police Department; the Rockland County breathing room to mitigate training to unemployed • $118,000 for Jawonio, Interoperability Project; the need for local tax individuals and those seeking Inc. to improve educational • $297,000 for professional increases to provide critical self-employment; services for children with development and teaching 8 WESTCHESTER HERALD December 14, 2009 Trangucci: New Rochelle Firemen Should Not Be Cut not agree to give up the been getting quarterly my members as we will be Most are not aware of the raises in some form, there reports on the financial required to do more with benefits we have to fight for will have to be layoffs. The condition of the city, he less. Some of the probable to maintain on a ongoing Fire Department contract has requested monthly impacts of this decision basis. There is never a ends in 2010 and the other updates from the Finance will result in the closing good time financially when two in 2011. The layoffs Commissioner. He felt that of a firehouse in New we negotiate, or so we according to Strome will the City Council should Rochelle which will cause are told. It is especially be made in proportion to have been considering a delayed response to that disheartening now to have By Peggy Godfrey the budget share of the the financial conditions part of the city. Emergency to make a deal with the $800,000 total. The Fire of the country during the medical assistance will city to save the jobs of my Although he was one Union faces 5-6 layoffs, year which led up to this also be delayed city wide junior members. These are of the two councilmen who Local 663 2-3 employees, budget. As an example as we have to respond members we have protected voted against the 2010 and CSEA, 1-2 employees. he said in the past year the with apparatus that are over the years through New Rochelle City budget Apparently the choice of city approved $360,000 to further away from an our previous negotiations because it was not cut a salary deferral in 2010 pave the library parking lot incident. More rigs will be with givebacks to the city. enough, Councilman Lou or a freeze in salary is still and $140.000 to clean the tied up at other incidents We have even helped the Trangucci still criticized under consideration. Each Veterans Monument both which will further delay a city by splitting our wage one of the cuts made. group will have separate of which could have been quick response to another increases for the last two The City Council cut agreements. Should no deferred to another time. incident that might occur at years to keep the cost down. $800,000 in the budget agreement be reached This would have resulted the same time.We currently In the original proposed which was designated for layoffs will occur in the in $500,000 for the general don’t have enough men budget the actual cost of salary increases. However, union that cannot reach an fund and could have both to properly operate at any our increase in wages to Trangucci said a high agreement. reduced homeowners’ taxes high rise building. the average taxpayer would proportion of that money One items that was not and kept every fire man on Regarding the decision only have been $28.00 will fall disproportionately mentioned is the Safer Act the payroll. to remove our raise from per household. This figure on the Fire Department. At which is a government Byron Gray, President the budget. Our current only applies to our portion the Council meeting he first grant given to the city of Fire Union Local 273 contract was negotiated of the $800.000 removed asked whether the money to use to make sure the reported the following. “My back in 06 and 0, it was a from the budget which is could be found elsewhere in city keeps a minimum union is stunned that the four year contract to give approximately $536.000. the budget besides salaries. number of firemen on City administration voted the city some stability so We have been placed in a The Commissioner of staff. For this grant, the to remove our negotiated they could gauge the cost difficult situation to make Finance, Howard Rattner, Fire Department is now raises from the budget. My over a four year period. We decisions we shouldn’t replied this could not be one short of the minimum membership is very aware are upset that our raise was even have to consider. done. This was followed number for this Safer Act of the economic climate removed in the final year. There is great resentment by a question to the Fire grant to be given to the that we our currently Many are not aware of the from my membership that Commissioner, Ray City. The City would need in. A majority of us are nuances of negotiating a we are once again placed Kiernan, to determine how to hire one more fireman at residents of New Rochelle contract and the give and in jeopardy of losing jobs fire men would be deployed a cost of $45,000 and that and will also have to bear take involved to come to in order help balance the if layoffs became necessary. would give the City a grant the burden of increased an agreement that mutually cities budget.” Kiernan said if the number of $160,000. The net gain taxes.The reality of this benefits all concerned. of fire fighters went below would be $115,000 which decision is harsher than a certain number he would could be used for staffing you could imagine. We have to close one fire house in the department. are a profession that needs and rearrange the areas of After the meeting a lot of personnel to react the city the different fire Trangucci expressed deep properly to many of the We Welcome houses covered. concern over any cutting duties we are assigned to Three municipal unions of the fire fighters in the accomplish. My members Your Comments have contracts for raises. city. His district would are very aggressive in These contracts were not be disproportionately their effort to mitigate any violated but the $800,000 impacted because of the situation that may arise. reduction in salary large number of apartments We need to maintain this Tell us if we are doing increases applies only to and senior citizens. The aggressiveness in order to three unions. Other non- firemen must respond to protect life and property. A something wrong, and union workers will also calls for emergency medical small fire can very quickly get no raise. According service and he noted there become a large fire . Any what we are doing right. to Chuck Strome, City are times when it is only the reduction in manpower Manager, if the three fire men who respond to an will negatively impact our unions, Fire Union Local emergency call since there ability to perform our duty. WHYTEditor 273, Local 663 Public are only a limited number This reduction will also Works and Community of ambulances in the city. correlate to an increased @gmail.com Service workers, and CSEA Although the Council has occurrence of injuries to (City Hall employees) do WESTCHESTER HERALD December 14, 2009 9 “Re-Gift” Before the Holidays Mt. Kisco, NY A-Brick” fundraising still-life painting by artist -- The etiquette of “re- campaign for a loved one, Joseph Blumstein. The gifting” presents has been a client, or in memory of Foundation is sponsoring a debatable issue in recent someone departed “the gift- a collection of Blumstein’s holiday seasons, especially giver is virtually guaranteed work which is on display if recall of who gave what that their gift will be the in the Community Room is foggy, thereby, running right size, right color, not of the Mt. Kisco Public the risk of inadvertently returned, and cherished Library on Main St. through re-gifting the original for a lifetime. Plus, your the end of December. gift giver’s gift. The gift of a library brick to The painting is valued at Foundation for the Mt. someone is also a gift to $375 and submitted bids Kisco Public Library offers the Foundation, the Library must start at $175. A bid a safe solution for avoiding and to yourself since it is submission box is located this potential etiquette faux tax deductible.” Once at alongside the donated pas. least 100 bricks are sold by painting. “Similar to our “By re-gifting a the Foundation, a walkway ‘Buy-A-Brick’ campaign, A donation to The Foundation for the Mount Kisco gift from our Buy-A-Brick or other appropriate this gift is one-of-a-kind Public Library this holiday season is a gift that gives to campaign or from our monument, constructed out and will last a lifetime, it the recipient, to the Foundation, to the Library and to current silent auction of the of the engraved bricks, will benefits both the Foundation the giver – in the form of a 2009 tax deduction. Donation abstract painting ‘Peaches,’ be installed on the library’s and the Library, and it forms, including those for the Buy-A-Brick campaign and you’ll not only be giving a grounds. Brick purchase is tax-deductible,” said the silent auction item, “Peaches” by Joseph Blumstein, gift to a loved one but you’ll forms are available in Monteleone. Additionally, are available in the library’s lobby and at the Blumstein also be giving a gift to the the Library’s lobby or 10% of the sales from any exhibit, on display in the second floor Community Room Foundation, the library, online at (http://www. of Blumstein’s paintings, through the end of December. and to yourself,” explained mtklibraryfoundation.org). while on display at the Anthony Monteleone, The donation for each library, will be donated deductible gifts to the Monteleone & Monteleone president, the Foundation engraved brick is $250. directly to the library. Foundation before the end 19 North Moger Avenue, Mt for the Mt. Kisco Public For the gift-giver (Interested buyers can of the fiscal year, donations Kisco, NY 10549-2435, or Library. who would prefer to give contact the artist directly should be made payable by contacting Monteleone Monteleone something more artistically through his Web site: www. to The Foundation for at 914-666-2118. noted that by purchasing aesthetic, Monteleone josephblumstein.com). the Mount Kisco Public a brick engraved with a recommends placing For individuals Library and mailed to The personalized message from a silent auction bid on or organizations interested Foundation for the Mount the Foundation’s “Buy- “Peaches,” an abstract in making major tax- Kisco Public Library, c/o The Shopping Addict’s Redemption: The Life Cycle of an Impulse Purchase hall closet on the top shelf”. sweaters. You notice the (He was right.) Later in life sweater, invitingly arrayed my mother graduated to with others of the same returning condominiums style, and you are drawn to – putting down deposits it immediately. You pick it one week and collecting up, run your fingers over them the next, before the the luxurious fabric, take cancellation deadline. At in the rich color, casually the time this compulsion of peek at the price. Eeek! hers was simply puzzling. But a classic piece – no By Alisa Singer But as is the case with doubt it could be worn for so many facets of our five, maybe ten years. When I was young my parents’ lives, we begin You take it to the dressing mother was infamous for to understand them better room and try it on. It looks her habit of constantly over time and sometimes great, maybe itches just a buying and returning things. even find ourselves falling little (probably because the I sometimes answered the into the same idiosyncratic room’s overheated), but a door when the man from patterns we ridiculed as perfect match to the subtle our local department store children. Consider the green stripe in your new made his weekly call to following: brown pants. Not a shade pick up packages. Once You make a quick stop that’s easy to find. This is when I didn’t know where at Macy’s to replenish your some kind of destiny. You the package was he told supply of foundation and were meant to find this me, “she keeps them in the pass a display of cashmere Shopping bags. Illustrated by Alisa Singer. see The Shopping Pg. 10 10 WESTCHESTER HERALD December 14, 2009 The Shopping Addict’s Redemption: The Life Cycle of an Impulse Purchase From Page 9 sweater and buy it. little nagging voice that doubt, but then the decision already checked it off your Maybe, but I prefer to You undergo the seems to be whispering, is made and it’s final. The conscience. think of it as a form of obligatory process of “spineless clothes slut”. sweater is going back. The foregoing sequence, redemption. We humans internal rationalization. Back at home you don’t Almost at once a feeling common to so many are fragile. We stumble, “Alright”, you tell yourself, rush to try the sweater on. washes over you that is women, can be analyzed we fall, we pick ourselves “I know I swore after I Rather, you tuck it into difficult to define. Not like in moral / psychological up again. The cycle of life, looked at my last broker’s a corner of your closet the pleasure of first finding / philosophical terms as and shopping, goes on. statement that I would give where it doesn’t demand the sweater, but still a follows: The pleasure that Moreover, there’s up shopping forever, and immediate attention. It very nice feeling. Relief? arises from the acquisition valuable wisdom for our I know I could easily buy isn’t until later in the It takes a few seconds to of a desired object (instant times to be derived from two ordinary sweaters for evening that you drag it out identify the emotion and gratification) is overcome these experiences. Thus, it this price, but I’d hardly and try it on in front of your then you realize what by the torment of the has been said, “it is better ever wear either of them familiar bedroom mirror, it is – virtue. You have immediately succeeding to give than to receive” and, and they’d both end up the only one that really committed yourself to an remorse (instant guilt) no doubt, that may well be on a shelf until I donated counts. It definitely itches, act of self-sacrifice and you (instant gratification + true for some people. But them to charity. Besides, no mistaking that, and hits feel frugal, even Spartan, instant guilt = guilty I have come to understand, who says ‘forever’ has to at a very unattractive point and invulnerable, as pleasure). The only as apparently my mother start today.” Weakness on your hips. You paid a though you had resolutely effective cure is to purge did in the pinnacle of her and vanity triumph over fortune for a sweater that pushed yourself away oneself of the corrupting shopping days, that neither prudence and resolve; is both uncomfortable and from the table even as the object. The resulting relief giving nor receiving holds you head decisively to the unflattering. How could scrumptious hot fudge lava from the pleasure/pain a candle to the exhilaration, sales desk to complete the you have been so weak, so cake was being served. syndrome feels so good to that sublime sensation of purchase. impulsive! Self-loathing Never again will you be that the next week you do it moral deliverance, that can As you wait to checkout begins to take root. (But the subject to the caprices and all over again. (Perhaps at only be achieved by the your sense of certainty and color is perfect - amazing superficial cravings of your a different store, where the righteous act of returning. pleasure begins to fade, just that you matched it without weaker nature. With smug irritated salespeople won’t So fellow shopping addicts, a little. But it’s your turn even having the pants with satisfaction, you carefully recognize us.) So what I urge you - save your souls, in line. You step forward you.) fold the sweater up and sort of phenomenon is this save yourselves, and most decidedly, credit card For a moment you put it back in the bag - some kind of shopping of all, save your receipts. in hand, dismissing that waver on the precipice, in with the receipt. You’ve disorder? Retail bulimia? WESTCHESTER HERALD December 14, 2009 11 I.Q. & A: Ted De Soyza Chair, Pax Christi, Sound Shore on her Opposition to the War in Afghanistan an imperialistic nation and “Rethink Afghanistan,” this. a year ago, we went to you know what happens to and Frontline’s “Obama’s Representative Lowey’s Empires, they eventually War.” I would like to do a Q – Do you think President office and we sat with her. fall. film series so we can try Obama really believes in She doesn’t commit herself to save the country for the this war? to anything, so we were not Q –Do anti-War activists young people. I mean look, A - From what he said during very successful. Where she who voted for Obama feel I’m eighty-one years old. the campaign, I don’t think stands now, I don’t know. By Jeanne Zaino, let down? so. I think he just doesn’t A – Absolutely, all the Q – How did you become know how to handle what’s Q – Will the war be a factor Ph.D. speakers said that. He an activist? in Washington. I think he in the way you vote in promised change, he said A –I was in the convent was too naïve about it. And the midterm election next Q - How many people went he was going to change for fifteen years. I left the now what’s the way out for year? out to protest President Washington. But what convent because they were him?... It’s up to Congress A – Yes, definitely…. Obama’s West Point happened? Washington too slow. One priest said to change things, they have Voting is the only tool we speech? changed him. to me, ‘if you don’t leave the purse strings to say no have as citizens right now. A –300 to 400. We had your going to go crazy, to the war. some very good speakers, Q - What did you think your twenty-five years Jeanne Zaino, PhD including Debra Sweet about the speech itself? ahead of your time.’ So I Q – Have you been in is Chair & Associate from ‘The World Can’t A –He is just repeating what left and went to fight for contact with our local Professor of Political Wait’, military families Johnson and Bush did. It’s disabled children. I started Congress people? Science and against the War, and a almost word for word what two schools in the Bronx A – I’ve written to all Pre-Law Director at Iona wonderful soldier who Bush said about Baghdad. for disabled children. So I of them and you get a College in was in Afghanistan and So there are really no guess I was just born like form letter back. About New Rochelle, NY. Iraq. He said, ‘my heart is changes, he is promising broken because of what is to get out by 2011, but happening to my country. what is going to happen in And we are over there and between?... We all like the the people don’t want us president personally, but he there.’ It was very touching. is on the wrong track. He is Then we marched to the not going bring peace. He gate of West Point, people is going to get the Noble sang and we shouted, ‘No Peace Prize, but he is More War!’ ‘Get us out of supporting a war we can’t Afghanistan!’ win.

Q – About how many Q –During the campaign people from Westchester Obama called this a war of were there? necessity. Since he said he A – It’s hard to say. was going to do this during There were people from the campaign, why are Westchester, Hudson Valley supporters surprised? and New York City. A – He did say that, but he spoke so much about Q –Did you feel like you change; so if you believe in got your message out? change … and you see the A – I think all the people situation, then change it. said what we wanted to say…. People feel it was Q –You have been working a very serious situation as a peace activist for years, because we are on the what are your plans going brink of disaster in our forward? country and all of our A – I want to raise hell. resources are going to the military and being put into Q – How? a country where we are not A –I am going to call my wanted. People here are friend together, I hope we suffering, but Washington can plan another peace is giving all our money to march in New Rochelle. Wall Street and the military I would also like to complex. We have become keep showing the films 12 WESTCHESTER HERALD December 14, 2009 Ed Koch Movie Reviews must consign to the ash The two principals heap. are the unnamed father The story is that of played by Viggo Mortensen what follows the near end and his son played by Kodi of civilization occurring Smit-McPhee, who is about after a cataclysmic tragedy 12 to 14 years old. They which is never fully trudge along the roads explained. It could have trying to reach the sea By Edward I. Koch been a nuclear war or a and avoid marauders who volcano eruption, like that are looking for food and “The Road” (-) which occurred at Mt. St. engaged in cannibalism. It has been my lot Helens which devastated The boy calls his dad recently, for a number of everything in its path and “Poppa” and often asks weeks, to watch what I had much bigger than that of the question, “Are we the hoped would be good or Mt. St. Helens. The sets good guys?” Poppa always “plus” movies, only to end which are of rural America answers yes and in response up panning them. It ain’t are of devastated areas to a second question which my fault, and as the age-old where the trees remaining is, “Will we ever engage in adage goes, I implore you, are shortened in height and cannibalism?, answers no. don’t kill the messenger. falling down or are already There is a flashback which This film, regrettably, I lying on the ground. shows the boy’s mother

who disappears early in the says, “It tastes bubbly,” film, played by Charlize and I thought, maybe I Theron. She is totally should go get a soda and wasted in this film. some popcorn to make this On two occasions experience more palatable. when they encounter But I didn’t, because I lone travelers, the boy wanted to report that I is far more decent in his had seen the whole movie responses to their needs and nothing occurred that than is Poppa, who is changed my mind to cause threatening and protective me to do anything but warn of the food needs of his son you against seeing it. and himself. It all sounds Check out the Ed like it could have been Koch Movie Reviews video fascinating, particularly website: MayorKoch.com. when it becomes clear that Poppa, who has been wounded by someone using a bow and arrow, will soon The Honorable Edward die and leave sonny boy I. Koch served New York alone in this cruel world. City as its 105th Mayor But, it wasn’t fascinating from 1978 to 1989. at all. The movie looked like it cost $500 to make, excluding actors’ salaries, which were worth another $500. I was bored to death, but became a little involved when the father and son find a can of soda and upon drinking it, the boy WESTCHESTER HERALD December 14, 2009 13 Weir Only Human: Even the Mafia has Whistle-blowers of the wider population, using his influence to rip off take too much detective Mafia had their Sammy “the sometimes without even the American public. We work for his colleagues to Bull” Gravanos, but to my the pretense of honest can assume that there are figure out that his larcenous knowledge, we’ve never service. That sounds pretty many more that just haven’t largess was a reward for his seen an informer in the close to what we have in been caught yet. influence? Keep in mind House or Senate. America today. Have you But let’s also assume that that his co-workers at the ever seen so much in- the majority of our elected Capitol are some of the How can the public your-face corruption being reps are honest. We also can most educated people in the be expected to have dangled in front of you? conclude that they are at country, and a majority of any confidence in the By Bob Weir It’s as though elective office least as aware of the crooks them are lawyers. They’re government or the system were an entitlement which, among them, as we are. Yet not exactly the type of of laws generated by that The term “kleptocracy” is once achieved, gave the how often do we hear one of people who are easily fooled once-august body if the applied to a government that holder veto power over the them speak out against their by such obvious perfidy good people inside refuse extends the personal wealth laws the rest of us must corrupt colleagues? Even concerning one’s oath of to expose the bad? The idea and political power of its abide by. Just about every after one of those bums office. It seems to me that that someone who “drops own officials and the ruling week, there’s another news gets arrested and indicted, their failure to blow the a dime” on a thief is going class via the embezzlement article about some elected there’s a suspicious silence whistle on the malevolent to be known as a “rat” is a of state funds at the expense or appointed official caught among those who have renegades in their midst childish admonishment. It worked with, and probably makes them accessories may have been acceptable in partied with, the crooks. during and after the fact. grammar school, but it has When William Jefferson, the No, not legally, but certainly no relevance in adulthood... Louisiana congressman who morally. that is, unless everyone has got caught by the FBI with It’s not as though we a closet full of skeletons ninety grand in his freezer, don’t hear our esteemed and therefore is afraid that was arrogantly running for reps blasting the excesses exposure of others will lead reelection, did anyone hear of the business community. to his or her own undoing. an elected official criticize When a corporate executive The cop who’s been getting him for his moral turpitude? is awarded a hefty bonus away with taking bribes Surely, one congressman or a golden parachute, the is not about to publicly could have taken to the floor cries of “greedy capitalist” condemn another cop who of the House and given a are either insinuated in is under indictment for the verbal thrashing to the man press releases or raucously same crime. Therefore, who made the term “cold bellowed in the hallowed unless there’s some kind of cash” a punchline on the halls of our legislative unwritten law that says you late-night comedy shows. bodies. Yet, when one can’t “tattle” on people who When California of their own is drinking you know are corrupt, it must Congressman Randy imported champagne on be that you are as guilty as “Duke” Cunningham was a domestic beer budget, it they are. Refusal to address able to buy a $2.5 million doesn’t seem to motivate evil while pretending to mansion, a yacht, a Rolls- our “leaders” to make their be good is an example of Royce, and a condo in own inquiry. Instead, when cognitive dissonance, and suburban Washington, why one of these sticky-fingered it, like conscience, makes didn’t it sound an alarm frauds is nabbed, it’s because cowards of its subscribers. to at least some of the an outside agency like the other 434 members of the FBI has handled the probe. Bob Weir is a former House? They knew more In police departments, when New York City Police than anyone else that such a cop is aware of corruption Department Detective luxuries are not obtainable but refuses to expose it or Sergeant. He is the on an annual salary of testify against it, we call it executive editor of The $160,000. Cunningham sat “the blue wall of silence.” News Connection in on a powerful subcommittee What’s it called in the Highland Village, Texas, that approves billions of higher echelons of power? and contributing editor to dollars in spending for Police departments have the Yonkers Tribune and defense programs. Did it had their Serpicos, and the Westchester Herald. 14 WESTCHESTER HERALD December 14, 2009 New York Civic: Cleaning Up After Bruno - Conviction of Bruno Stirs Renewed Effort to Fight Corruption in State Legislature it will blow over. Sadly, both permitted). Many stripes will run in the right The virus of evil cannot the chances are that their are truly honest, but they direction. be eradicated, as smallpox strategy is correct. “This, are not usually found in President Obama said was. All one can do is too, shall pass” sounds like positions of power in the yesterday in Oslo that continue the struggle, the Old Testament, and legislature. Some have some problems cannot be assisted by new techniques there is some evidence of never had the opportunity to resolved without war. The like electronic recording it appearing in folklore, enrich themselves, political ground wars are fought devices and cameras, By but the first specific use versions of the 40-year-old at the ballot box. The air and DNA identification. Henry J. Stern (that Pogo could find) was virgin depicted in popular strikes come from the We also need stronger in a speech by Abraham culture. Federal Department of penalties for violations of The sordid saga of Lincoln to the Wisconsin Others are money honest, Justice, because state law the public trust, which is a the squalid swamp--the State Agricultural Society but politically they are in the enforcement has proved crime against the state and state senate--received in 1859. If anyone has an pockets of their contributors inadequate. Just as they its people. There is some considerable public earlier reference, pass it on. and their lobbyists. They were slow to protect resemblance to treason attention this week, starting It’s hard to believe it came are somewhat, but not Southern blacks during the here, except that there is with former Majority from Wisconsin just 150 substantially, better than civil rights revolution of no foreign enemy. The Leader Joe Bruno’s years ago. thieves, because they too the 1950s and ‘60s, state distinction could depend conviction Monday by an The Legislature is have sold their offices and officials are not eager to on the seriousness of the Albany jury. The very next incapable of reforming abandoned the interests of take on politicians who foreign threat. Defrauding day, Bruno received what itself without external their constituents for their may have more clout than the state for personal may be a “get out of jail direction because the own political advantage. they do. We do not mean gain should be called free” card as U.S. Supreme current freewheeling Sometimes, it’s not to single out New York low treason, reserving Court justices disparaged system is the way many that simple. What if their State as a sewer; New high treason for serving a the law under which he was of them make their living. constituents ARE the Jersey is considered worse. foreign power, or the non- convicted, alleging it was Despite their salaries, special interests? Public Mayors in New Jersey are state terrorists who abound too vague. We reported lulus, living allowances employees, retirees, arrested by the Feds with both events to you the day and expense accounts, their employees of hospitals monotonous regularity. after they occurred. insatiable egos and their or other institutions that There is an ethic in the Since Tuesday, editorial appetites demand even receive support from the meadows that public Henry J. Stern writes as writers from around the more than they receive. federal government, state service is a route to personal StarQuest. Direct email state have joined New The salaries of all the or city. Farmers receive enrichment. To you, that to him at StarQuest@ York City dailies in judges in New York State generous subsidies not to may sound outrageous. NYCivic.org. Peruse Mr. expressing their disgust have been frozen through grow crops; why shouldn’t To others, it is a way of Stern’s writing at with the ethical standards eleven years of mild public employees receive life. Different cultures New York Civic. of Albany. There is a inflation due to legislative the same benefits? have different values and widespread feeling that if caprice: the legislators It is relatively easy different attitudes toward other elected officials were won’t give the judges a to express contempt for similar events. pursued with the diligence raise without getting one legislators. Most New The struggle between the United States Attorney for themselves. When the Yorkers do not hold them in good and bad government used to nail Bruno, more of backbenchers see their high regard, although they is perpetual and eternal. the low-hanging fruit could leaders game the system by are usually satisfied with the There are no permanent easily have been brought making substantial sums individual who represents victories for either side. to justice. No one, to our outside their salaries, they them. It is easy to exhort knowledge, has publicly are further motivated to elected officials to change defended the senate and clamber aboard the gravy their ways and to reprove its way of doing business. train. Of course, good them for not having done If any of you hears a good behavior and subservience so. Unfortunately, great word about them, please let to one’s seniors is the price expectations run counter us know. of a ticket, but a ticket does to Rule 30-L: “The leopard Although many not guarantee admission cannot change its spots.” observers believe that our if the train is already sold What can one do with an dysfunctional legislature out. incumbent who is unable has serious corruption This does NOT apply or unwilling to change? issues, the powers that be to all legislators. There Either get a new leopard, (formerly known as the are the good schnooks that available at the polls, who Three Men in a Room) live on their salaries, or may have different spots, are treating the problem receive unearned income or better still, get a zebra, with silence, hoping that (dividends and interest are and see the spots replaced by stripes. Hopefully, the WESTCHESTER HERALD December 14, 2009 15

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Ed Koch Commentary The President’s Decision on Troops In Afghanistan Is Wrong. Bring Them Home. President and his closest from here that new attacks number. The President’s In a similar vein, advisors – Vice President are being plotted as I speak. statement was further Secretary of State Clinton Joe Biden, Secretary of State This is no idle danger; no explained by his Secretary on the same program stated, Hillary Clinton, Defense hypothetical threat. In the of Defense Robert Gates “What we’re talking about Secretary Robert Gates, last few months alone, last Sunday on “Meet The is an assessment that in Senior Advisor David we have apprehended Press,” who stated, “It’s January 2011 we can begin Axelrod and Chairman of extremists within our the beginning of a process. a transition, a transition to the Joint Chiefs of Staff borders who were sent here In July 2011, our generals hand off responsibility to By Edward I. Koch Mike Mullen. I have no from the border region of are confident that they will the Afghan forces. That is doubt they want to do what Afghanistan and Pakistan know whether our strategy what eventually happened I have no doubt that is in the best interest of our to commit new acts of is working, and the plan in Iraq. You know, we’re President Barack Obama country. Nevertheless, I terror. And this danger will is to begin transferring going to be out of Iraq. and his advisors engaged believe the President has only grow if the region areas of responsibility for We have a firm deadline, in extensive discussions made the wrong decision. slides backwards, and al security over to the Afghan because the Iraqis believe on what our policy should I hope I am wrong in my Qaeda can operate with security forces with us that they can assume and be in Afghanistan and conclusion. impunity. We must keep remaining in a tactical and will assume responsibility came up with the solution In his West Point speech, the pressure on al Qaeda, then strategic overwatch for their own future. We they concluded would the President explained his and to do that, we must position, sort of the cavalry want the Afghans to feel the best protect the United decision to increase our increase the stability and over the hill. But we will same sense of urgency. We States. The solution was military involvement in capacity of our partners in begin to thin our forces and want them to actually make to add 30,000 more U.S. Afghanistan as follows: “I the region.” begin to bring them home. good on what President troops to the 68,000 now make this decision because To accomplish his goals, But the pace of that, of Karzai said in his inaugural in Afghanistan and to begin I am convinced that our the President hopes to mold bringing them home, and speech, which is that by withdrawing our troops security is at stake in the Afghan army and police where we will bring them five years from now, they’ll in 18 months based on Afghanistan and Pakistan. force into modern, effective home from will depend have total control for their conditions on the ground This is the epicenter institutions. Today they on the circumstances on defense.” and success in turning over of violent extremism are corrupt and incapable the ground, and those We have been in combat activities to the practiced by al Qaeda. It of fighting effectively judgments will be made Afghanistan for eight Afghan army. is from here that we were against the Taliban and Al by our commanders in the I truly admire the attacked on 9/11, and it is Qaeda who are far fewer in field.” see Ed Koch Pg. 17 WESTCHESTER HERALD December 14, 2009 17 Ed Koch Commentary The President’s Decision on Troops In Afghanistan Is Wrong. Bring Them Home. From Page 16 years, since 2001, during armed Pakistan, where the drones. The New York Tavernise in a Times article [President Obama] as well which time we have tried Taliban and Al Qaeda are Times article continues, of December 6th. She after he received a private to train the Afghan armed seeking dominance and “That has been changing interviewed a prominent budget memo estimating forces, apparently without already operate in the tribal all year, however, and it Pakistani psychiatrist that an expanded presence success. So, why should areas and cross the border is about to change even who said to her, “The would cost $1 trillion over the President conclude with impunity. I don’t more, as the Americans real terrorists are not the 10 years, roughly the same that what we could not believe that the Pakistani gear up for an intensified men in turbans we see as his health care plan.” accomplish in eight years, army will ever root out war on both sides of on Al Jazeera…They are We should defend we will now be able to the Taliban and Al Qaeda, the line simultaneously. wearing Gucci suits and our homeland from all do to some extent in 18 which are perceived as The dispatch of 30,000 Brit hats. It’s your great enemies, no matter the months, or worse still, in allies against India, the additional Americans to the country, Madam…It’s cost. However, we will be five years, which means enemy with which Pakistan Afghan side of the border coming from Americans, more effective in our battles for us 13 years of war has already fought three will occur simultaneously Jews and Indians. It’s an against terrorists in both in Afghanistan? That is wars. with more intensive axis of evil that’s being Afghanistan and Pakistan ridiculous. Scott Shane of The missile strikes from drone supervised by you people.” if we attack the terrorists Some say the reference New York Times in an aircraft and Pakistani army Tavernise reported, “This from offshore bases and do by President Obama to a article on December 6th, offensives on the other is not such an unusual not continue to be involved reevaluation of our situation discusses the quandary of side.” view in Pakistan, even if in a land war or, worse in 18 months was the only American soldiers fighting I predict that this the tone was particularly still, expand that land war. way he could placate the in Afghanistan. He wrote, coordinated strategy will harsh. At 62 years old, Next year, there will be the left wing of the Democratic “The Taliban can plan an not last long. When the Pakistan is something of bi-annual Congressional Party. However, in my attack from Pakistan and Pakistani media begin a teenager among nations, elections – the entire view, the left wing will execute it in Afghanistan. to campaign that we are even in its frame of mind – House of Representatives not be placated for long Their fighters – or Al killing large numbers of self-conscious, emotional, and one-third of the Senate. and many of them will be Qaeda’s leaders – can slip innocent civilians, the quick to blame others for Two issues will dominate joining anti-war marches across the border to flee, or weak Pakistani government its troubles.” the election – loss of jobs that I predict will take place to rejoin the battle. At the will denounce the attacks In conclusion, I and the ongoing war. The in 2010. same time, the Americans by the U.S. calling for an believe we cannot and Democrats will be held I believe the land can fight openly only end to the bombings and should not continue the responsible for both and war in Afghanistan is in Afghanistan, not in killings of alleged innocent spilling of American will lose their majority in unwinnable. Indeed, if Pakistan, and the Taliban civilians. blood with the consequent both Houses if either or we by any definition were know it.” How do we deal We also must not deaths and casualties, and especially both continue. to win in Afghanistan, it with that? forget the feelings of the massive expenditure of would be a pyrrhic victory, The Obama Pakistani “everyman,” the funds we don’t have. On The Honorable Edward since Afghanistan really administration expects equivalent of our so-called the issue of expense, The I. Koch served New York does not matter anymore. to increase our attacks in Joe the Plumber, described Times reported that “[t]he City as its 105th Mayor The real threat is nuclear- Pakistan, particularly with by Times reporter Sabrina economic cost was troubling from 1978 to 1989. Cappelli Sued for $11 Million-plus From Page 1 downtown and Yonkers entitled, “LeCount Square filed a lawsuit against NRR The City of White Plains The filing of the notice of City Council President Development Update By and Mr. Capelli personally has asserted Cappelli pendency shall be deemed Chuck Lesnick proceeds Michael Longo”, in the for $11 million over what Enterprises owes almost $1 to be the commencement of to speed the last remaining Yonkers Tribune in which Anderson claims is failure Million in back taxes. the non-judicial proceeding covenants forward to he divulged that Cappelli to meet the terms of an Michael Longo and for foreclosure by power complete the SFC Yonkers Enterprises was in arrears agreement under which Anderson Development of sale pursuant to this Project despite the pending to his firm, Anderson Capelli Enterprises gained Group, LLC have article. insolvency of Cappelli Development Group, LLC control of the property as effectively ended Cappelli Enterprises. Cappelli for over 14 months time part of an effort to bundle a Enterprises moving ahead Enterprises is allegedly and for the sum exceeding parcel of land in downtown with this redevelopment teetering under the weight $785,5000. New Rochelle adjacent to project. of debt exceeding $1 Anderson Development New Roc City and Trump Read the Anderson Lawsuit Billion. Group, LLC has since Plaza, two other Capelli Against NRR and Louis R. Michael Longo, the notified New Rochelle projects. The lawsuit Cappelli-12_11_09 owner of the property Revitalization, LLC (NRR) alleges that Capelli has Read the Notice of situated on 5 Anderson and Louis R. Capelli that it failed to make monthly Pendency to NRR and Louis Street, had on November is taking back the property payments on the property R. Cappelli-12_11_09 28, 2009, written the article at 5 Anderson Street and since October 2008. Notice of Pendency: 18 WESTCHESTER HERALD December 14, 2009 In Memoriam Emma (Adelina) and 29th.. County for 1975.” He also Home on Wednesday, Sacred Heart Church and Antenucci (nee A mass of Christian was a Yonkers Fireman December 9th. Mass took up the collection at D’Alessandro) Burial was held in Sacred from 1957 to 1960. He of Christian Burial was the 5PM Tower Mass. of Yonkers died on Thursday, Heart Church on Monday, served his country in the conducted at Sacred Heart Mrs. Smith is survived by November 26, 2009 at age November 30th. Interment U.S. Army from 1945 to Church on Thursday, her three daughters Susan 96. Born on July 16, 1913 was held at Mt. Hope 1947. On May 20, 1950 December 10th. Interment Rice of Yonkers, Anne to Thomas and Nazarena Cemetery. Donation may be he married Edith Cavallo St. Mary’s Cemetery. Marie (Edward) Pugsley D’Alessandro in Tagliacole made to St. Cabrini Nursing in St. Bartholomew’s Whalen & Ball Funeral of Yonkers and Joan L’Aquila, Italy. On June Home 115 Broadway, Church; she survives Home168 Park Avenue Smith of Yonkers. She is 25, 1935 she married Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522. living in Yonkers. After his Yonkers, New York 10703. also survived by seven Emilio Antenucci; he died Whalen & Ball Funeral retirement; in 1992 he was (914) 965-5488. grandchildren Edward, in 1997. Emma is survived Home168 Park Avenue appointed Investigative Allison, Brian, Elizabeth by her three children; Laura Yonkers, New York 10703. Consultant with the City Gertrude A. Morrell, (nee Pugsley, Paul Rice and (Aido) Santini; David (914) 965-5488. of Yonkers where he Padlar) of Yonkers died Vincent and Joanne ( Paula) Antenucci and worked along-side State on Tuesday November Smith, and seven great Thomas (Mary) Antenucci Vincent DeMarco of and Federal Agencies. In 24, 2009 at age 68. Born grandchildren. She was all of Yonkers. She is Yonkers died on Friday 1993 he became a member on June 21, 1941 to Sam predeceased by her brother also survived by seven November 27, 2009 at of the Board of Directors and Gertrude Padlar in Patrick and two sisters grandchildren and seven age 52. He was born on and Vice-Chairman of Yonkers where she was Camille Grossi and Rose great-grandchildren and her September 9, 1952 to the Yonkers Industrial raised and educated. Mrs. Cafarelli. Visiting hours Sister Angelina Bernardi. Mario and Julia (Paolicelli) Development Agency, Morrell enjoyed gardening were held at the Whalen She was predeceased by DeMarco in The Bronx a position he held until and playing scrabble. On & Ball Funeral Home on her brother and four sisters. where he was raised 2003. From 1994 to 2000, July 23, 1966, she married Friday, November 27th. Visiting hours were held and educated. Vincent he served as President/ Harold S. Morrell in St. Mass of Christian Burial at the Whalen & Ball is survived by his two Commissioner of the Peter’s Church in Yonkers. was conducted at Sacred Funeral Home on Sunday, sisters Elizabeth Picone of Yonkers Civil Service Mr. Morrell died on January Heart Church on Saturday, November 29th. Mass of Wingdale, NY and Janet Commission. Tom was 17, 2002. Mrs. Morrell is November 28th. Interment Christian burial in Christ the Martin of Hampton Bay, the co-founder of the survived by her two sons, was in St. Joseph’s King Church on Monday, and several nieces and Police Emerald Society Steven and his wife Alexia Cemetery. Donations in November 30th. Interment nephews. Visiting hours of Westchester County in of Kew Gardens, N.Y. and Anne’s memory may be Mt. Hope Cemetery. were held at the Whalen 1968. A member of the Daniel and his wife Melissa made to Hospice thru St. Donations may be made to & Ball Funeral Home on Friendly Sons of St. Patrick; of the Bronx. Visitation was Cabrini Nursing Home 115 Hospice and Palliative Care Thursday, December 3rd. American Legion Post # 1 held at the Whalen & Ball Broadway, Dobbs Ferry, of Westchester, 311 North Funeral Services were and Elks Lodge #707. He Funeral Home on Friday, NY 10522. Whalen & Ball Avenue, White Plains, New held at the funeral home served as a board member November 27th. Funeral Funeral Home168 Park York 10605.Whalen & Ball on Friday, December 4th. to the Yonkers Alexander Services were conducted at Avenue Yonkers, New York Funeral Home168 Park Committal Service was Street Redevelopment; the funeral home on 10703. (914) 965-5488. Avenue Yonkers, New York held at Ferncliff Chapel. the lower Hudson Valley Saturday, November 28th. 10703. (914) 965-5488. Whalen & Ball Funeral Development; the Yonkers Interment followed at St. Amelia Pereira (nee Maia) Home 168 Park Avenue Empowerment Corp.; Joseph Cemetery. Whalen of Yonkers died on Sunday Angelina Ciccone (nee Yonkers, New York 10703 Treasurer of Ridge Hill & Ball Funeral Home168 November 29, 2009 at age Fucci) of Yonkers died (914)965-5488 Development Corp. and Park Avenue Yonkers, New 87. She was born on July on Wednesday November President of n-Valley York 10703. (914) 965- 10, 1922 to Joseph and Rita 25, 2009 at age 82. She Thomas F. Dugan of Technology Center. 5488. Maia in Caidas, Portugal. was born on February 3, Yonkers died on Monday, Besides his wife Edith, he She worked for Service 1927 to Frank and Rose December 7, 2009 at age is survived by his daughter Anne Smith (nee Manufacturing Corp. in (Latronico) Fucci in Jersey 81. Born on November 19, Karen (John) Marello Cafarelli) Yonkers, in there factory City, N.J. Mrs. Ciccone is 1928 to Eugene and Sarah and grandchildren; John of Yonkers died on Tuesday, for many years. Amelia was survived by her son Patrick (Kelly) Dugan in Yonkers (Stacey); Thomas (Jillian) November 24, 2009 at age predeceased by her husband (Virginia) of Yonkers where he was raised and Michael Marello and 91. She was born on May Antonio who died in 1980. and two grandchildren and attended Yonkers his great-Granddaughter 28, 1918 to Nicholas and She is survived by her son Anthony (Kimberly) and School and Westchester Kaitlyn Elizabeth Marello. Marie (Zaino) Cafarelli in Porfirio Antunes of Yonkers Lisa Ciccone, and her great Community College. Mr. He is also survived by his Hastings, NY. She attended and her brother Julio Maia. granddaughter Ninamaria. Dugan was a member of the Brothers; Robert Lawrence local schools in Yonkers She was predeceased by She was predeceased by Yonkers Police Dept from and Joseph Dugan and his and graduated from St. Joe Maia and Louisa Nobre two sisters Fannie Lonetto 1960 to 1991 and retired Sister Mary Fernandes. Joseph’s Nursing School, and Sobria Nascimento. and Anna Mussar and her as 1st Grade Detective. He was predeceased where she later worked Visiting hours were held brother Anthony Fucci. As an officer, he received by 3 Brothers; Eugene, before raising her family. at the Whalen & Ball Visiting hours were held at numerous awards and Raymond and John Dugan. On January 27, 1947 she Funeral Home on Tuesday, the Whalen & Ball Funeral commendations including Visiting hours were held at married Peter Smith in Decemeber 1st. A Mass of Home on Saturday and “Outstanding Police the Tarrytown, he died in 1987. Sunday, November 28th Officer in Westchester Whalen & Ball Funeral Anne was a parishioner of see In Memoriam Pg. 19 WESTCHESTER HERALD December 14, 2009 19

In Memoriam From Page 18 Christian Burial was held at person in America to World Trade Center. In coining the Bronx place- historical preservation and Our Lady of Fatima Church receive the most rarified 1968, he was World Trade name “Van Cortlandt research, which remains on South Broadway, on honor of the U.S. Army Man of the Year, as reported Village,” now widely used active. In recent years, Wednesday, December 2nd. Chaplain Corps, the Order in “The New York Times.” and accepted. He was he took great pride in the Interment was conducted at of Aaron and Hur. Other Active in other Chairman of the Housing landmark recognition Kensico Cemetery. Whalen recipients included Terence national and international Committee of Bronx accorded to his family’s & Ball Funeral Home168 Cardinal Cooke, Norman charitable activities, he Community Planning building at 9 Manor House Park Avenue Yonkers, New Vincent Peale, and Billy served on the Board of the Board 7, and on the Square in Yonkers, the York 10703. (914) 965- Graham. Rotary Club of New York Executive Committee of the oldest surviving structure of 5488. For his extensive (Club #6), and on various Board itself, later known as the New York (and Yonkers) humanitarian projects, committees, bringing Board 8. Snyder conducted Police Departments. Its Philip H. Snyder of New including building and further relief to the numerous programs and original proprietor (born c. York City and Yonkers, repairing overseas hospitals needy and disadvantaged meetings with bankers, 1826) has been recognized humanitarian, business and clinics destroyed by in underdeveloped City officials, developers, by the White House consultant, historian, earthquakes and natural countries. He established a community leaders, and Historical Association, and archaeologist, teacher, and disasters, Snyder was workshop in Nicaragua to landlords, to stem the tide is included in a current four- community leader, passed knighted by the Knights of manufacture prostheses, for of arson, disinvestment, year traveling exhibition of away on Nov. 14, 2009. Malta. His association with those who had lost limbs in and urban decay in New the Smithsonian Institution. He was born in November this most ancient chivalric that country’s earthquake. York City. Snyder had remembered 1922. order was a source of much Snyder obtained and A true man of the the building from his He served with pride. supplied heavy equipment, world, he was a member youth, never imagining distinction through World Vitally concerned medical and other supplies of the Explorers Club, that it would one day be War II, in the 8th and 12th with the future of America for disaster relief in Latin International Executives his office. His business and Army Air Forces, in North and its mission in the world, America, India, and Association (and Vice projects are continuing. Africa and Europe, as a Snyder was a consultant to elsewhere. President), Japan Cultural Collected family medic in combat areas. and speaker before various He also received Center (Advisory Board), memoirs of him and his Following the agencies and U.S. Senate the Silver Anniversary New-York Historical family will be published at war, he established an subcommittees, including Award of the Chapel of Society (Life Member), a future time. international business Internal Security, Small Four Chaplains, the Four the Order of Lafayette, consultancy. He was Business, and others. He Chaplains Legion of Order of St. Barbara, Royal In Memoriam Notice: appointed, without foretold the dangers of Honor, the Rotary Club of Asiatic Society of England Westchester Herald interruption, by Presidents imbalance of payments, New York Man of the Year (Fellow), Shanghai Tiffin publishes paid obituaries (In Memoriam) of people Eisenhower, Kennedy, faulty export licensing, Award, and numerous other Club, United Nations who have lived, worked, or Johnson, Nixon, Ford, technology transfer, and honors. Association, and many have family in Westchester Carter, Reagan, and Bush, other national security Locally, Snyder others. He was Commander County. All notices must be to advisory positions. risks decades before they recognized the issues in of V.F.W. Post 95. received by Friday, by 12:00 For his work became matters of popular the urban decay of the A self-taught, Noon, for inclusion in the next in building morale of discussion. 1970s, and founded the self-made man, he had a week’s edition. Place a paid American troops, he He was active Van Cortlandt Village great love of history, also notice by directing email to became only the seventh in early planning for the Community Council, conducting a business in [email protected]. DiGiorgi Takes Helm of LWV Westchester Gov. David Paterson Coins New York Tuckahoe, NY -- The County with her husband Her community activities Army National Guard Leader League of Women of in 1993. She has a BA include a role as Trustee in Voters of Westchester in education from Long the First Unitarian Society announces the installation Island University, Summa of Westchester where of First Vice President Cum Laude. After leaving she heads the Women’s Adelaide DiGiorgi as LWV an executive position at Group and is liaison to the Westchester President at Citigroup in 1993, she Society’s Administrator. the League’s December 3rd affiliated as Agent with In keeping with her LWV Executive Board meeting. several real estate brokers interests, he serves as an She is replacing Mary Beth in Bronxville. She held the Election inspector at the Gose who resigned the position of President of the primaries and elections position on November 22nd Bronxville LWV and has each year. to join the Transition Team been First Vice-president of for County Executive-elect the LWV Westchester since Tarrytown, NY -- New York Joseph Taluto, Military Rob Astorino. 2006. Since 2004 Adelaide Governor David Paterson Police Company deployed Ms DiGiorgi, a has been an active member (right) and New York Army with the unit to Iraq. Photo Tuckahoe resident, of the League’s County National Guard 1st Lt. Tara courtesy of Judy Sanders/ moved into Westchester Government Committee. Dawes, and Major General Officer of the Governor. 20 WESTCHESTER HERALD December 14, 2009 Visions of Veneto

stood transfixed by a gardens. Enter Certosa, offerings are delicious and cypress trees created a cool luminous silver sky, mauve an island situated a mere memorable. and relaxing spot where clouds scudding quickly 15 minutes by ferry from Wherefore Art Thou we chilled after having across the Campanile, Piazza San Marco. This The city of Verona is 71 made the challenging hike and of course, ubiquitous verdant refuge from the miles west of Venice, and up to what is called the grey pigeons swooping tourist-clogged streets of is, of course, the setting Monster Balcony for an overhead in gay greeting. Venice is a tranquil escape. for Shakespeare’s Romeo incomparable view of the By We dined at the renowned One night I stayed at the & Juliet. A long-forgotten city. Barbara Barton Sloane Caffe Ristorante Quadri Certosa Hotel, a peaceful editor of one of the Bard’s Passage to Padua which dates to 1725. Over oasis in the lagoon. plays wrote: “Verona, so This is a major art center the years everyone from Certosa and its sister hotel/ rich in real history has an of the Veneto. Standing Stepping into an ankle- Stendhal, Proust, Wagner restaurant Venissa on the even greater charm for below the imposing façade deep puddle, I almost lost and Byron has dined here island of Mazzorbo, a few those who would live in of Padua University, Italy’s my footing and quickly and in this pinch-myself minutes by ferry from the poetry of the past.” second oldest, we learned had to grab the hand of moment, now me! Certosa, are the creations Hummm - live in the poetry that Dante and Galileo an elderly gentleman who Cruising of Gian Luca Bisol whose of the past - that’s my kind were once professors here. then ceremoniously led me of neighborhood, In the square, we heard a onto a large wooden plank and the past is ever loud commotion, singing, sitting atop several inches present in this, one shouting and laughing. of water, courtesy of the of the great cities Turns out it was a large Grand Canal. Walking the of Italy. group of the university’s plank before I reached the Our sightseeing students serenading a recent hotel door, a fierce gust of took us, naturally, graduate in a traditional wind blew off my hat and to Casa di and bawdy fashion. The turned my umbrella into a Giulietta, a house embarrassed girl was bowl-shaped, useless thing. the city acquired being marched through After this inauspicious in 1905. Many the square wearing a crazy start, if one were to look locals believe costume, her head adorned at me they’d see someone that in the 19th with a shower cap, flippers with eyes sparkling and century the house on her feet, and carrying a mouth turned upward was a bordello, a sign that proclaimed in a silly grin. So why but I prefer to her graduate status. The is this gal smiling? It’s close my eyes and crowd sang something our simple – I’m in Venice, picture the dear guide loosely translated and I dare anyone, in any Grand Canal girl leaning over as “You’re a doctor now, weather and under any big deal, go……. circumstance, not to greet The best ride one will yourself!” All the site of this Wonder on ever have and one of life’s in good fun, but the Water without smiling. great pleasures – plying the I suspect the Impossible. Can’t be done. waters of the Grand Canal. graduate would be My venture into the Veneto I had the feeling I was in a very happy when region of Italy did, indeed, living Canaletto painting, her “fun” was start off soggily but soon the sky an impossible blue over. the fabled sun that graces and surrounded by ancient The modest this region was out and my palazzos, their colors soft Chapel of the umbrella was in – back in terra cotta, cream, gray Scrovegni is one my luggage, not to make and beige. This great of the best reasons another appearance for the road of water was filled to visit Padua. rest of the trip. with vaporetti, motorboats Sometime around Once ensconced in my and gondolas, the boat 1305, the artist room at the Luna Hotel moorings like peppermint Giotto did several Baglioni, I was quickly sticks jutting up from the frescos on the transported into a Venetian water - a scene that will Chapel’s walls, dream with a window that thrill even the most jaded Juliet’s Balcony and we stood looked out on a canal, world traveler. enthralled before water softly plashing One could say Venice one of his most against the hotel’s walls. has just about everything wine producing family goes her balcony, swooning over awe-inspiring, “The Last That evening, my travel to wish for. Just about. back to 1542. Both hotels’ that Montague boy. Judgment.” companions and I had a Built on water, the city, of restaurants are managed A visit to the Villa Pisani An Architectural Delight special treat awaiting us. course, doesn’t have much by the incomparable chef created in the 18th century, In the 16th century, We walked a short distance greenery, trees, parks or Paola Budel whose culinary is one of the Veneto’s Vicenza was transformed to Piazza San Marco and highlights. A wall of into a virtual laboratory WESTCHESTER HERALD December 14, 2009 21 Visions of Veneto

Villa Pisani for the architectural is an organization that experiments of Andrea di represents 20 major U.S. Pietro known as Palladio, tour operators working one of the great architects with Italy and is committed of the High Renaissance. to giving American Here we came upon the travelers the best possible alabaster-white Basilica experience. Suggestion: to Palladiana shimmering ensure quality, reliability in the sunlight. On and value, when planning our city tour, we were your trip be sure that your rendered speechless by local travel agent partners one of Palladio’s greatest with one of the 20 tour masterpieces, the Olympic operators affiliated with the Theater which was ITPC. completed five years after Arrivederci the architect’s death in The time to depart Italy 1585. The trompe l’oeil arrived but no final farewell renderings on stage are, for me. I preferred to say, themselves, worth a visit. “ Arrivederci- so long for Medieval Marvel now, see you again.” And In Treviso we strolled by the way, that silly grin through this well-preserved that adorned my face when ancient city gaping at I arrived – well, I’m still the fantastically frescoed smiling, and when you visit Venice at Twilight houses. We sat on a bench the Veneto, you’ll smile by a slow-flowing canal too! com Hotel Savoia & Jolanda Council and enjoyed a spectacular Veneto 411: Via Giardino Giusti 2 www.hotelsavoiajolanda. http://www.goitpc.com/ lunch at the Park Hotel Baglioni Hotels, Venice & Italy 37129 Verona com Tel: 310-649-1684 Bolognese, a villa of the Verona Riva degli Schiavoni 4187 late 1800s. Viewing Dante’s www.baglionihotels.com Residenza Art Deco Italy 30122 Venezia Photos courtesy of Michael Bridge, we were told it was (for a private loft/apartment Sloane / Michael Sloane so named because Dante Certosa Hotel experience) NH Mantegna Photography actually referred to this www.venicecertosahotel. www.residenzaartdeco. www.nh-hotels.com town in his “Paradiso.” com com Via Niccolò Tommaseo, 55 Enchantment Enhanced Isola della Certosa San Marco 3523 Italy 35131 Padova The treasures of the Italy 30100 Venezia Calle del Pestrin (Padua) Veneto are many, its charms Gran Caffe Ristorante Italy 30124 Venice incalculable. However, Quadri Venice Scuola Grande San choosing to visit this www.quadrivenice.com Villa Pace Park Hotel Giovanni Evangelista region of Italy with all that Piazza San Marco Bolognese www.scuolasangiovanni.it it offers can be daunting, Venezia (VE), Italy www.hotelbolognese.com Sestiere San Polo, 2454 with the worry that one will Via Terraglio, 175 Italy 30125 Venezia miss some dream-worthy Palazzo and Giardino Italy 31100 Treviso, (Veneto) site. The Italian Travel Giusti Preganziol Promotion Council (ITPC) www.venicecertosahotel. Italian Travel Promotion 22 WESTCHESTER HERALD December 14, 2009 Shifting Gears: Rolling With the Road Runners the color and rakish angle of his young father’s, held tightly to his Dad’s hand as impression of the NJ State

By Roger Witherspoon

The young pair waiting for the light to change outside the corner Starbucks made an attractive sight. The seven-year-old black kid, whose cap matched

he stared intently at the car Trooper, who paused as pulling up to the curb. he came out of Starbucks “What kind of car is and asked first to look that, Dad?” he asked. under the hood, noting “Let’s find out,” the the 3.8-liter V-6 engined young man replied. capable of cranking out 306 Together, they walked horsepower and taking off slowly around the car from 0 – 60 miles per hour – twice – the youngster in just 5.7 seconds. That commenting on the crayon puts the Genesis about a red color with the orange half second and $6,000 less undertones, the sunroof, than Infiniti’s G-Thang. the curved lines and the The officer walked 19-inch wheels which, next around the car, noted its to his thin frame, looked trim lines and flared humps huge. over the racing tires, and “That is one tricked asked how fast it could go. out ride,” commented the When informed that the father. “I’d never have Genesis tops out at a bit thought it was a Hyundai.” over 150 miles per hour he Actually, it was the looked surprised, and then Hyundai Genesis Coupe, said, simply, “I’ll have to the two door sports car look out for these.” that the Koreans bill as the He won’t have trouble “evil twin” to their more spotting a Genesis. They traditional Genesis sedan. are sleek, low, with a slim, It is a revved up sports car short grill flanked by sharply aimed in theory at a fast slanted high density lights, moving market carved out an elevated rear and a wide by the Infiniti G-37, the stance. It is a rear wheel Mustang GT and the BMW drive sport coupe which M3, with a few design cues takes off without a trace reminiscent of the Mazda of a shimmy. The rocker RX-8. But, the Korean panels are low and wide, as design team clearly intends if designed to stabilize the the Genesis to run ahead of car while in flight – though the pack rather than with the stability is taken care it. of by the Genesis’ traction That was also the see Travel Pg. 23 WESTCHESTER HERALD December 14, 2009 23 Shifting Gears: Rolling With the Road Runners and roll controls. Its low If the exterior of the in Hyundai’s western formal leather gloves. The CD player as well as iPod grill, which curves up and Genesis is designed to design studio. gears shifted seamlessly, and USB ports mated to without the an 8-GB hard drive and a thought and 10-speaker, 360-watt sound conscious effort system. she was used to, All of which makes and the 6.5-inch the Genesis a head-turning navigation touch sports car that one is screen was easy reluctant to get out of. to use. As she shifted into fifth gear and realized 2010 Hyundai Genesis the speedometer GT was pushing 90 miles per hour MSRP: $29,750 she said, simply, “I can get used EPA Mileage: 17 MPG to this.” City; 26 MPG Highway The Genesis comes with a Performance / Safety: load of upscale 0 – 60 MPH: 5.7 Seconds around the fog lights, gives grab the youthful and the She was a retired electronics. For safety, the impression of a kid speed addicted, the interior librarian whose automotive there are heated side Top Speed: 150 MPH with a permanent smirk – is intended to appeal to a tastes ran to Honda Civics mirrors with turn signal 3.8-Liter aluminum DOHC particularly as it is racing much broader spectrum. and who seldom drove indicators, as well as high V-6 engine producing 306 horsepower and 266 pound-feet of torque; sport tuned MacPherson strut dual link front suspension; sport tuned 5-link rear suspension; 6-speed manual transmission; Brembo disc brakes with ABS; 19-inch alloy wheels; electronic stability and traction controls; fog lights and Xenon high intensity headlights; leather wrapped, tilt steering wheel with fingertip audio controls; backup warning system; front airbags, front seat- mounted side airbags, and front side curtain airbags.

Interior / Comfort: AM/FM/XM satellite radio; navigation system with 6.5-inch touch screen; 10-speaker, 360-watt towards you. This was not a car designed more than five miles an hour intensity headlights and fog sound system; CD player; The Genesis’ six speed in Asia. The Genesis’ past the posted speed limit. lamps. For entertainment, iPod and USB ports; 8-GB transmission comes in outer look came from the But she found the lines of there is XM satellite radio, juke box hard drive; power two flavors: traditional crayons of Eric Stoddard, the Genesis, with its soft which is integrated with the sun roof; heated front manual with aluminum a white, California surfer curves, intriguing. Inside, navigation system for real seats; leather wrapped, paddles, or automatic with dude, and the Black and she frequently found her time traffic updates. It has tilt steering wheel with an electronic manual shift Hispanic men on his team. hands almost caressing the easily connected Bluetooth, fingertip audio controls; mode that is equally smooth The interior came from the double stitched leather that and for additional Bluetooth connection; and responsive. defter palates of the women was soft and supple like entertainment, contains a heated side mirrors. 24 WESTCHESTER HERALD December 14, 2009