Mamaroneck review 10-2-2015

October 2, 2015 | Vol. 3, Number 38 | www.mamaroneckreview.com

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To address what is believed to be a growing deer problem in Westchester, local elected officials in Mamaroneck and Rye are trying to come up with a solution. And it seems that bow and arrow hunting is the preferred choice. For story, see page 8. Contributed photo

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Schools lauded by White House for achievement By JAMes PeRO

Staff Writer

Just in time for national His-panic Heritage Month, Mama-roneck schools have taken the spotlight after being lauded by the White House as one of 230 educational institutions who are helping advance Hispanic edu-cation and opportunities.

According to the U.S. Depart-ment of Education, Mamaroneck is one of only three locations in Westchester County that has been recognized for its concert-ed effort to strengthen Hispanic education.

“We’re proud of the work we have accomplished in providing opportunities for all of our stu-dents and in helping to close the achievement gap,” Mamaroneck School Superintendent Dr. Rob-ert Shaps said in a released state-ment. “We’re thrilled to be se-lected as a ‘Bright Spot.’”

The White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, which recently cel-ebrated its 25th anniversary,

roneck community where the Hispanic population totals 24 percent, according to the latest national census data.

“We’ve been really pleased with the response we’ve got-ten,” Bhatt said. “Our goal is to integrate the immigrant commu-nity…We do everything to make sure the Hispanic community is not left behind.”

Though there are a number of programs which Waldina Pineda, a ninth grade English teacher at Mamaroneck High School, said may be responsible for the marked improvement in Hispan-ic achievement, the Mamaroneck Scholars program, which she spearheads, is similarly doing its part.

The two-year-old program is designed to support disadvan-taged Hispanic students “social-ly, emotionally, and academical-ly” by providing after-school as-sistance, and according to Pine-da, she has already seen students grow tremendously.

She said students who would have never considered college are now becoming the first in their family to pursue higher educa-tion, and the students who would never have pursued advanced

recognized the 230 schools by declaring them “Bright Spots” among public education which have helped improve education-al outcomes for Hispanic people nationwide.

Specifically, Mamaroneck has excelled in improving grad-uation rates—numbers which, according to New York Depart-ment of Education data, have increased substantially over the past five years—especially on the high school level. Data shows that between 2010 and 2014 Ma-maroneck High School’s gradu-ation rates for Hispanic students rose from 70 percent in 2010 to 91 percent in 2014.

Behind such a dramatic in-crease in graduation rates and performance amongst Mama-roneck’s Hispanic students are several initiatives, not the least impactful of which are Mama-roneck’s PALMS and PATHS programs.

PALMS, Post-secondary Ac-cess for Latino Middle-grade Students, was implemented by the Mamaroneck Free Union

classes in high school are now joining those programs as well.

“These are students who we know are capable of taking these higher level classes but who might not take them on their own,” Pineda said. “It’s awesome to see how far they’ve grown.”

Andrea Zanzea, a Mama-roneck High School senior who has been involved in the program throughout the past two years, can attest to just how important Mamaroneck Scholars has been to her education.

“We help each other out,” said Zanzea, noting that the program

has helped her tremendously, especially in terms of Advanced Placement courses. “[Pineda] is an amazing teacher…She gives us the confidence and the support we need.”

But for Pineda, programs like Mamaroneck Scholars are much more than just improved test scores and higher college enroll-ment. She said the students are a reason to get up in the morning.

“They remind me every single day why I became a teacher,” she said.

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The Mamaroneck school district has been highlighted by the White House as one of 230 educational institutions that are helping the Hispanic community attain higher levels of education. Mamaroneck High School’s Hispanic graduation rate has climbed dramatically over the past five years, jumping from 70 percent in 2010 to 91 percent in 2014. File photo

School District in an effort to strengthen Hispanic communi-ties’ academic skills and pro-vide learning opportunities to set goals.

PATHS, Program Alignment Team for Hispanic Students, sim-ilarly has aimed to integrate the Hispanic communities into the ed-ucational system by translating all school information into Spanish and organizing school meetings for Spanish-speaking parents.

According to Milan Bhatt, executive director of Mama-roneck’s Community Resource Center, formerly the Hispanic Resource Center, programs like PATHS and PALMS are espe-cially important in the Mama-


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Spooktacular volunteers needed

Spooktacular returns on Sunday, Oct. 25. The Village of Mamaroneck Chamber of Commerce is very excited that the Spooktacular has become one of the most anticipated events in our commu-nity. We can’t do it without the help of many vol-unteers and donations that are generously given.

If, in the past you have contributed we are ask-ing, can you again this year? We need music, per-formances, printing, pumpkins, gifts and candy for the goodie bags, and of course financial dona-tions to defray the costs. The most important com-ponent of a successful Spooktacular—volunteers. You can send an email to Pam Moran at [email protected], call her at 698-4400, or mail your donations to the Mamaroneck Chamber Office, 430 Center Ave.

Please don’t let the children of Mamaroneck down; sign on to help make this Spooktacular the best ever.

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Hiro Izumi, will discuss how poor posture causes pains and stiffness, the effects of wrong posture ver-sus strong posture, how posture impacts aging, and how “structure dictates function.” Exercises you can do at home to improve your posture will also be discussed. Dr. Izumi is passionate about teach-ing people how to prevent disease and how to re-store normal function back to the body naturally. He strongly believes that education plays an important role in attaining knowledge about a person’s health. Once a person learns how their health problems are created, they will be empowered to know how to correct the problem. He has extensive knowledge in enzyme nutrition and functional digestive nutritional testing. For more than 10 years, he has worked with an extensive array of digestive issues and many other challenging health conditions with tremendous suc-cess. Made possible by the Larchmont Lion’s Club.

Graphic Novel Book GroupFor ages 8 to 11. Friday, Oct. 9 at 3:30 p.m.

Online registration required at larchmontlibrary.org. Do you love graphic novels? Then this is for you. Come to the first meeting of the graphic nov-el book group and take a look at some Advanced Reader Copies, ARCs, of some up-and-comers, and we’ll talk about our favorites. Then, we’ll de-cide what we’ll all read for the next meeting.

Woman’s Club of Mamaroneck

The next monthly meeting of the Woman’s Club of Mamaroneck will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at

For information on regular programs and other events, visit mamaronecklibrary.org.

Seminar for Special Needs TrustsA special needs trust can be established by fam-

ilies who are the primary caregivers of a child with disabilities. The goal of a special needs trust is to improve the quality of the child’s life and provide a sense of confidence for the future. This can be achieved because this type of trust helps to manage resources while maintaining a disabled person’s eligibility for government programs. Therefore, they can possibly receive existing government benefits and assets set aside in the trust for addi-tional expenses. Presented by Calderone Financial Services. Wednesday, Oct. 7 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Community Room.

Larchmont Public Library

For information on regular programs and other events, visit larchmontlibrary.org.

Stand Tall and Live a Long, Healthy Life Thursday, Oct. 8 at 7 p.m. in the Village Center.

No registration required. This seminar, led by Dr.

Mamaroneck Public Library 7:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the club’s headquarters located at 504 Cortlandt Ave. in Ma-maroneck. The guest speaker will be Village of Ma-maroneck Mayor Norman Rosenblum. If you are interested in joining the club, please call 698-9749.

LMCTV

Internship programLMCTV is offering an internship program for

interested and qualified students from neighbor-ing area schools. The program includes training in field and studio television production, develop-ment of documentary video and news projects. The program provides training in Final Cut Pro, and creates promotional clips for series shows, station promos and public service announce-ments. Interns can learn hands-on production techniques by assisting with the production of ex-isting shows. Interested applicants should contact studio production manager Dena Schumacher at [email protected].

‘The Local Live!’Tune in to LMCTV’s hyper local, interactive

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By siByllA ChiPAziwAEditorial Assistant

If you happened to drive near Harbor Island Park this past La-bor Day, you may have noticed a small group holding up signs like “Honk if you have a mother” or “Evidence-based care.”

This had nothing to do with abortion, as some passersby may have thought. Instead, this was one of many rallies held across the United States to call attention to the current state of maternity care. In its fourth year, the Rally to Improve Birth strives to raise awareness about the limited birth options and care available in the country, and advocates for evi-dence-based care and humanity during childbirth.

According to FacetheFactsU-SA.org, a project of the George Washington University that pro-vides information via research, there are 49 countries ahead of the U.S. in women surviving child-birth, with the maternal mortality rate in America doubling in the past 25 years. Twenty-eight wom-en died per 100,000 live births in 2013, according to World Health Organization—a statistic that has only increased. America’s rising maternity mortality rate is largely due to a lack of access to proper healthcare and education about pre-natal care.

With one in every three child-births being performed via Ce-sarean section—a risky and of-ten unnecessary procedure—and

nine out of 10 women getting care that increases the risk of harm to them and their babies, Improv-ing Birth, the nonprofit organiza-tion behind the rallies, hopes that raising awareness helps brings research and change to the ma-ternity healthcare system in the United States.

“There’s something wrong, and it needs to be studied and it needs to be fixed,” said Christina Carino-Forrest, one of the coordi-nators of Mamaroneck’s rally.

Carino-Forrest, a mother of two from New Rochelle, added that women today are twice as likely to die during childbirth as their mothers were, despite ad-vances in technology.

“African-American women are three times as likely to die [during childbirth] in this country, regard-less of class,” she added.

Carino-Forrest’s passion for women’s health comes from her experiences as a birth doula, a physical and emotional source of comfort for women, especially new parents, during birth.

“[The current healthcare sys-tem is] not supporting women; we’re not doing what’s best for mother and baby. We’re not doing what the evidence said we should be doing,” she added. “We’re harboring old practices that make money for insurance companies.”

Co-coordinator of the Mama-roneck birth care rally, Faith Mc-Fall-Smith, a mother of two from Yonkers, is African-American and feels that raising awareness

about the disparities between Caucasian women and women of color would also help improve birth options.

“It’s unfortunate, and a lot of it is lack of edu-cation and lack of opportunity,” McFal l -Smi th said. “It goes back to a broader conversa t ion around race in this country. A lot of it for me is very personal.”

Having had a C-section with her firstborn, which she later found out was unnecessary, McFall-Smith took control of her second child’s birth by having a home delivery after edu-cating herself on the avail-able birthing options.

Her husband Gary Smith said he was initially scared of opting to have a home birth, but after doing his own research, sup-ported his wife’s decision.

“I wanted my wife to be as comfortable as possible, espe-cially with what we went through with our first birth,” he said. He added that he found out that C-sec-tions can reduce a woman’s fertility.

Joyce Havinga-Droop, a birth doula from Larchmont, is the president of the Hudson Valley Birth Network, an organization

that provides listings of birth workers and resources for child-birth assistance.

Havinga-Droop suggested that Westchester County’s high C-sec-tion rate of 39.2 percent, accord-ing to 2012 data from the New York State Department of Health, may have to do with distrust in natural birth.

Participants at the Harbor Island Park entrance during Mamaroneck’s Rally to Improve Birth, which took place on Labor Day. The annual rally runs simultaneously in cities across America. Photo/Bobby Begun

One of the signs highlighting one

disparity of maternal health-care between

African-American and Caucasian women in

the U.S. Contributed photo

“We should trust that birth can do what it needs to do,” she said, adding that pregnant women should trust their bodies and the natural birthing process.

Originally from the Nether-lands—which ranks No. 6 to America’s No. 33 in the 2015 State of the World’s Mothers report, which compares mother-hood worldwide, from the char-ity Save the Children—Hav-inga-Droop said she was able to choose her birthing method, which was natural, in the Neth-erlands, and she hopes her three daughters will be given the right to choose their birthing methods here in the United States.

“Had I not been educated and given some opportunities, I prob-ably would have been cut twice for no reason,” McFall-Smith said. “I was able to help myself, [and] made the choice to have a home birth—one of the best days of my life, easy.”


Rally calls attention to maternity care


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Last month, the Jay Heritage Center was awarded $391,056 in Hurricane Sandy funding to repair significant roof and in-frastructure damage to the 1917 Palmer Tennis House. The struc-ture located at the Jay Estate in Rye is the third oldest remaining indoor tennis house in the coun-try. The grant will allow the Jay Heritage Center, JHC, to save the original wood truss system and copper-trimmed skylights as well as stabilize the stone foundation and clapboard siding. Improve-ments will facilitate historic usage and interpretation.

U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel, who wrote a letter of support for the project, said, “Superstorm Sandy took a heavy toll on areas of the Long Island Sound, particularly Rye, which is still recovering from the damage almost three years later. The roof of the Palmer Tennis House at the historic Jay Heritage Center endured signifi-cant damage in the storm, and as a result was in desperate need of repairs. Now, thanks to Gov. Cuo-mo’s allocation of $391,056 in grant money to the center, the roof

Jay Heritage Center awarded $391Kcan be stabilized and restored, and this historic property can once again be enjoyed by everyone in the Rye community and beyond.”

JHC was one of 16 historic organizations awarded a share of more than $6 million in aid to re-store New York heritage sites dev-astated by the hurricane in 2012. Other sites awarded grants in-clude Fraunces Tavern, Old West-bury Gardens and Green-Wood Cemetery.

Once preserved and rehabili-tated, the 1917 Palmer Indoor Tennis House has the potential to be a useful venue for young indi-viduals to learn the sport of tennis and its life lessons of sportsman-ship in a rare historic setting. With this grant as a keystone, the cen-ter hopes that private donors and corporations who are passionate about preservation and their com-munity will step forward and help complete the project.

State Assemblyman Steve Otis, who worked to preserve this build-ing when he was mayor of Rye, said, “The Palmer Tennis House is of great architectural and histori-cal importance and its restoration

offers valuable opportunities for public use and enjoyment. Many thanks go to Gov. Cuomo and OPRHP for their support of these repairs and storm recovery projects throughout the state.”

The project has also received a ringing endorsement from the USTA which has offices in nearby White Plains. Executive Director Gordon Smith wrote, “The USTA believes in celebrating inclusion and promoting the idea that ten-nis should be available to every-one to play and compete equally and fairly. We are committed to diversity which is a pillar prin-ciple behind our signature tourna-ment, the US Open. By restoring the Palmer Tennis House, this will open such doors.”

The Jay Heritage Center is the nonprofit steward of the Jay Es-tate grounds and buildings under a public-private partnership agree-ment with New York State Parks and Westchester County Parks.

For information on the Jay Heritage Center, visit facebook.com/jayheritagecenter and follow them on Twitter @jayheritage. (Submitted)

The 1917 Palmer Tennis House suffered damage from Hurricane Sandy. The Jay Heritage Center has received funding for the extensive repairs. Contributed photo


By sARAh vARNeyStaff Writer

At a second meeting of the joint Mamaroneck and Rye Deer Commission held on Sept. 25, Rye Mayor Joe Sack and Mamaroneck Mayor Norman Rosenblum, both Republicans, expressed that they intend to move forward with a bow hunt-ing solution to cull the neighbor-ing deer herd. Rosenblum hosted the meeting, which was held at Mamaroneck Village Court.

A panel of experts, including former and current New York Department of Environmental Conservation deer biologists, fielded questions and concerns from Mamaroneck and Rye residents and a number of ani-mal rights activists. In February, Sack and Rosenblum sent a joint letter to John Baker, director of the Westchester County Conser-vation department, requesting a Deer Management Assistance Program, DMAP, intervention using archers to take down most-ly does.

Sack was emphatic about his

Rye, Mamaroneck move toward deer archerssupport for the plan in a briefly-heated exchange with Westches-ter County Legislator Catherine Parker, a Rye Democrat. Prod-ded by Parker whether he was absolutely sure that Rye is ready for the hunting plan, Sack said, “Yes, I’m sure!”

But so far, the mayors have not heard back from Baker. “My hope is that they’ll come through with their intentions,” Sack said.

Baker must OK the plan, which would allow limited bow hunting at the Marshlands Con-servancy in Rye, a 147-acre, county-owned public space. Generally hunting is not allowed in Westchester County.

Bow-hunting season runs from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31. From Oct. 1 to Oct. 15, only antlerless deer can be hunted.

Enacting any hunting solu-tion to deer overpopulation is always controversial, said Louis Miceli, a state-certified instruc-tor for bow and firearm hunt-ing, based out of Extreme Ar-chery in Mamaroneck. But the DMAP’s program for archers is strictly detailed. Miceli, who

has taken part in deer culling operations outside of Westches-ter County, said hunters must qualify as sharp-shooters to even have a chance to be part of the archery squad used in a DMAP operation.

“We go into the area in the dark and we’re out of the park by 11 a.m. It’s only on certain nights and we observe holidays,” he said.

Hunters picked to join a DMAP team must shoot from designated tree stands where does are the preferred targets.

“The trajectory is always downward,” Miceli said. “A fe-male deer has twin fawns every year. That adds up quick,” he added.

The optimal distance for a hunter to shoot at a deer is 15 to 20 yards, but it can take as many as 30 to 50 yards for a deer to expire, according to Miceli.

Miceli said it can get tricky when a dying deer wanders onto a homeowner’s property. “Peo-ple are afraid of what the neigh-bors will think, so sometimes we take them out through a side

Village of Mamaroneck Mayor Norman Rosenblum, right, outlines the Sept. 25 Deer Commission meeting format as Rye City Mayor Joe Sack looks on. Approximately 50 people attended the meeting in Mamaroneck. Photo/Andrew Dapolite

yard,” he said.Residents of Rye and Mama-

roneck were vocal in their op-position to any type of hunting solution. Sterilization programs which make deer infertile were also raised, but costs can be high, said Jonathan Russell, the new deer biologist for the DEC.

“I have not seen any steril-ization program that works,” he added.

Several speakers spoke up against hunting the deer with either bow or gun, and several

discounted a winter survey that tallied 274 deer per quar-ter square mile. Kevin Clarke, the former state deer biologist, allowed that conventional wis-dom calls for 20 to 30 deer per square mile.

Getting an accurate count of how many deer are actually in an area is as difficult as settling on a plan of action, Clarke said.

Rye resident Dr. Joy Reiden-berg, who studies animal biolo-gy, stressed that tagging the deer with satellite transmitters might

be good way to get an accurate count.

Illustrating the problem, Ma-maroneck resident Taffy Wil-liams, a DEC-licensed wildlife rehabilitator who is skeptical of the necessity of a hunt, ques-tioned the 274 deer per quarter square mile estimate.

“I don’t think we have that many deer. If we did, it would be like Grand Central with deer,” she said.



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There’s more to life in the ‘burbsBy MARA RuPNeRs

Contributor

It’s peaceful here in the ‘burbs. Our nights are filled with the sounds of crickets, not the sounds of traffic horns. We’ve got two or three neighbors, not two or three hundred. We’ve got fresh air, trees and lawns, park-ing spots for our minivans, a bit of elbow room.

Still, our counterparts living in the big city wonder about our quiet life, thinking it is perhaps a tad provincial, assuming we are missing out on something. “What of art?” they may ask us. “What of culture?”

Clearly they haven’t taken a look at the fall schedule at The Performing Arts Center. We here at The Center take great pride in the fact that the artists you can see and hear on our stages are not only of the same caliber as those you can catch on a night out in Manhattan, they are, in fact, the very same artists.

For example, on Sunday, Oct. 11, we’ll be presenting the Or-pheus Chamber Orchestra. Or-pheus was founded in New York City in 1972 by a group of mu-sicians who aspired to apply the chamber music principles of individual participation and

personal responsibility to an orchestral setting. Central to these principles was the musi-cians’ commitment to rehearse and perform without a conduc-tor, which they do to this day at their home base in Carnegie Hall.

The conductor-less orchestra concept is interesting enough by itself, but on Oct. 11, our audiences are in for an even bigger treat—the chance to ex-perience the world premiere of contemporary master Wolfgang Rihm’s new “Duo Concerto,” written especially for Orpheus and the award-winning hus-band and wife team of cellist Jan Vogler and violinist Mira Wang. It won’t be until a few days later that the piece will be heard at Carnegie Hall in New York City; the European pre-miere isn’t until the 24th.

The concert, a celebration of German Romanticism, includes works by Mendelssohn and Schumann in addition the Rihm premiere. It will begin at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11; tickets are $80, $65 and $50.

Also in October: classical pi-ano quintet The 5 Browns, Oct. 3; and the hilarious and very talented Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, Oct. 4. On Oct.

10, Vertigo Dance Company brings us contemporary dance from Israel that explores the connections among society, art and movement. Back by popu-lar demand, the world-renowned Chamber Music Society of Lin-coln Center kicks off their four-concert series on Oct. 17. And as the weather gets cooler, the Per-forming Arts Center turns up the heat on Oct. 24 with Ana Gas-teyer’s “I’m Hip,” a show that evokes the swagger of an era when a lady ruled a nightclub and an audience knew they were in for a good time.

So there you have it. You don’t have to schlepp into the city to be on the cutting edge of the performing arts scene; life right here in the ‘burbs has got plenty to offer.

Mara Rupners is the director of marketing at The

Performing Arts Center. The Performing Arts Center,

Purchase College, 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, N.Y.

10577 Box Office: 251-6200

Hours: Tuesday-Friday, noon to 6 p.m. and on weekends

before performances Website: artscenter.org

A simple reminder of how and why we matterBy hOwARD sTuRMAN

Publisher

Several weeks ago, I accom-panied one of our salespeople to the office of the advertising di-rector of a giant retailer. In and of itself, getting the appointment was a big deal; if we could con-vince him to advertise with us, it would be an even bigger deal.

Although I firmly believe in the values and benefits of our five weekly newspapers, I must have been a little intimidated by the size and importance of this retailer because the first question I asked was, “What do you think of local newspapers, especially as an advertising vehicle?”

To my delight, the advertis-ing director demonstrated a true sense of excitement.

“I love them,” he said. “While

I live in New York City during the week, reading my local pa-per is the first thing I do when I return to my weekend home in the suburbs. Like everyone else, I’m keenly interested in what’s going on around town, so let’s talk about how advertising in your papers can help us.”

And we did. Not so surprisingly, the meet-

ing had the kind of happy ending we had dreamed about.

I think this little story dramat-ically illustrates the importance of local papers to their commu-nities—both to readers and busi-nesses, which depend on them to build customer traffic.

What’s more, and for good reasons, I believe the newspa-pers that comprise our Home Town Media Group warrant your support, especially from an

advertising standpoint; after all, no one offers what we do: a cap-tive audience who appreciates hard news about their communi-ty, and prefers shopping locally whenever possible.

I like to characterize us as a scrapbook of the local scene, with each and every week repre-senting a new entry in an ongo-ing, exciting saga.

We appreciate those of you who already support us and we yearn to move even more of you over to our side. And to show you our appreciation, every is-sue, beginning in October, will contain a highly-visible box not-ing your support.

It serves as just another way of celebrating your importance to us.


Elected officials ill-equiped for deer discussionBy TAffy williAMs

I attended the meeting for deer (and coyote) management in the Village of Mamaroneck on Friday, Sept. 25, which in many ways, except for trying to halt—or make sense of—the madness of a deer cull was a complete waste of taxpayers’ and my time.

The wildlife biologist, Kevin Clarke, pounded the concept that deer are “overpopulated” in Mamaroneck and that bow and arrow hunting is the pre-ferred cull method, but failed to consider that deer are tran-sient, wide-ranging foragers, and travel a specific habitual route around their home range during the night and, however infrequently, during the day. Clark failed to consider or dis-cuss that this could be and is most likely a small population of no more than 20 to 30 deer roaming through Mamaroneck and Rye on a quest for food and survival, and because the deer are constantly being recounted, the numbers keep inflating.

One person may see a handful of deer in the Rye Marshlands, and believe there are a dozen deer there. During the day, the same group of deer may move to the Read Sanctuary, where someone may see them again and claim there are a dozen more deer. The same deer may move to another wooded area and may be counted as more deer, and so on.

There is no solid proof that there are more than 20 to 30 deer in Mamaroneck.

Without an accurate popula-tion assessment, this debate, and a discussion about the “final solution” to the deer problem, are moot. Either way, there is no “final solution” to solving the deer problem. If this small herd is eradicated, others outside will reproduce and move in. Since the same small herd is being recounted over and over again, facilitating a cull is unjustified. Killing these deer will only ben-efit the hunters who find sport in harming animals and offending the villagers who love wildlife, want to see them protected and object to any management plan that involves killing.

Westchester County’s “deer management specialist” John Baker, is a non-credible member of the pro-hunting faction, and

has shown that such a group can not be trusted to give an accurate assessment of any deer popula-tion. The numbers presented by Baker in February 2015 are grossly exaggerated to justify kill permits: 74 deer per quarter-square mile, or roughly 300 deer per square mile in Mamaroneck. This would be like deer rush hour at Grand Central Station, with 1,800 deer roaming the little 6-square-mile village. This quota is absurd and hard to be-lieve. Even Wildlife Biologist Clarke agreed.

After the hunting-skewed inflated numbers had been publicly ridiculed, the county admitted the counting method was invalid. Westchester County and John Baker’s team should have been banned from any counting of wildlife due to its pro-hunting bias and record of inaccuracies. Regardless of their motives for miscounting the wildlife population, Westchester County should not be allowed this responsibility anymore.

As a New York State Depart- ment of Environmental Conser-vation wildlife rehabilitator, I request to participate in the “deer count” process. Each deer should have an unmistakable photographic identification, which is a simple and easy process that will help accurately assess the small herd in Mamaroneck. If I am prevented from partici-pating, my colleagues and I will conduct our own population identity assessment and will publish this information.

No cull should be approved until an accurate population assessment is provided, includ-ing carrying capacity analysis, which should not be completed by Westchester County, the county bow hunters association or any firearm or bow-hunting-associated organization, and not without complete oversight by a team of licensed wildlife rehabilitators.

Another deer-related myth I would like to clarify has to do with the term “deer tick,” which describes the black-legged tick, or Ixodes scapularis, that may carry Lyme disease. Many vic-tims of Lyme disease blame deer for carrying these ticks, but the black-legged tick is also found on mice, squirrels, birds, raptors, foxes, raccoons, possums and potentially any warm-blooded

land-based species. Many fac-tors determine the deer carry-ing capacity of Mamaroneck’s suburban landscape, including the presence of suitable vegeta-tion for food and relative safety, and busy, vehicle-congested Mamaroneck provides little of either.

During last Friday’s meeting, Mayor Norman Rosenblum said that people have complained about deer all throughout Mamaroneck. I am demanding full disclosure of complaints, including how many, contact information for verification and the location of each complaint.

We believe that the meeting’s outcome went as so because of the amount of bow hunters and lack of wildlife biologists or women on the panel. We also contest Clarke’s saying that bow and arrows kill deer within 30 seconds, calling it “the most humane method of controlling deer.”

As he spoke, I held up an enlarged poster/photo showing a deer with a long-time fester-ing wound from an arrow that had gone through its head. The deer is surviving with this arrow still embedded in its head, and is at ground level feeding. The use of bow and arrow hunting is neither accurate, quick, nor humane, yet this completely inaccurate information is blared out to the public with absolute authority. We also object to the fact that deer-management options that did not involve killing were only explored briefly and were quickly dis-missed. Proposing the hunting of deer in densely-populated Mamaroneck is both incon-siderate of the consequences with respect to public health and safety and dismissive of the people who take pleasure and comfort in seeing the deer population.

The proof that deer are still surviving here helps people believe that humans haven’t destroyed everything after all, despite whether or not that is true.

Taffy Williams is a Class One wildlife

rehabilitator in the New York State Department of

Environmental Conservation Special Licenses Unit. The views expressed are hers.

Opinion-Editorial


When announcing the effort to leverage new private dollars to support the cultural life of West-chester, County Executive Rob Astorino, Board of Legislators Chairman Michael Kaplowitz and ArtsWestchester President Froma Benerofe are urging pri-vate donors to make their dollars count for double by contributing to eligible organizations through Dec.15. The $180,000 in funds will be matched by ArtsWest-chester for up to $5,000 per or-ganization on a competitive first-come basis.

“This public-private partner-ship has proven to be successful in raising $1.9 million in private dollars to support the arts over the program’s seven years,” As-torino said. “Government alone cannot support all of the worth-while needs of this county. In partnering with ArtsWestchester, we are harnessing our resourc-es to build greater support for our cultural assets and in turn for our economy.”

“The arts are an important economic engine for the county,

bringing an economic impact of $156 million in annual spending and 4,800 jobs to Westchester,” Kaplowitz said. “This is pre-cisely why it’s important that we make every effort to support the cultural sector in ways that stim-ulate new resources.”

The program is simple and direct: supporters of qualified arts organizations donate funds, which then may be matched through the Art$WChallenge program. Only “new” dollars will be matched (recurring dona-tions or grants are not eligible) and the funds are unrestricted. While organizations aren’t limit-ed in what they can raise through donations, the match is capped at $5,000.

Last year, 41 nonprofit orga-nizations participated in the pro-gram, including Hudson Stage Company, Jazz Forum Arts, the Neuberger Museum, Tarrytown Music Hall, The Picture House, Youth Theater Interactions and Westchester Philharmonic.

Lynn Honeysett, executive director of the Pelham Arts Cen-

ter, said, “The Art$WChallenge program has allowed us to more effectively reach underserved communities: at-risk teens, se-niors and people challenged by physical and mental disabilities, particularly young people.”

A recent report from West-chester County showed that visitor spending, which includes cultural and artistic venues and attractions, grew by 14 percent to more than $200 million over five years and that it supported 23,681 jobs in Westchester, or roughly 6 percent of all jobs in the county. At the same time, tourism generated $207.7 mil-lion in revenue for the county and local municipalities, further showing that such investment in the arts, events and cultural of-ferings provide significant re-turns and are vital to the regional economy.

“The Art$WChallenge is a proven and effective way to sup-port some of Westchester’s lead-ing cultural organizations that contribute to the vibrant quality of life in Westchester County,”

ArtsWestchester begins fundraising challenge

said Janet Langsam, CEO of ArtsWestchester. “In the seven years of the challenge grant pro-gram, arts organizations have raised more than [$1.877 mil-

lion] with ArtsWestchester pro-viding an additional $1.1 mil-lion in matching funds. The total $2.9 million investment in the arts is a win-win for county resi-

dents, arts groups and the econo-my. We are extremely pleased to continue this valuable partner-ship with Westchester County.” (Submitted)

From left, Westchester County Board of Legislators Chairman Mike Kaplowitz; Legislator MaryJane Shimsky; Ann Fabrizio, deputy director of development and communications, ArtsWestchester; County Executive Rob Astorino; and Froma Benerofe, president of ArtsWestchester’s Board of Trustees. Contributed photo



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will help her feel like she has some control, which will empower her. It should be easy to find a knock-off (copy) of what’s trending in a less expensive version. Sneak-ers are a little tougher because kids recognize brand names. Try a consignment shop for kids or ask friends with children if they have sneakers their kids have out-grown. Sites like eBay may be an-other alternative. Encourage her to start a new trend. If her friends are really her friends, they will re-spect her for who she is and not what she looks like.

Dear Tonia:What’s the best way to re-

move underarm stains and mil-dew from clothing? I tend to per-spire a lot and even after wash-ing, my T-shirts still have sweat stains and look terrible.

B.F., Larchmont

Dear B.F.:Unsightly underarm stains

can be a problem, especially if you tend to perspire a lot. You can remove underarm stains from shirts and blouses simply by scrubbing them with a mix-ture of equal parts lemon juice, or white vinegar, and water, then washing them as you nor-mally would. On black shirts, add white vinegar to the wash and let them sit for a little while before you continue the cycle. Treat any stain, especially oil stains, as soon as possible. Until

you get the stain out, don’t put it in the dryer, as the dryer will set the stain and the stain will never come out.

Dear Tonia:Can you give me some easy

basic rules for a man to follow, regarding socks and shoes in particular? I need to step up my style a bit and don’t have a clue.

S.M., Westchester

Dear S.M.:Shoes in traditional colors

such as black, brown, dark tan and navy should always match your belt. Use a dress belt with jeans only when paired with a blazer or jacket and a dress shirt. Socks should match your pants, but the exact shade is not nec-essary. Patterned socks work well for a fashionable, fun look. White socks should only be worn with sneakers.

If you haven’t changed your hairstyle or license photo since high school, it may be time to consider seeing a stylist for an updated style, which will make you look younger and more fashionable. A crisp white or black T-shirt under a casual blaz-er looks great with jeans.

Tonia Tagliaferro is a fashion stylist. For questions and advice, you can contact her at [email protected].

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How a normal teen can become a sex offender

When Les and Amanda An-derson arrived in New York from Indiana, they headed straight to Times Square, as many tourists do. But as they gaped at the billboards and read the news “19-Year-Old Sentenced to 25 Years as a Sex Of-fender,” they stopped dead in their tracks.

That 19-year-old is their son, Zach.

“It took a minute to absorb; it was 1 a.m.,” Amanda said. I met the Andersons for lunch in Chelsea their second and final day in the city. They’d come to tape a talk show with the popu-lar preacher, T.D. Jakes. “Night-line” had filmed them in their Elkhart, Ind., home a few days earlier, and they’d also been on CNN and in the New York Times, all because of a date their teen-age son made earlier this year.

Zach had gone on the app “Hot or Not?” and met a girl who lived just over the border in Michigan, who said she was 17. They met up and had sex.

But when she didn’t get home by curfew, her worried mom called the cops because her daughter has epilepsy. When she got home, the cops found out not only where she’d been, but also her true age: 14.

Zach was arrested for rape.The judge at the trial knew all

the facts. The girl and her mom also testified on Zach’s behalf. “I don’t want him to be a sex of-

fender because he really is not,” the girl’s mom declared.

The judge ignored them and sentenced Zach to 90 days in pris-on, followed by 25 years on the Sex Offender Registry. “He just turned around and looked at me like, ‘Help,’” said Les, choking up.

The town rallied around the family. “We’re praying for your son every morning,” one busi-ness associate told Les. A mom told Amanda, “All the parents are talking about it. This could happen to any of us!” The South Bend Tribune wrote up about Zach’s story and his case be-came a cause celebre.

But anyone can be a cause celebre and still have to live un-der Sex Offender Registry re-strictions. That meant that three weeks ago, when Zach got out of jail, he could not go home. As a sex offender, he could not reside with anyone under 17, including his younger brother.

The Andersons broke into their savings and bought Zach a small house far from any school or playground, another registry requirement. Each night, he must be home by 8 p.m.—his curfew.

The police can come at any time to do a search, and they already have. What were they looking for? Movies. Not dirty ones—clean ones. Zach can’t have any G-rated movies like “Home Alone,” under the as-sumption that watching kids on film will trigger his urge to sexu-ally assualt them.

Zach also cannot have a smartphone. “We got him a flip phone and we had to bust

the camera with a screwdriver to break it,” said his dad. Zach can’t have any access to the In-ternet, either, which means he has to change his college major: computer science.

And he’s not allowed into a library, skate park, or mall, be-cause there are kids around. He couldn’t even accompany his parents to New York because of his probation restrictions.

“I asked Zach, ‘Did they ever teach you this in high school? Did they cover the Age of Consent laws?’” said his mom, Amanda. “He said ‘yes,’ which is why he asked the girl how old she was.” But there—as it is here—even if a minor lies about her age, her part-ner isn’t any less guilty.

So here are the laws in New York state, according to criminal defense lawyer Ron Kuby:

• Third-degree rape: Being 21 or older and having sex with someone under 17.

• Second-degree rape: Being 18 or older, and having sex with someone under 15, unless the defendant is less than four years older than the victim when the act occurred.

• First-degree rape: Being any age and having sex with someone under 11, or being 18 or older and having sex with someone under 13.

On Wednesday, Aug. 5, Zach went back to court to request a retrial. Me, I’d like to request a retrial of the laws that are mak-ing “sex offenders” out of nor-mal, young people.


Handling kids’ pressure to look ‘cool’

Dear Tonia:My daughter started school

and some kids are already making fun of her because she doesn’t have the “cool” sneakers or clothes. I am a single mother with two other children so we are always on a very tight budget. I tried buying her a few things but she hates everything I buy her. Can you suggest ways she can look “cool” without me having to spend so much money?

L.L., New Rochelle

Dear L.L.:Kids can be very mean to

each other; in fact, even brutal, and peer pressure is real. Peer pressure affects kids because of their need to feel loved and ac-cepted. Unfortunately, peer pres-sure never really goes away, even as an adult. It’s important for your daughter to feel like she fits in. Not wearing what the oth-er kids are wearing can create a genuine problem for her. Talk to her about deciding how impor-tant “belonging” or “fitting in” is to her. It might tell you if there are other things going on with her as well.

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14 • The MAMARONeCK Review • October 2, 2015 SPORTS

If you’re not absolutely tin-gling with anticipation for next week to arrive, I’m going to have to ask that you renounce your baseball fandom immediately.

Yes, we’re finally here. After slogging through a 162-game season, it’s playoff time once again, and I’d be hard-pressed to remember a time when there was as much baseball buzz in the area heading into October.

On one hand, you’ve got the Mets, the brash upstarts with a fearsome rotation who just clinched the NL East title for the first time in almost a decade. On the other hand, you’ve got a Yankees team that is still at-tempting to nail down that final win and has far surpassed expec-tations this year—though you wouldn’t know it judging by the grumblings of the fanbase on the

There’s only one Octoberairwaves of WFAN.

The Mets are preparing for a first-round showdown with the one team in the postseason that can seemingly match them ace-for-ace, as Grienke, Kershaw, and the Los Angeles Dodgers come to town, while the Yanks’ postseason fate is still technical-ly uncertain. But even before the Bombers (likely) take the field on Tuesday night for the one-game playoff, there are so many questions that will no doubt be captivating the tri-state area.

Will Tanaka be healthy enough to pitch?

How will rookies like Luis Severino and Greg Bird fare dur-ing their first-ever postseason?

Should current Yankees rub the head of Derek Jeter for good luck in the postseason?

The Mets, too, have their own uncertainty as they head to-ward their first postseason since 2006. Over the last month or so, Terry Collins has employed

seemingly endless permutations of lineups and defensive align-ments, but will need to deter-mine which players have earned starting spots in the NLDS. His deep pitching staff also gives him flexibility—and decisions to make.

But even if you’re not a fan of New York teams, there is so much that makes this one of the most intriguing postseason land-scapes in recent years. Three teams from the NL Central will be in the mix, vying for the pen-nant: the long-suffering Cubs, the steady Cardinals and a Pi-rates team that is hoping to chan-nel 1979 for this year’s run.

Toronto, perhaps the best team in the American League, could potentially be without its all-world shortstop.

The last AL wild card spot? That’s still up in the air with the Angels, Astros and Twins all hoping to extend their season and earn a shot at the Yankees.

Next week, Major League Baseball begins its second season. Sports Editor Mike Smith can’t wait for some playoff action. Photo courtesy MLB.com

For the next five weeks, each baseball game is appointment viewing. You don’t know what you’re going to see, which play-ers are going to raise their games

or who will crumble under the pressure. Even for fans like me, those without a rooting interest, there’s more than enough drama to keep me invested.

I just hope the rest of you feel the same way.

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By MiKe sMiThSports Editor

Sometimes, playing with con-fidence can make all the differ-ence in the world. On Sept. 28, a supremely-confident Harrison team traveled to Rye Neck and exploded offensively, topping the Panthers 5-0 to improve to 6-3 on the season.

For the Panthers, the game was another learning experi-ence against a highly-skilled opponent.

Karina Barchlow led the way for Harrison, scoring twice and dishing out three assists while Emma Hochman and Erin Nel-son each added a goal and an as-sist during a game that saw Har-rison manage 20 shots on goal. Gia Mancini also found the net for the Huskies.

According to Harrison coach Jon-Erik Zappala, Harrison’s out-burst was an indication that the team is starting to gel around the midway point of the season.

“We’re nine games in and I think we’re starting to feel a lit-tle more comfortable,” the coach said. “[Against Rye Neck] you could see it in our passing…and in our communication.”

Harrison’s defense also came up big when the Panthers pushed the attack and keeper Kate Ryan had a tremendous save midway through the first half after redi-recting a Panther shot over the crossbar.

On the Rye Neck side, there were some positives to take from the game.

“When we were able to keep possession, we were able to uti-lize the speed that Sophia Wice has on the outside,” said Rye Neck coach Susan Hannon. “When we connected our pass-es, we were able to create some opportunities.”

And Panther goalie Julia Kelly did her best against Harrison’s tor-rid attack, racking up 15 saves to help keep Rye Neck in the game.

For the 1-7 Panthers—who have battled injuries and illness to key players all season long—loss-es to teams like Harrison should only serve to prepare the team for its postseason endeavors.

“Putting teams like Harri-son and Nanuet on the sched-ule, those are stronger schools,” Hannon said. “In the past, when

we’ve made sectionals, we hadn’t been tested in the regular season, so this is good experi-ence for us.”

The Panthers will travel to Dobbs Ferry on Sept. 30, after press time, to take on the Eagles,

who are coming off a shutout loss of their own, a 4-0 defeat at the hands of a solid Ardsley team.

“We’re about halfway through the season, and we’ve got some of our players com-

ing back, which is a positive,” Hannon said. “We have a lot of younger girls, but they’ve shown great versatility. We’re just not there yet.”


Sofia Noejovich chases down a loose ball. Photos/Mike Smith

Samantha Zinman blasts a shot against Rye Neck. After two big wins, Harrison is gearing up for a showdown with rival Rye.

Serina Guillanti battles a Rye Neck player for control of the ball during Harrison’s win. The Huskies are currently 6-3 on the year.

Rye Neck goalie Julia Kelly stops a shot against Harrison. Kelly had 15 saves on the day.


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