Mamaroneck review 10 9 2015

October 9, 2015 | Vol. 3, Number 39 | www.mamaroneckreview.com

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Man’s best friend

Harbor Island Park in Mamaroneck was home to dogs of all shapes and sizes on the morning of Sept. 27 for the second annual Hounds on the Sound fundraising event. For more, see page 6. Photo/Bobby Begun

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Village trustees consider Harbor Island field fees

By JAMes PeROStaff Writer

In an effort to help offset the maintenance cost of the Village of Mamaroneck’s Harbor Island Park fields, the village Board of Trustees continues to debate over instituting field usage fees for residents, schools and leagues.

According to Village Man-ager Richard Slingerland, the implementation of such fees, which has been deliberated by the board for several months, is being considered to help offset the cost to the village of both the seeding and maintenance of Har-bor Island Park’s four baseball fields and four mixed-use fields.

Currently, Slingerland explained, the village pays a land-scaping service, Land Tech, $17,000 for each round of main-tenance performed. A new agree-ment, introduced by Trustee Louis Santoro, a Republican, would propose splitting that cost equally between the village, the schools and the leagues that use the fields.

Slingerland said that the school district is currently charged little to no fee for usage of the fields.

Since 2004, when the last agreement, calling for the village

and the schools to share costs, ex-pired, the village has covered the cost of maintenance, which can total upwards of $35,000 each year, with one seeding and tune up in the fall and in the spring.

The upkeep, Slingerland ex-plained, is key to the fields’ us-ability given their high volume of use throughout the year. Af-ter sports teams use the fields throughout the year, the ground can quickly deteriorate.

“One of the main things that was a problem in the past is we would get heavy usage and then damage to the fields,” said Slingerland, adding that the area in front of the Harbor Island pa-vilion is particularly problem-atic. “There would be big bare spots that would turn into heav-ily mudded areas.”

However, not everyone is behind instituting new field us-age fees. Namely village board Democrats, including Trustee Illisa Miller, feel that the funds to provide maintenance should come directly from the village’s $1 million recreation budget or other non-fee sources.

“I don’t think it’s fair for the schools or the leagues to foot those bills,” said Miller, adding that the $170,000 increase in the

village’s recreation budget this past year should be enough to cover maintenance costs.

Miller proposed that money raised by events like the South-ern Westchester Music Festival, SoWe, and the village’s beer festival would be more appro-priate to use for maintenance than what she considers an ad-ditional tax on those who use the Harbor Island fields.

The village is now in the midst of looking at plans in other communities—namely the Village of Larchmont—that use field usage fees to help make a decision on whether or not such a system would work in Mamaroneck.

Larchmont’s arrangement currently charges a permit fee to those using the field, which includes an hourly rate that con-tributes to maintenance costs, according to documents provid-ed at a Village of Mamaroneck board meeting.

A vote on the issue, accord-ing to Miller, should be reaching the Board of Trustees in the up-coming weeks. She expects the vote to take place before the end of October.

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The Village of Mamaroneck Board of Trustees is contemplating implementing field usage fees for Harbor Island Park’s recreation fields to offset the cost of their maintenance, which is currently being paid for by the village. File photo

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‘Scared by the Sound’ returns to PlaylandZombies, ghouls and ghosts

eagerly await around every cor-ner as “Scared by the Sound” Haunted House returns to Play-land Park in Rye.

“For 16 years, ‘Scared by the Sound’ has provided frighten-ing Halloween entertainment for Westchester residents,” County Executive Rob Astorino said. “Be sure to visit this iconic at-traction, which will run through-out the month of October, and re-member to bring all your family and friends.”

Visitors are invited into the 10,000-square-foot haunt, which features a Crypt Walk, the Haunt-ed Wine Cellar, Creepy Morgue and Tunnels of Doom. Experi-ence the dual vortex tunnels, a Claustrophobia Squeeze and much more. In addition to some all-new scenes and enhanced fa-vorites, both first-timers as well as annual visitors are sure to be spooked. “Scared by the Sound” is presented by After Dark At-tractions, LLC.

The attraction is open week-ends through Oct. 31. Hours for “Scared by the Sound” are Fri-days, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Satur-

days, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Sundays, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.; and Thursday, Oct. 29, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Admission for “Scared by the Sound” is $16. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Go to scaredbythesound.com to purchase tickets online by credit card and to download a $1 off cou-pon. In-park ticket purchases will be by cash only; there’s an ATM onsite. Light refreshments and beverages will be available for sale each evening. Call 906-0818 for general information and corporate and group sales.

The event is not recommend-ed for children under 10, whether they are alone or with an adult.

People with medical conditions or those adversely affected by strobe lighting or fog are ad-vised not to attend. The event is handicap-accessible.

“Scared by the Sound” is held rain or shine. Parking for the at-traction is free. Please note that the park’s amusement rides will not be open. Enter the attrac-tion area near the Fountain Plaza entrance.

Playland, a Westchester Coun-ty park, can be reached via the New England Thruway (I-95), Playland Parkway exit 19.

For more information, visit scaredbythesound.com or rye-playland.org. (Submitted)



Letters to the Editor

Keep Molly Spillane’s restrictions in placeTo the Editor, The following is an open letter that was submitted to the Village of Mamaroneck Zoning Board of

Appeals on Sept. 1.We are writing to the Mamaroneck Zoning Board of Appeals as residents of Mamaroneck who have

been directly affected by the noise issues generated by Molly Spillane’s since 2009.As people who live in or near a mixed-use commercial and residential area of Mamaroneck, it is un-

derstandable that there will be some noise. The C-2 zone on Mamaroneck Avenue has historically been a mixed-use zone combining commercial, retail and residential in close proximity. Every other business, except for Molly Spillane’s, seems to not have a problem complying with what the village noise code requires to maintain a harmonious balance between the rights of businesses and the rights of private citi-zens to have a quality of life, quiet and rest.

In his letter to the ZBA published on June 4, 2015, owner Mike Hynes asked repeatedly why Molly Spillane’s is being singled out for noise-reducing restrictions and having to apply yearly for a special permit. The answer is simple: Molly Spillane’s has had more noise, fights and complaints with repeated police calls and police hours required to respond to these calls than any other business in the village, yet Mr. Hynes had the audacity to demand the restrictions that the neighborhood has worked for years to put in place be lifted. We cannot summarily turn a blind eye to the hundreds of complaints and go back in time to 2008.

Since the noise restrictions passed last year, the problem has improved a great deal for village resi-dents and their families. It is difficult to understand why Mr. Hynes would want to go back to having no restrictions whatsoever when last year at the permit meeting, he heard such a large number of area residents voicing their concerns. A petition signed by 183 adults with 144 children living in the neigh-borhood was submitted to the ZBA asking the board to finally do something about the ongoing noise and disturbance caused by Molly Spillane’s. Thankfully, more restrictions were put in place that have helped alleviate but not completely solve the problem, as evident by the list of complaints from the past 12 months attached to the special permit application.

We as a group would also like to point out that we have very strong relationships with the other busi-nesses in the area such as Bar’lees, Little Kitchen, The Red Plum and the luncheonette. These local establishments have earned our patronage through their mutual respect and understanding that local residents are the backbone of any business’ success. Perhaps Molly’s may want to look at its ongoing

disregard and lack of cooperation with its neighbors as the reason for them losing business, instead of demanding a handful of people—most of whom do not live here—to be allowed to disturb the peace on a patio on a Wednesday at 2 a.m..

We also understand that Molly’s pays local taxes. We as residents also pay local taxes. Many of us have worked extremely hard and continue to do so to be able to afford to live in an area like Mama-roneck. People continue to move here because of the quality of life in the village. If Molly’s is allowed to continue to create disturbances whether inside or out at any hour, carte blanche, the subsequent media coverage and ongoing public outcry will hardly endear Mamaroneck to someone who is considering a move to our village.

The residents of the neighborhood should not have to fight the same fight again that has taken so much time, energy and effort since 2009. We are emphatically asking that the ZBA do the right thing and renew Molly Spillane’s special permit with the noise reduction restrictions left in place that we all worked so hard to implement for the sake of our legal right to peace, quiet and a healthy quality of life in our homes.

59 neighboring residents of Molly Spillane’s, Mamaroneck

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hounds take to harbor island Park

WCBS FM 101.1’s Scott Shannon hosts the Hounds on the Sound event in Mamaroneck. Photos/Bobby Begun

At the obstacle course, Cookie jumps over a hurdle. Hounds on the Sound was being held as a fundraiser in Mamaroneck’s Harbor Island Park.

With a goal of raising enough money to help support various rescue agencies, the event turned out to be a great day.

Radio DJ Scott Shannon cuts the ribbon to kick off the Hounds of the Sound Walk.

Chandler, a grand marshal of the event, is excited to accept his medallion.

An obstacle course was available to check out each dog’s agility and endurance.


Summit discusses reviving downtown LarchmontBy JANeT O’CONNell

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On Tuesday, Sept. 22, the Larchmont-Mamaroneck Local Summit convened at the Nauti-lus Diner for its first breakfast meeting of the fall.

The topic was “Re-Energizing Larchmont’s Downtown.” The four panelists were Village of Larchmont Mayor Anne McAn-drews, Village of Larchmont Ad-ministrator Justin Datino, Carolyn Fugere, manager of the Larch-mont office of Julia B Fee, Sothe-by’s and head of the Larchmont Chamber of Commerce, and Tif-fany Smith, co-founder of the group Love Larchmont 10538.

The discussion was wide-ranging, the participants were earnest and conscientious and the room was filled to capacity.

The meeting began with sev-eral panelists and attendees not-ing that Mamaroneck Avenue is bustling, in contrast to down-town Larchmont. To that state-ment, Carolyn Fugere said that as both a realtor and the head of the Chamber of Commerce, she is anxious to build up the

Larchmont community, where she sells homes. She said that the Chamber of Commerce has grown substantially—from 35 businesses to more than 100—since she joined and became head of the organization a year ago. The chamber has worked to not only welcome people into town but to also encourage them to stay and frequent the shops. The chamber intends to intro-duce new businesses to the com-munity and work with the local government to create a thriving environment.

A few months ago, Larch-mont resident Tiffany Smith and fellow Chatsworth mom Amy Sullivan were dismayed by the number of empty stores in Larchmont, and created a Face-book group called “Love Larch-mont 10538,” which gained a rapid following. Smith said that after creating the Facebook group and an accompanying survey for residents and what they would like to see in their town, the group received 2,000 members and more than 1,300 responses to the survey. The sur-vey found that 85 percent of the

participants have children and 65 percent are new arrivals in town. The survey also found that the residents are anxious for a lively and robust downtown, and the business they would most like to see is a sports store.

During the meeting, Mayor Anne McAndrews explained the village’s attempts to improve the appearance downtown, es-pecially along Palmer Avenue. She said the Palmer Avenue Streetscape project is sched-uled to be completed by the end of October, and she promised that new trees will be planted by then. She addressed resi-dents’ questions about why the overhead wires along Palmer Avenue were not buried below ground, and attributed it to Con Edison not allowing it, also cit-ing that burying the wires would have been expensive and impos-sible, considering the bedrock throughout the area.

Next on the agenda, Justin Datino introduced himself and gave a quick recount of his edu-cation and previous work expe-rience. He came to Larchmont three months ago after working

From left, panelists Carolyn Fugere, head of the Larchmont Chamber of Commerce; Tiffany Smith, co-founder of the group Love Larchmont 10538; Village of Larchmont Administrator Justin Datino; and Village of Larchmont Mayor Anne McAndrews. Contributed photo

as an assistant to the Scarsdale manager. He serves on the Elms-ford town board where he lives, and keeps the lines of commu-nication between departments open. He said that personnel is the village’s largest expense.

Mayor McAndrews said that Datino reports to her and the Board of Trustees, the elected officials of the village. She said that although Datino has a great deal of responsibility and au-thority, ultimately, the mayor and the village board are held accountable.

During the meeting, the top-ic of building aesthetics was covered. It was addressed that the village has little say about the visual requirements of an empty store, unless they per-sonally bring the matter up to

the building owner. According to the tax rolls, many building owners are listed as LLCs, the address often being a managing agent in Manhattan. The mayor said she was finally able to get a space renovated after track-ing down the owner of a build-ing and requesting it be updated. The owner is currently spend-ing about $200,000 to reinforce the building’s unstable floor and to ensure the space is up to fire code standards. The owner has also promised to fix the façade and the sidewalk.

The meeting’s agenda shifted again when Datino said that the village serves the storeowners in a myriad of ways, including the timely removal of snow and managing parking.

Smith said Larchmont may

have difficulty getting more business booming in the area because the village has a repu-tation of not being welcoming to new businesses and its per-mitting process is known to be onerous. But Smith said that her Facebook group is working hard to dispel that impression.

“We need to roll out the red carpet and welcome [business-es] with open arms. We need to make that a priority.” Smith said, adding that partially because of the Facebook group and the more robust Chamber of Com-merce, many business owners reported that they had their best summer ever in the months just past. “Larchmonters care. We [created] our Facebook group on a Thursday, and by Friday we had 750 members.”


TOD Article 78 lawsuit dismissed

By JACKsON CheNStaff Writer

A lawsuit seeking to revoke a recently-passed local law in the Village of Mamaroneck was re-cently dismissed by a Supreme Court judge.

Back in March, village resi-dents Gina von Eiff and Suzanne McCrory filed an Article 78 proceeding against the village’s Board of Trustees and former Democratic Trustee Andres Ber-mudez-Hallstrom for enacting a local law in November 2014. The local law in question, known as the Transit-Oriented Develop-ment, TOD, law, was passed by a 3-1 vote and aimed to spur business and development in the neighborhoods within close proximity to the Mamaroneck Metro-North station.

Despite its passing, the TOD law was subject to criticism from the community, including concerns about environmental impacts on the area. Following a separate 134-signature petition from nearby residents looking to dismiss the legislation, von Eiff and McCrory filed an Article 78 proceeding—legal action taken to appeal the decisions of state or local agencies—in an effort

A lawsuit seeking to revoke TOD legislation that was recently passed by the village was dismissed in a Supreme Court decision. File photo

to revoke or annul the TOD law. According to the suit, the two

residents claimed that the board attempted to avoid preparing an environmental impact statement accompanying the TOD law. The duo also said the board suddenly and inaccurately declared that the new law wouldn’t have any sig-nificant harmful environmental impacts on the areas. Addition-ally, the residents claim the board didn’t examine relevant areas of environmental concerns, includ-ing flood mitigation, traffic con-gestion and parking difficulties, before making their statement.

However, Supreme Court Jus-tice Joan Lefkowitz said the resi-dents’ Article 78 was denied be-cause their claims had no stand-ing—the legal term for a case’s merit or ability to prove direct harm—and because the board followed village law in passing the TOD legislation.

Throughout the dismissal, Lefkowitz explained that nei-ther of the residents were able to prove that they would be di-rectly affected by the law’s pass-ing. The judgment added that McCrory was too far from the TOD zone—she lives two miles away—to be considered impact-ed and that while von Eiff lives

a couple blocks from the area, she had failed to prove that the TOD law would have a negative effect on her.

According to Bermudez-Hall-strom, who worked on passing the law during his term, the vil-lage followed the proper envi-ronmental procedures and did more than the minimum require-ment of research. Bermudez-Hallstrom felt that the village took the required hard look at the environmental concerns and that the Article 78 lawsuit was frivolous.

“I would not have a problem with the lawsuits if in fact the village did wrong,” Bermudez-Hallstrom said. “But the fact that the village keeps winning shows we didn’t do anything wrong.”

The former trustee added that frivolous Article 78 lawsuits that are consistently shot down have wasted the village’s time and money. According to Bermudez-Hallstrom, the Article 78 filed by von Eiff and McCrory cost the village $32,000 in legal fees through McCullough, Goldberg-er and Staudt LLP, the firm that represented the village.

McCrory and von Eiff could not be reached for comment, as of press time.

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Uniquely U says it’s ‘optional’ college essay seasonWait! What? Yep, according

to a recent blog post from Exam-iner.com, “Nearly 20 percent of Common App members won’t require personal statements next year.”

But before you get your hopes up, members of high school graduating class of 2016—yes, this fall—should know about changes to the essay guidelines on the Common Application.

Most of the changes have more to do with damage control than making students’ lives easi-er. The Common App is still at-tempting to recover from the de-bacle it created when it ditched its previous format three years ago for the current, still hope-lessly lame one.

That’s when the essay ceased to be uploadable. Also gone: the short “describe a significant activity” essay that was quite a nice way to breathe life into the Common App’s claustrophobic activity grid.

The problem was, for more than 500 colleges, the Common Application had become their only application. Now, without warning, it had become a deeply flawed cartel. Colleges began to head for the exits in search of the more user-friendly applications of competitors.

That was when the Common Application began to notice all the newly desirable public uni-versities that did not require their applicants to write an es-say. This year finds the Common App’s formerly iron-clad bylaws replaced by a welcome mat to hundreds of colleges with laxer standards.

As a result, the Common App’s dues-paying membership has swelled to more than 600, mostly comprised of regional public universities, who never did require an essay.

However, if you are aiming at attending a highly selective col-lege, trust me, your schools will

continue to require you to write not just one “touchy-feely” main essay, but several—that is, if you can find them buried in its still hopelessly confusing three-part format.

Some other changes to the es-say include:

• New essay prompts.• Unlimited essay edits: this

means students can tailor their essay to each college.

• Print preview any time.• A writing dashboard to help

you track down its many buried extra essays.

Still, some things never change, like knowing that “optional” on a college application means write that essay anyway. All the more reason to sign up for a free con-sultation with Maxene Fabe Mul-ford of Uniquely U, College Es-say Consultants, now in its 18th ivy-covered year. For more in-formation, visit uuessay.com or email [email protected]. (Submitted)

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Graduating from the school of hard knocks

Partygoers at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice nib-bled on spinach puffs and sipped their wine one Sunday night. Men in suits chatted with ladies in cocktail dresses. The presi-dent of the college, Jeremy Tra-vis, took to the podium, thanked them for attending, and said he had just one word to describe their goal: wimpy.

What?! The entire room erupted in

cheers. “Yes!” Time to dream bigger. Dream huge! Dream of getting even more human beings out of their prison cells and back to glorious, everyday life—just like them.

This was the graduation gala for JustLeadershipUSA, a non-profit organization dedicated to teaching formerly-incarcerated people the leadership skills they need to change America’s love affair with prison. The group’s official goal is “half by 2030” (#halfby2030), which refers to cutting the prison population by 50 percent in the next 15 years. That’s the goal President Travis declared wimpy.

We may not think of our-selves as a vindictive country, but consider his point: even get-ting us back to the incarceration rate of 1972—hardly ancient history—would require an 80 percent reduction in the number of Americans in prison today. That’s how overboard we’ve gone when it comes to putting people in prison cells.

The 19 JustLeadershipUSA fellows who’d just finished the year-long course had been cho-sen out of 117 applicants nation-wide—all former prisoners—on

the basis of the good they’d been doing since being released.

Ronald Simpson-Bey spent 27 years behind bars in Michi-gan until his sentence was re-versed for “prosecutorial mis-conduct,” including using inad-missible evidence and false tes-timony against him. Long story short, he was one of four people involved in an armed robbery. Two testified against him and got out after two years, and one is still serving time.

Once released, he started a letter-writing campaign to long-term prisoners to help them ad-just a little better if and when they got out. But even while in prison, Simpson-Bey had been a leader. He raised $5,000 for the Special Olympics. He stud-ied law and helped other pris-oners with their appeals. And every year, he held a Kwanzaa ceremony, and gave a copy of the book that changed his life—”Visions for Black Men” by Na’im Akbar—to the youngest prisoner present.

Many of those young men are still in touch with him, along with eight prisoners he helped get out—all on mistrials. But when I ask, “What’s the best thing you ever did?” none of those are it.

The best thing began on Fa-ther’s Day in 2001. Simpson-Bey’s only son, Ronald Jr., 21, called the prison that morning to say he was coming by to celebrate.

The day got later and later—no son.

At last, Simpson-Bey was called to the phone. Ronald Jr. had been shot. He was dead.

The murderer was a boy of 14. Simpson-Bey knew exactly what would happen to him if the boy were tried as an adult and found guilty of pre-meditated murder: life in prison without parole.

From his cell, he begged for the boy to be tried as a juvenile.

The young man served seven years and is now out—and still in touch with Simpson-Bey.

It’s no surprise Simpson-Bey was chosen for the JustLeader-shipUSA program, because the organization believes that long sentences, “three strikes,” and the war on drugs are all squan-dering the human potential of en-tire generations.

Glenn E. Martin, the group’s founder and president, spent six years in New York state prisons himself, and insists that “those closest to the problem are clos-est to the solution.” That’s why the other fellows included Bill Cobb, a Philadelphia man who lost job after job because of his record, now fighting for the employment rights of ex-offenders; and Khalil Cum-berbach, a young man from Queens who spent most of his 20s in prison. Now he’s 33, a dad, and employed at the Le-gal Action Center helping oth-ers with criminal histories turn their lives around.

The lesson Cumberbach learned through JustLeadershipUSA is one that I came home and told my own son: “Understand that every-thing you do has consequences, and these can be good or bad.” The armed robbery Cumberbach committed could have had good consequences—easy money, no issues—but more likely, bad consequences.

Which there were.At the party, the consequenc-

es of the fellowship were easy to see: family members crying for joy. Donors dabbing their eyes. A college president urging them to dream even bigger.

And not a wimp in the house.

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Discovering yourself and what’s office-appropriate

Dear Tonia:I am 25 and haven’t figured

out which direction to take in my life, so I decided to go to another country like Thailand or Vietnam and teach English for six months. There are some great English as a Second Lan-guage, ESL, programs I found out about and I feel that I’ll be able to grow and evolve from an experience like this.

My mom is really upset that I am going abroad because she feels it’s not safe, but realistical-ly, it’s not safe anywhere, really. Lots of people my age are going. I love my mom and don’t want to upset her or make her feel bad, but I’m going. How do I con-vince her that I’ll be okay?

B.S., Rye

Dear B.S.:Your question hits a sensitive

spot for me, as my son did the exact same thing. Of course your mom is worried, just like any mother would be. Tell her what you are thinking and feeling, and what you hope to get out of the experience. Assure her that you will Skype or FaceTime her of-ten so she can see that you’re OK, and invite her to come visit you halfway through your stay. Then hug and kiss her, and tell her that everything is going to be alright.

This is a great opportunity for you to find out more about your-self, what will make you happy, what you are passionate about and what your purpose in life is. It seems like you have a good head on your shoulders and that you do have a direction. Follow your heart.

It’s hard for mothers to let go of their children. You will better understand this if you choose to have children. Good parents give their children roots and wings: roots to know where home is, and wings to fly off and practice what has been taught to them.

Oh, and by the way, it turned out to be an amazing experience for my son. Priceless.

Dear Tonia:What’s too sexy for the office?F.V., Larchmont

Dear F.V.:Many people today are inap-

propriately dressed for work. I see outfits some women wear, and can’t help wondering what they wear to go clubbing if that’s what they wear for work.

Stretch for the ceiling. If your belly shows, don’t wear it. Cleavage: if it’s too close to your face, it’s infinitely distract-ing. Not only are the men look-ing, but so are the women and they are not as impressed. Legs are the most powerful and saf-est way to suggest sexy without overdoing it. The most flattering and appropriate length is some-where between an inch or two

above the knee. If you go short-er, wear a lower heel. A sexy pair of high heels make your legs look long and thin. Shoes are a great way to play with col-or and style.

There’s nothing sexier than a confident women who ob-viously takes care of herself. Charm and beauty gets noticed. A classy, smart woman radiates strength, gets recognized and is remembered.

Dear Tonia:I have dry, scaly elbows that

look terrible so I always wear long sleeves. I’ve tried creams but nothing seems to work. I would like to be able to wear short sleeves. Any suggestions?

P.G., Mamaroneck

Dear P.G.:Your elbows will look and

feel better after a few treatments with this regimen: mix baking soda and lemon juice to make an abrasive paste. Then rub the paste onto your elbows for a soothing, smoothing and exfo-liating treatment. Continue the process for a few days. If your elbows are calloused, try a cal-lous remover.

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

And for more information, visit artofdressing.net.

RHYMES WITH CRAZY

Lenore Skenazy

TONIA SAYSTonia Tagliaferro


See Kevin James at SUNY PurchaseKevin James, producer, co-

writer and star of the hit com-edies “Paul Blart: Mall Cop,” “Zookeeper” and the recently re-leased “Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2,” can also be seen in the ensemble sci-fi comedy “Pixels.”

James began his career as a stand-up comedian on the Long Island comedy scene. After be-ing discovered at the 1996 Mon-treal Comedy Festival, he signed a network development deal to create his own sitcom.

“The King of Queens,” which premiered in 1998, ran for nine seasons on CBS with James star-ring and executive producing, and it garnered him an Emmy nomination in 2006 for Out-standing Lead Actor in a Com-edy Series. The show concluded its run in 2007 but continues to air daily in syndication across the country and worldwide.

In 2001, James brought his stand-up act to TV with “Sweat the Small Stuff,” a one-hour

special for Comedy Central. In 2005, Kevin James and Ray Ro-mano executive produced and starred in the HBO Sports Spe-cial “Making the Cut: The Road to Pebble Beach,” a documen-tary about the Pebble Beach Pro Am Golf Tournament that was nominated for a Sports Emmy.

James made his feature film debut in 2005 in Columbia Pic-tures’ “Hitch” starring oppo-

site Will Smith. Since, James headlined “Here Comes The Boom,” and starred alongside Adam Sandler in “Grown Ups,” “Grown Ups 2” and “I Now Pro-nounce You Chuck and Larry.”

In addition to his on-camera work, James’ voice has been featured in the animated films “Barnyard” for Nick Movies, as well as “Monster House,” “Hotel Transylvania” and its up-coming sequel for Sony Pictures Animation.

Presented by AM Produc-tions, Kevin James. will per-form on Friday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center at Purchase College, located at 735 Anderson Hill Rd, Purchase.

Tickets are on sale now. To buy tickets, visit the Purchase Box Office at the PAC Tuesdays to Fridays from noon to 6 p.m. Visit artscenter.org for more in-formation by going to “Events” then “View All” or call 251-6200. (Submitted)

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14 • The MAMARONeCK Review • October 9, 2015 SPORTS

Postseason baseball—espe-cially when one’s team is out of contention—can acquaint a man with strange bedfellows. Maybe that can account for why I spent my Tuesday night watching the Yankees’ Wild Card game in a Red Sox bar with a bunch of Phillies fans.

But I have to admit, watching the Bombers end their season on a three-hit performance with a room full of rabid anti-fans didn’t give me the sort of rush I was looking for. In fact, I kind of found myself feeling bad for the Yankees.

Well, almost. As you may have gleaned

from previous columns, I hate the Yankees. But watching Tues-day’s game, seeing the few Yan-kees fans in attendance cringe and groan each time A-Rod

Looking for a villainchased a ball out of the zone, I couldn’t help but feel at least a twinge of sympathy.

Part of it stems from the fact that this 2015 team wasn’t your typical Yankees squad. Big money and free agents? Jacoby Ellsbury and his $150 million were on the bench for much of the night.

Instead, the lineup was filled with promising newcomers like Rob Refsnyder and Greg Bird. But as well as these new play-ers—especially Bird—acquitted themselves during the season, seeing them flailing at sharp offer-ings from Dallas Keuchel all night was a definite letdown, especially for fans like me who hoped to see a little more firepower from a club that has lived and died by the longball this season.

Now don’t get me wrong. These Astros, especially when

Keuchel is on the mound, are an intriguing bunch. With guys like Carlos Correa, Jose Altuve and

“El Oso Blanco” Evan Gattis out there, they’ve got enough per-sonality—and lumber—to hold anyone’s interest for a long post-season run. But in the days lead-ing up to the game, my father, a Mets fan who loathes the Yan-kees, brought up a good point. He was hoping for a Yankee win on Tuesday for one reason: the longer the Yankees stuck around in the playoffs, the longer he’d have a team to root against.

A quick look at the teams left standing doesn’t offer much in the way of pure villains. Sure, the Cardinals are essentially the Yankees of the National League, but the Pirates? The Cubs? The Rangers? It’s tough to find a rea-son to root against these squads.

That is, unless they’re playing the Mets.

Then I’m sure I’ll find a rea-son.

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October 9, 2015 • The MAMARONeCK Review • 15SPORTSTigers blank Foxes

By MiKe sMiThSports Editor

If opposing defenses have had a hard time slowing down the Mamaroneck Tigers this year, a little inclement weather wasn’t going to fare any better. On Oct. 2, Mamaroneck drubbed visiting Fox Lane 6-0 despite the down-pour, extending its record to 9-0 on the season.

According to Mamaroneck coach John Savage, Friday’s weather gave the Tigers a chance to compete under less than ideal conditions, an important abil-ity for the team to have as it continues its march toward the postseason.

“It was a little slippery, [which] took away some of our speed and agility, but nobody got hurt,” said Savage. “We’re going to have to play in weather like that in the playoffs, so get-ting the chance to do it now was a great experience for us.”

Mamaroneck controlled the

time of possession from the out-set and had three players, Lizzie Clarke, Megan Mullaney and Paige Danehy, each score twice as the team stayed perfect.

Mamaroneck’s attack has been balanced, said Savage, and one of the bright spots this year has been the emergence of some of the younger players like Danehy, a junior, who have

Paige Danehy makes a move towards the goal against Fox Lane. Danehy has stepped up her game for the Tigers in the offensive end this year, scoring twice against Fox Lane. Photos/Mike Smith

Grace Fitzgerald takes the ball down the right side against Fox Lane on Oct. 2.

Center midfielder Katie Cotter passes the ball on Oct. 2.

stepped in to contribute. “Paige has about 12 goals

this season,” Savage said. “She’s been a pleasant surprise for us.”

Despite the Tigers’ perfect record, however, Savage still be-lieves that his team has plenty of room for improvement as the season continues.

“Some days, I’m happy with the decisions we make on the field; other days I sometimes have to scratch my head,” he said. “But I think we have the potential to be a really good team, as long as we show some improvement.”

Savage pointed to a 2-0 win over Scarsdale as one game that was simply too close for comfort for the reigning Class A State Champions.

“Scarsdale is always a test, and even though they’re young-er this year, we needed that late goal to ease some of the pres-sure,” he said. “If you come out that way against a more expe-rienced team, you could be in trouble.”

The Tigers will certainly be tested this week, with match-ups against league foe Ursuline, Class B favorite Lakeland and Connecticut powerhouse Wilton High School all on the schedule. Lakeland and Mamaroneck are currently the top-ranked teams in Section I, but Savage said he doesn’t want to put any extra im-portance on the game itself.

“The girls read the papers, they know about Lakeland, but if you’re a smart coach, you just say ‘lets go out and do what we do best,’” he said. “Everything should take care of itself.”

CONTACT: [email protected] Lizzie Clarke battles with a Fox Lane defender on Oct. 2. Clarke had two goals in the Tigers’ 6-0 win.


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