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Photo by andrew vitelli(left to right) westchester County da Senior investigator Jerome Clarke, retired Greenburgh Pd detective daymon yizar, State Supreme Court Justice Janet Malone, civil rights attorney Mayo bartlett, and westchester County Probations officer Sylvester Price iii discussed criminal justice and policing at an oct. 28 forum at westchester Community College.

By Andrew VitelliSpanning the spectrum of roles across the

criminal justice system, panelists at Friday’s forum hosted by African American Men of Westchester (AAMW) held different views on many of the issues facing police and the courts in America. But in response to a question from one audience member, who suggested that the system is biased and that many young black men believe it is beyond repair, they were all able to get behind one suggestion.

“Become part of the system,” Jerome Clarke, a senior investigator at the Westch-ester County District Attorney’s Office, said at the forum held at Westchester Communi-ty College’s Hankin Academic Arts Theater, with his fellow panelists agreeing. “If more young people become part, I’m not saying it’s going to automatically become great, but it will make a difference.”

Clarke was joined by a retired detective, a civil rights attorney, a state supreme court judge, and a probation officer, as the night’s discussion focused on what changes were needed in the justice system and how people should interact with police and the courts.

“What we’re trying to do, as part of our mission as an organization, is bring infor-mation to the community and help with the dialogue to show a positive way in which conflicts can be resolved,” AAMW Presi-dent Eric Eller said at the beginning of the forum. “How situations can potentially be avoided, and the proper way to respond in different situations.”

Mayo Bartlett, a civil rights and criminal defense attorney, said many police officers are poorly trained or not equipped to be of-ficers.

“I’m not here to suggest to you that most

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By Pat CaseyThe 2016 general election has seen one

of the most contentious campaign fights for president of the United States between Hillary Clinton (Democratic, Working Families, Women’s Equality party lines) and Donald J. Trump (Republican, Conservative party lines) in the country’s history.

The highly publicized and scandalized campaigns for both presidential candidates will certainly call voters to the polls, eager to enter their personal choices on Election Day. For White Plains voters there will be other candidates to vote for as well. There are several candidates up for re-election, only a few contested, but the district areas

covered directly impact the lives of people living in the city.

The race between incumbent George La-timer and challenger Julie Killian for State Senate District 37 has engendered its own notoriety. Ethics, campaign finance reform, education, government non-funded man-dates and the environment are issues each of the candidates has strong opinions about.

Because the Senate District 37 race has been aggressively contested, we have chosen to provide separate profiles on each of the candidates on pages 4 and 5 of this issue.

Similarly, the race for Westchester Coun-ty District Attorney between Bruce Bendish and Anthony Scarpino to fill the vacancy

left by former Westchester County DA Janet DiFiore has also been highly contested. We have provided separate profiles for each of these candidates on pages 6 and 7 of this is-sue.

For other candidates representing White Plains, we have provided brief summaries to familiarize readers with their positions on policy and their work records.

In the case of New York State Assembly-woman Amy Paulin, the incumbent for District 88, we have provided a summary because her challenger, whose name will appear on the ballot on November 8 (An-thony J. Decintio Jr., on the Conservative party line) has chosen to make no public

policy statements or in any way conduct a campaign other than to have his name listed on the ballot.

Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey (Dem-ocrat, Working Families, Women’s Equality party lines) is running uncontested for her 15th term in Congress, representing District 17. She was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1988. Lowey is the first woman and the first New Yorker to chair the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. She is also the first woman to lead either party on the powerful House Ap-propriations Committee.

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According to media reports, Jayden Morrison, an autistic child, wandered off through an unlocked screen door on Christmas Eve.

A massive hunt of emergency workers and volunteers searched for the boy through Christmas day. He was found on December 26 in a pond about 100 yards away from the house. According to the

Journal News, police say there were no signs of foul play.

Jayden had a twin brother Jordan, who also is autistic and a 3 year-old sister Kelsey.

His parents Andre and Tabitha Morrison and his grandmother Carolyn Sumpter said that in their Greenburgh home Jayden was always in an enclosed environment and did not have the ability to wander. which he was known to do when he was younger.

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Kwanza Celebrated at white Plains Slater CenterBy Pat Casey

Th e Kwanzaa White Plains Collaborative held a Kwanza celebration at the Th omas H. Slater Center on Monday, Dec. 29.

Th e program included traditional Drumming by Kofi and the Sankofa Dance and Drum Ensemble and contributions by White Plains Youth Bureau, Th omas H. Slater Center Step Up Girls, White Plains High School Steppers, and H.I.P. H.O.P.

Ruby Dee, Maya Angelou and Nelson Mandela were remembered ancestors.

Dr. Oscar N. Graves, a local physician who helped young African American and Latino men was also remembered. He had passed only six months ago.

Mack Carter, Executive

Director, White Plains Housing Authority and Heather Miller, Executive Director, Th omas H. Slater Center spoke about this year’s honorees: Dr. Evelyn Eusebe-Carter, FACOG; Erwin Gilliam, Erwin’s Barber Shop; Mayo Bartlett, Esq.; and Th eodore Lee, Lee’s Funeral Home.

Th e Kinara was lit, each of the seven candles representing a Kwanzaa principle and traditionally lit each day with that principle in mind.

Aft er the entertainment a Karamu Feast was provided free of charge by ShopRite.

Kwanzaa is a weeklong celebration that honors African heritage and is observed from

The White Plains Kwanzaa program was opened with a libation ceremony led by Kofi Dunkar. He spoke of the symbol of the bird, often represented as an egg, representing power – held carefully.

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By Pat CaseyOn the plaza outside the Westchester

County Court House by the Westchester County Police Memorial on Sunday evening a gathering of police, military and other public service workers held a candlelight vigil to honor the memories of New York City Police offi cers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu.

Considering that the rainy weather had kept more people from attending the event, Frank Morganthaler, President of the Westchester Chapter of Oath Keepers, said another, similar event would be planned for a future date.

Morganthaler, a Hawthorne resident, ran for Congress in 2013 as the conservative We the People party candidate. As a member of Oath Keepers, Morganthaler felt it was important to honor the memories of the two police offi cers slain while on duty in New York City last week.

Calling their deaths an assassination, Morganthaler said, “It is appropriate for us to gather by the County Police Memorial, and also near the Martin Luther King, Jr. statue, which is also located on the same plaza. Martin Luther King, Jr. didn’t believe in violence,” he said. “If more

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A strong public safety advocate, Lowey supported the Brady Law and supports reinstating the Assault Weapons Ban. On the State and Foreign Operations Appro-priations Subcommittee, Lowey has also worked to ensure that diplomacy and de-velopment remain key pillars of our na-tional security strategy, particularly in Iraq and Afghanistan. Lowey has been a leading Congressional proponent of a strong U.S.-Israel relationship and the Appropriations Committee’s chief advocate of the annual U.S. aid package to Israel. A longtime cham-pion of human rights and enhancing the role of women in development, Lowey has taken a key role in fighting for democracy, justice, and economic opportunity around the world.

Lowey was born in the Bronx; graduated from the Bronx High School of Science; and received a Bachelor’s Degree from Mount

Holyoke College. She served as Assistant Secretary of State for the State of New York before being elected to Congress. Nita and Stephen Lowey have been married for 50 years and have three grown children and eight grandchildren. She resides with her husband in Rye.

New York State Senator Andrea Stew-art-Cousins (Democratic, Working Fami-lies, Independence, Women’s Equality party lines) was elected by her colleagues to serve as Leader of the Senate Democratic Confer-ence in December 2012, becoming the first female leader of a legislative conference in New York State history. She was first elected to the State Senate in 2006 to represent Dis-trict 35 serving Greenburgh, part of White Plains, part of New Rochelle, part of Yonk-ers and Scarsdale.

Senator Stewart-Cousins sponsored and passed the landmark Government Reorgan-ization and Citizen Empowerment Act. This law empowers communities across the State to consolidate local governments, which reduces overlap of municipal services and saves taxpayer dollars. She also sponsored and passed Jimmy Nolan’s law, which was enacted into law in 2009. This law extends the time by which 9/11 responders can file compensation claims for injuries sustained from the World Trade Center rescue, recov-ery or cleanup operations. Stewart-Cousins

sponsored and passed the Child Health Plus and School Meal Enrollment Coordination Law, which was signed into law in 2010. This law allows families to use their proof of eligi-bility for Free or Reduced Price School Meal Programs as proof of income to enroll their child in Medicaid and Child Health Plus.

January of 2009, Senator Stewart-Cousins made New York State history as the first Af-rican-American woman to preside over the Senate. In that role, she was charged with maintaining order, interpreting the rules and practices of the Senate, and calling on members to debate and vote on legislation brought to the floor.

Stewart-Cousins also served for a decade as a Westchester County Legislator.

Senator Stewart-Cousins earned her Bachelor of Science Degree from Pace University and her teaching credentials in Business Education from Lehman College. In 2008, she earned her Masters of Public Administration from Pace University, and is a member of Pi Alpha Alpha - a Public Ad-ministration Honor Society. Prior to enter-ing public service, she spent 20 in the private sector.

Senator Stewart-Cousins resides in Yonk-ers, was married to the late Thomas Cousins and has three children and two grandchil-dren.

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Paulin (Democratic, Working Families, In-dependence, Women’s Equality party lines) has served the 88th New York State Assem-bly District (Scarsdale, Eastchester, Tucka-hoe, Bronxville, Pelham, Pelham Manor, and parts of New Rochelle and White Plains) since 2001. She chairs the Assembly Committee on Energy, and serves on the Committees on Education, Higher Educa-tion, and Health.

A full-time legislator, Assemblywoman Paulin annually ranks among the state’s most successful lawmakers. Her diverse leg-islative agenda includes state government reform, children and families, domestic violence, sex trafficking, education, health care, animal welfare and gun control. As Chair of the Assembly Committee on En-ergy, Assemblywoman Paulin has worked to encourage renewable energy and ensure the state’s electricity grid is reliable.

In 2014, Assemblywoman Paulin ranked second in the number of her bills passing both the Assembly and Senate. To date 191 of her bills have been signed into law, in-cluding three in 2016. One of her most im-portant legislative accomplishments during the 2016 session was getting the Veteran’s Pension Service Credit bill signed into law.

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Latimer Focuses on Ethics, Education in Re-election BidBy Martin Wilbur

State Sen. George Latimer has experienced Albany as a part of the Democratic majority in the Assembly for eight years and from the minority side the past four years in the Senate.

Now he not only needs the cooperation from voters in the 37th Senate District but in other areas of the state as well.

“I want to see if I can have a stronger impact on my third term than my first two terms,” said Latimer, 62, who appears on the Democratic, Working Families and Women’s Equality lines in his re-election bid against Republican challenger Julie Killian.

“You can speak up, you can co-sponsor bills, you can bring things up about the way Albany works. Either you’re in the majority club or you’re not, and if you’re not in the majority club, you can’t have any significant ability to shape policy, so I’m hopeful that because of the desire for change that is generally in the air that we’ll get the opportunity to have a new majority.”

Latimer’s top three issues that need to be addressed are familiar ones: reforming state government, education and property taxes.

While he supports term limits, Latimer said that isn’t enough to stop breeding corruption. In fact, some relatively inexperienåced lawmakers have been

ensnared in scandal, he said.“The real problem is that it would

just morph itself in a different way,” said Latimer referring to relying on term limits to weed out corruption. “The real problem is power and money and the escalation of power of money is what led to (former Senate Majority Leader Dean) Skelos and (former Assembly Speaker Sheldon) Silver.”

Term limits must be pursued in connection with restrictions on how much a candidate can receive from an individual. The state currently allows for individual donations of up to $55,000 for a candidate

for statewide office and $11,000 for a state senator, which is excessive and more than what a congressional candidate can receive.

Latimer also supports campaign finance reform that would call for a one-to-one match between private and state funds along with limiting how much a candidate can spend on a race.

Decentralizing power for the leaders must also be considered, he said. Latimer said he has a stronger case for ethics reform in the Senate with the Republicans in control.

“(Killian) is not going to be able to take power away from John Flanagan,” Latimer said. “So I’m in a much better position as the candidate whose party is out of power to press for that type of reform.”

There has been plenty of angst for many Westchester school officials who are unable to fully tap into community’s resource. Forcing some of the same mandates on high-achieving districts is unnecessary, he said.

“We spend an awful lot of money (on education),” Latimer said. “Some districts are getting the results, some district’s are not. Focus on the places that are not.”

He wants to fight for a change in the state funding formula that puts Westchester in a different category than Long Island, but said that is unlikely to occur if Senate

Republicans remain in power.Latimer said the standardized tests

should be for fifth- and eighth-graders, students who are moving on to middle school and high school, respectively, as well as for Regents level courses, but does not believe the current exams should be given to children as young as third grade.

A major part of relieving residents of the property tax burden rests in meaningful mandate relief. The biggest piece would be moving the state’s half of the Medicaid funding to the state, rather than splitting it with the county, Latimer said.

However, that won’t happen unless suburban and upstate legislators reach a creative agreement with the state legislature’s New York City contingent whose constituents aren’t faced with the same property tax pressures, he said.

Without mandate relief, there are few additional options.

“The only (other) way to support lower taxes is to have fewer services,” Latimer said. “I’m not advocating that.”

Latimer said that he’s proud of his record on the environment. He supports more of a focus and investment on renewable energy with a large piece of that being solar energy. However, with solar still expensive, the state must look to invest and research other renewable sources to meet its energy needs.

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Killian Looking to Reform Albany in 37th State Senate RaceBy Martin Wilbur

Julie Killian’s initiation into the political world began innocently enough. In 2009, she helped support a school board candidate in Rye during the time of a controversial teacher’s contract squabble.

Killian, a mother of five children, later started helping local political campaigns, assisting candidates in both major parties that were in line with her philosophy of limited government, including current County Legislator Virginia Perez (D-Yonkers). Her involvement led to her appointment to a vacancy on the Rye City Council in 2012, before winning the seat on her own the following year.

During her time in local politics, Killian realized how much of what was decided in Albany affects municipalities and residents, yet because of a lack of transparency, only a few know what is going on upstate.

Killian, 56, who has an MBA and has worked in finance, decided she wanted to try and reform state government. She made her decision to run for the state Senate on the day former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was arrested.

Next Tuesday, she’s taking on two-term Democratic incumbent George Latimer in the 37th state Senate District race.

“I got really fed up with the corruption and what was going on and really the

inaction on the part of the legislature to do things that, in my opinion, really make a difference in our lives and to be able to improve them,” said Killian, who is running on the Republican, Conservative, Independence and Reform party lines.

One of the first tasks to meaningful ethics reform, Killian said, is term limits, not only for the legislature’s leadership but for all officeholders. Killian, who would explore lengthening a senator’s term to four state officeholders, said a maximum of 12 years in office is sufficient time.

She would also press to phase out a

defined pension plan for legislators and replace it with something similar to a 401k. However, Killian opposes public financing of political campaigns, even if there were matching funds. She said public money should not be used to help finance campaigns.

She said she would work to get rid of “transactional politics” that keeps incumbents of both parties in office.

“I cannot fundamentally accept the idea of having the taxpayers pay for the expenses of politicians,” Killian said.

To help ease part of the burden on local taxpayers, Killian said she would press to change the education aid formula for lower Hudson Valley districts to have it more in line with Long Island.

“To me, that’s literally taking money out of our wallets and giving it to New York City and Long Island,” Killian said of the current funding formula. “That is one of the first things I’ll take on. That’s been out of whack for 10 years. My opponent hasn’t been able to get it fixed.”

She opposes the growing number of high-stakes tests in Common Core, saying it might be contributing to drug and alcohol abuse by youngsters. While there needs to be some standardized testing, that should be decided at the state and local levels.

“I’m not in favor of federal education control,” Killian said.

Killian pledged to fight to repeal burdensome mandates, not only for the schools but to help small businesses compete. Among them are the nearly century-old Wicks Law that requires separate contracts for different aspects of construction jobs over $50,000, and the Scaffold Law, which imposes “absolute liability” on the property owner or contractor. Both laws severely drive up construction costs, she said.

There are also thousands of little-known regulations on the books that are obsolete and serve no purpose and must be repealed, Killian added.

Killian said she would support having the state assume Medicaid costs, instead of sharing it with the counties. She also would like for the state to tackle medical malpractice, which costs doctors about three times as much as their colleagues in California.

Killian, the daughter of two Democrats, said she rejects partisan party labels and plans to work with legislators on both sides of the aisle that share her ideals.

“I don’t agree with everything the Republican Party says or does, but I’m in it, and I plan to stay in it and fight for the things that I believe in,” she said.

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North Castle’s Scarpino Bids for Coveted D.A.’s Post By Martin Wilbur

Running for Westchester County dis-trict attorney had intrigued Anthony Scarpino for some time but there never was a chance to pursue the office.

For 12 years, beginning in 1993, Jean-ine Pirro was a highly respected district attorney, immediately followed by Janet DiFiore.

That changed nearly a year ago when it was announced that DiFiore would be-come the state’s chief judge.

Scarpino, 65, a 20-year North Castle resi-dent, had heard the scuttlebutt and prepared himself to step down from the Westchester Surrogate Court bench in anticipation of his candidacy. He is currently a partner at the law firm of DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr in White Plains.

“One of the main reasons why I went into private practice, I believed there was potentially going to be a vacancy opening in the near future, that would allow me, to enable me, to run for the post,” said Scarpino, who appears on the Democrat-ic, Conservative and Women’s Equality party lines. “I had a real opportunity to do it because I felt, and many people felt, I am a good candidate for it with my law enforcement background and my judicial background.”

A Syracuse University School of Law graduate, Scarpino has spent most of the

past 30 years as a judge in different courts, starting as a city judge in his native Mount Vernon. He was elected to county court in 1988 and to the state Supreme Court in 1993. Scarpino served as Westchester’s lone Surrogate Court judge for 15 years, starting in 2000.

He was an FBI agent for four years be-fore his tenure as a Mount Vernon city judge.

Despite the criticism from his oppo-nent, Republican Bruce Bendish, that he lacks prosecutorial experience, Scarpino counters that he is more qualified because the judge has the most complex job in

court proceedings and is the senior mem-ber in the courtroom. He also stated that one of the state’s most revered district at-torney’s, former Manhattan D.A. Robert Morganthau, had no assistant district at-torney experience.

“I believe I have a 30-year head start over Mr. Bendish, who has been a crimi-nal defense lawyer over the past 25 years,” Scarpino said. “He’s not really been in-volved.”

Scarpino said a full plate of issues await the next district attorney. Topping the list is the drug problem, most notably the heroin epidemic. Partnering with police agencies, law enforcement must aggres-sively pursue the dealers.

Meanwhile, Scarpino said there must also be a crackdown on prescription med-ication abuse along with educating the public on its dangers.

Scarpino said he is a supporter of reha-bilitation efforts as opposed to jail time for those addicted to drugs. Adequately dealing with the drug problem would also help law enforcement tackle some of the gang violence and gun issues, he said.

He backs continuation of DiFiore’s policy to have little tolerance for DWI and DUI offenders who are operating “un-guided missiles.” Scarpino disagrees with Bendish who wants to exercise greater

discretion depending on circumstance. “I don’t think it’s appropriate for us to

treat certain people differently than other people,” Scarpino said. “That concerns me when you don’t have a strict policy be-cause you go on a case-by-case basis, we can’t be sure how each is being handled.”

Scarpino is a strong proponent for raising the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 18 for non-violent offenders. He supports the legislation that would bring more of those cases to Family Court and reduce incidents of incarceration so younger defendants aren’t indoctrinated into gangs or abused.

“That’s critical because we have to direct them to Family Court and take them out of the criminal justice system,” Scarpino said. “It advantageous for them.”

To prevent police from engaging in racial bias, Scarpino said there should be officer sensitivity training. Law enforcement must also gain a clear understanding why such a large percentage of suspects are minorities.

Putting new programs in place to pro-tect the elderly would be an upgrade for the district attorney’s office, he said.

“I think a modern district attorney’s of-fice needs a new vision, not one steeped in the traditions of the 1960s, with a broad vision of what justice is and how it should be administered,” Scarpino said.

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Attorney, Ex-Prosecutor Bendish Primed for D.A.’s PostBy Martin Wilbur

Bruce Bendish’s campaign motto is “Experience Matters,” and the White Plains resident is reminding voters of that in advance of next Tuesday’s race for Westchester County district attorney against Democratic challenger Nicholas Scarpino.

Bendish has had two distinct parts to his career since graduating St. John’s Law School more than 40 years ago. From 1973 to 1987, he was an assistant district attorney under longtime D.A. Carl Vergari, spending the last five years of his tenure as head of the Homicide Bureau.

Since leaving that position, Bendish, 70, has been a criminal defense attorney and a partner in the Elmsford law firm of Goodrich & Bendish. Both he and Scarpino are looking to succeed Janet DiFiore, who left the office earlier this year after she was appointed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo chief judge of the court of appeals.

“I think it was the right time,” he said of his decision to pursue the post as Westchester’s chief law enforcement officer. “It was a vacant spot. I have a lot of experience as a prosecutor. Westchester is at a time where we need somebody with experience.”

Combatting drugs, particularly the heroin epidemic, and making sure there is a healthy trust between communities and

law enforcement are two of Bendish’s key goals.

Bendish, running on the Republican, Independence and Reform party lines, said he will work to have meetings involving stakeholders, including clergy, educators, local police and the district attorney’s office. While he said Westchester doesn’t have a serious problem between police and minority communities seen in other areas of the nation, having an open dialogue with all residents is always needed to prevent difficulties.

“I think when people understand why things are being done it’s a lot easier to accept,” said Bendish, who is pursuing

elected office for the first time. “A lot of times the community doesn’t know why things are being done. If we’re having these exchanges between the community leaders, that information can get out to the community and they can understand.”

Bendish said whatever the county is doing to battle the drug scourge has been unsuccessful. Holding forums with students on the dangers of drugs should start earlier, as soon as they’re in middle school, he said.

There is also work to be done with parents, some of whom mistakenly believe that being in a good school district will protect their children from drugs.

“I think a lot of the issues with the school-age kids is working with the parents,” Bendish said. “They’re not recognizing the problem.”

Bendish wants to see a sharp expansion of drug courts throughout the county, to focus on rehabilitation for the drug user. It’s a stringent yearlong program that if successfully completed will result in the person having no criminal record. Currently, there are only courts in a handful of the county’s largest municipalities, creating inequity depending on where an offense occurs, Bendish said.

He pledged to staff any drug court in Westchester with an assistant district

attorney if a municipality launches the program.

“Drug court is not easy street,” Bendish said. “Drug court is intense, really for a year where you’re going to court every week, you’re being tested every week, you have to report every week what counseling sessions you’ve gone to.”

Bendish was clear he would offer no leniency to drug dealers.

He is also an advocate of Veterans Court to help veterans who have mental health and dependency issues to receive the help they need.

Bendish, who has two grown children and six grandchildren, said he would help the county’s most vulnerable population, the elderly, from fraud and identity theft through education. He also plans to create an Elder Abuse Unit to tackle not only physical abuse but financial exploitation.

A key issue among child advocates is raising the age for minors who commit certain offenses so they stay out of the criminal justice system and jail. Bendish said he has no objection to that proposal, but would not extend it for any serious or violent offenses.

He pledged jail time for anyone convicted of offenses involving illegal firearms. Bendish said he is the candidate best suited for the job.

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Mary D’AnnibaleMary D’Annibale (Gray), 83 years

old, resident of Harrison, died peace-fully at her home on Oct. 30 with her loving family there to comfort her. Born in Mount Vernon on January 25, 1933 to the late John and Mary Gray, she at-tended Edison High School. On Sep-tember 1, 1956 she married Anthony D’Annibale at Sacred Heart Church in Mt. Vernon where they lived until mov-ing to White Plains in 1969.

Mary worked for many years at The Bank of New York. She was a member of the Harrison senior citizens group and participated in their trips and outings. She especially

enjoyed playing the slot machines at local casinos with her friends and fam-ily. Mary also worked the voting booths in Harrison during many local and na-tional elections. She was not fond of fly-ing, but she made memorable trips to both Ireland and Italy to meet family.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by her children: Jim (Karen) D’Annibale of Putnam Valley; Michael (Patti) D’Annibale of Purchase; Tony (Jennifer) D’Annibale of New York City; Mary (Bill) Ward of Somers; Denise (Ken) Worst of Wilton CT; and Ken (Patti) Mitchell of Chester NY; a broth-er William Gray of Valhalla and a sister Eileen Gray of Harrison.

She was predeceased by two sisters Elizabeth Gray Byrne and Margaret Gray Frattarola. She is also survived by her 14 grandchildren who meant the world to her. Loving their ‘Grandma Mary’ are Joseph (Christine), Marc, Greg, Michael, Nicole, Jessica, Robert and Grace D’Annibale; Billy and Jack Ward; Caroline and Ellery Worst; Mea-ghan (Eric) Mitchell Sinclair, Hannah-Rose Mitchell and many nieces and nephews. Her first great-grandchild is due in a few weeks.

Mass will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. at St Gregory the Great Church. The in-terment will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, contributions to Autism Speaks (autismspeaks.org) or Hospice Care in Westchester & Putnam are appreciated.

Eleanor CiprianoEleanor Cipriano passed away on Oc-

tober 27. She was born in White Plains to Anthony and Lina Pozzi. She grew up in White Plains and attended White Plains Schools. Eleanor married Joseph Cipriano Jr. in 1947. They had two chil-dren, Joann Tunison and Douglas Cip-riano.

Eleanor was a wonderful cook who enjoyed making her pasta by hand as well as all of her desserts. Eleanor was

a remarkable woman who took no non-sense, and who gave everything of her-self to her family.

Eleanor was predeceased by both her parents, Anthony and Lina. She was also predeceased by her sister, Muriel van Leer. Survivors are her husband, Joseph, her children Joann Tunison and Doug-las Cipriano and her brother Anthony Pozzi Jr. (Dale). Eleanor and Joseph have five grandchildren, Talia Cipriano (Edward), Richard Dean Cipriano (pre-deceased), Melissa Hernandez (Edu-ardo), Lindsay Miceli (Anthony), and Heather Cayanan (Christopher). They also have 11 great grandchildren: Kayla, Hailee, Joe, AJ, Justin, Shaun, Gianna, Dylan, Karen, Eduardo Jr. and Edward.

In lieu of flowers, please make dona-tions to St. Jude’s Children Foundation.

Patricia Ann ColemanPatricia Ann Coleman, a resident of

Greenburgh, went home to be with the Lord on October 9 after a long and cou-rageous battle with cancer. She was 72.

Patricia was born on May 21, 1944 in South Boston, Virginia, to Blanche Medley and Robert Coleman. Raised in South Boston, she graduated from Mary Bethune High School in 1962. After re-locating to New York, Patricia studied Information Management at Touro Col-lege and Secretarial Skills at Westches-ter Business College. She was the former Assistant Director of Medical Records at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital in White Plains.

Patricia was a member of Union Bap-tist Church in White Plains for over 40 years and served God and the church faithfully until the time of her death. She put the academic skills she acquired to good use by serving as the church’s secretary for many years. Her serv-ant’s heart and love for singing led her to faithfully serve in all of the church choirs, including the Wade Chorale, the Sanctuary Choir, the Women’s Chorus, the Inspirational Choir, Judah Praise,

and the Mass Choir for over 40 years, where she held several offices in the choirs and also served as the Choir Li-brarian.

A past President of the Missions Ministry of Union Baptist Church, her compassionate heart gave her a vision and the tenacity to serve in and then to oversee the Food for Life Program at the church. During more than 10 years under her leadership, the church was able to serve life-sustaining food every Tuesday to families and individu-als who wanted or needed a good hot meal. Additionally, she supervised the distribution of fresh fruits, vegetables, meats and dairy products to members of the community. She was a tireless worker and was particularly sensitive to the needs of the senior citizens in the Greenburgh area.

Patricia was a member of the Work-ing Churches of Westchester and Vicin-ity, and was honored by many church and civic organizations in Westchester; most recently, Alpha Kappa Alpha So-rority, Pi Iota Chapter, of White Plains.

In addition to her love for singing, Patricia loved to read. She believed in bringing people together and was al-ways willing to help anyone in need. Her heart and love for the Lord was eve-rything to her and she wanted everyone to know her God.

Patricia was a loving and devoted mother, sister, and grandmother. She leaves to cherish precious memories, her children Thomas E. Coleman, Robert L. Dean, Loretta Dean, Virginia Dean-Sanders, and Mark Dean; five siblings, Rosa Medley, Evelyn Kerson, Willie Medley, James Coleman, and Cornelius Medley; her aunt Ruby Coleman; 11 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren, and many nieces, nephews, cousins, a loving church family, and a community of caring friends.

A celebration of her life was held on Thursday, October 20, 2016, at Union Baptist Church in White Plains, with Reverend Dr. Verlin D. Williams, Pas-tor, presiding. Interment followed at Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

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Earlier this month the Automobile Club of the Northeast Community Traffic Safety Awards Program gave the town of Green-burgh its highest award, the one given to only four communities in the northeast.

Although we received a prestigious award, we recognize that much more has to be done.

We’re devastated by the fatal accident Friday on West Hartsdale Avenue (a New York State road) that resulted in the loss of life of two elderly Tarrytown residents,

for no reason. The department of Public Works and

Police department are finalizing a re-quest for proposals for a professional traffic engineer to analyze traffic loca-tions around the town that we feel could benefit from safety improvements. We’re planning to build more sidewalks (con-struction of the Seely sidewalk started this past week and should take about a month to complete. Fort Hill and Sprain are coming soon. And we applied for

grants to build more). Some crosswalks need to be looked at.

And, every night when I’m driving home I see people walking wearing dark clothing that is not visible to motorists.

Excerpt from the AAA Award State-ment: Town of Greenburgh - After doing a detailed analysis of local crash data, the Town of Greenburgh sought to reduce crash rates at the top locations by making significant engineering changes and step-ping up enforcement. The visibility of sig-

nage and crosswalks were enhanced with reflective, prismatic sheeting and strips. In addition, the Town installed portable digital radar signs, most innovatively, a radar trailer with variable message capa-bilities that not only tells drivers to slow down, but can also tell the number of tick-ets issued at that location. That feature has proven to be a big deterrent of speeding.

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In the race for the 37th state Senate District, Democratic incumbent George Latimer deserves a chance for a third term.

With four years in the Senate already under his belt and former positions in the state Assembly and county and lo-cal government, Latimer has used his full resume of experience to successfully serve the wide swath of diversity in his district that includes parts of Yonkers and White Plains, the Sound Shore com-munities, North Castle and Bedford.

Aware that trying to get policy changes through any governmental body when representing the minority party is tough, Latimer has been involved in ongoing ef-forts to bring about reform and is aware that relationships and knowledge of is-sues across the state are important to get-ting what he needs for his district.

Latimer has faced strong challenges at each election by Republican candidates and a state GOP that covets the seat; therefore, he has had to deal with aggres-sive campaign tactics thrown at him at every turn and is aware that the only way to keep working for his constituents is to keep up and increase the pace of his ef-forts. This, he said, he is determined to do.

Julie Killian represents a different

kind of challenge to Latimer. She helped manage the campaign for a winning Democratic candidate on the Westches-ter County Board of Legislators and has publicly said she grew up in a Democrat-ic family.

Spurred on to run at the state level af-ter seeing that much of the work she was doing on the Rye City Council would go nowhere without doors opened in Al-bany, Killian appears to be a pragmatic candidate. She deserves credit for begin-ning the climb to a broader demographic from her current political roots, whether they be Democrat or a Republican. Kil-lian acknowledges she does not agree with everything the party does but the

GOP is more in keeping with her phi-losophy of limited government and per-sonal responsibility.

Claiming she decided to run when dis-graced Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was arrested for corruption, she is pas-sionate about ethics and campaign finance reform and wants to work across the aisle with politicians who share her goals.

As a woman, Killian is tired of the “old boys club” mentality of state government and would like to step in and begin to change the operational status quo – a very high ideal indeed. She argues her opponent has had enough time in office and has been unable to accomplish that critical piece of the job.

Compared with Latimer, who is im-pressively well-versed on virtually any policy issue, it seems the learning curve for the work to be done and done quickly might not match the task ahead.

And even though New York has a reputation for setting standards that the rest of the country will follow, Killian’s approach to state affairs comes with a broad brush stroke in many ways more appropriate for general policy discussion than specific state legislation.

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police officers are bad people. I will suggest that far too many do not know their rules and regulations, do not know their proto-col,” said Bartlett, who represents the fam-ily of Kenneth Chamberlain, a 68-year-old man fatally shot by White Plains police in 2011. “There are people out there who have no business being law enforcement officers at all. They have no temperament whatso-ever.”

Daymon Yizar, a retired detective from the Greenburgh Police Department, ac-knowledged there are problems within po-licing, saying, “If you were a punk before you got a badge, now you’re a punk with a badge.” But he noted that the vast majority of encounters with police end without inci-dent, and said the media has put forward a narrative of conflict with police.

“Check your facts. Don’t just go by what the media puts out there,” Yizar suggested. “They don’t necessarily put out what’s truth-ful or factual.”

The panelists also discussed how to act if approached by police, stressing that it is bet-ter to obey orders and defend yourself in the court system than to argue with or run from an officer.

“The last thing I want anyone in here to do, if you’re ever stopped by the police, is to get into any type of verbal confrontation. It’s not going to go well for you,” said Yizar. “We’re there to protect and serve, but we’re not there to back off.”

While the panelists agreed that there are serious problems within the criminal justice system, they differed in the degree to which they believed the system is flawed.

“Having been in the criminal justice sys-tem for 24 years, I don’t know that it’s very sound. I tend to think it’s not,” said Bartlett, noting that the U.S. has the world’s highest incarceration rate. “Something must either be broken with the people who live in this country or the system itself.”

To this, Yizar replied, “Nothing is perfect. It’s not a perfect world. It’s what we have.”

Janet Malone, a New York State Supreme Court Justice, emphasized the need to put forward reforms rather than simply identify problems.

“It’s easy to say, ‘It’s broken,’” said Malone. “We all know what the problems are. But how are we going to fix it? And this is the only system that we have.”

Malone, who has also worked as an As-sistant District Attorney in Manhattan and later as a family court judge, pushed back a bit on some of the criticism over aspects of the justice system; she defended the secrecy of the grand jury process, saying it allows people to come forward and testify who otherwise wouldn’t.

“I don’t think that our young citizens or people in general should believe that the law is no longer for them, that the law is against them,” Malone said. “We have to have dia-logue.”

Clarke spoke about the challenges of prosecuting a police officer.

“What’s tough about arresting police of-

ficers and prosecuting them in a lot of ways is just intent. It’s hard to prove, because you’ve got to show that that police officer went there with an intent to commit the crime, just as anybody else,” Clarke said. “The burden of proof is on the prosecu-tor’s side, especially [when the defendant is] somebody of uniform service, is very diffi-cult to go by.”

Sylvester Price III, a Westchester County Probations Officer, asked the audience to push for “Raise the Age” legislation in New York to change the age a person can be tried as an adult from 16 to 18, in line with most other states. Price also called for young black and Latino Americans to consider careers as probation officers.

The forum, sponsored by Entergy, drew about 20 audience members. It was moder-ated by Olney Reynolds, the vice president of AAMW. For more information, visit AAMW.com.

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policy and community issues. Prior to her election to the Assembly, Paulin served in a number of capacities, including Executive Director, My Sisters’ Place; Member, Scars-

dale Village Board; Founder and Chair-woman, Westchester Women’s Agenda; President, Westchester League of Women Voters; Vice President, NY State League of Women Voters; Citizen Member, County

Board of Legislators’ Special Committee on Families.

She has been honored by the Federated Conservations of Westchester County, NYS Camp Directors Association and named NYS Legislator of the Year by the American Institute of Architects (AIA). Among other citations and recognitions, her honors and awards have included being named New York State Legislator of the Year by the Na-tional Organization of Women of New York State, the Spirit of Independence Award from Westchester Disabled on the Move, an Ally Award from New York State Coali-tion Against Sexual Assault (NYSCASA), Vision of the Community from the Scars-dale Teen Center, the Metropolitan Library Council (METRO) award for outstanding and dedicated service in support of librar-ies, and being named a Leader in the Fight against Domestic Violence by the New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NYSCADV).

The Assemblywoman was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She is a graduate of the State University of New York at Albany and holds a Master’s degree and has completed doctoral course work in Criminal Justice from SUNY-Albany. For more than 30 years she and her husband, Ira Schuman, have lived in Scarsdale where they raised their children Beth, Sarah, and Joey.

New York State Assemblyman David Buchwald (Democratic, Working Fami-lies, Independence, Women’s Equality party lines) was elected to the New York State As-sembly in 2012. He has achieved notable increases in state aid to local school dis-tricts, helping both students and property taxpayers, and he has pushed for the repeal of the 18-a utility tax that especially burdens

small businesses and seniors. Buchwald has every year in the Assembly received a per-fect score from Environmental Advocates of New York. Buchwald is also the lead spon-sor of a bill to strip public officials of their state pensions if they commit a felony in-volving a violation of the public trust. The bill, introduced in May 2013, today has 90 sponsors in the State Assembly.

Prior to joining the State Assembly, David was a member of the White Plains Com-mon Council where he represented 57,000 residents of the City of White Plains.

After graduating from Yale Univer-sity, where he received a B.S. in Physics, Buchwald worked for three years at the Manhattan offices of NERA, an econom-ics research firm headquartered in White Plains. At NERA, David’s research focused on antitrust economics ranging across nu-merous industries. Buchwald then went on to receive a J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School and a Masters of Public Policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Gov-ernment. David then worked in the tax department of the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, where he represented both business and pro bono clients in need of tax advice.

In June of 2008, Buchwald was appointed by New York’s Governor to serve as one of Westchester County’s representatives on the Metro-North Railroad Commuter Council (MNRCC), an oversight and advisory body that seeks to improve the railroad’s services and responsiveness to the needs of riders. From 2010 through 2012, David served as Chairman of the MNRCC.

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As I drive our country roads here in Westchester and Putnam counties, I always enjoy the rugged beauty of our stonewalls harking back to our 18th century agrarian roots, but I appreciate the newly construct-ed versions as well. We have plenty of stone, mostly granite, deposited in the Ice Age that formed the beautiful mountains, valleys, streams and lakes that make up our gorgeous landscape today.

For me, stonework on my prop-erty – the terraces, stone stairs, patios, paths and walls, built over three decades of joyful handiwork – form the visual interest outdoors when the leaves and flowers of summer fade and disappear.

Property enhancement with stone is a two-part process: sourc-ing the materials and then apply-ing them in projects that can both utilize the stone found and create some functional or visual effect within the already-existing landscape. The easy way to source material is simply to go to a garden supply center and buy a pallet or two of stone that you find most appealing. But to me, this is al-most cheating, although I’ve succumbed to it on occasion. Most times, it’s the scaven-ger hunt for material that I enjoyed.

This quest for sourcing stone started while I still lived in the city, when I ac-

quired my first home, a Federal townhouse located in Brooklyn Heights. The original bluestone sidewalk had long since disap-peared and there was an old, cracked con-crete walkway from the house façade to the street. I hired some “preservationists” who

helped me acquire some blue-stone slabs from another neigh-borhood further into Brooklyn that was being re-developed for new housing.

Between the bluestone slabs and the curb, I installed Belgian block that I had taken from a downtown NYC excavation site (first asking the foreman if I could and slipping him a few bucks). I was in creative heaven, loading down the trunk of my car with these stones that had originally served as ballast on merchant

ships returning from Europe. My tailpipe dragged along the ground as I returned home. The combined effect of the cobble-stone and bluestone was beautiful.

When I moved to Northern Westchester, I bought an old farmhouse on one and a half acres that was to become my canvas for natural stone art for the next 30 years. While it originally had been very stony land as everything in upper Westchester is, the ground had been long cleared of stone to allow for farming. The stones taken

from my property had been deposited on the other side of my road in odd stonewalls that had long ago collapsed into amor-phous mounds of rock. I asked the owner of the lot if I could take loose stones there and she agreed. Stone by stone, I gathered as much material as my wheelbarrow and my back could tolerate and started plying my talent for natural stone placement.

My system was this: I used the stone ex-actly as found. I have no stone cutting tools, nor do I want them. I like the challenge of designing according to individual shapes, colors and textures of stone and how they relate to each other and to the total project, without breaking them up. And, I never use mortar to fill cracks or to hold things together.

This is more fun, much like assembling a jigsaw puzzle, whether I am building a wall that needs to be steady and strong, or laying paths and patios on sand, requiring that the stones all butt up against each oth-er on all sides, creating a visually pleasing pattern of shape and color.

If the surface is to be level and “walkable” it’s always best to find a stone that is flat on two sides for the top and bottom, but I have laid many stones with a curved bottom, adjusting the sand and earth beneath it to the shape so that it will lie flat. I have never found a flat stone that I didn’t love.

One of my most prolific sourcing op-

portunities came about when I was driving through Peekskill one day where an original bluestone sidewalk was being demolished to make way for brand new concrete. Again I talked to the foreman of the job and gave him a few bucks to drive over to my prop-erty and drop off the broken pieces behind my garage. I didn’t realize how big that pile would be, actually almost as tall as my ga-rage, and my wife definitely was not happy when she got home. But what fun I had liter-ally for years afterward, creating borders for my driveway and parking area and incorpo-rating the deep blue color into the fieldstone of my walking paths and seating areas. I used the rest for solid bluestone walls, raised garden beds and terrace borders.

When the last survey was done of my property, I was thrilled to find that every patio, seating area, terrace and path had been included by the surveyor into the document. It was testament to something I had created that was actually architectural and long lasting and hopefully enjoyed by generations to come.

Bill Primavera is a Realtor® associ-ated with William Raveis Real Estate and Founder of Primavera Public Relations, Inc. (www.PrimaveraPR.com). His real estate site is www.PrimaveraRealEstate.com, and his blog is www.TheHomeGuru.com. To engage the services of The Home Guru to market your home for sale, call 914-522-207

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How often does this happen to you? You’re at a dinner party and the host

opens a bottle of wine. Everyone sips and marvels at the aroma and flavor of such a fine wine. You sit there quietly thinking that Mother Nature must have had a bad hair day when this wine was produced.

Conversely, you’re at a restaurant and a dining mate orders a bottle of wine. You sample the wine and become flush with a rush of excitement. Ah, a new ex-perience that you will remember even if dementia creeps up on you in later life. You look around the table and everyone else is nursing their respective glass; nary a one, not even the person who ordered the wine, is asking for more.

Is it you? Are your sensory elements out of line with the rest of society? Have your senses of smell and taste been per-manently affected by those massive quantities of extra spicy chicken wings you inhaled during college? Or are you the true connoisseur in the group?

It happens to me all the time.As I’ve learned through many years

of trial and error, there are no universal criteria to follow when judging the finer elements of wine. My perception of wine is just that: an individualized experience that differs from person to person, from palate to palate.

Why is this? What causes such a broad

band of opinion when it comes to wine? In my opinion, there are three reasons

for the distinct elements we bring to our individual interpretation of wine, each based solely on my personal experiences and interactions with others.

1) Perception: If you read a wine ex-pert’s tasting review of a particular wine, the tendency is to accept it as the de facto essence of the wine. It is etched in our subconscious as an ultimate assessment. How-ever, these notes are simply one person’s palate speaking. For this reason, I disdain the concept of the wine note cards often displayed in wine shops, exclaiming the opinions of some disembodied individual who presumably shares my individ-ual preferences, but rarely does.

On another level, when we sample a particular wine – per-haps a Pinot Noir – we bring to that moment our perception of what a Pinot Noir should be, based on our cumula-tive, stored, opinions. If the wine at hand doesn’t fit that profile, is it better or worse than our perception of what it should be? We have these prejudicial interactions all the time; if we fall victim to them, we certainly will miss out on expanding our palate.

2) Experience: Each palate is the re-pository of the four senses of taste and the ten thousand senses of smell. The best way to determine the caliber of a wine is to sample it yourself, and not rely on the nuances and peculiarities of someone else’s palate.

Over time our cerebral storage cells capture the subjective elements of wine

and build an internal data bank. Each time we sample a new wine, these data elements come surging to the forefront of our palates and our sensory neu-rons. They are part aesthetic, part physiological: my unique cells “remember” the citrus aro-mas of Sauvignon Blanc and the blackberry flavors of ripe Caber-net Sauvignon, and apply these memories to the wine at hand.

3) Genetics: Yes, some of us have more taste buds than oth-

ers, some have more sensitive olfactory senses, and some can assimilate elements of aromas and flavors better than others. It’s a function of our DNA. Be it ethnic or evolutionary, some of us just have a pre-disposition to the finer elements of the physiological make-up of wine. If you’re in this elite group, capitalize on it. Use these innate skills to discern amongst the sea of mediocre wines in the market-

place. If you’re like the rest of us, follow theory number 2 above, tasting and sam-pling your way to an educated palate.

The most difficult question posed to me by inquiring minds is “what wine should I try?” Invariably my response is “whichever wine appeals to your senses.”

Nick Antonaccio is a 40-year Pleas-antville resident. For over 20 years he has conducted wine tastings and lectures. He also offers personalized wine tastings and wine travel services. Nick’s credo: continu-ous experimenting results in instinctive behavior. You can reach him at nantonac-cio@theexaminernews.com or on Twitter @sharingwine.\

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The glittering an-nual Holiday Train Show is on track Nov. 19 through Jan. 19, 2017 at the beautiful New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx near Fordham Univer-sity. It’s a real seasonal treat, a must for the

young and the young at heart. I look for-ward to visiting NYBG, walking through the beautifully restored Enid Haupt Con-servatory and seeing the seductive floral arrangements and dramatic plantings. (For additional info and tickets: www.nybg.org.) After taking in all that beauty, we do get hungry. So where do we dine nearby? Here are several easy-to-reach choices on your way back to Westchester.

Mario’s restaurant, 2342 Arthur Ave., Bronx; 718-584-1188. Since 1919 five generations of the Migliucci family have worked the front and back-of-the-house making sure patrons are well served at this venerable ‘Little Italy’ insti-tution. Amiable Joe Migliucci, the current patriarch, is there with his wife Barbara, daughter Regina and sons Michael and Mario. Joe’s mom, Mama Rose Migliuc-ci, was considered to be ‘the first lady of Arthur Ave.’ This restaurant has a long 97-year history full of colorful chapters. To many, the flavorful sauces and gravies produced in the kitchen are the stuff of Italian ‘foodie heaven’. And for those in the know, the old world menu also holds many surprises. For starters enjoy the pal-ate-pleasing lagniappe of marinated car-rots, hot peppers and good crusty Arthur Avenue bread. Great appetizers include: Spiedini alla Romana, skewered deep-fried mozzarella sandwiches; Stuffed Ar-tichoke, or the Pulpo Salad. Move on to such specialties as: Penne Rustica with sausage; stuffed Braciola Napolitana; Osso Buco the size of Mt. Vesuvious; or the tra-

ditional Tripe a la Livornese. Special Hint: If you ask, the house will prepare one of its famous Neapolitan pizzas, or the ultimate fresh Calzone (not on the menu). They are truly among the best. Through the years celebrities from all walks of life and po-liticos galore have passed through here. The pictures lining the walls tell the story. Open Tuesday through Sunday. Private party facilities. Free parking lot and valet service. www.mariosrestarthurave.com.

Artie’s Steak & Seafood, 394 City is-land Ave., Bronx; 718-885-9885. This restaurant would thrive anywhere but it’s right in the middle of City Island, the charming seaport village just below the Westchester line. The Zagat N.Y.C. Res-

taurant Survey designated Artie’s Steak & Seafood one of the best in the Bronx. Owner Spiro Chagares and his staff offer patrons an in-spired melding of tradition-al and contemporary dishes served with flair. Sit back in one of several dining ar-

eas and enjoy such changing specialties as: hearty Seafood Chowders; Smoked Salmon Roll-Ups; Wood Grilled Jumbo Shrimp and Scallops; hunks of tender Short Rib; a massive Zuppa Di Pesce; ten-der Oven Roasted Rack of Lamb; Char-donnay Poached Salmon with seafood; and fresh Lobster prepared in a variety of styles. There’s a loaded Lobster Salad Roll at lunch and their Mediterranean style Pizzas are good to share, too. Check out the redesigned bar/lounge most evenings for good networking. Private party facili-ties. Off premise catering. Open 7 days. Free parking; www.artiescityisland.com.

Chianti, 174 Marbledale road, Tuck-ahoe; 914-346-8844. Here’s a big guy who likes to cook big. Chef/proprietor Paul Caputo opened a bustling ode to Italian-American cuisine served in gen-erous style. He previously operated Gina Marie’s Bella Vita in Mt. Vernon. Over the years he has worked for a storied cast of kitchens from Rigoletto’s and Amici’s on

Arthur Avenue in the Bronx to the original Valentino’s in Yonk-ers to the former Gre-gory’s in White Plains. On one wall in the din-ing room is inscribed: “chi mangia bene, viva bene” (if you eat well, you live well), and that’s the overriding philosophy here. Chef Caputo has a history of serving big portions of fresh made-to-or-der food; ‘family style’ some call it. Check out such specialties as: Spiedini ala Romana; his amazing Gar-lic Bread Paoliccimo with chopped broccoli rabe; Zuppa Di Pesce over Capellini; Steak Compagniola; or giant Veal Chop Contadina. Great burgers and hero sandwiches, too. Don’t worry, there are always plenty of doggie bags on hand for take home. Complete lunch and dinner available daily. On and off-premise catering; www.ginamari-eschianti.com.

The Quarry, 106 Main Street, Tucka-hoe; 914-337-0311. Owner Dominic Cesarini’s handsomely renovated bi-level 70-seat dining room and bustling bar/lounge are always engaged in spirited net-working. There are artsy exposed pipes and vents on the ceiling. A lovely area rug and acoustics temper the noise level. Handsome brown wood and clay tone walls, warm lighting fixtures and modern sturdy dark brown butcher block chairs and tables highlight the floor with large picture windows and seating spilling out onto Main Street. There is another en-trance from the rear parking lot. The staff here is most friendly, efficient and eager to please. Cesarini, a ‘local grill man’ himself, whose family owned and oper-ated several cafes and grills in the Bronx-Tuckahoe-Eastchester area, has kicked it up a notch with a good mix of reasonably priced American tavern comfort fare with a good dose of broccoli rabe to go around. Check out the Short Ribs with garlic mashed, Filet Mignon Sliders, Pork Flati-ron Scarpariello and Lamb Shank. Good burgers, too. Open 7 days for lunch, din-ner and weekend brunch; www.thequar-ryrestaurant.net.

Chef Zakarian Appears at the Scars-dale Library

Celebrity Chef Geoffrey Zakarian, co-host of The Kitchen on the Food Network and proprietor of The National Bar & Drink Rooms in Manhattan and Green-wich, teamed with Event Planner Marcy Blum for an informal pre-Holiday Season

discussion at the Scarsdale Public Library. This was followed by a book signing of Zakarian’s ‘My Perfect Pantry’. Ms. Blum is the author of ‘Wedding Planning for Dummies’. Both are former graduates of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park.

Veloce and Mediterraneo Coming to White Plains

It is already being billed as the ‘restau-rant battle of Court St. & Main’ in down-town White Plains. Almost simultane-ously, two big restaurants will be opening across the street from one another adding about 400-plus seats to White Plains’ of-ten-chaotic restaurant scene. Weighing in at about 200 seats on Court Street across from Macy’s will be Pizzeria Veloce, 19 Court Street (914-448-1400), a major new venture from the Lombardo family of the highly popular Lombardo’s on Mamar-oneck Ave, White Plains, and seven res-taurants on Long Island. Weighing in at about 200 multi-level seats on Court Street across from The Ritz-Carlton in the artsy architectural glass building that has been empty since it was built years ago will be Mediterraneo, 189 Main Street (914-448-8800), part of the highly-touted Z Hospitality Group that also owns Au-rora in Rye and five dining establishments in the Greenwich area. Let the battle for customers begin. We will be reporting on their progress in more detail in coming weeks.

Morris Gut is a restaurant consultant and former restaurant trade magazine editor. He has been tracking and writing about the food and dining scene in greater Westchester for over 30 years. He may be reached at: 914-235-6591. E-mail: gutreac-tions@optonline.net.

Chef Geoffrey Zakarian and event Planner Marcy blum.

Where to Dine After the Holiday Train Show at NYBG

domenic and daughter leah Cesarini at the Quarry, tuckahoe

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By Jerry EimbinderPromotional offers at Ben’s of Scars-

dale during November will include Thanksgiving Day dine-in and catering deals, Sunday pro football game special offers for dine-in customers and a pickle giveaway on National Pickle Day (Nov. 14).

A Thanksgiving Day roast turkey din-ner for adults is priced at $25.99. Trim-mings include soup and a soft drink. A “Kid’s Feast” costs $9.99 and comes with a soft drink and dessert. Seating times are 1, 2:30, 5 and 7:15 p.m.

Ben’s Thanksgiving package for 10 people, priced at $229.90, includes a cooked whole roasted turkey (average weight is 15 pounds) with stuffing and gravy, two sides, a quart of cranberry-pineapple compote, a quart of cole slaw

and an assorted relish tray. Sides include roasted red po-tatoes, string beans al-mandine, yams, grilled vegetables, fruit noodle pudding and mashed pota-toes.

Additional items at extra cost include soup, franks-in-jacket, mini knishes, po-tato pancakes, fruit and apple pie. Orders placed by Nov. 20 earn a free meal-cou-pon bonus. Check the restaurant’s web-site for details and conditions.

Ben’s of Scarsdale regularly serves pickles along with fresh cole slaw to dine-in customers. But it will honor Na-tional Pickle Day by giving away pickles to all comers. No purchase is neces-sary.

Ben’s of Scarsdale is located at 718 Central Park Ave. in Scarsdale and has a large parking lot. For more information, call 914-468-2367 or visit www.bensdeli.net.

Ben’s of Scarsdale to Celebrate Thanksgiving With Special Offers

ben’S of SCarSdale Photo Pickles are offered free on national Pickle day, nov. 14, at ben’s of Scarsdale. Pickled sour tomato (round light green item) and round red cherry hot pepper are available for purchase.

By Jerry EimbinderOne of the favorite dishes of Michael

Psilakis, executive chef and owner at MP Taverna in Irvington, is Greek Paella. Its ingredients include shellfish, spicy lamb sausage and orzo. It appears on the res-taurant’s dinner and weekend brunch menus and costs $25.95.

“Paella traditionally takes a long time to prepare but this version can be made fairly rapidly if you have tomato sauce and garlic purée on hand,” Psilakis said.

“I call it Greek Paella because of its taste and because orzo, a quick-cooking Greek pasta, is used as a base rather than the traditional rice.”

Psilakis points out that if you want to skip the Merguez sausage in preparing the dish, add to the pan a tablespoon of either spicy red rub or chipotle peppers in adobo sauce just as the sliced garlic begins to brown.

ingredients 3 tablespoons, canola oil 1/2 cup, chopped Merguez sausage 4 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced 28 mussels, scrubbed and de-bearded, with cracked or open mus-sels discarded 20 Littleneck clams, scrubbed, any cracked or open clams discarded 1 cup of puréed tomato sauce (see recipe below) Kosher salt Fresh ground black pepper 2 cups, cooked orzo pasta 8 large shrimp, peeled and dev-eined 2 tablespoons, garlic purée 1/4 cup, chopped, mixed fresh herbs (parsley, mint, dill)

extra virgin olive oil, for drizzling

DirectionsHeat the canola oil and the sausage in a

large skillet over medium-high heat un-til the sausage is lightly browned and its spices visibly infuse into the oil.

Add the sliced garlic and sauté until golden. Then add the mussels and clams and toss to distribute throughout the pan. Tomato sauce and a half-cup of wa-

ter comes next, then season with salt and pepper. Add the orzo and stir to blend.

When the clams and mussels begin to open, place the shrimp in the pan so that they are at the bottom, close to the heat. Add the garlic purée and herbs and stir to incorporate. Check the shrimp. When done, they should be opaque just through to the center. Discard any shell-fish that have not been opened.

Drizzle some olive oil over and toss with a spoon. Transfer the paella to a rimmed plate and serve warm.

Tomato sauce Makes about 12 cups ingredients 1/2 cup, extra virgin olive oil 20 small cloves of garlic, crushed 4 (28-ounce) cans of imported, high-quality, peeled plum tomatoes in their juice 15 basil leaves 1 tablespoon, plus 2 teaspoons of Kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon of fresh ground black pepper red wine vinegar—to taste

Tomato sauce directionsUsing a large pot, heat the oil and

garlic over medium-high heat until the garlic is softened. Add the tomatoes and six cups of water, stir and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, until the sauce sticks to a wooden spoon (about 90 minutes).

Stir in the basil and crush the tomatoes with the back of a spoon. Season with salt and pepper, taste and add enough vinegar to achieve the desired level of acidity.

“I like a tangier sauce so I’m a bit heavy-handed with the vinegar,” Psilakis said. He pointed out that the sauce can be made smooth at this point by using a blender.

“If you are going to purée the sauce, do it before you begin the cooking process for a much brighter red color,” he said. “If you want to add a little kick, use the spicy red rub. It works great on vegetables and meat.”

Spicy red rub serving size Makes about 3/4 cup. Serves three to four peopleingredients 3 tablespoons, smoked paprika 3 tablespoons, curing seeds, toasted and ground 2 tablespoons, kosher salt 2 tablespoons, sugar 1 to 1.5 tablespoons, whole cloves, toasted and ground 1 tablespoon, cayerine 1 tablespoon, mustard seeds, toasted and ground

Spicy red rub directionsCombine all of the ingredients in a

jar with a tight fitting lid and stir with a spoon until thoroughly mixed. Covered, the rub will keep for up to three months.

MP Taverna has sister restaurants in Roslyn, L.I., Astoria, Queens and Wil-liamsburg, Brooklyn. Its restaurant group also operates Kefi and Fishtag, both on Manhattan’s upper West Side.

MP Taverna is located at 1 Bridge St. in Irvington, and can be reached by driving across the traffic bridge over the railroad tracks. For reservations or more infor-mation, call 914-231-7854.

MP Taverna Chef ’s Recipe for Delectable Greek Paella

MP taverna Chef Michael Psilakis

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Tuesday, Nov. 1Tuesdays@ Dorry’s. This week join us to

share our insights and concerns as we eval-uate where the country is as we approach the vote for two houses of Congress and for the Presidency. Furthermore, what are the stakes in local and state elections? What do we know, and what should we be alert to? Michael Hackett will facilitate. Tuesdays@Dorry’s gathers conservation partners eve-ry Tuesday to share a meal and learn from presenters invited each week. Food order-ing starts at 5:30 p.m. presentation 6 to 7 p.m. Dorry’s Diner, 468Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains, 914-682-0005.

Wednesday, Nov. 2Outdoor Farmer’s Market. White

Plains Farmer’s market featuring locally grown and organic produce, specialty items, flowers, gifts and other goods. Open rain or shine from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednes-days through November 23 at Court Street between Martine Avenue and Main Street, White Plains. Check out the Facebook page for special events and vendor news.

Noonday Getaway Concert. Downtown Music at Grace welcomes musicians of the Westchester Philharmonic for their DT Music debut. Melanie Feld, oboe, Alan Kay, clarinet, and Frank Morelli, bassoon will perform works by Milhaud, Canteloube and more. Join us for this wonderful perform-ance of world-class music at beautiful Grace Episcopal Church, 33 Church Street (Main Street at Mamaroneck Avenue), White Plains. The concert begins at 12:10 p.m. and lasts for 30 minutes; admission is free. This concert is made possible with the generous support of the Brian Wallach Agency, White Plains, New York – Personal and Commer-cial Insurance since 1949.

Trespass Festival: Claiming Space Panel Discussion. As part of the campus-wide, three-day Trespass Festival, this panel will probe into issues of urbanism, vandalism, freedom of speech and the ways in which groups and individuals lay claim to pub-lic space. Neuberger Museum of Art, 735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase. 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. $10. Purchase College students, staff and faculty and Neuberger Museum of Art Circle Level Members: Free. Info: 914-251-6100 or visit www.neuberger.org.

Thursday, Nov. 3Great Books Forum Series. Allen

Ginsberg’s “Howl and Other Poems” will be discussed. Discussion led by Professor Christine Timm. Westchester Commu-nity College’s Gateway Center, Room 131, 75 Grasslands Rd., Valhalla. 6 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Info: E-mail Professor James Werner at james.werner@sunywcc.edu.

The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze. See more than 7,000 individually hand-carved,

illuminated jack o’ lanterns in this elabo-rate walk-through experience. Meander through an historic 18th-century riverside landscape and discover a breathtaking dis-play. Van Cortlandt Manor, 525 S. River-side Ave., Croton-on-Hudson. First entry at 7 p.m. Adults (Saturdays): $25: Adults (all other days): $20. Children (3-17): $16. Children (under 3) and Historic Hudson Valley members: Free. Also Nov. 4-6 and Nov. 10-13. Info and tickets: 914-366-6900 or visit www.hudsonvalley.org.

“Gangster Apparel.” A staged reading of a story by Richard Vetere of a madcap spoof of gangster movies. Two smalltime hoods are about to go out on the hit of a lifetime. But Louie tells Joey that clothes make the man and his lack of style is hold-ing back their careers. To Louie, style is everything – suits you wear, haircut and the way you hold your gun. Presented by The Armonk Players. Whippoorwill Hall, 19 Whippoorwill Rd. East, Armonk. 8 p.m. Free (voluntary donations accepted). Info: Visit www.ArmonkPlayers.org.

Friday, Nov. 4WPHS Sports Hall of Fame. The White

Plains High School Athletics Hall of Fame will conduct its second annual Induc-tion Ceremony in the Media Center at the school, beginning at 6 p.m. All fam-ily, friends and interested persons are en-couraged to attend, free of charge. Plaque presentations and acceptances will take place involving the honorees or their rep-resentatives. Information is available on the district and high school web sites. For further information contact 914-428-6111 or chstogel@aol.com.

WCC Friday Night Film Series: “Rock-et.” This film delivers an excellent insight into Thailand and Laos, which are still suf-fering from the devastation brought about by their proximity to Vietnam. The child protagonists highlight the problems ex-perienced in battle-scarred countries. The fifth in a series of six contemporary films. Westchester Community College’s Gate-way Center, Davis Auditorium, 75 Grass-lands Rd., Valhalla. Refreshments at 7:20 p.m. Screening at 7:45 p.m. $11. Seniors: $10. Info and tickets: 914-723-3186.

Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes. They first achieved prominence in the mid-1970s, emerging from the same Jersey Shore music scene as his now leg-endary contemporary and friend Bruce Springsteen. The group’s first three albums, “I Don’t Want to Go Home,” “This Time It’s for Real” and “Hearts of Stone” were produced by band co-founder Steven Van Zandt and largely featured songs written by Van Zandt and/or Springsteen. Paramount Hudson Valley, 1008 Brown St., Peekskill. 8 p.m. $40 and $50. Info and tickets: 914-

739-0039 or visit www.paramounthudson-valley.com.

Hoff-Barthelson Music School Artist recital Series. Pianist Tanya Bannister will open the 2016-17 series performing works by Bach, Schubert and Liszt. Included on the program is an arrangement for piano of Bach’s “Schafe können sicher weiden” (Sheep May Safely Graze) from Cantata BWV 208; Shubert’s “Sonata in C minor, D. 958” and Liszt’s masterful “Venezia e Napoli,” inspired by Liszt’s first visit to Italy. Greenville Community Church, 270 Ardsley Rd., Scarsdale. 8 p.m. $18. Seniors (65 and up): $15. Students (18 and under): Free. Info and tickets: 914-723-1169 or e-mail hb@hbms.org. Tickets also available at the door.

Saturday, Nov. 5Ted e. Bear Fair. If you are in need of

an emergency visit for your beloved stuffed animal, then you are in luck. On from 9 a.m.to 12 p.m., kids of all ages are invited to bring their favorite stuffed animal that may be a bit under the weather to White Plains Hospital. Doctors and nurses will be on hand to provide checkups and band-ages for your furry friends. The fair gives children the opportunity to tour hospital emergency rooms and familiarize them-selves with hospital staff and procedures in hopes of minimizing any fears they may have. The fair will also offer members of the community a mini tour of the Emer-gency Department, pediatric rooms and the ambulatory surgery room. Refresh-ments and giveaways will be provided. Stuffed animals will be provided in limited supply to those who do not have their own. White Plains Hospital is located at 41 E. Post Road, White Plains.

The Gala of the Century. The crown-ing event of the Centennial of the Woman’s Club of White Plains at the CV Rich Man-sion, home of the Woman’s Club since 1931. Several honorees will be recognized at the event. Mary Jane Goldman, CEO of PIP Printing in White Plains, will be the busi-ness honoree. The corporate honoree will be Ruth Mahoney who is president of the Capi-tal Region New York Market for Key Bank. The final honoree and a beneficiary of the Gala is the YWCA with which the Woman’s Club has a long history. In the 1920’s, the Club began a program known as the Com-munity Girls’ Works which in 1929 became the YWCA. For nearly 90 years, the Wom-an’s Club has been a strong supporter of the YWCA. Monies raised from the event will go to support the YWCA and the Wom-an’s Club of White Plains Foundation. The event will feature the Hal Prince Orchestra and catering by Caperberry Events. There will dinner and dancing, silent auction and raffles. Further information on tickets or

raffles is available on the website woman-sclubofwhiteplains.org.

Taconic Opera’s Virtuosi Competition for Young Artists. Taconic Opera Con-ductor and Music Director Maestro Jun Nakabayashi is offering an opportunity to pre-screen young instrumentalists to compete for the prize of performing a full concerto with full orchestra at the com-pany’s April 2017 Chamber Concert. The Presbyterian Church of Mount Kisco, 605 Millwood Rd., (Route 133), Mount Kisco. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Adults: $27. Seniors: $20. Students: $15. Info and tickets: 855-886-7372 or visit www.taconicopera.org. Tick-ets will also be available at the door.

The imagination Movers. Globally and critically acclaimed, the Imagination Mov-ers have performed at countless venues in North America, Europe and Asia over the last decade. This incredibly talented group has been praised for its ingenuity and abil-ity to please children and parents. Parents love the references to older bands while kids love the high-energy and interactivity. Paramount Hudson Valley, 1008 Brown St., Peekskill. 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Adults: $26. Seniors and children: $23. Meet and Greet passes: $30. Info and tickets: 914-739-0039 or visit www.paramounthudsonvalley.com.

Seed Collecting Workshop. Ash trees are at risk of extinction in the region due to the emerald ash borer, an insect that feeds on and kills the trees. The Mid Atlantic Re-gional Seed Bank has been collecting and banking the seeds in the hopes of ensuring the ashes’ survival. Learn from Ash Col-lection Manager Molly Marquand about the emerald ash borer, the decline of ash trees and how this rapid change in forests is impacting other important native plant species. Westchester Community College’s Native Plant Center, 75 Grasslands Rd., Valhalla. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free. Registra-tion required. Info and registration: 914-606-6830 or e-mail ash.marsb@gmail.com.

Teaching Trails: A Community Path for Environmental Education. Join guided trail experience through the woodland forest. Discover who left that track, which tree makes the best animal home or which plant makes its own heat. Program runs about 30 minutes. Greenburgh Nature Center, 99 Dromore Rd., Scarsdale. 11:30 a.m. Free. Every Saturday and Sunday (ex-cept Nov. 12 and 13). Info: 914-723-3470 or visit www.greenburghnaturecenter.org.

Family Saturdays @ the Lab. Learn about green screening, explore an augmented re-ality sandbox and make your own clayma-tion stop-motion film! Jacob Burns Film Center educators will be on hand to guide visitors through an experience like no oth-er. Jacob Burns Film Center’s Media Arts Lab, 405 Manville Rd., Pleasantville. 1 to 3 p.m. Free. Meets the first Saturday of each

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF PEARL OF ANTILLES, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/25/2016. Office in Westchester County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 630 East Lincoln Ave., Apt. 2H, Mount Vernon, NY, 10552. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

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Meadow Muse: Meditation and Arts Workshop. Come for a guided meditation session and expression workshop integrat-ing the beautiful landscape at the nature center with classical writings and nature art. A wonderful opportunity to work on your observation skills and discover your own place in nature. Feel free to bring a journal, sketch pad or other handheld tool for the workshop following the meditation session. For ages 17 and up. Greenburgh Nature Center, 99 Dromore Rd., Scarsdale. 3 to 4 p.m. Free. Also Nov. 12, 19 and 26. Info: 914-723-3470 or visit www.green-burghnaturecenter.org.

Moving for a Cure Fundraiser. This nonprofit organization will be holding its sixth annual fundraiser to benefit Team Fox supporting Parkinson’s research. It aims to drive critical research efforts, sup-port the local Parkinson’s disease commu-nity and educate the public about Parkin-son’s. Lucy’s Bar & Kitchen, 446 Bedford Rd., Pleasantville. 3 to 7 p.m. Advance sales: $30. At the door: $35. Info and ad-vance tickets: Visit http://www2.michaelj-fox.org/ goto/MFAC-Marion.

Stories in the Stones. Armonk’s St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church will hold a

dramatized tour of its historic cemetery, which dates back to 1842. The tour in-cludes performances about the lives of two Civil War veterans who will be honored on Veterans’ Day by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the American Le-gion. Visitors can also view the historic sanctuary, which was recently renovated. A visual history of church artwork, arti-facts and photographs along with refresh-ments will be provided in the Parish Hall. St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 50 Bedford Rd., Armonk. 4 to 5:30 p.m. $10 in advance for adults. $5 for children. At the door: Adults--$15. Children--$10. Info and tick-ets: Visit www.ststephensarmonk.org.

Doug Varone and Dancers. The group has commanded attention around the globe for its expansive vision, versatility and technical prowess. From the smallest gesture to full-throttle bursts of movement, Varone’s kinetically thrilling dances mine the complexity of the human spirit. The Performing Arts Center at Purchase Col-lege, 735 Anderson Hill Rd., Purchase. 8 p.m. $35 to $55. Info and tickets: 914-251-6200 and https://tickets.artscenter.org/sin-gle/PSDetail.aspx?psn=6080.Sunday, Nov. 6

African-American Musical Tradi-tions. In celebration of Community Uni-

tarian Universalist Church’s commitment to Black Lives Matter, music director and acclaimed musician Adam Kent will per-form solo piano works by composers of African descent and compositions inspired by African-American musical traditions by composers of diverse ethnic backgrounds. Works by R. Nathaniel Dett and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and popular favorites by Scott Joplin, George Gershwin, Claude De-bussy and others will be performed. Com-munity Unitarian Universalist Church, 468 Rosedale Ave., White Plains. 1 p.m. Suggested contribution: $20 per person. Seniors and students: $10. Children: $5. Maximum for families: $45. Info and tick-ets: Visit www.cucwp.org/concert-series.

Chamber Music Concert. Chamber Music at Rye Presbyterian will open its 2016-17 season with a concert of two major

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Hoff-Barthelson Music School Art-ist recital Series. Bassoonist Janice Grice performs “Tangos, Serenades and Choros,” an innovative program of music by Latin American composers. Greenville Commu-nity Church, 270 Ardsley Rd., Scarsdale. 5 p.m. $18. Seniors (65 and up): $15. Stu-dents (18 and under): Free. Info and tick-ets: 914-723-1169 or e-mail hb@hbms.org. Tickets also available at the door.

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Offering more than the usual home show, this year’s event presents in-novative, high tech and imaginative products and displays, local crafts and great prizes, all with hometown flair. Over 150 companies, including builders, remodelers, contractors and basement water proofers, will be rep-resented. Stop by the various exhibits to enter to win great prizes including a Bathroom Vanity from MRS Kitch-

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By Albert CoqueranStepinac High School Varsity Football

Team concluded their 2016 regular season by trouncing Chaminade High School, 41-17, in Mineola, N.Y. The Crusaders scored 27 points in the first quarter and never looked back against the Flyers.

Crusaders junior quarterback Mike Nicosia completed 12 of 24 passes for 184 yards and three touchdowns. Senior running back Antonio Giannico carried 17 times for 111 yards and one touch-down, while Jonathan Gomez rushed for 79 yards and Tyler Winston 85 yards. The Crusaders amassed 482 total yards to the Flyers 227 total yards gained in the game.

Stepinac was losing 10-7 in the first quarter but two huge plays turned the tide of the game. Stepinac feared punt re-turner Shawn Harris gave the Crusaders the lead, 13-10, when he returned a punt 78 yards for a TD.

Then Giannico ran into the end zone for a 10-yard touchdown run before Devonte Myles challenged Harris for the play of the game by recovering a fumble and running 35 yards for a touchdown. The Flyers did not know what hit them and went into the locker room at halft-

ime losing 34-10. Crusaders senior wide receiver Bran-

don Gasparre took over the second and third quarters by catching two touch-down passes in each period from Nico-sia. Gasparre had four receptions for 56 yards and two touchdowns.

The Crusaders end their regular sea-son, 6-2 overall and 4-2 in the CHSFL AAA. Stepinac is tied with Monsignor Farrell for second place in AAA with ex-act records. However, Farrell was granted the second seed in the AAA Playoffs, due to beating Stepinac during the regular

season back on October 15.The Crusaders have gained a number

three-seed in the CHSFL AAA Playoffs and will once again face Chaminade (4-4, 2-4 AAA), the number six-seed in the Quarterfinals but this time at Stepinac, on Sunday, Nov. 6, at 1 p.m.

Crusaders End Regular Season with Win at Chaminade

albert CoQueran Photothe Stepinac high School Junior varsity football team enjoyed the varsity play at their home opener, on Sept. 9. the Crusaders Jv went on to accomplish an undefeated regular season record of 8-0 aaa and was granted a number one seed and a bye in the Quarterfinals in the ChSfl aaa Junior varsity Playoffs.

By Albert CoqueranThe White Plains High School Varsity

Football Team ended their NYSPHSAA season with a 3-6 record. The Tigers were defeated by Port Chester High School in the Dave Goddard Bowl 28-14, on Friday at WPHS. The game concluded their pub-lic high school football season.

Dave Goddard was the longtime Ath-letic Director at Arlington High School, who worked earnestly to support Section 1 Athletics. Goddard retired this year, so Section 1 honored him with the Bowl Game distinction.

The Tigers will take one week off be-fore coming back to the weight room for a week and then strapping on the pads again a week later to prepare for the Tur-key Bowl against Stepinac High School on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 10:30 a.m. at White Plains High School.

It will be the first time since 2012 that the Turkey Bowl will be played and hope-fully both high school communities will come out and show their support for the City of White Plains rivalry football game.

Tigers Head Coach Mike Lindberg finished his first NYPHSAA season at WPHS with a 3-6 record, while having “ big shoes” to fill after taking over for long-time Head Coach Michael “Skip” Stevens this year.

Lindberg made the Playoffs his first sea-son but lost to powerhouse New Rochelle

High School in the Qualifying Round. Nonetheless, Lindberg has seemed to re-juvenate the Tigers football program with a sense of pride and competitiveness.

“I think we started a little slow but we are a much better team than when we started,” said Lindberg. “It is a process, one year with the team and we really did not get in a good offseason, as I did not start until April. Therefore, the players worked hard and we got the most out of them. We just have to get a little better.”

Tigers junior running back Glenmour Osborne went over 1500 yards for the sea-son when he carried 29 times for 151 yards against Port Chester. Osbourne has gained 1584 yards rushing in nine games, while av-eraging an outstanding 176 yards per game.

WPHS Athletics Hall of Fame

The White Plains High School Athletics Hall of Fame will induct 17 new members, on Friday, Nov. 4, in the Media Center at White Plains High School. The event be-gins with a reception at 5 p.m. and the In-duction Ceremony commencing at 6 p.m.

The WPHS Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2107 include: Tom DePaso (’74), Man-son Donaghey, (former Principal and co-founder Loucks Games), Alan Egler (’47), Whitney Ford (2006), Otis Hill (’66), Aaron Hopkins (’64), Charles Jenkins (’62), Ed Kehe (legendary Track Coach

and Athletic Director), Oscar Moore, (’56), Frank Navarro (’49), George Rooks, Sr. (‘47), Don Salls (’38), Art Schult (’46), Carl “Rusty” Waite (’21), Bruce Weinstein (’65) and Sal Yvars (’42).

For more information about the WPHS Athletics Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony contact WPHS Athletics Hall of Fame Pres-ident Chuck Stogel at 914-428-6111 or at chstogel@aol.com.

Tigers Lose Goddard Bowl - Await Thanksgiving Day

albert CoQueran PhotoCan you believe that tigers ferdinando Spista (black uniform) came down with the football? well he did over Port Chester defensive back Merlin Gonzales (#20) for a 60-yard reception in the fourth quarter. the reception set up a one-yard touchdown run by Markland edwards but it was too little too late as Port Chester won Goddard bowl, 28-14, at wPhS, on friday.

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By Albert CoqueranThe New York Knickerbockers cel-

ebrated their 70th Anniversary NBA Home Opener, with a win over the Memphis Grizzles, 111-104, at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.

With all the controversy surrounding the National Anthem, regarding profes-sional sports, the Knicks decorated the MSG court in stars and stripes and en-circled the rafter scrolls in the American Flag. Sons of Serendip performed the National Anthem and moved the sold out crowd into an emotional frenzy of patriotic and Knicks support, while the only people kneeling were the camera-men attempting to get the perfect shot of the players standing in unison.

At halftime the Knicks honored some of the greats who have played for the orange-and-blue throughout their 70 years in the NBA. Willis Reed, Walt Frazier, Earl Monroe, Dick Barnett, Ber-nard King, Larry Johnson, John Starks, Westchester Knicks General Manger Al-lan Houston, the late Dave Debusschere’s son Peter represented him and Katie Papelian, the granddaughter of legen-dary Knicks Head Coach Red Holzman walked the blue carpet for her late grand-

father. As far as today’s players and all the

speculation regarding bringing Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah to New York, neither player disappointed the Garden faithful. The Knicks won their first Home

Opener since 2013, while ball move-ment, hustle and defense gave the Gar-den a fresh smell of success.

“Guys were really playing tough de-fense, helping each other out and when they do that, it gives us the opportunity

to get out in the open floor get some easy buckets,” said new Knicks Head Coach Jeff Hornacek.

Rose began his Knicks regular season life at MSG, after being found not liable and having all charges dropped in his sexual assault case stemming from an in-cident in 2013. The Knicks point guard started slow with two points in the first half but scored 11 points in the second half to end the night with 13 points, three assists and four rebounds.

Noah had 10 rebounds and seven assists and played the game in the likeness of leg-endary Knick Charles Oakley. By the way, where was the “Oak Man” as the Knicks celebrated their 70th Home Opener?

Nonetheless, Carmelo Anthony came through with 20 points and six rebounds and six assists and they were all out-shined by Kristaps Porcinis, who excited the MSG crowd with 21 points and five rebounds.

Professional basketball was fun again at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks shared the ball, hustled and played de-fense, while resembling a premier NBA team, which is a look that has escaped this franchise for many years. Now if they all can just stay healthy.

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albert CoQueran Photony Knicks Carmelo anthony expressed high hopes for this season at Media day at the ritz-Carlton in white Plains. “i do not think there has been this kind of excitement surrounding our team since i have been here over the past few years.” the Cleveland Cavaliers may have dampened the Knicks spirits winning the season opener, 117-88, but the Knicks bounced back to win their 2016-17 home opener, 111-104, against the Memphis Grizzlies, at MSG.

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