The Sound and Town Report

Vol. 14/Number 39 September 28, 2012www.mysoundandtown.com

SOUND &TOWNServing Mamaroneck & Larchmont

Local teens produce video to promote readingBy ROBERT WINGATECONTRIBUTOR

Brothers Zachary and Tommy Umkenholz got shushed one day in the summer when they were run-ning around making noise at the Mamaroneck Libary.

But there was an important dif-ference between the scolding they received and any other that might be parceled out to youths visiting the library.

Eleventh grader Zachary Umkenholz created a mock Batman video promoting teen reading at the Mamaroneck Public Library. The video was entered into a statewide competition. Photo/Robert Wingate

The librarian, Teresa Beebe, who manages the circulation desk for younger children, was all too pleased to have the opportunity to administer the shushing: It was all part of a tongue-in-cheek video that Umkenholz made with his brother to promote teen reading at the library.

In the video, which is entitled “How the Dark Knight Owns the Night,” the brothers race into the li-brary lobby dressed as Batman and a Japanese ninja warrior, headed toward a mock confrontation amid the book stacks.

“We had Batman make ninja stars

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(SINGING) GOODBYE TO SUMMER

(L-R) Westchester Chordsmen Dan Rendich, Bill Kruse, Scott Colman and Scott Kruse. The quartet is one of the many performers featured at the last Mamaroneck Shares

block party of the summer. Photo/Pamela Stern For more on this story, see page 8.

As property values drop, county taxes still highBy ALEXANDRA BOGDANOVICSTAFF [email protected]

U.S. Census data released Sept. 19 shows that Westchester residents faced with declining income and property values are also confronted with the steepest property tax burden in the country.

Following a 12.5 percent property tax hike from 2008 to 2011, the av-erage property tax rate in the county

stands at $10,000. Meanwhile, home-owners are making roughly 3 percent less than they did four years ago. To add insult to injury, home values in Westchester fell by approximately 15 percent during the same timeframe.

In a Sept. 20 statement, Rye Town Supervisor and GOP congressional candidate Joe Carvin said the cur-rent crisis stems in part from “de-cades of irresponsible spending and unfunded mandates–both at the state

and federal level.”But Jim Bryan, an economics pro-

fessor at Manhattanville College in Purchase, said there are other factors in play.

“When property values decline, what you have is a higher tax rate on a smaller base,” Bryan said. “That sort of thing is going on one way or an-other throughout the country, largely

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Politicians clash over radio debateBy CHRISTIAN FALCONEASSOCIATE [email protected]

A dispute between an incumbent politician, his opponent in the up-coming elections and a local radio station surrounding the details of a scheduled debate resulting in a no-show has been brewing.

State Assemblyman George Latimer, a Democrat, continues to call out his state Senate opponent Bob Cohen for not committing to a recent radio debate that had been planned for over a month. But Cohen's offi cials maintain that they couldn't clear enough space in their schedules to partake in the event and are more than willing to talk issues with the assemblyman.

The criticism of Republican candidate Cohen, 57, started when New Rochelle radio station WVOX reached out to him on numerous occasions, yet never received a re-sponse from the Cohen camp to take part, according to its morning radio host Bob Marrone.

The incident proved fodder for Latimer, 58, to go on the offensive criticizing Cohen. Latimer called the Republican out in a letter to the press and Cohen’s camp for ducking the debate.

"You want to maul me," said Latimer, a Rye resident, referring to Cohen’s blitz of negative remarks through press releases and mail-ers. "You don’t want to talk about issues. You want to duck out of ac-countability and smack the living daylights out of me."

Cohen campaign spokesperson Bill O’Reilly said he was under the impression that the debate had been planned for three hours, and his candidate wasn’t able to clear that much time in his schedule.

“I think George Latimer is trying to make a tempest out of a teapot,” the campaign spokesperson said.

But Marrone, who initially pitched the idea over a month ago, said a three-hour debate was never on the table.

In response to that claim, O'Reilly said, “Whatever it was, it just didn’t work. We would love to do the de-bate with Bob Marrone. That one

day just didn’t work.”And as of last week, amid criti-

cism that included an article in The Daily News, Cohen agreed on-air to debate Latimer on WVOX in the coming weeks. A date and time is yet to be fi nalized.

Each of the Senate candidates appear on Marrone’s morning show biweekly to talk about issues such as the state's political landscape, property taxes, ethics in govern-ment and mandates strangling local governments and school districts. The race for the 37th Senate district is considered the marquee race this election cycle, with all eyes from the Sound Shore to Albany fi xated on it.

After gauging the sizable interest in the race, Marrone decided to have both candidates in studio for an on-air debate that would run for rough-ly 90 minutes. Marrone was set to moderate, along with fellow WVOX hosts Phil Riesman, a columnist for The Journal News, and Howard Sturman, publisher of The Sound and Town Report’s parent company, HomeTown Media Group.

When Marrone made his initial pitch live on the air Latimer accept-ed, while Cohen, a New Rochelle resident, said he would “get back to him,” according to the radio per-sonality. He then proceeded to ask Cohen for a response several times following, but Cohen never commit-ted.

He even tried reaching out to Cohen campaign staffers, but never heard back from them.

“Yes, I think he was avoiding [Latimer],” said Marrone about Cohen and his camp. “I invited him several times and he never agreed to a debate. I’m sticking to my story.”

O’Reilly said the Cohen camp views itself as the underdog in the race, is eager to talk about the issues and looks forward to debates in the future.

“We think it’s really important to get the information on George Latimer’s property tax record out, which is pretty bad,” he said.

Assemblyman Latimer has taken

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Mamaroneck turns to public for ideas on transit-oriented developmentBy DANIEL OFFNERSTAFF [email protected]

After receiving a $38,500 grant from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign for a zon-ing study aimed at the construction of a transit oriented development, Village of Mamaroneck officials have turned to Washingtonville area residents for help.

On Sept. 19, design consultants with BFJ Planning met with residents at the French American School of New York. It was the first of three public workshops to discuss pos-sible changes to the current village zoning code regulations to allow for development. Any amendments approved would take effect within a half-mile radius from the Metro-North station.

“The study focuses on a patchwork of different zoning ordinances,” said Village Manager Richard Slingerland. “This will help set up [future] proposals by looking at the current zoning codes and determining the sections most appropriate for transit-oriented development.”

At the meeting, BFJ Principal Planner Frank Fish addressed various concerns surrounding the project, including planning and zoning is-sues, feasible development, parking and open space ideas around the station.

“This is not urban renewal,” Fish said. “Our

aim is to eliminate blight and vacancies in the area and to unlock the potential of this neigh-borhood while maintaining its diversity.”

BFJ consultants suggested that the commu-nity members pick from two plausible zoning ordnances that they would like to see in the study area: multiple residential or general com-mercial zones.

According to the study, a multiple residence zone in the Washingtonville area would allow for the construction of high-density multifam-ily development as well as professional of-fice space, single-family homes, schools and community clubs. However, if officials lean toward creating a general commercial zone, the locale would focus more on business and retail property development, with limited resi-dential construction.

Still, some attendees of the workshop did not embrace the proposed changes.

“The [multiple] residential zone is antiquat-ed and doesn’t fit the character of the village,” said Vincent Marconi, owner of Tri-City Auto Parts in Mamaroneck.

Other attendees felt that the study should have included more pedestrian-friendly areas rather than focus on development.

“Any transit-oriented development should also include a clear roadmap of pedestrian areas… like the crosswalk at the intersection of old White Plains Road and Mamaroneck

An overview of the zoning study area in the Washingtonville section of Mamaroneck. Village officials are looking to change zoning codes within the neighborhood in order to allow for the possible construction of a transit-oriented development. Contributed photo

Avenue,” said resident Norah Lucas. “That way, you are not crossing in the middle of a six-way highway.”

Planning consultants are also looking to help mitigate some of the issues that con-tribute to the severity of flooding in the area. Some suggestions in the study include the use of permeable pavement, ground floor parking, and the use of alternatives like dredging and

widening waterways to supplement the ongo-ing Army Corps of Engineers project along the Mamaroneck and Sheldrake rivers.

Consultants with BFJ Planning are scheduled to return to the village for their second public workshop on Oct. 25. The firm hopes to have a draft proposal pre-pared by mid-November and a final report by December.



WHAT’S YOUR BEEF?“What’s bothering you today?”

Collected on Main Street in New Rochelle

“Not enough retail stores [downtown].”

-Adeline Panico, 88, New Rochelle

“The disconnect between city hall and

the downtown business area and owners.”

-Dan Fego, 56, New Rochelle

“I was mugged almost a year ago and I’m worried it might happen again.”

-Christine Perez, 31, New Rochelle

“I haven’t seen any significant increase in

jobs.”

-Robert O’Flaherty, 63, New Rochelle

POETIC LICENSEWith Town/Village of Mamaroneck Poet Laureate Mary Louise Cox

“Sometimes I go about in pity for myself, and all the while a great wind is bearing me across the sky.

-Ojibwa saying

PlaytimeWind through feathery branches of a coconut palmrenews its caprice to join shadowsalong the beach where the child remembers.The sea, a plunging tensionfails to touch the skittering shadowsbeyond the guileless child.In the place where the child kneelsmolding sand with careful handsthe wind teases, the sea suggests.Another dimension quivers as the tideinches closer to the bluish dimsurrounding the child at play.The child with imaginationimproves the creation in sand which is all love.An inky crest begins its run to shore.The child looks, gestures, screams to the sea-No! My mother is made of sand!She flings herself, arms wide, into the waves.The tide and shadowstouch and part.

Mary Louise Cox, Poet Laureate of the Town and Village of Mamaroneck -Photos and reporting by JASON CHIREVAS


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LMC-TV teen summer filmmaking workshop screenings

LMC-TV, the public access television station serving Larchmont, Mamaroneck and Rye Neck, is holding a screening of the films made during this year’s Teen Summer Filmmaking Workshops. The two workshops, which took place this past July and August, had students writing, acting, directing, and editing their own short films, as well as creat-ing a “making of” documentary. “Hint” is a murder/mystery inspired by the popular board game “Clue” and the Agatha Christie book “And Then There Were None.” “Verlantis” follows a scientist and explorer as their plane crashes on an enchanted island, revealing a hidden civilization and the secrets of its peo-ple. LMC-TV will host the screening at the Mamaroneck High School Television Studio on Sept. 28 at 8 p.m. The studio is located on the Palmer side of Mamaroneck High School, up the steps from Walter’s Hot Dog Stand.

Light refreshments and snacks will be served. For further information or to RSVP for the event, call LMC-TV Studio Coordinator Dena Schumacher at (914) 381-0131 or email [email protected].

Hounds on the Sound Dog Walk and Festival

Come to the Hounds on the Sound Dog Walk and Festival on Sept. 30 and enjoy a day of four-legged fun with hundreds of other dog lovers. Leash up your pup and take a leisurely 1.5 mile stroll on a path along the waterfront and wind down with an afternoon of vendors, refreshments, activities for kids, demonstra-tions, contests, photo booth, music and more. It’s all to benefit the New Rochelle Humane Society and Pet Rescue. Dogs and cats will be available for adoption.

The event will be held in Glen Island Park in New Rochelle from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Registration begins at 10 a.m. and the walk begins at 11:30 a.m. Registration fee for walk is $25 for an individual, $40 for a family. For more information, visit houndsonthesound.com.

The Garden Club of Larchmont hosts fall fundraiser

The Garden Club of Larchmont, celebrat-ing its centennial anniversary, is having a lun-cheon and program entitled “The Little Black Dress,” presented by Bill Graham on Oct. 1. The Little Black Dress presentation was in-spired by the Coco Chanel Retrospective at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, demonstrating how to accessorize your little black dress from business casual to black tie with a vast array of jewelry, handbags, hats and scarves to create a specific look for eight different occasions, from cocktail party to fundraiser. Graham interprets that look in flo-

ral arrangements, which will be awarded as door prizes.

The event will wrap up with an iPad and 50/50 raffle, as well as an accessory sale.

The fundraiser is open to the public. Tickets are $55 (by reservation only) at Orienta Beach Club in Mamaroneck at 11:30 a.m. Send your check by Sept. 25, with name and phone number, to Garden Club of Larchmont, 723A Larchmont Acres, Larchmont, N.Y. 10538.

Woman’s Club of Mamaroneck meeting

The next monthly meeting of the evening section of the Woman’s Club of Mamaroneck will be held on Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m. at the Club House, located at 504 Cortlandt Ave. in Mamaroneck. The guest speaker will be Village of Mamaroneck Mayor Norman Rosenblum. If interested in joining the club, call the membership chair at (914) 698-9364.

Mamaroneck High School Class of 1982 reunion this October

The Mamaroneck High School Class of 1982 will be celebrating its 30th reunion on Oct. 6 (evening) and 7 (brunch). Please contact Lucy Moore Johanson at [email protected] for information, or find the reunion group on Classmates.com and Facebook (MHS Class of ‘82-Reunion ‘12).

Teen auditions for “Les Miserables”

The Westchester Sandbox Theatre an-nounces auditions for its YPT Teens produc-tion of “Les Miserables.” Auditions are open to performers in grades eight through 12. Auditions will take place on Oct. 7 from 11 a.m. –1 p.m. and Oct. 9 from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. at the Westchester Sandbox Theatre, located at 931c E. Boston Post Road in Mamaroneck. Performers should prepare a song for audi-tions and sheet music in the correct key. A registration fee of $395 is due at the first re-hearsal. Performances are Nov. 30 – Dec. 9. For more information, visit wstshows.com or call (914) 630-0804.

New Rochelle High School Class of 2003 seeks reunion committee members

The New Rochelle High School Class of 2003 seeks dedicated, motivated and reliable volunteers to be a part of its reunion com-mittee and help organize the 10-year reunion celebration.

There is no definite date for the event as of yet, but it is scheduled to take place sometime in 2013.

All suggestions and ideas are welcomed and encouraged.

Those who are interested should contact Deputy Editor Rachel McCain (Class of ’03) at [email protected].

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Mamaroneck Shares closes seasonBy PAMELA STERNCONTRIBUTOR

Folks lined Mamaroneck Avenue from the train station to Boston Post Road Sept. 21 to partake in the final Mamaroneck Shares block party of the summer.

Mamaroneck Shares, a not-for-profit formed in 2010, began the events in the village as a way to keep the community involved with local organizations. Revenue raised during the block parties is divided among four charities. During its first year, Mamaroneck Shares hosted only three events and donated earnings, which totaled $12,000, to three different organizations. By its second year, the not-for-profit expanded, hosting four block parties and raised $30,000. The revenue generated this year has not been totaled as of yet.

Mamaroneck resident Lee Slocum, who has lived in the village for four years, said that she and her family have come to many of the Mamaroneck Shares block parties. “It is a great time for the entire family,” she said.

Dawn Lemma dined outside on Mamaroneck Avenue at Kashiwa, an Asian Bistro, while her 8-year-old daughter Bailey played on a trampoline. Lemma, a Mamaroneck resident, said the events are great for children. “It is a beautiful night out and this block party gives the kids the freedom to run around,” she said. “We have gone to almost all of the block parties since [Mamaroneck Shares] had started them.”

Even those who don’t live in Mamaroneck came to enjoy the festivities. Alicia Allen of Yonkers saw a sign for the event while passing through the Village of Mamaroneck and decided to bring her children. “My kids really enjoy coming to this block party,” she said. “They espe-cially love the face painting, but also enjoy the bouncy castle, trampoline and the music.”

The Mamaroneck Shares banner hangs high over Mamaroneck Avenue. The not-for-profit organization held its last block party of the season on Sept. 21.

Eight year old Alecia Allen of Yonkers shows off her newly painted face. Photos/Pamela Stern

Yasmeena, a belly dancer for Hash

O’Nash Middle Eastern

Restaurant, entertains

the crowd on Mamaroneck

Avenue.

Eastchester and to question whether there’s an advantage to being a village within a town, ac-cording to Mayor Mary Marvin. New York State law dictates that village residents must pay town taxes regardless of whether the town actually provides services to village residents within its jurisdiction, Marvin added. Last year, Bronxville residents contributed approximately $1.1 mil-lion in taxes to the Town of Eastchester.

“Why the Westchester property tax rate is so much higher than the rest of the country is a good question,” Bryan said. “It is not neces-sarily the most affluent county in the country, but it does cater, on average, to a fairly affluent population. Quality schooling and other services tend to be done more lavishly.”

In comparison to other nearby counties such as Fairfield, Conn., Westchester has less indus-trial tax base to absorb the tax burden that other-wise hits residential homeowners, Bryan said.

In the short term, all of that is neither here nor there, he added. All anyone can really do is stay the course and hope the economy improves.

“As painful as it sounds, riding it out in Westchester isn’t as bad [as it is elsewhere],” Bryan said. “No one I know is predicting a rapid recov-ery. But then this was no ordinary recession.”


Editor’s Note

in reaction to the [housing] crash.”Even in the “Great Recession” that has

plagued the country for the past few years, local governments must balance their budgets, Bryan said. When tax revenues drop, municipalities have two options: They can either cut services or raise tax rates to try to replenish the revenue. In most communities, governments have done a combination of both, he said.

Elsewhere in the country, circumstances are even more dire than in Westchester, according to Bryan. Nationally, property values declined by roughly 30 percent in the past few years, he said. In some places, the figures dropped by 40 percent.

The decrease in property values in other lo-cales may be the reason people aren’t leaving the county, Bryan said. According to the eco-nomics professor, Westchester residents may be staying put because they have simply grown ac-customed to the cost of living and the incremen-tal tax hikes that have become commonplace.

“In order for a population shift to occur, there has to be a shift to a place where the circum-stances are better. These trends aren’t unique to Westchester–they are national trends,” Bryan said. “There’s only so far you can go without changing employers. And in the current climate, leaving a job to strike out on your own is a haz-ardous venture.”

In the Village of Bronxville, property tax in-creases have prompted some residents to ques-tion the village’s relationship with the Town of

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Mark Lungariello is on vacation. His column, “Lungariello at large,” will return next week.

a few good winks is at a premium, in contrast to the much darker movie that swept teen au-diences in the summer. In the major motion picture, two teen characters threaten to com-mit suicide at the climax of a televised wil-derness survival experience they are forced to undergo as they seek to outwit the show’s nefarious producers.

Umkenholz’s version, starring friends who take part in much more amiable and slower-moving combat, will be available on YouTube this fall.


out of origami,” he said, explaining how his character makes a paper weapon after delving into a library book to read how to make one.

The ninja character also had found him-self engrossed in a book at the Mamaroneck Library–and never saw Batman catching up to him.

The video and others like it were submit-ted by the library to a statewide competition to encourage teens to advocate through new forms of media for their local libraries as reading resources for their peers.

Umkenholz’s prowess with a video camera extends to an Eagle Scout project he is under-taking for Rye’s Boy Scout Troop 2 to combat drunk driving or driving when distracted by a cellphone. He regards the library as a home away from home.

“A lot of my friends started coming here when I told them about the teen section,” he said.

Umkenholz’s family planted the seeds of his love for the library.

“We used to come to the library every Tuesday night and get stacks of books out when he was a little boy,” said his mother, Stacy.

Umkenholz feels that his video has encour-aged more people to visit the library.

The video has brought some people back after several years of hiatus when teen pro-gramming was limited due to library reno-vations, he said. “I’ve gotten some reactions where people said ‘where did you take this video? It’s at the Mamaroneck Library? It’s open again?’”

The video closes with the Batman character

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Teen summer reading program takes off at libraryBy ROBERT WINGATECONTRIBUTOR

You know a library’s teen summer reading program is probably successful when before the summer is over, plans for the next year’s program are already posted on the library’s website.

At the Mamaroneck Public Library, a bevy of summer activities for middle and high school -aged children have sought to put to rest stereotypes about youth being discon-nected from community, obsessed only with unproductive digital technologies and unin-terested in analytical thinking and academic pursuits.

“We’re filling a niche in our community,” said teen librarian Ellen McTyre. “As long as you can get them hooked, they will read.”

This summer, 132 teens signed up in the Mamaroneck Library teen reading program. They posted upwards of 270 reviews of the books they read to a shared website and com-pleted 85,000 pages of reading.

“There are a lot of new faces in here in June and July. There are regularly 30 kids in the teen room,” McTyre said.

Those who read avidly in the summer were able to chart their progress on an interactive section of the library’s website. The teens had a shot at prizes such as free iTunes music downloads, gift cards to local stores, Xbox

games and a financial award from the Elks Club.

McTyre goes out of her way to connect popular book and movie series, with the aim that when book series are made into motion pictures that her wards have first read the books behind them.

“‘The Hunger Games’ trilogy is something that teens spread among themselves. Some kids are not allowed by their parents to see the movie until they’ve read the books,” she said. “I was very pleased that most of the teens I know said they had read the books before see-ing the movie.”

One way McTyre recruits teens into her program is by reaching out to parent-teacher groups, into the school district, and with Hispanic community leaders and parents.

“Our summer programs especially benefit those who are too old to go to camp but too young to work,” McTyre said.

But the summer program opens opportuni-ties for the library to introduce books and se-ries to teens they might not otherwise encoun-ter. Some popular recommendations include a teen spy series with a protagonist named Alex Rider, by a British author named Anthony Horowitz, and a series of novels by author Sara Shepard called “Pretty Little Liars,” which has been made into a television show.

Books with more traditional content such

as “Dracula” and “The Man with the Iron Mask” also form the basis for connecting good writing with what can be seen on the big screen.

McTyre said she was especially pleased this summer to uncover a supernatural thriller of sorts called “The Invisible” that had been made into a movie but not widely seen by most teens and that many enjoyed thoroughly.

The summer’s fanfare wraps up this month with a special event, thanks in part to the contributions of Frankie and Fanucci’s Wood Oven Pizzeria.

“We have a summer reading cel-ebration party. I say, ‘look, if you don’t do your summer reading then you’re not going to get free Frank’s pizza,’” McTyre said.

The entrance to the young adult section of the Mamaroneck Public Library. The library’s teen summer reading program has been such a success, library officials have already posted the program’s plans for next year on the library website. Photo/Robert Wingate

saying, “Hello. I am th e Dark Knight and I own the night using knowledge gained at my local library. Keep reading, my friends.”

Umkenholz, who is home schooled, said his future plans might involve making films pro-fessionally, though he has many options open to him as he heads toward completing his high school degree in 2014.

Umkenholz has also just completed a 17-minute film sending up the popular “Hunger Games” movie and book. In his version, teens compete to survive in a world where catching

Mamaroneck Public Library staff view a video made by Zachary Umkenholz promoting youth and teen reading. (L-R) Children’s circulation desk librarian Teresa Beebe, children’s library assistant Beverley Brodie-Stewart, head of youth services Marcia Hipp and Zachary Umkenholz. Photo/Robert Wingate

Mayor talks pension, mandate reformBy DANIEL OFFNERSTAFF [email protected]

Larchmont Mayor Anne McAndrews called for pension and mandate relief from the state in a recent keynote speech during a weekly meeting of the Larchmont Rotary Club on Sept. 14.

The mayor’s speech began focused on projects funded by the village such as the Palmer Avenue streetscape, but quickly turned to unfunded mandates such as a state imposed 2 percent property tax cap and increasing employee contribution rates.

“When you hear people say ‘bust the cap,’ they’re not only discussing projects we want to do,” said McAndrews, a Democrat. “This financial burden is tying the hands of local govern-ment by requiring officials to meet this unrealistic tax cap.”

The village, which did not exceed the tax cap in its 2012–2013 adopted budget, contended with ballooning costs associated with labor. Larchmont paid more than $3.1 million in total salary costs, including health benefits for 36 members of the police department and a little over $1.4 million for 14 members of the fire department. This figure includes employees’ base salaries, emergency compensation, wage increases and health coverage.

According to state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, the average employer contribution rates for municipal workers will increase from about 18.9 percent of salaries to 20.9 percent in the upcoming fiscal year. Additionally, employer contribution for the state Police and Fire Retirement System is increasing from an average 25.8 percent to 26.9 percent of salaries.

Already, the increase in employer contributions for union pension and health care plans are estimated to take up roughly .92 percent of the 2013–2014 Larchmont fiscal budget.

According to Village Treasurer Denis Brucciani, while employee contributions are held to the 2 percent cap, municipal officials can expect paying approximately 2.31 percent more than last year’s 18.59 percent for municipal workers and roughly 3.21 percent more than last year’s 25.01 percent for police and firefighters in Larchmont.

Mayor McAndrews recently attended the New York State Conference of Mayors and Municipal officials in Albany where she heard a very influential address from Executive Director Peter Baynes petitioning Gov. Cuomo’s tax cap legislation mandating contribution rate increases to the state retirement system are met by local government agencies under the 2 percent cap in the upcoming fiscal budget season.

During his keynote, Baynes called for immediate relief based on predictability and planning that won’t increase local debt.

“Now is the time for the retirement system to enact a program of consistent, flat and actuari-ally sound contribution rates that employers would pay, in good times and bad,” Baynes said. “This will allow municipal employers and their taxpayers to get off the pension roller coaster while protecting both the stability of the system and the benefits it provides.”

Although the fiscal budget season does not begin until June 2013, employers in the village already expect to pay 20.9 percent for municipal workers pension plans and 28.22 percent for police and fire pensions.

Larchmont Mayor Anne McAndrews receives a gift from Rotary Club President Stephen Bartell after delivering a speech Sept. 14 on the state mandated 2 percent property tax cap. Photo/Daniel Offner


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With honors

Cornell University is pleased to announce that Jesus Mendoza of Mamaroneck, a student at Mamaroneck High School, graduated from Cornell’s Summer College Program this summer.

The following local students have been admitted to Carleton College as a member of the Class of 2016:

Evan Rothman of LarchmontSarah Meister of LarchmontJulia Bindler of Mamaroneck

YWCA to host conference

The Money Conference for Women will be presented on Nov. 3 between 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. at Pace University Seidenberg School, located at One Martine Ave. in White Plains. The conference will address the unique financial issues women face in their work and personal lives.

The Money Conference for Women is a free conference by YWCA and will focus on money management, investment strategies and retirement planning for women of all ages, economic backgrounds and levels of financial knowledge.

The four sessions offered the participants may choose from are Budgeting Basics, Beginning Investing, Retirement Planning, and Making It On “My” Own–for Young Women. The YWCA Money Conference for Women is proud to present Sharon Epperson, CNBC senior commodities correspondent and personal finance correspondent as the keynote speaker.

The event is free for partici-pants. Sponsorship and vendor booth opportunities are avail-able. Please RSVP by Oct. 19 to [email protected] or call (914) 949-6227 x147. Visit the YWCA at ywcawpcw.org to download the registration form. (Submitted)


RNC brings about antiquated idealsTo the Editor,

The Republican National Convention came and went with all of pomp and rhetoric that has been a part of their conventions historically. From the first convention that I saw in 1972 until now, the leitmotif of “bringing back America” has been prevalent. This one, along with the Tea Party’s in-fluence, has made it more “mean spirited” and xenophobic than it has ever been. Mitt Romney’s speech seemed to communicate a message of an America that he wants to resemble of the 1950s–a time where “white supremacy” flourished, and legalized apartheid reigned north and south, where women were indeed “in their place” and subservient to men. He, along with Paul Ryan, ignored the fact America’s history has certainly not been inclusive, with economic policies that has increased the poverty rate to almost one in two–a trend started 30 years ago under Ronald Reagan.

The Tea Party influence was certainly there, along with the “hate Obama” theme and all the lies associated with it. Ryan’s speech was filled with prefabrications such as the closing of the GM Plant under President Obama, which actually happened under Bush and did not give President Obama any credit for GM’s return. Ryan also said that President Obama precipitated the U.S. credit rating, which was another misinterpretation because Congress not raising the debt ceiling engendered the downgrade.

The Republican right often seem to love “America” yet hate many Americans.

Clifford Jackson,Larchmont

Congress should back ‘Right to Repair’To the Editor,

The Tire Industry Association applauds the passage of the Right to Repair law in Massachusetts and strongly urges Congress to pass a comparable federal law to ensure that all American car owners and their trusted repair shops have the same access to safety alerts and repair informa-tion as the franchised new car dealer network.

Most new vehicles are equipped with tire pressure monitoring systems to protect motorists from the dangers of operating a vehicle with underinflated tires. Because these systems are controlled by computers, every repair facility must have ready access to complete, accurate in-formation from the car companies or it will be very difficult to keep all tire pressure monitoring systems activated and in safe working condition. Passage in Massachusetts is a good start, but there is a critical need to swiftly pass the Right to Repair Act on a national level.

The Motor Vehicle Owners’ Right to Repair Act (HR 1449) levels the competitive playing field for motoring consumers and between new car dealerships and independent repair shops by requir-ing that car companies provide full, fair access at a reasonable cost to all non-proprietary service information, tools, fault codes and safety-related bulletins needed to repair motor vehicles.

We support each car owner’s right to patronize the auto service facility of their choice and ask all motorists to visit righttorepair.org to send a letter to each of their congressional representa-tives, urging them to co-sponsor the Right to Repair Act.

Roy LittlefieldExecutive vice president,Tire Industry Association

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exception with the way Cohen’s camp has negatively portrayed him throughout the race–in particular, pointing to robo-calls and mailings attacking the assemblyman prior to announcing his run for the Senate seat earlier this year. He even blasted Cohen for allowing his campaign spokesperson, O’Reilly, to do his talking.

“Bob Cohen is letting Bill O’Reilly do his thinking for him,” Latimer said. “Let Bob Cohen speak in his own voice. You’re not electing Bill O’Reilly to the state Senate. Bob Cohen should silence Bill O'Reilly and speak

LettersDEBATE, continued from page 1 for himself."

Cohen spokesperson O’Reilly said he often speaks for Cohen while the candidate is out campaigning and talking with the voters, call-ing it pretty standard in campaigns.

Cohen lost out on a bid for the same Senate seat two years ago by mere percentage points to retiring Sen. Suzi Oppenheimer, a Democrat.

The two candidates are slated to debate before the League of Women Voters, News12 and the Westchester Business Council in October.

A phone call to Cohen seeking comment was not returned as of press time.

George Latimer Bob Cohen

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SPORTS14 • THE SOUND AND TOWN REPORT • September 28, 2012

Teams poised for dominance this seasonMamaroneck field hockey

It’s never a surprise to see Mamaroneck’s field hockey team among the top squads in Section I, and this year is no different. Though the team just suffered its first loss of the season–a 1-0 nail biter against Connecticut powerhouse Darien High School–the team still remains unbeaten in Section I competition, with a 7-1 overall record.

Leading up to the Darien contest, the Tigers had simply been rolling through the opposition, winning games against White Plains and Hastings by a combined score of 18-0. More impor-tant, the team has gotten contributions from a number of players on the offensive end–including Rachel Brissette, who scored twice against Hastings on Sept. 21, and Karen Seid, who scored three times against White Plains on Sept. 18.

New Rochelle footballIn last week’s “Throwdown,” I pondered if New Rochelle–a team long known for its defensive

prowess–would be able to show the same sort of dominance in 2012. On Sept. 22, the team may have answered with a resounding ‘yes,’ blanking a tough Arlington team to come away with a 14-0 win.

The Huguenots, who have surrendered just seven points this year, have put together two consecutive shutouts amid a string of 10 straight quarters in which the team has not allowed a single point. The Huguenots will face a similar team on Sept. 28, when it hosts a powerful North Rockland squad that is coming off a 14-3 win over Clarkstown South. Both teams share a ‘defense-first’ mindset, so fans looking for fireworks may be disappointed, as this game should be a good, old-fashioned grind-fest.

Harrison footballIf the first two weeks of the season showed fans that the Huskies are a team that has never

been out of any game and a team with the mental toughness to climb out of early holes, the squad’s Sept. 21 win over Sleepy Hollow was indicative of just what this team is capable when it is firing on all cylinders.

After rousing comebacks to beat White Plains and John Jay, Harrison cruised on Friday night, hanging 31 points on the Horsemen before Sleepy Hollow was able to get on the board. Husky offense has shown great balance, as the team has won games on the strength of players’ running ability as well as areal attack. Against the Horsemen, quarterback Vinnie Nicita threw for three touchdowns.

Mamaroneck boys soccerOver the first few weeks of the season, Mamaroneck’s soccer team has established itself not

only as one of the favorites in Class AA, but also as a dominant squad in all of New York State. On Sept. 23, the first New York State Soccer Poll was released, listing the Tigers as the 14th best team in all of Class AA. At 6-0 at the time of the announcement, the Tigers share a record with the only other Section I team to grace the AA poll, as the Arlington Admirals took home the sixth spot.

Mamaroneck has been solid against stiff league competition thus far, but will need to make an-other run through the opposition again in order to hold on to–or even improve–its state ranking. One of the biggest games the Tigers have left on the schedule is an Oct. 4 rematch against Scarsdale. In the first meeting between these two teams this season, Mamaroneck escaped with a 1-0 overtime win.

New Rochelle High School senior Khalil Edney throws a pass against

White Plains in his team’s Sept. 14 game with the Tigers. The

Huguenots are unbeaten on the season and have allowed just

seven points on the year. Photo/Bobby Begun

Sports authors to lecture at JCC The JCC of Mid-Westchester will present a lecture and book signing featuring sports authors Sharon Robinson and Kostya Kennedy on Oct. 14, from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m., in the Bendheim Performing Arts Center, located at 999 Wilmot Road in Scarsdale.

Robinson, the au-thor of many works of fiction and non-fiction, has written several books about her father, baseball legend Jackie Robinson. She will discuss and sign her picture books “Testing the Ice: A True Story about Jackie Robinson” and “Jackie’s Gift,” a true story about how the Robinsons drew close to a neighboring Jewish family in Brooklyn and established a lifelong friend-ship.

Robinson is an educational consultant for Major League Baseball, overseeing its char-acter education program “Breaking Barrier: In Sports, In Life.” Now in its 16th year, the pro-gram helps empower students with strategies to help them face obstacles in their lives.

Kennedy will discuss and sign his best-selling book “56: Joe DiMaggio and the Last

Magic Number in Sports,” the story of a na-tion captivated by DiMaggio’s hitting streak

in the turbulent time before World War II. Kennedy, a senior editor at Sports Illustrated, writes on a wide range of subjects. Before joining Sports Illustrated, he was a staff writ-er at Newsday and contributed to The New York Times and The New Yorker. He earned an M.S. from

Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism, from which he received a Pulitzer Fellowship.

Admission for this lecture is $5 for chil-dren and $15 for adults. The event is ap-propriate for ages 7 through adult. A por-tion of the proceeds will be donated to the Jackie Robinson Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1973 to perpetuate the memory of Jackie Robinson through the advancement of higher education among un-derserved populations.

For more information about the JCC of Mid-Westchester, visit jccmw.org. (Submitted)

Sports authors Kostya Kennedy and Sharon Robinson. The two will be featured at a lecture

and book signing hosted by the JCC of Mid-Westchester Oct 14. Contributed photos

On Sept. 9, members of the Rye Y Tribe participated in the Danskin Triathlon in Sandy Hook, N.J.

The all-female team, which consisted of 56 members and had female coaches, trained to-gether for six months before the race. For most, it was their first time participating in a triathlon, as 45 women had never been involved in the sporting event. (Submitted)

Rye Y runners take on triathlon

Members of the Rye Y Tribe at the Danskin Triathlon Sept. 9. For the majority of the group, it was their first time participating in such an event. Contributed photo

SPORTSSeptember 28, 2012 • THE SOUND AND TOWN REPORT • 15

Sound and Town RoundupFootball

9/21 RC Ketcham d. Mamaroneck, 36-21Hoping for some measure of revenge

against the team that knocked the Tigers out of playoff contention in 2011, Mamaroneck set out to win its homecoming game against RC Ketcham on Sept. 21 at Mamaroneck High School. The 2011 loss was a particularly tough one for the Tigers, which saw a late lead slip away, but Friday night’s game was no bet-ter, as the Red Raiders bested Mamaroneck 36-21.

Mamaroneck’s defense–a unit that surrendered just 13 points in the team’s first two games–was torched by Ketcham signal caller Kevin Duke, who had four touchdown passes on the day. The loss is Mamaroneck’s first on the season and the team now sits at 2-1. The squad will need to bounce back quickly, as players will travel to Ramapo to take on a good Gryphons team on Sept. 28. Ramapo is coming off a dramatic 19-17 win over Clarkstown North.

Field Hockey9/24 Mamaroneck d. Suffern, 2-0Three days after the Tigers suffered its first

loss of the year–a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Connecticut powerhouse Darien–the team bounced right back to prove why the squad has been the class of Section I for so long, beating the Mounties 2-0.

The Mounties were able to get shots off, but Mamaroneck goalie Liza Stefanz was perfect, making seven saves on the afternoon. Kayla Robinson and Hope Joyce both found the net for the Tigers, which improved to 7-1 on the year, but remains perfect within the section. The Tigers will have a tough challenge on Oct. 1 when rival Scarsdale comes to town.

Girls Soccer9/24 Mamaroneck d. Ossining, 3-1Mamaroneck picked up its first win of the

season on Monday, downing Ossining at home on the strength of a solid performance by Julia Leslie. Leslie had two goals on the afternoon, and Mamaroneck’s defense was solid, allow-ing just seven shots on goalie Danielle Zellin, who stopped all but one.

Boys Soccer9/23 Rye Neck d. Croton-Harmon, 0-0

(Panther win in penalty kicks)In the first round of Irvington’s Teammates

Tournament, Rye Neck down the Tigers with a blistering shootout performance, outscoring Croton 4-1 once the game went to kicks. For the second straight game, Rye Neck did not score in regulation, nor did they allow a goal. During this run, goalie Angelo Spedafino has been perfect, notching 17 saves.

Rye Neck will play Irvington in the tour-nament final on Oct. 14 at 3 p.m. Irvington dispatched Ardsley 3-0 in the tourney opener.

Senior Will Parkinson makes a catch near the sidelines at the Tigers’ Sept. 21 homecoming game against RC Ketcham. Ketcham would win the game 36-21.

Defensive back Robbie Nigro breaks up a long pass on Sept. 21. Though Nigro got his hands on this ball, Ketcham was effective through the air, scoring four times on passing plays.

Tigers quarterback Danny McCarthy unleashes a throw on Sept. 21 against Ketcham. Ketcham put the Tigers in a big hole to start the game, but the Tigers battled back gamely. Photos/Bobby Begun


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