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Village Administrator’s Report Instituted, New Treasurer Welcomed

BY STEPHEN E. LIPKEN

Bronxville Mayor Mary C. Marvin and Deputy Mayor Robert S. Underhill extended a “strong welcome” to new Village Administrator Jim Palmer at his first official Work Session and later meeting on Monday, July 14.

Announcing that he is institut-ing an Administrator’s Report as part of future agendas, Palmer reported that he met with a consulting firm re-garding zoning regulations, finalizing drafts regarding outdoor dining and sidewalk displays.

“I am also introducing a Reverse 9/11 Notification System for some se-nior citizens who do not use e-mail to telephone co-op complex residents and homeowners on their block about power outages and other emergen-cies as well as sending text messages,”

Palmer said.Discussing the Garden Avenue

Lot, Palmer suggested using pay-by-phone/kiosks for longer term mer-chant parking, reserving meters for short term parkers. “Permeable con-crete pavers were installed for flood remediation as well as re-striping parking slots to make it user-friend-ly,” Palmer added.

At the Regular Meeting, the Board approved Local Law Number 4-2014, exempting vehicles displaying Lower Kensington (LK) parking permits from parking time limits, allowing parking at Dewitt Avenue from Paxton Avenue to Village Line; Garden Avenue from Pondfield Road to Tanglewylde Ave-nue; Kensington Road from Sagamore Road to Oval Court; Paxton Avenue from Stone Place to Dewitt Avenue; Sagamore Road from Pondfield Road

to Village Line; and Valley Road from Pondfield Road to Prescott Avenue.

Mayor Marvin intro-duced new Treasurer Lori Voss who proposed Cred-it Acceptance, an oppor-tunity to pay property, school taxes; parking per-mits; paddle tennis fees; building permits/licens-es; business/occupation-al licenses; bulky waste fees; birth and death cer-tificates by credit card, debit or ACH payment, in person at Village Hall; internet with 3% user convenience fee or $2.50 for debit cards. Vendors will be selected; Resolu-tion was approved.

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Greyston’s Sweet Mission Showcased on The Today Show

The Today Show was treated to a behind-the-scenes look at brownie and cookie production at Greyston Bakery during a recent filming for the show’s Hope to It series. The segment, which aired last month drew national attention to Greyston’s mission, key initiatives of Open Hiring and PathMak-ing, and their delicious baked goods.

Since 1982, Greyston – one of the world’s leading social enterprises – has been creating jobs and providing integrated programs for Southwest Yonkers individuals and their families to help them move forward on their path to self-sufficiency. For more than 30 years, Greyston has proudly maintained its pioneering employment model of Open Hiring at the bakery, offering job opportunities regardless of educational attainment,

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Jansen Hospice honored their hospice volunteers at a spe-cial summer luncheon – a perfect way to celebrate some of the most important people in the Jansen Hospice program. Laura Hanlon, Jansen Hospice Volunteer and Bereavement Coordina-tor, organized the lunch at The Old Stone Mill in Tuckahoe to

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Greenburgh Nature Center to Hold 2nd Annual Golf Outing & Reception at Scarsdale Golf Club

The Greenburgh Nature Center (GNC) is hosting its 2nd Annual Golf Outing & Reception, and are seeking your support to help make it a huge success. Funds raised will go toward programs and service projects planned for the next twelve months.

On Monday, September 15, 2014, the 2nd Annual Golf Outing & Reception will take place at the Scarsdale Golf Club. The driving range opens at 11am and players can also sign in and reg-ister at that time. Guests will be treated to a BBQ lunch on the course, opportunities for raffles, and participation in competitive games. The day will end with an evening cocktail reception and dinner (5:30-7:30pm) which will include awarding of prizes, music, and an opportunity to bid on Silent Auction items.

Tee off on the beautiful grounds of neighboring property, The Scarsdale Golf Club. Their mu-tual roots date back to the early 1900’s when Dr. Lewis Morris, a wildlife enthusiast and founding member of the Golf Club, purchased the Nunataks property for his weekend retreat. His home, built of stone quarried on the property, is the current “Manor House” and cornerstone of the Greenburgh Nature Center.

The Scarsdale Golf Club (SGC) borders on the GNC property and fits well with its mission. Since their founding in 1898, the SGC has preserved an atmosphere that is both rich in tradition and modern in approach. Their top-rated, recently renovated Tillinghast golf course offers an enjoyable round and a challenging test of golf. For more information on the course, go to http://www.scarsdalegolfclub.org/Club/Scripts/Home/home.asp . RSVP to www.greenburghnaturecenter.com or call 723-3470 for additional information.

Westchester Teammates Lindsay & Sesler Selected to Row at World Rowing Championships

Pelham Community Rowing Association (PCRA) Team Captains Liliane Lindsay (Harrison) and Julia Sesler (Bronxville) were recently named to the United States Junior National Team. They will compete in the World Rowing Junior Champi-onships this month in Hamburg, Germany. This will be Lindsay’s second year representing her country in competition; last year she stroked the U.S. 8+ to a 5th place finish at Worlds in Trakai, Lithuania.

The two rowers left for Selection Camp at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in mid-June, just one day after returning from USRowing Youth Nation-als in Sacramento, where their Quadruple Sculls took fifth place on a sunny Father’s Day, as both girls’ dads looked on with enormous pride.

Rowing with them on both occasions were boatmates Ellie Sawyer of Mamaroneck, and Pel-ham’s Maggie Stiefvater. This year actually marked the second year that Lindsay, Sesler and Sawyer rowed together, coming into this year’s Nation-als as the defending bronze medalists and 2-time New York State Champions. Lindsay, in fact, is the only rower to have been in PCRA’s winning quad all four years, qualifying for Nationals each year, capturing a Silver Nationals medal as a sophomore with different teammates, and the New York State Championship title for an impressive four con-secutive years.

This was the sixth year PCRA has sent boats to Nationals, and the quartet of girls happily shared this year’s Nationals campaign with PCRA’s Boys’ Lightweight Double, consisting of Zachary Heese and Jack Shirocky, both from Pelham.

The quad drew a competitive line-up during the heats at the Sacramento State Aquatic Center on Lake Natoma, but went into the race thinking their chances were quite good. Experiencing some breakage coming off the start, however, made for

some tough steering coming down the course, taking precious seconds off their time. Their un-expected third place finish necessitated they com-pete in an extra repechage round, rather than pro-ceed straight to the afternoon’s semi-finals. The quad was a bit shaken, but handily won their rep by a commanding eight second lead.

Moving on to the semi-final, PCRA’s draw was a difficult one, especially since they had al-ready raced that morning and most of their com-petition had not. Happily, they were able to secure a third place finish and the chance to compete in the all important A-Final.

Meanwhile, the PCRA’s Boys’ Lightweight

Double had been able to place second in their heat to advance directly to the semi-final. The boys were delighted with their time, which was the fourth fastest out of the 22 entries across the heats. The boys also came in third in their semi-final, ad-

Left to right: Julia Sesler (Bronxville, Riverdale Country School graduate), Ellie Sawyer (rising senior, Mama-roneck High School), Maggie Stiefvater (rising senior, Pelham Memorial High School) and Liliane Lindsay (Harrison High School graduate).

vancing them to the coveted A-Final and a chance to race against the five fastest crews in the nation.

Ultimately, in the third and final day of great racing, the PCRA’s Boys’ Double came in 6th and the Girls’ Quad came in 5th fastest crews in the nation. This marked the first time a Pelham boy’s boat had ever qualified for an A-Final, and as such, was very exciting for the entire team routing for them back home in New York.

For the girls who had experienced medaling at Nationals last year, their finish was surely a bit more bittersweet, particularly for seniors Sesler and Lindsay, for whom this was their final race for PCRA. Sesler summed it up best when she said, “We gave it our all and were ultimately pleased with our races and to have finished up our season as we had started: together.”

And together they are, in a story of abiding friendship and sportsmanship, as Sesler and Lind-say moved from Selection Camp in New London, CT to Nationals Team training in Princeton, New Jersey, thrilled to share the twice-daily physically taxing and mentally grueling regimen with one another. The journey will expand to include aca-demics for these two even after racing in Germany concludes, as they go on to become rowing Bull-dogs next year, charting their new course together at Yale University.

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Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation to Crack Down on Domestic Violence, Stalking and Public Lewdness

...continued on page 4Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed a series of bills that strength-en existing laws and add new mea-sures to protect New Yorkers from domestic violence, stalking, and public lewdness.

“Protecting New Yorkers from domestic violence – whether its ha-rassment, stalking, or indecent ex-posure – is a priority for our admin-istration, and strengthening these state laws will help keep our citizens safe,” Governor Cuomo said. “I am proud to sign these bills into law, and I thank their legislative spon-sors for their hard work on each of these issues.”

Aggravated harassment is a se-rious crime that impacts people in communities across the state, and an alleged violation of this law is an important tool for domestic violence victims who pursue a court-issued order of protection.

In the recent case of People v. Golb, how-ever, the New York State Court of Appeals struck down part of the State’s laws against aggravated harassment. The program bill being signed to-

day by the Governor ad-dresses the constitutional issue raised by the Court in that case, thereby reviving this law. This bill takes ef-fect immediately.

Senator Mike Nozzolio said, “We are a State and Nation of laws and we must make it clear that individu-als who threaten and intim-idate others will pay a price for their actions. This mea-sure addresses a serious hole in the penal law and will provide an important tool in domestic violence pros-ecutions. I thank Governor Cuomo for his leadership

on this issue to enact legislation that protects the safety of our citizens.”

Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein, Chair of the Assembly Judiciary Committee, said, “Harassment is a crime that should never go unpunished, and the bill that Governor Cuo-mo signed is an important step toward reach-ing that goal. Reviving the State’s laws for Ag-gravated Harassment in the Second Degree is an important way to ensure that those who do harass another individual will be dealt with to the fullest extent of the law, and I am proud to have played a role in making this legislation a reality. I am hopeful that this will lead not only to more effective punishments for individuals who commit harassment, but also for great pro-tections for their victims.”

The next bill signed by the Governor ad-dresses important public safety concerns re-

garding the use of GPS devices and stalking, which are also significant issues in the area of domestic violence. This bill expands the crime of stalking to include the unauthorized use of a GPS or other electronic device to track another individual. This legislation is also known as “Jackie’s Law,” in memory of Jackie Wisniews-ki of West Seneca, who was killed after being stalked by a former boyfriend utilizing a GPS tracking device on her car.

Senator Tim Kennedy said, “Jackie Wis-niewski’s tragic death caused deep sadness and pain for her family, yet they courageously stepped forward to fight for new laws to pre-vent domestic violence. Our state owes the Wisniewski family a debt of gratitude. It is with heavy hearts that we mark the signing of


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this important legislation, as we reflect on the tragedies that have prompted it. In a surging number of cases, stalkers are using GPS technology to track their victims, instill fear and destroy their lives. It happened to Jackie and to so many others, but there was nothing in state law to prevent it, until now. With the Governor’s signature, New York State finally closes a dangerous loophole in the law and can now crack down on GPS stalking. Thank you to Governor Cuomo for signing this bill and always standing up to protect New Yorkers in need. If this law helps save one victim like Jackie, and spares one family, like the Wisniewski’s, the unimaginable pain they’ve suffered, Jackie’s legacy will continue to live on.”

Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples-Stokes said, “The loss of a loved one is a long process for a family to endure. Jackie Wisniewski was a daughter, mother, and loving aunt. Her tragedy identifies the need to bring more attention to domestic violence. Jackie’s killer was able to install a GPS tracking device in her car, this should have been illegal; I applaud Governor Cuomo for signing this into law to prevent this situ-ation from occurring again. I also applaud and thank the Wisniewski family for their steadfast support and advocacy towards honoring Jackie’s memory by hav-ing this law to watch over domestic violence victims in the future.”

The Governor also signed a bill that establishes

Public Lewdness in the First Degree, a class A mis-demeanor. This new misdemeanor applies to indi-viduals aged 19 or older who intentionally expose themselves to children under the age of 16, and is punishable by up to one year in county jail.

Senator Andrew J. Lanza said, “Surprisingly, Public Lewdness was only a class B misdemeanor, and provided no additional penalties when the act was committed against a child or when the individ-ual was repeatedly arrested on the charges. Perpetra-tors of public lewdness often have a long history of such acts and other sex crimes, and in many cases go on to commit even more serious sex offenses. This law increases the penalties for these vile acts and aims to stop these offenders before they can do more serious harm.”

Assemblywoman Patricia Fahy said, “Indecent exposure or public lewdness - especially on repeat-ed occasions or in the presence of children – is an unacceptable act that requires a tougher criminal response, and that is exactly what this bill provides. This is an issue that is important to me not just as a legislator and a New Yorker, but as a mother, and I am proud that Governor Cuomo is standing with us and signed this bill into law. It is my hope that this new law will serve as a deterrent for the re-occurrence of this kind of depravity, and I am confident that it will ultimately help protect New Yorkers and lead to safer communities across the state.”

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BY MAYOR MARY MARVIN

On June 24, we had a very pro-ductive meeting with residents im-pacted by the Kens-ington Road devel-opment project. We listened to the con-cerns of those who are the boots on the ground and made changes to our parking/construc-

tion roll out plans. Meetings of this sort demonstrate our community at its best, providing a cordial free flow of information and conversation that results in a better outcome.

Chief among the residents’ concern was not changing or impacting the current parking on Saga-more Road from Kensingtion Road to the play park. As a result, we found enough spaces for lower Kens-ington Road parkers in areas out of this already con-gested zone.

Our displaced parkers will now have the oppor-tunity to park on Sagamore Road north of the play park to the Tuckahoe Village line, on Valley Road, in some spaces on Prescott Avenue and Kensington Road and if willing to walk a little, they may park entirely free on Paxton Avenue.

It is important to note that our permission for this overnight parking for a discreet group of dis-placed parkers required the passage of a state legisla-tive act. Once passed, the act had to be signed by the Governor. The Village purposely placed a sunset date on this parking so no Villager would be concerned that these spaces would morph into permanent parking. This street parking will be in effect only un-til the new parking structure is ready for occupancy.

At the completion of the project, all of the strip-ing and signage will be removed in these designated areas.

Those commuters who used the Lower Kens-ington lot may park in the Kraft Avenue lot if they have a resident or prepaid commuter permit. Hold-ers of a commuter permit may also park in the Ava-lon Lot. Merchants who normally park in the Lower Kensington lot may park in the Garden Avenue lot. In addition to the current merchant section, the sec-ond row of public parking will be available for mer-chants.

Our lower Kensington lot officially closed yes-

terday and construction fencing will be erected this week. The contractor has agreed to provide a covered walkway on Kensingtion Road for the duration of the project.

And again in response to area residents, Saga-more Road will not be used as a truck route for the project. We know our construction/relocation plan can always be perfected and we will continue to ask for resident input and adjust and modify as we go along.

As a corollary to the Kensington project, resi-dents at the public meeting raised additional con-cerns regarding speeding and safety on Sagamore Road.

In response, our police department inventoried signage on the length of Sagamore Road and added two additional 25mph. speed limit signs near the play park as well as a traffic calming pedestrian cross-walk sign in that crosswalk.

The fire zones on Kensington Road and Avon Road were also restriped and two traffic volume and speed surveys were conducted.

Our monitoring equipment was stationed near the play park and our Police Department recorded over 10,000 readings during a full seven day stretch.

The average speed was 23mph or 2mph less than the posted 25. (Note: due to special legislation enacted many years ago, Sagamore Road was al-lowed to be reduced from the State’s 30mph mini-mum speed.) Those who were speeding averaged 28mph, above the reduced speed zone but below the 30mph allowed throughout the rest of the Village.

On the downhill side of Sagamore Road, our equipment was set up near Latimer Lane and over 7,500 cars were monitored. The downhill results re-corded an average speed of 26mph or 1mph above the posted limit.

It appears that because of the curves and nar-row features of Sagamore Road, there is a widespread perception that vehicles speed up and down the road. However, our data did not support this.

Our monitoring equipment, which is an im-portant new acquisition, can highlight by the hour when speeding is most frequent and volume is at its highest. Armed with data, we can more effectively and economically target our enforcement efforts.

We will do this in the coming weeks on Saga-more Road. We recently just completed a similar monitoring/enforcement effort on Summit Avenue.

Village officials are available to speak at annual meetings of co-op boards as well as on an individual basis with any resident concerning the timetable/ad-justments required due to the upcoming construction.

work history, or past social barriers, such as in-carceration, homelessness, or drug use.

The Today Show’s Hope to It series pres-ents stories on individuals who have struggled with and overcome adversity, highlighting the support networks and organizations, like Greyston, that help them triumph. Three bak-ery employees were featured in the segment, talking passionately about their experiences working at Greyston and the role that it has played in positively changing their lives.

Greyston President and CEO Steven Brown also spoke about the importance of Open Hiring as a way to eliminate poverty in the disadvan-taged community of Yonkers, and PathMaking, a Greyston program and set of guiding values which helps individuals move towards self-suf-ficiency. Additionally, the segment brought at-tention to Greyston programs available to both employees and the community at large, includ-ing childcare and affordable housing.

“The Today Show recognizes Greyston as a community leader and an agent of change,” Brown said. “Our hope is that other organiza-tions across the country adopt or support these likeminded philosophies to help those in need of a second chance.”

Following Greyston’s feature on Hope to It, donations, brownie sales, and website en-gagement skyrocketed with interest continuing to increase daily. Moreover, the social impact of the story is powerful: An outpour of praise and support for Greyston was demonstrated through social media posts and sharing; 400 new “likes” on Facebook helped the bakery to surpass a milestone of 3,000 fans. Greyston partners Whole Foods and Ben & Jerry’s were also quick to help spread the word through Twitter. Greyston is currently offering a 10 percent discount on all brownie orders, which can be redeemed online using the coupon code HOPE.

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Concordia College Announces New Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Technology

Concordia College will launch a new Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Technology beginning this Fall. Graduates of the program will be eligible to sit for the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) National Certification Examination.

Employment data projections reveal strong growth potential for Radiologic Tech-nologists, beginning with a median starting salary of $55,910, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The job outlook for Radiologic and MRI Technologists is growing faster than average, projected at 21% by 2022, with over 48,000 new jobs projected to be added during that period.

Dr. Molinda Kearns, Health Studies Pro-gram Chair at Concordia College, adds, “We are excited to introduce the Radiologic Tech-nologies Program to our academic offerings. It will bring a unique and desirable option to our students. The fact that this program is bach-

elor degree-awarding means students will leave with technical knowledge and patient care ex-perience to provide career opportunities upon graduation as hospital and outpatient care fa-cility administrators.”

Radiologic technology is the art and sci-ence of utilizing radiation to produce diagnos-tic images of the tissues, bones, organs and vessels of the body to assist physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Images may be recorded on film or viewed digitally on a video monitor. The radiographer is an essential member of the health care team and is respon-sible for producing high quality diagnostic im-ages through accurate positioning, radiation protection and quality patient care.

Concordia is currently accepting appli-cations for the Fall and Spring Semesters. For more information, please contact the Office of Admission at 337-9300, x2155 or [email protected].

The Chapel School Preschool Voted Best of Westchester 2014

The Chapel School’s Preschool Program has been awarded Westchester Maga-zine’s “Best of Westchester.” The title was earned after the magazine ran its yearly poll, asking readers and those in the community to vote for their favorite establishments. The “Best of Westchester” list represents the best the coun-ty has to offer in schools, food, entertainment, beauty categories, and more. The re-sults are based on votes from Westchester Magazine’s an-nual survey.

The Chapel School is known for its knowledgeable and nurturing staff, who are well versed in child development, early childhood education, and appropriate practice. “We feel it is important to teach children through discovery and sensory learning within a developmentally appropriate Christian curriculum,” stated Mrs. Michelle Tween, Preschool director at The Chapel School. “We build a foundation for a life-long love of learning with daily exposure to language and literacy, math, science, art, music and spanish instruction. We understand that each child learns differ-ently and therefore our approach to their education is individualized and creates an atmosphere in which they fulfill their potential.”

Village Lutheran Church and The Chapel School are located at 172 White Plains Road in Bronxville (across the street from Concordia College). For more information about Village Lu-theran Church and The Chapel School and its programs, call 914-337-3202 or visit www.thecha-pelschool.org.


Westchester Legislators Provide Continued Oversight of Flood Mitigation Efforts on Bronx River

The Westchester County Board of Legis-lators (BOL) continued its oversight of storm-water management efforts in flood prone areas and began laying groundwork for new miti-gation projects this week when it held a July 16 meeting of the Bronx River Advisory Board (BRAB), which is chaired by Legislator Bernice Spreckman (R-Yonkers).

Recent storms have closed both the Bronx River Parkway and Saw Mill River Parkway, and motorists know that stormwater issues make traveling on the roads during rainfall a risky endeavor.

At its July 14 regular meeting, the BOL unanimously approved the Bronx River Recon-naissance Plan, which will help local commu-nities along the river identify and effectuate

flood mitigation projects. The BRAB meeting included discussion about helping local com-munities obtain partial County funding for the projects, which can often cost upwards of sev-eral million dollars.

“We recognize the importance of helping our residents and business owners along the Bronx River reach long-term solutions to flood-ing problems, which seem to increase with land development and instances of severe weather,” said Legislator MaryJane Shimsky (D-Hastings-on-Hudson), who has been collaborating with Legislator Spreckman in her efforts to revitalize BRAB. “Having our local partners act will result in real solutions that will help our residents.” At this month’s BRAB meeting, members were informed that NYS Assemblyman David Bu-

chwald was looking into the merits and me-chanics of adding the Bronx River to the state’s Inland Waterway List, which could help flood projects qualify for state aid.

The committee also discussed the neces-sity of clearing the debris that is blocking nu-merous parts of the river.

“Cleaning up the Bronx River and alleviat-ing blockages that spur flooding has to be our first priority, and we’re looking to work cooper-atively with the Administration and our other partners in government to make this happen,” said Shimsky.

In addition, the committee agreed that next steps include discussions with New York State Department of Environmental Conser-vation officials about targeted dredging of the Bronx River, and with Metro North officials about a railroad trestle causing flooding in Yon-kers.

It’s going to take a lot of work from civic and government officials to solve the flooding related to the Bronx River,” said Spreckman. “The flooding damages property and poses a public safety problem. It’s time to take action.”

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thank the volunteers for the value they bring to Jansen Hospice.

The afternoon was a well-deserved break for the volunteers who dedicate so much time to Jansen, even before they begin visiting patients. To become a volunteer, people must undergo a five-week training program that prepares them for serving terminally ill patients. They explore new topics each week with the medical, nursing, counseling, and pastoral professionals of Jansen Hospice, and learn from other volunteers. Lori Lahn’s experience in the training program was essential for her transformation into a hospice volunteer. Lori admits, “I was initially hesitant. I didn’t know if I could go and visit dying pa-tients. Then a fellow volunteer brought in a book that helped my understanding of the dy-ing process, and restored my confidence in what I was doing. I am very thankful she brought in the book.” For Lori, and others, time spent with Jansen staff and other volunteers is a necessary step to move to the next level of providing sup-port for patients and their families.

Once training is complete, volunteers travel throughout Westchester to visit patients and give whatever they can to help out. Emely Scioli has been a Jansen volunteer for six years and says, “Whenever I go see a patient I ask for guidance about what they want most, and you have to just open yourself up. By the end of my visits I’m mentally exhausted from giving as much as I possibly can. And that’s the best part.

I have so much love to give, and it feels good to transfer it to my patients.” Emely puts her own needs out of the way when she visits patients, and believes conversation and communication is fundamental to the volunteer-patient rela-tionship. In fact, after one of Emely’s patients suffered a stroke and reverted back to her na-tive language of Spanish, Emely took Spanish lessons so they could continue to understand each other. Many volunteers believe communi-cation and ongoing support is the core of hos-pice, and they’re ready to dedicate their time and energy towards the wellbeing of the Jansen patients, and their families.

The Jansen volunteers go above and be-yond in what they do, and Laura Hanlon want-ed their dedication to be recognized. At the luncheon, Laura told the volunteers, “Thank you for volunteering because you want to, for being caring, for bringing life experiences to what you do, and most importantly, for bring-ing comfort to the patients and families that you visit.” Most days, Jansen volunteers are so busy “doing what they can” for other people that they don’t have a chance to think about the wonderful contribution they make to the community. The luncheon was a day for the hospice volunteers to get together, enjoy, and celebrate themselves.

If you are interested in becoming a Jansen Hospice volunteer, please contact Laura Hanlon at 914-787-6158.

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Some of Pelham’s “Friends of Jim Maisano” joined their New Rochelle friends at Dudley’s Restaurant in New Rochelle for a fun barbeque to support Jim Maisano’s bid for re-election as Westchester County Legislator. Jim is Minority Leader of the legislature.

Left to right: Madeline Pellegrino, Grace Mussolini, Lynn Nardone, Theresa Ricci (Jim Maisano in the back), Connie DiPietro, Maria Messimi, Mickey Wright and Sharon Serraino.

Women’s Club Show Support for Maisano

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August 2014 Calendar of Events

The Bronxville Chamber of Commerce continues the Bronxville Summer Concert Series on the following dates and locations: August 21 -- Third Stone (picture above) at Leonard Morange Park and September 18 -- That Duo Show at Park Place. All show times are 6:30 to 8:30pm. The concert series is produced by the Bronxville Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by: Steve Ircha, Aegis Capital; Patty Breen & Tracy Walsh of Houlihan Lawrence Real Estate; Bronxville Hearing Center; Griffin, Coogan, Sulzer & Horgan, P.C., Attorneys and Counselors at Law; EMLJ, Pete’s Park Place Tavern; Pondfield Trip Service; and James Van Metter Wealth Man-agement. Follow www.bronxvillechamber.com for updates and any weather-related announcements. For more information about the Bronxville Summer Concert Series, contact Susan Miele at [email protected]/914.337.6040.

The Pelham Art Center, 155 Fifth Avenue presents the Faculty and Student Showcase featuring artwork from those who participated in classes from July 2013-present day through August 8. For more information call 738-2525, ext. 111 or visit pelhamartcenter.org.

UPCOMINGThe Bronxville Adult School is planning a trip to the 9/11 Memorial Museum on Monday, September 15. The day will include RT coach bus transportation from Bronxville, a guided tour of the 9/11 Museum with time on your own to explore the museum and the outdoor 9/11 Memorial, followed by lunch at a nearby restaurant. The day will run ap-proximately $130. If you are interested in joining this trip, email [email protected] with your name and the number of guests you would like to bring, along with any questions. This is not a reservation or a registration; you will receive a follow-up email within the next few weeks with more specific details, including information about when and how to register.

The Hudson River Audubon Society of Westchester presents the following events: September 17 – Bird Medicine: The Sacred Power of Bierd Shamanism with author Evan Pritchard and October 22 – Big Island Birds with Dr. Saul Schein-back. These meetings are free and open to the public. Each program begins at 7:30pm with refreshments at 7pm. For more information, call 237-9331. Family Hawk Day will take place on October 4 at Lenoir Nature Preserve, 19 Dudley Street, Yonkers – 9am to noon: Hawk Watch on the Great Lawn and 1pm: Live Hawk Pro-gram with Jim Eyring, Master Falconer. For complete details call 237-9331 or visit www.hras.org. “Be Fit, One Day at a Time,” an outdoor body-weight fitness boot camp geared to-ward adults of all athletic abilities will be held at Kensico Dam Plaza in Valhalla on Wednesdays and Saturdays in August (6, 9, 13, 16, 20, 23, 27) and Sept. 6. There will be no class Labor Day weekend, Au-gust 30. Wednesday classes are 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday classes are 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The fee is $80 for both sessions/all eight classes. Wednesday or Saturday sessions only (four classes) are available for $40. The program is led by highly accredited fitness professionals who understand the dedication, patience and perseverance needed to accomplish fitness goals. Participants should bring a towel/yoga mat and a bottle of water. Registration will be online only, at west-chestergov.com/parks. For information, call 231-4574 or e-mail [email protected].

The following events will take place at Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, 895 Shore Road, Pelham Bay Park, Bronx: August 1 from 7 to 8:15am – Yoga in the Orange-rie; August 1 from 5:30 to 8:30pm – First Friday! Music & Trolley featuring Stephen Sylvester & the Anthem Reggae Band; Shutter Shop on Shore Road Volunteer Restoration Workshop, August 4 through August 8 from 9am to 4pm; and August 14 at 7pm – Bach in the Garden. To regis-ter for these events or for more informa-tion, visit www.bpmm.org, call 718-885-1461, or email at [email protected].

The Bronxville Farmers’ Market takes place from 8:30 am – 1:00 pm every Sat-urday through November 22, located at Stone Place and Paxton Ave, Rain or shine! Visit bronxvillefarmersmarket.com for complete details.

The following events will take place at Hilltop Hanover Farms, : Farm Stand Open – Fridays, 1pm – 6pm and Satur-

days, 10am – 4pm; U-Pick Vegetables – Saturdays 10am – 4pm; For details, call 962-2368 or visit hilltophanoverfarms.org

The Village Lutheran Church, 172 White Plains Road, Bronxville is exploring spon-sorship of a Holy Land Pilgrimage for 10 days in February 2015. Email Pastor Hart-well at [email protected] or call 337-0207, ext. 1003 to receive a brochure and further details.

Celebrate Community Music Week with FREE CLASSES at the Music Conservatory of Westchester, a not-for-profit commu-nity music school in White Plains. Attend free classes, tour the facility, and meet fac-ulty and staff from September 6th - 13th. Lessons for every age from infant to adult - specializing in all musical styles. For information contact [email protected] /914-761-3900. www.musicconservato-ry.org /216 Central Avenue, White Plains.

The Greenburgh Nature Center, 99 Dromore Road, Scarsdale is offering an End of Summer Half Day Camp on the following dates: August 18 – 21 for grades K-3, Mon-Thurs from 1 to 4pm or Au-gust 25-28 (same details). To register visit greenburghnaturecenter.org

AUGUST8Deirdre Otto, a licensed recreation thera-pist who specializes in stress manage-ment and pain reduction, will discuss ways to apply humor to enhance mood, relieve stress and add joy to life at The Westchester in White Plains as part of the Mall Walk program. The program will begin at 9am at the Food Court on Level 4. Admission and parking are free for members of the mall walk program. Sponsored by Westchester County Parks, this program offers year-round indoor health walking at The Westchester on Tuesdays and Fridays, from 8 to 10am. To join, sign up at the horse fountain plaza near Crate & Barrel on Retail Level Two, on Tuesday and Friday mornings during the program. Go to westchestergov.com/parks or call 231-4645.

9At 1pm, St. Paul’s Church National His-toric Site, 897 South Columbus Avenue, Mt. Vernon presents “The Transatlan-tic World on the Hutchinson River” by Professor Laura Chmielewski of SUNY Purchase discussing the influence of the transatlantic world on the original settlers of the Town of Eastchester, founded at St. Paul’s Church in 1664. Parking and ad-mission are free with light refreshments served. For more information, call 667-4116 or visit nps.gov/sapa.

From 10:15 to 11:15am, the Pelham Public Library presents Dog Days for children of all ages, read to therapy dogs Nettie, Olivia and Charlie. For complete details about these and other programs, call 738-1234.

15Westchester County Parks, Lippolis Elec-tric, Inc. and radio station WFAS pres-ent Lippolis Electric Screenings Under the Stars 2014 showing the film Epic (PG-13 rated – 2013) at Kensico Dam Plaza, Valhalla. Gates open for picnick-ing at 5pm, entertainment at 6pm and the movies begin at sunset. Admission is free, carpooling suggested. For additional information call 864-PARK or visit parks.westchestergov.com

On September 13 from 6 to 11pm, The Picture House will host the Third Annual “Picnic in the Park” fall fundraiser at The Picture House’s beautifully restored historic theater (175 Wolfs Lane, Pelham) and across the street in a spectacular tent. The evening will begin with cocktails, popcorn and a movie. After the film, a gourmet picnic dinner will be served in the park with dancing and a live and silent auction. For details visit thepicturehouse.org or call 738-3161.

The Pelham Art Center announces “Hexagon Communitas” as part of The Storefront Project at 156 Fifth Avenue, Pelham from August 16 through September 23 with an opening reception on September 12 from 6:30 to 8pm in conjunction with the fall gallery exhibition “Natural Enemies” includes a dance perfor-mance and a free hands-on workshop. For complete details, visit pelhamartcenter.org or call 738-2525.


Bronxville Resident a Rising Star

The Business Council of Westchester (BCW) honored 40 of Westchester County’s best and brightest with their annual Rising Star Award. The 2014 class included Bronxville resident, Ryan Schildwachter.

Schildwachter is the Cabinet & Millwork Shop manager for Murphy Brothers Contracting, responsible for daily operations and direction.

The group represented a wide-range of professionals from various backgrounds including law, government, media, politics, education and the arts. The honorees are among the finest young professionals in Westchester and work with some of the region’s best companies and institutions. Rising Stars is specifically designed to recognize individuals under the age of 40 who exemplify leadership, foresight and a vision for the future of Westchester County. Winners were selected based on professional and/or entrepreneurial accomplishments, demonstrated leadership qualities and professional and/or business affiliations.

BCW Chairman of the Board, Stephen Jones, Ryan Schildwachter, BCW President & CEO, Dr. Marsh Gordon

Butterfly Exhibit Extended at Greenburgh Nature Center

Join the Greenburgh Nature Center for their 5th annual butterfly exhibit running through Sunday, August 10th. The hoop struc-ture housing the butterflies is located in the meadow, providing a natural setting for both visitors and butterflies. You can also walk through our meadow and enjoy the beautiful flowers and plants growing there.

The exhibit is open daily from 10am-3pm except Fridays and in extreme weather condi-tions. Visitors must stop by the Manor House first to pay admission and to receive a stamp in order to enter the hoop house. This exhibit is FREE for members but members still need to obtain a stamp in order to enter the exhibit.

When you enter the exhibit, in addition to colorful and fragrant flowering plants, you are greeted by native butterflies. Flying freely among the greenery, you are sure to see Mon-archs, Painted Ladies, Swallowtails and other New York native butterflies fluttering from blossom to blossom in search of nourishing nectar, or you may catch sight of them resting in a shady spot to cool off, or see them sipping water from a puddle.

While enjoying the beauty of these deli-cate creatures, you have an opportunity to learn about the life cycle of a butterfly from egg, to caterpillar, to chrysalis, to butterfly – and about the unique relationship between specific plants

and butterflies.Find out how you can help butterflies by

conserving or restoring butterfly habitats. We strive to increase public awareness and educa-tion about nature and animals, through exhib-its such as this one.

The exhibit is appropriate for all ages and fee includes admission to our Animal Museum.

Sponsored in part by California Pizza Kitchen, Central Animal Hospital, Geraldine Stutz Trust, Inc., Gymboree Play & Music, Houlihan Lawrence (Scarsdale), Macaroni Kid, Mathnasium, NEA Federal Credit Union, SavA-Tree, ShopRite (Scarsdale), Snip-Its (Scarsdale), Wayback Burgers, Westchester Greenhouses, WFAS Radio, Whole Foods Market Westches-ter, Greenburgh Parks & Recreation, Town of Greenburgh, and Westchester County Parks.

Additional Butterfly Programs:SAT, AUG 2, 2pm – BOLD, BEAUTIFUL,

BREATHTAKING BUTTERFLIES – From chrysalis to butterfly, come learn all about butterflies and what makes them fascinating and important to our world. Join a Nature Center naturalist for a visit amid the live butterflies in our flight house, and take a tour through the life cycle of a butterfly. Stay and make your own beautiful butterfly craft! Recommended for children ages 8 and younger. Members $5, Non-Members $8

per personPRIVATE BUTTERFLY EXPERIENCE – BY

APPOINTMENT ONLY – NOW THROUGH AUG 10 –For a limited time only, you and a small group of family and/or friends can experience an intimate and up-close engagement in our Butterfly Exhibit. This private session includes a personal tour (up to ten people) with a senior naturalist, a golf cart ride through the grounds (seats four people at a time), and a personalized package containing a certificate acknowledging the naming and release of an individual butter-fly, a photograph of the event, and a fact sheet on butterflies. Great for all ages. Cost: $150 per group (see or contact the receptionist for book-ing or more details at 914-723-3470).

The Greenburgh Nature Center is a 33-acre woodland preserve with trails, a pond, gardens, a playground, and outdoor animal exhibits, including a birds of prey aviary. Our indoor exhibits include a live animal museum with over 100 specimens,

exhibit areas focusing on nature and the environ-ment, a greenhouse with botanical exhibits, and a gift shop. We offer special programs for groups of all ages on a wide range of environmental topics, camps and birthday parties, either here or at your location. We also have a variety of volunteer op-portunities for all ages and skill levels.

The mission of the Greenburgh Nature Center is to offer inspiring, hands-on environmental edu-cation experiences, to foster an appreciation of na-ture, and to promote sustainable practices.

The Nature Center is located at 99 Dromore Road, off Central Park Avenue, in Scarsdale, NY. Parking is free, and handicapped parking is avail-able. The Nature Center’s grounds are open daily dawn to dusk throughout the year. The Center’s indoor exhibits are open daily (except CLOSED Fri-days and a few holidays), 9:30AM - 4:30PM on weekdays and 10AM - 4:30PM on weekends. For more information, visit our website at www.green-burghnaturecenter.org or call 914-723-3470.

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Houlihan Lawrence Tees Off for MS Society

Houlihan Lawrence, the leading real estate firm serving New York City’s northern suburbs, participated in this year’s Annual Dystel Memorial Golf Classic, at The Sunningdale Country Club in Scarsdale. In addition to serving as the exclusive Tee Box corporate sponsor, Houlihan Lawrence sent a team to hit the links alongside 120 golf enthusiasts for an afternoon round to benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society’s mission to support research, treatment, programs and services for people living with MS. The day concluded with a dinner event and silent auction.

As a committed National MS Society philanthropic partner, Houlihan Lawrence has partici-pated in several fundraising events throughout the year including the “Climb to the Top” at Rock-efeller Center, and the 2014 MS Walks in Putnam and Westchester. The firm will once again rally for the organization in September for its annual Women on the Move Luncheon.

For information about The National MS Society, visit www.nationalmssociety.org. For more information on Houlihan Lawrence, visit: www.houlihanlawrence.com.

Photo courtesy of Houlihan Lawrence: (Pictured L-R) Chris Meyers, Managing Principal, Houlihan Lawrence; Stephen Meyers, President & CEO, Houlihan Lawrence; Lee Zipp, Somers Branch Manager, Houlihan Lawrence; Michael Meyers; Michael Flinn

Get Spooked with Family Fun at The New York Botanical Garden

The Haunted Pumpkin Garden at The New York Botanical Garden is sure to thrill and chill visitors from Saturday, September 20 through Halloween, Friday, October 31. Experience the spooky fun of the season with a garden full of large and interest-ing pumpkins and gourds. Halloween ac-tivities take place each day in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden, with addi-tional weekend programming. On October 18 and 19, Master Carver Ray Villafane and his team will sculpt the giant and unusual pumpkins into unearthly creatures.

The Haunted Pumpkin Garden in the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden is open all day for exploration, with guided activities from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. on week-days and 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on week-ends. Each day, children can play inside a “gourd-geous” Pumpkin House; go on a scavenger hunt for fall fruits; look for wiggly worms under a rotting log; put on their own performance in the Pumpkin Puppet Theater; read spooky stories; and watch pumpkin seeds sprout in their very own germination chamber. On weekends, children can read spooky stories and enjoy Halloween parades that travel throughout the Children’s Adventure Garden.

The following weekend programming will also take place in the Everett Chil-

dren’s Adventure Garden:Creepy Creatures of Halloween -- Satur-days and Sundays, 12 & 2 p.m.

Slithery snakes and scaly reptiles—some of the ani-mals that make us scream—are actu-ally the coolest ani-mals around. Learn why these “creepy” animals aren’t so scary after all. Par-ticipants will meet critters from around the world and some local to the Botani-cal Garden and the Bronx during these live animal presen-tations while dis-covering the unique adaptations that help them survive in their habitats. Presented by Erik Zeidler of New York Wild!, the selection

of featured creatures (which varies each weekend) includes several large and small snakes, snapping turtles, a Dwarf Caiman, a Sulcatta Tortoise, a Panther Chameleon, and an Argentine Tegu Lizard.

Gone Batty! Live Bat EncounterBack by popular demand, during Co-

lumbus Day Weekend, October 11–13, at 1 and 3 p.m., meet a Big Brown Bat from North America, the endangered Rodrigues bat, and come face-to-face with the largest bat in the world, the Gigantic Flying Fox of Malaysia. Bats have been surrounded by myths for years—it is time to learn the truth about these heroes of the night! In this family-friendly, live animal program, Rob Mies—conservation biologist, bat expert, author, and executive director of the Organization for Bat Conservation—tells visitors how bats impact humans and keep our environment healthy while further explaining what can be done to help these unique mammals. Creepy Creatures of Halloween takes place on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday of Colum-bus Day Weekend, as The Haunted Pumpkin Garden follows weekend hours and is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. all three days.

Spooky Nighttime Adventures for FamiliesOn October 18, 24, 25, and 31, from

6:30 to 8:30 p.m., grab a Con Edison flash-light and explore the pumpkin sculptures as you travel along the Whole Foods Mar-ket® Trick-or-Treat Trail after dark. Listen for critters of the night or sit in on a spooky ghost story. Capture a family photo with larger-than-life skeletons and costumed characters. Dig around for decomposers and decorate a Halloween gourd. For those who dare, journey along the meandering Mitsubishi Wild Wetland Trail. Adults and kids of all ages: Non-Member $20/Member $15. Advance tickets recommended.

Budding Masters: Creepy Pumpkin Carving Adventures

On Saturdays, October 4, 11, 18, and 25, from 10 a.m.–12 p.m., children ages 8 and older can explore the intricately

carved pumpkins on display around the Everett Children’s Adventure Garden and learn more about the amazing Cucurbita-ceae (gourd family) fruit. Each child de-signs and carves his own creepy pumpkin to take home. Learn more at nybg.org/bud-dingmasters. This program is sponsored by MasterCard® Priceless New York.

Pumpkin Carving Weekend with Ray VillafaneOn Saturday and Sunday, October 18

and 19, watch Master Carver Ray Villafane transform giant and unusual pumpkins into unearthly creatures. Villafane has been featured on Food Network’s Hallow-een Wars. Enjoy daily Q&A sessions with the carver and snack on seasonal treats provided by Whole Foods Market®.

Giant Pumpkin DisplayThe largest pumpkins from around

the world once again arrive at the Garden for Halloween. In collaboration with the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth (GPC), the recognized standard of weights, measure-ments, and fairness of competition, the winners of global pumpkin weigh-offs will be delivered to the Garden, where visitors can marvel at and take pictures with these wonders of nature and growing technique. (Last year’s largest pumpkin weighed more than 2,000 pounds.) The GPC is the gov-erning body of over 80 official weigh-off sites worldwide, their supporting clubs, and growers. These sponsored sites host hundreds of thousands of visitors to the ever popular annually run festivals and weekend events held each summer and fall. The GPC strives to foster an environ-mentally friendly approach using basic or-ganic techniques that have shown extreme fruit development can be obtained without harming our surroundings.

For more information about The Haunted Pumpkin Garden, visit www.nybg.org.

Produced in collaboration with the Great Pumpkin Commonwealth MasterCard® is the Preferred Card of The New York Botanical Garden.


Advance Screenings of both a Groundbreaking Film and Thriller Premiere at The Picture House

Marshall Fine (left) discussing the film “Boyhood” with producer John Sloss

BY CYNTHIA E PENA

On Wednesday, July 9th local resi-dents had the rare opportunity to ex-perience a revolutionary film at The Picture House in Pelham. Critic-in-Residence Marshall Fine hosted the Westchester premier of the film “Boyhood” along with a discus-sion of the film with producer, John Sloss.

The film, written and directed by Rich-ard Linklater, known for such films as Dazed and Confused and School of Rock, shot the film over an astonishing twelve year period. Pro-ducer John Sloss said that they came together once a year to shoot each part of the movie. None of the actors were sworn to secrecy and although Linklater had an overall vision for the film, the cast was given no restrictions in terms of hair length, color, etc. Even when Coltrane went through the normal teenage stage of acne, Linklater made sure to keep ev-erything real.

The main characters Ellar Coltrane (Ma-son Jr.), Ethan Hawke (Mason Sr. – Dad), Patricia Arquette (Olivia – Mom) and Lorelei Linklater (Samantha – Sister) were perfectly cast and made the transition over the years seem effortless.

The nostalgia of watching this film re-minded me of the old family slideshows or

videos we used to make with camcorders back in the day, to capture family vacations, holi-days or graduations. But this film goes way beyond that. We relate and then our own per-sonal expectations set in. We found ourselves hoping certain things would happen, cring-ing when we thought something “obvious” was going to take place. The best part? None of it is what you expect.

Sloss said that when Richard Linklater approached him with this idea, he jumped right in. One of the most interesting parts of the filmmaking process is that no one watched each piece of the film sepa-rately. Sloss told the audience the Linklater gave Coltrane a disk of the completed film and advised him to watch it by himself. The concept of actually watching one’s self grow-up in the movie would be a little eerie for anyone. Coltrane said that he’s watched the movie about ten times now and it’s just starting to sink in.

Sloss shared that Linklater’s daughter Lorelei went to her father a few years into the film and asked him politely if her character could be killed off. We are so happy he con-vinced her stay on. As Samantha,

Lorelei portrayed the epitome of a little girl’s jouney into a young woman.

It is with the great vision of Richard Lin-klater and John Sloss that this film will never be able to be duplicated or surpassed … a mo-ment in time … twelve years long.

On Wednesday, July 23rd, The Picture House presented a special advance screen-ing of the psychological thriller, The Maid’s Room, opening nationwide on August 8th. After the film Fine conducted a thought-pro-voking Q&A with the writer/director Michael Walker and Paula Garcés, who played the lead role of Drina, the maid.

Prior the start of the movie, Fine asked the audience to ask themselves who’s movie is this? Writer/director Michael Walker said that he wrote the movie looking through the eyes of the son, coincidentally, as did Richard Linklater and Boyhood. However, we become immersed in the persona of Drina, and the

parents. This film goes

far beyond the thriller that it is. It delves deep into our conscience, asking us to con-sider what we would do if we were one of the parents, the maid, the son. What are our morals, our parenting style and when put to the test – our weak-nesses.

Drina, bril-liantly depicted by leading ac-tress Paula Garcés, shared with us the fact that she audi-tioned “the old-fashioned way” just to get the role, as she felt passion-ately about it. Very close to her heart, Garcés portrayed the maid as her way of honoring her grandmother’s profession.

Amazingly shot in only 18 days, this gripping film asks viewers to seriously re-evaluate their views on elitism, immigration, morality and so much more.

On a personal note, both films, bril-liantly chosen by critic-in-residence Marshall Fine, were for me, more about the effect par-ent’s have on their children – a stunning re-flection on our lives, our decisions as parents and how our behavior play a role in shaping our children into adulthood.

Having the opportunity to view extraor-dinary movies such as Boyhood and The Maid’s Room at The Picture House adds a more intimate connection with movie-going that you simply can not find in a multiplex cinema. Everyone who loves to go “out” to the movies will make lasting memories by

adding The Picture House to their list of plac-es to go.

If you would like to share your thoughts on either movie, email [email protected] and we’ll post them on Facebook and the pa-per.

The Picture House is located at 175 Wolfs Lane, www.thepicturehouse.org, [email protected], (914) 738-3161. The Picture House is a community-based, mission-driven, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization.

Renowned film critic Marshall Fine (holly-woodandfine.com) joined The Picture House as Critic-in-Residence on June 1st. He will be over-seeing the launch of The Picture House Film Club in October. To sign up, visit www.thepicture-house.org or at the box office, 175 Wolfs Lane, Pelham.

Left to right: Marshall Fine, Critic-in-Residence at The Picture House; Paula Garces, leading actress in The Maid’s Room and Michael Walker, writer/director of The Maid’s Room

Opening Soon - Coals BronxvilleThe Coals family has announced the upcoming opening of: Coals

Bronxville. The new location at 131 Parkway Road is scheduled to open in mid-August. Their aim is to provide the same great food and quirky vibe as the Port Chester location with an expanded bar and a dash of Bronxville’s sophisticated flair.

“We couldn’t have found a better location,” said Managing Partner Tim Shanley. “This village is so alive it seems tailor-made for the unique dining experience Coals offers.” Besides our signature grilled pizzas, Coals is also known for its carefully curated draught beer selection. The Bronx-ville spot will feature a more international beer list including many bottles and cans in addition to those perfectly drawn draughts. A strong wine list and a selection of craft spirits will also be available.”

“We’re going to keep the foundation of our menu the same as it’s always been,” said Chef Partner Billy Etzel. “Great pizzas, delicious wings, the strangely addictive Brussels sprouts. And of course, the Coals burger.”

Coals recently took second place out of twenty-three at Westchester Magazine’s Burger and Beer Blast. The new Coals is in the corner spot for-merly occupied by The Station House, conveniently located across the street from the Metro North Station and down the block from Lawrence Hospital. Private parking is available after 6 PM.

For more information, visit www.coalspizza.com or www.facebook.com/coalspizza


Neuberger Museum of Art Presents Outdoor Sculpture Tour

As part of In the Garden of Sonic Delights, an innovative open-air sound art exhibition organized by Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts that is taking place at cultural organi-zations across Westchester County this sum-mer, the Neuberger Museum of Art of Purchase College will host a docent-guided tour of Stone Song, a new sculpture by Ranjit Bhatnagar, on view on the Purchase College campus. The tour will take place on Saturday, August 2, at 12:30 pm and include works that are part of the mu-seum’s outdoor sculpture collection, as well as an opportunity to engage Bhatnagar in a Q & A session.

Bhatnagar is a sound artist who works with technology, language, and found materi-als to create interactive installations and musi-cal instruments. In creating Stone Song, he says he contemplated an old stone wall and how its “seemingly solid form has shifted and settled over time through weathering and the erosion and compression of the soil.”

In order to explore this process through sound, Bhatnagar laced the sculpture with pres-sure sensors, strain gauges, and sensors for hu-midity, temperature, and barometric pressure. The gathered information feeds into a drone synthesizer, whose fundamental tones shift slowly over the months as the stones settle. He says, “Daily weather and seasonal changes will produce smaller, shorter-term changes in the stones’ song, as will the weight of visitors, who stop to sit on it and listen.” Stone Song, which was created in collaboration with Hilary Mar-tin, Akira Inman, and Evan Oxland, will be on view on the Purchase College campus on the lawn behind the Museum and the School of Art and Design through November 2, 2014.

Ranjit Bhatnagar’s works have been ex-hibited across the United States and in Europe. Last year, the artist worked with the art collec-tives Flux Factory and Rabid Hands to build a large-scale musical installation at the Palais

de Tokyo Museum in Paris. His interactive sound work, Singing Room for a Shy Per-son, premiered at New York City’s Clock-tower Gallery last spring, and was moved to the Jean Tinguely Museum in Basel, Switzerland for the Metamatic Reloaded ex-hibition in October. Bhatnagar performed in the UnCaged Toy Piano Festival and Qu-bit’s Machine Music festival this past win-ter and is working with David Chang on a calligraphy- and gesture-based score for the Brooklyn Ballet.

In the Garden of Sonic Delights in-cludes 15 commissioned site-specific sound artworks, which are on display at Caramoor and five partner organizations. Artists pre-sented at Caramoor include Laurie Ander-son, Bob Bielecki, Betsey Biggs, Eli Keszler, Annea Lockwood, Francisco Lopez, Stephan Moore, Scott Smallwood, Suzanne Thorpe, Trimpin, and Stephen Vitiello. In addition to the Neuberger Museum of Art, partner organizations, and their respective artists, are: Hudson Valley Center for Contempo-rary Art (Peekskill)/A. Taylor Kuffner, Jacob Burns Film Center (Pleasantville)/John Mor-ton, Lyndhurst (Tarrytown)/Ed Osborn, and Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture (Pocantico Hills)/Bruce Odland.

The Neuberger Museum of Art is an in-tegral part of Purchase College, State Univer-sity of New York. The Museum is supported in part by the State University of New York. Support for the Museum’s collection, exhi-bitions, publications, and education pro-grams is provided by grants from public and private agencies, individual contributions, and the Friends of the Neuberger Museum of Art’s members and Board.

The Museum is located at 735 Ander-son Hill Road in Purchase. For more infor-mation call 914-251-6100 or visit neuberger.org.

Lobster Rolls Add to Summer Comforts at The Quarry!

Soon after owner Dominic Cesarini moved The Quarry into new larger quarters at 106 Main Street in Tuckahoe, a handsomely renovated bi-level 70-seat dining room and bar, he went to work adding his own signature to the premises.

From Main St. customers enter The Quarry in Tuckahoe thru a sparkling bar/lounge area that is always engaged in spirited networking. There are several TVs. Booth and table seating are of-fered in the dining room. There are artsy exposed pipes and vents on the ceiling. A lovely area rug tempers the noise level along with artsy acousti-cal shields. Handsome brown wood and clay tone walls, warm lighting fixtures and modern sturdy dark brown butcher block type chairs and tables highlight the floor with large picture windows that open onto Main. There is also an entrance 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 operated several cafes and grills in the Bronx-Tuckahoe-Eastchester area, has maintained the friendliness and kicked it up a notch with a good mix of reasonably priced American/tavern comfort fare.

Special Hint: We tried their new summer special, a giant foot long Lobster Roll stuffed with 1 ½ lb. lobster meat and fixins’, served with warm butter and chips. It’s a winner, rivaling the ones I so much enjoy on my visits to Maine. And it’s

listed at only $18.Good finger foods and starters include:

Crock of Onion Soup au Gratin; Buffalo Chick-en Wings with bleu cheese dressing and celery; Bowl of Chili served with chopped onions and melted cheddar cheese; Beer Batter Onion Rings; and Fried Calamari New England Style, sautéed

with hot and sweet peppers. A new addition is the Cheese Platter.

Fresh crisp salads include: Caesar with a va-riety of optional toppings such as grilled chicken, grilled shrimp, sliced steak or grilled salmon; Warm Spinach Salad; Chef Salad; and the famous Cobb Salad; Barbeque Chicken Salad with black beans, corn, Monterey Jack cheese, tomatoes, ci-lantro, basil, tortilla strips over lettuce with Ranch dressing. An Iceberg Wedge Salad is on hand too served with bacon bits and bleu cheese dressing.

Tasty grilled Flatbreads have become popu-lar here topped with arugula, caramelized onions and goat cheese, or broccoli rabe, sundried toma-toes and mozzarella.A selection of sandwiches and entrees include: great Burgers with choice of toppings; Roasted Half Chicken; House made Meatloaf; BBQ Baby Back Ribs; Broiled or Pan seared Salmon; 14 oz. Boneless Rib Eye; 16 oz. Strip Steak; rustic Chicken Giambotta, boneless chicken breast with sausage and potatoes with hot and sweet cherry peppers; and a house spe-cial Thanksgiving Dinner with all the trimmings (which is available all the time), turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, mashed tur-nips, vegetable and cranberry sauce. I have come to enjoy the weekend Short Ribs and Prime Rib dinner, too. And watch for the occasional Lobster Platter special.

Most main courses come with choice of side

dishes including: baked beans, baked macaroni & cheese, whipped cauliflower, mashed turnips, or potatoes prepared in a variety of styles. Some of the menu’s most popular items can be prepared for bulk take out. Daily specialties augment the regu-lar menu. The wine list has been upgraded as well.

The Quarry is a safe haven you can tuck into for tasty tavern fare that is easy on your wallet. Good networking, too. It’s not a regular sched-ule, but watch for special musical evenings and events.

The Quarry Restaurant is now located at 106 Main Street, Tuckahoe, N.Y. Open 7 days a week from 11 a.m. to midnight for lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch. Main courses at lunch and dinner range from: $8 to $29.95. Saturday and Sunday brunch served noon to 3 p.m.: from $7.95. Children’s menu from $5.95. Daily Happy Hours. Cocktails. Full take-out. Local delivery noon to 9 p.m. ($15. minimum.) Ma-jor credit cards. Casual dress. Municipal street park-ing; free parking in the rear parking lot. Seating is on a first-come-first-served basis. Larger groups are advised to call ahead. Phone: 914-337-0311. Fax: 914-337-0894. www.thequarryrestaurant.net

(Morris Gut is a restaurant consultant and for-mer restaurant trade magazine editor. He has been tracking and writing about the food and dining scene in greater Westchester for over 25 years. He may be reached at: 914-235-6591. E-mail: [email protected])

Dominic Cesarini shows off his foot-long lobster roll.


Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum Offers Shutter Shop on Shore Road Restoration Workshop

For the fourth consecutive summer, Bar-tow-Pell Mansion Museum, in partnership with Preservation Volunteers and the Historic House Trust of New York City, will offer the Shutter Shop on Shore Road restoration work-shop, a week-long program focused on restor-ing Bartow-Pell’s interior wooden shutters. The ca. 1840 Greek Revival Bartow mansion features interior window shutters—sadly in need of repair—that help protect from sum-mer’s sun and winter’s chill. This year’s work-shop will take place Monday, August 4th through Friday, August 8th from 9 am to 4 pm each day.

As in past summers, participants will learn the necessary steps for a historically sen-sitive restoration of architectural components with attention given to curatorial, preserva-tion, and environmental impacts. Under the guidance of professional woodworker, fore-man, and project manager Gerald Gamer of Fifty Three Restorations, an award-winning, New York City-based restoration firm—recent-ly chosen by the Historic House Trust to do exterior restoration of the mansion—the vol-unteers will learn how to safely handle lead paint removal; make appropriate carpentry re-pairs; prime, and paint. Five of the volunteers come from as far away as France, through an exchange program of the Brooklyn-based Pres-ervation Volunteers, and will be hosted by lo-cal families for the week.

“The interior shutters of the mansion were in desperate need of repair when we start-ed this program four years ago,” said Ellen Bru-

zelius, executive director of Bartow-Pell Man-sion Museum. “It’s been wonderful to watch the work progress over the past three summers

and we are looking forward to welcoming an international group of volunteers to continue the project again this year.”

The workshop is a unique opportu-nity to receive hands-on historic preser-vation training at one of NYC’s histori-cal treasures. “I am very proud to be a volunteer here, in this wonderful place,” said Mathilde Armand, a 2012 volunteer from Ecully, France.

Dexter Guerrieri, President of Pres-ervation Volunteers, adds that “one of our missions is to form transatlantic friendships and understanding. The preservation of the historic Bartow-Pell Mansion provides a perfect working en-vironment for learning and sharing.”

Mansion tours and discussions with guest speakers are scheduled for the volunteers during the lunch breaks throughout the week. This year’s speak-ers include Alyssa Loorya, M.A., MPhil., R.P.A., president and principal investi-gator at Chrysalis Archaeological Con-sultants, who has been doing archaeo-logical work at Bartow-Pell over the last 20 years; Christy Lombardo, a senior conservator at ICR, Inc./ICC, Inc.; and Vincent Lepre, owner of Fifty Three Res-torations, and a carpenter and architec-tural conservator.

The cost for the week is $295 and includes snacks, lunch, instruction, materials, and insurance. Participants must be 18 years old or over and space

is limited. For more information or to regis-ter please call (718) 885-1461 or email [email protected].

Paws for a Heart GalaTo Benefit The New Rochelle Humane Society’s Help Heal Fund on September 18th, 2014

The New Rochelle Humane Society’s an-nual dinner and auction, Paws for a Heart Gala, will be held Thursday, September 18, 2014 from 6:30pm – 10:30pm. Paws for a Heart is the premier fundraising event for the New Rochelle Humane Society. This year’s highly anticipated gala will be held at Glen Island Harbour Club in New Rochelle, New York.

More than 250 prominent business and community leaders from around the county attend this event, along with some of their furry friends. Dollars raised at the Gala di-rectly support the work the shelter is doing to ensure that the animals in their care are treated with kindness and dignity until they can find their forever homes. The support of attendees, sponsors and donations will help the shelter continue to expand their pro-grams, purchase specialized equipment and enhance the facilities as well as find loving homes for the animals in their care.

Proceeds from this year’s gala celebra-tion will be directed to the Help Heal Fund. When an animal is severely ill or injured, the Help Heal Fund provides the means for expensive surgery and medicine, giving dogs and cats a second chance at life and finding a loving and permanent home. Learn more at: http://www.newrochellehumanesociety.org/donate/help-heal-fund/.

The Paws for a Heart evening will in-clude dinner, a live auction and silent auc-tion. The New Rochelle Humane Society is excited for Susan Richard to emcee this year’s event. Susan is a broadcaster and actor who anchors the news, middays on 1010WINS radio in New York. She also hosts “All For Animals” at www.allforanimals.tv and per-

forms regularly with Break a Leg Productions Theatre Company.

This year’s event is honoring two very special animal advocates, Carlette Allen and David J. McCabe.

Carlette Allen has just retired as Presi-dent of the New Rochelle Humane Society where she served for 16 years. During her tenure, the New Rochelle Humane Society

saw remarkable growth, both in the number of communities they are serving, the num-ber of successful adoptions and the dollars raised.

David J. McCabe has been a longtime friend and generous supporter of the New Rochelle Humane Society. He has been an advocate of the New Rochelle Humane So-ciety in discussions with the city of New Ro-

chelle and served on the Board of Directors for three years.

Tickets and Tables: range in price from $150 to $25,000. http://www.event-brite.com/e/paws-for-a-heart-gala-dinner-2014-tickets-11349022231.

For additional information, contact Adrienne Vogel, Director of Development at (914) 632-2925 or [email protected].

The New Rochelle Humane Society, founded in 1911, is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to promoting the hu-man/animal bond through the compassion-ate care and treatment of animals through-out the communities we serve in Westchester county and beyond. To that end, our goal is to create a living environment that is not just a shelter, but a transitional home for stray, lost, abandoned, injured, and abused animals, until they can ultimately be placed in loving permanent homes. Through pro-motion of successful pet adoption, animal population control, and public education of animal welfare issues, we advance our belief that pet ownership is a lifetime commit-ment.

The New Rochelle Humane Society provides animal rescue services to 19 com-munities in Westchester County including Ardsley, Dobbs Ferry, Eastchester, Elmsford, Greenburgh, Harrison, Hartsdale, Hastings-on-Hudson, Irvington, Larchmont, Mama-roneck Town and Village, New Rochelle, Pelham, Pelham Manor, Rye, Rye Brook, Scarsdale and Tarrytown. Learn more at: http://www.newrochellehumanesociety.org/. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NewRochelleHumaneSociety.


Swimming Safety Advice From The Health DepartmentIf your summer plans include a trip to a

beach or pool, County Executive Robert P. Asto-rino and Health Commissioner Sherlita Amler, MD have some advice.

“County pools and beaches are open for the season and we have worked hard to ensure that our resident’s safety is first priority,” Asto-rino said. “Never swim in areas that are marked closed and it’s always good to remind children to swim near lifeguards.”

When you are in the water keeping cool, it’s easy for both adults and children to forget the need to stay hydrated and protect your skin from the effects of the summer sun.

“Be sure you and your family drink lots of water throughout the day at the pool or shore to avoid heat exhaustion,” said Sherlita Amler, MD, Commissioner of Health. “Wear a hat and sunglasses, avoid the midday sun and reapply sunscreen with a sun protection factor of at least 15 every two hours, especially after you swim or sweat, to avoid sunburn.”

Dr. Amler had additional water safety ad-vice for parents.

“It’s also critical never to leave a baby alone in water even for a second, and don’t leave children unattended in a pool or at the shore,” Amler said. “Pool floats, inner tubes and noodles are no substitute for close super-vision. Swimming and alcohol, just like boat-ing and alcohol, don’t mix. To avoid tragedy, make sure young children and teenagers know not to sneak into closed pools or lakes, and to

swim only where and when there are lifeguards or adults watching them without any distrac-tions.”

Last year in the United States, between Memorial Day and Labor Day, at least 202 chil-dren between 1 and 14 years of age drowned in a pool or spa, according to media reports cited by poolsafely.gov. New York State had 11 drowning incidents in 2013, making it the state with the fifth highest count. Drowning is the

leading cause of unintentional death among children ages 1 to 4 and is the second leading cause of death for children ages 5 to 14.

African American children between the ages of 5 and 19 are six times more likely to drown in pools than white and Hispanic chil-dren that age, according to the Centers for Dis-ease Control and Prevention. Data from USA Swimming indicate that 70 percent of African American children, 60 percent of Hispanic chil-

dren, and 40 percent of white children cannot swim. Children who cannot swim are more likely to drown.

Follow these tips to stay safe around pools and beaches this sum-mer:

• Learn how to swim and teach your child how to swim.

• Never leave a child unattended in or near the water and always watch your children closely around all bodies of water.

• Designate a water watcher to su-pervise children in the pool, spa or at the shore. This person should not be reading, texting, using a smart phone, or otherwise distracted.

• Learn how to perform CPR on children and adults.

• Keep children away from pool drains, pipes, and other openings to avoid entrapments.

• Ensure any pool and spa you use has drain covers that comply with fed-

eral safety standards, and, if you do not know, ask your pool service provider about safe drain covers.

• At the beach, never fight currents; swim parallel to shore and at an angle if you find yourself in a rip current.

For more health and safety tips, visit www.westchestergov.com/health and www.westchester-gov.com

ANDRUS Kicks off Backpack Collection for Children

Though summer is not over, ANDRUS, a nonprofit providing mental and behavioral health services to children and families from the NY metro area, is already thinking back to school. The agency’s annual backpack collection project is underway, continuing through August. Each year, ANDRUS collects close to 1,000 brand-new and often fully stocked backpacks for elementary and middle school students.

With the support of local community groups and local businesses, children at the ANDRUS special education Orchard School, mental health clinics and various early childhood education, after-school and community programs, along with a handful of Yonkers schools, will be outfitted with the supplies they need to kick off the school year successfully. Through the Backpack Project, donors are asked to purchase new backpacks, pencils, crayons, markers, highlighters, glue sticks, rulers, calculators, pencil cases, composition notebooks, spiral notebooks, folders, binders, loose leaf paper and dividers, index cards and memo pads. A list of suggested supplies is provided, and ANDRUS will host various drop off days on its 107-acre Yonkers campus in late August.

Many local groups and businesses throughout Westchester have come through for ANDRUS in previous years including the Children’s Hope Chest, Marine Corps Toys for Tots, Eileen Fischer, ACORDA Therapeutics, Westchester Kiwanis and Rotary clubs and individual donors.

ANDRUS serves over 2500 children at 16 sites throughout Westchester County and hopes to provide backpacks and supplies to those they serve in greatest need. Filled backpacks may be dropped off through August at the ANDRUS campus located at 1156 North Broadway, Yonkers, NY 10701.For more information or to receive a list of needed supplies, contact Genna Woods at 914.965.3700 x1200 or [email protected]

BY PATRICIA COTTI, GRAMATAN TRAVEL

Myanmar, once known as Burma, is South East Asia’s second largest country after Indonesia. It was called Burma by the British but Myanmar is favored by the current government since it reflects all the ethnic groups in the country, not just the Burmese. It is surrounded by India, China and Thailand making it a cultural crossroad.

The country is a cultural paradise and a trea-sure trove of Buddhism. Thousands of golden temples and pagodas dot the hillsides, mountains, cities and riverbanks. The gilded domes sparkle in the sunlight. Men, women and children wear tra-ditional longis, wraparound sarongs. Older women still smoke cheroots, cigars. Smiling faces reveal red stained teeth which is evidence of years of chewing betal nut. Faces are covered in tree bark paste called thanaka, a kind of beauty product/sunscreen.

Yangon is Myanmar’s capital. It was formerly known as Rangoon-a British corruption of the name. Hawkers, street food vendors and crowds fill the sidewalks. We even encountered a democracy demonstration. Rangoon sits on a tributary of the Ir-rawaddy River. In former times, it was among Asia’s busiest seaports. It was a key British colonial seaport to export teak to be used in shipbuilding. The city architecture is little changed from the days of the British Raj (1851). The telegraph office, the customs house and district court are now decrepit, moldy, mildewed reminders of times past. The Strand Hotel, built in 1901, has been restored to its former colo-nial luxury. It has high vaulted ceilings, paddle fans and teak and bamboo furniture. It all evokes a time when the East India Trading Company dominated the area. One can easily conjure memories of a time when George Orwell was a police officer here and Somerset Maugham and Rudyard Kipling arrived by steam ship to begin a long journey!

The Shewedagon Pagoda is probably the most revered complex to the world’s Buddhists. The main stupa is covered in 60 tons of gold leaf while its spire reaches 326 feet to heaven and is topped with diamonds and precious gems. The complex consists of some 100 golden pagodas, shrines and statues of Buddha.

Pagan is the sleepy town that contains Myan-mar’s most enduring images. It is a flat, dry, dusty plain with some 2,200 Buddhist temples spread

across some 16 miles. These are the remains of an estimated 13,000 temples built some thousand years ago by kings and merchants to gain favor in the next life-a kind of karma insurance. The view of this plain is breathtaking from every high point. It is Myanmar’s most visited and iconic site. During my stay in Pagan, there was a celebration for the initiation of youngsters into Buddhist monasteries and nunneries. There were colorful processions of the initiated, their parents and followers accom-panied by exuberant joyful music, costumes and feasts. The entire community participated in the joyous event.

On Mandalay Hill, we visited the world’s “larg-est book”, more than 700 marble slabs inscribed with Buddhist scripture within individual small pagodas. Nearby, in Mingun, is the largest ringing bell-90 tons.

Inle Lake is a unique community. Inle Lake houses more than 200 villages with homes con-structed on stilts over the water. Floating gardens have been cultivated out of water hyacinth and silt from the lake. There is only one way to get around Inle and that is by open air narrow long boats with chairs and nosy, smelly diesel engines. Fishermen still wear baggy trousers and row by pushing the oar with one leg. Women sit cross legged on the prow of the boats. Lines of laundry hang outside of houses on stilts and water buffalo wallow in among the wa-ter hyacinths. Try to visit the nearby Indein Ruins, now a derelict archaeological site, not unlike Angkor Wat, with ornate carved pagodas. They are being “restored” but, unfortunately, with fresh cement and gold paint-just another reason to visit soon.

This was a very wonderful opportunity. I’ve been told that Myanmar now is what Asia was in the 1950’s. It was a very experiential opportunity to visit an authentic culture before it is changed by the outside world. Myanmar is on the tourist radar.

Now is the time to go!Barbara Nichuals is the

President of Bayside Travel in Larchmont, Gramatan Travel in Bronxville, Eastchester Travel and Earlfield Travel in Larchmont. Licensed Travel Insurance Agent. For a free consultation, call 833-8880 or visit www.luxurytravelservice.

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are initiated, and not wait until you have been ap-pointed and can get access to the parent’s or other relative’s funds.

3. The court-appointed lawyer’s fees. Un-less your family member already has a lawyer (and

you can’t select one for him or her -- it would have to be someone they already had a relationship with or they hired after the proceeding began) the court, in some cases, will appoint an attorney to represent them. The lawyers who accept these appointments come from a rotating list, and they mostly charge their regular hourly rates. The bottom line: don’t be at all surprised if the court-appointed lawyer’s bill ex-ceeds a few thousand dollars. Fortunately, in most uncontested cases, there is no need for a court-ap-pointed lawyer.

4. The court-appointed investigator; other-wise known as the court evaluator. Another list of court appointees yields someone who has a social work, medical or legal background, and who is ap-pointed to report to the court about your family member’s circumstances. In most cases, this person is a lawyer despite the fact that this person does not perform a legal function. The cost for that investiga-tion and report is frequently in the range of a couple to a few thousand dollars.

5. Bond premiums are due if you (or some-one else) are appointed guardian of the property. The premium for this insurance policy can be paid from your family member’s assets. The cost of the bond varies by the size of the estate being managed. Surety bonds can be difficult to purchase at any price, and the availability of bonding companies is often limited.

Add all that up and you can see that the cost of getting a guardian appointed will probably ex-ceed several thousand dollars and can quickly grow to more like $10,000. And remember: that only gets you to the starting point. Additional costs for lawyers, accountants and court proceedings will add more to that figure over the years after your appointment. All the more reason to make sure you and your family are doing everything possible to avoiding the neces-sity of a guardianship proceeding.

Bernard A. Krooks, Esq., is a founding partner of Littman Krooks LLP and has been hon-ored as one of the “Best Lawyers” in America for each of the last seven years. He is past President of the National Academy of El-der Law Attorneys (NAELA) and past President of the New York Chapter of NAELA. Mr. Krooks

has also served as chair of the Elder Law Section of the New York State Bar Association. He has been selected as a “New York Super Lawyer” since 2006. Mr. Krooks may be reached at (914) 684-2100 or by visiting the firm’s web-site at www.elderlawnewyork.com.

The Kitchen & Bath Insider© – I Don’t Need No Stinkin’ License!

BY PAUL BOOKBINDER, M.I.D., C.R.

You’ve all heard the expression, but did you know it was first uttered in 1948 by the bandit leader Gold Hat, (portrayed by Alfonso Bedoya), to Fred C. Dobbs (Humphrey Bogart) in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre. The actual quotation is “I don’t have to show you any stinkin’ badges,” but since contractors don’t get badges, only licenses, I thought I’d make the phrase more relevant. And, just as Fred C. Dobbs wasn’t fooled for one single minute by these ruffians without proper credentials, nei-ther should you fall prey to their machinations. (If you’re young and your parents never made you watch this great movie, do yourself a favor and see it on Netflix).

You can check the reputation of a li-censed contractor by contacting the Depart-ment of Consumer Protection (DCP) and the Better Business Bureau. And, in Westchester, you can quickly see how long a home-im-provement contractor has been in business by looking at their license number. The last 2 digits of the number indicates what year they first received their license, e.g. WC1234-H95 indicates the company was licensed in 1995. As I’m a firm believer in “Experience is the Best Teacher”, when you’re ready to remod-el, select a firm that’s been around for awhile and has a proven track record. Especially in Westchester, which has over forty-three separate municipalities, each with their own rules and regulations it’s best to hire some-one who knows the territory.

Besides experience, the DCP also re-quires that licensed contractors maintain current worker’s compensation, disability, liability and vehicle insurance. This protects the consumer from any financial exposure due to accidents that occur, on their proper-ty, during the course of a remodel. If a work-er without insurance gets hurt while work-ing at your home, YOU may be responsible for their medical and disability payments for a long time to come. And beware, there’s a loop-hole in the New York State Worker’s Compensation insurance law! If a contrac-tor (even one who is licensed) is the sole

employee of their company, they can waive worker’s compensation insurance coverage, still get their license, and you’re still liable for medical payments if they get hurt! It’s best to ask the contractor for proof of actual coverage.

And let’s not forget about the Environ-mental Protection Agency. Now, all contrac-tors must be certified and comply with the EPA’s Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (RRP Rule). This regulation requires that firms performing renovation, repair, and painting projects that disturb lead-based paint in homes built before 1978 have their firm certified by EPA, use certified renovators who are trained by EPA-approved training providers and follow lead-safe work practices.

I know how tempting it is to hire “this guy” you’ve heard about from a friend. You heard he’s quick, he’s cheap, and he does great work. Just keep in mind that there is no recourse if something goes wrong. He may be quick and cheap but can you find him again if something goes awry? Who will you complain to if promises are not fulfilled? Will he be around to honor his warranty? Will he steal your gold?

If you feel the short term financial sav-ings outweighs all the aforementioned li-abilities, I wish you luck. Go ahead and hire someone who has no stinkin’ license. But if you’re looking for peace of mind and long term contentment, look for someone Fred C. Dobbs would trust: a contractor who can proudly show you their license.

Paul Bookbinder, M.I.D., C.R., is president of DreamWork Kitchens, Inc. located in Mama-roneck, New York. A Mas-ter of Design (Pratt Insti-tute), and E.P.A. Certified Remodeler, he serves on the Advisory Panel of Remodeling Magazine. A member of the National Kitchen & Bath Assoc., he

is also a contributor to Do It Yourself magazine. He can be reached for questions at 914-777-0437 or www.dreamworkkitchens.com.

Gold Hat, (portrayed by Alfonso Bedoya), to Fred C. Dobbs (Humphrey Bogart) in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

How Much Does It Cost to Get a Guardian Appointed?

BY BERNARD A. KROOKS, CERTIFIED ELDER LAW ATTORNEY

Clients often ask us how much it will cost to get a guardian appointed for a parent or other relative. It is hard to answer with precision, but it is a fair ques-

tion. Let us see if we can give you some guidance.First, let’s not forget that you should be doing

everything possible to ensure that a guardianship does not become necessary. What do I mean by that? Make sure you and your loved ones have ex-ecuted advance health care and financial directives such as a health care proxy, living will and durable power of attorney. In addition, you should discuss your wishes with the people you appoint as your agents under these documents. By taking these steps you will reduce the likelihood that a guardianship will ever become necessary. Nevertheless, sometimes a guardianship becomes necessary even if you have taken care of your estate planning in advance. Thus, this article will discuss the fees involved. Keep in mind that guardianship procedures differ state by state (and sometimes even among different coun-ties in the same state) and we are talking only about downstate New York below.

Also, we are assuming that there is no wild pe-culiarity. If you file a guardianship petition as to your mother and your brother hires an attorney to contest the guardianship in any way, then all bets are off as to what the guardianship will cost. Among other things, your brother may claim that mom does not need a guardian or he may disagree with you as to who the guardian should be. This is called a con-tested guardianship and there is no way to predict the total costs involved. Suffice to say that it will cost much more than an uncontested guardianship pro-ceeding.

And finally, we are only talking about the cost of getting you (or someone) appointed as guardian. You may need legal assistance after the appoint-ment, as well (in fact, you probably will). That will depend on the complexity of your family member’s guardianship -- and that can increase for a variety of reasons.

Now that we have gotten all the disclaimers out of the way, here’s a summary of the expected costs:

1. Court filing fees and process server fees. Assume about $500 here. Most of that is the filing fee itself, which has to be paid before things get un-derway.

2. Your lawyer’s fees. If you hire an experi-enced guardianship law firm to represent you, your legal fees are likely to be several thousand dollars for an uncontested guardianship. This fee will be your responsibility regardless of how the proceeding turns out. It can (subject to court approval) be reimbursed from your family member’s resources if you are suc-cessful, but most lawyers will expect to be paid up front out of your funds, or soon after proceedings

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Westchester Residents Reminded to Take Precautions against Mosquitoes

The Westchester County Department of Health advises residents to take precautions against mosquito bites after New York City re-ported that its first batches of mosquitoes have tested positive for West Nile Virus. So far this season, no mosquitoes in Westchester have been identified as carriers of West Nile Virus, but this is the time of year when the health department expects to find them.

“Given our proximity to New York City, it is safe to assume that mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus will soon be identified here in West-chester County,” said Sherlita Amler, MD, com-missioner of health. “Our recent rainy weather also makes conditions ripe for mosquitoes ca-pable of carrying the virus to breed. I urge all residents to remove standing water from their property and to take personal protective mea-sures against mosquito bites when spending time outdoors.”

Last year, there were seven positive mos-quito batches found in Westchester County and two human cases of West Nile virus reported. Westchester County’s first positive mosquito batch last year was reported in early August. So far this year, no positive mosquito batches have been found and there have been no reported human cases of West Nile Virus in Westchester

County. The Health Department prepared for the

summer mosquito season by applying larvicide briquettes to street catch basins that held stand-ing water and by giving away free minnows to residents that have ponds on their property. The minnows reduce the mosquito population because they feed on mosquito larvae and pu-pae before they emerge into adult mosquitoes. Residents should continue to do their part by removing standing water around their homes where mosquitoes can breed and by taking per-sonal protection measures against mosquito bites.

To help eliminate mosquito breeding grounds where you live:

• Survey your property for tin cans, plas-tic containers, ceramic pots or similar water-holding containers that should be discarded or turned over to prevent collecting water.

• Cover outdoor trash containers to keep rainwater from accumulating inside.

• Turn over plastic wading pools, buckets and wheelbarrows when not in use.

• Drill holes in the bottoms of recycling containers that are left outdoors.

• Clean roof gutters and remove standing water from flat roofs.

• Drain water in birdbaths, plant pots and drip trays twice a week.

• Sweep driveways after it rains so that they are free of puddles.

• Clean and chlorinate swimming pools, outdoor saunas and hot tubs. Keep them empty and covered if not in use; drain water that col-lects in pool covers.

To reduce your risk of mosquito bites:• Avoid being outdoors in places and dur-

ing times where and when mosquitoes are ac-tive and feeding.

• Use insect repellents with no more than 10% DEET on children, sparingly and with care. Repellents should be effective for about two hours and should only be applied once a day. Read and follow package directions and wash treated skin after mosquito exposure has ended.

• Select the lowest concentration effective for the amount of time spent outdoors. A con-centration of 24% has been shown to provide

an average of five hours of protection. • Products containing DEET are not rec-

ommended for infants under two months of age.

• Wear protective clothing such as long pants, long-sleeved shirts and socks when out-doors in areas and at times where and when mosquitoes are active.

• Make sure doors and windows have tight-fitting screens and repair or replace screens that have tears or holes.

Residents who notice large areas of stand-ing water on public property that could serve as potential mosquito breeding grounds should re-port this information to the Westchester County Department of Health by calling (914) 813-5000 or emailing the Health Department through its website, www.westchestergov.com/health.

For more health information, like them on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/wchealthdept, fol-low on Twitter www.twitter.com/wchealthdept or visit www.westchestergov.com/health.


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