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Council passes budget at Legislative MeetingBY STEPHEN E. LIPKEN

New Rochelle City Council adopt-ed the 2014 Fiscal Year Budget at their Tuesday, December 17 Regular Legisla-tive Meeting, retaining essential services, meeting contractual agreements and stay-ing within the New York State (NYS) 2% property tax cap, with a 1.63% tax levy and rate increase of 2.06%. The average property owner will see an increase of just $65 on the City portion of their annual bill

Additional revenue was realized from the sale of City-owned property and Ava-lon II, plus NYS Legislation changing the way fire hydrant expenses are billed and lesser health care cost increases.

C o u n c i l also adopted a capital improve-ment budget of nearly $14 million, 70% of which is funded by Federal and State grants. Projects address m a i n t e n a n c e to the City’s infrastructure include street re-surfacing, storm drain and sanitary sewer improvements, tree planting and sidewalk replacement. A bond issue of $2,501,713 will finance

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Castle Gallery seeks entries for Westchester Biennial 2014

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325th Anniversary Saga Ends on Festive Note

BY STEPHEN E. LIPKEN

At precisely 12:00 noon, thousands of large, colorful bal-loons dropped down on a ca-pacity crowd of over 1,500 New Year revelers from New Rochelle and outlying communities at New Roc City’s fourth annual Ring in the New Year at Noon, a Time Square simulation atmo-sphere on Tuesday, December 31, signaling the end of the 325th Anniversary of New Ro-chelle festivities, anticipating the New Year 2014.

Sponsored by CB Richard Ellis, and held in association with the New Rochelle Business Improvement District and their BID Family Day event series, the original idea of this event was to bring New Year’s to young children without their having to stay up late. Participating ten-ants included FunFuzion Games and Rides, Premier Martial Arts, Monroe College, LAZ Parking, Regal IMAX Theater, Modell’s Sporting Goods, Planet Fitness, GameStop, Ap-plebee’s, Buffalo Wild Wings, the New Rochelle BID, and Macaroni Kid. Additional support was given by United Services of America.

Featured on the ground floor was BID Family Day Craft (noisemakers); face painting; photo booth and gym activity. Radio personal-ity Jimmy Fink with the 107.1 Peak Street Team

and Modell’s Basketball Toss was situated on the second floor.

A 325th Anniversary Table featured An-niversary Journals and Charles Fazzino post-ers were on sale. BID Goody Bags, face paint-ing by BID and FunFuzion who also fielded clowns; Applebee’s Food Tasting plus Premier Martial Arts demonstrations were located on

the third floor. Monroe College with their equine mascot, “Mr. Mustang” gave out inflat-able wands and pens.

“We are excited to invite the community to welcome 2014 at New Roc City in a fun, safe, daytime celebration. We are thrilled that this event has become something Westchester

Do you love to sing?

If you love to sing, whether or not you have had experience or know how to read music, you are invited to join the choir of historic St. John’s Episcopal Church on Lovell Road off North Avenue and Wilmot Road. Develop and improve your voice under the direction of Frank L. Pisani, who has been a professional pianist, music director and voice coach for over 30 years. The choir’s

recent concert was beautiful and thoroughly enjoyed by both the choir and the people who attended. Choir practice is usually held on Wednesday evenings at 7:30. The parish-ioners of St. John’s love music and are a very welcoming and friendly group.

For more information, call Frank Pisani at 664-3119 or email [email protected]. Visit www.stjohnsnewrochelle.com to learn more about the church and choir.

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This year, The College of New Rochelle Castle Gallery’s Westchester Biennial will cel-ebrate its ninth juried art exhibi-tion. The exhibit, which show-cases recent work by emerging and established Westchester County artists, began in 1998 in an attempt to recognize the diversity and innovation of art-ists who call Westchester their home; being the only show of its kind open exclusively to West-chester County artists, makes this show unique. The work sub-mitted must have been created within the last two years (2012-2013). Featured artworks will be selected by notable jurors Lisa Cooper, Owner of Elisa Contem-porary Art Gallery in Riverdale, New York; Shari Medelson, a sculptor who resides in Brook-lyn and upstate New York; and Nick De Pirro, president of Proto Gallery in Hoboken, New Jersey. The deadline for submissions is February 3.

All Westchester artists at any stage in their professional careers are encouraged to submit

CD-roms or videos of work com-pleted in the 2012 and 2013 cal-endar years. Works can include – painting, sculpture, mixed-media, works on paper, photography, installation and video art. The opening reception will be held on May 4 from 2 to 4pm. Selected artists will be contacted by Febru-ary 28, 2014 by email.

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For more information call 654-5423 or email [email protected].

the acquisition of Public Works and Parks vehicles, a fire engine and drainage im-provements in the Halcyon Park area.

“I am gratified by the unanimous support for this budget, which maintains our existing level of services, at a minimal impact to our taxpayers,” said City Man-ager Charles B. Strome, III.

Discussion turned to a purchase agreement with LARS Realty Company for property located at 125 Beechwood and Highland Avenues in conjunction with proposed City Yard. George Rosamond, Partner, Lothrop Associates conducted a Space Needs Survey among Department Heads, then distributed the results to Council.

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CONTEMPORARY TUDOR – This often admired contemporary Tudor located on the Esplanade on ¾ of an acre lot, is surrounded by professionally landscaped property and a gorgeous in ground pool, fishpond and waterfall. Beautifully constructed with the finest craftsmanship this home features a two story entrance hall, fabulous step down living room with vaulted ceiling, gorgeous kitchen and family room with a stone fireplace. $1,890,000

MAGNIFICENT MEDITERRANEAN – Just move right into this 15 room, 5 bedroom, 5 bath Pelhamwood home on a quiet street within an easy walk to the village and train. The home is a unique combination of traditional and modern design, integrating indoor architecture with out-door landscaping. It features a loft style living room with a two-sided marble fireplace and a totally renovated granite/stainless steel kitchen, office, gym and wine cellar. $1,349,000

HEIGHTS COLONIAL – High ceilings, lots of windows & generous rooms make this sunny 4132sf colonial warm & inviting. Built in 1907, it includes many delightful turn-of-the-century details including wainscoting, French doors, parquet floors & 4 fireplaces. There is a large modern kitchen with back stairs to a separate 2-bedroom guest suite. All this and only a 5 minute walk to the train! $1,268,000

WALK TO ALL – Set up high on a private half acre, this stunning 4512sf Mediterranean has a unique and special layout that is both dramatic and functional! The heart of the home is a two- story living room with a second story balcony surrounding the entire room and a massive stone fireplace. There are 6 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, an office/library and it is an easy walk to the train, village & schools. $1,048,000

CLASSIC BRICK COLONIAL – Built in 1922, this center hall home offers an appealing layout with wonderful flow and design. The two sunrooms, gives you the opportunity to have a first floor office and playroom and the property is zoned for a medical or dentist office. There are 5 bedrooms, 2 ½ baths and a private backyard perfect for entertaining. $849,000

COTSWOLD CHARM – This ivy-covered Colonial is more than a cottage! The 2600sf include a family room with access to the yard and a fourth bedroom with a full bath on the main floor. The second floor has two bedrooms and a hall bath plus a large master suite. $699,000

1860 CLAPBOARD COLONIAL – Located on a corner lot this 3 bedroom 1 ½ bath colonial is one of Pelham’s oldest homes. It includes a first floor spacious living room with a high ceiling, stone fireplace and oak mantel, lovely formal dining room, eat-in kitchen with a pantry/ mudroom and a new powder room. You can walk to the school, village and train! $535,000

CONDO LIVING – Don’t miss the opportunity to own this 1,325 sf 2 bedroom, 1 bath apartment that is bright, spacious and loaded with charm. The wood-burning fireplace in the living room adds to its warmth and character. $415,000

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Business Council presents local companies with ‘Business Champion Awards’Three companies offering diverse products

and services in Westchester County were recog-nized recently for their investments and continued contributions to the region by The Business Coun-cil of Westchester.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Yonkers Brew-ing Co. and Life Time Athletic were each awarded the “Westchester Business Champion Award” by The Business Council of Westchester at its KeyBank Speaker Series event held at Tappan Hill in Tarry-town. The featured speaker was Joe Connolly of WCBS Newsradio and the Wall Street Journal.

“These businesses represent what is the very best in Westchester’s business community,” said Dr. Marsha Gordon, President and CEO of The Busi-ness Council of Westchester. “Each, in their own way, has helped bolster the region’s economy and added jobs while fulfilling important needs in the marketplace.”

The Westchester Business Champion Award, which is presented quarterly, recognizes companies that have relocated, expanded or invested signifi-cantly in Westchester County. In each instance, the award winners have shown that they are commit-ted to growing, hiring and expanding their opera-tions and reach while calling the county home.

After the awards, Connolly, the recognizable voice behind those fascinating, dynamic and easy-to-understand reports on WCBS Newsradio 880, spoke about what’s going on with small businesses

Ruth Mahoney of KeyBank, Joe Connolly of WCBS News-radio, Joanne Deyo of Regeneron, John Rubbo and Nick Califano of Yonkers Brewing Co. and Dr. Marsha Gordon of The Business Council of Westchester.

and the economy. He shared his experiences and offered advice to businesses. In a word, according to

Connolly, be “authentic.”“That is the way in this Internet era to cut

through the clutter,” Connolly told the crowd of roughly 100 people. “Don’t worry about the home page as much as the second page, or the ‘about us’ page … it’s a great place to express the personality of a business.”

Life Time Athletic in Harrison is opening a 201,000-square-foot fitness, recreation and spa resort in the spring. The more than $60 million complex is located at 1 Gannett Drive in Harrison and represents the company’s first facility in Westchester County. For more infor-mation on Life Time Athletic, visit lifetimefit-ness.com/Harrison or facebook.com/lifetime-athleticharrison.

Yonkers Brewing Co. is the brainchild of John Rubbo and Nick Califano, who have been making their Yonkers beers since 2010 and will soon open doors at 92 Main Street in

downtown Yonkers. The building, the last remain-ing Trolley Barn in Westchester, is on the National

Register of Historic Places. For more information, visit www.yonkersbrewing.com.

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals in Tarrytown is a leading science-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, invents, develops, manufactures, and commercializes medicines for the treatment of serious medical conditions. Regeneron markets medicines for eye diseases, colorectal cancer, and a rare inflammatory condition and has product can-didates in development in other areas of high un-met medical need, including hypercholesterolemia, oncology, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, and atopic dermatitis. Regeneron recently embarked on a ma-jor expansion that will add a total of 300,000 square feet of laboratory and office space to its campus. The expansion will increase Regeneron’s square footage on the campus by more than 40 percent and make it possible for Regeneron to create approximately 400 new full-time jobs in Westchester, where it currently employs more than 1,500. For additional information about the company, please visit www.regeneron.com.

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2014 residential waste and recycling collection schedule available online

The City of New Rochelle Department of Public Works 2014 Residential Waste and Recy-cling Information booklet is being mailed to all homes and is available online on the City’s web-site at www.newrochelleny.com/2014schedule

This year’s edition is full color and has been expanded to six pages. In addition to con-taining the 2014 Refuse Collection calendar, the publication provides a wealth of important information including recycling, yard waste, refuse and bulk removal guidelines; medical waste disposal; snow emergency regulations;

Alternate side parking restrictions suspended for winter months

Parking regulations are suspended relative to street sweeping operations during the winter months through March 31, 2014.

A complete listing of streets is contained in the City Code Article X Schedule 312-84.

Residential Rehabilitation Program ContinuesProgram provides funding for repairs to income-eligible homeowners

The City of New Rochelle is pleased to announce the Residential Rehabilitation Pro-gram, designed to aid New Rochelle homeown-ers with qualifying incomes by providing funds for certain repairs to their single-family homes.

The Residential Rehabilitation Program is open to all income-eligible City residents who live in and own their homes. The program is funded through a grant of HOME Investment Partnerships Program funds from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Develop-ment (HUD).

The Program focuses on addressing criti-cal home repair needs in order to preserve and extend the livability of homes within the City owned by low and moderate income families.

“Through this program, qualified home-owners can receive significant assistance, while

In order to squeeze the building onto the site and accommodate the budget, Rosamond called for a 52,000 square-foot building on the Beechwood Avenue site, “deleting a lot of stor-age and office space with 43,000 square feet allotted on the first floor for vehicle storage; 9,000 sq. ft. on the second for office space.

“Parking will be behind the building, out of

sight of residential areas. We are also adding a salt dome, recycling area and covered shelter for trucks to keep their salt loads from washing away,”

Rosamond said, adding that it was neces-sary to demolish the Beechwood Avenue build-ing due to a leaky, foamed over roof containing asbestos, relocating columns and strengthen-ing floor to accommodate heavy trucks.

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our whole community benefits from an im-proved housing stock and stabilized property values,” said Mayor Noam Bramson.

The Residential Rehabilitation Program will focus only on the repair of major systems in the home that are beyond their useful life or have significant repair needs. Eligible repairs are limited to heating, plumbing, windows and exterior doors, roofing and electrical. The pro-gram is not intended to be a comprehensive repair program and the homes must meet all required codes.

A brochure containing the initial applica-tion is available on line at www.newrochelleny.com and at the Department of Development, City Hall, 515 North Avenue, New Rochelle, NY 10801. For more information contact: Chris-tine Magrin at 654- 2184.

Council passes budget at Legislative Meeting

Expanded portal allows property owners to view and pay property taxes on line

The City of New Rochelle Tax Office has expanded their property tax website portal to now allow users to pay online for City, County and School District Property taxes. Available 24/7 and displaying the exact information available at the tax counter, the portal will save time, phone calls and trips to City Hall.

The portal can be accessed through the City website www.newrochelleny.com by click-ing on the “View/Pay Taxes Online” link in the central blue navigation bar. The link for the portal is at the bottom of the Tax Office page.

No log in or ID is required. Property can be lo-cated by address, owner name, or block and lot number. The portal contains current and histor-ic data for tax years 1988 through the current bill. To make a payment, the secure application accepts all major credit cards and also allows for direct payment from a checking account (e-checks). This service is provided though Forte Payments Systems and convenience fees will apply.

Please call the Tax Office at 914-654-2059 for further information.

pickup of refrigerators and air conditioners, and sidewalk and curb regulations. New this year is expanded information on Stormwater Management, the City’s “Love ‘Em and Leave ‘Em” Leaf Mulch Mowing Campaign, and an easy to read flyer on recyclables. This year’s fly-er was printed by a certified eco-friendly printer using 100% wind power. The sanitation sched-ule is also broadcasted weekly on NRTV Chan-nel Cable Channel 75/Verizon Channel 28.

Residents who did not receive their booklet in the mail by January 13 should call 654-2130.


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Library seeks public input for five-year strategic plan process

The New Rochelle Public Li-brary (NRPL) has begun to devel-op a Five-Year Strategic Plan that will allow the library to best meet the needs of its ever-changing community. To gain maximum input from community members, the library is conducting a brief survey to hear suggestions and comments from residents. The 13-question survey can be com-pleted from the library’s website at www.nrpl.org, or by visiting the library to complete the form on an electronic kiosk or on a paper copy.

“A strong strategic plan will chart the course to a strong future for our library,” said library director Thomas Geoffino. “The most important aspect to building that plan is community in-volvement.”

In addition to the survey, which will be widely distributed through electronic and print means, the library is also looking for people who are frequent and infrequent users of the library and are willing to spend 60-90 minutes thinking about ways the library can could improve its services, col-lections, policies and facility. These individuals will be invited to attend a small discussion and focus groups that will be facilitated by Library Development Solutions of Princeton, New Jersey. Those interested in participating in those groups should call the library’s community relations office at 813-3706 to learn about dates and times. The library will also be hosting two town meetings to which the entire community is invited to discuss the library.

Visit www.nrpl.org and click on Take Survey to participate.

Mastercard to renovate global headquarters in Purchase

As part of a successful campaign to as-sist MasterCard Worldwide to meet their strategic plans for growth, County Execu-tive Robert P. Astorino announced recently that Westchester’s Industrial Development Agency (IDA) has approved a series of in-centives that will help the company reno-vate its global headquarters in Purchase, as well as expand its presence in the area. The $39 million capital investment will create more than 270 new permanent positions at MasterCard as well as maintain existing jobs in Purchase and create construction jobs.

“The fact that MasterCard has chosen to reinvest and expand here is proof of Westchester’s highly skilled workforce, top-notch quality of life, and business-friendly environment,” said Astorino. “I want to thank everyone at MasterCard for their con-fidence in Westchester.”

The capital project reaffirms Master-Card’s commitment to Westchester.

“MasterCard has been proud to call Purchase, New York, our global headquar-ters home since 1995,” said Ajay Banga, president and CEO, MasterCard. “I’d like to thank County Executive Astorino and the Westchester Industrial Development Agen-cy for their support and partnership with this initiative.”

The project includes the renovation of the company’s 475,000 square-foot I.M. Pei-designed headquarters at 2000 Purchase Street. In addition, the company is expand-ing its presence at 100 Manhattanville Road by an additional 14,000-square feet for a total of 121,000-square feet, of which

56,000-square feet will be renovated. The highly skilled and high-paid posi-

tions that MasterCard will create and retain in Westchester are mainly in the areas of ad-ministration, information technology, and research and development.

Construction is estimated to begin in the first quarter of 2014.

The IDA acted to grant MasterCard an exemption from 7.375 percent sales tax on capital improvements, furniture and equip-ment for the duration of the construction process. The incentive will save the compa-ny an estimated $1,290,764 over six years.

“The IDA is thrilled to support this project that will create jobs and help grow our local economy, which are top priorities of County Executive Rob Astorino,” said IDA Chairman Stephen J. Hunt.

The company has been headquartered in Purchase since 1995 and currently em-ploys 1,425 at its Westchester locations.

The IDA is a public benefit corporation created in 1976 for promoting and encour-aging economic development in the county primarily through assisting in the creation or retention of jobs. The IDA is also empow-ered to issue taxable and tax-exempt bonds for organizations meeting federal and state guidelines. There is no financial risk to the county. The obligation for repaying the debt rests solely with the organizations.

Any corporation or small company looking to access the low-cost and tax-exempt project financing made available through the IDA should contact Jim Cole-man, executive director of the IDA, at (914) 995-2963 or [email protected].

L to r: Stephen J. Hunt, IDA chairman; Barbara Rooney, MasterCard senior business leader; Westchester County Executive Robert P. Astorino; Jim Coleman, IDA executive director; Kevin J. Plunkett, Deputy County Executive and IDA vice chairman.

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UPCOMINGThe Greenburgh Nature Center, 99 Dromore Road, Scarsdale will offer the following programs: Nature Series Programs for Young People (6-week classes - 2 sessions available): Children and parents or caregiv-ers come for an hour of nature fun; Wild Encounters Storytime for 3 to 5 years old from 1:30 to 2:30pm (SESSION 1 - Jan 13, 20, 27, Feb 3, 10; SESSION 2 - Feb 17, 24, March 3, 10, 17, 24); Yoga Classes for Adults -- Classes held indoors until spring. No pre-registration or pre-payment required. Classes start promptly. Purchase discount passes at class or at the GNC. For more information, call us at 723-3470 during business hours. (Class dates: Mon, 7pm Feb. 3, 10, 17, 24 and Fri, 9am Feb7, 14, 21, 28); Weekly Sunday Walks for all ages at 11:30am on Feb. 2, 9, 16 and 23); February Vacation Nature Camp for Grades K to 3 – Mon through Thurs, Feb 17-20 from 9:30am to 1pm; February 8 (all day) – Hudson River Eaglefest; February 9 from 4 to 6pm – Annual Membership Meeting; February 16 at 2pm – Maple Sugaring at Home. Call 723-3470 for details or visit www.greenburghnaturecenter.org.

“In Celebration” is the current exhibition at the Art Gallery at the Rockerfeller State Park Preserve, 125 Phelps Way, Pleasantville through January 27. For details call 631-1470 or email [email protected]

Free afternoon group sessions for adults who have lost a spouse/life partner meet on Monday after-noons from 2:30 to 4pm beginning January 27 through March 10. This grief support is sponsored by Jansen Hospice and Palliative Care and is open to all. Registration is required. For more informa-tion, contact Didi Marcal at 961-2818 ext 1336. All sessions will be held in the Jansen Hospice offices in Scarsdale.

The Hudson River Audubon Society of Westchester will offer the following events: January 22 at– The East to West Migration of Steppe Eagles in the Hi-malayan Mountains, presented by Robert DeCan-dido; January 25 – Field Trip: Owl Prowl at Pelham Bay Park at 8am in the Orchard Beach parking lot; and February 26 – Movie and Popcorn Night, Queen of the Sun: What are the bees telling us? For complete details call Michael Bochnik at 237-9331.

The following events will take place at the New Rochelle Public Library, One Library Plaza, New Rochelle: African Dance Workshop (Saturdays through February 22 from 11am to noon) for chil-dren 7 and up; February 22 at 2pm – Performance by the Bokandeye Troupe in the Ossie Davis The-ater. Rhythms of a Faithful Journey, an exhibit of quilts created in mixed media, will be on view through February 28th. The exhibit is based on art-ist Robin Miller’s book of the same title, which she co-authored with her husband, James W, Miller, and published in April, 2013. An additional 12 paintings from her children’s book on Uganda, A Humble Village, will also be on display in the exhib-it. Miller will also conduct a children’s mixed media quilt workshop during February vacation week, on February 19th. Visit www.nrpl.org for additional information.

The following free programs will be held at St. Paul’s Church National Historic Site, 897 S. Columbus Av-enue, Mt. Vernon: January 15 at 1pm -- The lunch-time series features a presentation and discussion about the public career and life of Alexander Ham-ilton - founding father, political philosopher and first Secretary of the Treasury; January 20 at 1pm -- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the site will be open regular hours with a special presentation at 1pm by music historian Robert Cohen, “Songs of the Civil Rights Movement,” chronicling the music and his-tory of the movement of the 1950s and 1960s that was led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; January 22 at 1pm -- The Wednesday lunchtime series pres-ents Latin Jazz Guitars, with Ricardo Gautreau and company; and January 29 at 1pm -- The New York Campaign of 1776: a talk and discussion about the series of Revolutionary War battles fought around New York from August through December 1776. For complete details call 667-4116 or visit www.nps.gov/sapa.

JANUARY18At 10am -- Cross Country Ski Tour and at 1pm – Winter Wise: How to Enjoy More Time Outside in Winter at Lenoir Preserve, Dudley Street, Yon-kers. Bring your own equipment; weather per-mitting. Also, Jan. 25. Call 968-5851 for details.

20From 10am to 4pm, learn songs and dances from the Broadway musical Chicago with the staff of the White Plains Performing Arts Center, 11 City Place, White Plains. For children in grades 5 to 12. Call 328-1600 to register.

22From 7 to 9pm, The City School District of New Rochelle will hold a gathering forum as part of their comprehensive search of a new Superinten-dent of Schools at New Rochelle High School, Whitney Young Auditorium.

24From 8:30 to 10:30am, the Greenburgh Public Library, 300 Tarrytown Road, Elmsford presents Conversation Café featuring “From Garbage to Black Gold: Realizing the Value of Food Waste” geared toward municipal officials, DPW officials, school facility managers, grocery store associa-tions, restauranteurs, homeowners, the agricul-tural community, gardening enthusiasts, organi-zations that have high waste disposal costs and those concerned about waste. Call 721-8200 for complete details about this free program.

25At 7pm, New Rochelle High School will hold a fundraiser, “Pasta Night” for the 2014 Baseball Team at the Monroe College Athletic Center at New Roc City, 33 LeCount Place. RSVP to [email protected].

At 8pm, the National Players perform “The Od-yssey” at Westchester Community College, 75 Grasslands Road, Valhalla, Academic Arts The-atre. For tickets, call 606-6262 or visit www.su-nywcc.edu/smartarts.

The Mahlstedt Gallery, 415 Huguenot Street, New Rochelle presents Solstice Synergy, a group exhibi-tion featuring paintings and sculptural works by art-ists working in the greater New York Tri-state area, including Eric Hibit, Osamu Kobayashi, Tang-Wei Hsu, Tom Costa, Tom Smith, and Vince Contarino through February 7. Call 246-0526 for details.

On January 26 at 1 pm at The Hoff-Barthelson Mu-sic School, 25 School Lane, Scarsdale announces that Andrew Simon, principal clarinet of the Hong Kong Philharmonic and an HBMS graduate, will coach HBMS clarinet students on the HBMS Master Class Series and present a clarinet recital following the Class. The Class is open free of charge to the public. For additional information call 723-1169, www.hbms.org , [email protected]

On February 1, Westchester Jewish Council hosts their 38th Anniversary Gala honoring Nancy Zaro and Mar-tine Fleishman at Temple Israel Center of White Plains, 280 Old Mamaroneck Road starting at 7:30pm. RSVP to 328-7001.

Beginning at 9:15am on February 8, Teatown Lake Reservation presents the Hudson River EagleFest at Croton Point Park, (Eagle Headquarters). Ten additional eagle viewing sites will be hosted by collaborating environmental organizations all along the Hudson River. The newest location is at Rockwood Hall in Sleepy Hollow. Amazing live raptor shows will be held throughout the day. Additional activities range from guided and independent eagle viewing, bus tours, storytelling, a tent brimming with children’s programs and activities, bird walks and displays from 30 area organizations. Entertaining and educational shows take place all day long in The Eagle Theatre and Eaglet Stage under much-appreciated heated tents. Food for purchase will be provided by the Wobble Café. To purchase tickets, visit www.teatown.org. For additional questions, call 762-2912 x110.

On January 20 at 8:30am, the Westchester Commu-nity Opportunity Program, Inc., New Rochelle Com-munity Action Program presents Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 42nd Annual Drum Major Award Memorial Breakfast at Bethesda Baptist Church, 71 Lincoln Avenue, New Rochelle featuring keynote speaker, John S. Savage, Esq., CEO, WestCOP and honorees Kelly Johnson, Walter Brown, Orville Barrow, Darlene Greene, Christine Di Sisto and Harriet Logan. RSVP to 636-3050.

Iona College Council on the Arts presents “A Baker’s Dozen: The Versatile World of Clay” curated by Mari Ogihara and Judith Weber at the Brother Ken-neth Chapman Gallery, Iona College Arts Center, 665 North Avenue, New Rochelle from January 21 through February 20 with an opening reception on January 26 from 1 to 3pm. For more information, contact Gallery Director, Madalyn Barbero Jordan, [email protected], 637-7796, or visit www.iona.edu/artscouncil.

Naomi Shriber, Scarsdale Art Association Board member, and noted art teacher at the Scarsdale Adult School, will give a demonstration on the use of acrylic paintson Sunday, January 19, from 1 to 5pm, at the Girl Scout House, 31 Wayside Lane, in Scarsdale. The event is free and open to the public. For further information, call Scarsdale Art Associa-tion, Fredric Neuwirth at 478-0253.

StART 2014: Regional High School Art Exhibition featuring work by local high school students will be on view at the OSilas Gallery at Concordia College, 171 White Plains Road, Bronxville January 10-25 with an opening reception an awards ceremony on January 10 at 7pm and a Careers in the Arts Work-shop on January 25 at 3pm. Houlihan & O’Malley Real Estate Services is sponsoring the workshop. For additional information visit osilasgallery.org.

Festive party introduces new residents to community

Terry Carmody, Alexander Makarovsky, Nataliya Khmilevska, Connie Carrido-Carmody

Schaffer Extended Care Center’s annual holiday concert that took place on December 18. The holiday season can be a difficult time for residents of the nursing home. To help bring joy to the holidays, seniors from Schaffer Extended Care Center’s adult day program hosted a holiday concert for nursing home residents. The seniors wore matching holiday attire and sung songs they practiced for six weeks. Nursing home residents were surrounded by festive decorations and a Christmas tree as they listened to carols accompanied by a piano.

The College of New Rochelle’s Well-ness Center received the 2013 Silver Award from the Society of American Reg-istered Architects. The latest award adds to the long list of awards bestowed upon The Wellness Center designed by ikon.5, a Princeton, New Jersey based architec-tural firm.

The Cel-ebration of Ar-chitecture and Design Award Program was held at the One UN Plaza Hotel, during the Society’s 57th National C o n f e r e n c e on October 11. Thirty-five a r c h i t e c t u r a l firms were honored for 56 design projects across the country at the banquet. Each entry was judged on elements includ-ing program solution, compelling design statement, clear parti (visual framework), construction system, details, function, so-cial and environmental implications and overall aesthetics.

The two-story, 54,000-square-foot structure includes a 1,500-seat gymna-sium, competition-size pool, suspended running track, fitness and aerobics center, and classrooms. The use of recyclable and natural materials, such as a grass roof, day lighting, and ground-source heat pumps among other features, earned the building LEED-Silver certification for environmen-

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Holiday concert brought cheer to seniors

McClellan Sotheby’s International Realty held a holiday party for its associates and their recent buyers. Over 100 people attended the event, which was held at the Pelham Country Club, on Sunday, December 8th, 2013. The partners of the firm, Carol Brown, Sona Davidian, and Mary Grimm, hold this annual event to introduce new residents to each other and to welcome them to the community.

tal efficiency. According to the Society, The Well-

ness Center, completed in 2008, “merges the relationship between building and landscape, and in doing so reduces en-ergy consumption and demonstrates good

s t e w a r d s h i p of the earth.” The jury noted the “rich use of materials and sculpting light,” and that the Cen-ter’s design and execution e f f e c t i v e l y “ r e j u v e n a t e s the body and mind.”

I k o n . 5 Principal Jo-seph G. Tat-toni noted,

“This award not only recognizes the ar-chitect, but more importantly, the clients who support and encourage excellence.”

Like depictions of the Garden of Eden, ikon.5 architects designed The Well-ness Center to be a sheltered meditative precinct removed from the urban distrac-tions of metropolitan New York that sur-round it. Local granite, concrete, colored glass panels, and land, comprise a large percentage of the building’s construction materials.

Judith Huntington, President of The College of New Rochelle, described the Center as a place “to promote wellness of the body, mind, and spirit.” She stressed

The College of New Rochelle wins design award for Wellness Center

Wellness Center


Migration NarrativesPelham Art Center announced a group ex-

hibition of kinetic sculpture, installation, draw-ing, painting, and video narratives by seven contemporary artists. Migration Narratives will be on view from January 31 through March 29 with an opening reception and all age hands-on workshop on January 31 from 6:30 to 8pm. Admission is free and open to the public. This multi-media exhibition relates stories of indi-vidual transitions from one state of being to an-other. Independent Curator, Lisa A. Banner is an art historian and Visiting Associate Professor at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. Additional free public programming will include a Curator Talk on February 27, 6pm.

Migration Narratives are the stories of in-dividual transitions from one state of being to another. They are stories, or narratives, that mark and divine changes in life that take place along that trajectory from one place, physical and spiritual, to another. Historical Migration Narratives are the histories of freed slaves who moved north, away from what was known and binding – slavery, captivity, oppression – to something that was completely unknown and new – self-determination, discovery, and

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Junior League of Westchester on the Sound honored by the Songcatchers

The Junior League of Westchester on the Sound’s (JLWOS) Done in a Day (DIAD) committee was one of the organizations honored at the Spirit of Songcatchers Ben-efit Brunch on November 3rd at the Green-tree Country Club in New Rochelle.

Founded in 1994 by Sister Beth Dowd, Songcatchers Inc. has been touching lives in the Sound Shore community for nine-teen years with its mission of “Reaching for Peace through Music.” By providing afford-able access to high quality music education, training and enrichment for children and families who would otherwise not be able to partake in these services, Songcatchers has truly transformed generations of musicians and teachers as well as the community as a whole.

The JLWOS has partnered with Song-catchers over the past two years through its Done in a Day committee, a committee who organizes and provides volunteers for short-term projects in response to specific needs in the community. In 2012, League volunteers transformed the main music room. League volunteers painted a mural featuring Songcatchers’s mission statement, added framed art, reorganized the storage closet used for a myriad of musical pro-grams, and replaced instruments and music stands. This past spring, another DIAD team turned their attention to the piano room, adding much needed storage and brighten-ing up the space. The League has also sup-ported Songcatchers by providing baskets of healthy snacks for the young musicians in Songcatchers’s afternoon programs.

JLWOS Sustainer Eileen Shiels, the driving force behind much of this work, accepted the award on behalf of the DIAD

Committee. Others who served and lead these projects include: Michelle Johnson, Alex Gatti, Laura Williams, Emma Hanratty, Danielle Colovita, Emily Hammond, Jani Mason, Sabrina McCauley, Duran Radulo-vic, Sarah Hammarley, Cara Gentile, Sandra Rampersaud, Carrie Hart, Elizabeth Johnson and Leana Fisher. In addition to past and present DIAD members, current and future JLWOS Presidents Joan Travers and Heather Brown were present at the Benefit represent-ing the JLWOS’s commitment to efforts such as this. The JLWOS also received a citation from the New York State Assembly for this work.

The Junior League of Westchester on the Sound (JLWOS) is a dynamic organization of women committed to promoting volun-tarism, developing the potential of women, and improving the Sound Shore communi-ties through the effective action and lead-ership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.

Founded in 1950, the JLWOS is com-prised of over 250 women from Harrison, Larchmont, Mamaroneck, New Rochelle, Port Chester, Rye, and Rye Brook. Mem-bers volunteer in eight separate community projects focused on the needs of women and children.

The Junior League of Westchester on the Sound reaches out to women of all races, religions and national origins who demon-strate an interest in a commitment to volun-tarism. If you are a woman over 21 living in the Sound Shore area and are interested in making a difference in the community, call the JLWOS office at 833-2119 or e-mail the admissions chair at [email protected].

Coalition for Mutual Respect to hold Annual Martin Luther King Celebration

Continuing a long standing tradition, The Coalition for Mutual Respect will honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at a community-wide dinner and Sabbath service to be held at Temple Israel of New Rochelle, Friday, January 17. The dinner, scheduled for 6pm will be fol-lowed by the service at 7:30pm.

The event, attended by people of all faiths, will feature Rev. Michael J. Rouse of St. Catherine AME Zion Church in New Rochelle as guest speaker. The choir from St. Catherine AME Zion Church will participate in the ser-vice which will be conducted by Rabbi Scott Weiner, Rabbi Beth Nichols and Cantor Tanya Greenblatt of Temple Israel.

Rabbi Emeritus Amiel Wohl will welcome clergy and other significant guests at the din-ner. Participants in the dinner celebration include community leaders as well as young people from various schools who have been invited to read selections from Dr. King’s writ-ings.

Pre-registration by name is required for dinner reservations. The cost for adults is $25 each while young people attend without cost. However, attendees are urged to include dona-

experimentation with life – and both types of narratives are deeply human. When applied to contemporary life, this concept of a migration

narrative reveals the personal histories of families, and indi-viduals, as they move through time and across time, to new places.

Immigration, a move-ment into a new place, like Migration, the movement of creatures from one habitat to another, is not determined by physical or political statements or borders, but by the inner need and determination to move, and change one’s situa-tion, be it internal or external, determined by self, or by na-ture.

Artists who are new im-migrants, first generation

Americans, or reflective im-migrants to a new way of life are expressive storytell-ers of such personal narra-

tive. Their stories have a broad appeal. Monika Bravo, Erika Harrsch, Timothy Hawkesworth, Doug Jeck, María Noël, Eliana Pérez, and Chris-

topher Smith reflect differing ways of seeing these migrations of people through time, and through states of being. Their work is expressed in kinetic sculpture, installation, drawing, painting, and video narratives.

Related programming includes the fol-lowing: Opening Reception and All-Age Art Workshop on Friday, January 31, 2014, from 6:30 to 8:00pm. The opening reception for Mi-gration Narratives is free and open to the public. Families are welcome. During the opening, visi-tors of all ages may participate in a free hands-on art workshop led by local artist Zafiro Ace-vedo. Curator Talk on Thursday, February 27, 2014, at 6pm. FREE. Combining the ideas of mi-gration and immigration, movement from one state of being or physical place into another, Migration Narratives reveals stories of personal transition that involve crossing boundaries, po-litical, imagined, and real. Curator Lisa Banner will discuss how artists examine these migra-tions through painting and drawing, video in-stallations, kinetic sculpture and photographs.

The Pelham Art Center is located at 155 Fifth Avenue, Pelham. Visit www.pelhamartcenter.org for additional information.

tions to cover the youth dinners. A portion of the donations will also be given to feed the hungry. Reservations for dinner are manda-tory but all are invited to the Sabbath service.

Reservations for the dinner can be made by calling the Temple at 235-1800 or by mail-ing a check, made payable to the Coalition for Mutual Respect, to Temple Israel of New Ro-chelle, 1000 Pinebrook Blvd., New Rochelle, NY 10804.

The Coalition for Mutual Respect, now in its 35th year was formed in 1979 as a Black Jewish dialogue. Reverend Vernon Shannon of St. Catherine AME Zion Church and Rabbi Amiel Wohl, then Senior Rabbi at Temple Israel of New Rochelle, both involved com-munity leaders, joined forces and after several meetings with members of each congregation, the focus shifted from international to local problems with an emphasis on developing specific projects and an interchange of con-gregational events, all designed to enhance mutual respect. This continues with Reverend Michael Rouse, successor to Reverend Shan-non, who now serves as Co-Chairman with Rabbi Wohl.


Iona College Council on the Arts Presents

A BAKER’S DOZENThe Versatile World of Clay

A Baker’s Dozen – The Versatile World of Clay the upcoming exhibit at Iona College Arts Center, Brother Kenneth Chapman Gallery, 665 North Avenue, New Rochelle, brings to the public an exploration of the process of ceram-ic art. Ceramic artists work in many different ways: hand-building, casting, throwing, ex-truding, mosaic surface, tile production, sculp-ture. Not only do the processes vary, but the focus and direction cover a wide range of tech-nical and creative approaches. What they have in common is the love of the material-CLAY, and the need for heat to make work permanent.

Grace in MotionDance photography to be featured at ArtsWestchester

Dance, an artful combina-tion of grace, skill and athleti-cism, could be described as the most ephemeral of art forms; a deep but fleeting experience that fades the moment the curtain falls. Grace in Motion: Photograph-ing Dance, on view at ArtsWest-chester through January 25, 2014, manages to capture the dyna-mism of the human body in mo-tion through the camera’s lens, transforming the elusive quality of dance into enduring images of grace and beauty. Photographs of studio and live performances will be featured, highlighting dancers and compa-nies from around the world.

“Westchester is home to several prominent dance companies, award-winning choreogra-phers, and renowned photographers,” says Arts-Westchester CEO Janet Langsam. “Grace in Motion brings two vibrant artistic communities together – dance and the visual arts – in a collaborative ef-fort that demonstrates the mastery of both.”

Five esteemed photographers will be fea-tured in this exhibition. As a photographer on assignment for National Geographic, New York resident Ira Block has witnessed traditional per-formances from around the globe, including those by Japanese and Native American dancers. His work presents dance as an art form that uni-fies cultures. Tracy Allan, whose studio is based in Yonkers, will feature photographs and slow-motion videos of Alvin Ailey troop members, documenting the physicality and athleticism of contemporary dancers. Finally, Stephanie Berg-

er, of Piermont, Ellen Crane of Dobbs Ferry, and Mark Sadan of Ossining immortalize the beauty of ballet with sensitivity to the emotive quality and sculptural lines in dancers’ performances.

To supplement this celebration of move-ment, ArtsWestchester will also screen Mark Sadan’s recent documentary, The Art of Isadora. The film highlights a recent performance of Lori Belilove and The Isadora Duncan Dance Compa-ny at the Alvin Ailey Theater in New York. In ad-dition, on Saturday, January 18, ArtsWestches-ter invites residents to bring their own dance photographs, drawings, or writings to add to its Grace in Motion community gallery.

Join the photographers at an opening recep-tion on Thursday, January 9, from 6 to 8:30pm. An RSVP is encouraged. Contact Lea Banks, Gallery Assistant at [email protected] or 914-424.4220 x330. For more information, visit: www.artsw.org/grace.

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The exhibition will feature works by Eve Behar, Dalia Berman, Douglas Breitbart, Jennie Chien, Peter A Davis, Hiroe Hanazono, Tab-batha Henry, Robin Henschel, Jane Herold, Mindy Horn, Reena Kashyap, Mari Ogihara and Judith Weber

The exhibition is curated by Mari Ogihara and Judith Weber, and will be on view January 21 through February 20, with an opening re-ception on January 26 from 1 to 3pm. For more information, contact Gallery Director, Madalyn Barbero Jordan, [email protected], 637-7796, or visit www.iona.edu/artscouncil


Members of the Pirate Toy Fund of Roch-ester, NY present former Yankee Pitcher Mari-ano Rivera with a generous donation of toys to the Refuge of Hope Church on Tuesday, De-cember 10. The over 400 toys collected by the Pirate Toy Fund were distributed by the church this season helping families in need. Pictured with Marino Rivera (center) are (l to r) Pirate Toy Fund Board Member Mark Salamone, Ex-ecutive Director Gary Smith, Board President Otto Harnischfeger; Sgt. Jeff Klein of the Mon-roe County Sheriff’s Office, and Dan Agnew, Pirate Toy Fund Operations Director.

“We’re so pleased to have been able to ex-pand the Pirate Toy Fund’s mission of bring-

The College of New Rochelle welcomes New Trustees

The College of New Ro-chelle has announced new appointees to the College’s Board of Trustees. Karen Calo and Cynthia DiPietran-tonio were appointed for their first term. Sr. Diana Stano, OSU, who previously served on the Board for four terms from 2009 to 2012, has been reappointed for a fifth term.

On announcing the ap-pointments, Judith Hunting-ton, President of The College of New Rochelle, said, “We are so pleased to welcome these impressive and accom-plished women to our Board of Trustees. I am confident that they will be great resources for our Board, and play an important role in the advancement of the College.”

Karen Calo is Vice President of Human Resources, Systems and Technology Group and Integrated Supply Chain at IBM, a position she has held since 2008. In this position, Calo has HR responsibility for approxi-mately 50,000 employees glob-ally. She is also a member of the HR Operating Team, comprised of the worldwide senior execu-tives in the human resources function of IBM; and a member of IBM’s Integration and Val-ues Team, the senior executive group which is responsible for driving integration across IBM.

Since joining IBM in 1980, Calo has held human resources’ staff and management posi-tions in various IBM locations including corporate headquar-ters, the field, research and the IBM Consulting Group. She has been Director of Human Resources Global Services, Asia Pacific, residing in Singapore; Vice President Global Staffing; Vice President Human Resources Software Group; Vice Presi-dent Human Resources Business Consulting Services (2002-2004); and prior to her current role, she served as Vice President Global Talent (2005-2008).

An alumna of The College of New Rochelle, Calo received a BA in psychology in 1979, and received an MBA from Pace University. She lives with her husband, Richard A. Calo in Ridgefield, CT.

Cynthia DiPietrantonio is Chief Operating Officer for The Jones Group, a leading diversi-fied apparel and footwear com-pany. The Company’s nation-ally recognized brands include Jones New York, Nine West, Anne Klein, Rachel Roy, Gloria Vanderbilt, Kasper, Bandolino, Easy Spirit, Evan-Picone, L.E.I., Energie, Enzo Angiolini, Joan & David, Mootsies Tootsies, Kurt Geiger, Napier, Judith Jack, Albert Nipon and Le Suit, Robert Rodriguez, and Stuart Weitzman.

Over the course of her 30-year tenure at The Jones Group, DiPietrantonio has held positions of progressive responsibility. Currently, as COO of The Jones Group, DiPietrantonio oversees the company’s day-to-day operations, including Systems and Technology, Logistics and Operations, Customer Service, Imports, Customs, Compliance, and Distribution and Production. Her responsibility also includes The Jones Group’s Hong Kong of-

families look forward to every holiday,” said Susan Vinales, Real Estate Manager, CB Richard Ellis. “It is the perfect opportunity for people who have never been to New Roc City or New Rochelle to visit.”

Marianne Sussman, the 325th Anniversary Committee Chairperson summed it up by saying, “This anniversary year was a great celebration for New Rochelle and its people. It has been fabulous, filled with events and programs where all our peo-ple shared in the celebration.

“We had a successful Street Fair, wonderful Kite Day and gala visit from the Mayor and citizens from La Rochelle, France where Huguenots who settled our City came from. But we have people from all tides of immigration who live, work and play together every day.

“Thanks to the wonderful 325th Anniversary Committee who made the celebration a wonderful suc-cess. Onward to more great achievements and anniversaries for New Rochelle!”

ing smiles to children in New Rochelle through Mariano’s great work,” said Gary Smith, Pirate Toy Fund Founder and Executive Director.

Established in 1995, the Pirate Toy Fund serves as a central collection and distribution cen-ter for donations from businesses, civic organiza-tions and individuals for children in need. It is the only toy fund in the US that receives and donates toys to children throughout the year. The Pirate Toy Fund collects over 24,000 toys annually.

“Their generosity is amazing,” said Maria-no Rivera. “We appreciate the gifts and the ef-fort they made in bringing them down to us. As part of our annual outreach, the toys were a blessing to families in need.”

fices and its production of-fices in China.

In addition to her corporate responsibilities, DiPietrantonio serves as Co-Chair and a member of the Board of Directors of Vol-untary Inter-industry Com-merce Standards (VICS), as Co-Chair of VICS item Level RFID initiative (VILRI), the industry-led initiative for use of radio-frequency identifi-cation (RFID), and as a mem-ber of the Advisory Board for Sheex, a luxury performance bedding manufacturer. She has been an invited guest speaker at numerous pro-

fessional and industry conferences, in-cluding the National Retail Federation (NRF), U-Connect, and The Wharton Women Business Conference at The University of Pennsylvania. An active member of Fortune’s Most Powerful Women in Business, DiPietrantonio also volun-teers for several charitable and non-profit pro-grams.

An alumna of The College of New Rochelle, DiPietranto-nio graduated with a BFA from the School of Arts and Sciences.

Sister Diana Stano, OSU, the sixteenth President of Ur-suline College, taught as a pro-fessor of education and served in various leadership positions before her appointment as President in 1996. Previously, she served as Dean of Graduate Studies and Director of Insti-tutional Research, as founder and Director of the Graduate Program in Non-Public Ad-ministration, the college’s first master’s degree program, and as Chair of the Education De-partment.

As a professional consultant, Sr. Diana has presented internationally in Taiwan, China, West Africa, and Canada. A panelist in numerous forums, she has also presented at na-tional conferences including the International Leadership Association and the American Coun-cil on Education. She has led workshops for edu-cators, religious and other non-profit organiza-tions, is an active member of many professional associations, and a peer evaluator for the Higher

Learning Commission of the North Central Association.

Nationally, Sr. Diana served as chair of the Commis-sion of Women in Higher Edu-cation of the American Council on Education. She has served as Secretary/Treasurer and President of the Association of Catholic Leadership Programs and as a program Co-Chair of the North American Associa-tion of Ursuline Educators.

She is a member of the Board of Catholic Commu-nity Connects, and a member and Vice-Chair of the Council of Presidents of the NCAA DII G-MAC Conference. She has served on college boards, in-

cluding as a Trustee of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of

Ohio and on the Executive Committee and the Board of Trustees of the Ohio Foundation for In-dependent Colleges.

A graduate of Ursuline College, Sr. Diana earned her doctorate in science education from The Ohio State University.

Visit the College’s website at www.cnr.edu

Cynthia DiPietrantonio

Sr. Diane Strano, OSU

Karen Calo

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325th Anniversary Saga Ends on Festive Note


Harquin President Sherry Bruck (left) and Michael Getlan, Director of Enthusiasm and Opportunity, FunFuzion

Peak Street Team 107.1 radio personality Jimmy Fink (left) and 325th Anniversary Committee Chair Marianne Sussman

County Senior Hall of Fame inducts 57 Seniors

The Hon. Lois Taplin Bronz, the first wom-an and first African-American to chair West-chester County’s Board of Legislators and a life-long champion for early childhood education, was the top honoree at the 31st annual West-chester Senior Citizens Hall of Fame on Dec. 6.

Bronz is one of 57 seniors from 25 mu-nicipalities honored at this year’s Hall of Fame. They were inducted at a festive luncheon in the Main Ballroom of the Westchester Marriott Ho-tel in Tarrytown. The Gerard Carelli Orchestra played music for dancing.

County Executive Robert Astorino said that the Senior Citizens Hall of Fame is a mar-quee event on Westchester’s calendar every year, and that all county residents should be impressed by the honorees’ accomplishments.

“We’re lucky to say that they are our friends and neighbors,” Astorino said. “Their achievements enrich our lives and their spirits inspire us.”

This year’s Special Recognition Honorees were Sister St. John Delany of White Plains; Bar-bara Lisio of Hastings; Andrea Olsen of Yonkers; Dr. Maria A. Pici of West Harrison; and Lucy Schmolka of Armonk.

The Senior Citizens Hall of Fame was co-sponsored by the Westchester Public/Private

Clay Art Center presents

TeaTime An exploration of tea, its objects and its relevance to our culture

Clay Art Center will host a national invita-tional exhibition called TeaTime, featuring func-tional and sculptural teapots by invited artists and an exploration of tea and its relevance in a global culture. The exhibit, curated by Caitlin Applegate and Leigh Taylor Mickelson, will highlight the teapot and its ceremonies which are found world-wide and will run from February 1 – April 1, 2014, with an opening reception on Saturday, February 1, from 5-7pm.

In addition, CAC will be hosting several pro-grams to enrich the exhibition, including work-shops, historical lectures, a panel discussion and several educational programs. The Shop at CAC will feature handmade works by CAC Artists and invited guest artists.

Featuring 70 contemporary ceramic artists, TeaTime will highlight the teapot and tea-set, whose forms and related ceremonies have inspired artists for centuries and continues to be a valid form of expression in studios of contemporary art-ists today. Artists will explore tea traditions and re-define what tea is in contemporary culture. What will bring the exhibition together is TEA, its rich history, its place in our life, and its influence in contemporary ceramics.

In conjunction with TeaTime, Clay Art Cen-ter will explore clay and its relationship to tea, with its global pervasiveness in a series of events and educational programs occurring throughout the duration of exhibition. Semester-long adult and children’s classes take a look at form and func-tion in relation to tea and its global culture. Two shorter workshops will also be presented in con-junction with this exhibition.

South Carolina artist Jim Connell will pres-ent a one-day workshop entitled “The Teapot,” on Saturday, February 8. Keiko Ashida will present a four week workshop in February in which students will be immersed in the Japanese tea ceremony:

Sunday, February 9, 16, 23, 1pm–4pm & Saturday, March 1, 1-4 pm . On Valentine’s Day, the Clay Art Center will host “date night” a fun filled time for couples to make their own “tea for two” tea cups on the potters’ wheel and have their personal tea leaves read by a local tea leaf reader.

On Saturday, March 1 from 1-4pm, CAC will host Tea Immersion. Three presentations from known authorities will offer their personal per-spective on tea culture. Leslie Ferrin, Author of Teapots Transformed; Exploration of an Object, will present an overview of contemporary ceramic teapots, Ulysses Dietz, Senior Curator at the New-ark Museum will offer an historical survey of the

Margaret Bohls Blue Leaf Tea Set

the tremendous impact the Center’s tech-nologically advanced class and office space has had on teaching and learning at the College. As a new home for the Col-lege’s Blue Angels athletic teams (NCAA Division III volleyball, basketball, swim-ming, cross country, tennis and softball), Huntington elaborated that the Center has “directly contributed to our ability to draw high quality athletes to the College.”

As planned, The Wellness Center ad-ditionally serves as a versatile community resource. “The Center has recently hosted New York State’s Section 1 Girls’ Basketball tournament, welcomed Westchester and Putnam county Special Olympics compe-titions, hosted the National Hispanic Col-lege Fair, and is used by local schools and sports organizations to supplement their facilities,” noted Huntington.

The Society’s award is the latest in a string of honors The Wellness Center has received. In 2010, it was one of 47 hon-orees out of 1,000 entries to receive the American Architecture Award from the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Archi-tecture. It has been honored by the New York, Westchester/Mid-Hudson, and New Jersey chapters of the American Institute

of Architects.Other awards for The Wellness Center

include:• New York Construction, Best Sports

Facility Project, 2008• Engineering News Record, Best of

the Best Sports/Recreation Project, 2008• American School & University Mag-

azine, Excellence, 2008• New York League of Conservation

Voters, Honor Award 2008• Concrete Industry Board, Award of

Merit - Special Recognition, 2009• Contract Magazine, Interiors Award,

2010The first Catholic college for women

in New York State, The College of New Rochelle was founded in 1904 by the Ursuline Order. Today, it comprises the all-women School of Arts & Sciences, and three schools which admit women and men: the School of New Resources (for adult learners), the School of Nursing and the Graduate School. The main campus of the College is located in lower Westches-ter County, 16 miles north of New York City. The College maintains five other campus locations in New York City. Visit the College’s website at www.cnr.edu.

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Partnership for Aging Services, the Westchester County Department of Senior Programs and Services (DSPS) and the Westchester County Department of Parks, Recreation and Conserva-tion. The Children’s Rehabilitation Center in White Plains supports the Senior Hall of Fame as a friend of the co-sponsors in honor of Dr. Maria A. Pici, its medical director and a Special Recognition Honoree.

DSPS Commissioner Mae Carpenter said that the honorees are role models for their peers and neighbors.

“They show how important it is that we give back to each other and to the community,” she said. “It’s their generosity of caring and giving that has made Westchester County one of the most age-friendly communities in the world.”

The Senior Hall of Fame began in 1983 – the year of the 300th anniversary of the coun-ty’s founding. Its purpose was to showcase how seniors have contributed to building the coun-ty. Over the past three decades more than 950 seniors have been inducted.

Other local members of the Class of 2013 Hall of Fame include Patricia Dohrenwend and Audrey Fallon from Bronxville; Joan Mooney from New Rochelle; John Cassone of Pelham and Dr. Marvin Lipman of Scarsdale.

teapot both as a functional form and as an artistic challenge in the West, and Michael Harney, VP of Harney & Sons Master Tea Blenders, will speak about tea tastes and traditions in various tea grow-ing lands and how that has influenced tea pots in several countries. A panel discussion will follow the lectures moderated by Judith Schwartz, Profes-sor of Art & Art Professions at NYU. Tea tastings will culminate the event hosted by poured by Har-ney & Sons.

Each year, CAC hosts a themed national invi-tational that showcases the breadth and depth of what is happening in the realm of functional and decorative ceramics. TeaTime and its concurrent

events highlight the invitational to re-imagine and re-position the exhibition and contextualize the objects within its cultural milieu. The exhibi-tion combines familiar forms and artistic voices with the results of those who branched out a bit?? Simultaneous events will allow participants and community members to become immersed in the narrative of tea and its global reach.

The participating artists range from emerg-ing to established in their careers and include: Sally Aldrich, Dan Anderson, Peter Arnow, Christa Assad, Keiko Ashida, Deborah Bedwell, Dalia Ber-man, Margaret Bohls, Posey Boucopoulos, Jenni Brant, Kelly Brenner Justice, Cory Brown, Jeff Campana, Wayne Cardinalli, Jeanne Carreau, Donald Clark, Bede Clarke, Jane Cohen, Jim Con-nell, Paula Cook, Jennifer DePaolo, Kelsey Dun-can, Julie Elkins, Karen Ford, Robin Henschel, Beth Herod, Debra Holiber, Woody Hughes, Nata-lie Kase, Reena Kashyap, Elizabeth Kendall, Sarah Koster, Ben Krupka, Jim Lawton, Kazuko Lee, Janet Lipow, Matt Long, Loren Maron, Andrew Martin, Deborah Mawhinney, Rose Misanchuk, Sally Ng, Gloria Nixon-Crouch, Kiyomi Noda, Matt Nolen, Richard Notkin, Chris Pickett, Audrey Rosulek, Shoji Satake, Lily Schor, Roberta Shapiro, Harold Silverman, Gertrude Graham smith, Amy Smith, Florence Suerig, Mara Superior, Hatsumi Suyama, Munemitsu Taguchi, Georgia Tenore, Susan Thay-er, Matthew Towers, Judith Weber, Kurt Weiser, Susan Wortman.

Clay Art Center is a not-for-profit ceramic art or-ganization offering exhibitions, clay classes for adults and children, studio spaces for clay artists and outreach programs in the community. It is located in the heart of Port Chester at 40 Beech Street, Port Chester. Gal-lery hours are Monday through Friday, 10am-4pm or by appointment. For more information or fees to at-tend workshops, contact Caitlin Applegate at [email protected] or 914-937-2047x 227.

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Democratic Legislators commend Governor on his enduring vision

Four Democratic members of the West-chester County Board of Legislators (BOL)—Majority Leader Catherine Borgia (D-Os-sining), Alfreda Williams (D-Greenburgh), MaryJane Shimsky (D-Hastings-on-Hudson) and Ken Jenkins (D-Yonkers)—commended Governor Andrew M. Cuomo for his pledge to further tax relief for New York’s residents and business owners while also continuing to bolster the state’s economy, as detailed in his State of the State address.

“Governor Cuomo has an enduring vision of a better New York, where living here is more affordable to working families and seniors wanting to age in place, along with young professionals and new residents wanting to move up the economic ladder,” said Borgia. “His focus on creating greater prosperity across the state has been the cor-nerstone of his efforts since taking office, and it is obvious that he is continuing in this direction. I applaud his leadership and resolve.”

Borgia and her three BOL colleagues, all in attendance at Governor Cuomo’s address, heartily approved of his $2 billion plan to freeze property taxes for two years and then limit property taxes to annual household in-comes. This proposal was announced along with a number of reductions in business taxes for companies, including upstate man-ufacturing firms. Also mentioned by Gov-ernor Cuomo were the new tax-free zones near college campuses, a program that was approved by the Legislature and went into effect on January 1; and the 20% increase in Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises (MWBE) contracts across the state in the past year, an ongoing initiative that will involve


even more MWBEs this year. Governor Cuo-mo’s continuing focus on critical infrastruc-ture needs, like the new Tappan Zee bridge project, is helping to spur job creation as well, Borgia noted.

The four Democratic legislators also said they were pleased that Governor Cuomo pro-posed in his address to fight property tax in-creases through the consolidation and shar-ing of services among municipalities, school districts and government-related agencies.

“The smart way to save money now for taxpayers is to look for ways to reduce the redundant delivery of services and programs across our communities,” said Jenkins. “In Westchester, we have been working hard to identify and implement ways to do this, and I appreciate knowing how important the Governor views this work.”

Governor Cuomo’s dedicated efforts at making New York the nation’s leader in education drew high praise from the three legislators as well. Employing new technolo-gies in the classroom, fighting disparities in school resources and providing full-day Pre-Kindergarten statewide were initiatives mentioned in the address that “show our governor is serious about giving our youth the learning and support they need to bet-ter themselves—and our communities,” said Williams.

“Governor Cuomo’s grand vision for a better New York is only matched by his big heart for those residents in need and want-ing to turn their lives around,” remarked Shimsky, noting that the governor’s address also promised job creation for former con-victs to reduce recidivism and a renewed pledge to pass the Women’s Equality Act.

Governor Cuomo outlines agenda for 2014Governor Andrew M. Cuomo recently

delivered his 2014 State of the State Address, outlining a sweeping agenda which builds on the success of the last three years to change the direction of New York State: reducing spending below inflation and personal income growth for the first time in 40 years, transforming a $10 billion deficit into a $2 billion surplus, re-ducing unemployment in all ten regions of the state, creating nearly 400,000 new private sec-tor jobs (the highest job creation in the state’s history), improving the state’s credit standing with all three rating agencies, increasing ex-ports by 15% and delivering on longstanding progressive policies that have made our state safer, healthier, and fairer for all New Yorkers.

The Governor’s agenda for 2014 contin-ues this progress: controlling spending while cutting taxes to create jobs and make the state more affordable for families, expanding suc-cessful economic policies and rebuilding in-frastructure, making bold new investments to transform classrooms and improve the quality of education for all students, and continuing to fight for equal rights and opportunity for all New Yorkers.

“Three years ago, we pledged to make the government work for the people of New York, transform our economy by reducing taxes and attracting business, develop world-class schools that give every student opportunity, and make New York a progressive leader once again,” Governor Cuomo said. “Today, we have hun-dreds of thousands more private sector jobs, a lower unemployment rate in all ten regions of the state, schools that are held accountable for our children’s success, safer communities, more affordable healthcare and a fairer, more just state. This year, we will build on that suc-cess. For 2014, we have put forth the most comprehensive plan for the future of New

York yet. This agenda will grow the economy and provide fiscal relief to taxpayers, give our schools the classrooms of tomorrow, reimagine infrastructure across the state to face the new climate reality, and take steps to make our com-munities safer, fairer, cleaner and more progres-sive. Working together, we will continue to move New York forward.”

Governor Cuomo outlined the following initiatives as part of his State of the State mes-sage.

Tax Relief: As a result of fiscal reforms from the last three years, the State is poised to go from a $10 billion deficit when the Governor took office to a $2 billion surplus by 2016-17. Rather than using this revenue to increase spending,

Governor Cuomo proposed to instead cut taxes for New Yorkers and businesses to provide tax-payers relief and grow the economy. The pro-posals have been informed by the hard work of the New York State Tax Reform and Fairness Commission and the New York State Tax Relief Commission. Click here to learn more.

• Freeze Property Taxes for Working Fami-lies: New York’s real property taxes are among the highest in the nation, and one of the main reasons is the large number of local govern-ments that place high burdens on taxpayers and harm the business climate. To address this issue and incentivize local governments to share services, the Governor proposed to freeze property taxes for two years, providing nearly $1 billion in tax relief. Residents will be eligible for the freeze in the first year if their local governments stay within the property tax cap. During the second year, local governments must also take concrete steps to share services and reduce costs in order to remain under the freeze.

• Create a Property Tax “Circuit Breaker” Based on Ability to Pay: 1.9 million low- and middle-income taxpayers pay an effective real property tax rate relative to income that ex-ceeds their income tax rate. To help these fami-lies and individuals, the Governor proposed providing tax relief based on ability to pay for households that earn up to $200,000, ultimate-ly providing $1 billion in tax relief by the time the circuit breaker is fully phased in.

• Provide Tax Relief for Renters Facing Sig-nificant Housing Burdens: In New York State, 3.3 million households rent their homes, and more than 829,000 low-income renters pay more than 50% of their monthly cash income on housing costs. To provide meaningful tax relief to millions of New York’s renters, Gover-nor Cuomo proposed a refundable personal in-

come tax credit that takes into account a fam-ily’s size. The credit will be available to renters with incomes below $100,000 and will provide over $400 million in tax relief for 2.6 million renters.

• Additional Tax Relief to Boost Manu-facturing: To propel and spur new economic growth, particularly in Upstate, Governor Cuomo proposed creating a refundable credit that would be equal to 20 percent of a firm’s an-nual real property taxes. Additionally, to grow existing manufacturers and attract new busi-nesses Upstate, Governor Cuomo has proposed eliminating the corporate income tax rate for Upstate manufacturers. Together, these two proposals would provide approximately $161 million in tax relief to the manufacturing sec-tor.

• Corporate Tax Reform: Streamlining the State’s corporate tax structure is another way to improve New York’s business climate and pro-mote economic growth across the state. To do this, Governor Cuomo proposed merging the bank tax into the corporate franchise tax and lowering the rate to 6.5 percent. This would be the lowest corporate tax rate since 1968 and provide $346 million in annual tax relief to New York’s businesses.

• Estate Tax Reform: New York is one of only 15 states in the country that imposes an estate tax, and New York currently taxes signifi-cantly more of an individual’s estate than the federal government, creating a perverse incen-tive for elderly New Yorkers to leave the state.

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BCW’s statement on 2014 State of the State Address

Dr. Marsha Gordon, President and CEO of The Business Council of Westchester (BCW), was in Albany for Gov. An-drew M. Cuomo’s 2014 State of the State Ad-dress. Gordon, a mem-ber of the Mid-Hudson Regional Economic De-velopment Council, said she is encouraged by the Governor’s efforts to make New York State more business-friendly by cutting taxes, invest-ing in workforce devel-opment – particularly proposals for women and minority owned businesses, disabled vet-erans and youth -- and for his continued work with the Regional Eco-nomic Development Councils.

“The Business Council supports serious ef-forts to reduce the tax burden on New York busi-nesses and property owners and stands ready to work with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and state lawmakers on this very important priority,”

Gordon said. “Whether it’s lowering corporate, income, estate, property and energy taxes, reduc-ing regulatory barriers on businesses, address-ing state mandated costs on local governments, modernizing our infra-structure or investing in innovative businesses, achieving these goals must be a priority in the state Capitol so that businesses all across New York can expand, thrive and succeed in the years to come.”

The BCW is also pleased to see that the Governor tapped John Mack, formerly of Mor-gan Stanley, to help New York State become more competitive in the

global marketplace as well as former New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly as a special advisor on emergency preparedness and homeland security. With these two lead-ers working on very important issues, New York and its business community will be well-served.

Dr. Marsha Gordon

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overhead. The mountain terrain changed as we headed northeast. The colors of the riv-ers and streams varied with different shades of green. We were sorry to say goodbye to the friendly and knowledgeable Rocky Mountaineer hosts. Complimentary trans-fers took us from the train to the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel. Banff boasts a 4-passen-ger gondola ride to the summit of Sulphur Mountain where they sell t-shirts that say, “I made it to the Top.” The views are spec-tacular!

The trip ended at the historic Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise in Alberta. The out-door scene from this majestic hotel includes a panorama with a blue lake and sky and snow covered mountaintops glistening in the background. Heritage and hiking tours are available. One can even take the resident dog for a walk.

The Canadian landscape with its multi-colored lakes, dense mountains, small towns and rural villages left many lasting impres-sions. This fantastic trip has now joined my top 10 travel favorites.

Article written by Diana Mc-Connell, Larchmont Travel Office.

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The Two-Midnight Rule: The difference between inpatient and outpatient status and how it affects Medicare Part A and B payoutsBY BERNARD A. KROOKS, CERTIFIED ELDER LAW ATTORNEY

For recipients of Medicare benefits, the cost of a hospital stay and any subsequent stay in a nursing facility may depend in large part on whether or not the patient was “admitted” to the hospital as an inpatient, or is on obser-vation status as an outpatient. The distinction is crucial, and vexing for patients and doctors alike.

After a patient has spent the night in a hos-pital bed, been given a gown and wrist bracelet, been seen by doctors and nurses, and been fed and washed by aides, he might reasonably be perplexed by the idea that there is any question about whether he has been “admitted” to the hospital. Yet many patients do find, after the fact, that their entire hospital stay has been on “observation” status and they were never for-mally admitted. This can greatly increase the out-of-pocket expense for the patient, and can affect Medicare coverage for any nursing home stay after the hospital stay.

The current Medicare policy is known as the “two-midnight rule”: if a doctor expects that a patient’s stay will include two midnights, then the patient is admitted under inpatient status. This means that the stay is covered by Medicare Part A, which covers hospital stays. If the stay doesn’t include two midnights, then Medicare regards the person as an outpatient covered by Medicare Part B, which covers doc-tors. The distinction can make a huge differ-ence in cost for patients, because under Part B, each procedure, visit and prescription is billed separately, and co-pays can easily mount to hundreds or even thousands of dollars.

Naturally, Medicare patients would prefer to be admitted as inpatients, and hospitals gen-erally feel the same way, since Part A reimburses at a higher rate than Part B. However, hospi-tals that formally admit patients who do not end up needing two midnights’ care can face audits, payment denials and fraud accusations from Medicare.

Both doctors and patients complain that the two-midnight rule is arbitrary. A patient

who arrives at the hospital at 11:55 p.m. on a Wednesday night and is discharged Friday morning may be admitted as an inpatient and covered by Medicare Part A. If he arrived 10 minutes later, he would be an outpatient un-der observation status and face higher co-pays under Medicare Part B. Another problem with the rule is that doctors are supposed to make the call about whether a patient is expected to stay for two midnights, and this can often be unpredictable.

A further difficulty is caused by the fact that Medicare will pay for up to 100 days of skilled nursing care only if the nursing home stay is preceded by a three-day hospital stay. If a patient is classified as “under observation” as an outpatient, the nursing home stay is not covered.

One bright spot for residents of New York State is the legislation recently passed and signed into law that requires that hospitals in-form Medicare beneficiaries if they are on ob-servation status and allows them to appeal that status. It is crucial for Medicare beneficiaries entering the hospital to be aware of their ad-mission status and be prepared to appeal obser-vation status if necessary. Congressional legisla-tion is also pending – but stalled – to allow any hospital stay, whether inpatient or outpatient, to be applied to the three-day requirement for Medicare to cover care in a skilled nursing fa-cility.

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 website at www.elderlawnewyork.com.

this whole schedule could fall apart because the carpenter did not finish his last job and won’t be able to start until the 2nd. A one day de-lay doesn’t seem like much, but it impacts the schedules of all the other subcontractors who were ready to go. If you are setting up your own schedules allow plenty of leeway to avoid a sit-uation like this. Discuss how much time each phase of the renovation will take with each sub and then add a little extra as a precaution.

So, the cabinets are finally in, the plumb-ing and electrical are underway, and the coun-ter people come to install the granite (a day late, but thank goodness they came at all). They inform you that the cabinets are not level and they cannot install the top. Since they have another appointment, they leave immediately. Now you have to try to get in touch with the carpenter and have him reinstall the base cabi-nets. You leave a message for him and when he finally returns the call he says “nope, the coun-ter people are wrong, the cabinets are level.” It can take days to straighten out a problem like this. To avoid a situation like this, when hiring your subs, try to get them to agree to be on the job site when situations like this may arise.

I’ve worked with many clients who have acted as their own GC. In many cases, it has worked smoothly and in others it was a less than perfect experience. Unless you have some understanding of construction and plenty of time and patience to spare, my suggestion is if you want to try acting, try the stage and trust the renovation to a professional.

Paul Bookbinder, M.I.D., C.R., is president of DreamWork Kitchens, Inc. located in Mama-roneck, New York. A Master of Design (Pratt Institute), 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 Your-self magazine. He can be reached for questions at 914-777-0437 or www.dreamworkkitchens.com.

Kitchen & Bath Insider© – Acting as your own G.C.

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

My niece and her husband have chosen acting as their profession, and they are very successful at it. My niece is currently in Orange is the New Black and my nephew is one of the stars of The Exes. Fortunate enough to have resi-dences on both coasts, by having two homes they have twice the remodeling concerns. At a family function the other day, our conversation drifted between their craft and mine. They were considering “acting” as their own General Con-tractor (GC) so I explained that acting as a GC in the real world is not more complicated than acting on the stage, but very different.

This type of project includes almost every craftsman there is, and if the old adage “experi-ence is the best teacher” is accurate, it may be best to leave it to the professional. The primary reason people chose to be their own general contractor is a financial one. When a GC hires the multitude of sub-contractors (subs) neces-sary for a renovation he will spend his time coordinating their work and will take the ulti-mate responsibility for their performance and craftsmanship. For this effort the GC is entitled to make a reasonable profit and so adds a per-centage of the sub’s charges to the total cost. The consumer only has to deal with one per-son, which makes it easier to discuss concerns and solve problems.

If, however, you are on a tight budget and have time to spare, you can hire the individ-ual workmen and supervise their scheduling and performance yourself. As long as things go smoothly, this can be very rewarding and will result in a financial savings. But if prob-lems arise with any of the subs it may end up costing more in the long run. Certainly in your time and aggravation, but possibly, financially as well.

Suppose you hire a carpenter to install your new cabinets on the 1st, a plumber and electrician on the 2nd, the countertop people on the 3rd, the floor people on the 4th, and the painter on the 5th. It is very possible that

Travel ‒ Experience the Canadian RockiesI was fortunate to experience a wonder-

ful trip to the Canadian Rockies recently. The first stop was in the word class city of Van-couver, with an overnight stay at the lovely Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. The afternoon was available for exploring historic Gastown -- Vancouver’s oldest neighborhood and just a 10-minute walk from the hotel.

Grand Victorian buildings house the distinctive shopping, award-winning res-taurants and bars, cafes and clubs that make for a complete Vancouver experience. The wholly steam powered clock on the corner of Cambie and Water street is worth a photo stop.

The next morning took us to the Rocky Mountaineer station in Vancouver for a lovely welcome aboard the Gold Leaf Service coach. The Gold Leaf Service provides pan-oramic views from your seat in the upper lev-el of a custom designed bi-level dome coach. With a welcome aboard toast, the Rocky Mountaineer departs for a truly breathtak-ing ride through the Canadian wilderness as it travels onto Kamloops for an overnight stop. A wonderful gourmet breakfast and lunch were served in the lower level dining area where we broke bread with some of our traveling companions. There were plentiful complimentary snacks and beverages (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic) as stories of the landscapes and historial trivia were shared

by the Rocky Mountaineer hosts. Upon reaching Kamloops, it was a pleasure to find our luggage waiting in our room. There were restaurants close by where those still hungry

could stop. A 2-minute walk took us to the Casino so we could leave our contribution.

Back to the Rocky Mountaineer in the morning for the daylight ride to Banff. The wonderful meals created by Michelin-trained chefs awaited us. There were Bighorn Sheep and elk to be seen. A bald eagle soared

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Winter dining deals 2014!

The holidays are gone and the bills are coming in but you still want to go out for a bite. The good news is the economic climate has prompted restaurants to create great deals for every palate this winter and while there will always be splurge spots to drop your dining bucks if you so desire, you can eat more afford-ably at many local eateries right now. Here are a few suggestions…

La Riserva, 2382 Boston Post Road, Larch-mont 914-834-5584

Chef/proprietor Michael Vivolo has been serving the ‘Italian classics’ here for 35 years and the handsome atmosphere now highlight-ed by vintage Italian photos, and friendly am-biance keep it a treat. A new reasonably-priced lunch menu served Monday thru Friday starts at just $12.95. Choices change regularly. Special 3-course Winter Dinners are $27.95 per person plus tax & tip and include a glass of wine, soup of the day or fresh house salad, fresh bruschetta and choice of such changing entrées as: Filet of Sole Francese; Eggplant Rollatine stuffed with ricotta; Farfalle Romana, bowtie pasta with chicken, fresh tomato, mushrooms and aspara-gus; and Salmone Vecchia Romagna, with zuc-chini and sundried tomatoes in a creamy bran-dy sauce and house dessert. The new Sunday Brunch menu is: $17.95. Chef Michael’s son Dean also operates Trattoria Vivolo in Harrison. Private party facilities. Open 7 days. Free park-ing. www.lariservarestaurant.com

Don Coqui, 115 Cedar Street, New Rochelle 914-648-4848

Jimmy Rodriguez and his team at Don Co-qui are now serving a new lunch menu and $28 Mondays. At lunch the house offers a selection of reasonably priced salads and sandwiches to go along with their regular menu of Puerto Ri-can and Latin specialties, including: Hearts of Romaine Caesar Salad; DC Triplets with pork, chicken and steak; Steak & Onion Sandwich; Roasted Pork Sandwich; and BBQ Chicken Sandwich. The nightlife schedule has also been updated. There is live Salsa entertainment Thursday and Friday and karaoke on Mon-day and Wednesday nights. Don’t forget $28 Mondays when patrons get 3 generous courses of food for this special price, including their

popular appetizer platter for the whole table. Don Coqui is open for lunch and dinner 7 days a week from noon. Starters: $6 to $19. Main courses: $15 to $34. Lunch: $6 to $28. Bar/lounges. Cocktail menu. Bottles. Live music, dancing. Take-out. On and off premise catering for all events. Major credit cards. Municipal and valet parking. Proper casual dress. Reservations accepted; advised for larger groups. Phone: 914-648-4848. Don Coqui, White Plains, is located at 107 Mamaroneck Ave. www.doncoqui.tv

Calcutta Curry House, 1 Huguenot Street, New Rochelle 914-278-9690

The exotic sights, sounds, scents and fla-vors of regional Indian cuisine are now avail-able at the new Calcutta Curry House on Hu-guenot St., New Rochelle. Proprietor Rubel Ali has brought years of experience to his charming new 30-seat eatery. To the left of the entrance is the daily buffet station with its glistening cop-per servers. A small service bar overlooks the charming dining room with its well-dressed tables, Indian artifacts and artworks. Rubel is usually in the kitchen early helping his staff prepare the daily larder.

The extensive reasonably priced menu covers a lot of regional India with an emphasis on the north. There is a daily all you can eat buffet lunch that is perfect for those wanting to experience a variety of dishes at one sitting. Lunch boxes are available for take-out for home or office. Open for lunch and dinner Sunday thru Saturday; closed Mondays, from noon to 11 pm. Daily luncheon buffet: $9.95, Tuesday thru Friday; $12.95 weekend brunch. Main courses on the regular menu: $11.95 to $18.95. Complete dinners from: $19.95. Lunch boxes from $6.95. Catering for home or office. Full take out. Free local delivery. Major credit cards. Casual dress. Reservations accepted; suggested for larger groups. Phone: 914-278-9690. Fax: 914-278-9691. Municipal street parking. www.calcuttacurryhousenewrochelle.com

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

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