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Children Participatein Early Childhood Program

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NEW ROCHELLE, NY -- Nearly all of the 213 seats in the Linda Kelly Theater were filled Tuesday night for an African American Writers’ Symposium featuring three award-winning authors. The event, sponsored by the City School District of New Rochelle and the high school’s Black Culture Club, with support from the New Rochelle

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Council on the Arts, featured film historian (and frequent Turner Classic Movie channel guest) Donald Bogle, author Tonya Bolden, and biographer A’Lelia Bundles. A reception afterward was catered by Monroe College’s Culinary Arts program, and members of the Monroe’s Honors College were

SCARSDALE, NY – The combination of two major Westchester County Reform Jewish congregations begins Saturday, March 8th, with a concluding service in Yonkers at Temple Emanu-El of Southern Westchester, which is uniting with The Scarsdale Synagogue-Tremont Temple. The Sabbath afternoon worship service will be followed on Friday, March 14th, with the first unified service of the combined congregations in Scarsdale. The announcement was made jointly today by Gerry Cohen, president of the newly named Scarsdale Synagogue Temples

February signaled the start of the Village’s 2008/2009 budget process culminating in the adoption of a final budget by May 1st. The Trustees and the Village Treasurer have put in place a very structured process to allow for ample time for review and revising b u d g e t a r y numbers. All d e p a r t m e n t heads received budget estimate work sheets in early February with completion required by March 20th. The Trustees then interview every department head to review/justify each line item in their projected budgets during late March and early April. This is a very time intensive but vital component of the process. It not only may result in budget reductions or reallocation but also serves to educate each Trustee as to the current operation and related costs of every Village department.

By New York State law, a public hearing on the tentative budget must be scheduled no later than

April 21st and must be noticed to the public at least five business days prior.Final revisions to the budget can be made post the public hearing and a final budget and appended Salary and

Wage Schedule must be adopted no later than May 1st. Major challenges face the Village that will impact the 2008/2009 budget. Of greatest significance are the following:Estimated Revenues – Some of the Village’s major revenue sources other than the Real Property Taxes are under some pressure. As a consequence of the Federal government’s reduction of the treasury rates to address the sub-prime mortgage crisis, investment

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MOUNT VERNON, NY -- Mayor Clinton I. Young, Jr. announced that Jeffrey Williams has been appointed to serve as the new Commissioner of the Department of Planning and Community Development. Williams began serving in his new capacity on February 25 , 2008. “I am extremely proud to welcome

Mayor Young Introduces New Planning Commissioner

Jeff Williams as our new Planning Commissioner,” said Mayor Young. “Mr. Williams brings an impressive resume and a passion for public service. His many talents as both a Certified Planner and active community member are a much needed addition to the City of

The Melbourne, Australian based retail property empire known as Centro Properties Group has been hard hit by an inability to pay off s h o r t - t e r m debt that has been the catalyst to bring A u s t a l i a n S t o c k E x c h a n g e au thor i t i e s to impose t r a d i n g halts on its stock being traded as early as mid-December 2007 and thereafter. At the last moment Centro Properties Group, the owner of more than 700 U.S. malls, eight of whom are situated in Westchester County announced that they had been granted a three months reprieve to repay USD $3.5 billion of short-term debt as it proceeded to sell assets to remain financially solvent. Centro will deliver its half-year result on February 28, 2008. It would not provide a per share earnings forecast for fiscal 2008 until the outcome of the recapitalization

The Credit Market Loss Drama to Impact

Westchester Countyis determined. Creditors including National Australia Bank Ltd. (NAB) and Commonwealth Bank of Australia

( C B A ) , A u s t r a l i a ’s b i g g e s t , extended the deadline on A(ustralian) $2.3 billion to April 30, 2008. The deadline on loans of about $1.3 billion

associated with its U.S. venture has been moved to September 30, 2008. A syndicate of about a dozen banks, including CBA, Australia-New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (ANZ), NAB, and St George, have lent the USD $3.5 billion to Centro. Foreign participants to the lending syndicate included Bank of America (BoA), Wachovia and JPMorgan Chase & Co, Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc (RBS), and BNP Paribas . Westchester County PropertiesA & P Mamaroneck

His upper body development was enormously muscular with large blue veins that c r i s sc ros sed from forearms to biceps with p u l s a t i n g ferocity. The light-skinned A f r i c a n -American man stared at us with glassy eyes as he cradled the three year-old girl on his left arm and pointed a threatening finger at me and my partner. “They’re not gonna take my little girl!” he growled. It was the late 1960’s and I was a cop in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn. My partner, Leroy, and I were the first black and white radio car team in the precinct and among very few, so-called, “Salt and Pepper” teams in the city. Leroy, a well-built former prize fighter, was not a newcomer to violence and my years in one of the most crime-

Weir Only HumanDealing Carefully with Righteous Rage

By Bob Weir

ridden areas of the city supplied me with the experience to handle almost

anything. We received a call to investigate s c r e a m s coming from an apartment building in our sector. When we arrived and began climbing the three flights of stairs, we could hear the anguished cries of a woman

pleading for her baby. She met us in the hallway, just a few feet from the open apartment door, where we could see her husband pacing, with the child firmly grasped by a powerful arm. “He’s hurting my baby!” she cried. “She’s my baby too!” the man shot back, readjusting the teary-eyed little girl’s position on his arm. “No court is gonna take my child away from me,” he protested, glaring at

No matter the issue, finding common ground is a difficult task. Few of us have been taught how to find balance and accommodation within parameters of civility and understanding of thought. We are all frail and insecure beings to one extent or another; easily hurt in the personal complexity of marriage or the public complexity of community issues and concerns. Marriage of one to another is bound in love because each will have recognized the harmony and value of its union. It seems easier to reach an understanding when your spouse is pretty or handsome. As the attributes of youth wither, understanding and compassion for one another grows to nurture a tighter bond. Shared experiences and a growing understanding of each other will mold basic visions for the couple, and within those

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parameters, for the individual. The bond will grow with patience, touch, and intellect. It can also disintegrate; cajoling divorce and acrimony in the process. The extrapolation of the family unit is the extended family that is comprised of all the people within our borders. We are

a family unit. In the provincial/cosmopolitan demeanor of Yonkers, the frailty and complexity of each of us is tested every day. Economic development concepts, many years in the planning have gnawed divisiveness among our city/family/marriage that threatens our understanding of ourselves, and each other. Marriage functions because of personal involvement and concern of and for our partner. Neither partner can remove him/herself from the other lest it collapse because of

of Connecticut). If he switched, the result would be a tie, to be broken by Vice President Cheney, and you can imagine how he would vote if

he had the opportunity. The Democrats have a comfortable majority in the House of Representative, but their hold on the Senate is precarious, as was shown when Senator Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) suffered a serious stroke on December 13, 2006. If he were to pass away, his seat would be filled by an appointee of South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds, a Republican. Senator Johnson fortunately, made a substantial recovery, and nine months later resumed his seat. He said he would run for re-election in 2008, but some think he may not. Another Senate vacancy almost materialized when Senator Larry Craig (R-Idaho) promised to resign after an unfortunate encounter with an undercover police officer sitting in wait in an adjoining stall at the airport men’s room in Minneapolis. However, the Senator gave more thought to the matter and decided he would remain in office to continue to serve his constituents. His Republican

colleagues had demanded that he resign. The question occurred to us as to whether they would have exhibited the same fervor if the Idaho Governor who would appoint Craig’s successor had been a Democrat. Back to the Governor, this morning at the New School a five-member panel discussed the question of whether he could recover in his second year (2008) from what is generally regarded as an unsuccessful first year, during which his popularity declined sharply, his administration endured Troopergate, his Director of State Operations was ousted, he was at war with Senate leader Bruno, and his relations with Speaker Silver were amicable as long as Spitzer deferred to his senior (15 years by birth, 22 years by arrival in Albany). We attended the panel discussion at the New School called “In Like a Lion,” and are working on an account of the proceedings. It should be ready in a couple of days. The panelists said some fascinating things which we would like to bring to your attention. It is remarkable when people who are really knowledgeable as to what is going on are brought together and share their insights with a group of students and public policy buffs. We learned things this morning that we had not known before.

Henry J. Stern is president of New York Civic and a blogger on public issues. To post a comment on this item, visit the New York

Civic blog. He was New York City’s parks Commissioner for fifteen

years under Mayors Ed Koch and Rudy Giuliani. Your comments are welcome. Direct email to

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inattentiveness. The marriage is important because each has invested in its bearing progeny and security; similarly in the realm of economic development and the extended family of community. The marriage of people to one another is as intimate as the vision and direction that one gravitates for self, family, and neighbor. The patience we must show each other when defining the vision for our city is a difficult one. Complicated too often by our lack of involvement in the process; by the lack of respect some of us show one another; the lack of information made available to each of us; and the lack of forums in which we could learn how to bridge the divide among the various voices we hear about us. Are we mature enough to respond to erudite questions with a learned and masterful response, or do we feign knowledge with a retort that lacks an answer? Are we sufficiently aware of concerns or simply mouthing off our emotional state, lacking the ability to make a case to satisfy the inquisitive among us? Do we comprehend the severity and onerous financial environment that impacts us or are we fed half-truths and omissions to our inquiries? Do we appreciate the concerns of some among our citizenry whose needs are different than the other, or do we belittle or shun its significance? Do we even comprehend the financial returns of our city’s investment in redevelopment or do we repeat

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“facts” we don’t understand? Perhaps we are in disarray because we have yet to acknowledge the most basic issue that confronts Yonkers, that is, can we afford to forego development? The comfort of our past memories have become obscure over time; pummeled into a new reality which many of us still do not recognize. We are getting older. Our homes, diminished in value by an eroding dollar, by the financial instruments of greed, have reluctantly smacked us awake from our comfort zone. Personally, I had come to the point where I realized that economic development designs for Yonkers that are already public, concepts like Phase 1 of the SFC Yonkers/Chicken Island/Gateway project, and the Alexander Street Development plan were best left to continue, because they have moved along to such a point that they cannot be stopped by cerebral argument or review. But only if we had learned how to be respectful of each other. It seems we have learned nothing. A new hotel project has been discussed by a developer and a neighborhood association. The meetings were by invitation only, and only among the membership. The public at large has been excluded from being made privy to these plans. Why? Is there a payoff? What is the payoff? Why do some in Yonkers believe they have the right to speak for others, when the

“others” are kept in the dark? When the plans are made public, will the Yonkers City Council rush the concept through? Will developers threaten to leave if authorization is not voted upon more quickly? Will it be another fait d’accompli? Why the secrecy? When Peter Klein takes his show on the road in favor of SFC Yonkers next week, he will be speaking exclusively to the Hispanic Community. Will he do so in Spanish as obliquely as he delivers his presentation in English? Why doesn’t Yonkers have an architectural review board? Why do the developers ask the community what we want and then proceed not to deliver it? Why do we redevelop property within the same constricting road network which has atrophied Yonkers past? The issues are complicated and yet they are simple. The most important aspect of development is honesty. Yonkers cannot suffer the discussion over Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) when Mayor Phil Amicone has said on WVOX-1460 AM radio that the better way to go is Payments in Lieu of Taxes with Incremental Financing (PIF)? Mayor Amicone said PIFs were the chosen plan over TIFs in the Yankee Stadium project. So which is it? TIFs or PIFs? And why? When will the developers stop saying they bought land in the area under discussion for development when they only have

options to buy? I believe everyone in Yonkers recognizes that there is little time to decide all these issues. There are the financial constraints that have made their impression felt most recently. There is the lack of patience shown by the developers themselves in maintaining an interest in the development plans they have promoted? There is the derisive comments thrown about by members of the community to scuttle the effectiveness of others by subterfuge, innuendos, and name calling. And let’s not forget that some will do very well indeed with the new imprint development with bring to the skyline while others will not be able to cope. We must learn to discuss these issues intelligently, cogently, and by provable and open facts. Without a forthright, televised, interactive discussion over all the issues, each side will dig their heels cruising for a fight. It will be a bloody fight. It will maintain the divisions within our city rather than bringing it together with purpose and mutually amenable interests. Yonkers cannot afford such a future. We must find accommodation for each of us. Communicating openly will bring us together. It is the only answer. All else has failed. Our leaders must direct us toward one another as we evolve a redevelopment imprint we can point to with pride. The challenge is

evident in Yonkers, evident in New Rochelle, evident in White Plains, and elsewhere.

As our readers know, we have probably given more space to New York’s new governor, Eliot Spitzer, and his travails than any other subject. State government is an often overlooked leg of the federal-state-city triangle of sovereignties. Nonetheless, a lot of power resides in the state capitol in Albany. For one thing, this country is the United STATES of America. For another, cities, even a great one like ours, are creatures of the state and subject to its direction. If it cared to, the legislature could repeal any city law or promulgate any new one. We would probably have been better off if the state had kept its capital city in Kingston, which was the seat of state government from 1777 to 1797, when the governor and legislature moved 56 miles up the Hudson to Albany. It certainly would have been more convenient for New York City residents, shaving about an hour off their travel time.In Albany, on January 1, 2007, a new Democratic governor was sworn in after twelve years under Republican Governor George Pataki. Elected by a large majority on a promise of reform, the slogan at the time was “Day One: Everything Changes.” We kept count of the days, and unfortunately, most of the change was for the worse. Yesterday, Day 422, however, was a very good day for Governor Spitzer. The Democrats captured a vacant upstate state senate seat in a special election and are now just one short of a tie in the Senate, which would be broken by Lieutenant Governor David Paterson. The Republican advantage is now 32-30. Similarly, the Democrats control the United States Senate by a single vote (that of Senator Joe Lieberman

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“I was privileged to know William Buckley for more than 20 years and was in fact his opponent in his last public debate. He may not have been unique; but I have never encountered his match. He was a brilliant, gentle, charming philosopher, seer and advocate. William Buckley died … but his complicated brilliance in thought and script will survive him for as long as words are read. And words are heard.” - Mario M. Cuomo - February 27, 2008

William O’Shaughnessy: Governor Cuomo, you’re both wordsmiths … Mario M. Cuomo … William F. Buckley. Was he a pretty tough guy in a debate? Governor Mario Cuomo: He was extremely difficult. Number One: He had a very subtle intelligence. And a profound one. And he was well read. He was knowledgeable. Even at a very young age, when he made his brilliant start at Yale, and wrote his first well-known book. He was all of those things and a grand-master of the language and words. If you debated him as I did in Cincinnati when he announced it was the last time he would ever debate publicly … we had a lot of fun before and after the debate … and during the debate. I wasn’t really challenging him much

Interview with Gov. Cuomo on WVOX-1460AM Regarding

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because I was so beguiled by the structure of his sentences and his elaborate and terribly complicated syntax … I found myself enjoying his responses so much that mine were shorter than they should have been.

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B u c k l e y , o p p o s i t e ends of the p o l i t i c a l s p e c t r u m . Did you guys get along?

G o v e r n o r M a r i o Cuomo: Yes … we did. And as a matter

of fact, his magazine – The National Review – paid me a very extravagant compliment on more than one occasion. I think we were not that far apart. To be candid with you … people who are involved in public life … people who study the issues … find it very easy to agree on a large part of the dialogue. He was not ideological to a fault. He wasn’t the kind of person who would start and end the argument by saying there are these irrefutable truths that I have bundled for you. And unless you accept them all as I have prepared them … then you’re going to fall short intellectually. He wasn’t like that. He was much more subtle. I would not say we were totally opposed to one another. That was hardly the case. It was a general sense on his part

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NEWS ITEM: A University of Florida researcher once concluded that die-hard football aficionados regard watching an exciting game as being more pleasurable than sex. I’m not fabricating this info, friends - I read it in two different publications (okay, it was ten years ago, but so what?) The study’s author reported his findings to the (presumably) prestigious North American Society for the Psychology of Sports and Physical Activity, the (also presumably) astute organization which covered both of the subject activities. I don’t know, of course, who-all he interviewed in that research, but when I discussed this startling conclusion with some randomly-selected acquaintances of my own, they were nearly unanimous in disagreement. Some felt that either the researcher conducted his study at a home for retired priests or questioned only people whose faces were painted in the

Football Fever or the Horizontal Mambo?By Joe Klock, Sr

colors of a college or NFL team. My own survey, although admittedly smaller in size and expertise, was reasonably eclectic, ranging from the newly-wed to the nearabout-dead and including respondents presumed to be familiar with both fields of play. Watching footballers better than a rockin’ roll in the hay? No contest, in the view of my interviewees, although one respondent confessed that the program length of Monday Night Football mandated a merging of both activities. (I did not press for details.) On the surface, and assuming that one has proper license to choose between these two diversions, it would seem that succumbing to the divine urge would prevail in popularity over any spectator sport. However, once the once-sensational Kinsey Reports had been objectively evaluated by the average American, it was fairly safe to conclude that after all was said and done, a lot more got said than

ever got done. I suspect, therefore, that my respondents leaned toward the libidinous in answering our query. (Hey, who’s likely to admit that watching the Superbowl is America’s Number One indoor sport?) Thus, I questioned the validity of my own test results and sought to theorize about why the more scientific approach of the Florida U-man being produced such a markedly divergent conclusion. After considerable analysis of the question, and in the interest of scholarly inquiry, I present herewith the ten top reasons why a “wave” generated in the stands just might be considered more rewarding than even whitecaps in the waterbed: 10 - An unlimited number of

friends can join in the fun without stirring ugly gossip in the n e i g h b o r h o o d . 9 - Advancing age, stress and alcohol c o n s u m p t i o n has a less inhibiting effect on one’s ability to participate. 8 - Those

still addicted to the cylindrical gasper don’t have to wait until it’s over to light up. 7 - You can nibble on pretzels and cookies during the proceedings without off-putting your bedfellow and/or littering the sheets. 6 - Performance stress is only a problem for those you’re watching on the boob tube. 5 - Fantasies are provided for both sexes by the quivering flesh of cheerleaders and/or the tight pants of the athletes.

4 - Vows of chastity, fidelity, monogamy and ex post facto truthfulness are not endangered. 3 - There is no risk of conception, the transmission of social disease or the initiation of hazardous emotional entanglement. 2 - You’re never required to feign enthusiasm, suppress expressions of disappointment or exchange compliments after the action ends. 1 - If the kids happen to barge in on you at half-time, it’s a hell of a lot easier to explain what you’re up to. There’s also the matter of “instant replay,” which is usually feasible only on the gridiron, morning-after braggadocio notwithstanding. I think it unlikely that anyone’s mind, or leisure-time activity, will be affected either by the UF survey or the feeble blow I’ve attempted to strike for full exploration of the topic, but it focuses attention on some profound stuff, including (but by no means limited to) the following: 1. People in institutions of higher learning are running out

of things to study, it being a sad-but-true fact that they ain’t studying much about spelling, grammar, math and etiquette. 2. Almost anything can be surveyed and, if both the interviewees and questions are selected with care, you can come up with almost any predetermined conclusion 3. There is absolutely no need for fiction in this world, so long as real life can so closely parallel the wildest possible orgies of creativity. Some readers may feel that I could have thought of something more profound to write about. They are gravely mistaken; this is serious stuff!

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that government was a little bit too active and there was a sense on my part that government was not active enough and wasn’t efficient enough. But no … I don’t think we were terribly opposed. And again, in that last debate, I was not a worthy opponent at all because he had me mesmerized. The pre-debate cocktails helped him considerably as well. He was a marvelous man. William O’Shaughnessy:Governor Cuomo … you’ve written and spoken often of your humble beginnings and your roots growing up in Queens. You listen to Bill Buckley and you hear Park Avenue and East Hampton and Hobe Sound. He was sort of a quintessential WASP, but I think he was a Catholic too.

Governor Cuomo: He was very Catholic. No question about that. I’d say he was a catholic when it comes to philosophy. His basic Catholicism is Christianity. Take the Sermon on the Mount … he probably could have written a better Sermon on the Mount. But he didn’t argue with the substance of the Sermon on the Mount at all. It’s a big … big loss. Again, I’ve said about him that I can’t prove he’s unique. But I have never encountered his match. Anywhere. His combination of skills and his ability with words. And I have every book he’s ever written on language. He’s written several of them just on the subject of language. And I have them all on my desk. And if I live to be 200 I may be able to begin to understand them all ...”

Interview with Gov. Cuomo on WVOX-1460AM

Regarding William F.

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YONKERS, NY – Cellist Nada Radulovish and pianist Mike Fennelly will present a free recital on the afternoon of March 16, at 2:00 pm, at the Grinton I. Will Library, located 15 1500 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers, NY 10710. Parking is free and on location; handicap accessible facility. The recital program includes works by Debussy, Beethoven, and Bartok. Ms. Radulovich holds degrees from Smith College, Manhattan School of Music, and the Peabody Institute. Recent performances included concerts at Fort Washington Collegiate Church, the YMHA in northern Manhattan, Hudson Pointe of Riverdale, and the Sterling Glen Center in Rye. Mr. Fennelly is currently on staff at the Julliard School.

Cellist Nada Radulovich and Pianist Michael

Fennelly Present Recital

NEW ROCHELLE, NY -- The New Rochelle Public Library’s Spring 2008 series of International Films continues with the Italian

Italian Film to Be Shown at New Rochelle Library

film, Golden Door, on Thursday, March 20 at 7:00 pm. Directed by Emanuele Crialese, the 2006 film stars Charlotte Gainsbourg, Vincenzo Amato, and Vincent Schiavelli. The story takes place at the start of the 20th century, when an unexpected romance blossoms between a Sicilian peasant and a beautiful and worldly Englishwoman during the perilous and grueling transatlantic journey to the United States. Looking forward to their new life together, neither is prepared for the realities of Ellis Island, where they’ll stop at nothing to make it through the golden door into the America of their dreams. The film is in Italian with English subtitles, and is shown on the large screen of the Ossie Davis Theater. A $2.00 donation is suggested at the door.

The customer service airline counter agent told me to read the fine print (and he was not talking about this column.)The fine print (again, not this column) had nothing about the accountability, reliability, responsibility or the trust that a customer deserves when dealing with an airline – or any business for that matter. Shouldn’t you get what you pay for? For instance, when you make a reservation to go from Point A to Point B on a certain day and at a certain time (this sounds very ‘’Seinfeld-ish”) and when full payment is required in advance, shouldn’t this service happen?It is beyond frustrating to me, and inexcusable, when dealing with an agent of a business who is simply so disconnected from its customer that they just don’t care. We were supposed to leave from Westchester County Airport on Friday. When we arrived (2 hours early), we learned that the flight was going to be late so that we would miss our connection in Philadelphia. The agent gave us no reason and told us that he could rebook us for three days later as there was nothing else. Should we drive to Philly and try to meet the plane with only 4 hours to spare … NO, we could not since Westchester airport recommends that we leave our cars at home and find alternate ways to get to the airport. Should we try to rent a

car? The agent suggested a bus. Do we get reimbursed for the bus or at least a refund for this flight? Fortunately, while I was standing at the counter, my husband was able to secure us seats on a private charter flight to Philly and we were able to make our connection. When we looked at the arrival board there, we learned that the Westchester flight had been cancelled altogether. What happened to all of those other people? For the return trip back to NY, we were concerned about the impending snowstorm, so I called in advance to try to reschedule our flight to avoid a problem. After over 3 hours of frustration on the phone and speaking with 2 agents and a supervisor, I learned that the first agent cancelled my four tickets and only rebooked one of us on an earlier flight. [During this time, my husband who was listening to this craziness – and again to the rescue

- booked us four seats on a different airline back to NY.] And amazingly at the end of my conversation, the supervisory agent who could not find me seats and would not give me a refund asked me … if there is anything else she could help me with. Yes, I told her, give me your corporate address so I can sue you! But I am still asking … do we get a refund for this or at least some compensation? As for the fine print (again, not this column), it may state that the airline is not responsible for certain delays or cancellations, but that is no excuse for poor customer service. Even if there truly is nothing that can be done about a situation, a simple apology, care, concern and sympathetic attitude would go a long way. An agent displaying an attitude of apathy and impatience just exacerbates the situation. Businesses should make customer service their number one priority – and that should be the fine print.

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More and more career changers and job seekers are realizing that volunteering can be a fabulous way to enhance your career success. Additionally, college students, college graduates, and those receiving graduate degrees are participating in volunteer experiences. Others who can benefit include retirees who want to contribute and stay active, and stay-at-home moms or others returning or new to the workforce. Lynn Berger, a NYC based career coach and author, writes on www.quintcareers.com, “It’s a win-win situation. You feel good about volunteering, and learn about yourself at the same time.”

BenefitsVolunteering offers numerous benefits to the volunteer, including:• Using your skills and developing new skills• Meeting new people/developing new networking contacts• Learning about potential paid job opportunities• Learning if a specific job or industry is a good “fit” for you!• Being able to – and be sure you do

this – list your volunteer experience on your resume (list it under “Experience”, not separately)• Discovering, if you are considering graduate school, if you are heading in the right direction• Contributing positively to a non-profit organization (in most cases) that can use your help• Feeling good about your experience

Related points It’s also important to remember that you will most likely be interviewed for a volunteer position the same way you would be interviewed for a paid job, so be sure to prepare thoroughly for the interview. Most important, be prepared to explain why you seek this volunteer opportunity and how and why you will be contributing to this organization. If you are a college or graduate student, pursue an Internship or Cooperative Education experience; these experiences may or may not be paid, and may or may not carry credit, but they will surely enhance your credentials. Anthony Washington, Volunteer

Services Coordinator at WAMU-FM, an NPR (National Public Radio) affiliate, member-supported radio station at American University in Washington DC, states “Volunteering is the best way to make a career change to a non-profit organization, no matter your age.”

Resources Log on tohttp://www.quintcareers.com/volunteering.html for a fabulous set of articles and links to websites where you can learn more about this important topic, including idealist.org, considered by many the best website for volunteer opportunities (also includes paid job listings.)

Andy Wainer is the owner of Career-Power, a career counseling

private practice, in which he assists people of all ages with their job and career search needs. For

more, go to www.career-power.com,

or contact Andy at andy@career-power.com.

Career-Power: VolunteeringA Terrific Way to Enhance Your Career Success

By Andy Wainer

MARCH 6, 2008PAGE 4 WESTCHESTER TIMES TRIBUNE

Community • Education

From Page 1

OSSINING, NY -- “Witness to History,” a moving poster exhibit on the horrific aftermath of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, opened March 1 at Maryknoll Society’s “Fathers and Brothers” Center in Ossining. The exhibit’s emotional and graphic images include photos, survivors’ drawings and eyewitness stories of the August 1945 bombings, and will remain on display until March 16. The exhibit, now touring in many US cities, which was originally put together by the Hiroshima Peace Foundation and citizens of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, is in contrast to official U.S. government photos which did not emphasize the astonishing destructive power of the bombs. Much of the original film of the devastation was classified or confiscated. Today in Oak Ridge, TN, and other locations, thermonuclear weapons are still being pro- duced. Hundreds of times more powerful than the 1945

Hiroshima-NagasakiExhibit

Combines Eyewitness Testimony with Plea for Nuclear Disarmament

bombs, arsenals of these weapons pose a grave danger of a worldwide nuclear holocaust. Every year on the anniversary of the bombing, the mayor of Hiroshima issues a declaration that “this evil should never be repeated,” with a plea that nuclear weapons be abolished and the hope that there should be lasting world peace. The exhibit is a powerful illustration of these sentiments. Cosponsored by Scarsdale Friends Meeting (Quakers), Pax Christi, the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum, the exhibit will remain on display until March 16: 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. daily. Maryknoll is at 55 Ryder Road in Ossining, NY, 2.2 miles from the Pines Bridge Road exit of the Taconic Parkway.

For further information, contact juandempsey@yahoo.com or call:

914/941-7590.

Special Advocates Program

Seeks Volunteers

WHITE PLAINS, NY -- The Mental Health Association of Westchester (MHA) is seeking volunteers for its Court Appointed Special Advocates Program (CASA). The CASA Program advocates on behalf of children in foster-care involved in the Family Courts. CASA volunteers are appointed by Family Court Judges and spend 10 to 15 hours per week advocating for the best interest of abused and neglected children in foster care, with a particular focus on the child’s health, education and overall well-being. If you would like to help children in foster care attain a permanent home, consider becoming a Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) volunteer. MHA provides more than 40 hours of initial training and then ongoing support. The next training session will begin Monday, March 17th from 9:30am-4:00pm and continue for five consecutive weeks. We are presently interviewing candidates. People interested in volunteering

as a CASA advocate should call Benita Marks at MHA of

Westchester at 914-345-3993, ext. 215.

YONKER, NY -- Gerry Cooney, one of the great boxers of his era and the former heavyweight contender from Long Island, will headline “A Salute to Irish American Heritage” at Empire City at Yonkers Raceway (www.yonkersraceway.com) on Tuesday night, March 11. Musical Entertainment throughout the evening will be provided by the popular Allen Gogarty Band (http://allengogarty.com/). Cooney, a two time Golden Gloves champion and winner of 28 fights during a stellar pro career, will meet and greet Empire City fans during a Question & Answer and autograph

Heavyweight Great Gerry Cooney to Headline Empire City’s “Salute to Irish American Heritage”

session which will get underway at 7:00 PM at the Entertainment Lounge in Empire City’s Gotham Palace. Admission is free. Cooney scored 25 professional knockouts, and beat title challengers Jimmy Young, Ron Lyle and Ken Norton, all by devastating KO’s. His only losses came to world champion Larry Holmes in the 1982 mega fight, and former world champs George Foreman and Michael Spinks. Irish culinary items will be on the menus all night, including in the Empire Terrace Dining Room, Lillian Russell and the Food Court,

including such specialties as Corned Beef and Cabbage, Sheppard’s pie, Bangers and Mash and numerous other Irish delectables. Empire City at Yonkers Raceway is the 5,500 video gaming machine emporium located just North of New York City. For more information contact 914 968-4200. The “Salute to Irish American Heritage” will be the first in a series of Heritage Nights at Empire City throughout 2008. John Duddy will not participate because he has returned to Ireland for a break following his tough decision victory last Saturday at Madison Square Garden

NEW ROCHELLE, NY -- March 11th is Johnny Appleseed Day, and in New Rochelle seniors and youngsters will be getting together to celebrate with intergenerational fun and games. New Rochelle’s PTA Council and Office for the Aging are teaming up to co-sponsor the “Appleseed Arcade,” a free event from 2 to 4 PM at the Hugh A. Doyle Senior Center, 94 Davis Avenue (at the end of Maple

Appleseed Arcade to Bring Generations Together

Avenue). Seniors and children will be paired to participate in craft projects, arcade games (bingo, ring toss, shuffleboard) and an apple race. There will also be an ice cream bar where they can “Make a Sundae for Your Senior and Yourself.” Although the event is free, pre-registration is required, and space is limited. Registration will begin at 1:30 on the day of the event. To register in advance, or for

more information, contact Tom Crossman, Executive Director of the New Rochelle Office of the Aging, 235-2363, or your child’s PTA. “The real Johnny Appleseed, John Chapman, was a man with a vision,” notes Joyce Goldklang of PTA Council. “He knew he was planting the seeds for a better future for the people who came after him, and that’s what we hope we are doing,

helping to nurture children with an appreciation for their elders.” The PTA (Parent Teacher Association) Council consists of the Presidents of each of the ten PTAs in New Rochelle plus a representative of each PTA unit. The non-profit group meets monthly to coordinate efforts between the schools to support children and education in the City of New Rochelle.

among the enthusiastic audience, along with district students and members of the community. Assistant Superintendent of Schools Dr. Fred Smith opened the evening by encouraging the students in the audience to “read – read everything!” Linda Tarrant-Reid, Vice President of the New Rochelle Council on the Arts, then introduced the speakers, each of whom talked about their careers. Film historian Donald Bogle shared his curiosity about the way black characters were portrayed in film and “what happened after the scene was over.” For example, he noted that the character of Mammy in the film Gone With The Wind (played by Hattie McDaniels, who would become the first black actor to win an Oscar) appeared in scenes with the leads, Scarlett and Rhett, but “I wondered what happened when the scene was over – did she sleep in a room in the main house, or go back to the slave quarters? She never got to express her feelings about the war.” Bogle’s curiosity led him to focus on African Americans in film; he has written six books, including the highly acclaimed Dorothy Dandridge: A Biography; Bright Boulevards, Bold Dreams: The Story of Black Hollywood; Brown Sugar: Eighty Years of America’s Black Female Superstars, and the iconic Toms,

African American Writers’ Symposium Draws Crowd

Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies & Bucks: An Interpretive History of Blacks in Films. Donald Bogle also teaches at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and at the University of Pennsylvania, and appears frequently on Turner Classic Movie channel, chatting with Robert Osborne about film. Author Tonya Bolden gave a dramatic reading from the first chapter of her book MLK: Journey of a King, then spoke about the importance of role models for children, especially young people of color. She characterized the scant attention paid to people of color in her school days as “the flashcard version of black history”, noting that the only black historical figures she learned about were Crispus Attacks and Phyllis Wheatley. “So the message was you could be a poet – and a slave – or a free man and get shot,” she joked. Today, says Bolden, she strives to write the stories she needed to hear as a child, stories about inspirational black Americans who led lives dedicated to a higher purpose. Tonya Bolden is the author of more than twenty books for the young, including The Champ: the Story of Muhammad Ali, a Booklist Top 10 Youth Sports Book and M.L.K.: Journey of a King, a National Book Award Winner. Bolden’s biography of a nineteenth-century native New

Yorker, Maritcha, is a Coretta Scott King Honor Book and winner of a James Madison Book Award, given annually to the book that best represents excellence in bringing knowledge and understanding of American history to children in elementary school and middle-school. A’lelia Bundles talked about her ambivalence toward her family’s fascinating history – her great great Grandmother, Madame C.J. Walker, was America’s first African American millionaire, and her great grandmother, A’Lelia Walker, was a central figure in the Harlem Renaissance – and how she came to realize that their stories needed to be told. She recalled that as a journalism student at Columbia she had proposed writing her senior thesis on a variety of bland

topics, but was encouraged by her advisor to dig into something really interesting -- her family’s past -- instead. The result, Bundles’s award-winning biography, On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker, was named a 2001 New York Times Notable Book and the Association of Black Women Historian’s 2001 Letitia Woods Brown Book Prize winner. Among Ms. Bundles’s journalism awards are a du Pont Gold Baton and an Emmy. Following a thirty year career as a producer and executive with ABC News and NBC News, Bundles is now at work on a biography of A’Lelia Walker. After their presentations the writers took questions from the audience, which resulted in a lively give-and-take with plenty of inspirational

advice for young writers. Audience members were treated to a buffet provided by Monroe College in the cafeteria and had the opportunity to purchase the author’s books and have them signed. Linda Tarrant Reid -- whose firm, the Tarrant-Reid Group, a literary and editorial services company that provides author presentations, book signings and symposiums, organized the event -- called the evening a success, noting that “this was just one more example of the way the New Rochelle school district contributes to the intellectual and cultural richness of our community.” Theresa Kump Leghorn, director of the NRHS’s Museum of Art & Culture, was also an organizer of this successful event.

the woman who had moved behind my partner and me. It didn’t take long to learn that the family court in the borough had decided to allow custody to the mother after a divorce proceeding. “Officer, make him give me my child,” the woman demanded. One look at the mountain of muscle standing a few feet away made that demand seem nearly impossible. It was a small, confined area, allowing no way around him, and, in addition to the safety of the child, we had our own safety to worry about. The brute looked capable of tearing us limb from limb if he were able to get those monstrous hands on us. “Sir, I’m sure we can work this out without anyone getting hurt,” I said, trying to convince myself as well as my extremely agitated opponent. Leroy tried to move a bit closer while speaking softly. “Think about your daughter,” he said. “You don’t want her to get hurt; do you?” That only made the man angrier, backing us up a few feet when he

charged with a threatening fist. “I would never hurt my little girl!” he hissed through clenched teeth. His grip on the child got tighter and she cried aloud. He quickly released the pressure and soothed her. “I’m sorry, baby, daddy didn’t mean it,” he said, wiping her wet cheeks. Suddenly, his kindness turned to rage and he gripped the banister with his free hand, tugging at it in an attempt to work off his fury. The plaster that held the handrail to the wall began to peel away as the sheer force of his pull ripped the section out of its bearings. Leroy whispered to me that one of us should run downstairs to the car and call for help. (That was before the days of portable radios.) While we were passing those few words, the two-legged wrecking crew swung a huge fist at the top of the open apartment door, separating it from a hinge. Seeing that, I told my partner that I’d stay with the deadly foe, but if he came near me I’d have no choice but to empty my gun into him. He agreed that we

should stay together and persuade our adversary to follow us out of the building. After several minutes of cajoling and assurances that the girl would not be taken away, the man was led into the street. While my partner surreptitiously backed up toward our car, I kept the man’s attention on me as I waited nervously for assistance. As reinforcements arrived to the rear of the unsuspecting father, I had convinced him to let the mother hold the child. It took six burly cops to get this guy down, pull his arms behind him and restrain him with two sets of handcuffs. My partner drove toward the station house as I turned to the manacled prisoner and kept my weapon trained on him. “Leroy, if he breaks two sets of cuffs, you’re gonna hear six shots,” I said, as the man strained at the iron and glared at us through menacing eyes. I thank God for being in our corner that day so we didn’t have to kill a father, who, despite his potential for violence, was decent enough not to hurt his child.

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Finance • Government • Horticulture • Immigration

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Salute to John MurtaghWestchester’s Independent

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YONKERS, NY -- Westchester County Legislators Gordon A. Burrows (R – Yonkers) and Ken Jenkins (D – Yonkers), working in conjunction with the County

Administration, are pleased to announce an agreed plan for the repair of the county portion of the Odell Avenue Bridge in Yonkers. The bridge serves both Legislative Districts. Under the agreement, the county will repair its’ portion of the bridge in the summer of 2009. The county will repair the bridge when traffic is least. “The plan,” said Legislator Jenkins, “is to complete the job before the kids return to school in September.” Legislator Burrows

Bipartisan Solution for Odell Avenue Bridge in Yonkers

said, “Traffic is lightest in the summer, so this will be the least disruptive time to do the work.” Burrows said, “Legislator Jenkins and I, as well as the county administration, are particularly concerned about serving Riverside-St. John’s Hospital.” Jenkins said, “During construction one lane of traffic will always be open and that traffic will always go from east to west so any ambulance can go unimpeded on the most direct route to St. John’s Riverside.” The county administration made other commitments to Legislators Burrows and Jenkins.The county will destroy the unsafe abandoned staircase left from the days when the old Putnam Railroad ran under the bridge.• The county will provide access to the South County Trailway at Odell Avenue. • The county will oppose any plan to narrow the traffic lanes on the bridge. The bridge is a major truck and bus route, and narrower lanes would be a safety hazard.• The county will use state of the art culvert technology over the county-owned bike path. Legislators Jenkins and Burrows note that different segments of the

Odell Avenue Bridge are owned by different jurisdictions. The county owns approximately one-eighth of the bridge: the part over the South County Trailway. New York State

owns the part over the Saw Mill River Parkway, and the City of Yonkers owns the rest, as well as the access roads. The bridge repairs are subject to a maze of Federal and State rules and regulations. Burrows and Jenkins thanked Congresswoman Nita Lowey, Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Assemblyman Mike Spano, Mayor Phil Amicone, and County Executive Andy Spano for their support on this multi-jurisdictional bridge.

rates have dropped accordingly. As a result, the Village projects a lower investment income for 2008/2009. Mortgage tax income appears to be stabilizing, reversing the recent trend of yearly increases, as a result of the sub-prime mortgage problems coupled with a cooling in the County housing market. Parking revenues are also projected to decrease due to a less aggressive ticketing policy.Fund Balance – As of May 31, 2007, the Village’s fund balance was a healthy $1.15 million. However, based on recent discussions with our auditors and the Village’s Finance Committee, it has been recommended that going forward, the Trustees reduce the estimated use of the fund balance to offset potential tax increases as routinely done in the past to decrease the combined School/Village tax burden.Personnel Services – The Village’s two major employment contracts with the Teamsters representing the Public Works employees and the Police Benevolent Association are expiring in May. Negotiations have begun with the Police Union and will begin with the Teamsters in March. Three year agreements are routine and anticipated.Debt Service – The Village’s outstanding debt as of January 31, 2008 consists of $3,922,200 in short term Bond Anticipation Notes (BANS) and long term Serial Bonds of $9,235,000. Debt service costs

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in the new budget are projected to be $1,825,777 an increase of $662,523 from the 2007/2008 budget total of $1,263,254. This increase is due to payments on the outstanding BAN’s issued to finance the Village’s recent Capital Budgets. In the past three years, the Capital Budgets were increased to reflect the need to improve the Village’s aging infrastructure including building, roads, sidewalk, sewers and recreation facilities, and engage in proactive preventive maintenance. As points of reference to put this budget in context, the assessed value for Village tax purposes in the 2007/2008 adopted budget was $3,102,330,585. The Tentative Assessment Roll for April 1, 2008, reflecting the value of all new construction and adjustments of previously under assessed properties, is $3,119,997,842. This reflects an increase of $17,667,257 to the tax base, reducing the pressure on the Village’s tax rate for the coming budget. Of a homeowners aggregate tax bill, approximately 30% goes to the Town of Eastchester for County and Town services. Of the remaining 70%, 87% funds the School and 13% goes to the operation of Village services. As a result, a small movement in Village spending of $71,675 equals a 1% increase in the Village’s portion of the tax rate, so every line item must be carefully scrutinized.

WCBoL to Celebrate

Irish History and Heritage

Month WHITE PLAINS, NY -- County Board of Legislators Chairman Bill Ryan (D-I-WF, White Plains) announced the annual celebration of Irish history and culture and of Irish contributions to Westchester County. The event will feature a performance by the Police Emerald Society Pipes and Drums. The Board will proclaim March Irish History and Heritage Month. The WCBoL’s special guest is the famous uilleann piper Jerry O’Sullivan, who has performed on more than 90 albums including Paul Winter’s GRAMMY winning album “Celtic Solstice.” O’Sullivan, an ambassador for Irish music, has performed throughout the United States and around the world at folk and Irish music festivals and played the uilleann pipes with numerous symphony orchestras. A presentation of Proclamation to Jerry O’Sullivan will also take place on Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at 7:00 PM, at the Legislative Chambers, 800 Michaelian Office Building, 148 Martine Avenue, White Plains, New York

All visitors are welcome to join the event.

Mayor Young Introduces New Planning Commissioner

Mount Vernon.” Mr. Williams will oversee various federal, state and local funded programs designed to improve the physical, social and economic life of the City of Mount Vernon residents. The department initiates specific development projects to address particular economic and housing needs and coordinates long-range planning for the City. Department personnel also act as technical staff to the Mount Vernon Urban Renewal Agency, the Industrial Development Agency, and the Planning Board; as such, reviews all cases appearing before the

Zoning Board of Appeals, and the Architectural Review Board. The department is also responsible for the administration and operation of the Mount Vernon Parking Bureau and the City’s Recycling Education Program. “Mount Vernon is poised to make great strides in capitalizing on its physical and cultural resources,” stated Williams. “I look forward to playing a significant role in executing the development vision for the City of Mount Vernon as shaped by the Mayor, the city government and all those who live and work in Mount Vernon.”

Mr. Williams brings over twenty years of professional planning experience. He joins Mayor Young’s new administration having worked for the City of Yonkers and, more recently, for Westchester County as a Principal Planner and their historic preservationist. Mr. Williams has worked at all levels of the planning profession and brings experience with a wide array of development and public program projects. He is also affiliated with Access Westchester, Inc., the Yonkers Historical Society, and the Westchester County Historical Society.

SCARSDALE, NY -- Edie DeGaetano. Scarsdale Woman’s Club – Garden Section member will introduce Anne Gagliardi on Thursday March 13, 2008, at 2:00 pm, for a lecture and PowerPoint presentation about hydrangeas. Ann Gagliardi is a member of the Lake Mahopac Garden Club, having served on many committees for the club and held various

Scarsdale Woman’s Club – Garden Section –

Lecture and PowerPoint Presentation“Not Your Grandmother’s Hydrangeas” By Anne Gagliardi

positions of responsibility, such as Club President, Vice President, and Flower Show Chairperson. Anne has designed gardens at the Mahopac Public Library, Sycamore Park, and Mt. Hope Road. She has given talks on hydrangeas for several garden clubs: the Mahopac Library Spring Gardening Series, the Federated Garden Clubs of New York State Inc., Horticulture School

at Lasdon Park, and the Putnam County Master Gardener Spring Gardening Conference. She is a 2006 graduate of the Putnam County Master Gardening Program. The Scarsdale Woman’s Club – Garden Section will conduct the lecture at 37 Drake Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583.

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From Page 1Andrew Scott, A$9 billion of malls were purchased of two years, transforming the owner of Australian regional retail centers into an international mall operator. Scott quit January 15 and was replaced by Rufrano, the head of the company’s U.S. business. The Centro America Fund has A$1.1 billion in assets and investments in 32 U.S. shopping centers. Centro owns 41 percent of that. Rufrano is seeking to persuade investors and creditors to let Centro retain a A$26.6 billion collection of malls that stretches from Perth, Western Australia to Yonkers, New York. About 65 percent of the company’s assets are in the U.S., including

malls gained when Centro paid $5.2 billion in cash and assumed debt for New Plan Excel Realty Trust, the biggest U.S. acquisition by an Australian-based real estate investment trust. Rufrano was CEO of New Plan at the time of the sale. Scott’s expansion into the U.S., based on a strategy of using short-term borrowing to fund long-term investments, collapsed last year as the fallout from the U.S. subprime mortgage market drove up borrowing costs. The credit crunch also shut off Centro from the commercial mortgage-backed securities market, which the company had relied on for much of its financing.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform (ILIR) ramped up their campaign in the US on Friday, February 29, 2008, with a meeting in the White House with Ed Gillespie, the top advisor to President George W Bush. ILIR Chairman Niall O’Dowd,

ILIR at White House for Immigration MeetingVice-Chairman Ciaran Staunton, Executive Director, Kelly Fincham, and Immigration Consultant Bruce Morrison met Mr Gillespie to discuss a limited immigration reform package which could include an Irish element among its provisions. Chairman Niall O’Dowd said the meeting, which was set up by senior

figures in the Republican Party US, was one of the most positive developments in recent times.

Hear Niall O’Dowd on RTE’s News at One

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People • Real Estate • Religion

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MOUNT VERNON, NY -- Sandra Greene, RN, a resident of The Bronx, NY, has been named Nurse Manager in the Dementia Special Care Unit of The Wartburg’s Waltemade Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She worked previously as a Charge Nurse at the Jewish Home and Hospital, Bronx, NY. Greene earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Northern Caribbean University in Mandeville, Jamaica, where she is a candidate for a Master of Arts degree in Education Administration.

The Wartburg Announces Sandra Greene’s Appointment

as Nurse Manager

The Wartburg Adult Care Community is a not-for-profit

Lutheran ministry, serving people of all faiths with a full range of residential options and health-related services, including skilled nursing care, rehabilitation, Alzheimer’s and dementia care, assisted and independent living, adult day services, home care, pastoral care and monthly caregiver support groups.

For more information about The Wartburg Adult Care Community,

call (914) 699-0800 or visit www.thewartburg.org.

Tremont and Emanu-El (SSTTE), and Joel Kudlowitz, former president of Temple Emanu-El. The Yonkers congregation has served its membership and the southern Westchester and Riverdale Jewish communities for nearly 50 years from its Rumsey Road temple building in Yonkers. Temple Emanu-El was founded on North Broadway in Yonkers in 1900, making it one of the oldest Reform Jewish congregations in Westchester County. On Saturday, March 8th, Temple Emanu-El will host a 4:00 p.m. service, conducted by interim Rabbi Stephen Franklin, after which there will be a concluding Sabbath afternoon service – known as “Havdalah” – conducted by Rabbi Stephen A. Klein, religious leader of the Scarsdale Synagogue for the past 26 years, and its Cantor Chanin Becker. Rabbi Klein and Cantor Becker will continue in their present positions at the joint congregation. On the following Friday evening, March 14th, there will be an initial service in Scarsdale as part of the congregation’s regular

Scarsdale Synagogue-Tremont Temple and Temple Emanu-El Merge Congregations Into One

monthly “Shir Shabbat” service, which includes a varied selection of musical prayers and songs. A special ceremonial service will be scheduled for later in the year to include the traditional carrying of Temple Emanu-El’s Torah scrolls to the congregation’s Scarsdale temple building. “Temple Emanu-El’s migration from Yonkers to our Scarsdale temple,” said Rabbi Klein, “is part of the Jewish journey that, for many Americans, started in the cities and “shtetls” of the Old World and continues here in the United States. We welcome our new members and wish them many healthy, happy and spiritually rewarding years with us, as we continue that journey together.” Speaking for the combined congregation, Gerry Cohen said: “With the recent overwhelmingly positive vote of both memberships and the approval of the consolidation by the Supreme Court of the State of New York, we have moved smoothly ahead with the formalities and administrative requirements. Now, we look forward to having Joel Kudlowitz and his colleague,

Melinda Billig, join our Executive Committee, as our Board of Trustees expands to include them and four others leaders from Temple Emanu-El. Working together, we are now better positioned and able to ensure that Scarsdale Synagogue Temples Tremont and Emanu-El continues to be a warm and welcoming home for all of our members, and for the broader Reform Jewish community in Westchester as well.” Scarsdale Synagogue Temples Tremont and Emanu-El is a Reform Jewish congregation committed to vibrant, caring Jewish life, and self-discovery and connection to Jewish roots by its members as they seek to build a Jewish future together. Founded in 1961, SSTTE was joined by the memberships of Tremont Temple of the Bronx in 1976 and Temple Emanu-El of Southern Westchester earlier this year.

For further information, please contact: Alan Hochberg, Executive

Director Scarsdale Synagogue Temples Tremont and Emanu-

El. Tel: (914) 725-5175; email: AHoch68730@aol.com.

DOBBS FERRY, NY -- For the first time ever, Chabad of the Rivertowns will be hosting a Purim party just for adults. The Thursday, March 20, 2008 event will take place at the home of Eric and Michelle Frank, located at 23 Washington Avenue, in Irvington, NY, at 7:30 p.m., and will feature comedy improv, wine tasting and Megillah reading. Esther Rachel Russell, MA, a screenwriter, actress, producer, and laughter therapist, will entertain the crowd with her Improvisation Comedy Workshop: To Break Through Barriers. A multi-talented and charismatic teacher and speaker, Esther Rachel bridges the performing arts with mystical concepts in Judaism and has created the first interactive “Chassidic” improvisational comedy workshop: To Break Through Barriers. Skyview Wine & Spirits of Riverdale, NY, will appeal to everyone’s taste buds with their broad collection of wines and liquors to sample. An array of Passover wines will also be sold at the event. The Megillah, or “Book of Esther” which is traditionally read on Purim eve and day, will be read. Purim is a Jewish holiday, which originates from a miraculous event which occurred to the Jewish nation under the rule of the Ancient Persian Empire over 2,000 years ago. It

Comedy Improv, Wine Tasting,and Megillah

An Adult Purim Party

celebrates their salvation from Haman’s wicked plot to kill all the Jews, through the Jewish Heroine, Queen Esther, and of course, G-d’s guiding hand. “Comedy Improv, Wine Tasting, and Megillah Reading” is open to all; free of charge. Donations are welcome.

For more information or to learn more about the many programs offered for adults and children at Chabad of the Rivertowns,

please visit the www.chabadrt.org Website, or contact Rabbi Benjy

Silverman at (914) 693 6100.

NEW ROCHELLE, NY -- The creative imagination of the children in Temple Israel of New Rochelle’s Early Childhood Program will be displayed in their second annual Art Show in the Goldstein Cultural Center. The show, which runs from March 2 through March 19, is titled Keshet, the colors of our world. This exhibit, highlighting the work of youngsters from 2 to 4 years-old, glows in rainbow hues with each class focusing on a specific color family. As Wendy Shemer, Director of the Early Childhood Program commented, “for example, one group of twos have project Purplicious and there isn’t one thing on the planet that is purple that is not in their display!” The same inventiveness is evident in the other two year-old groups – in the blue spectrum, the color of creation – the sky, the oceans, blue whales, blue birds and blue fish. Artistic collages have been painted interpreting the styles of Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Mondrian, and Christo, all in monochromatic shades of orange, as well as still life sculptures of things in nature that are orange. And another group of twos have taken the works of Keith Haring and Joseph Albers as their inspiration for a series in yellow. The three year-olds have taken a developmental approach to red, utilizing their skills to create art. They are showcasing art that utilizes their eye hand coordination, fine motor skills and emerging sense of letters and language. Vincent Van Gogh’s use of green in his paintings is reflected in work by some four year-olds who have depicted The Emerald City while others in this age range have used indigo to create

Children Participatein Early Childhood Program

at Temple Israel of New Rochelle

Hackley Student to Perform at Carnegie

Hall Yuna Tsuji, daughter of Kay Tsuji and Ronald Schmidt residing in Paramus, N.J., will be performing as a member of the award winning New York Youth Symphony at Carnegie Hall on March 16th, 2008. New York Youth Symphony’s tuition-free program began in 1963 as an orchestra of talented players, ages 12-22, and has since expanded to reach students in offerings of chamber music, apprentice conducting, composition, chorus, and jazz band. More than 240 students are enrolled for the 2007-08 season, their participation enabled by a scholarship program of over $1 million. The 45th season of the New York Youth Symphony offers many reasons to celebrate. The most important are the young musicians whose lives are touched indelibly by these high-standard experiences in music. Yuna is a freshman at the Hackley School, in Tarrytown, N.Y.

For tickets, please contact Jessica Rawlins jrawlins@nyys.org

212-581-5933

the constellations of the universe as well as crafting Levi’s jeans into “masterpieces.” The Cultural Center is open from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., weekdays and 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Sundays. Other viewing times are available by appointment. The public is welcome. Additional information about the Early

Childhood Program is available on the Temple’s Website: www.TINR.org. Temple Israel is located at 1000 Pinebrook Blvd. Directions and

additional information is available by call the Temple office,

914-235-1800.

Zoe Gottesman decorating a pair of blue jeans - 4 years old

Isaac Levey -2 year group, painting

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It had been raining fiercely, and after the storm passed the temperature dropped faster than the winter daylight and I-95 coming out of the nation’s capitol was coated with water slowly changing to ice. We were just south of the Delaware line when a gust of wind ripped through the hills and broadsided the tractor trailer running in the center lane, and the rear set of axels rapidly crossed into the passing lane and those large wheels closed the distance between us. There was only time to floor the accelerator and slide slightly to the left, leaving those wheels on gravel

Shifting Gears: Putting the Zoom- Zoom in the Family SedanBy Roger Witherspoon

while the right wheels rolled on wet pavement. But Mazda’s tend to be built for performance under pressure. They test the effectiveness of the traction and electronic stability control programs on their vehicles by putting explosive charges in a wheel, and then blowing it during a run on their test track. In this case, the Mazda 6, with one set of wheels on gravel and the other on water, concrete, and ice jumped to 90 miles an hour in seconds and left the careening trucks in the heated

rear view mirrors. I made a mental note to thank the guys who put the Zoom-Zoom into a family sedan. There are two reasons for paying attention to the Mazda fleet: Their designers take pains to put a comfortable car into an affordable package; and their engineers take pains to pack enough performance to make a moderate priced car as much fun to drive as the higher priced wheels. In this case, Ford’s Japanese affiliate has produced a family sedan which can comfortably cruise across country, or – if

weather, roads and police permit – zoom into the triple digits. The Mazda 6 has a V-6 engine pumping out 212 horsepower, which is enough to push the sedan to about 120 miles per hour, a speed that is unsafe enough for most motorists and most roads. The spoiler on the back of this Zoom Zoom special is, actually, functional. The sedan’s six-speed automatic transmission smoothly slides between gears, avoiding the whine and jolt one might expect from under the hood of a $30,000 vehicle. After the sliding truck was in the background, the only sound in the Mazda was the soft sound of flutes from the Harold Johnson Sextet emanating from the seven speakers in the Bose surround sound system. There was no roar from the passing wind to mar the mood in the tight, comfortable cabin. It is a comfortable ride. The seats are wide, padded and leather, though only the driver’s seat is powered, and the manually operated passenger seat seems out of place in this price range. But the seats are also heated, which was appreciated. The rear section of the four-door

sedan contains more than enough leg and head room for a pair of NFL-sized adults, or three kids. And the trunk – which is designed to hold about a month’s worth of luggage – can be enlarged if the rear seats are folded flat. On the other hand, the Mazda 6 does come with a navigation system, something that is often optional at this price. The navigation system’s controls are designed for a generation of motorists raised on computer games and joy sticks. There is a small, hand-held device which can rest in its slot on the console for driver, or be picked up and used by a passenger. For us older folks, the joy stick takes a bit of getting used to and it takes a bit of practice to learn to hit the command you aim for. But for the most part, the system is intuitive and easy to use. The Mazda 6 is not a car in which your body complains and the aches accumulate as the miles roll by. It is powerful and maneuverable enough to keep one’s racing edge active, and comfortable enough to double as a living room on wheels. All you need to do, is pack your

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HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, NY – T’ai Chi Ch’uan is an ancient C h i n e s e exercise that calms the mind, relaxes the body, strengthens the legs, improves balance and coordination, and improves articulation of the hip joints. The Yang-style, short form of Prof. Cheng Man-Ch’ing, will be taught by Ed Young. Please wear comfortable clothing and flat shoes. The program will be conducted from March through May, on Fridays, from 11:00 am to 11:45am, at the James Harmon Community Center. This program is free to all

T’ai Chi Ch’uan for Seniors

Hastings seniors.

For more information please contact Lisa Carmody at 478-

2380, ext. 642, or direct email to LCarmody@Hastingsgov.org.

WHITE PLAINS, NY -- Westchester County is conducting a survey to learn about the present and future housing needs for Westchester’s seniors and Baby Boomers. The research is being led by the county’s Department of Senior Programs and Services (DSPS) and the department’s Senior Housing and Services Coalition. DSPS will use the findings to advance its Livable Community initiative, which permits seniors to “age in

County Survey to Explore Seniors’ Housing NeedsFindings to Advance its Livable Communities Initiative

place” in their homes for as long as possible.People of any age can participate in the two-part survey, which does not require them to give their names. Part One has 14 questions where respondents are asked to provide their age, the community they live in now and whether they rent, own a home or have other living arrangements. Among other questions are “Do you have trouble meeting the cost of your

WHITE PLAINS, NY -- Westchester’s six county-owned golf courses will begin assigning E-Z Reserve tee-times for the 2008 season on Saturday, March 8. Saturday tee times will be sold beginning at 8 a.m. and Sunday tee times will be sold beginning at 12 noon. The courses are scheduled to open for play on Wednesday, March 19, weather and conditions permitting. E-Z Reserve tee times enable golfers with a Westchester County Park Pass to block out a regular starting tee time on either Saturdays or Sundays for a period of 25 weeks. (Apr. 12 – Sept. 27 for Saturdays and Apr. 13 – Sept. 28 for Sundays.) There is a fee of $250 per player due when tee times are assigned. Greens fees are paid at check-in each week. Cash, check, Visa,

“E-Z Reserve” Tee-Times Program Begins March 8County Golf Courses to Open March 19

MasterCard or American Express are accepted. E-Z Reserve tee times will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. One tee-time will be allowed per park pass holder. Substitute players will be allowed, but golfers will be responsible for providing a substitute. E-Z Reserve fees are non-refundable. Cancellations must be made at least two days in advance via the telephone reservation system. If players fail to show up, even on inclement weather days when the course is open, and if the tee-time cannot be resold they will be flagged as a “No Show” and charged the amount of the lost greens fees to be paid at the next round. Failure to pay will result in the loss of E-Z Reserve privileges. The courses are Dunwoodie in Yonkers (914-231-3490), Hudson

Hills in Ossining (914-864-3000), Maple Moor in White Plains (914-995-9200), Mohansic in Yorktown Heights (914-862-5283), Saxon Woods in Scarsdale (914-231-3461) and Sprain Lake, in Yonkers (914-231-3481). Golfers should call their course on the day of play to determine if the course is open. Individual tee time reservations for all courses will be available starting Wednesday, March 12, at 7 p.m. by calling (914) 995-GOLF (995-4653). Golfers can also reserve tee times on-line for all golf courses by logging on to www.westchestergov.com and clicking on “On-Line Reservations.” Greens fees have increased by $1 for 2008 at Dunwoodie, Maple Moor, Mohansic, Sprain Lake and Saxon Woods. For example, weekends and holidays with a

County Park Pass are now $29 for 18 holes. Weekday fee has increased to $25 for Park Pass holders. Carts are $17 per player for 18 holes and $13 per player for nine holes. The replay program, which allows golfers to play a second round on the same course, the same day at a discount, is now $19 (18 holes) for Park Pass holders. Fees for non-Park Pass holders have increased accordingly. Fees at Hudson Hills remain the same as last year except for twilight and super twilight rates.

For more information about the E-Z Reserve program or to download

an application, log on to www.westchestergov.com/golf

or call the County Parks Department at (914) 864-7050.

current housing?” “If you had to move, would you prefer to stay in Westchester?” and “If you would not stay in Westchester where would you move, and why?”Part Two asks the respondents to check off what is important to them from a list of 20 items, such as “affordable housing,” “adapting my current home in appropriate ways so I can age in place in my home,” “wheelchair accessibility,” “public transit” and “safety features,” such

as call buttons and grab bars. The survey is posted on DSPS’ Web site at www.westchestergov.com/seniors.

Please mail the completed survey by April 18 to DSPS, 9 S. First Ave., 10th floor, Mount Vernon,

N.Y. 10550 or fax it to (914) 813-6399.

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