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BY STEPHEN E. LIPKEN

The Harrison High School Class of 2019 Com-mencement Exercises were held at Purchase College Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, June 26, 2019, beginning with the HHS Band playing Pre-Ceremoni-al Selections, “New Era Fan-fare” by Randall Standridge

and Finale from Johannes Brahms’s Symphony Number 1, followed by the tradition-al Edward Elgar, “Pomp and Circumstances.”

Welcoming the com-munity and over 270 grad-uates, HHS Principal Kim-berly Beukema pointed out that Graduation was not the culmination of four high school years, but rather the

culmination of Kindergar-ten through the 12th Grade. Finding a small, “stick in the ground” rose bush when she first came to the school that eventually yielded beautiful Tea Roses and is now three and a half feet high, Beuke-ma challenged her students to grow, thrive and blossom.

After a Musical Inter-lude with the Senior Chorus

singing “With a Little Help from My Friends,” Student Speaker Eli Lapkin relayed the Chinese Legend of the Empty Pot, in which the Emperor gave several chil-dren seeds, directing them to grow them. The child turning in the most beauti-ful plant after a year’s time would be crowned Emperor.

According to Lapkin, one of the contestants, Ping, tried to grow his seed but only came up with an empty pot. In despair, Ping brought the empty planter to the Em-peror; the other children produced beautiful blos-soms.

Revealing that he had cooked the seeds, prevent-ing them from growing, the Emperor crowned Ping his successor, commend-ing his honesty. Lapkin then relayed a second par-able, “Sleeping Through a Storm.” A young man, saying that he could sleep through a storm was hired by a farmer. When a storm came up, the farm hand se-cured all equipment, crops

and fed the animals.He was asleep during

the storm but had prepared everything before he retired.

Superintendent Louis N. Wool Ed.D. told the inspir-ing story of Nigerian author and refugee, Chris Abani, whose mother protected him

from rebels who tried to re-cruit him as a soldier. “She did not cry until her family was rescued.

“When Chris asked why she cried then, she replied, “I can steel my heart from dan-ger. But a simple act of kind-ness can unstitch you.”

Student Speaker Eli Lapkin

Left to right: Judy Kwon, mother; Jiin Kwon, sister; Graduate Steven Kwon; father, Nathan Kwon

Harrison Central School District Superintendent Louis N. Wool, Ed.D. and Yearbook Editor Michael Canno.

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Debate Team Places 4th in Nation

Congratulations to the Harrison High School Debate Team on placing 4th in the nation and having two top 25 finishes at the 2019 NCFL Grand National Tournament. This year's NCFL cham-pionship was held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; 216 Lincoln-Douglas debaters from approximately 30 states competed against each other for the national title.

Out of that field, junior Ava Zinman placed 4th overall, reaching semifinals. Ava was undefeated in preliminary rounds with a 13-2 ballot count, and cleared as the tournament's 4th seed. She byed through the play-in round and won her double-octofinal and quarterfinal rounds. This is the third time a Harrison debater has reached semifinals of NCFL Nationals, and is the strongest showing the team has had at this tournament since 2014.

Senior Eli Lapkin placed 25th overall; he was eliminated in double-octofinals on a close 2-1 deci-sion. Eli cleared as the tournament's 16th seed, with an impressive 11-4 ballot count; like Ava, he byed through the play-in round. In his last preliminary round, he received a perfect 30 in speaker points from all 3 of his judges.

Sophomore Rebecca Anderson also had a winning ballot count, and did an excellent job in a difficult field.

This year is the second time that two Harrison debaters have finished in the top 25 at NCFL Nationals.

National French Contest Winners

Twenty-one Harrison High School students studying in levels French 2 through IB French SL participated in the National French Contest called Le Grand Concours. Le Grand Concours, is a na-tional, annual competition sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of French (AATF). Students were evaluated for their written, oral and listening comprehension skills in French. More than 72,000 students in all 50 states competed in the 2019 event. On May 16, students celebrated their achievements at a special breakfast to congratulate their peers who received certificates and medals from AATF.

AATF Medal Recipients include: Gold Medal: Joanna Howson (Freshman); Silver Medal: Pedro de Oliveira (Junior), Alyssa Kopczynski (Sophomore), Macarena Hesse (Freshman); Bronze Medal: Mai Bleustein, Victoria Gloria (Freshmen); Honorable Mention: Maria Saes, Hannah Karkout (Soph-omores); Julia Ansel, Joshua Feldman, Amelia Rasmussen, and Amira Tammam (Freshmen).

Students Garner Three Metro AwardsJessie Alfieri,

Michael Jubak and Jacqueline Cabre-ro have won the prestigious Metro Award for Harri-son High School’s production of Me and My Girl.

Jessie Alfieri won Outstanding Acting Perfor-mance (Female) for her role as Duchess. Michael Jubak, Jr. won Outstanding Comic Performance (Male) for his role as Parchester. Jacqueline Cabrero won for Technical Merit- Stage Manager.

The awards, commonly known at the “Metros” are presented by the Helen Hayes Youth Theater and recognize outstanding musical theater productions from high schools throughout Rockland, Westchester, Putnam and Bergen counties. To be considered for a Metro award, performances are assessed by a panel of 3 judges who evaluate the production according to a list of criteria. Scores are then tabulated to determine the nominees.

Achievement in Italian Garners Medals

Thirty-two Italian students from Harrison High School participated in the American Associa-tion of Teachers of Italian (AATI) National contest examination. Students sit for the one-hour exam, which includes a listening comprehension section as well as highly challenging grammar and read-ing components. The exam evaluates competency in grammar, the ability to use language contextu-ally and idiomatically, as well as reading and listening skills. In addition, the AATI exam evaluates the effectiveness of Italian curricula, and rewards excellence in the study of Italian.

Ten Harrison High School students earned medals of honor, and sophomore, Nicholas Colotti, won the gold medal and a $100 monetary prize from the The Società Onoraria Italica for his achieve-ment on the level 3 exam. The AATI values the work of these students and their dedicated teachers. Approximately 5,500 students participate in the exam nationwide.

Student Medalists include: 9th Grade, Level 2 Exam; Silver Medal: Adriana Sliney, Emma Torre; 10th Grade, Level 3 Exam; Gold Medal: Nicholas Colotti; Silver Medal: Britney Venegas, Roya Azar, Isabella Medina, Gabriella Nunez; Bronze Medal: James Choi; 11th Grade, Level 4 exam: Silver Med-al: Kate Brenner; Bronze Medal: Marisa Mastrogiacomo.

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BY MAYOR RON BELMONT

As you enjoy the out-doors, I hope you have an opportunity to notice this year’s spring plantings. Many gardens were installed this year in both Downtown Harrison and West Har-rison. In Downtown Har-rison, Ma Riis Park, Petti John Park and Brentwood Park benefited from the generosity and hard work of volunteers. In West Har-rison, the 911 Memorial, the

Passidomo Monument, the Village Square clock and the entrance to Passidomo Park have also been decorated with beautiful plantings. The Harrison Beautification Foundation, Inc. has sup-plied flowers and I would like to thank Foundation members Denise DiBiasi and Helen Pesce, as well as town personnel, for their dedication and commitment to beautifying our commu-nity. Additional gardens are ready to be planted. If you have an interest in assisting the Beautification Founda-tion, please call Denise Di Biasi at (860) 750-4200. The Foundation is always look-ing for landscapers or indi-viduals to sponsor gardens.

It gives me great plea-sure to report that Harrison was recently recognized at the Westchester Municipal Planning Federation’s Annu-al Awards Program and Din-

ner. This event recognizes outstanding contributions to planning in Westchester County and the Town/Vil-lage of Harrison received a Planning Commendation for Manhattanville College’s so-lar parking instillation. The Harrison Planning Board approved the project that now provides a portion of the campus’s electricity. It was an honor to be included and I look forward to partic-ipating in more projects that support emissions-free elec-tric power.

I would like to acknowl-edge Harrison’s four new police officers who recently completed their training at the Westchester County Po-lice Academy. Many instruc-tional hours are required and I’m confident that our new officers will join with the Harrison Police Depart-ment in keeping our com-munity free from harm. I

was very proud of Robert Longo, Michael Forgione, Alexandra Menniti, and Da-vid Tolve, Jr. as I presented them with their certificates at the graduation ceremony in May at Westchester Com-munity College. Congratula-tions to the new officers and welcome to the force.

If you have stopped in to Town Hall lately, you may have noticed that a tower garden has been installed in our foyer. The self water-ing garden is in a vertical structure that has no dirt or weeds, uses less water and requires less space. It pro-vides extra yield and has a faster growth trajectory.

A Con Edison contrac-tor, Riggs Distler & Co. Inc., will be working at Lincoln Avenue between Harrison Street and Madison Street on a Gas project. They ex-pect to be on site into July 2019. To complete this proj-

ect, local service may be interrupted temporarily. Con Ed will notify you in advance if the work will af-fect your service. If you have questions or concerns about the upcoming work, please email CustomerQuestions@conEd.com or dl-Westches-terRCA@conEd.com and use Reference Number: 19-00013.

Avalon Bay recently hosted a groundbreaking at the site of the soon to be constructed 143 unit, tran-sit-oriented apartment com-munity on Halstead Avenue. The event was commemorat-ed with a traditional “shovel in the ground” ceremony. Local public officials as well as MTA and Metro North ex-ecutives joined the Avalon team as the plans for this exciting project were pre-sented. This development reflects a genuine opportu-nity to kick start the revi-

talization of our downtown. We can expect almost 300 new residents, new restau-rants and shops, streetscape enhancements, and two new pedestrian plazas. This en-tire project is consistent with our Comprehensive Plan which Harrison adopt-ed in 2013. We are finally on the road to creating an important downtown neigh-borhood which will provide benefits for all Harrison res-idents.

In June, I had the plea-sure of attending the annual St. Anthony’s Festa in West Harrison. The weather was spectacular as thousands of residents and visitors at-tended the festivities and enjoyed the food, games and celebration. Food vendors provided Festa favorites that included sausage and pep-pers, pasta and fresh can-noli. Children’s activities,

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music, dancing and carnival rides were enjoyed by many Festa attendees. This year’s event was a great success and provided a wonderful way to showcase our area’s Italian heritage. As is the tradition at the conclusion of the Festa, church lead-ers and parishioners from St. Anthony’s form a pro-cession while carrying the statue of St. Anthony. This will be Father Chris Montu-ro’s last Festa procession. On Saturday, June 15th at 5PM, Father Chris celebrat-ed his final Mass at St. An-thony’s. The church commu-nity gathered together and thanked Father Chris for his years of spiritual leadership and wished him well as he journeys forth.

I would like to take this time to recognize Harrison student, Katia Barker and her charitable endeavors. Katia began working with Thirst Project as a 14 year old student. Her mission was simple, to fully fund water projects for commu-nities in need. In the past three years, Katia raised over $28,000, and recently traveled to Eswatini to film a documentary about the wa-ter crisis. Congratulations, Katia. Your hard work and dedication will have a tre-mendous impact on those in need around the world.

The Town/Village of Harrison’s Town Board re-cently recognized the win-ners of the 2019 Mayor’s Choice Award, a long-run-ning and most prestigious recognition for talented students. More than 100 works of art were submit-ted for review and four stu-dents received this notable distinction. Additionally, all the award-winning se-lections will become part of the permanent collection exhibited in Town Hall. Re-cipients of the 2019 Mayor’s Choice Award are Filippa Rasmussen, Gabriela Gon-zalez, Jacob Burack, and Madalyn Amaral. This award represents the diverse tal-ents of our local student body and the varied curric-ula offered by individual art departments. Every spring, incredibly beautiful pieces of art are entered and it is

a privilege to recognize the hard work and dedication of each student and their teachers. Each year, I look forward to joining the com-mittee, as we evaluate the submissions, and am always impressed with the creativi-ty of our youngest residents.

Congratulations to Har-rison students who recently received a Metropolitan High School Theater Award. This award is given each year to local students who have demonstrated excep-tional talent in high school musical productions. At this year’s ceremony, I was proud to watch as the fol-lowing Harrison students were recognized: Michael Jubak, Jr. for Comic Perfor-mance-Male, Jessie Alfieri for Acting Performance-Fe-male, and Jaqueline Cabrero for Technical Merit.

Today’s lifestyle prefer-ences call for varied hous-ing options and residents want safety as well as con-venience. In addition to the Avalon project, Harrison’s downtown business district is meeting these demands with three new exciting de-velopments near our Met-ro-North train station. The Playhouse Lofts project, on Purdy Street, includes 36 luxury apartments. The storefronts will be upgraded and some new businesses will occupy the retail space. Calvert Street’s Seville Plaza will include 24 new residen-tial units and the new proj-ect on Nelson Avenue will include 12 units. The Town of Harrison has worked col-laboratively with project stakeholders in an effort to create a more vibrant down-town. This, in turn, will ben-efit all residents as it revi-talizes our community and strengthens our tax base.

Harrison students are on the move! Local, high-achieving seniors were recently recognized at the annual Carroll F. Johnson Scholastic Achievement Dinner and I would like to congratulate Harrison High School students, Matthew Griff and Molly Steinberg for receiving this very im-pressive commendation. All honorees are eligible to apply for scholarships and

I wish them both the very best as they head to college in the fall.

Section 1 baseball coaches recently recognized their all-section players and I would like to take this time to congratulate Harrison High School student Vinny Corso for being named Sec-tion 1 Pitcher of the Year. I’m proud of his accomplish-ment and look forward to his promising season ahead.

The newly refurbished Wilding Park is open for business! Residents can now enjoy new, high-quality play-ground equipment. The ad-dition of this apparatus will provide our youngest resi-dents with opportunities to engage in safe, purposeful activity that will enhance their physical and social de-velopment. This community gathering place is located on Oakland Avenue, between Halstead Avenue and Park Avenue, and each day many of the neighborhood resi-dents, and their friends, can be seen enjoying the play-ground and the surround-ing park. Now that the nice weather has arrived, I hope all residents will stop by and take a look.

This summer, West-chester County will intro-duce “Town Days” at Rye Playland. Each town in Westchester will get their own day at the park with special perks just for their town. The Town/Village of Harrison’s Town Day will take place on Tuesday, July 16th. With proof of ID, each resident will receive dis-count coupons, when they arrive at the park, by going to the Fountain Plaza Ad-ministration Building. Dis-counts include one free mini golf entry, one two-for-one ride admission, one free beach or pool admission, $1 off of one food value meal and a $5 discount for park-ing on a return visit to the park. I hope many of you will be able to take part in this wonderful event.

If you have any ques-tions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to call or stop in to Town Hall. I am eager to hear your thoughts and suggestions and my door is always open.

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New Parking Garage Approved for 104 Corporate Park Drive

BY STEPHEN E. LIPKEN

Mayor Ron Belmont opened the Thursday, June 6th, Harrison Town Board meeting, requesting a Moment of Silence reflecting the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, June 6, 1944.

Belmont then mentioned that Wednesday, June 5th marked the 323rd Anniversa-ry of the signing of the Town Charter, “the most important day in Town history. The sec-ond most important day was yesterday, the groundbreaking for the MTA Metro North Rail-road and Avalon Bay Commu-nities mixed-use development on Halstead Avenue, a shot in the arm for the entire down-town area...”

A Public Hearing was opened regarding a Special Exception Use Permit for a private parking garage at 104 Corporate Park Drive. At-torney Seth Mandelbaum, McCullough, Goldberger and Staudt, White Plains appeared with Mark Creedon, Principal and Studio Leader, Perkins Eastman, New York, NY; Tonia Damiano, Development Asso-ciate, Simone Development Companies, Bronx, NY; Guy Leibler, President, Simone Healthcare Development and Marc Petroro, Senior Project Manager, John Meyer Con-sulting Planning, Engineering Landscaping and Land Survey-ing PLLC, Armonk.

Mandelbaum said that he represented 104 Corporate

Park Realty LLC, owned by Simone Development, em-phasizing that the project was different in that the four-sto-ry building on site will not be demolished but completely renovated. “Simone is enter-ing into an agreement with Montefiore Hospital to create a children’s ambulatory hospi-tal, similar to their Bronx facil-ity. No overnight stays; a wide range of services will be avail-able and it won’t be necessary for people to go into the Bronx.

“We want ample spaces available so parents will not need to drive around, looking for parking.”

Left to right: Marc Petroro, Senior Project Manager, John Meyer Consulting (JMC), Engineering, Landscaping and Land Surveying, PLLC, Armonk; Mark Creedon, Principal and Studio Leader, Perkins Eastman, New York, NY; Tonia Damiano, Development Associate, Simone Development Companies, Bronx, NY; Attorney Seth Mandelbaum, McCullough, Goldberger and Staudt, White Plains; Guy Leibler, President, Simone Healthcare Development.

The Board approved the request. Work will begin in Au-gust, opening late next year.

Town/Village Engineer Michael Amodeo requested a professional services contract with Langan for Woodside Av-enue Roadway Improvement Project at cost not to exceed $14,500.

“It is for installation of a new Sanitary Sewer and increasing the substandard Roadway to 30-feet standard width,” Amodeo noted. An ad-ditional $6500 was earmarked for the Water Works’ water main projects and fire hydrant relocations.

Harrison Huskies Composite Mountain Bike TeamEzra LaBelle, Phoebe

LaBelle and Ezra Burghouts (all students at Louis M. Klein Middle School) completed the first season of the Harrison Huskies Composite Mountain Biking team. They competed in the middle school division, and the team took 12th place in the state championship stand-ings, with Ezra LaBelle coming in 9th among 8th-grade boys. Anyone interested in joining the team next season can con-tact Curt LaBelle at curtla-belle@yahoo.com.

Left to right: Ezra Burgouts, Curt La Belle, Ezra La Belle, Phoebe LaBelle

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William Pitt—Julia B. Fee Sotheby’s Interna-tional Realty Announces Carolyn Fugere as Vice President of Strategic Growth

William Pitt-Julia B. Fee Sotheby’s International Realty announced a new senior leadership position, created to build upon the firm’s growth and agent training strategy. Carolyn Fugere will serve as Vice President of Strategic Growth.

Carolyn Fugere brings nearly 20 years in real estate to her new role overseeing the company’s strategic growth plan, with expertise in man-aging, marketing and selling in suburban, urban and rural markets. She has previously led the firm’s operations in Larchmont, Litchfield Coun-ty, Conn., and the Berkshires, Mass., where she built and managed some of the most accomplished real estate sales teams in those markets. She is a recent two-time William Pitt-Julia B. Fee Sotheby’s International Re-alty Manager of the Year award recipient. Her skill set extends to acqui-sitions, large team affiliations and opening brokerages in new markets.

“Carolyn is known among her industry peers as an inspirational leader and powerful motivator,” said Paul Breunich, President and Chief Executive Officer of William Pitt-Julia B. Fee Sotheby’s International Realty. “Her advocacy for continuous learning at every level of the organization, as well as her tireless pursuit of greatness within herself and others, has elevated the firm and the careers of many within it.”

Fugere will operate from the company’s exclusive elite real estate training facility, known as the Imagine Lab. The first training center of its kind among all real estate firms in the market areas the company serves, the Imagine Lab combines state-of-the-art technology with client-based hospitali-ty education. Its primary purpose is to help real estate agents become exceptional professionals by learning the critical fundamentals of the business in a revolutionary new way. Classes ensure an in-depth understanding of real estate sales skills, marketing, social media, customer service and sales psychology.

New Police Officers are Assigned to Local Departments

Eighty-three police re-cruits graduated May 31 from the Westchester County Police Academy and are headed off to work at 22 law enforcement agencies in Westchester and one in Putnam.

The new officers, who completed 20 weeks of train-ing at the police academy in Valhalla, received their di-plomas during a ceremony at Westchester Community Col-lege.

County Executive George Latimer, Public Safety Com-missioner Thomas A. Gleason and Westchester District At-torney Anthony A. Scarpino Jr. addressed the graduates of the 147th Session Basic Police Re-cruit Class and congratulated them for mastering the phys-ical and academic demands of the Academy.

County Executive Latim-er said, “Congratulations to the 83 men and women from the 147th Session, and their families, for their hard work over the past four months that brought them success-fully to graduation today. Police work is a challenging profession and the work is often demanding and stress-

ful. Thanks to Commission-er Gleason, Chief Inspector Martin McGlynn, Lt. Nicholas Alongi and the staff and in-structors at the Academy, all can be confident these grad-uates have the knowledge, skills, tactics and training to help them handle whatever comes their way.”

Commissioner Thomas A. Gleason of the Department of Public Safety said that the re-cruit school curriculum is con-stantly updated to reflect the challenges police officers face in today’s world, noting that training in counter-terrorism, active shooter incidents and crisis intervention has been expanded at the police acade-my. The members of the grad-uating class, he said, mastered it all.

“In simpler times, active shooter and counter-terrorism training was not a part of the Police Academy Curriculum. But our world has changed, and so has our training. You have been given the knowledge and skills to handle whatever might come your way,” Gleason said.

He urged the graduates to commit themselves to the im-

proving their departments and communities throughout their careers.

“I urge you to make the most of every moment -- and make a difference in the lives of the people and the commu-nities you are sworn to pro-tect,” he said. He also thanked the Academy staff and visiting instructors for their hard work in helping the recruit class to succeed.

The new officers and their local departments are: Westchester County: Rachel Santiago and John Severi; Har-rison: Michael Forgione, Rob-ert Longo, Alexandra Menniti and David Tolve; Mamaroneck Town: Jennifer Guski and John Na; New Rochelle: Alex Arias, Kari Bird, Matthew Moskalik, Wayne Nelson II, Jesse Pug-liese, Alessandra Ricigliano, Anthony Sabatino, Marlon Stewart and Liam Wynne; Pelham: Robert DiNapoli and Vincent RiPulone; Pelham Manor: Edward Fattorini and Nicholas Manias; Rye: Joao Anjo, Joshua Belloise, Jesse Calcagni and Robert Jones; SUNY Purchase: Matthew Alto and Dina Chakides and Tucka-hoe: Peter Costa.

Avalon Harrison, a Mixed Use Development Breaks Ground

AvalonBay Communities, Inc., one of the nation’s leading multifamily developers, marked the beginning of the construc-tion of its 143 unit, transit-ori-ented apartment community in Harrison, on June 5. The event was commemorated with a tra-ditional “shovel in the ground” ceremony. The Company hosted an array of public officials from the Town/Village of Harrison and executives of the MTA and Metro-North Railroad at a brief welcoming reception.

Matthew Whalen, Avalon-Bay Senior Vice President for Development, spoke at the re-ception, saying, “It took a great deal of persistence and patience to arrive at this day. I want to thank Mayor Belmont and the executives at Metro-North for their support and encourage-ment throughout the process. We understand the importance of genuine partnership not only during the pre-construction and construction phases but going forward as well. AvalonBay in-tends to be a good corporate citi-zen here in Harrison, as we have been everywhere else in the New York metro area.”

Avalon Harrison will con-sist of three residential buildings with a total of 143 well-appoint-ed luxury apartment homes (76 one-bedroom, 59 two-bedroom, and 8 three-bedroom units). There will be approximately 5,000 square feet of first-class interior amenities, including a fitness center, resident lounge and community room. In coop-

eration with Westchester Coun-ty, seven apartment homes will be made affordable for qualified residents.

The environmentally friendly project will take steps to conserve energy and water during construction, as well as utilize sustainable design and construction materials. This, combined with the community’s proximity to mass transit and the availability of bicycle parking and electric vehicle charging stations, make Avalon Harrison a responsi-ble sustainable development.

In keeping with its tran-sit-oriented focus, there will be two landscaped public plazas with direct connections to the Metro-North train station. Two new parking facilities will add 758 parking spaces to the current number, 475 of which will be set aside for commuters and 187 for Avalon Harrison residents. The remaining 96 spaces will be ded-icated to customers of the 27,300 square feet of new street level re-tail space that will be part of this development. With these new parking garages, Metro-North will increase its parking capacity on the south side of the station by approximately 85%.

Catherine Rinaldi, Presi-dent of Metro-North Railroad, said, “We are delighted to be proceeding with what promises to be a transformative project for Metro-North commuters and Harrison. When it’s completed, this green project will create a vibrant, walkable community, both reducing reliance on cars

and enhancing the existing vil-lage hub, and our customers will certainly have a much eas-ier time finding parking at the station. We hope this type of suburban transit-oriented de-velopment becomes a model for communities throughout the MTA region.”

Like many AvalonBay developments, Avalon Harri-son will have a positive impact on the downtown by adding much-needed retail space and by closing the gap in Harrison’s ‘Main Street’ along Halstead Avenue. The development also provides for streetscape en-hancements, such as new street-lights, trees, planters and cross walks, and the rehabilitation of surrounding sanitary sewer and drainage infrastructure. Avalon Harrison is expected to create 410 FTE construction jobs and additional permanent employ-ment opportunities in property management and retail.

Supervisor/Mayor Bel-mont of Harrison said, “This development is a genuine op-portunity to kick start the re-vitalization of our downtown. We can expect almost 300 new residents, new restaurants and shops, streetscape enhance-ments, and two new pedestrian plazas. This entire project is consistent with our Compre-hensive Plan which Harrison adopted in 2013. We are finally on the road to revitalizing an important downtown neighbor-hood which will provide benefits for all Harrison residents.”

july calendar

On July 22, a family event is planned for 6:30pm as Zoologist Jim Knox, writer and host of PBS television’s Wild Zoofari, will profile his work with Species Survival Plans and wild species re-introductions in Connecticut and beyond at The Harrison Public Library, 2 Bruce Avenue. For details call 835-0324

july 22In July 6, join the Greenburgh Nature Center, 99 Dromore Road, Scarsdale, at 1pm, for the opening of the Live Butterfly Exhibit. For more information call 723-3470.

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UPCOMING EVENTSThe Village of Mamaroneck will be holding the annual Fireman’s Carnival starting June 28 and ending July 6 at Harbor Island Park from 6:45 -11:30pm. The annual Parade will be held July 2 at 7pm, no rain date. The July 4th Annual Fireworks display will take place at dusk in Harbor Is-land, Mamaroneck...

Bicycle Sundays, co-spon-sored by Con Edison and New York-Presbyterian Hospital will be held September 8, 15, 22 and 29 from Exit 22 at the Coun-ty Center to Exit 4 at Scarsdale Road, Yonkers, from 10am to 2pm. Call 864- PARK or visit parks.westchestergov.com for more information.

The Harrison Recreation De-partment will hold their annual Summer Concert Series every Wednesday night in West Har-rison on the Village Green and Thursday nights at Riis Park across from the Municipal Build-ing beginning in July and running through August 15 at 7pm. Call 835-0374 for details.

The Harrison Public Library, 2 Bruce Avenue will hold the fol-lowing: Tai Chi Wellness Series, July 8 and 29 at 3pm; July 11 at

4pm, Ballroom Dancing Series, Registration required; July 31 at 11am, Creative Arts: Beaded Bookmarks. Visit harrisonpl.org or call 835-0324 for details.

Playland Park, Rye, will spon-sor Town Days on the following schedule: July16, Harrison Day; July 19, Larchmont Day; and July 24 Mamaroneck Day. Go to Fountain Plaza Administration Building, show proof of ID and receive discount coupons. Visit playlandpark.org for details.

On August 3, the Paddle Across the Sound fundraiser will ben-efit Save the Sound with a group paddle and a race pad-dle from Shenorock Shore Club, 475 Stuyvesant Avenue, Rye at 6:30am, to Glen Cove, Long Is-land. Rain date is August 4. To sign up visit savethesound.org

On July 27, from 10:15am to 1:45pm, Revolution Prep will of-fer a free SAT Practice exam at The Mamaroneck Public Library, 136 Prospect Avenue. Bring sharpened pencils, approved cal-culator, water and snacks. Space is limited. Register by July 17 to the Mamaroneck Teen Library, 630-5875 or contact Theresa Us-Testa at 203-903-2099.

Playland, Playland Parkway, Rye presents Laser Night: Rockin Light shows Tuesday through Sunday nights at the Music Tow-er Theatre at 8:20pm and 9pm. For details visit PlaylandPark.org

The Greater Westchester Orchid Society meets at the Harrison Community Center, 216 Halstead Avenue, Harrison, on the second Tuesday of each month. Those interested are asked to contact Cordelia Dirlam at 973-420-4966.

Painting Classes led by artist Pa-tricia Miner-Sutherland are held at the Larchmont-Mamaroneck Senior Center at the VFW Post, 1288 Boston Post Road, Larch-mont, every Wednesday from 1 to 3pm. All media is taught, be-ginners and advanced painters are welcome. Call 834-8840 for more information.

The Larchmont Public Library, 121 Larchmont Avenue, will hold the following: July 10 at 10am, film screening of Apollo 11; July 18 at 6:30pm and July 19 at 10am, film screening of Shazam; July 25 at 7pm, the Inside Story of the Lunar Landing with Evan Weiner; June 26 at 10am, Film and discussion of On the Water-

front with Paul Doherty. Call 834-2281 for information.

Starting July 8 and continuing for 6 Mondays, The Westches-ter Chordsmen are offering free singing lessons to men from all around Westchester County at Congregation Kol Ami, 252 Soundview Avenue, White Plains. To register go to chordsmen.org

Westchester County Parks will present the following Heritage Festivals: July 14, The Hispanic Heritage Celebration will take place from 12-7pm, at Kensico Dam Plaza; July 21, Italian Her-itage Festival, from 12-7pm, Kensico Dam Plaza, Valhalla; July 21, Arab American Celebration from 1-7pm at Ridge Road Park, Hartsdale; Irish American Festi-val on July 28 from 1-5:30 pm at Ridge Road Park, Hartsdale. For details call 864-PARK

JULYJuly 3From 5-10pm, the Kensico Dam Mu-sic Fest and Fireworks in Valhalla will take place. For more information go to parks.westchestergov.com.

A Fireworks Show will begin at 9:30pm at The Harrison Shopping Center, Oakland and Halstead Av-enue. Rain date: July 4.

July 9CURE will hold facilitated conver-sations about learning and so-cializing in schools from diverse student perspectives featuring speaker Jountel White, in a lo-cal home from 7-9pm. RSVP to learnwithcure@gmail.com and location will be provided after registering.

July 6Laura Benanti gives her first solo show in New York with a Caramoor debut in the Venetian Theatre, Girdle Ridge Road, Ka-tonah, at 8pm. For tickets visit caramoor.org

July 13Get an introduction to camping starting at 5:30pm at The Green-burgh Nature Center, 99 Dromore Road, Scarsdale , as they host a Members Family Overnight Cam-pout. Bring tent, sleeping bag, they provide the food and Na-ture. For more information, call 723-3470.

At 10am, The Sheldrake Envi-ronmental Center, 685 Weaver Street, Larchmont, will host a Guided Mindfulness Experience led by a Kripalu Certified Mindful Outdoor Guide, Cindy Olsen. Call Susan at 834-1443 to register.

July !6At 11:30am, The Harrison Public Library has partnered with the Harrison High School Astronomy Club for the presentation of Cap-Com Go!, a planetarium show that explores the Apollo Mis-sions and America’s quest to the moon. The show will be held at Harrison High School Planetari-um, 255 Union Avenue, Harrison. Enter through main entrance and follow signs. Registration is re-quired. Visit harrisonpl.org or call 835-0324.

July 18The Mamaroneck Artists Guild, 126 Larchmont Avenue, Larch-mont, presents a Portrait Party from 1-3pm. Register early at 834-1117.Call 834-1117 to learn more.

July 20Caramoor, Girdle Ridge Road, Katonh, presents Jazz Festival Day starting at 12pm. For more information visit caramoor.org.

July 21 The Mamaroneck Artists Guild, 126 Larchmont Avenue, Larch-mont, hosts a workshop on Opti-mizing Digital Images of Your Art at 1pm. RSVP to 834-1117

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UJA Federation of New York’s Westchester Celebration 2019

Five hundred guests joined UJA-Federation of New York for a performance by The Beach Boys at the historic Capitol Theatre in Port Chester. The event, which took place on Wednesday, May 29, 2019, honored longtime lead-ers Martine and Stanley Fleish-man of Harrison and the Kirsh Family siblings, Linda Mirels, Wendy Fisher, and Philip Kirsh of New York City.

Proceeds from this event, Westchester Celebration 2019: Surfing UJA, benefitted UJA- Fed-eration, which cares for Jews ev-erywhere and New Yorkers of all backgrounds, responds to crises close to home and far away and shapes the Jewish future

The evening began with an elaborate buffet and cocktails in the historic venue. Guests then found their seats in the theater, where a program introduced them to the work of UJA-Federation. Cindy Golub, Westchester Region-al Chair and Eric S. Goldstein, UJA-Federation’s CEO welcomed the community, and, Jeff Schoenfeld, UJA’s President, introduced the evening’s honorees.

“It’s a special privilege for me to pay tribute to our honorees tonight, who through their leader-ship and commitment, to causes near and far from home, have changed so many lives in powerful ways,” Schoenfeld said. “Yes, they have given generously, but they have also given their time, their talents, and their leadership over so many years to support UJA directly, and so many aspects of our mission – education, the arts, Jewish community, social justice, Israel and so much more.”

Martine Fleishman and Linda Mirels accepted the honor on behalf of their spouse and siblings, respectively, thanking the guests for their support of an organization they care about deeply.

“From Jerusalem to Westchester, UJA’s mission remains the same. We touch every aspect of the Jewish journey from cradle to grave, building strong communities at every stage,” said Martine Fleishman.

“We are not just part of UJA, UJA is part of us. We have walked the walk and learned from the ground up,” Mirels said. “From volunteering in the field with our children by our sides, to pouring over grant applications late into the night, there isn’t a part of UJA we haven’t been privileged to engage with and we aren’t done yet!!!”

The Beach Boys took the stage at 8:45 p.m., when they brought the crowd to its feet. After the concert, guests enjoyed dessert and drinks at an after-party.

Lois Kohn-Claar and Gary Claar of Scarsdale, Alisa and Dan Doctoroff of New York City, Judy and Jack Stern of Rye and Susie and Jeff Stern of New York City (formerly of Scarsdale) served as event chairs.

[l-r] Wendy Fisher of New York City, Mike Love of the Beach Boys, Linda Mirels of New York City (formerly of Harrison), Martine Fleishman of Harrison, and Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys.

Swim Across America Long Island Sound Announces Summer Fundraising Swims

Swim Across America’s Long Island Sound Chapter (SAA-LIS) is kicking off its 27th year of Westchester swimming events to raise critical funds for cutting-edge cancer research, prevention and treatment.

SAA-LIS, which raised al-most $1.2 million last year, will offer eight opportunities to swim and volunteer in Westchester this season, says Chapter Presi-dent Tony Sibio. The open-water signature swim will take place on July 27th in Larchmont’s Long Island Sound, with pool swims scheduled between July 12 and August 3.

“Every year hundreds of swimmers at every age and ex-perience level and countless volunteers and sponsors come together as a community to raise funds to eradicate cancer,” says Mr. Sibio. “All of us have been touched by this insidious disease in some way, but we keep push-ing forward because we know that hope has no finish line, and we will someday find a cure.”

Proceeds from the swims will support immunotherapy research at the Swim Across America Laboratory at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, pediatric oncology research at Morgan Stanley Children’s Hos-pital of New York-Presbyterian and patient services with West-chester-based Cancer Support Team.

The summer program will encompass seven pool swims (with the option of half-mile and one-mile efforts) plus an open-water swim course on Long Island Sound that will of-

fer participants the option of swimming 2K, 5K or 10K. The open-water swim, which starts at Larchmont Yacht Club and ends at Larchmont Shore Club, has been recognized by the World Open Water Swimming Associa-tion as one of America's Top 100 Open Water Swims.

The local roster of partici-pating locations, dates and times is as follows:

• NYAC Travers Island, Pel-ham: July 12 -- 6:00 p.m. to 9 p.m. (night swim and BBQ to follow)

• Westchester Country Club, Rye: July 13 -- 6:30 a.m. to

9:30 a.m.• Orienta Beach Club, Ma-

maroneck: July 20 -- 6:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

• Coveleigh Club, Rye: July 23 -- 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (mem-bers only)

• Long Island Sound Open Water, Larchmont: July 27 -- 6 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

• Lake Isle Country Club, Eastchester: August 3 -- 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

Those interested in par-ticipating in 2019 Swim Across America-LIS events can register to swim, kayak, volunteer to help, or sponsor a swimmer at www.

swimacrossamerica.org/long_is-land. Donations can be sent to SAA-Long Island Sound, P.O. Box 217, Larchmont, NY 10538.

“They say that heroes wear capes and can fly,” says Mr. Sibio, “but at SAA-LIS our heroes wear caps and swim. By participat-ing in the pool and open water swims and raising important funds, our swim community once again has the opportunity to help save lives.”

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est hospitals and managed-care facilities. Since Swim Across America’s inception, it has grown from having a single event in Nantucket, MA, to 15 open water benefit swims across the country and 100 annual pool swims.

The Long Island Sound chapter was started in 1992 and has grown to be the largest in the organization, having raised over $18 million since its inception and almost $1.2 million in 2018 alone.

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Harrison Senior Receives Award from Bruce Museum

Michael Barletta, a senior at Harrison High School was awarded the iCreate Youth @ Bruce Award for “Exceptional craft and powerful message". Over 700 submissions across 30 high schools in New York and CT were adjudicated. Fifty three pieces were selected for the exhibit and Barletta’s “Veteran" piece was se-lected by his 2019 peer interns’’. Michael’s piece told an empowering message through a sequential story of a man who is a track star, enters the military, loses a limb in battle and comes back to do what he loves and win again using a prosthetic leg.

Michael is thrilled and honored to be selected as his work was among those created by many incredibly talented artists. Michael will be attending SVA (School of Visual Arts) in the fall.

“This regional exhibition inspires enigmatic young minds to embrace their unique styles and to en-gage with the ideas of other artists in their age group,” said Pakhayev. “As a two-time participant in iCreate, I think that the amount of confidence that emerges in young artists who are selected is extremely valuable.”

“The volume of artwork we received was breath-taking. Stunning technique and thought-provoking content made selection for the final exhibit quite diffi-cult,” noted Kirk. “The end result encompasses some of the best talent in the area and will certainly awe and inspire all audiences.”

Following the juried evaluation process, an open-ing celebration held on June 7 celebrated seven honorees who were awarded prizes from $100 to $500. A People’s Choice Award will be determined with public input and will be announced on July 14. In order to have a voice in the voting process, make sure to visit iCreate!

The Bruce Museum is located at 1 Museum Drive, Greenwich, Ct.

Harrison Council for the Arts presents “Many Become OneThe Harrison

Public Library, 2 Bruce Avenue, pres-ents a collaborative art exhibit by Pamela Tucker on view July 1-31.

The exhibition features an artist led, collaborative of collag-es made at Harrison’s annual Japanese Fes-tival, at celebrations of Hispanic, African, and American handcraft at the Mount Vernon Public Library and at Open Studios at the Loft Artists Associa-tion in Stamford, CT.

“I enjoy the way painting and drawing brings people to-gether,” Tucker states. “The activity of art making is intrin-sically rewarding to the col-lage-making participants and the final pieces show that the interpersonal energy resulting from the work of many hands has a magical dynamic.

“The process of creating a collaborative collage begins with me painting abstract shapes and patterns onto an oversize canvas. I then lead

adults and children in the creation of small drawings or paintings consistent with an overall theme. The individual pieces are then glued into the larger composition in which they coalesce, demonstrating an energetic community spir-it. The melding of work cre-ated by many different hands results in a complex, highly constellated, dreamlike image that holds a viewer’s attention with endless variety.”

A native of Michigan, Tucker received a BA in art his-

tory before moving to NYC to work as a graphic designer. Af-ter several years in the design field, she started making fine art. Her paintings reflect her art history education and clas-sical studio training, but seen through a modern eye.

The exhibit may be viewed Mondays and Wednesdays 9:30am to 9:00pm; Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays 9:30am to 5:30pm and Saturdays 9:30am to 12:30pm. For more informa-tion, call the Library 914-835-0324 or see harrisonpl.org.

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Patti Mallison of Harrison is Part of County 9/11 Related Illnesses Memorial Committee

The Westchester County 9/11 Related Illnesses Memo-rial Committee has selected leaders who will work to create the memorial, which will be lo-cated adjacent to “The Rising” at the Kensico Dam in Valhalla.

Matt McCauley and Pe-ter Woods were elected by the committee, which includes family members of the vic-tims, to serve as co-chairs. Patti Mallison and Ellen Peifer will be working on the request for proposal for the project, review artists’ submissions for the memorial and work with the committee to select the final design. Anne Byrnes and Veronica Sullivan will work on fundraising for the project.

County Executive George Latimer said, “These newly selected leaders of the 9/11 Related Illnesses Committee are dedicated individuals who will undoubtedly memorialize those we have lost, and unfor-tunately will continue to lose, in a way that brings peace to their families, friends and neighbors.”

McCauley is a retired NYPD officer and paramedic, who worked as a first respond-er on 9/11 at Ground Zero. He

is a lifelong resident of West-chester, who currently works as an attorney on 9/11 related issues and is active member of the Feel Good Foundation. Woods is retired NYPD ser-geant, who worked as a first re-sponder on 9/11 and at Ground Zero for 5 months. He resides in Hartsdale with his wife and two daughters, and is a Fire Commissioner in the Harts-dale Fire District.

McCauley said, “County Executive George Latimer has been a longtime supporter of first responders and the 9/11 community throughout his entire career. It is great to see that he understands the impor-tance of having a memorial. In the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks our first respond-ers were present at Ground Zero. Now as many of them are becoming sick and dying, it is important for our County to recognize the sacrifice. Thank you County Executive Latimer for showing that Westchester County will never forget.”

Woods said, “It’s a special honor to be co-chair of the 9/11 Related Illness Memorial. We owe a great deal to our first re-sponders who have passed due

to 9/11 illnesses. They gave the ultimate sacrifice. We must keep their memory alive.”

Mallinson is a resident of Harrison who lost her hus-band, Harrison Police Officer Walter Mallinson, in 2017. She currently works as a teacher in Harrison. Peifer is a resident of Hartsdale who lost her hus-band, NYPD Captain Ronald G. Peifer, in 2014. She is a retired teaching assistant and active volunteer at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in El-msford. Byrnes is a resident of Pleasantville who lost her hus-band, FDNY Battalion Chief Kevin Byrnes, in 2004. She is an active volunteer at Holy In-nocents Church, facilitating bereavement groups. Sullivan is a resident of Pleasantville who lost her father, James Patrick Sullivan – a Transit Au-thority employee who assisted in the recovery effort, in 2015. She currently works as a teach-er in Rye.

If you know someone who has died due to 9/11 related illnesses or are interested in joining the committee contact Matt McCauley at MMcCau-ley@turkenheath.com or (914) 343-5251.

Westchester Library System Among National XPRIZE Adult Lit-eracy Communities Competition Team Winners

This Spring XPRIZE, in partnership with the Barba-ra Bush Foundation for Fam-ily Literacy and the Dollar General Literacy Foundation announced the recipients of the first phase of its $1 mil-lion Adult Literacy XPRIZE Communities Competition. A panel of independent judges selected Westchester Library System (WLS) along with 23 other organizations to share in a milestone award of $500,000 ($20,833.00 each). The award recognized the most innovative, feasible and scalable plans for promoting and implementing adult liter-acy using accessible technol-

ogy including tablets and cell phones. In the second phase of the competition the mile-stone award recipients com-pete to recruit the most num-ber of learners to download and use one of the four apps. WLS must recruit more than 1500 individuals to download and use the Learning Up-grade app at least three times using the code 3355738 by Au-gust 31, 2019 to be eligible for a purse prize of $150,000.

“Meeting individuals where they are, when they are ready to learn is powerful,” said Denine Torr of the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. “The impetus of the Adult Lit-

eracy XPRIZE was to reach potential stu-dents who, for a variety of reasons, cannot attend classes at a typical brick and mortar location and to empower teachers to expand their capacity to serve. The Communities Competition allows us to provide free

apps, which have prov-en results, to adults in rural com-munities to m e t r o p o l i -tan centers across the country. Ac-cess to these apps place the power of learning at students’ fingertips at times when it is convenient for them. That’s excit-

ing!”“We are thrilled to have

this opportunity to promote the role of technology in adult learning. And we are grateful for the Communities Compe-

Denine Torr of the Dollar General Literacy Foundation

tition Milestone Award recog-nizing our efforts.

Learning Upgrade is easy and fun to use for everyone. It is just one of the many digi-tal learning tools available to anyone who lives, works or goes to school in Westches-ter,” said Terry L. Kirchner, WLS Executive Director.

The Learning Upgrade is available to anyone at no charge with this code: 3355738

Android users will have free use until August 31, 2020; iPhone users will have access only until August 31, 2019. To learn how to down-load Learning Upgrade and other free learning tools visit: www.firstfind.org/learnin-gupgrade.

For 60 years, the part-nership between Westches-ter Library System (WLS)

and the County’s 38 public libraries has provided West-chester residents with the best in library services, open access to technology, and free programming for anyone who lives, works or goes to school in the County.

This strong partnership proves that there is strength in numbers; shared resourc-es save libraries thousands of dollars and offer patrons more options that would be difficult, if not impossible, as independent stand-alone institutions. WLS and the County’s public libraries work together to promote reading and technology, im-prove academic achievement, increase economic advance-ment and enhance the quality of life in Westchester. More at www.westchesterlibraries.org

Neuberger Museum of Art Receives Grant to Broaden Access to Collections, Exhibitions, and Programs

Tracy Fitzpatrick, Di-rector of the Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, SUNY, announced that the museum received a $150,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Founda-tion. The grant supports the Neuberger’s Activating Our Cultural Legacies” initiative, an infrastructural project that will allow the Neuberger to sort and store its analog and digital historical materi-als related to its collections, exhibitions, and programs. The grant is for a period of three years, beginning May 1, 2019.

“We are truly grateful to The Andrew W. Mellon foundation for their generous support. As one of the largest university museums in the country this grant is a necessary first step toward actualiz-ing our vision of providing our communities better access to the Neuberger and its vast resources,” said Dr. Fitzpatrick

President of Purchase College, SUNY, Thomas J. Schwarz observed, “The generous Mellon Foundation grant supporting this project will allow the Neuberger to better serve our students, fac-ulty, and staff, enhancing the many ways in which the museum enriches the curriculum at Purchase. We are very grateful to the Mellon Foundation for their confidence in our institution and commit-ment to broadening public access to the arts.”

The grant from the Mellon Foundation will enable the Neuberger to improve access to its cul-tural legacies by laying the groundwork for the museum to excavate, label, and sort the Museum’s historical information into a new architecture of information. The funding will also allow the Mu-seum to hire an archivist. Opened on the campus of Purchase College, SUNY, in 1974 with a core collection donated by Roy R. Neuberger, one of the greatest private collectors, philanthropists, and arts advocates of the twentieth century, the museum’s almost 50-year history is rich in content. The grant will be a first step in making that rich history accessible to the public.

The Neuberger Museum of Art presents critically acclaimed exhibitions, tours, lectures, and interactive programs for patrons of all ages, making the Neuberger a center of teaching and learning for all stages of life.

The Museum is located at 735 Anderson Hill Road in Purchase. Call 914.251.6100 for more in-formation..

Tracy Fitzpatrick, Director of the Neuberger Museum of Art

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County Executive Latimer Announces New Noise and Flight Pattern Analysis Program

Responding to complaints of noise stemming from flights flying over the County, Coun-ty Executive George Latimer is taking action. The County has entered into a contract with a nationally respected consultant to analyze historical noise data and flight patterns.

Latimer, as planes flew overhead, said, “We are here to show that the County is going to do our best to make a case to the FAA about what the noise problems are. For a long period of time, the County did not have this monitoring in effect, so the data that we had was not helpful. This is the beginning of a num-ber of efforts that will allow us to collect good, useful data.”

This independent analysis will be done by Harris, Miller, Miller & Hanson (HMMH) and allows the County to better col-lect hard empirical data on noise and flight patterns. Expanded hard data, along with anecdotal evidence, will assist the County in their efforts to further address community noise concerns.

The scope of their work includes: Collecting data; Pre-paring a base map; Processing the data (or Model Aircraft Noise);Review of the entire pro-gram for changes in patterns (including years 2013-2018); and Lastly, assess the locations of monitors and adjust according-ly.

This new program will allow the County to add ex-panded hard data numbers to anecdotal evidence of noise. By looking at the historic data, in-cluding flight patterns and type

of aircraft, the County then can determine changes over time which can explain why certain communities are experiencing noise issues now when they have not in the past. Notable changes may include aircraft size, fly-ing altitude, or flying different approach patterns. While the County does not have the ability to change flight patterns, this expanded data will serve as a valuable tool when advocating to the FAA on behalf of County residents.

Additionally, Latimer dis-played an example of the por-table noise monitoring devices that have been placed in key locations where the County is receiving an increasing number of complaints. This took place at the home of host, Jeff Kuduk of Chappaqua. Currently, the County has 7 portable noise monitors placed on residents’ property in Purchase, two in Pleasantville, Scarsdale, White

Plains and two in Chappaqua. These are in addition to the 22 fixed noise monitors the County has also placed.

Kuduk said, “About 9 months ago, as I had the windows open, I really started to notice how many planes were flying over my home late at night. I con-tacted the County and heard back from them the next day where, among other things, they men-tioned these portable monitors and I told them I was willing to volunteer to house one. Hopefully we will be able to use this data to move the needle on this issue.”

Latimer and the County took these actions in response to concerns he heard at a series of public hearings regarding the airport.

Latimer concluded, “What we are looking for is an annual picture of what happens, and you need to have these in their location long enough to see the patterns and draw judgment.”

Students Present Research at Science and Technology SymposiumNearly 100 HHS students

presented scientific presenta-tions of original research, engi-neering, and design projects at the 17th annual Harrison High School Science and Technolo-gy Symposium. The symposium included students from the Sci-ence Research and Technology Education programs, as well as two guest presenters from the Middle School Science Fair. Par-ents and other attendees were asked to interview Symposium participants to learn more about their research process and find-ings. In addition to allowing students to present their work, this questioning helps them to prepare for future science fairs

and competitions. The Symposium pro-vided many opportunities for lively and engaging dialogue about topics including global warming, treatment of Parkinson’s Disease, biomedical analysis of leg strength in relation to long jump distance, and the effect of diversity of high school students in determining relationships, among a myriad of other topics.

The Harrison Science Research pro-gram invites all students to participate in authentic and original scientific research. It is designed to provide participants with an understanding of research methodolo-gies in the natural and social sciences, with an emphasis on both laboratory and bib-liographic research. Students are encour-aged to work with research scientists and

professionals within their chosen area of interest so that they may develop a commit-ment to long-term focused research. Stu-dents may conduct independent research in mathematics, life science, physical sci-ence, psychology, or the social sciences and are required to use technology to organize research (presentation software and data management systems). Students maintain a portfolio of their work, which provides the basis for assessment. All students prepare to enter local, regional, national, and inter-national scientific competitions. Students involved in the program demonstrate ini-tiative, perseverance, and creativity, in an atmosphere where independent work hab-its are developed and fostered.

Voting Reform Working Group Details Voting Recommendations

The Westchester County Board of Legislators' Voting Reform Working Group has completed its review of New York State election law changes.

The group, formed in January 2019 by Board Chairman Ben Boykin, was tasked with examining the new laws and the effect they will have on voters, candi-dates and the Board of Legislators itself.

In a 14-page report, the Group rec-ommended several changes which the full Board will now consider – including recommendations for the number and location of early polling sites, how to deal with Board vacancies under the state's new election calendar, what changes of County laws might need to be passed to conform to the new state laws, and more.

The Group was chaired by Legislator Chris-topher Johnson (D - Yonkers), and included other legislators, County Attorney John Nonna, and members of the BOL and County Executive's staff.

Legislator Johnson said, “I’m excited that the state has taken action to make it easier for more people to vote, and I’m looking forward to future action in Albany to expand voter par-ticipation. The Working Group took a deep dive into these changes, not only to assess their im-pact on voters and candidates, but also to assess what actions the Board and the County will need to take to implement these changes. While I’m sure there will be a learning curve as we begin conducting our first elections under these new rules, I believe the Working Group’s thorough examination will help the County get off on the right foot, and I’d like to thank all the Group’s members for their diligent efforts.”

Chairman Boykin (D – White Plains, Scars-dale, Harrison) said, “I’d like to thank Legislator Johnson and all the Working Group partici-pants. These are major changes in the way peo-ple in Westchester vote, and it was important for the Board to get out in front and proactively

evaluate what steps will need to be taken to im-plement the changes as smoothly as possible for voters, candidates and everyone in Westches-ter.”

In January, the state enacted a number of voting reforms:

Among the changes is early voting -- this year early voting will begin Saturday October 26 and run through Sunday November 3. In addi-tion, where New York used to have two separate primary days, one for local and state races and another for federal races, there is now one pri-mary day -- the fourth Tuesday in June, which this year was June 25.

Also, when voters move from one location to another in New York State, their voter regis-tration will automatically be transferred to the new location when they register a change of ad-dress with a state agency or submit an affidavit ballot. And beginning in 2020, 16- and 17-year-olds will be able to pre-register to vote so that their registrations will automatically become effective on their 18th birthdays.

The Working Group's full report is available on the Board's website: https://www.westches-terlegislators.com/images/PDF/2019vrwgfinal-report.pdf

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ciary designations and keep them up to date as often as you can. This way, the people who inherit your estate will actually be the ones you intended.

Bernard A. Krooks, Esq., is a founding part-ner 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 Elder 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.el-derlawnewyork.com.

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Why Are Beneficiary Designations So Important?For many clients, avoiding pro-

bate is one of their primary estate planning goals. After all, why would you want your estate to be tangled up in court after you pass away if that can be avoided? Moreover, probate is a matter of public record and just about anyone can gain access to your probate file after you die (assuming somebody was actually interested in your estate).

One of the ways to avoid probate is to create a living trust. By doing so, the assets you contribute to the trust will pass directly to your beneficiaries upon your death without having to go through the probate process. Oth-er benefits of living trusts include, property management during your lifetime and avoiding the need for an additional probate if you have prop-erty in another state. Nevertheless, in some instances it might be just as efficient to focus on beneficiary des-ignations. In fact, even when a living trust is involved, beneficiary designa-tions must be reviewed to ensure that your estate planning goals will be met.

Let’s start with what assets can have beneficiary designations and what that really means. By desig-nating a beneficiary on one of your assets, that person will, by operation of law, receive that asset upon your death. Here are a few examples of as-sets where you can name a designated beneficiary:

Bank accounts. Sometimes, these are called “pay on death” (POD) or “in trust for” (ITF) accounts). In either case, the person you designate will receive the account balance on your passing.

Brokerage accounts, mutual funds, stocks and bonds. These types of accounts can be set up as “transfer on death” or TOD accounts

Retirement accounts — includ-ing 401(k) accounts, Individual Retire-ment Accounts (IRAs), Roth IRAs and other retirement accounts.

Real estate. You can either have someone as your joint tenant with rights of survivorship or perhaps you have a life estate in property and there is a remainder person. In either case,

that other person will inherit the property on your death.

While it is relatively easy to des-ignate someone as beneficiary of one or more of your accounts, that can be a good thing and a bad thing; if you are not careful it can wreck your en-tire estate plan. Any time you change a beneficiary, you must coordinate that change with your overall estate plan to make sure that you do not in-advertently frustrate your intentions. You also need to make sure that you review and update each and every beneficiary form since each company you deal with might interpret the des-ignation differently.

When utilizing beneficiary des-ignations as part of your estate plan, probate avoidance is not the only con-sideration in many cases. For some, tax considerations (both income and estate taxes) come into play. For oth-ers, protection from creditors or eli-gibility for government benefits is im-portant. In these cases, it might make sense for you to consider a trust as part of your estate plan. Remember,

when it comes to trusts, one size does not fit all. There are different types of trusts that might be appropriate for you, depending upon the purpose for which the trust is to be established.

Whatever tools you decide to use to plan your estate, make sure that you don’t just do it and then put it in a drawer and forget about it. We suggest you schedule a time, perhaps once a year, to check your beneficiary designations.

Another thing to watch out for are changes in the size of your estate or composition of your assets. We had a client recently who changed finan-cial advisors and when the accounts got moved from the first advisor to the new one, some of the beneficiary designations did not follow. Or, what if the value of one of your accounts in-creases while another one goes down in value.

Unfortunately, beneficiary des-ignations are sometimes overlooked as part of the estate planning process. Do yourself (and your lawyer!) a favor; take the time to review your benefi-

Nursing Staff of the White Plains Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Honored

Nurses in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at White Plains Hospital (WPH) received the 2019 Medical Service Award at the Children’s Dream Foundation’s “Supper at the Shore” event at the She-norock Shore Club in Rye on Friday, May 17. WPH’s Assistant Director of EMS & Emergency Pre-paredness, Dr. Erik Larsen, was co-chair of the event.

The Children’s Dream Foundation has been supporting pediatric care-centered programs in Westchester and the Lower Hudson Valley for years, including at White Plains Hospital. Through its generous grants, White Plains Hospital has been able to purchase specialized pediatric equipment, including advanced airway equipment and a Pediatric SIM model for its Simulation Training Lab. The award recognizes WPH’s highly specialized nursing staff and the exceptional care they provide in the Hospital’s NICU and as part of its growing pediatric services.

White Plains Hospital is a proud member of the Montefiore Health System, serving as its ter-tiary hub of advanced care in the Hudson Valley. The Hospital is a 292-bed not-for-profit health care organization with the primary mission of providing exceptional acute and preventive medical care to all people who live in, work in or visit Westchester County and its surrounding areas.

Gun Violence Awareness Day in White Plains

Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY17/Westches-ter-Rockland), Chairwoman of the House Appropria-tions Committee, and White Plains Mayor Tom Roach were joined by White Plains High School alum Kelly Marx, Westchester County 2018 March For Our Lives Director and co-founder of Team Enough NY, and local advocates from Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America and Everytown to recognize Gun Violence Awareness Day on June 7. From the steps of White Plains City Hall, they honored the legacies of victims of gun vio-lence and called on Republican state and federal officials to take legislative steps to prevent these senseless deaths caused by firearms.

“When will tragic events like these finally convince lawmakers that we must make it harder for people who are a danger to get their hands on guns and make unavail-able dangerous accessories that are useful only for one purpose – killing?,” said Congresswoman Lowey. “I have been fighting for commonsense gun violence legislation year after year, and I don’t intend to stop any time soon. Whether it’s universal background checks, closing the gun show loophole, the assault weapons ban, or prohibiting the purchase of bulk ammunition and high-ca-pacity magazines, Congress must do its job and protect our communities.”

“Sensible gun legislation is more important now than ever before,” said Jessica Roman Buck from Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America. “We need to keep pushing for change so no more families are sub-jected to tragic loss because it is legal for civilians to purchase assault weapons used by the military in combat.”

In addition to being an original cosponsor of the Bipartisan Background Checks Act, Congresswoman Lowey has offered proposals in spending bills that would decrease gun violence, including banning assault weapons, bump stocks, and 3-D guns. As Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, Lowey this year fought to include $50 million in the proposed 2020 health spending bill to support firearm injury and mortality prevention research. It was the first time in more than 20 years that these funds had been included in this bill.

“While we must remember our collective grief that we feel after each tragedy, we must continue to lift up the voices of those affected by gun violence to show America why we need action now,” said Congresswoman Lowey. “Our thoughts and prayers are simply no longer enough, and I look forward to continuing to work with you all to ensure that our children’s right to go to school, and our neighbor’s right to go to work, free from fear is more important than someone else’s right to own weapons of war.”

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Wolf & Warrior Brewing Co. Opens in White Plains

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Take in a brew or two and some comfort food at Wolf & Warrior Brewing in White Plains, the brainchild of ‘brau-meister’ Michael Chiltern, a micro-brewery and restaurant that features house-brewed beer, farm-to-table cuisine, and in-house roasted coffee.

Though there is a grow-ing list of microbreweries in greater Westchester, Wolf & Warrior holds the distinction

of being the only one lo-cated in White Plains. The daily larder is posted on big blackboards overlooking the bar area. An expanded menu is being served, and an al fresco backyard, fea-turing a growing hops gar-den, is open for the season.

A passionate, hands-on Michael Chiltern works his gleaming machinery on the lower level where the actual brewing take place. The main level is a work in progress: a long sprawling space designed in an un-derstated brauhaus mode with unadorned tables and chairs. The walls are highlight-ed by brewing artworks and ar-tifacts. There is a lounge area in the front as you enter.

When it comes to the daily beverages and brews, count on manager/bartender/artist Darren Mosley to put you on the right track. The ever-changing blackboard lists such offerings as Vuk, a double dry-hopped IPA; Farm-hand’s Delight, saison; Back to the West, American IPA; Patagonia, Argentinian IPA;

Smooth Moves, Porter; and Empire Stouts Back, oatmeal milk stout. Prices per glass of brew range from $7 to $9. Beer flights are available for $13. Growlers priced according to the brew. Specially selected wines and whiskeys are also on hand daily. Nitro Draft Cold Brewed Coffee is being added to the bill-of-fare.

From chef Rory Crumm’s kitchen come comforting Small Plates: Classic Hum-mus, served with grilled pita

and marinated carrots; Char-cuterie, a selection of meats and cheeses; Greek Warrior Salad, organic cucumber, feta blocks, tomatoes, chick peas, fresh dill, scallions, Kalama-ta olives; Korean BBQ Brisket Tacos; and Southwest Chick-en Quesadilla, chicken breast, cheddar, grilled onion, pep-pers, pico de gallo, lime crema.

Tasty Flat Breads include such toppings as: The Mar-gherita, fresh mozzarella, or-ganic tomato sauce, fresh basil

& garlic; The Greek, figs, olives, sheep and goat milk cheese, pickled red on-ions, porter balsamic re-duction; and Sausage and Pepper.

Pressed Sandwiches include: Cuban, local or-ganic ham, Swiss cheese, local organic roasted pork, house brined dill pickles with spicy brown mustard; and Grumpy Pig, local cit-rus braised pork shoulder, ale salsa verde, hot banana peppers, Swiss cheese. A daily selection of sausag-es includes: Traditional German Bratwurst, served

with sauerkraut, spicy brown mustard, toasted brioche bun; Serrano & Cheddar Chorizo, pico de gallo, spicy pepper aio-li, on toasted brioche bun, and Classic Italian Sausage, with caramelized sweet peppers, onions, also on brioche bun.

Wolf & Warrior is named after Michael & Jelena’s sons Vuk & Branko, which mean ‘Wolf ’ & ‘Defender’, adapted to ‘Warrior’. Michael and Jelena’s passion for brewing began in their Williamsburg, Brooklyn

apartment where they created their first IPA in 2012. Since them, Chiltern has become a decorated homebrew compet-itor.

Wolf & Warrior is located at 195A East Post Road, White Plains. Brews served: Tuesday & Wednesday, noon to 8 p.m.; Thursday, noon to 11 p.m.; Fri-day, noon to midnight; Satur-day, 2 p.m. to 1 a.m.; Sundays, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Closed Monday. Kitchen open for lunch and dinner: small plates from $6; Flat Breads from $10. Pressed Sandwiches from $7. Sausages from $5. Take-out. Major credit cards. Casual dress. Municipal parking. Reservations suggest-ed for larger groups. Phone: 917-238-9171. www.wolfand-warrior.com

(Morris Gut is a restaurant marketing consultant and for-mer restaurant trade magazine editor. He has been tracking and writing about the food and dining scene in greater West-chester for 30 years. He may be reached at: 914-235-6591. E-mail: gutreactions@opton-line.net)

Husky Herald Wins First Place Award and Student Writers Recognized

The American Scholas-tic Press Association (ASPA) has awarded the Harrison High School student newspa-per, The Husky Herald, with a First Place designation. The ASPA recognizes high school publications based on how they present themselves to their readers, written con-tent, photography, and for-mat. The Husky Herald is published by 34 dedicated student writers and editors, many of whom also are jour-nalism students. This is the fifth consecutive year The Husky Herald has received First Place designation by the ASPA.

The Annual Writers Among Us breakfast at Harrison High School celebrated student writing and student voice. Administrators, faculty, parents, members of the literary magazine, Imagine, and the student newspaper, The Husky Herald, attended the event. Student writers were recognized for their creativity, talent and willingness to take risks.

Editor of The Husky Herald, Ella Napak, discussed her experience as a student journalist at Har-rison High School, and recognized The Husky Herald as a platform where students can be provoca-tive, thoughtful and curious. Ella stated that she was proud to have produced a newspaper with an “imperative role in the school community to share student voices.”

Editor in Chief of Imagine, Brianna Jackman reflected on the process of selecting student work for the magazine. According to Brianna, members of the literary magazine evaluated hundreds of submissions from “interested, creative writers” around the essential question of “Does what we pub-lish match what we value?” The 2018-19 edition of Imagine includes works that reflect the value of relationships and connecting to others.

The ceremony concluded with student writers reading selections from Imagine.

Local Students Receive ScholarshipsFive graduating

seniors from the West-chester area received $500 scholarship grants from Wegmans Food Markets in a symbolic nod to the company’s annual an-nouncement of recip-ients for its Employee Scholarship Program, which helps employ-ees along the path to higher education.

The local re-cipients are students from Blind Brook, Harrison, Mamaroneck, Rye Neck, and White Plains high schools. Wegmans partnered with each school to select a student who exemplifies the family-owned company’s values: caring, respect, high standards, empowerment, and making a difference.

The following students were chosen: Blind Brook High School - Emily Savino; Harrison High School - Ciara Gougherty; Mamaroneck High School - Treyson Colon; Rye Neck High School - Melissa Valqui; White Plains Senior High School - Nick Marthos.

“The employee scholarship program is a long-standing tradition at Wegmans that we’re es-pecially proud of. Since this program was founded in 1984, $120 million in tuition assistance has been awarded to more than 38,500 Wegmans employees,” said Wegmans Harrison Store Manager Matthew Dailor. “As a new neighbor in Westchester, we’re happy to award these local students with honorary scholarships as we prepare to open our store next spring.”

The local recipients join 1,755 Wegmans employees that were granted new scholarships this year, with an expected payout of $5.1 million to the program’s current and new recipients for the 2019/2020 academic year.

To receive a scholarship, Wegmans employees must meet work-performance criteria. Eligi-bility is also based on a minimum number of work hours over a specified time period. Part-time employees can receive up to $6,000 over four years and full-time employees can receive up to $8,800 over four years, with no limit placed on the number of scholarships awarded and no restrictions on a student’s course of study from an accredited college.

Wegmans Harrison opens in spring 2020 at 106 Corporate Park Drive near Interstate 287 and the Hutchinson River Parkway. Hiring and training are currently underway for full-time positions.

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