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“STEM-tastic” Time Had by All at Hommocks Middle SchoolBY STEPHEN E. LIPKEN

Children of all ages had a “STEM-tastic” time at the Sci-ence, Technology, Engineer-ing and Math (STEM) Festival, hosted by Hommocks Middle School, Larchmont on Friday, March 16th consisting of nu-merous scientific and commu-nity activity exhibits.

Visitors were greeted by an “Art Bot,” a ring of robotical-ly controlled markers drawing on paper and STEM Alliance Chain Reaction Challenge “Rube Goldberg Machines,”

propelling a ball through a series of pulleys, chutes and levers, reminiscent of the Goldberg car-toons.

Andrew O’Rourke, Educational Outreach, New NY Bridge Project demonstrated engineer-ing methods in designing the new Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, showing weight-ed pulleys, bundled ca-bles and flexible fencing.

“What do oysters have to do with a four bil-lion-dollar bridge,” O’Ro-urke asked. “We found

out from side-scan sonar that there were 200,000 oys-ters where the new bridge was going to be.

“We moved them to a new lo-cation. Each oyster filters 50 gallons of water per day. We have been keep-ing track of what goes into the Hud-son River. We just didn’t want to build a beautiful bridge. We wanted to leave

the river beautiful for the next generation.”

Westchester Children’s Museum Educator Harmon McAllister demonstrated chromatography, “separat-ing inks and mixtures of col-ors with alcohol on a piece of cloth.” The students stretched a color-saturated cloth over an open jar and applied alcohol; results appeared to be tie-dyed designs.

Chromatography can be used to determine ingredients making up a particular flavor or scent, to analyze compo-nents of pollutants, to find

traces of drugs in urine and separate blood proteins in var-ious species of animals.

Food was covered in two important displays with the Larchmont-Mamaroneck Hunger Task Force (LMHTF) and aeroponic gardening. LMHTF Vice President Cath-erine Carney said that they operate at the Community Resource Center, 134 Center Avenue, Mamaroneck, donat-ing food to 150 families plus deliver to homebound and disabled people. {LMHTF has existed for nearly 25 years;

e-mail [email protected], telephone 914-698-3558.}

“The Tower Garden is an aeroponic garden that uses no soil,” Tower Garden/Juice Plus independent distributor Lisa Silva explained. “The basin carries all the water in it, with liquid nutrition and grows in 90% less water and 90% less space for delicious, nutritious food.” {Located in Collierville, TN, Tower Garden/Juice Plus can be found on websites www.towergarden.com; www.juice-plus.com.}

Lauren Coniglio, 4 and Amanda Coniglio, 2 at the oobleck display

“Jupiter Joe,” top, shows Jacob Nirenberg sample land rover recovery of materials from Mars.

Rye Arts Center Angry Birds Live Action Experience

Teen STEM Alliance Science Education-Global Health members, left to right: Luisa Nahr; Lauren Monk; Annie Whittemore; Stephanie Torres; Angie Kim.

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Residents Rally Around New ‘Trash to Treasure’ Environmental InitiativeThe Town of Mamaroneck

and Village of Larchmont are celebrating six months of grow-ing community support for the Food Waste Recycling Program. Since the kickoff of this voluntary recycling initiative, hundreds of residents of the Town of Mama-roneck and Village of Larchmont have shown their commitment to the environment by redirecting food waste from their trash to be-come valuable compost.

Food waste is one of the largest components of total waste, making up about 30 per-cent of trash in the United States. Recycling food waste into com-

post captures nutrients that can enrich soil, while reducing methane gases produced by landfills and decreasing the energy wasted by incinerating food, which has a high moisture content and doesn’t burn well.

According to Town Su-pervisor Nancy

Seligson, “The food waste recy-cling program has gotten off to a flying start. Clearly our community is dedicated to sustainable liv-ing. Together, we are taking small steps that have a big impact on the health of our en-vironment. We look forward to many more res-

idents joining in.” Larchmont Village Mayor

Lorraine Walsh notes that, unde-terred by the weather, “drop offs into the collection bins continued steadily throughout the winter months.” In fact, food waste col-lection more than quadrupled

during the first 90 days of the pro-gram. Steve Altieri, Town Admin-istrator, estimates that since the program kicked off in September, about 20 tons of food waste have been diverted to a commercial composting site upstate.

Unlike backyard compost-ing, municipal composting ac-cepts meat, fish, bones, dairy, bread, rice, fats, paper towels, and napkins. Residents can purchase compact containers and compostable bags for con-venient storage and transport of their food waste to the Maxwell Avenue collection site, located just a few blocks from the shops and restaurants in the busi-ness area of Larchmont Village. Food waste collection bins were also available at the Larchmont Farmers’ Market throughout the fall months.

The Town of Mamaroneck and the Village of Larchmont

have been recognized as leaders in promoting environmentally responsible programs. In 2017 the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation cer-tified the Town of Mamaroneck as a Climate Smart Community. Many of the Town’s environmen-tal initiatives have been fueled by the volunteer driven Sustainabili-ty Collaborative. In May 2017, the Collaborative received a West-chester County “2017 Earth Day Recognition Award” for efforts related to educating residents on waste reduction and recycling. The Village of Larchmont imple-mented reusable shopping bag legislation in 2013.

For more information about participating in the Food Waste Recycling program, see www.LMSanitation.org and (http://www.townofmama-roneckny.org/DocumentCenter/View/1195).

LVAC Lt. Alexander Rapp Receives Special Commendations at Town Council Meeting

BY STEPHEN E. LIPKEN

Larchmont Volunteer Ambulance Corps (LVAC) Chief John Pomponio presented LVAC Lieutenant Alexander Rapp with a Medal of Honor for Meritorious Service to sus-tained applause, followed by the awarding of a Certificate of Recognition for Bravery and Valor by Mamaroneck Town Supervisor Nancy Seligson at the Town Board meeting of Thursday, March 22.

“On the night of Satur-day, February 24 while at-tending a wedding on Long Island, Lieutenant Rapp ob-served a woman in distress on the dance floor and imme-diately made his way to the patient’s side to administer medical care,” Pomponio stat-ed. “He quickly determined that a sudden cardiac arrest was sustained and performed quality CPR which led to the patient’s resuscitation prior to arrival of Emergency Medi-cal Services.”

Pomponio went on to say that Rapp has served LVAC for 16 years as Lieutenant, Captain and Chief. He is a Larchmont Volunteer Fire Department Captain and ten-year veteran of the New York City Police Department, holding the rank of Sergeant. Rapp is also a Cer-tified American Heart Associa-tion Instructor.

Then TOM Fire Chief Paul

Tortorella gave Councilwoman Sabrina Fiddelman and Coun-cilman Jeffery King Fire Com-missioner Badges.

The Board approved con-version of Temporary Partial Exemption for Cold War Vet-erans to permanent; estimated tax savings of veterans living in the Town is $10,000.

During the Work Session, Jay H. Reichgott, P.E., Presi-dent, Reichgott Engineering, Westwood, NJ discussed the Hommocks Conservation Kay-ak Launch Study. “Picture a small float that goes up and down with the tide,” Reichgott began. “That arrangement won’t work on this site. The biggest reason is that for most of the day there is no water.

The tide range in the Sound is about 8 feet. There is two feet of water topping the cove at high tide. You get two feet of water in four hours twice a day.”

Administrator Stephen V. Altieri mentioned whether dredging would be beneficial; the last Hommocks dredging was done in 1984 and it would be necessary to dredge all the way out to the inland.

Altieri then said that Mike Trippicco of the Mamaroneck Historical Society expressed an interest in restoring the Delancey Cemetery on Palmer Avenue, however noting that some people might object to moving the tombstones, even if markers are used.

Larchmont Volunteer Ambulance Corps (LVAC) members, left to right: Grant Nishanian, President; John Pomponio, Chief; Alexander Rapp, Lieutenant; Frank Giordano, Lieutenant.

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The Parkland Effect on Local Students and CommunityBY JANET BEAR

How are Mamaroneck High School students reacting to the recent school shooting in Parkland, Florida? This was the topic of the Larchmont/Mamaroneck Local Summit breakfast forum on March 20th.

The audience heard from a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Park-land, via a letter written to local resident Annalea Ricci, her Great Aunt. Describing the Feb. 14th shooting, the stu-dent wrote vividly of her fear, anxiety and disbelief that this was “happening to us”, and the tragic loss of a best friend. The return to her school was filled with a range of emotions. The media spotlight can be un-bearable but she “realizes how much my country cares about us. I believe those 17 people died to make this country a better place.”

Quinn Fluet, a senior at

MHS and one of the local orga-nizers of the March 14th stu-dent walk out, stated the goal was to encourage any student to participate, regardless of their political view on guns. The point was that all students should feel safe at school. Ed-die Kam, an MHS sophomore, stated that he was inspired to participate because the event was organized by students (not adults) and students want change! Amanda Robinson, MHS freshman, has a cousin who is a student at the Park-land HS. Thankfully her cous-in wasn’t injured in the shoot-ing, but Amanda’s heart “skips a beat” when there’s a fire drill or announcement. “It’s been pretty scary.”

Clinical Director of the Larchmont Mamaroneck Community Counseling Cen-ter, Dr. Alan Dienstag, spoke about the emotional response in students and adults to trag-edies. Nationwide depression and suicide are on the rise in

our teenagers. He encouraged all to be active and not with-draw from challenges or see yourself as helpless. A healthy response to a feeling of power-

lessness is an increase in ac-tivism, which our students are demonstrating.

Dr. Nora Mazzone, As-sistant Superintendent for

Support Services, described many of the district services, working to make students feel safe. “We need to know each other well.” The staff works to insure that someone is mind-ful of each student. They are trained in crisis prevention. There are programmatic and structural supports in place to identify and help those stu-dents in need.

Carol Wolf, Associate De-velopment Director of Sandy Hook Promise (a national gun violence prevention organiza-tion) spoke of their work with school districts (students and teachers) to educate partici-pants to “Know the Signs” of people who are at-risk of hurt-ing themselves or others. Ear-ly intervention and prevention is the key, and she commended Mamaroneck on the support systems that the district has in place.

Why did this shoot-ing trigger a local response? Quinn responded that the

Student Quinn Fluet addresses audience about the recently organized student rallies. Photo by John Gitlitz.

shooting was directed at high school students and there is an air of activism in the current political environment. The school supported the walk out. Eddie explained that Hom-mocks Middle School students participated with their own walk out, allowing students to walk around the outside of the school for 17 mins.

Quinn stated, “Mama-roneck is doing a good job at being there for students. I feel safe at our school.”

This breakfast forum was hosted by the Larchmont/Ma-maroneck Local Summit, an informal community council that seeks to make life better for all in the tri-municipal area. Its monthly meetings are held at the Nautilus Diner in Mama-roneck at 7:45 a.m., on the third Tuesday of the month. The next meeting will be on Tuesday, April 17 when the Summit will host the superintendents of the Rye Neck and Mamaroneck School Districts.

Nora Lucas, a newly elect-ed Trustee, will represent the Village of Mamaroneck. A pro-fessional architectural histo-rian, she has been a longtime volunteer for many organiza-tions in the Mamaroneck area.

The program is free and open to the public and will be held at at 1:30 PM at the Larch-mont Avenue Church, 60 For-est Park Ave., Larchmont. For information contact Mary Lee Berridge, Public Affairs Chair at 914-834-0192.


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Women’s Club Presents Community Changes and Challenges Talk

The Education and The Public Affairs committees of the Woman’s Club of Larch-mont have invited local elected officials on Friday, April 20 to provide a review of the current changes and challenges in the Larchmont-Mamaroneck com-munity. This will be an oppor-tunity to learn first-hand how

local government is working for the betterment of the com-munity and to ask questions.

Nancy Seligson, Town of Mamaroneck Supervisor, is a

long-time local, county, and state leader on environmental issues. She has been unopposed in re-cent elections, having gained bipartisan respect for her strong leadership role on numerous lo-cal issues in addition to her envi-ronmental achievements.

Lorraine Walsh, Mayor of Larchmont for the last three years, was a former Trustee on Larchmont’s Board and previ-ously served her community as a volunteer on several commit-tees and boards.

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Focus on Educational Excellence and Quality Student Support Services in Superintendent’s Recommended Budget

In presenting the 2018-2019 Superintendent’s Recommended Budget at the March 6 Board of Educa-tion meeting, Superinten-dent of Schools Dr. Robert Shaps discussed what has become a common theme this year: rising enrollment, but this time in the context of the school district bud-get. “While we are pleased by the interest and confi-dence in our system, the surge in student enrollment presents challenges that go beyond adequate instruc-tional space -- specifically, challenges to available re-sources and program offer-ings,” Dr. Shaps said. Unlike most districts in Westchester County, which are experienc-ing declining or flat enroll-ment, the Mamaroneck School District has been growing steadily since 2009.

Addressing the Student-Staff Ratio

Paramount to the Super-intendent’s Recommended Budget is the immediate need to add 21.8 faculty positions (at all levels throughout the Dis-trict) to accommodate an in-creasing number of students. “It is critical that we add staff to maintain favorable class size, preserve the breadth of educational programs and provide quality services and support to address the needs of all students,” Dr. Shaps said. About one-third of the added teacher/teaching assistant po-sitions fall under Special Ed-ucation and Student Support Services.

According to the Superin-tendent, staffing has not kept pace with student enrollment and must be adjusted to ac-commodate continued grow-ing enrollment. “This budget represents a long-overdue investment in staffing to meet student needs over the next several years,” said Dr. Shaps. “By 2022, it is projected that we will have grown by more than 1,000 students -- or more than 20 percent -- since 2011.”

Class size guidelines for the 2018-2019 academic year are expected to remain the same, with the exception of the recommendation to raise Mamaroneck Ave. School grade-level class size guide-

lines (in non-Dos Caminos classes) to match those at Cen-tral, Chatsworth and Murray.

Furthering the School District Mission

Dr. Shaps views the bud-get as a financial articulation of what the District hopes to accomplish and achieve. His Recommended Budget pre-sentation -- which included examples of how the budget supports the wide spectrum of learning experiences that de-fine a Mamaroneck education -- provided a glimpse of Who We Are Today, Points of Pride and How We Got Here. “This budget advances the mission of the school district, afford-ing opportunities for our stu-dents to wonder, create, and apply knowledge – to explore passions, engage in authen-tic learning experiences, and grow as well-adjusted, confi-dent, and compassionate indi-viduals,” Dr. Shaps said.

Instructional HighlightsThe 2018-2019 Super-

intendent’s Recommended Budget includes the following highlights:

-- Expands hands-on cur-riculum resources and profes-sional development to align elementary and middle school science curricula with the New York State Science Learning Standards

-- Expands the elemen-tary, middle, and high school computer science and robotics curricula to form a compre-hensive K – 12 STEAM experi-ence that includes authentic instruction and exciting op-portunities for competition

-- Adds core subject and specialist staff at Hom-mocks Middle School to maintain grade-level team structure and favorable class size

-- Supports a fully-im-plemented District K-5 Dual Language Program, with the addition of a Dual Language and ENL Program Director to guide the instruction of 312 dual language learners, plan the middle years’ ex-perience, and supervise the provision of K – 12 English as a New Language services

-- Expands the High School’s multi-year elective

pathways in design, engineer-ing, computer science, and cu-linary arts

-- Allows for the devel-opment of a multi-discipline culminating senior year expe-rience that incorporates prob-lem-solving, critical thinking, project-management, and au-thentic learning and promotes inquiry, civic engagement, and entrepreneurial and sustain-ability competencies

The NumbersSylvia Fassler-Wallach,

in her first year as Assistant Superintendent for Business in Mamaroneck Schools, pre-sented the numbers and ex-plained some of the budget-ary challenges and objectives from a multi-year perspective. “Unfortunately, the Allowable State Tax Levy Cap calculation does not take a district’s en-rollment patterns into consid-eration,” she said. “We have no ability to increase our calcula-tion of what’s ‘allowable’ based on enrollment.” The Allowable State Tax Levy Cap calculation for the District’s 2018-2019 school year would only provide for a 1.77% budget-to-budget increase.

The 2018-2019 Rec-ommended Budget is $138,940,301, reflecting a $3,836,510 (or 2.84%) bud-get-to-budget increase over the current year’s budget and a projected tax rate increase of .67%. The Recommended Budget results in a 3.97% tax levy, exceeding the District’s Allowable Tax Levy Limit of 2.78%. If adopted by the Board of Education, it will require a 60 percent supermajority vote by community members.

Superintendent Dr. Robert Shaps


17th Annual Human Rights Institute for High School Student Leaders Presents Inspiring Messages

BY STEPHEN E. LIPKEN

The 17th Annual Hu-man Rights Institute for High School Student Leaders, hosted by Holocaust and Hu-man Rights Education Center (HHREC) on March 15 at Iona College, New Rochelle pre-sented two inspiring speakers, Scarlett Lewis, Founder and Chief Movement Officer of the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Move-ment and Holocaust survivor Judith Altmann.

“Today we have 520 stu-dents representing 44 regional high schools. They are mostly sophomores and the juniors facilitate the workshops,” HHREC Executive Director Millie Jasper stated. “They will be exposed to a variety of topics that they will discuss, debate and bring back to their schools where they will have a project for Upstander Week (May 21-25, 2018) which will be declared by Westchester

County Executive George La-timer.”

“I think this is a tre-mendous gathering of young people,” Latimer noted. “The focus on human rights is par-ticularly important. The next generation I think is going to advance the issue of human

rights further than our gener-ation has...”

On December 14, 2012, Adam Lanza shot and killed 20 Sandy Hook Elementary School students and 6 teachers, be-fore killing himself, including Scarlett Lewis’ six-year-old son Jesse. Lewis found a message

on Jesse’s kitchen chalkboard just before he died, “Nurtur-ing Healing Love.” During the shooting, Jesse heroically yelled to six of his classmates to run, saving their lives. Shortly after his funeral, Lewis found-ed the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Foundation to promote Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), denoting that learning subjects is not enough but must be com-bined with understanding and compassion.

“We can’t choose what happens to us, but we can choose how we respond,” Lewis noted. “The goal of the Choose Love Enrichment Program is to provide children with skills needed to choose love in any situation.” Acknowledging that anger can shorten lives and promote stress, Scarlett advo-cated forgiveness. “I have even forgiven Adam,” she said.

Altmann, 93, spoke of her experiences, as she was arrested in Czechoslovakia in 1944 and sent to Auschwitz; then Essen and Gelsenkirch-

en Labor Camps, surviving a death march to Bergen Belsen in 1945.

Three student leadership and Upstander Awards were an-nounced at the program’s end.

Elena Cohen from Somers HS received the Rich-

The French American School. Front row, left to right: Lola Pousin; Heloise Chevalier; Jeanne Revert; Victoire Litre. Back row, left to right: Mathis Bremond; Anthony Zihenni; Antonin Roche; Louise Matthews de Beaulieu; Sabrina Sherman. Not shown: Khelia Deratus; Azelie Lemoine.

ard A. Berman Award for Hu-man Rights; Sophie Soloway, Walter Panas HS, the 2018 Neil Ginsberg Student “Upstander” Award and Walter Panas stu-dent Anuk DeSilva, the 2018 Andy Cahn Student “Commu-nity Service Award.”

Julie Scallero, Co-Director of Education, Holocaust and Human Rights Educa-tion Center (left) and Holocaust Survivor Judith Altmann

MHS Athletes Will Move on to Play Sports at College Level

The following Mamaroneck High School Student Athletes have committed to play sports at the College Level: Matthew Frank, Mens Soccer, Stanford University; Daisy Devore, Crew, Princeton Uni-versity; Emma Kaneti, Sailing, Harvard University; Eliana Safer,Track, Binghamton University; Trent Wechsler, Wrestling, Binghamton University; Crew Fullerton, Wrestling, Franklin and Marshall; Cole Diccico, Mens Soccer, High Point; Molly Banks,Field, Hockey, Hamilton College; Sachin Nam-biar, Baseball, Amherst College; Madeline Riordan, Women’s Lacrosse, Middlebury College; Lauren Shpiz, Track, Washington University-St. Louis; Tim Sommer, Men’s Lacrosse, Hamilton College; and Tyler Zidlicky, Women’s Lacrosse, Washington and Lee.


CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Shen Yun will be at the Performing Art Center at Purchase College SUNY, 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase from April 19 through April 25. For times and tickets, visit ShenYun.com/NY or call 888-90-SHOWS (74697).

On April 12 from 7 to 10pm, the Center for Continuing Education will hold Comedy Night at Molly Spillane’s on Mamaroneck Avenue, Mamaroneck hosted by Hommocks Middle School teacher and come-dian Ron Nobles, featuring several comedians including Charles McBee. For tickets and additional informa-tion, visit LMCCE.org

The Mamaroneck Artists Guild’s 14th Annual Open Juried Small Works Exhibition will take place through April 21 at 126 Larchmont Avenue, Larchmont with a reception on April 7 from 3 to 5pm. For additional information, call 834-1117 and visit mamaroneckartistsguild.org

UPCOMING EVENTSThe Mamaroneck Public Library, 136 Prospect Avenue will hold the following events in conjunc-tion with, 1968 One Book – One Community: April 12 from 10am to 6pm – 1968 Film Festival in the Community Room (10am to noon: Hair; 1 to 2:30pm: In the Year of the Pig; and 3 to 6pm: Yellow Submarine); April 14 at 7pm – Peace, Love and Rock ‘n’ Roll Dance Party in the Commu-nity Room; April 16 at 7pm – 1968: Somewhere Between Sgt. Pep-per, The Summer of Love and the Moon in the Community Room with DJ Jimmy Fink; April 18 at 2pm – Book Discussion; 1968: The Year that Rocked the World, by Mark Kurlansky. For details, go to mamaronecklibrary.org or call 698-1250.

The Sheldrake Environmental Center, 685 Weaver Street, Larch-mont will host the following: April 21 at 8am – Bird Walk with Doug Bloom, Vice President of the Bronx River Sound Shore Audubon Society; and April 29 from 7:30 to 8:30pm – Full Moon Hike. For details and to register, visit sheldrakecenter.org

The Greenburgh Nature Center, 99 Dromore Road, Scarsdale will hold the following: April 11 at 7pm – Traditional Ecological Knowl-edge and its Role in Restoration of Industrial Contamination in the 21st Century with Dr. Chuck Stead; and April 29 from 1 to 2pm – First Signs of Spring explor-

ing trails with a naturalist. For questions, call 723-3470 and visit greenburghnaturecenter.org

Through April 12, Manhattanville College, 2900 Purchase Street, Purchase hosts the 6th Annual International Film Festival with films to be screened in the Ber-man Theatre at 7pm on April 4, 10 and 12. Free admission. For more information, call 201-681-6878.

The Mamaroneck Public Library, 136 Prospect Avenue now offers Homework Help for grades 1 through 5 from 4:30 to 6:30pm. Call 698-1250 to learn more. For more information, visit mama-ronecklibrary.org

AARP Income Tax Assistance will be available Fridays, through April 13 from 10am to 2:30pm in the Community Room of the Mamaroneck Public Library, 136 Prospect Avenue. Assistance is available on a drop-in basis for seniors and low and moderate-in-come taxpayers.

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, begin-ners and advanced painters are welcome. Call 834-8840 for more information.

APRIL5At 9:30am, the Larchmont-Ma-maroneck Interfaith Council will meet at St. John’s Episco-pal Church, 4 Fountain Square, Larchmont in the Chapter Room as Rev. Philip Ryogen Schriver, will discuss One Person’s Bud-dhist Journey.

7From 9:30 to 11:30am, the Mama-roneck Artists Guild, 126 Larch-mont Avenue, Larchmont will hold an Earth Day Children’s Art Workshop with wildlife artist Al-ison Nicholls for children 5 and under with an accompanying adult. Sign up by calling 834-1117.

8At 3pm, the Westchester Phil-harmonic will perform, Eternal Spring, featuring double bass soloist-leader Edgar Meyer at the Performing Arts Center, Pur-chase College, Concert Hall, 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase. Call 251-6200 or visit artscenter.org to attend.

10Legal Services of the Hudson Valley will hold the 2018 Equal Access to Justice Dinner from 6 to 9pm at the Ritz Carlton, White Plains. To attend, call 949-1305.

15From 11am to 3:30pm, the Lower Hudson Valley Engineering Expo will take place at White Plains High School, 550 North Street,

White Plains. For information, visit BeAnEngineer.org

From 3 to 4:15pm, the a cappella choir, The Yale Whiffenpoofs will perform at the Rye Presbyterian Church, 882 Boston Post Road, Rye. Tickets available at the door or by visiting whiffenpoofs.com/concert-calendar/

17From 1 to 2:30pm, Manhattanville College, 2900 Purchase Street, Purchase will hold a Literary Lunch led by MFA alumna Donna Miele. This event is free and open to the public. For additional infor-mation, call 201-681-5878.

19The Mamaroneck Public Library, 136 Prospect Avenue will screen the movie, Only the Brave, at 11am in the Community Room. Call 698-1250 to learn more.

21From 11am to 1pm, the Harrison Recreation Department will hold Springtacular at the entrance to the Ron Belmont Pool Complex, West Harrison for children ages 2 to 8 featuring rides and a fun hunt. Call 670-3035 for details.

21ArtsWestchester will feature a special evening at 7pm of music and conversation called Perform-ing Families at 31 Mamaroneck Avenue, White Plains. Call 428-4220 for tickets.

22From 12:30 to 2:30pm, Sheldrake Environmental Center, 685 Weav-er Street, Larchmont will hold Earth Day Activities featuring a naturalist led sensory walk, eco-crafting and all about birds from friends at Audubon. Activi-ties targeted to children ages 2 to 10. To register, visit sheldrakecen-ter.org

Starting at 8:30am, the Town of Mamaroneck will host a 5K Run and Lil’ Bunny Hop at Memorial Park, Myrtle Blvd., Larchmont. For more information, call 381-7865.

23The Mamaroneck Public Library, 136 Prospect Avenue will host the AARP Driver Safety Program at 10am in the Community Room. Register by calling 630-5888.

24Special Election is set for voting for 11 vacant seats in the 37th New York State Senate District and the NY Assembly.

26The Village of Larchmont will host a free Children’s Tennis Clin-ic. Call 834-6230, ext. 6 or 834-1919 for more information.

28From 5 to 8:30pm, join in the fun at the Westchester Children’s Museum for Rockin’ Rave, a fami-ly-friendly special night to benefit the Museum at Rye Playland. Rec-

ommended for children 5 to 12. Call 421-5050 to attend.

The Neuberger Museum of Art, 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase will hold their Spring Party and Art Auction featuring cocktails and movable feast at 6:30pm and live auction at 8pm. For more in-formation, email [email protected] or call 212-463-0684.

At 6:30pm, the Mamaroneck Schools Foundation will host their Spring Benefit called Hava-na Nights at Orienta Beach Club. Contact 698-9079 to attend.

At 8pm, The Performing Arts Center at Purchase College, will hold Jazz at the Center: Big Band Dance Party with the Purchase Jazz Orchestra and special guest artists. For complete details call 251-6200 and visit artscenter.org

MAY3At 6pm, At Home on the Sound hosts the 7th Annual Spring Gala at the Hampshire Country Club, Mamaroneck. To attend, call 899-3150.

6The Village of Larchmont will host the Tour de Larchmont. Call 834-1919 for more information.

On April 20 at 1:30pm, the Education and the Public Affairs Committees of the Woman’s Club of Larchmont will hold a forum featuring local leaders Nancy Seligson, Town of Mamaroneck Supervisor; Lorraine Walsh, Mayor of Larchmont (above); and Nora Lucas discussing the current changes and challenges in the Larchmont-Mama-roneck community at the Larchmont Avenue Church, 60 Forest Park Avenue, Larchmont. For more infor-mation, call 834-0192.

On April 27, Rock/Folker singer Suzanne Vega will perform at the Emelin Theatre, 153 Library Lane, Mamaroneck. To find out more, call 698-0098 and visit emelin.org

On April 7, an opening reception for the exhibit, THEY, will be held from 6 to 8pm at the Clay Art Center, 40 Beech Street, Port Chester featuring ceramic artist, Roberto Lugo. Call 937-2047 for more information.

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DeCicco & Sons Joins Autism Speaks CampaignDeCicco & Sons, the Westchester County

purveyor of fine foods, will launch a fundrais-ing campaign to support the mission of Autism Speaks, the global advocacy organization dedicat-ed to promoting solutions, across the spectrum and throughout the life span, for the needs of people with autism and their families.

“Autism is one of the fastest growing de-velopmental disorders,” explains Luisa DeCicco, Ph.D. “We’re asking our Larchmont and Harrison customers to please once again join us in sup-porting this cause.” Customers can donate at any cash register, and stores will proudly post a card and the Autism Speaks puzzle-piece logo. In ad-dition, customers can visit www.AutismSpeaks.org/WAM to find stories of people with autism, a special report and quiz about autism myths and misconceptions, a calendar of autism-friendly events, and ways to join Autism Speaks' Light It Up Blue awareness campaign on April 2, when thousands of landmarks, homes and businesses worldwide will be bathed in blue.

The Quality First theme line of DeCicco & Sons goes beyond their aisles of produce and groceries, and into altruistic initiatives to improve the quality of life throughout Westchester County. Whether it be hands-on volunteering, creating visionary programs to help those in need, or actively supporting many charitable causes … including autism awareness.

Autism, or autism spectrum disorder, refers to a broad range of conditions characterized by challeng-es with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication. We now know that there is not one autism but many subtypes, and each person with autism can have unique strengths and challenges. Most forms of autism are caused by a combination of genetic and environmental influences. Autism is often accompanied by medical issues such as GI disorders, seizures and sleep disturbances. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates 1 in 68 children has autism spectrum disorder.

Partners including DeCicco & Sons help increase understanding and acceptance of people with au-tism throughout their communities with clarity and purpose. Donations support Autism Speaks-funded research, online tools and resources for every stage of life. The goal is to empower people who have autism and their families. “Education is the key”, added Luisa DeCicco.

To find resources, make a donation or join the 2018 Fundraising Walk on June 3rd, visit www.Autism-Speaks.org.

DeCicco & Sons’ Matt Eberhart, Luisa DeCicco, Autism Speaks Senior Director of Field Development Jena Schneider, and Aimen Shaukat of DeCicco & Sons

Larchmont Residents Named to Women’s Advisory Board

Westchester County Executive George Latimer has named Shannon Powell of Larchmont, and Marcie Kaufman also of Larch-mont, to the County’s Women’s Advisory Board. The Board works with the Office for Women to address matters of importance to women across Westchester.

Powell joins the Board with a background in broadcast news, television production and community organizing. Her skills in pro-moting initiatives and interaction with large community groups will bring needed public outreach experience to her new role.

Kaufman joins the Board with a legal background and experi-ence providing strategic advice in a wide variety of areas, including content licensing, copyright, grant compliance, disability laws, fed-eral contracts and corporate governance.

“Under my Administration’s philosophy, this Board will be active on various issues that affect all Westchester residents. The

Board is tasked with finding solu-tions to tough challenges. I am proud to announce these two ap-pointments and looking forward to working with Shannon and Marcie, as well as the Director of the Office for Women Robi Schlaff, to tackle any challenges head-on,” Latimer said.

The Office for Women is Westchester County’s central re-source for all kinds of information concerning women and families – domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, sexual harassment, legal issues, employment, child care, education, equal pay, financial planning, women’s health, caregiving and aging.

“The mission of the Office for Women is to promote equal rights, independence, dignity and equity for Westchester County women and their families through education and research, direct and contracted services, and by influencing public policy. I am ea-ger to get to work with these new appointees, and the entire Board, to continue our important work,” Schlaff noted.

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Engel Meets with Army Corps to Discuss Flood Control and Dredging in Westchester

On March 21, Congressman Eliot Engel, a top member of the House Energy and Com-merce Committee, welcomed Colonel Thom-as Asbery, Commander and District Engi-neer, of the New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to his Washington D.C. office to discuss flood control and dredging projects affecting Westchester and the Bronx.

Among the topics covered in the meet-ing was a proposal to alleviate persistent flooding issues in Mamaroneck by widening, deepening and lengthening the Sheldrake and Mamaroneck Rivers, constructing re-taining walls, and building a culvert under the railroad station parking lot. Congress-man Engel testified in favor of the proposal last year in front of the Army Corps’ Civil Works Review Board. The proposal received preliminary approval from the Army Corps of Engineers in February, and Congressman Engel and Colonel Asbery discussed ways to continue moving the project forward.

Rep. Engel also spoke with Colonel As-bery about the need to dredge the Milton Harbor channel, which connects the City of Rye Boat Basin to the Long Island Sound, and restoration projects along the Bronx River at locations that include Bronxville Lake and Crestwood Lake.

“Parts of my district, especially in the Sound Shore communities, have dealt with persistent flooding for a long time,” Engel said. “These problems will only be exacerbated with climate change as the years go on, so it’s imperative that we act now to mitigate the problem.

“I have worked closely with Army Corps experts during the crafting of the Mamaroneck and Sheldrake Flood Risk Management Study and I am pleased Colonel Asbery was able to meet with me in person to discuss that and several other flood mitigation projects in both Westchester and the Bronx. We will continue to partner to make sure NY-16 residents are protected from flooding when future storms hit.”

Congressman Eliot Engel (left) and Colonel Thomas Asbery, Commander and District Engineer of the New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers


Creation of County Youth Empowerment Council for Community Change

To help encourage young people to find their voice and exercise their civic duty, Westchester County Executive George La-timer has allocated resources to support a newly created Westchester County Youth Empowerment Council for Community Change.

“I know that young people want to be empowered to participate in policymaking conversations that can enhance the lives of their peers and others. As a County, we need to be encouraging young people to get in-volved in government and have their voices heard,” Latimer said.

The Council will enable up to 18 middle to high school youth, throughout the Coun-ty, to develop their skills in youth advocacy. Guided by the Westchester Youth Bureau’s newly appointed Director, Dr. DaMia Har-ris-Madden, the Bureau will offer ongoing civic participation training designed to em-power youth on how to influence local policy and create responses to the issues that affect them most.

The Council will present the data that they collect from surveying and mapping projects to elected officials, and strategize collectively to address emergent social concerns and create solu-tions. A nominal stipend will be provided to youth who complete all requirements of the project.

County Executive George Latimer took office in January 2018 as the ninth Westchester County Executive. Using inclusion and openness as a foreground, Latimer is fighting to make Westchester a destination for all people to live, work and enjoy.

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Schneiderman Provides Tips To Avoid Tax ScamsWith this year’s tax day

coming up soon, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman provided taxpayers with tips to help avoid fraudulent tax schemes. The Attorney Gen-eral also urged New Yorkers to stay vigilant and report any suspected scams intended to steal personal and financial in-formation from consumers to his office.

“One of my most import-ant jobs is to help keep New Yorkers safe from scam artists,” said Attorney General Schnei-derman.“With tax day around the corner, I wanted to share some tips to protect New York-ers from being ripped off. If you suspect a scam, report it to my office.”

Each year, the Office of the Attorney General receives complaints from consum-ers about various tax-related schemes. The Attorney Gener-al’s Office continues to receive complaints about scammers who impersonate the U.S. Treasury Department, IRS, or other government officials and attempt to collect bogus tax debts. Fraudsters will pose as government officials via emails or phone calls, often using fake government logos in their email, or caller ID spoofing so that the victim’s caller ID box says “Internal Revenue Ser-vice” or displays the IRS’ actu-al phone number. Scammers threaten consumers with law-suits, arrests, or deportation if they do not turn over money or provide sensitive personal information.

Consumers should be aware that, starting this year, debt collectors representing the IRS may call consumers to

collect tax debts. However, the IRS will never do so without first sending the consumer a letter notifying the consumer that they will do so, and provid-ing the consumer with infor-mation to help them determine that a call is legitimate. If a con-sumer gets such a call and has not already received this letter, the consumer should refuse to speak to the caller except to de-mand that another copy of the letter be sent. In many cases, the scammers claim consum-ers owe past tax debts and in-sist that consumers pay using a prepaid credit card or gift card. Many scammers insist on the use of these products because they are generally difficult to trace.

The IRS and legitimate government agencies will nev-er demand payment by gift card, prepaid card, or certified check, or ask for credit or debit card numbers over the phone. Consumers should not pay over the phone, no matter how per-suasive the caller. If a consumer has doubts about whether a col-lection call is legitimate – even if the consumer has received a letter from the IRS – they should call the IRS directly at 1-800-366-4484.

Taxpayers should also be wary of tax preparation busi-nesses that advertise low fees to get customers in the door, but then increase the final fee by hundreds of dollars and claim the tax return was more complicated than anticipat-ed. Be cautious of instances where a tax preparer electron-ically withdraws more than the agreed-upon fee without notice to the consumer.

Another scam that taxpay-

ers should look out for involves the taxpayer receiving an un-expectedly large, and perhaps early, “tax refund” from the IRS. The scammer then calls the taxpayer, pretending to be an IRS employee, and demands that the taxpayer correct the “error” by repaying the money. The call may seem legitimate because the money was mailed or deposited by the IRS into the consumer’s account, but this “refund” actually belongs to an-other consumer whose identity has been stolen by the scam-mer. Consumers should not spend the money or “refund” any of it to a caller. Contact the IRS identity theft hotline directly at 800-908-4490 to re-port the scam.

In order to help New York-ers avoid tax scams, Attorney General Schneiderman offers the following additional tips:

If you owe money, you will receive a legitimate notice in writing that identifies the agency and the reason you owe money.

Do not give out personal information to telephone call-ers – including your Social Se-curity number, bank account information, or other payment information.

Legitimate government organizations will never threat-en lawsuits, arrest, or deporta-tion for failure to pay a debt.

Legitimate government agencies will never insist that consumers pay a debt only via a prepaid credit card.

In addition, New Yorkers should report potential scams to the Attorney General’s of-fice by s 1-800-771-7755. Scams should also be reported to 1-800-366-4484.

Space/Enrollment Task Force Includes 34 MembersThe Mamaroneck Board of Education’s Board Space/Enrollment Subcommitte has announced

that 99 community members and District educators applied to participate in the Space/Enrollment Task Force. Set to convene for the first time on March 19th, the Task Force will consider enrollment challenges within the broader context of the District’s educational goals, space constraints and fiscal challenges.

“We carefully reviewed all applications and selected 34 community members and three Dis-trict educators to participate in the work of the Task Force, which we expect to continue through December 2018,” noted Rina Beder, Melany Gray and Sari Winter, members of Board Space/Enroll-ment Subcommittee.

The Task Force is comprised of residents who live in each of the four elementary school zones and includes parents of preschoolers, elementary students, and secondary students, as well as emp-ty nesters. The participating educators hail from one of the District elementary schools (Murray), the middle school and the high school. Some of the members are relative newcomers, while others grew up in the community; two members have lived in the area for 52 years each.

“We believe the group will serve our community well with their enthusiasm and diverse skill sets, including quantitative analysis, technology, space planning, financial and legal analysis, com-munication, education and not-for profit management. Although the Board is charged by law with making decisions about how students are assigned to schools, the Task Force will assist the Board in making informed evaluations of identified strategies. We look forward to getting to know all of the Task Force members, and to working together in the months ahead, stated the Board Space/Enrollment Subcommittee.

The Passing of Lois SteinbergLois Catherine (Saxelby) Steinberg passed

away at home in Larchmont, on March 1, 2018 at the age of 91. She was born in New Rochelle on Septem-ber 13, 1926 to John J. and Ruth (Taussig) Saxelby.

She was predeceased by her husband Jack in 2013. Lois is survived by her two sons, Mark Abel Steinberg of Canaan, NY, and Bennett Eric Stein-berg (and his wife Andrea Laurel) of Black Moun-tain, NC, her Brother John Saxelby of Tewksbury, MA. and Sister Joyce Baum of Brainard, NY.

In her later years, Lois was a founding mem-ber of At Home on the Sound in Larchmont and President and co-founder of the Center for Aging in Place, both organizations devoted to helping people remain in their own homes as they age. She was a former director for the Medicare Rights Center’s Westchester programs where she conducted the award-winning Seniors Out Speaking on Medicare (SOS Medicare) program. Her previous careers included policy and marketing research, public relations and educational advocacy. She held two degrees in sociology, an M.A. from Columbia Uni-versity, a Ph.D. from Fordham University and a M.P.S. from the Health Advocacy Program at Sarah Lawrence College.

She was also a board member of the West-chester End of Life Coalition. Lois served on the Membership Committee of the Village to Village Network, a national organization representing aging in place organizations throughout the United States. For her pioneering work in health advocacy, she was named a 2006 Purpose Prize Fellow by Civic Ventures, a national award given to recognize Americans over 60 who are leading a new age of social innovation. Lois was an avid follower of Dr. Fernando Flores and credited him with her suc-cess. She was the poster child for Flores’ concept of “Re-inventing ourselves”. She was also inducted into the Westchester County Senior Hall of Fame.

Per Lois’ wishes, there will be no services or funeral. Instead, in the near future, her sons will host a celebration of their beloved mother’s life. In lieu of flowers, make donations to either The Center for Aging in Place, P.O. Box 108, White Plains, NY 10605 or, At Home on the Sound, P.O. Box 523, Mamaroneck, NY 10543.

Lois Steinberg


7th Annual Sound Shore Parade Huge Success

On March 18, the 7th Annu-al Sound Shore St Patrick’s Day Parade, led by Grand Marshal Raymond “Doc” Kiernan and his chosen Aides, proved to be the best parade yet, as the 2018 event was well represented by orga-nizations from Port Chester to Pelham, from Irish dancers and local girl scout troops to Bag-Pip-ers and area First Responders.

Celebrating both Irish her-itage and the American immi-grant experience, the parade was a terrific Westchester family af-fair and a wonderful salute to the community First Responders.

Even though the parade is over, there’s still time to make a donation to the Sound Shore St. Patrick’s Day Parade Scholarship Fund by contacting www.sound-shoreparade.com. Scholarships are awarded to local high school students who demonstrate active contribution to Irish community programs, Irish culture, and/or charitable organizations. Ac-cording to committee member Michael Murphy, interested stu-dents can find an application on the Sound Shore Parade website: www.soundshoreparade.com.

It’s Not Always Black and WhiteArtwork by Mitchell Visoky in collage, mixed media and monotypes

The Mamaroneck Artists Guild (MAG) will be exhibiting work by White Plains artist, Mitchell Visoky from April 24th to May 12, 2018. The work on pa-per in this exhibit will focus on black and white imagery, as well as color. Color that reveals senti-mental or calming effects; black and white compositions explor-ing layers of mystery, dreams, and memories.

A reception, where the public can meet Mr. Visoky, will be held on Saturday, April 28, 2018, from 3 – 6 p.m.

The Mamaroneck Artists Guild Gallery is located at 126 Larchmont Ave., Larchmont.

Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 12 noon to 5 p.m. Admission is free.

What’s Happening at the Larchmont Public Library

6th Annual Spelling Bee

The Friends of the Larch-mont Public Library will pres-ent its 6th Annual Spelling Bee for adults and teens on Sunday, April 15 at 4pm in the Social Hall at Larchmont Temple, 75 Larchmont Avenue (corner of Willow & Larchmont). Admis-sion is free for spectators. Re-freshments will be available at 3:30pm.

Since its in-ception, the Bee has attracted large numbers of resi-dents, both as par-ticipants and spec-tators. According to co-Chairs of this year’s Spelling Bee, Diane Abrams and Louise Cohen, “Everyone loves a spelling bee! Over the past few years the Friends of the Larchmont Library Spelling Bee has become one of the Friends’ signature events of the Spring. In April 2017, we hosted twenty-one adult teams and two teen teams, with more than 200 enthusiastic attend-ees cheering them on! We hope that everyone will join in the afternoon fun on April 15th, beginning with our pop-ular refreshment table at 3:30”.

Abrams and Cohen fur-ther stated noted the Friends of the Larchmont Public Li-brary’s mission is to help fund Larchmont Library programs and equipment not covered in the budget.

For the 2018 Bee, Lou Young, Larchmont resident and CBS-TV news personal-ity, returns as the Master of Ceremonies. George Latimer, Westchester County Executive; Lorraine Walsh, Larchmont Mayor; and Nancy Seligson, Mamaroneck Town Supervisor will serve as Bee judges. Larch-mont’s 6th Annual Spelling

Bee is sponsored by Houlihan Law-rence and Ray Catena Lexus of Larchmont.

50 Years of Star Trek

The Friends of the Larchmont Public Library present Clive

Young’s Beam Me Up: 50 Years of Star Trek; a fast-paced, mul-timedia program celebrating all things Star Trek on Sunday, April 28, at 4:00pm and Re-freshments at 3:30pm.

Clive Young explores how creator Gene Roddenber-ry first envisioned the origi-nal TV show as a western in space, and then steadily built a team of legendary actors,

brilliant writers and clear-sight-ed directors who brought the orig-inal crew’s story to life across a TV series, animated children’s show and six feature films between 1966 and 1991. Aimed at both beginner and longtime fans, the program fol-

lows Star Trek‘s long, tu-multuous history and its continuing impact on pop culture around the world.

Young is the very popular author of Home-made Hollywood, Fans Behind the Camera and many other publications. He is an author/lecturer covering the crossroads between high tech and popular culture.

1968 Community Art Exhibit

As part of the ONE BOOK – ONE COMMUNI-TY reading initiative tak-ing place throughout April, the Larchmont Public Li-brary is hosting a unique art exhibit featuring works in numerous media by over 40 members of the Larchmont and Mamaroneck communi-ties in the Oresman Gallery. Additionally, there will be a reception in the Gallery on

Saturday, April 7, from 2:00 to 4:00pm. The exhibit and reception are free and every-one is invited.

As tumultuous a decade as 1968 was, it is also known for its impact on the art world. “Pop Art” became tre-mendously in vogue that year and people like Andy Warhol were very much in the spot-light. The works featured in this exhibit either depict specific events from 1968, or have been created in styles that were popular in the late 1960s. The exhibit is unlike any other that the library has hosted as many of the pieces on display have been created specifically for this showing.

Each of the artists have a story to tell about their work and what guided them to create it.

Charles Seton, ABBIE HOFFMAN AND CHESSE-BURGER said, “In 1970, Ab-bie Hoffman spoke at Ma-maroneck High School in my Social Studies class. He was wearing the shirt made out of an American flag, which he had been arrested in. The daughter of William Kunstler, who defended the Chicago Seven in 1968, was a teaching assistant at MHS, and had helped to get him to speak to us. I was a student.

This was one of my first jobs, and one of my first published photos”.

The exhibit is made possible through the spon-sorship of the Friends of the Larchmont Public Library and is curated by artist, Di-ane Davis.

Clive Young


succumbed to the deal of the century, be it for a lawn chair or a new computer program that will fix everything, I’ve regretted it. As attractive as low bids are, especially when coupled with big promises, they should raise a red flag.

Do your research! Check reviews and referrals and use your common sense! In the case of remodeling, make sure you select a qualified firm for your project, whose business and fi-nancial capabilities, past perfor-mance and reputation guarantee that you will get a job done well, with products that will perform as promised. I’m not saying that you can’t find bargains, but re-member, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is, and you just may end up living with the rust.

Paul Bookbinder, M.I.D., C.R., is president of DreamWork Kitchens, Inc. located in Mama-roneck, New York. A Master of Design (Pratt Institute), and E.P.A. Certified Remodeler, he serves on the Advisory Panel of Remodeling Magazine. A member of the Na-tional Kitchen & Bath Assoc., he is also a contributor to eZine and Do It Yourself magazine. 914-777-0437, www.dreamworkkitchens.com.

plained credit card charges; or (14) third parties are reluctant to leave the side of the elder during appointments.

If you suspect elder abuse, a report should be filed with the proper authorities. Depending on the circumstances, you may consider commencing a guard-ianship proceeding to protect the elder. A guardianship proceeding is designed to protect the interests of an incapacitated person. Be ad-vised that in many cases of elder abuse, the elder is not incapacitat-ed but is the subject of undue in-fluence or manipulation. In these types of cases, it is unlikely that a guardian would be appointed. While there is no fool-proof way to protect yourself or anyone else from all elder abuse predators, there are certain things you can do in advance to put yourself in a bet-ter position. It is imperative that you speak with an experienced certified elder law attorney to un-derstand your options.

Bernard A. Krooks, Esq., is a founding partner of Littman Kro-oks LLP and has been honored as one of the “Best Lawyers” in Amer-ica 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. Call 914-684-2100 or visit the firm’s web-site at www.elderlawnewyork.com.

Kitchen & Bath Insider© - #209: You Get What You Pay For

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

It appears that I have reached the point in life where I have difficulty accepting the premise that when something sounds too good to be true it al-most certainly is too good to be true. Or, perhaps it’s not age re-lated but ingrained in our DNA; we want more for less, some-thing for nothing, always search-ing for the deal of the century. Later living to regret it.

Every day I find myself bombarded with countless ads and emails offering everything from handy gadgets, to fabu-lous furniture, to complete new kitchens or bathrooms, all at ridiculously low prices. As hard as I try to avoid even glancing at these limitless offerings my fin-gers pay no attention to my brain. Taking on a life of their own, they click to open every offer that has managed to avoid my spam or junk folder. And each time I succumb to the lure of the must have LED flashlight with built in can opener, that’s “cheap at half the price”, I am disappointed yet again. Why don’t I learn?

I saw a young woman on TV who totaled her car, which she had named BRAD (while insured by a company that we should switch to immediately). I think she took her settlement and created a web-site named after Brad that offers terrific DEALS, but only if you act very quickly. Most of this stuff is too good to be true, or too cheap to be good. But that doesn’t stop us. I purchased a set of outdoor fur-niture (some assembly required);

six chairs and two foot rests, guaranteed not to rust for a year. I’m too embarrassed to reveal how low the price was. It took two full days to assemble, after a two week wait for the missing parts to be shipped from Cali-fornia. The rust started 31 days after initial delivery. Company policy: 30 day return. Informed I was out of luck for return, but since the warranty was good for a year, I could ship the assembled chairs back to California (SMALL PRINT: at my own expense) to get a replacement. After calculating that shipping the assembled chairs would cost three times the initial cost of the product, I now live with the rust.

But did I learn? Apparently not much, although my resis-tance to these offers is gradually building. And, speaking of build-ing, the same holds true with remodeling. Ads for incredibly low priced cabinets and coun-tertops are springing up all over. Often the cabinetry and count-ers are imported from overseas, in countries where they have no scruples or standards. We have no way of knowing what harmful chemicals are in these products and what dangerous gases will permeate our home environ-ment once they are installed. But by then, it’s too late, the damage is done, and we’re pushing up daisies (that never grew because we ordered them from a cheap mail order catalog).

Common Sense: There is a legitimate range of prices for any product or project, so beware of preposterous deals that don’t sound plausible. Every time I’ve

Elder Financial Abuse: The Crime of the 21st Century

BY BERNARD A. KROOKS, CERTIFIED ELDER LAW ATTORNEY

The annual financial loss by victims of financial elder abuse exceeds $3 billion annually ac-cording to a recent study, includ-ing the National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse. Most victims are female, between the ages 80-89, live alone, and re-quire some level of help with ei-ther health care, daily activities or home maintenance. The perpe-trators typically use various tech-niques, including deceit, threats and emotional manipulation of the elder.

Generally, there are three types of elder abuse crimes: (1) those that occur because the victim is simply in the way of what the perpetrator wants, (2) those that occur because a fam-ily member or friend becomes so desperate for money that they will do whatever it takes to get it, or (3) those that occur when trust is engendered for the specific in-tention of financial abuse later. In these cases, a relationship is built, through a bond of trust created through developing a relation-ship (romantic or otherwise) or as a trusted professional advisor, which is then used to financially exploit the victim.

Despite growing public awareness of this crime, elder fi-nancial abuse remains under-re-ported and under-prosecuted. It comes as a surprise to many that in most cases, the elder financial abuse is committed by someone known to the elder. In these sit-uations, the elder may struggle with deciding to report the abus-er. Often, the abuser pays a lot of attention to an isolated elder and

the elder feels a special connection to this person and doesn’t want to get them in “trouble”. The elder may feel embarrassment to hav-ing become so vulnerable; or may fear retribution. If the abuser is a stranger, the case is more likely to be reported. Prosecutors may refuse to pursue elder financial abuse actions for a variety of rea-sons, including limited resources and the inability of the victim to assist in the investigation and trial.

How do you know if some-one you care about may be the victim of financial elder abuse? (1) unpaid bills, eviction notices or notices to discontinue utility services or other household ser-vices; (2) withdrawals from bank accounts or transfers between accounts that the elder cannot explain; (3) bank statements and canceled checks are no longer delivered to the elder’s home; (4) new “best friends” in the elder’s life; (5) newly executed legal doc-uments (e.g. power of attorney) that the elder did not compre-hend when signed; (6) unusual ac-tivity in the elder’s bank accounts (e.g. large unexplained withdraw-als, frequent transfers between accounts, or numerous ATM withdrawals; (7) the care that the elder receives is not commen-surate with the amount of her resources; (8) third parties (e.g. caregivers or relatives) express ex-cessive interest in the amount of money being spent on the elder; (9) the elder’s belongings or other assets are missing; (10) suspicious signatures on the elder’s checks or other documents; (11) the elder does not possess any documenta-tion about her financial affairs or arrangements; (12) gifts to family members or friends; (13) unex-Relapse Justification

BY SCOTT SWANEZY

You have committed to cutting down or stopping the use of alcohol or drugs. A few weeks pass and you feel good about yourself. Then, a voice in your head suggests that you got this, you can handle a night of controlled using. That voice is a part of behavior changes, and we call it, "Relapse Justification".

Relapse justification is your brain's way of trying to get the neurochemical reward that is associated with specific be-haviors. To understand the re-lapse justification process, you want to look at how the brain functions. In one of the oldest

parts of the evolved brain, lives the Rewards Center. It is made up of many different brain parts which all work together to do several important functions for your survival, one of which is to tell you if you like some-thing. Why is this important to survival? If something is good, and helps you to survive and thrive, this part of your brain gets activated, you will like it, and you will try and get more of it. It follows that you have raised your chances at survival.

In today's world, you need less of the reward neurochem-ical, but it continues to serve a purpose. It helps us discrim-inate between likes and dis-

likes, between actions we want to repeat and those we want to avoid. As a child, you played your favorite game and your re-ward system lit up. Reward=re-peated playing. When you dat-ed someone you were attracted to, your reward system was right there helping you build your relationship. And when you had that first drink, or took your first hit, it was your brain's reward center that was getting activated and telling you that this is something you want to repeat.

If you are working on behavior changes, putting to-gether your life, and helping get yourself into a new way of liv-

ing, and then your brain seem-ingly betrays you with thoughts of using. How can this be hap-pening?

Your reward systems are looking for a way to get stimu-lated so it can get activated to feel good in your "clean" life. Your rewards system cannot tell you to get high, it knows that you are beginning to change behavior. The rewards system is looking for an excuse to rationalize a night of con-trolled using in order to justify returning to old behaviors.

Relapse justification can fit into many categories, includ-ing, "I had no choice" ("They offered me a drink, I didn't feel

like I could say no", or, "I found a joint in my drawer, what was I going to do?"); Celebration ("It was my birthday, of course I was going to party", or, "I just wanted to enjoy the moment"); and Disaster ("I got fired, things couldn't go worse", or, "Every-one thought that I was using, so I did"). When it comes to relapse justifications, there are two main steps: 1) Recog-nizing when you are justifying a return to behaviors you've been working to change, and 2) Thinking about ways to combat the "logic" of the justification. If you can notice when you're jus-tifying your choice to go back to old behaviors and are able

to combat that justification, you're going to have a much easier time maintaining your behavior changes.

Relapse justifications are a normal part of the change process, and are not present because you don't have enough willpower or desire to change. They are a way that your brain deals with the process of change, and can be combat-ted if you are able to recognize them and plan for them.

Scott Swanezy is an ad-diction and substance abuse counselor in Westchester County. He can be reached at 914-434-9945 and visit outofthefog.info for information.

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John F. M. Flynn, Abeles Professor of European Studies at Westchester Community College, is concerned with giving the British “Equal Time” by examining “The Causes of the American Revolution from the British Perspective.” His analysis on April 17 will be part of At Home on the Sound’s bimonthly speaker’s series. He wonders what the British were thinking when they made policies that drove the American colonists to declare in-dependence.

To the British, the policies were logical and designed to keep the colonies in the empire. Where did they go wrong? Are there parallels today in current United States policies toward the rest of the world that might bring about the exact opposite of their intended purpose?

Dr. Flynn is Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs Emeritus at Westchester Community College and Director of the Cambridge Summer [abroad] Honors Program.

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