Mamaroneck Review 7-31-2015

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Because Desmond reported it to the New York State De-partment of Environmental Conservation, DEC, the vil-lage received a violation on Oct. 1, 2014 for allowing the discharge to enter the harbor and eventually seep into the Long Island Sound. Accord-ing to the DEC, if the violation happened again, the village would be hit with a $37,500 fine for each incident and each day the problem wasn’t solved. While Sportime is the operator of the clay tennis courts, the village ultimately holds ownership of the proper-ty and the resulting violations.

Since the August 2014 spills, the more recent July incident is believed to be the only other in-stance of discharge flowing into the harbor. Despite the Des-monds reporting the incident, the DEC has not issued any fines to the village, according to Village Manager Richard Slingerland. The village man-ager added that the DEC is giving them a grace period to install a portion of the remedia-tion plan, a required step in ad-dressing the issue.

Slingerland’s remediation plan submitted to the DEC in November 2014 outlined a bio-retention area that uses soil and vegetation to capture sediment, in addition to an un-derground water filtration sys-tem. However, the plan had to be updated because the DEC

alternative system called mi-crogrids. Alongside the town and village, several West-chester County communities were selected, including New Rochelle.

Microgrids, as the name implies, operate as smaller, independent electrical grids that would be able to supply electricity to certain zoned ar-eas, especially during weather emergencies and power out-ages. After the state recovered from the damage of recent severe storms, the idea of mi-crogrids bloomed to make sure certain municipal areas would

still remain operational in the event of blackouts or power outages.

“[The microgrid proposal] really is a great opportunity to address some of the needs in the community,” said Town of Mamaroneck Supervisor Nancy Seligson, a Democrat. “One of the things we heard in the Town of Mamaroneck after Superstorm Sandy [was that] some people wanted to be more energy-independent.”

After the town applied for the NY Prize competition, the town’s staff and Sustainabil-ity Collaborative worked with

Booz Allen, a Virginia-based engineering consulting firm, to secure the grant to study microgrids.

According to Town Admin-istrator Stephen Altieri, there are two areas within the town to be studied. The administra-tor added that one of the areas incorporates the Town Center, Mamaroneck High School, the Sarah Neuman Center and the Mobil gas station on Boston Post Road. The town is also looking at another area that includes Hommocks Middle

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by JaCKSoN ChENStaff Writer

After some morning rain-fall on July 18, another wave of red clay discharge has been spotted spilling into the Ma-maroneck Harbor.

The discharge was the re-sult of rainwater washing throughout Harbor Island Park and collecting the crushed stone dust near the Sportime facility that houses red clay tennis courts. Eventually, the rainwater, mixed with the re-sidual stone dust from the clay courts, coursed through the ar-ea’s drainage system and into the Mamaroneck Harbor.

“The problem really is the clay courts and it’s the tip of the iceberg,” said Kather-ine Desmond, the director of the nearby Marine Education Center. Desmond said the clay discharge points to many problems within the park, in-cluding the bigger issue of poor village oversight over the park’s drainage system. Des-mond’s husband Jim said 20 minutes after the rainfall, the discharge was seen bleeding into the waters of the harbor.

The recent mishap wasn’t the first time the Desmonds caught the tennis court mate-rial spilling into the village waters. In August 2014, the marine education center’s di-rector saw the nearby waters of Harbor Island Park hold a rusty orange hue from heavy runoff from the clay courts.

Mamaroneck Harbor sees red hue again

by JaCKSoN ChENStaff Writer

Both the Town and the Vil-lage of Mamaroneck were awarded $100,000 each this month to study an alternative power grid project.

As part of a large overhaul initiative, 83 communities re-ceived grant money from the New York State Energy Re-search and Development Au-thority’s NY Prize competi-tion. The $40 million compe-tition aims to modernize the state’s electrical infrastructure with the introduction of an

Mamaroneck awarded $200K to study microgrids

In good weather we trustAttendance and revenue numbers for Playland this year have exceeded 2014 numbers thanks, in large part, to some good weather this month. For story, see page 3. File photo

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2 3VOM Board of Trustees

work session5:30 p.m., Courtroom

Larchmont Board of Trustees work session

7 p.m., Village Hall

4VOM Board of

Architectural Review meeting

7:30 p.m., Courtroom

VOM Tree Committee meeting7:30 p.m.,

Regatta Conference Room

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Appeals meeting7:30 p.m., Courtroom

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regular meeting7:30 p.m., Courtroom

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7 p.m., Regatta Conference Room

VOM Planning Board meeting

7 p.m., Courtroom

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Commissioners meeting7:30 p.m., Courtroom

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Trustees meeting7:30 p.m., Village Hall

18VOM Budget Committee

meeting7:30 p.m., Regatta Conference Room

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5 p.m., Town Center

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Playland revenue, attendance up over 2014by ChriS EbErharT

Staff Writer

Playland had what was con-sidered by many to be a suc-cessful season in 2014, and early revenue and attendance figures as of July 19 have al-ready outpaced last year’s numbers.

Through July 20, 2014, Playland had a total atten-dance of 230,295 and took in gross revenue of $4.26 mil-lion. This year through July 19, which includes the latest numbers obtained by the Re-view, Playland had a little less than 5,000 more patrons visit the park—235,125—and made nearly $150,000 more—$4.4 million—in gross revenue.

The major difference be-tween this year and last was better weather on July 4—which is generally the busiest day of the year at the amuse-ment park—after a washout in 2014. Through the month of June and heading into the July 4 week, attendance and rev-enue figures were nearly iden-tical, with 135,587 visitors in

2014 compared to 134,031 visitors in 2015, and a gross revenue of $2.58 million in 2014 and a gross revenue of $2.51 million in 2015.

After July 4, 2015, numbers spiked to 178,998 visitors and gross revenue of $3.35 mil-lion, as opposed to 165,353 visitors and a revenue of $3.12 million in 2014.

Westchester County Depu-ty Parks Commissioner Peter Tartaglia said the numbers in-dicate about a 6 percent uptick in business over last year.

“Last year, we had the tail end of a hurricane that de-stroyed most of business on July 4 except for the fire-works show late at night,” Tar-taglia said. “This year we had some rain, but it rained early. So from about 4 p.m. on we packed our parking lot and made up a lot of revenue.”

Since hitting a low point in 2013, Playland has been on the upswing in terms of both atten-dance and revenue, and the driv-ing forces behind that, Tartaglia said, are good weather and an in-creased number of promotions.

“Weather is always the main factor and will continue to be,” Tartaglia said referring to the amusement park indus-try, and, in particular, Playland. “Then there are the promotions and discounts that we’ve been adding.”

Last year, the county started half-priced evenings on Tues-days and Thursdays at Play-land. This year, the county ex-tended that initiative to include Wednesdays and also added a Mother’s Day and Father’s Day promotion, where moms and dads were able to enter the park for free.

“Those are just some of the new promotions,” Tartaglia said.

Playland could see another jump in productivity begin-ning next year and beyond with Standard Amusements preparing to take over man-agement of what is the only county-owned amusement park in the nation.

The agreement between the county and Standard was approved by the Westchester

PlAylAnd AttendAnce yeAr-to-yeAr comPArison AFter July 4 2015 2014Non-Resident Attendance Gross Revenue Attendance Gross Revenue

Ride All-Day 31,658 $949,740 31,379 $941,370Junior 7,467 $149,340 6,895 $137,900Spectator 14,706 $147,060 15,151 $151,510 Resident

Ride All-Day 56,926 $1.42M 46,300 $1.15MJunior 7,333 $109,995 6,422 $96,330Spectator 24,050 ------------------ 23,160 ------------------

Season Pass Sales

Non-Resident 368 $34,960 507 $48,165Non-Resident (4 or more) 248 $21,204 166 $14,193Resident 1,485 $118,800 1,628 $130,240Resident (4 or more) 1,358 $97,776 849 $61,128Spectator Non-Resident 61 $2,135 70 $2,540 Promo Season Pass 1,114 ------------------ 1,029 ------------------

Season Pass Redemptions (from sales)

Non-Resident 1,571 ------------------ 1,541 ------------------ Resident 6,426 ------------------ 5,538 ------------------ Spectator Non-Resident 12 ------------------ 76 ------------------ Other

Promotional 13,935 ------------------ 9,703 ------------------ Group Rider 14,914 $298,280 19,188 $383,760

TOTAL 178,998 $3.352M 165,353 $3.124M

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At the end of June, the 2014 and 2015 attendance and revenue numbers for Playland were nearly identical with 134,031 and 135,587 visitors in 2015 and 2014, respectively, and gross revenues of $2.51 million and $2.58 million in 2015 and 2014, respectively. the major difference was the July 4 weekend weather which allowed the 2015 numbers to surge.


What’s going on...Mamaroneck Public Library Super Summer Kids Movies

“Big Hero 6” will be screened on Thursday, Aug. 6 at 3:30 p.m. in the Community Room on the lower level. Rated PG. Running time: 102 minutes.

Larchmont Public LibraryHeroes Movie Matinee

“Bolt” will be screened on Wednesday, Aug. 5 at 3:30 p.m. in the Michael P. Coords Activ-ity Room. For ages 5 and up. No registration required. Rated PG. Running time: 96 minutes.

Stranger than Fiction book group Join us as we read and discuss the New York

Times bestseller “Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World” by Mark Kurlansky. Books are available in the library beginning four weeks before the group meets. Meets on Thursday, Aug. 6 at 7 p.m.

Saturday Morning YogaStart your day with yoga and learn about

its history, philosophy and practice. Instructor Damien Germino guides participants to under-standing the poses and breathing techniques that will bring peace and beauty to relieve stress while you stretch. Appreciate how to incorpo-rate the exercises and meditations into your dai-ly life to make this year one of contemplation and concentration on centering yourself while finding gratitude and empathy for others. Yoga can have profound positive effects physically when it is practiced regularly and can provide a foundation for relaxation and spirituality. Satur-days, Aug. 1, 8 and 15, 9:30 a.m to 10:30 a.m. in the Village Center. No registration required, but please note you will need to bring your own yoga mat or blanket to use on the floor.

Managing chronic health conditionsLearn how to manage chronic health condi-

tions on Thursday, Aug. 6 from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Village Center. Do you have a chronic condition or care for someone who does? Reg-istering for these classes will empower you to better manage chronic health conditions such as high blood pressure and you’ll learn how to com-municate more effectively with health care pro-fessionals. You’ll also learn health care cost sav-ings techniques by avoiding trips to doctors and

hospitals and learn to enjoy an enhanced quality of life. Classes are open to residents of Westches-ter County who are 55 and up. Registration is re-quired. For information and to register, contact Rebecca Bent at 813-6263 or email [email protected].

LMCTVInternship program

LMCTV is offering an internship program for interested and qualified students from neigh-boring area schools. The program includes training in field and studio television produc-tion, development of documentary video and news projects. The program provides training in Final Cut Pro, and creates promotional clips for series shows, station promos and public ser-vice announcements. Interns can learn hands-on production techniques by assisting with the pro-duction of existing shows.

‘The Local Live!’Tune in to LMCTV’s hyper local, interactive

news show Thursday nights at 7:30 p.m. on Ca-blevision Channel 75, Verizon Channel 36. During the show, join the discussion. Call 381-0150, email [email protected] or tweet @thelocallive.

At Home on the SoundGentle Chair Yoga

With instructor Arlene. This one-hour gen-tle chair yoga class is designed specifically for the members of At Home on the Sound. No prior experience is necessary for this popular

class. Come by and give it a try, then feel re-freshed and renewed for the rest of the day. Fee is $10, payable to instructor. Every Mon-day in August at 11 a.m. Meets at United Methodist Church, 546 E. Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck.

Senior citizen programs

The Town of Mamaroneck Senior Center op-erates under the auspices of the Town of Ma-maroneck Community Services Office. The center, located at the VFW Lodge Post 1156, 1288 Boston Post Road, is completely acces-sible with handicapped restroom facilities and ample parking. The center provides a wide va-riety of recreational, social and educational ac-tivities year round, open to seniors 55 and over.

Most activities are free or have a nominal charge. Some classes have a fee for partici-pants. A monthly calendar of events and pro-grams is available at the center and at townof-mamaroneck.org/senior-center. The present membership fee is $35. Non-resident members may pay a higher fee for events or trips held outside the center. Identification and proof of residency is required. For membership infor-mation and a calendar of events, call activities coordinator Maria Gallagher at 834-8840.

Deadline for our What’s Going On section is every Thursday at noon. Though

space is not guaranteed, we will do our best to accommodate your listing. Please send

all items to [email protected].

Book saleIn the book sale room, lower level. On Sat-

urday, Aug. 1, all day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Everything is 50 percent off. To volunteer at the book sale, contact John Hofstetter at 698-4789.

All Ages HourCome in every Saturday at 11 a.m. for stories

that will appeal to kids of all ages and their care-givers. Stay or come at 11:30 a.m. to do a craft simple enough for the little kids and creative enough for the big kids. No registration required for both events, and both activities meet in the Children’s Room on the second floor.

Advance Readers’ Copies Raffle Read books before they are released. Come

in and enter to win the entire basket of advance readers’ copies. Enter to win by providing us with your email address. Participants will be signed up to receive information on library pro-grams, events and new books and movies. The drawing will be held on Monday, Aug. 10 to celebrate Book Lover’s Day. Call 698-1250 for more information.

Smash some CDsOpen to middle and high school teens. Cre-

ate art using broken CDs. Part of the “Unmask!” program. Registration required as space and materials are limited. Contact the Mamaroneck Teen Library at 630-5875 for more information. On Wednesday, Aug. 5 at 4 p.m. for one hour in the Program Room on the lower level.

English conversation groupFor adults. Every Wednesday from 6 p.m. to

7:30 p.m. Meets in the Historical Society Room on the first floor. Make friends while you prac-tice your English. Registration is suggested but not necessary. Contact the Adult Reference Desk or call 630-5887 for more information.

New to the Review

Suzy Berkowitz also joined the Review in June as an editorial as-sistant. She graduated from SUNY New Paltz in 2014 with a B.A. in Journalism. While at New Paltz, Berkowitz was the arts and enter-tainment editor and social media chief of the school’s weekly news-paper, The New Paltz Oracle. She

also spent her last semester of col-lege as an intern reporter for The Poughkeepsie Journal. Berkowitz is from Brooklyn, currently lives in Queens, and spends her free time teaching karate and self-defense to young girls.

You can reach Berkowitz at 653-1000 ext. 30 or [email protected].

suzy Berkowitz

Sibylla Chipaziwa joined the Review in June as an editorial as-sistant. Prior, she was the mu-nicipal meeting producer for LMC TV’s news show “The Lo-cal Live” based in Mamaroneck. The United States is the fifth country Chipaziwa has lived in. She graduated from SUNY

Purchase with a B.A. in Journ-alism, while minoring in Po-litical Science. Local politics is where she plans to establish herself as a multimedia reporter before moving on to cover glob-al affairs.

You can reach Chipaziwa at 653-1000 ext. 25 or [email protected].

sibylla chipaziwa

James Pero is the newest staff writer to join the Review. Pero is a graduate of SUNY Purchase, where he studied journalism, cutting his teeth as a managing editor of the school’s arts magazine, The Pur-chase Beat. After graduating, Pero moved on to become a staff writer

for news media startup Curi-ousmatic where he wrote about global finance and world con-flicts. Pero is a resident of Mount Vernon and originally hails from Buffalo.

You can reach Pero at 653-1000 ext. 20 or [email protected].

James Pero


expressed concern with the underground system and its potential to be clogged.

Since then, the village man-ager has updated the plan to include upgraded catch basins and a Stormceptor, a storm wa-ter system that retains sediment for later removal and traps oils and debris through floatation.

According to Slingerland, the project is about 95 percent complete, but is missing a key component. Slingerland said the village needs to install the Stormceptor, but is waiting for a textile screen meant to catch most of the pollutants. Despite the village working quickly to install the new remediation plan, the incomplete project allowed another instance of pollutants flowing through the park’s drainage system.

“It won’t be 100 percent, but it’ll catch a huge amount of discharge,” Slingerland said about the textile screens, which are expected to arrive by next week, as of press time. “If the screens were there, it would’ve prevented the discharge.”

Still, there’s some skepti-

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cism on the part of Katherine Desmond regarding the vil-lage’s efforts. “In terms of the clay [discharges], I don’t see how any kind of better screen-ing is going to be able to stop [its] velocity,” Desmond said.

Besides the Stormceptor contraption, the village also

retrofitted the old catch ba-sins to improve performance. Slingerland said the under-sized catch basins were up-graded, while the village also unclogged some of them.

In terms of a more imme-diate solution, Sportime put up their tennis bubbles during

the winter season, which vir-tually prevented the onset of any more discharge. However, according to Assistant Village Manager Dan Sarnoff, the bubbles were taken down by Sportime because of the sum-mer season, which made the courts unplayable without any

type of air conditioning. In exploring a more perma-

nent solution to the clay runoff, there have been ongoing dis-cussions of relocating the Spor-time facility to higher ground. When asked if a relocation of the Sportime facility was still being considered, Slingerland

said that the option is still on the table but is currently being discussed between the village and Sportime’s attorneys.

Representatives from the DEC could not be reached for comment, as of press time.

CoNTaCT: [email protected]

despite an extensive remediation plan in the works, more red clay has spilled into the mamaroneck Harbor after some rainfall on July 18. Photo/Jim desmond


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astorino takes housing war to Clinton’s home

by ChriS EbErharTStaff Writer

Hillary Clinton’s home in Chappaqua, N.Y. was the lat-est battleground in the hous-ing war between the federal government and Westchester County Executive Rob Astori-no, a Republican.

On July 21, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara’s office said Westchester County should be held in contempt of court and be forced to pay monthly fines of $60,000 for violating the terms of a 2009 affordable housing settlement.

As part of the settlement, which was signed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD, and former County Execu-tive Andy Spano, a Democrat, Westchester had to build 750 units of affordable housing in the county over a seven-year period, complete a source of income legislation—which bans discrimination against potential renters and home buyers based on their source of income—and complete

an analysis of impediments, which is a review of the barri-ers affecting the development of affordable housing.

Astorino, who took over the county executive’s office in 2010 after defeating Spa-no, has strongly contested the settlement from the outset and said the federal government is overreaching and threatening to dismantle local zoning.

Until recently, the analy-sis of impediments was the main source of contention between the two sides. The eight Astorino administration-completed analyses of im-pediments, all of which claim Westchester doesn’t have ex-clusionary zoning, were de-nied by HUD, and the county executive refused to submit the analyses completed by the federal monitor Jim Johnson, who is overseeing implemen-tation of the settlement, that said otherwise.

Now the two sides are fight-ing over the financing bench-mark put in place by the settle-ment, specifically involving a development in Chappaqua,

Clinton’s hometown, and whether the units should count toward the end of 2014 financ-ing benchmark of 450 units.

The housing monitor said in a May 8, 2015 report that the 28-unit Chappaqua train station development shouldn’t count toward the 450-unit benchmark because the fund-ing was not in place by the end of 2014, and the project’s completion is shrouded in doubt because of litigation and heavy scrutiny by the commu-nity and New Castle officials. But the county says the fund-ing is in place and the project is moving forward, so the units should count, which would give the county financing for 454 units.

David Kennedy, assistant U.S. attorney, backed the mon-itor’s report and said the coun-ty should establish an escrow account in the amount of $1.65 million, pending the develop-ment of the 24-unit shortfall under the 2009 affordable housing settlement. The mon-ey would be returned if the county meets its next financ-ing benchmark of 600 units by the end of 2015. If it doesn’t, the county would lose $68,800 for each unit it’s short.

Astorino counter-punched by knocking on Clinton’s door to put her on the spot and ask her in front of a large press contingent if she, as a pre-sumptive Democratic nomi-nee for president, thought her hometown of Chappaqua was discriminatory and if she supports the current admin-istration’s “radical housing policies.”

“It would give many of her neighbors in town and throughout the county some comfort to hear her respond ‘no’ and ‘no,’” Astorino said.

Although the former secre-tary of state and U.S. senator wasn’t home, Astorino left his contact information with one of her aides and continued with his press conference on her front steps.

“The federal government’s assault on our local commu-nities in Westchester is dumb-founding, shocking and coun-

terproductive,” Astorino said. “Here’s how it works: HUD decides whether your neigh-borhood meets the quotas the agency believes represent the proper balance of race, in-come, education and other demographic features. If the zip code doesn’t measure up, HUD then prescribes correc-tive measures, which essen-tially come down to running roughshod over local zoning so HUD can socially engineer the character of your commu-nity to bring it in line with its quotas.”

Westchester County Board of Legislators Chairman Mike Kaplowitz, a Yorktown Democrat who has been lead-ing an unprecedented legisla-tive effort to act on behalf of the county, which is typically done by the county executive, in the housing matter, said he has been critical of the coun-ty executive in the past, par-ticularly about not filing an analysis of impediments that would be deemed acceptable to HUD.

But Kaplowitz said he’s standing with Astorino on this particular issue.

The chairman said there’s no reason to be held in con-tempt when the Chappaqua development project is mov-ing forward after receiving fi-nal approvals at the beginning of July, and added the the fed-eral government is going after

the wrong issue. “This is like having a kid

not doing well in school be-cause he doesn’t do his home-work but punishing him for us-ing a red toothbrush instead of a blue one,” he said. “It defies common sense and feeds into the overreaching argument that the county executive has been saying all along.”

Affordable housing was the focus of a recent Supreme Court case that resulted in a 5-4 decision in favor of HUD and disparate impact, which says housing discrimination doesn’t have to be intentional in order to be illegal.

Charles McNally, an HUD spokesperson, told the Review in a previous interview that this Supreme Court decision is “another important step in the long march toward fulfill-ing one our nation’s founding ideals: equal opportunity for all Americans.”

Astorino said the decision “puts unprecedented power in the hands of Washington bureaucrats.”

Kennedy supported the monitor’s position that a civil contempt motion should be filed against the county, but the county won’t be required to pay fines until federal dis-trict court Judge Denise Cote makes a decision on whether to uphold the motion.


Westchester county executive rob Astorino holds a press conference in front of Hillary clinton’s home in chappaqua, n.y., after the federal government said a chappaqua affordable housing development shouldn’t count towards a benchmark number as outlined in a 2009 affordable housing settlement.

Westchester county executive rob Astorino leaves his contact information with aides to Hillary clinton asking her to contact him to let him know if she thought her hometown of chappaqua was discriminatory. Photos courtesy Westchester county


Jazz Fest returns to White Plains

ArtsWestchester is pleased to announce the return of the White Plains Jazz Fest, one of Westchester’s premier music festivals. Presented in collabo-ration with the City of White Plains and the White Plains BID, Jazz Fest 2015 is a four-day jazz celebration featuring seven live music concert events.

Spanning from Thursday, Sept. 24 through Sunday, Sept. 27, the festival lineup includes Grammy award winners, es-tablished jazz and blues musi-cians, emerging artists, perfor-mance poetry and a tasty array of dining options that promise a great cultural experience for everyone from jazz aficiona-dos and enthusiasts to families and casual listeners.

The concerts are either free or affordably priced and the venues are conveniently lo-cated throughout downtown White Plains and accessible by public transportation.

“You won’t find a better or more diverse ensemble of musicians and bands in West-chester County in September,” said Janet Langsam, CEO of ArtsWestchester. “Whether it’s Latin, Brazilian or contempo-rary jazz or even the acoustic blues, the White Plains Jazz Fest is going to be rich with live performances by out-standing musicians. We’re so pleased to be able to bring such high quality entertain-ment to Westchester residents and visitors this fall.”

White Plains Jazz Fest events include:

• Sept. 24 at 8 p.m.: The South American Jazz Project at ArtsWestchester.

Led by Daniel Freiberg, Grammy award-winning com-

poser, arranger, pianist and producer from Buenos Aires, Argentina. The South Ameri-can Jazz Project explores the rhythms and melodies from Ar-gentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Para-guay, Chile and Peru from a jazz point of view. Freiberg has collaborated in projects with Marc Anthony, Stephane Gra-pelli, Paquito D’Rivera and The Wynton Marsalis Jazz at Lin-coln Center Orchestra, among many other artists. Admission: $20.

• Sept. 25 at 12:10 p.m.: Down-town Music at Grace Church: Jazz Faculty of the Music Conserva-tory of Westchester.

The Jazz Faculty of the Mu-sic Conservatory of Westches-ter will perform at the Down-town Music at Grace Church. This will feature guitarist Greg Diamond, who will perform classics and original composi-tions of Latin jazz. This guitar-ist has been an emerging force of contemporary Latin jazz and has been a semi-finalist at the Gibson International Jazz Guitar Competition hosted by the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. Admission: Free.

• Sept. 25 at 8 p.m. at Arts-Westchester: Women of the Piedmont Blues.

A memorable evening that unites some of the key prac-titioners of the acoustic blues on the East Coast: Eleanor El-lis, Jackie Merritt, Resa Gibbs, Valerie Turner and Poet Gold. Presented by the ArtsWest-chester Folk Arts Program in cooperation with thecountry-blues.com. Admission: $20.

• Sept. 26 at 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.: Latin Jazz Workshop at the Music Conservatory of Westchester.

Learn about Latin jazz con-cepts and instruments—clave, montuno, tumbao— and the music of its masters like Toto Puente, Cal Tjader and Hilton Ruiz. Admission: Free.

• Sept. 26 at 3 p.m.: Slam po-etry performance at the White Plains Library.

The White Plains Library Po-etry Slam will host an afternoon of performance poetry featur-ing The Duende Project, a po-etry and music project created by veteran performance poet Tony Brown, Steve Lanning-Cafaro, Chris Lawton and Chris O’Donnell. Admission: Free.

• Sept. 26 at 8 p.m.: Brazil Meets Jazz at the White Plains Performing Arts Center.

White Plains Jazz Fest pres-ents, in association with the White Plains Performing Arts Center, a concert of Brazilian jazz, with Grammy-nominated Bra-zilian Trio featuring Helio Alves on piano, Nilson Matta on bass, Duduka Da Fonseca on drums, Maucha Adnet on vocals and Mark Morganelli on flugelhorn.

Admission: from $25.• Sept. 27 at 12 p.m. to

5 p.m.: Jazz and Food Fest. Located at the Mamaroneck Avenue Stage.

There will be food and a full day of music performances. This includes Orange Julius and the Big Beat, a six-piece ensemble led by 16-year-old local prodigy Julius Rodriquez, Doug Munro and Big Boss Bossa Nova with Charlie Lag-on, Rocky Middleton Quintet, Sherry Winston, a master elec-tric flutist, and the John Pati-tucci Quartet. Admission: Free.

For tickets and to learn more, visit artswestchester.org. (Submitted)

Julius rodriguez of orange Julius and the Big Beat will be performing on sunday, sept. 27 at the White Plains Jazz Fest. contributed photo


School, the Walgreens on Boston Post Road and nearby apartments.

Altieri said that under nor-mal circumstances the town would operate on the electrical grid supported by Con Ed. “But there will be times of power outages where this [microgrid] can work independently and make sure certain facilities are available,” Altieri said.

Outside the forecasted ma-jor storms, microgrids can also account for the unex-pected electrical outages that occur because of anything from high winds to traffic accidents.

“Anything that turns the lights off, [a microgrid] has the ability to respond and do it in a very seamless way,” said Pat Wilkinson, vice president and head of Siemen’s Energy Au-tomation Business Unit, who will be working on the town’s feasibility study. “The facili-ties that are part of that circuit, they don’t have to do anything, the automation technology re-sponds very quickly.”

Now that the town and Booz Allen have secured the $100,000, they will now be working alongside Siemens and Power Analytics, two large power industry corpora-tions, to move forward with a feasibility study regarding microgrids. The study would measure the costs involved, architectural designs and the overall system of installing the microgrids.

“Implementing a microgrid is really a process of identify-ing what we consider a critical load,” Wilkinson said of the areas that would be the most desirable for the microgrid installation. “So the feasibil-ity aspect of this is looking at exactly what is considered the critical loads.”

Barely a mile away, the Vil-lage of Mamaroneck will be tackling the same feasibility study with the help of Steven Winter Associates, a research and consulting firm. Alongside the Town of Mamaroneck, the village was awarded the same grant through the efforts

of Murphy Brothers Contract-ing, on 416 Waverly Ave., who applied for the funding mecha-nism. The project was lent sup-port by the village’s Micro-Grid team that included Mayor Nor-man Rosenblum, a Republican, and aims to strengthen the vil-lage’s resiliency in the face of hurricanes and other natural disasters.

For Murphy Brothers, the microgrid would be a part of the second phase of construc-tion of the Mamaroneck Self Storage Facility. According to Michael Murphy, the com-pany’s director of new project development, the coverage of the microgrid would include the main village offices at 123 Mamaroneck Ave. and the headquarters of both the fire and police departments.

While Wilkinson said feasi-bility studies for each munici-pality can vary in length, he added that it may be complet-ed within the town in the next four months.


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the town of mamaroneck was recently awarded a $100,000 grant to study the possibility of installing microgrids for the area surrounding the town center. File photo

LEGAL NOTICESSUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS

Index No.: 50926/2015Date of Filing: June 23, 2015

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOUNTY OF Westchester

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Plaintiff,

-against-

MARILYN TOLLINCHI AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF NELSON TOLLINCHI; LISA TOLLINCHI AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF NELSON TOLLINCHI; CONNIE F TOLLINCHI AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF NELSON TOLLINCHI; GILBERT A TOLLINCHI AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF NELSON TOLLINCHI; JOHN DOE 1 THROUGH 50; JANE DOE 1 THROUGH 50, INTENDING TO BE THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DISTRIBUTES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, TRUSTEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, AND ASSIGNEES OF THE ESTATE OF NELSON TOLLINCHI WHO WAS BORN IN 1929 AND DIED IN 2012, A RESIDENT OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER, THEIR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST IF ANY OF THE AFORESAID DEFENDANTS BE DECEASED, THEIR RESPECTIVE HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF THE AFORESAID CLASSES OF PERSON, IF THEY OR ANY OF THEM BE DEAD, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE HUSBANDS, WIVES OR WIDOWS, IF ANY, ALL OF WHOM AND WHOSE NAMES AND PLACES OF RESIDENCE ARE UNKNOWN TO THE PLAINTIFF; NELSON TOLLINCHI AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF NELSON TOLLINCHI; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA-INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; ‘’JOHN DOES’’ and ‘’JANE DOES’’, said names being fictitious, parties intended being possible tenants or occupants of premises, and corporations, other entities or persons who claim, or may claim, a lien against the premises, Defendants.TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS:YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your an-swer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the Plaintiff’s attorney(s) within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service, where service is made by delivery upon you personally within the State, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner, and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint.NOTICE: YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOMEIf you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property.Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action.YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS:The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Honorable Mary H. Smith of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, signed on June 22, 2015, and filed with supporting papers in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Westchester, State of New York.The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, executed by NELSON TOLLINCHI to THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK bearing date May 2, 2000 and recorded in Control # 401610355 in the County of Westchester on June 14, 2000. JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION is successor by merger to THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK. A second mortgage from NELSON TOLLINCHI to JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. bearing date February 2, 2006 and recorded in Control # 461090525 in the County of Westchester on May 9, 2006. Said mortgages were thereafter con-solidated by agreement dated February 2, 2006, and recorded in the County of Westchester on May 9, 2006 in Control # 461090527, creating a single lien of $300,000.00.

Said premises being known as and by 120 TERESA LN, MAMARONECK, NY 10543.Date: June 15, 2015

Batavia, New York Virginia C Grapensteter, Esq.

ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C.Attorneys for Plaintiff

Batavia Office 26 Harvester AvenueBatavia, NY 14020

585.815.0288

Help For Homeowners In ForeclosureNew York State Law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. Mortgage foreclosure is a complex process. Some people may approach you about “saving” your home. You should be extremely careful about any such promises. The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. There are government agencies, legal aid entities and other non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about foreclosure while you are working with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department at 1-877-BANKNYS (1-877-226-5697) or visit the Department’s website at www.banking.state.ny.us. The State does not guarantee the advice of these agencies.

County Board of Legislators in June. As part of the 15-year Playland agreement, Standard will invest $25 million—$2.25 million in upfront costs to the county and $22.75 mil-lion in direct investments into the 87-year-old amusement park—and pay annual rising payments to the county start-

ing at $300,000. The county will also receive 7.5 percent of the profits once Standard recoups its initial investment.

Currently, Standard and the county are in a co-manage-ment period, a time when Stan-dard is shadowing the county in order to better understand how the park is run. The co-management concludes at the end of October, at which point

Standard will make a final de-cision if it wants to stay in or opt out of the agreement.

“So far [the co-management period] has been good,” Tar-taglia said. “They’ve been ob-serving and asking questions like ‘Why do you do this?’ or ‘When do you do this?’ So far, it’s been productive.”


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Dealing with one’s darkness

Barbara Brown Taylor, But-man professor of religion at Piedmont College and author of “Learning to Walk in the Dark,” writes, “[W]ithout [the] benefit of maturity or therapy, I had no way of knowing that the dark-ness was as much inside me as it was outside me, or that I had any power to affect its hold on me. For me it is enough to say that ‘darkness’ is shorthand for anything that scares me—that I want no part of—either because I am sure that I do not have the resources to survive it or be-cause I do not want to find out. The absence of God is in there, along with the fear of dementia and the loss of those nearest and dearest to me.”

Carl Jung, a 20th century Swiss psychiatrist, referred to humanity’s “darkness” as the shadow component of our personalities, claiming we all have a shadow. In our attempts to ignore or hide from our darkness, we can be driven to addictive behaviors, avoidance tactics and denial. Dr. Taylor says that “therapy allows one to peer into the ‘holes’ of one’s life and reconstruct new ways out of our darkness.”

Some years ago, a soft-spoken, timid, 45-year-old woman entered therapy with me. Meeting weekly for sev-eral months, she announced one evening she was ending therapy. Puzzled and disap-pointed by her abrupt deci-sion, she refused to discuss her reasons. I suggested we meet for one more session, and she

adamantly refused the offer. Phoning me the following

week, she asked to return and of course I agreed. In our fol-lowing meeting, she explained when feeling close to people as she had been feeling with me, she typically ended rela-tionships. She understood that she could no longer justify this behavior. She was seeing that her rejection of people was not only impacting her job but her personal life, too. “How brave you are to enter therapy and face your pain,” I said. Therapy can be liberat-ing, but as we tackle the pain-ful aspects of our lives, it can also be demanding, and one needs courage as my client was demonstrating.

During the time we worked together, she described abuse and neglect from her parents, who were also victims of abuse in their own families. Research has found that abuse is generational until someone, like my client, faces their his-tory and puts an end to it. My client left home as a teenager and single-handedly raised her daughter without financial as-sistance from her parents. It was simply a way to place dis-tance from her parents’ abuse.

During one session she mentioned a dream in which an ominous “black shadow” stood at her apartment door as she sat on her couch with her boyfriend. Waking up bathed in sweat and terrified, she con-tinued to feel the dream’s im-pact on her for the remainder of the day. But in our session she intuited that while it was a nightmare, she suspected it was not life-threatening but an imagined fear.

In exploring the dream, my client discovered that the dark shadow was indeed a part of her, and it was attempting to protect her from relationships with men. Feeling unsafe in her new relationship with her boyfriend, she watched herself finding fault with him. She realized if she found enough faults, she would do as she had in the past—break up to save herself from potential hurt. She noted that her boyfriend had shown her only kindness while they were dating.

Exploring old psychologi-cal wounds in therapy enables us to face ourselves in a safe, non-judgmental environment. As we confront our darkness—whether it be fear, anger or be-trayal—the reward can be a psychological integration that enables us to accept ourselves, warts and all. Childhood hurts will no longer have quite the pull they once had on us as we become more liberated from the past. The “holes” that Taylor refers to is the very na-ture of being human. We will always have fears since life is often frightening, but therapy helps us drop old emotional debris, clearing a pathway to living in the present and not in the shadows of our past.

All details about the client have been disguised to protect the person’s privacy.

Hillary Volper, LCSW is a psychotherapist in private

practice in Westchester and New York City.

To contact Hillary you can email her at

[email protected] or go to her website

HillaryVolper.com

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SOWE launches music festivalThe Southern Westchester

2015 Music Festival, produced in association with 107.1 The Peak, features a lineup of top national and regional artists performing on multiple stages, presenting a wide variety of world class rock, folk, alter-nate and indie bands on Satur-day, Sept. 19.

Artists scheduled to per-form include: Felix Cava-liere’s Rascals, Marc Cohn, David Johansen, Shawn Mul-lins, Willie Nile, Cheerleader, Steve Forbert, Andrew Belle, Joe D’urso & Stone Caravan, HeyDaze, Third Story and East Love. Many more artists will be added in the next few weeks. Check out sowemu-sicfestival.com for an updated schedule, ticket information, parking and more. Tickets are on sale now.

The Southern Westchester, SOWE, 2015 Music Festival offers a variety of wine, beer, food trucks and delicacies from around the world. In ad-dition, it will feature dozens of rides and games for kids, plus a full complement of activities the entire family can enjoy.

“Westchester Family is thrilled to partner with Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital in offering a Family Fun Zone at the upcoming SOWE Mu-sic Festival,” said Jean Sheff, associate publisher and editor of the magazine. “We hope all our readers will come out and enjoy the day. We guarantee it will be fun.”

Harbor Island Park, located at 123 Mamaroneck Ave. in Mamaroneck, is the perfect setting for an outdoor music festival, with 44 waterfront acres encompassing a salt water beach, sprayground, pavilion, restrooms, showers, marina, boat launching area, docks, fishing floats, tennis club, picnic tables, benches, swing benches, ball fields, play fields, parking and more.

Early bird tickets are avail-able through July 31. VIP tick-ets, which include tented hos-pitality lounges, VIP parking and access closest to the stages are also available for this day-long celebration.

“We are excited to pro-duce live music shows in ad-dition to our successful food and wine festivals,” said Rich Baumer, founder of SOWE. “The demand for quality live music in Westchester County is very strong, and our lineup this year delivers a wide range of great nationally-touring acts in a fun, exciting, family atmosphere. With 107.1 The Peak involved, you can be sure to hear your favorite bands and find some great new ones, as well.”

Chris Herrmann, program director for 107.1 The Peak said, “At 107.1 The Peak we are always excited about live rock and roll music and our in-volvement in the 2015 SOWE Music Festival helps to ex-pand the live music offering in Westchester. After all who doesn’t like listening to great live music in an amazing set-ting?”

As a station dedicated to “New York’s Backyard,” 107.1 The Peak is actively support-ing emerging local artists with a new weekly feature “The 9:37 Local.” Original acts are invited to submit music for the chance to hear it played and promoted on The Peak. Dur-ing the weeks leading up to the SOWE 2015 Music Fes-

tival, artists featured on “The 9:37 Local” will also be in-vited to take part in an online “Battle of the Bands” to win a spot in the lineup at the festi-val. This will be an added op-portunity for promotion both for the sponsors and the par-ticipating bands, with a strong presence on social media and The Peak’s website 1071the-peak.com.

Sponsors include: Houlihan Lawrence, Westchester Medi-cal Center, Morgan Stanley, Whole Foods, Westchester Magazine, Hometown Media Group, Doral Arrowwod Hotel and many more. Captain Law-rence, recently named Best Craft Brewery in the Hudson Valley by TAP New York, will be on hand for the third straight year.

Please keep your eyes out for announcements in the near future with details on addition-al performing artists, activities and food and beverage choices available, as well as how to get tickets, VIP passes and more. SOWE 2015 Music Festival is a rain or shine event.

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Dear Tonia:It’s so confusing today to

know what’s in style. I want to look good but still be com-fortable. No matter what I do, I still don’t look anything like the models I see in the media. I need to make changes but don’t know where to begin. Can you help?

P.H.,Larchmont

Dear P.H.:We get trapped in the me-

dia image of what we think we should look like rather than accept who we really are in our own natural, comfort-able style. We get caught up because we want to feel better about the way we look.

Remain true to yourself and update your look without changing who you are. Don’t try and compare yourself to models you see. Believe me, they don’t even really look like that. Look closely: they have no pores. With a bit of Photoshop, a makeup artist and a hairstylist, you too can morph into model material.

Why should we change who we are? Change begins when we have a reality check and see ourselves as we really are right now, and not how we looked 20 or 30 years ago. Get a better understanding of your body type and what works or doesn’t work for you and, more importantly, why. Then

begin by making the effort to look your best every day.

Dear Tonia:I often go “commando” be-

cause it’s easier and I don’t have to worry about panty lines or wedgies. Some of my friends think it’s gross. What are your thoughts?

M.S.,Mamaroneck

Dear M.S.:Going “commando” can

be fun, freeing and feel sexy in the right circumstances, but proceed with caution. Like ev-erything else, there’s a time and place for it. Keep in mind that certain fabrics such as linen or silk are going to reveal a little too much of your “commando” profile. Be careful with tight pants, as you won’t be safe from “camel toes”—a seriously unattractive look. Also, it’s not ideal if you are going to be do-ing anything that’s going to have a sweaty outcome.

Going “commando” is not nearly as big of a deal as we all think it is, mainly because you don’t really have to tell a single person you’re doing it. Make your panty status your little secret revealed by choice, “butt” not by visual impact.

Dear Tonia:I want to look great but

money is an issue. I can’t af-ford designer clothes, even discounted, but want to feel better about myself and how I look. How can I look like a million bucks without spend-ing a million?

R.S.,PortChester

Dear R.S.:Look at fashion magazines

to see what’s in style. Go to a better store and see what they are showing. Then emulate what you see and like in a less expensive way. Be sure at least one piece you are wearing is a quality piece. You don’t need a lot, only the right pieces.

Money doesn’t have to be the issue. There are myths that people who wear designer-clothing are considered to be well dressed. It just isn’t true. What makes you feel like a mil-lion bucks is not being afraid to do your own thing. Wear what you like and what you feel com-fortable in, provided it fits well and flatters your figure. Don’t be afraid to be different. You can start the trend and set the standard rather than just follow it. All it requires is the belief that you can—confidence.

Self-confidence and keeping some things secret

TONIA SAySTonia Tagliaferro

Tonia Tagliaferro is a fashion stylist. For questions and advice, you can contact her at [email protected]. And for more information,

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14 • ThE MaMaroNECK rEviEw • July 31, 2015 SPORTS

Maybe I’m just an easy mark, but right now, I can’t get enough of Alex Rodri-guez.

Prior to the start of the base-ball season, I penned a column in which I admitted that, de-spite my Red Sox fandom—or perhaps because of it—I was rooting for the disgraced Yan-kees slugger to turn back the clock this year.

Sure, my desire to see him play well this year was born mostly out of spite for the Yankees. I wanted to see the fans that had vociferously turned their backs on the re-peat PED offender struggle to come to grips with rooting for him to become an important part of the organization again.

But on Saturday night, I was simply rooting for him as a baseball fan.

Blast(s) from the pastIn the midst of what has

been an amazing season for the 40-year-old, A-Rod had a truly magnificent night against the Twins this past weekend, clubbing three hom-ers to help the Bombers rally against Minnesota.

All the steroid stuff, all the years I spent rooting against the guy, suddenly, it just didn’t mat-ter to me. I was just happy to see him still playing at a high level.

On Sunday, the MLB Hall of Fame inducted four new mem-bers. For a fan, like me, who came of age in the 1990s, it was a particularly poignant ceremo-ny. Three of the best pitchers of my youth, and one of the most consistent—almost boringly so—players of his generation in Craig Biggio, headed for en-shrinement, felt to me, like the end of an era.

For the last few days, I’ve been watching retrospectives of the careers of these iconic play-ers: the masterful John Smoltz, the intimidating Randy Johnson

and the sublime Pedro Marti-nez, who just so happens to be my favorite player of all time. It was bittersweet watching them take the stage at Cooperstown, because as many great memo-ries as those three gave me in my youth, Sunday’s induction ceremony was another remind-er that their time was over.

With that being said, today is a fun time to be a baseball fan, especially a young one. There is so much up-and-coming talent in the game right now, it’s hard not to be excited. Carlos Correa is poised to be the next great American League shortstop. Mike Trout continues to do unbelievable things in the outfield. Young arms like Chris Archer, Dallas Keuchel and Chris Sale are writing their own pages in the books of baseball lore.

But every now and then, it takes an A-Rod, a man with more faults than you can count, a man reviled by as

on July 25, Alex rodriguez belted three home runs in a yankee win. even an avowed red sox fan like sports editor mike smith can appreciate A-rod’s resurgence in 2015. Photo courtesy wikipedia.com

many fan bases as there are in the sport, to remind you that the past isn’t all that far in

the rearview. For older fans, like me,

somehow, that’s comforting. Follow Mike on Twitter @

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Tigers hone their skillsby MiKE SMiThSports Editor

The high school preseason will not start until the middle of August, but the Mama-roneck field hockey team is not wasting any time as it gears up to defend its 2014 state title.

This week, roughly 35 Ti-gers took the field at Flint Park in Larchmont for the annual Tiger World Camp, a skills camp that will serve as the un-official start to the season for the Mamaroneck squad.

The camp ran from July 26 through July 29, after press time, consisting of four four-hour ses-sions filled with skill instruction from top coaches, including Ti-ger coach John Savage and his staff. According to Savage, the camp is beneficial to both the varsity players in attendance and the younger campers—some of whom will be entering seventh grade this fall.

“These are elite skills and even the younger girls can benefit, even if they’re doing it a little bit slower,” the Tiger coach said. “We fine tune, they

learn how to perform, and it’s also about bonding and getting a stick on the ball.”

Although the camp had a few non-Tigers in attendance, including a few players from Rye Neck’s program, the training has become a big part of Mamaroneck’s success.

“We used to open the camp to kids from other towns,” Savage said. “But we realized that our girls could get more instruction if we kept the at-tendance levels at 35 to 40 kids instead of 60.”

It’s tough to argue with the results, as Mamaroneck—which has run the camp for the last 10 years—has established itself as one of the premier field hockey programs in the state. As they rolled toward the state championship last fall, the Tigers enjoyed a 13-game win streak in which they outscored opponents 97-0. For returning Tiger players, Sav-age explained, the camp has been invaluable in preparing for the regular season.

“We lost about eight starters from last year’s team but we

have seven or eight juniors this year who saw how much work this takes,” he said. “So hope-fully, this will be their year.”

Savage also said that the Ti-ger camp—not to mention Ma-maroneck’s track record on the field—has also been instrumen-tal in getting younger athletes excited about the program.

“We have varsity players come [to the camp] and I’ve heard from parents who say that they want their kids to be part of something special, too,” Savage said. “If we were 4-14 every year I don’t think you’d see that, but success breeds success.”

With preseason set to begin in earnest on Aug. 17, Savage be-lieves that the Tiger World Camp and Mamaroneck’s summer league will set the tone for an-other successful season this fall.

“It was sloppy in the begin-ning [of the summer] because kids were just coming back to it,” he said. “But we’ve seen a steady improvement in our skill level since we started.”

CoNTaCT: [email protected] sophie miller, left, and Katie cotter participate in a drill at tiger World camp on July 26. the mamaroneck field hockey program has run the elite skills camp for the past 10 years. Photo/Bobby Begun

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Divers compete at countiesby MiKE SMiThSports Editor

Local competitors made waves on July 27 as the diving competition for the 10 to 13 age group signaled the kick-off for the 90th annual West-chester County Swimming and Diving Championships. Despite some stiff competition in the girls’ division, Rye Golf Club’s Kathryn Laverty came away in first place at the his-toric swim and dive meet.

Laverty, a Rye resident, tal-lied 198.5 points on the after-noon, which was just enough to give her the edge over She-norock Shore Club’s Devon Ott, who placed second with 184.65 points. Coming into the event, Laverty, 13, said she was confident in her ability to place high, but she didn’t necessarily expect to come out on top.

“I definitely thought that winning was possible,” Laver-ty said. “But I also knew there was a lot of good competition here.”

The City of Rye had several top 10 finishers on the day, as Laverty and Kimberly Wei, seventh place, both scored well for the Rye Golf Club, while Ott, Caitlyn Walsh, fifth place, and Brennan Vincent, ninth place, all came out of the Shenorock Shore Club’s pro-gram. Keelin Sibley, who fin-ished in eighth, dives for the Westchester Country Club.

The Westchester County Championships pit the top swim and dive clubs in the area against one another in a two-week-long competition to-ward the end of each summer. The Greenburgh Swim Team comes into this year’s competi-tion having won in both 2013 and 2014.

According to Laverty, the annual competition is always exciting, given how well the divers know one another.

“It’s great, I know all of them,” she said. “And I even dive with Devon [Ott] in the winter for the Marlins Dive Club.”

That closeness, she said, helps each diver strive to raise her game for the big competition.

“I thought most of my dives were pretty good, but I can

definitely make some improve-ments on them,” Laverty said following the Monday competi-tion. “I just need to think about those and remember those cor-rections for future meets.”

In the boys’ competition, Pound Ridge’s Augie Hibler came away with a first place

finish, scoring 185 points on the day.

“I’m pretty happy,” Hibler said after the final scores were tallied. “I’m just glad that I didn’t fail.”

The diving events contin-ued on July 28, after press time, with the boys and girls

14 to 17 age group. On Aug. 3, the area’s top swimmers will get a chance to shine when the swimming portion kicks off at Rye Playland. The meet will continue until Thursday, Aug. 6


Keelin sibley leaps off the board at the county dive championships.

Kimberly Wei looks to stick the landing at the lake isle country club in eastchester. Wei, diving for the rye Golf club, came in seventh place.

Augie Hibler prepares to dive on July 27. Hibler won the boys’ division. Photos/mike smith

Kathryn laverty executes a dive on July 27. laverty won the girls 10-13 age group at the Westchester county dive championships.

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