By Dan Murphy The following letter we received from Peter

Parsekian, from the Pioneer Lock Corporation in Yonkers, is symbolic of the many letters and emails we have received from residents and em-ployees working in Yonkers about the difficult conditions of the roadways in the city during the ongoing winter storm and snow throughout the Hudson Valley:

“I am writing to point out the horrible con-dition of the streets in Yonkers that resulted from the last snow storm. They are appalling! And that storm was almost two weeks ago. Ruts remain everywhere, snowblocks for most of the parking metered spaces, and potholes complete the disaster.

“For example, there are a series of ice bumps just west of Riverdale Avenue, on Pros-pect Street. It seems that Yonkers’ budget is not available for these necessary repairs. It is under-

standable when considering that firefighters are retiring at 42 years of age with a pension of more than $100,000 per year (without adding in health care) and the city shuts down on Lincoln’s Birth-day.

“Other Towns have some of these problems – but not all of them. I suppose we will have to wait until April until we see them corrected in Yonkers.” (End of letter.)

Parsekian’s arguments over the pensions of city employees are an argument for another day. Instead we will address the problem of snow re-moval in Yonkers, and in the neighboring city of Mount Vernon, where residents there are also up in arms over snow removal – or lack thereof.

This year’s ongoing snow storms make it almost impossible for the city to adequately re-move all of the snow from every street. Many of the side streets in Yonkers have cars parked

By Dan Murphy Anyone who can call Albert Einstein a fan,

or have Alfred Hitchcock say you are the funniest performer since Charlie Chaplin, is an American legend. Sid Caesar, an American and a Yonkers legend, died last week at the age of 91.

The City of Yonkers has many famous sons and daughters that grew up here and used their life experiences and education for greatness.

From singers Ella Fitzgerald, Steven Tyler and Mary J. Blige, to actor Jon Voight, to Astro-naut Ron Garan, to inventor Edwin Armstrong, and to current FBI Director James Comey, Yonkers is still the place to live the American dream, and still

the place where thousands of Americans from all nationalities move to try and grab a piece of that dream.

Yonkers native and legendary comedian Sid Caesar is a member of that famous Yonkers club.

Caesar was born in Yonkers on Sept. 8, 1922, the third son of Polish father Max and Russian mother Ida who emigrated to the United States. (Max was given the last name Caesar by an im-migration worker at Ellis Island.)

Max and Ida Caesar operated a luncheonette in the city, at the old St. Clair Hotel in downtown Yonkers near Larkin Plaza. Sid and the entire fam-

By Dan Murphy The Yonkers Board of Education met

Wednesday and was expected to announce that Dr. Michael Yazurlo will serve as interim su-perintendent of the Yonkers Public Schools, to temporarily replace outgoing Superintendent Bernard Pierorazio.

The decision to bring in Yazurlo is the best decision the School Board and Mayor Mike Spano could make as a result of a budget ac-counting error that was the mistake of Pierora-zio and his budget staff, including Joseph Bra-chitta, the YPS chief administrative officer who retired last week.

Yazurlo served for many years in YPS and is respected by parents, educators and staff who remember his time served in Yonkers. He worked his way up the ladder, as a science teacher at the old Enrico Fermi Middle School from 1973 to 1975, and at Lincoln High School in the 80s.

Yazurlo served as assistant principal at

Roosevelt High School in 1986-87, and then at PEARLS Hawthorne School from 1998 to 1991. He then returned to Roosevelt as principal from 1991 to 1998, during which he was able to remove Roosevelt from the list of New York schools under review from the State Depart-ment of Education.

In 1998, Yazurlo left YPS to become su-perintendent of the Tuckahoe School District, where he served until his retirement in 2011. He then served as a professor at Mercy College.

Yazurlo can bring some of his success from Tuckahoe Schools to YPS, and he can bring his three decades of experience in YPS into his new role as interim superintendent. He will certainly have fewer resources per-student than he had in Tuckahoe, but Yazurlo is aware of what he is getting into. His work on both ends of Yonkers schools, as a principal at PEARLS – one of the district’s best schools, and Roosevelt – one of the districts most challenging schools, will also

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Yonkers Figure Skating Club Going to Nationals

From left are (top row) Ann Daily, Sarah Meyers, Sarah Ellenbogen, Isabella Salant, Maia Surendra, Rachel Laytin, Hannah Siegel, Erin Olender, Samantha Newman, (bottom row) Julianna Calvello, Judy DaRos, Renata Pratt, Taylor Olender, Claudia Rodriguez, Isabella Miller and Sabrina Pisani.

Representing the Yonkers Figure Skating Club, the Team Image Juvenile line will be trav-elling to Colorado Springs next week to compete at the U.S. Figure Skating Association Synchro-

nized Skating National Championships. The lady skaters punched their tickets to the championship tournament with an exciting skate that placed them in the top five at the Eastern Regional

Competition held in Hershey Pennsylvania last month.

As with any championship level team, the road is long. Each of the 16 Westchester area

skaters have been training and competing for years and have met all of the required testing lev-els within the USFSA system in order to become

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Gold Star Mothers Monument Celebrated at Larkin Plaza

Yonkers Gold Star Mothers include, from left, (seated) Catherine Mack, Sydney Jennings, (standing) Alma Sullivan, Sandra Jones, Yolanda Hall, Hope Hollinsworth-Coaxum, Emily

Toro and Persephone Simon. Photos by Donna Davis.

The Gold Star Mothers Monument in Yonkers.

Westchester’s Ridge Hill in Yonkers is hosting its first Ridge Hill Res-taurant Week, beginning Sunday, Feb. 23 and run-ning through Thursday, March 6. The week will be filled with savory fla-vors from Ridge Hill’s top dining establishments, including Bonefish Grill, Brio Tuscan Grille, Fran-nie’s Goodie Shop, Havana Central, Texas de Brazil, and more.

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She sits across from the train station as the sun shines brightly on the folded flag posi-tioned on her lap. She is situated between two large black tablets, designed to reflect the light from the moon-lit sky at night. And although she is made of bronze, her stoic appearance and far-away stare captures that of a Gold Star Mother, for which the monument was de-signed.

Located in Larkin Plaza, the Gold Star Mother monument was purposeful placed directly across from the train station where young men left on their journey to fight and defend their country. The monument was a no-tion that ignited within the Central Committee in Yonkers in the latter part of 2004 (although to some account prior to then).

The Central Committee, a distinguished group of veterans, men who fought for their country at a time where conflict and war were current, took their concept and further devel-oped their idea in 2005. They understood the plight and anguish that surrounded Gold Star Mothers, and therefore wanted a symbol, a tribute of sort which would capture the es-sence of a Gold Star Mother and her ultimate sacrifice.

In order to carry out their idea of a Gold Star Mothers tribute, the Central Committee contacted Tom Minozzi of Minozzi and Sons at150 Saw Mill River Road, and he became the facilitator, guiding them in formulating a de-

sign, a sculpture of a bronze statue that would place focus on the Gold Star Mother, having her stature be at the forefront of what the Cen-tral Committee envisioned.

Richard Masloski became the sculpture, the one who would ultimately carried out the ideas of both the Central Committee and the guiding force of Minozzi, and presented to them The Gold Star Mother, a simple, yet significant depiction of a mother grieving her child who was killed in combat.

Per previous accounts, Masloski spent nearly six to eighth months working on the sculpture and where she would become the focal point, an interactive monument flanked by two marble black tablets with etchings of young noble warriors, situated on a pedestal of sorts where those who visited her would feel and recognize her broken heart filled with sor-row.

It has been quoted that the monument “captures the mixture of pride and grief.” Ground-breaking for the statue began in Au-gust 2006, where Beatrice Duffy, former Gold Star Mother president of Yonkers, was pres-ent, and the statue’s permanent home was ac-knowledged October 15, 2006, where it pres-ently sits in Larkin Plaza.

The image is both appropriate and eternal, as it will forever remind us of the cradling of our children no longer here, and has now been replaced with a flag.

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Two great St. Patrick’s Day parades in Yonkers have become one. The offi cial Yonkers parade, held for the past 58 years along South Broadway, has merged with the McLean Avenue Merchants Association parade to create one great city-wide community event.

This combination begins a new era for Yon-kers as it brings together two celebrations hon-oring Irish heritage and contributions, as well as the Patron Saint of Ireland and the Archdiocese of New York. This new future together promises to make Yonkers the place to be on St. Patrick’s Day.

The new organization’s celebration will be-gin Saturday, March 8 at 4 p.m. with the offi cial ceremony of raising both the American and Irish fl ags at Yonkers City Hall, followed by a 5 p.m. Mass at St. Mary’s Church on South Broadway. The festivities continue at the annual dinner/dance at 7 p.m. at Empire City Casino.

On Saturday, March 22, another Mass will be offered in the St. Barnabas High School Cha-pel on McLean Avenue at 11 a.m. Beginning at 1 p.m., the parade will step off at Bronx River Road and proceed up McLean Avenue to Coyne Park.

Free parking and shuttle bus transportation to the parade will be provided by the Empire City Casino between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.; enter on Yon-kers Avenue.

The 59th annual St. Patrick’s Day parade on McLean Avenue has announced that the Rev. Thomas Collins is the grand marshal this year.

Fr. Collins is president of Archbishop St-epinac High School in White Plains. Born and raised in Yonkers, he graduated from Christ the King grammar school, Stepinac High School and Iona College before entering St. Joseph’s Semi-nary in Yonkers. He served as an associate pas-tor from 1992 to 1995 at St. Columbanus Parish in Cortlandt Manor, before being assigned to the faculty of Archbishop Stepinac in 1995 as a pro-fessor of theology.

In 2001, he became dean of students, then vice president of advancement for capital cam-paign at the school. In 2011 he was appointed president of Archbishop Stepinac High School, and was the fi rst graduate to head the school.

In addition to serving in academic roles, he coached the school golf team from 1997 to 2010.

In 1997, following a championship season, Fr. Collins was named Journal News’ Coach of the Year.

On Sundays he assists with Mass at Our Lady of Sorrows in White Plains, Immaculate Conception in Tuckahoe and Resurrection Church in Rye. He is also the chaplin for the Police Emer-ald Society of Westchester.

In 2012, he was named grand marshal for the White Plains St. Patrick’s Day parade.

Aides to the grand marshal for the 2014 parade will be: Seamus Clarke, Agnes Delaney, Scott Griffi th, Kevin Hartnett, Thomas Hewitt, William Mooney, Allison Mosher and Nuala Pur-cell.

The offi cial installation of the grand mar-shal and aides for the 2014 parade will take place March 8 at a gala celebration of the Changing of the Sash in the Good Time Room at the Empire City Casino at 7 p.m., at Yonkers Raceway, 810 Yonkers Ave.

The Cunningham Brothers will play for at-tendees’ listening and dancing pleasure, and tradi-tional Irish dancers will perform. Tickets are $90 per person; for reservations contact either dinner Co-Chairpersons Jean Tickell at 914-419-3611 or Brigette Puma at 914-648-8854.

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Learn About Bees During Nature Preserve Movie Night

A free movie and popcorn night featuring “Queen of the Sun: What are the Bees Telling Us?” will be held Wednesday, Feb. 26 beginning with refreshments at 7 p.m., at Lenoir Nature Preserve, 19 Dudley St., Yonkers.

This fi lm takes viewers on a journey

through the catastrophic disappearance of bees and the mysterious world of the beehive, reveal-ing the dramatic stories of beekeepers, scientists and philosophers from around the world.

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Th is, Too, is Kosher Salt to Sochi

By Eric W. SchoenAfter a delightful week

in the Florida sunshine, sur-rounded by Europeans and Canadians puffi ng away at their cigarettes while at the same time fi ghting with me to get bargains on win-ter goods at Florida’s Dil-lards, Steinmart, Macy’s and Target, it was time to come home to the ice, snow, sleet, etc., of the City of Yonkers and Westchester County.

So I said good-bye to Mickey, Minnie, Spiderman, Harry Potter, coffee on the deck, dining al fresco in Fort Lauderdale, swim-ming in outdoor pools and driving on roads with no potholes, and arrived back in Westchester on Saturday.

Before discussing the elements that I ar-rived home to, I have to commend Westches-ter County Airport. Flying into and out of our county airport, as long as the weather is good, is like an out-of-body experience. The car service drops you off at the door, you wheel your bags a very short distance to your carrier’s ticket booth, then an equally short distance to the Transporta-tion Safety Administration screening machine. Everyone is nice and friendly, and you can even get a Dunkin Donuts latte, although I would have preferred Starbucks.

The jolly TSA man in charge of the metal detector screening didn’t make me take off my shoes, belt or take my iPad out of its case. I had emptied my pockets and put my wallet, keys, change and pen in my overcoat, something I do not whenever I go through the detectors at the airport. I was starting to wonder whether or not I even had to do that!

Was I at an American airport prior to screening craziness introduced after 9/11? Maybe because Gov. Andrew Cuomo or Hill-ary Clinton live in our county, we aren’t forced to go through the humiliation that travelers go through at LaGuardia, JFK, Newark and every other airport in our country?

The airport is run by Westchester County. Maybe because County Executive Rob Astorino won in a landslide in November, this is how he is giving thanks to Westchester travelers? With Shirley Maclaine nowhere in sight, my fi nal guess was that since Astorino might run for governor, he wants air travelers at the county airport to have out-of-body experiences so that they will tell the rest of the state and he will look good and pick up votes.

My experience at the airport came after Vice President Joe Biden’s remarks, equating LaGuardia Airport to a third-world airport. Af-ter I heard his comments, I wanted to pick up the phone, announce my support for Biden for pres-ident, open up my checkbook and write a check for his candidacy, and give the vice president’s staffers the address where to send the bumper sticker for my car and the lawn sign. As some-one who probably went through LaGuardia air-port many more times than I did, I was shocked that New York’s new Mayor Bill de Blasio was insulted by the vice president’s comments.

The journalist in me had to fi nd out why the screening process at Westchester was so sim-ple, compared to other airports I have traveled through. So I asked the jolly TSA man and he said it had to do with the screening procedures in effect for the airport at that time and that through my frequent fl yer, account information had been sent to the TSA vouching that I was a good guy.

I wanted to pursue this further, but some-thing told me to be a good boy, thank the jolly man and his coworkers for being so kind, and be on my way to the warmth of Florida. Otherwise, I would be writing this column from Westches-ter County Jail or a federal penitentiary without an iced beverage in my hand.

Friends, this has been a bad winter from

Yonkers to Yorktown. In my column prior to my depar-ture to warm climate, I was complimentary to our public works crews who plow our city, county and state roads, I even traced paths that I had taken up and down the city of hills; paths that were usu-ally impossible to traverse.

I heard from many of you; even people who did not live in Yonkers thought I was nuts. Someone even wrote “Yonkers’ method of cleaning snow has always been ‘God put it there,

therefore he will take it away.’”I have stated in this column the following

many times: Yonkers is a city of hills. Yonkers al-lows residents and visitors to park on city streets unlike most of Westchester where parking on the street is not allowed, and with few exceptions, you have decent snow removal. In Yonkers, the plow plows the snow onto the parked cars, the cars want to get out and throw the snow back into the streets. It’s an unfortunate vicious cycle that we have to blame on multiple-car families with no place to park, and our forefathers who allowed construction of housing without suffi -cient off-street parking.

That said, we are all sophisticated enough to know when a plow has come down our street and when salt has been applied to melt the snow and ice. When you hear the crunch as you are driving, salt has been applied to that street. I have seen pictures of streets in Yonkers that went untreated for days. Totally unacceptable.

And the potholes. Are we living on the moon? On a chunk of Swiss cheese? Or are we living in Westchester – one of the highest-taxed counties in the nation? It is imperative that our road crews not only in Yonkers but throughout the New York-metropolitan area start fi lling the craters that line our streets.

On Monday night, my drive to and from a pre-birthday celebration in New Jersey took me over the George Washington Bridge ($11 to $13 in tolls) up the Henry Hudson Parkway ($2 to $5 tolls each way) to Yonkers. For more than $20 in tolls together with all the other taxes we pay, we shouldn’t have to drive at ridiculously low speed to avoid the craters – not potholes, but craters that plague our roads north to south, east to west.

So you are probably wondering, why is this column is called, “This, Too, is Kosher Salt to Sochi?”

When I got home from Florida, some good neighbors helped me dig my car out of its spot in my parking lot where it was encased in sev-eral inches of ice. We picked, shoveled, pushed and shoved for close to two hours before the car came loose from its icy entrapment.

The nice neighbors asked me if I had any salt to melt some of the ice and create some traction. Dad was always on a low-salt diet so salt was never on the menu in our house. Salt or other chemicals to melt the ice under my car in my apartment? Not happening.

So I remembered that my friend, radio talk show host Curtis Sliwa, said to use Kosher salt to melt the ice. After I got my car out with the help of nice neighbors, I went to the store and only two boxes of Kosher salt were left on the shelf. I sprinkled some on the ice in the park-ing space and I heard the beautiful sound of ice crackling and melting.

As for Sochi, I hope our Olympians come home with the gold. But can someone explain to me why we are having the winter Olympics, which require snow and ice, in a place with spring-like temperatures?

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along the side of the roadway, leaving little or no room for the city to plow and remove all of the snow.

The only way to remove all of the snow is to bring in dump trucks and remove the snow, which because of budget concerns and the de-mographics of the city of hills in Yonkers, is hard to perform.

The city has eased requirement for car own-ers to move off the streets, but this adds to the problem of snow surrounding parked vehicles on the streets.

Simply put, there is no easy option for residents, and the city, to adequately remove the snow in a city the size and scope of Yonkers and Mount Vernon, when a number of snowstorms come in a winter season as bad as this one.

Budget concerns are also an issue, with continued cuts to the Department of Public Works over many years that have left the city with a limited number of resources.

I live in Northern Westchester, and I have a very large driveway. Removing the snow and keeping my long driveway clean this year has been frustrating and diffi cult, as well.

Sometimes we all just have to deal with Mother Nature, and the problems she leaves be-hind.

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Screening & Discussion of‘Freedom Riders’ at Library

Yonkers Philharmonic to Present Dvorak Program

The Yonkers Riverfront Library will present a screening of “Freedom Riders” on Saturday, March 1 at 2 p.m. in the second-floor Community Room at One Larkin Center.

This documentary tells the story of a band of college students who risked everything to inte-grate interstate bus travel in the Deep South in the early 1960s. The screening will be followed by a discussion facilitated by Dr. Komozi Woodard, professor of history at Sarah Lawrence College.

This event is the second program in the series “Created Equal: America’s Civil Rights Struggle,” an initiative of the National Endow-ment for the Humanities and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History that uses the power

of documentary films to encourage community discussion of America’s civil rights history.

In coming weeks, the series will continue with “Latino Americans: Prejudice and Pride” on Saturday, March 22; and “Brick by Brick” on Saturday, April 5; both programs begin at 2 p.m. in the Community Room of the library.

The Yonkers Riverfront Library is located across from the Yonkers Metro-North Station, and is handicapped accessible. Parking is avail-able at the nearby Buena Vista Parking Garage or the Warburton Parking Garage.

For additional information or to RSVP for any of these events, call 914-375-7966 or visit the library’s web site at www.ypl.org.

Join the Yonkers Philharmonic for an all-Dvorak program March 23 at 3 p.m. at Saun-ders High School, 183 Palmer Road, Yonkers, under the baton of Guest Conductor Byung-Kook Kwak, when soloist Peter Seidenberg will perform the “Dvorak Concerto in B minor, Op. 104 for Cello and Orchestra.” The “Dvorak Eighth Symphony” will round out the program.

“Totally enchanting, inspired performanc-es, brimming with natural, spontaneous musi-cianship,” raved Gramophone Magazine about Seidenberg, who has played in major halls throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia.

He made his solo debut with the Chicago

Symphony, and has since appeared as soloist with many orchestras including Century Or-chestra of Osaka, New American Chamber Or-chestra, De Paul Chamber Orchestra, New York Chamber Soloists, and the Eastman-Rochester Philharmonic. Currently, Seidenberg is the cel-list for the Oracle Trio, the Queen’s Chamber Band, and the New York Chamber Soloists. He lives in Hastings on Hudson with his wife, vio-linist April Johnson, and their two daughters.

For more information on this free pro-gram, visit www.yonkersphilharmonic.org or www.peterseidenberg.com, or call 914-631-6674.

Kerrin Dougherty and Trevor Hanrahan of Yonkers were named to the dean’s list at the University of Delaware for the fall 2013 semester, by earning a grade-point average of at least 3.33 while being enrolled as full-time students.

The following Yonkers residents were named to the dean’s list at Fairfield University for the fall 2013 semester, for having a GPA of at least 3.5: Krista Charles, Kelly Cullinan, Mary Gaughan, Alexandra Havranek, Eliza-beth Kavanagh and Anne Marie Teti.

Latimer & Mayer Host State Budget Hearing in Yonkers

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State Sen. George Latimer and Assembly-member Shelley Mayer will convene a “Commu-nity Budget Forum” to hear public comment on the 2014-15 New York State Budget, on Monday, Feb. 24 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Grinton I. Will Public Library, 1500 Central Park Ave., Yonkers, in the auditorium. Residents are invited to testify about their concerns regarding the im-pacts of the governor’s proposed budget.

“This budget continues our commitment to tax reduction and responsible, intelligent spend-ing,” said Latimer. “The budget contains no new taxes and funds critical programs that benefit the lives of all New Yorkers. I’m glad a wide array of groups and individuals have the chance to share their opinions directly with us in an open forum so we can go back to Albany and advocate on their behalf.”

“Throughout the New York State budget process, we advocate on behalf of our constitu-ents in Yonkers concerning issues ranging from education to jobs, from health care to community services,” added Mayer. “We are committed to making ourselves available to hear directly from residents about their concerns and priorities, so we can work most effectively on their behalf.”

Each speaker will have up to four minutes to speak on a first-come, first-speak basis. If de-sired, written testimony may be submitted ahead of time or after the event, by e-mail to Latim-er@NYSenate.gov or MayerS@assembly.state.ny.us. Questions can be directed to 914-779-8805 or 914-934-5250; no RSVP is required.

Mayer, Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assemblyman Gary Pretlow also held a budget hearing at St. Joseph’s Hospital this week.

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The Westchester County nature centers will host special events the weekend of Feb. 22 and 23.

On Saturday, a highly aerobic, fast-paced walk for those who love nature and great workouts will take place at 10 a.m. at the Lenoir Preserve on Dudley Street in Yonkers. For more information, call 914-968-5851.

“American Indian Sugaring” will take place Saturday at 1 p.m. at Trailside Nature Museum at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, at Route 35 and 121 South in Cross River. Fireside stories and demonstrations describe how maple sugaring was discovered and perfected. For more information, call 914-864-7322

Also on Saturday, a volunteer project per-forming trail maintenance will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. at Marshlands Conservancy on Boston Post Road (Route 1), Rye. Bring work gloves; hand tools will be provided. For more informa-tion, call 914-835-4466

On Saturday and Sunday, a Saw Mill River

Audubon Project Feeder watch will take place from 8 to 10 a.m. at Croton Point Nature Center in Croton-on-Hudson. Learn how to identify birds and help keep count of the winter birds at the feeder with members of Saw Mill River Audubon. For more information, call 914-862-5297 or visit www.sawmillaudubon.org.

On Sunday, a guided scavenger hunt with clues for deer and turkeys will take place at 2 p.m. at the Marshlands Conservancy. For more infor-mation, call 914-835-4466.

Also on Sunday, “Starting Seeds Indoors” will take place at 2 p.m. at Lasdon Park, Arbore-tum and Veterans Memorial on Route 35 in Kato-nah. Learn the timing and techniques for starting seeds indoors to produce healthy transplants for the outdoor garden. To learn more, call 914-864-7268

For more information about Westchester County nature centers, go to www.westchestergov.com/parks or call 914.864-PARK.

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County Leaders to DiscussGreen Building Codes

The Yonkers Green Policy Task Force, SWEAC and NWEAC have announced that they will host a free seminar for municipal of-ficials, planning and zoning board members and environmental commission members who are considering the legislation and implementation of local green building codes, Friday, Feb. 28 from 2 to 5 p.m. at Sarah Lawrence College, Heimbold Visual Arts Center, 1 Mead Way, Yonkers. (The snow date is March 8.)

Representatives from Bedford, Hastings, Greenburgh and Yonkers – four local munici-palities that have already incorporated energy-efficient standards into their local building codes – will discuss the approaches they have taken to enhance the environmental performance of the built environment in their particular municipali-ties. The general public is also invited to attend.

Participants will get a glimpse of the high-performance Passive House standards being adopted in Europe through a presentation by special guest Kay Kunzel, German Passivhaus architect/builder.

A discussion and question-and-answer ses-sion will enhance the learning opportunity for all participants.

Panelists will include Steven Fraietta, building inspector for the Town of Bedford; Thomas Madden, commissioner of the Depart-ment of Community Development and Con-servation for the Town of Greenburgh; Sharon Kivowitz, chairwoman of the Green Building Code Committee for the Hastings Conservation Commission; Brad Tito, director of sustainabil-ity for the City of Yonkers; and Shandor Szalay, senior vice president of AKRF.

Ancient Order of Hibernians Host Annual Communion B-Fast

The Ancient Order of Hibernians, Myles Scully-Division 1 of Yonkers has announced that its annual Communion breakfast will be held Sunday, March 2 at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers. The mass is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. in the Chapel followed by a full hot break-fast served in the seminary cafeteria.

Guest speaker for the breakfast will be the Rev. Dave Dwyer, CSP, who is the executive director of Busted Halo Ministries and host of the “Busted Halo Radio Show,” which is heard nightly on The Catholic Channel on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio (channel 129).

Fr. Dave had an active career in television (MYV, Comedy Central) and radio before being ordained a priest, and invites young adult Catho-

lics to make the connection between faith and everyday life.

Division One will also honor one of its own as it presents Kevin Hartnett with the “Hibernian of the Year Award” for 2014. Kevin has been a valuable member of Division One and has been instrumental in growing the scope of its charity work in the local area. Hartnett is a member of The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick and is also an Executive Board member of Tara Circle.

The cost is $20 per adult and $10 per child under younger than 10, and pre-registration is re-quested; tickets will be $25 per person the day of the event. For more information, call Brendan Murphy at 914-237-9483 or email the AOH of Yonkers at aohyonkers@gmail.com.

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Screening of ‘Bag It – Is Your Life Too Plastic?’

Bernice Spreckman CongratulatesNew Slate of LP Taxpayers Assn.

Alamo Drafthouse PresentsMarch ‘Miyazaki Madness’

North Yonkers Preservation And Dev. Corporation Events

The Yonkers Green Policy Task Force, SWE-AC and NWEAC have announced that they will host a free seminar for municipal officials, plan-ning and zoning board members and environmen-tal commission members who are considering the legislation and implementation of local green building codes, Friday, Feb. 28 from 2 to 5 p.m. at Sarah Lawrence College, Heimbold Visual Arts Center, 1 Mead Way, Yonkers. (The snow date is March 8.)

Representatives from Bedford, Hastings, Greenburgh and Yonkers – four local municipali-ties that have already incorporated energy-efficient standards into their local building codes – will dis-cuss the approaches they have taken to enhance the environmental performance of the built environ-ment in their particular municipalities. The general public is also invited to attend.

Participants will get a glimpse of the high-performance Passive House standards being ad-opted in Europe through a presentation by special guest Kay Kunzel, German Passivhaus architect/builder.

A discussion and question-and-answer ses-sion will enhance the learning opportunity for all participants.

Panelists will include Steven Fraietta, build-ing inspector for the Town of Bedford; Thomas Madden, commissioner of the Department of Community Development and Conservation for the Town of Greenburgh; Sharon Kivowitz, chair-woman of the Green Building Code Committee for the Hastings Conservation Commission; Brad Tito, director of sustainability for the City of Yon-

kers; and Shandor Szalay, senior vice president of AKRF.

The Yonkers Green Policy Task Force will host a free screening of “Bag It – Is Your Life too Plastic?” on Friday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. (snow day March 7) at Sarah Lawrence College, Heimbold Auditorium, 1 Mead Way, Yonkers.

Reserve a seat by visiting www.eventbrite.com/e/screening-of-bag-it-is-your-life-too-plastic-tickets-10344220843, or just show up.

Plastic is everywhere and infiltrates our lives in unimaginable and frightening ways, and in this touching and often flat-out-funny film, viewers fol-low “everyman” Jeb Berrier, who is admittedly not a tree hugger, as he embarks on a global tour to unravel the complexities of the plastic world. What starts as a film about plastic bags evolves into a wholesale investigation into plastic and its effect on waterways, oceans and even human bodies.

See how the “crazy-for-plastic” world has fi-nally caught up to us and what we can do about it.

The screening is hosted by Blake Rowe who 25 years ago with his wife, Sharon, created the Eco-Bags brand of reusable bags. Tired of seeing single-use plastic bags clog the gutters, get caught in trees and float down the Hudson River, they saw what was becoming a huge economic and environ-mental nightmare. They started Eco-Bags Products to create alternatives to single-use plastic bags.

The cost of creating waste is rising and what was a grass roots movement is now a new norm. Blake and Sharon Rowe live in the Village of Os-sining, in a solar-powered home with cultivated front and back gardens.

More than 80 people gathered at Lincoln Park Jewish Center at its year-end meeting to vote for the new slate of members of the Lincoln Park Taxpayers Association. The new Executive Board includes Liam McLaughlin as president; Anna Pierdiluca, first vice president; John Mur-phy, second vice president; Martin Olivieri, trea-surer; and Phyllis Toohey, secretary.

There are 23 people serving on the Board of Directors, including: Robert Byrnes, Elaine and Thomas Carney, Virginia Cronin, Rocco DeR-ose, Henry Djonbalaj, Liesbeth Drewes, Chris-tine Ero, William Funke, Susan Garvey, Annette and Philip Laurence, Tim McGarvey, Brandon Neider, Martin Quinn, Gilbert Rabin, Salvatore Razza, Sunday Tinelle, Francis Toohey, and An-thony and Jacqueline Viera; Dr. Elliott and Lor-raine Palais are the regents of LPTA, for their decades-long dedication, service and commit-ment to the Lincoln Park neighborhood.

“Lincoln Park has always been a neighbor-hood close and dear to my heart,” said Bernice Spreckman. “My family moved to St. Johns Av-enue in Lincoln Park in 1947. This is where I chose to stay, live, and with my husband, Harry, raised our family. I’m very happy that this new slate has so many passionate members ready to

help the community and make it better for gen-erations to come.”

The traditional boundaries of Lincoln Park are Yonkers Avenue on the north, Interstate-87 (Thruway) on the east, Saw Mill River Parkway to the west, and Van Corlandt Park on the south. The neighborhood has 8,000 people who mainly live in single- and double-family homes, with only about a dozen apartment buildings.

Landmarks in the Lincoln Park neighbor-hood are the Second Police Precinct, Conor Park, Lincoln High School, Lincoln Park Jew-ish Center, Public School 21, St. John the Baptist Church, St. Paul the Apostle Church and Tibbetts Brook Park. The major thoroughfares are I-87, McLean Avenue, Midland Avenue, Saw Mill River Parkway and Yonkers Avenue.

“Legislator Spreckman is delighted to have such a strong community organization continu-ing to improve in leadership, motivation and commitment,” said spokesman David Tubiolo. “She understands the importance of strong com-munities and strong community values for the betterment of the people and the City of Yon-kers.”

The new slate of officers and directors be-came effective in January.

Alamo Drafthouse Yonkers is announces “Miyazaki Madness,” a three-film salute to famed Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki and the films of Studio Ghibli, on the eve of the release of his reported “final” film, “The Wind Rises.”

The Alamo will screen “My Neighbor To-toro” on Sunday, March 2 at 2 p.m.; “Princess

Mononoke” on Saturday, March 8 at 4 p.m.; and “Spirited Away” on Saturday, March 15 at 4 p.m.

All three will be presented on 35-milimeter film.

Alamo Drafthouse Yonkers is located on Cen-tral Park Avenue. For more information call 914-226-3082 or visit www.drafhouse.com.

The North Yonkers Preservation and Develop-ment Corporation will sponsor a trip to the Yonkers Raceway Casino on Monday March 3, with the bus leaving the community center, 219 Ridge Ave., at 10:30 a.m.; and another trip Thursday, March 27, with a bus leaving the community center at 5 p.m.

The cost is $6 per person and includes a $10 food voucher.

The NYPDC will sponsor a trip to the Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City on Wednesday, March19.

The bus will leave the community center, 219 Ridge Avenue, 7:45 AM sharp, St Casimirs Hous-ing, 289 Nepperhan Ave., at 7:55 a.m. sharp; St.

Joseph’s Nursing Home, 127 S. Broadway, at 8 a.m. sharp; and White Castle Restaurant, South Broadway, at 8 a.m. sharp.

The cost is $30 per person and includes $25 in slot dollars.

Seating is limited.The corporation will also be offering a Home-

work Help After-School Program for children ages 5 to 12, which will run Monday through Friday from 3 to 5:45 p.m. and will follow the Yonkers Public School calendar. YPS will provide transpor-tation to the program.

For information and reservations, call 914-423-9754 between 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays.

YPS & Sarah Lawrence Partner For Environmental Studies Program

Adoption Agency Awarded For Work with LGBT Families

Fifteen seventh-graders and two teach-ers from each of six Yonkers Public Schools are participating in a nine-week after-school STEM environmental program at the Sarah Lawrence College Center for the Urban River at Beczak on the Hudson River, and on the col-lege’s campus.

The program, running weekly through April, focuses on inquiry-based science, scien-tific research, math skills and research writing, and includes interactive activities.

An “ask a scientist” component of the pro-gram will provide the participants with an op-portunity to question SLC faculty in a variety of scientific fields about what it is like to be a scientist.

“Often, kids don’t get to see the human en-deavor, which is at the heart of scientific inves-tigation,” said Kanwal Singh, a physicist and associate dean of the College. “This will give them a glimpse of the people who actually do the work.”

The seventh-graders were selected by their teachers on the basis of their interest in science. About half of the 90 students participating in the program will have an opportunity to con-tinue their work in a week-long, summer, sci-ence research writing seminar through an ap-plication process

The Yonkers schools selected for the program by the district include Enrico Fermi

School, Eugenio Maria de Hostos Microsociety School, Scholastic Academy, Yonkers Middle High School, Cross Hill Academy and Robert C. Dodson School.

“This special program is a perfect example of the synergy the partnership between Sarah Lawrence College and the Hudson River Val-ley Environmental Education Institute created in establishing the Center for the Urban Riv-er,” said Ryan Palmer, director of CURB. “We thank Yonkers Public Schools for the opportu-nity to demonstrate the educational advantages of this alliance.”

Julie Verville, assistant director for Science Education and the Arts, noted that the program supports the ELA Common Core Standards that emphasize writing of nonfiction texts such as research findings, as well as the forthcoming Next Generation Science Standards.

“This program offers the perfect integra-tion of expository writing and inquiry-based, hands-on science, and prepares students for college and career readiness.” she said.

Sarah Lawrence College is known inter-nationally for the excellence of its writing pro-gram and for writing across the curriculum.

The STEM after-school and summer sci-ence writing programs build upon many years of involving Yonkers high school students in the SLC program in biology, chemistry, phys-ics, robotics and computer science.

Forever Families Through Adoption, a New York and Connecticut authorized adop-tion placement agency and resource center in Rye Brook, has been awarded the All Children-All Families Seal of Recognition again by the Human Rights Campaign. The seal signifies that FFTA is an organization that is welcom-ing, affirming and supportive of LGBT fami-lies, and has once again demonstrated skill and competency in 10 key areas of best practice.

FFTA originally received the seal in No-vember 2011 during National Adoption Day at the Westchester County Family Court, with the Hon. Judge Kathie Davidson presiding. National Adoption Day is recognized through-out the United States, when an unprecedented number of courts open their doors to finalize the adoptions of thousands of children and cel-ebrate all families that adopt.

Davidson has been recognizing and final-izing same-sex adoptions for many years, and joins in congratulating FFTA as the agency once again receives this honor.

“As we celebrate the awarding of the All Children-All Families Seal of Recognition, we are not only supporting the LGBT community,

but are standing up for ethical practice by re-moving barriers to LGBT adults who dream of becoming parents and to children in need of a safe, permanent and loving family,” said Joy Goldstein, LCSW, ACSW, executive director and co-founder of the agency.

Every day, FFTA is committed to treating all persons with respect, dignity and compas-sion and welcomes all families regardless of race, religion, gender identity, gender expres-sion, sexual orientation, marital status, age, nationality or disability. The All Children-All Families initiative, launched in 2007, pro-motes policies and practices that welcome LGBT foster and adoptive parents. The pro-gram seeks to enhance LGBT cultural compe-tence among child welfare professionals and educate LGBT people about opportunities to become foster or adoptive parents for waiting children.

More information about HRC and the ini-tiative can be found at www.hrc.org/acaf. For more information about FFTA, email adopt@foreverfamiliesthroughadoption.org, call 914-939-1180, or visit www.foreverfamilies-throughadoption.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF WESTCHESTERCYTL 2012, Plaintiff (s), vs. BRADY ATES, GINA CALUYO ATES, et. al., Defendant (s).SUMMONS IN A FORECLOSURE ACTIONIndex No. 58156/2013Date Filed: May 22, 2013TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear and Answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your Answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the Plaintiff’s attorneys within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal delivery within the State. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint.WESTCHESTER COUNTY is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the premises that is the subject of the tax lien.Dated: May 22, 2013 Scarsdale, New YorkBARRY NESSON LAW, P.C.Attorneys for Plaintiff700 White Plains Road, Suite 309Scarsdale, New York 10583, (914) 725-4050

Defendants’ Addresses:BRADY ATES and GINA CALUYO ATES21 Longmeadow RoadYonkers, New York

This is a foreclosure action of City of Yonkers Tax Lien #162801 in the original amount of $10,132.92 which seeks a judgment of foreclosure and sale for principal, interest, at-torney fees, cost and disbursements. The premises affected by this action were and are described as follows:City of Yonkers, S:6 Blk: 6211 L: 2221 Longmeadow Road, Yonkers, N. Y.

#1233 02/07/14 – 02/28/14

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS For SECURITY GUARD SERVICES At All Yonkers Municipal Housing Authority Sites

The Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers (“HOUSING AUTHORITY”) will receive proposals for SECURITY GUARD SERVICES, at the office of the HOUSING AUTHORITY, 1511 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers, New York 10710. The HOUSING AUTHORITY is a public housing agency responsible for administering over 3000 units of public housing in the CITY OF Yonkers at 18 sites, throughout Westchester.

Sealed, separate proposals for the above described services must be submitted before 10:00a.m. on Friday, February 28, 2014. No proposals will be accepted after this deadline. The proposal will be reviewed, rated and ranked by the HOUSING AU-THORITY. The Authority may make an award to the highest ranked or combination of the highest ranked proposals whichever is in the best interest of the Authority.

Bid Documents may be obtained in person at the office of the HOUSING AUTHOR-ITY, 1511 Central Park Avenue, Yonkers, New York 10710. Bidders must satisfy them-selves by personal examination of the proposed work area. The HOUSING AUTHOR-ITY is an equal opportunity employer.

The HOUSING AUTHORITY reserves the right to reject any or all proposals or to waive any informality in the procurement procedure and if only one proposal is received, to re-turn it unopened to the bidder. No proposal shall be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days subsequent to the opening of proposals.

MUNICIPAL HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR THE CITY OF YONKERS

Joseph ShuldinerExecutive-Director

#1236 02/14/14 – 02/21/14

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER T11 FUNDING, Plaintiff, against VICTOR ABREU, et al., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Fore-closure and Sale duly dated 12/5/2013 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auc-tion in the lobby of the court house, 111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., White Plains, County of Westchester, State of New York on 03/10/2014 at 09:30AM, premises known as 55 HERRIOT STREET, Yonkers, NY 10701 All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the City of Yon-kers, County of Westchester and State of New York, SBL No.: 1.-188-65. Approximate amount of judgment $14,939.03 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 61543/12. Bidders must bring deposit of either 10% of the bid or 100% of the estimated judgment amount as set forth above, whichever is greater. CHECK MUST BE MADE PAYABLE TO REFEREE ONLY. NO CASH AC-CEPTED. Christopher B. Meagher, Esq., Referee Gross, Polowy & Orlans, Attorney for Plaintiff, P.O. Box 540, Getzville, NY 14068 Dated: January 29, 2014 1079073

#1239 02/07 – 02/28

CORPORATION NOTICE CITY OF YONKERS-NEW YORKPUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to law, that the Mayor of the City of Yonkers, New York will hold a Public Hearing on Wednesday, February 26, 2014, at 5:00pm., in the Mayor’s Reception Room, 40 South Broadway, Yonkers, New York on the following Local law, to wit:

PROPOSED LOCAL LAW NO.1-2014

A local law amending chapter 15 to the code of the City of Yonkers in relation to the Veterans Exemption for real property taxes as authorized by § 458-a (2))d)(i) of the Real Property Tax Law.

VINCENT SPANOCity Clerk

#1242 02/21/2014

CORPORATION NOTICE CITY OF YONKERS-NEW YORKPUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to law, that the City Council of the City of Yonkers, New York will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at 8:00 P.M., in the City Council Chambers, 40 South Broadway, Yonkers, New York on the following Local law, to wit:

PROPOSED LOCAL LAW NO.1-2014

A local law amending chapter 15 to the code of the City of Yonkers in relation to the Veterans Exemption for real property taxes as authorized by 458-a (2))d)(i) of the Real Property Tax Law.

VINCENT SPANOCity Clerk

#1241 02/21/2014

Notice of Public HearingPursuant to the notice requirements of Section 43-165 of the Yonkers Zoning Ordinance, notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Yonkers will hold a public hear-ing on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at 5:00 P.M. in the City Council Chambers located at City Hall, 40 South Broadway, Yonkers, New York. The purpose of the public hearing is to consider the petition of Stagg Construction, LLC and proposed amendments to the Yonkers Zoning Ordinance which would amend the Zoning Map in regard to changing the zone district classification of Section 5, Block 5227, Lots 1, 10 and 39 as shown and designated on the Official Tax Map of the City of Yonkers, said property also know respectively as 705 Bronx River Road and 262 Crescent Place, Yonkers, New York (the, “Property”), from its present “BR” and “MG” zone district classification to an “A” zone district classification. If the amendments to the Yonkers Zoning Ordinance are adopted, Stagg Construction, LLC proposes to develop an apartment building for and other permitted uses on the Property which consists of approximately 27,500 square feet. The petition and proposed amendments are on the file at the Office of City Clerk, and are open to public inspection. All persons interested in the subject of this hearing are invited to attend and be heard. This notice is sent to you at the direction of the City Council of the City of Yonkers.

#1240 02/21/2014

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT WESTCHESTER COUNTY

CYTL 2011, Plaintiff (s), vs. JOHN DUDICK, ANNA DUDICK, et. al. Defendant(s).

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF: Barry Nesson Law P.C., 700 White Plains Road, Scarsdale, New York 10583

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered herein and dated January 24, 2014, I, the Referee will sell at public auction in the lobby of the Westchester County Courthouse, 111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., White Plains, New York 10601, on the 20th day of March, 2014 at 1:00 p.m. premises in the City of Yonkers, New York known as tax map number Section 1; Block 511; Lot 20

Premises will be sold subject to provisions of a filed judgment and terms of sale. Third party Bidder(s) shall be required to deposit 100% of the approximate judgment amount due upon the Judgment of Foreclosure, estimated to be $14,500.00 or 10% of the bid, whichever is greater. BID DEPOSIT CHECK(S) MUST BE BY BANK OR CERTIFIED CHECK(S) DI-RECTLY PAYABLE TO THE REFEREE. CASH PAYMENTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. BIDS IN LESS THAN $500 INCREMENTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. ENDORSED CHECKS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED,

Index Number 61701/2012

Dated: February 5, 2014Peter Tilem, Esq., Referee

#1238 02/21/14 - 03/14/14

Legal Notices

Notice of Formation of COM-MONWEALTH CAPITAL GROUP, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with Secy. State of NY (SSNY) on 12/6/12. Office location: WESTCHESTER County. Princ. Office of LLC: 9 Revere Court, Somers, NY 10589. The LLC does not have a specific date of dis-solution in addition to the events of dissolution set forth by law. SSNY desig-nated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. The effective date of Arts. Of Org. shall be the date of filing with SSNY. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

#6486 – 01/17 – 02/21

Notice of Formation of JMH ENTERPRISES, LLC. Arts. Of Org. filed with Secy. State of NY (SSNY) on 12/9/12. Office location: WEST-CHESTER County. Princ. Office of LLC: 1 Revere Court, Somers, NY 10589. The LLC does not have a specific date of dissolution in addition to the events of dissolution set forth by law. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. The effective date of Arts. Of Org. shall be the date of filing with SSNY. Purpose: Any lawful pur-pose.

#6485 01/17 - 02/21

Notice of formation of All Pro Home Inspections, LLC Arts. Of Org. Filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/15/13. Office location: Westchester County. The street address is 100-43 Chateau Lane, Hawthorne, NY 10532. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process served to: All Pro Home In-spections, LLC, 100-43 Cha-teau Lane, Hawthorne, NY 10532.

#6488 01/17 – 02/21

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In July, the administration announced a reprieve until 2015 for medium-sized employers, and now comes the second delay.

The delay was welcomed by many business owners who were having a hard time figuring out how to comply with the mandate, as the regula-tions have yet to be ironed out. This will give the administration much-needed time to translate the law and provide employers with guidance and di-rection.

The biggest losers are the insurance com-panies, who were counting on the influx of new participants.

This article is provided for informational purposes only. Nothing in this article shall be construed as legal advice or should be relied upon as such. Michael LaMagna is a partner at Helwig, Henderson, Ryan, LaMagna and Spinola, LLP, practicing elder law/probate/disability/wills, trusts and estates, health care regulatory, Medi-care appeals, Social Security and general legal practice in both New York and Connecticut. Email him at Mlamagna@hhrls.com, call 914-437-5955 or visit www.hhrls.com.

The Institute for Health Education and Re-search at St. John’s Riverside Hospital, in associ-ation with Dr. Reeham Neshiwat of Westchester Coder, Inc., is offering a certified medical billing and coding program.

Classes will be Tuesday and Thursday for five weeks, from 5:30 to 10 p.m. beginning April

1, at St. John’s Riverside Hospital, Andrus Pa-vilion, 967 N. Broadway, Yonkers. The cost is $1,850.

To register, contact Brenda Hartley at 914-964-4274; registration begins Tuesday, Feb. 25.

For more information, call the Institute for Health Education and Research at 914-798-8965.

St. John’s Riverside Hospital is offering a breast cancer support group called “Journey To Recovery,” which is committed to helping wom-en overcome breast cancer by providing emo-tional support, socialization, encouragement and information. Discussion will include – but is not limited to – the individual’s ability to cope with illness while maintaining one’s spiritual, physi-cal and emotional health.

Meetings are held at St. John’s Riverside Hospital, Andrus Pavilion, 967 N. Broadway, Yonkers, in the board room.

For meeting dates, view the event calendar at www.RiversideHealth.org. For additional de-tails, contact Shari Rosenberg at 914-964-4327 or srosenberg@riversidehealth.org.

In addition, the Institute for Health Edu-cation and Research at St. John’s is offering a phlebotomy/EKG certificate program. This is a five-week program that meets Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:30 to 10 p.m., and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with 40 clinical hours dur-ing the day.

The cost for this class is $1,400 (plus a $40 registration fee) and a payment plan is available.

Class will be held at the above-mentioned address, and the program begins Monday, March 10.

For more information, call the Institute for Health Education and Research at 914-798-8965. To register, contact Brenda Hartley at 914-964-4274.

ily worked at the restaurant, and Sid watched the diverse group of people coming in for a bite to eat and was able to mimic the different languages of the customers. At the young age of eight, Sid was already working on what would later become his famous “double talk” of imitating the many for-eign languages spoken in Yonkers, with his gibber-ish and without knowing a word of the language.

The patrons at the luncheonette loved it in 1930 – and Americans loved it for the next 50 years.

The family lived nearby at a house at 27 Hawthorne Ave., until the Great Depression forced them out of their home and into the small rooms at the St. Clair, which rented for 50 cents per day; the family rented six of the rooms. The depression also bankrupted Max and Ida and their luncheon-ette, also called the St. Clair Buffet, and another restaurant the family opened called the Main Street Lunch Bar.

Sid attended Public School 10, Nathaniel Hawthorne Junior High School, and in 1939, grad-uated from Yonkers High School. In addition to his comedic genius, Sid was also a good saxophone player, and as a teenager he played in dance bands and orchestras in resorts in the Catskill Mountains and performed in comedy sketches.

Sid served in the Coast Guard during World War II and was assigned to play in military revues and shows. His performance in a Coast Guard mu-sical “Tars and Spars” caught the eye of famous columnist Hedda Hopper, who wrote, “I hear the picture’s good, with Sid Caesar a four-way threat. He writes, sings, dances and makes with the com-edy.”

After the war, Caesar’s career took off and his weekly comedy programs on television in the 1950s, including “Your Show of Shows” (1950-54), “Caesar’s Hour” (1954-57), and “Sid Caesar Invites You” (1958), made him an American star.

Caeser’s comedic TV sketches were the first of what would later become popular shows, like “Saturday Night Live,” “Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In” and “The Carol Burnett Show.”

He is credited for launching the careers of some of comedy’s biggest names and was part of one of the best comedy teams in television history, which included Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks, Howard Morris, Imogene Coca and Neil Simon.

Later in his life, Caesar was Coach Calhoun in the 1977 film “Grease.”

In September 2012, Mayor Mike Spano pre-sented Caesar with a key to the city for his 90th birthday and for a lifetime of accomplishments and achievements that made his native City of Yonkers proud.

“It is with great pride that I recognize those Yonkers individuals who have risen to the high-est levels of personal and professional success and remain true to their Yonkers’ roots,” said Spano back in 2012. “Sid Caesar is a legend on stage and screen and his contributions to the entertainment industry are inspiring. We are proud to call him a Yonkers native.”

Caesar was delivered the key and proclama-tion on his birthday, Sept. 8, in Hollywood.

“We’re sad to hear of the passing of Sid Cae-sar, one of Yonkers’ greatest sons and an absolute legend on the screen and stage,” said Spano after Caesar’s passing.

Mary Hoar from the Yonkers Historical So-ciety summed it up best: “This son of Yonkers brought laughter to the world, and will greatly be missed.”

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Bald Heads = Big Bucks At St. Baldrick’s Fundraiser Event Dedicated to Jef Campion

The Yonkers PBA will be hosting its an-nual St. Baldrick’s Foundation fundraiser Sun-day, Feb. 23 beginning at noon at JC Fogarty’s Restaurant in Bronxville. St. Baldrick’s is a volunteer-driven charity committed to funding the most promising research to find cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long and healthy lives.

St. Baldrick’s participants shave their heads in solidarity with kids fighting cancer, while rais-ing money from friends and family. The Police Benevolent Association’s fundraising efforts will raise much-needed research support, and members’ bald heads will be a display of solidar-ity with children with cancer, who don’t get to choose how to style their hair today.

This year the Yonkers PBA will be joined by 10-year-old Emily Harpur, a fifth-grader at Annunciation School in Yonkers, along with her mother, Evelyn Harpur, who have bravely vol-unteered to shave their heads. The Harpurs have joined the effort to help eradicate childhood can-cer and together have already raised more than $5,000!

To date, more than 50 volunteers – com-prised mostly of Yonkers police officers – have joined the St. Baldrick’s team and will have their heads shaved Feb. 23. This year, members of the Yonkers Fire Department have also joined the cause.

“We are proud to announce that we are dedi-cating this year’s St. Baldrick’s fundraiser to our good friend, Yonkers Firefighter Jef Campion, who recently passed away,” stated the depart-ment in a recent press release. “Jef, who dedicat-ed his life to helping sick kids through his efforts with the Ronald McDonald House, introduced the YPD to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation sev-eral years ago. He was larger than life and taught us all what it’s like to be selfless, generous and charitable.”

As a result of the example set by Firefighter Jef Campion, in the last three years, the Yonkers PBA has raised almost $220,000 for the St. Bal-drick’s Foundation. So far this year, it has raised almost $25,000 through its fundraising efforts.

To volunteer or to donate to this cause, visit www.stbaldricks.org/events/mypage/5925/2014.

This year’s event is in memory of Jef Campion.

A young boy gets his head shaved to benefit child cancer research.

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eligible to participate. For Team Image, tryouts and practices began last spring across a number of local ice rinks, including the EJ Murray Me-morial Skating Center, The Ice Hutch and the Westchester Skating Academy.

Led by head coach Vicki Korn, the girls skate a routine choreographed to a compilation of music from the movie “Tangled.” The girls seem to soar effortlessly around the ice as they complete the required elements. Splices, blocks, wheels and traveling circles are just a few of the moves you can enjoy while watching them skate.

In the process of learning techniques and routines, the girls learn sportsmanship, team-work and discipline – and the friendships made last a lifetime.

Originally founded by the late Sylvia Muc-cio, the Team Image Synchronized Skating or-ganization just last year celebrated its 25th an-niversary. Throughout that time, Team Image has competed in every USFSA qualifying division.

Today, the Team Image organization is made up of more than 60 skaters from New York and Connecticut who form five teams, with ages range from 5 through 17 years of age.

For more information, visit www.teamim-agesynchor.com or follow the team on Twitter @TeamImageSST.

As most of us in Westchester have been watching and enjoying the 2014 Winter Olym-pics in Sochi, and root for the USA, several Westchester young and possible future Olympi-ans grabbed their own headlines.

Bronxville High School standout runner Mary Cain won the Wanamaker Mile at the Mill-rose Games over the weekend. A large crowd of supporters and fans from Westchester and be-yond attended the games at the Bronx Armory to cheer on Cain, who finished second last year but this year took first place with a 4:27:73 mile.

The 17-year-old Cain is already the young-est American athlete to represent our country when last year she competed in the world cham-pionships in Moscow. Still a senior at Bronxville, Mary has already declared herself a professional runner, giving up a college career. She runs under the Nike Oregon project, and her work with her Nike teammates is helping her improve, and Cain still plans on attending college for her degree.

Cain’s eagerness and enthusiasm is what the Olympic spirit is all about, and has Westchester abuzz about her future. Cain said it was great to have her family and friends see her run. “Coming here and winning the Wannamaker Mile, that’s huge. I love it here,” she said.

And back to Sochi, where Westchester’s sole Olympian, Team USA Hockey defensemen Kevin Shattenkirk from New Rochelle, and his teammates have advanced to the semifinals after beating Russia 3-2 in a shootout. Go USA!

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Westchester’s record-breaking runner Mary Cain, 17 years old.

Musician-Turned-Lawyer Presents ‘Legal & Business Issues in Arts’

Purchase Celebrates Black HistoryMonth With Soul Voices Concert

A continued discussion on legal and busi-ness issues in the arts aimed at preparing students and professionals in all artistic disciplines for entry and continued success in the professional world will be presented Feb. 26 and March 5 at Sarah Lawrence College. These free discus-sions, featuring highly accomplished profession-als, will be presented by musician-turned-lawyer Stephanie Cooper.

On Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 12:30 p.m. in the Heimbold Visual Arts Center, agent/artist man-ager and former soprano Jami Greenberg will join Cooper for discussion and a question-and-answer session; and on Wednesday, March 5 at 12:30 p.m. in the Reisinger Auditorium, Cooper will be two noted documentary filmmakers, Bob Frye and Harold Weinberg, and screenwriter Frederic Richter, a recent SLC alumnus.

Frye is a former executive producer of “ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings” and a former executive producer of “Good Morning America.” He is now an independent documentary filmmaker (“In My Lifetime”). Weinberg is the founding producer of MacNeil/Lehrer and an independent filmmaker (“Topless Cellist Charlotte Moorman,” “Sid at 90”).

Excerpts from the aforementioned films will be shown.

Cooper is a 1965 graduate of Sarah Law-rence College, where she concentrated in litera-ture and music. She earned a master of fine arts in chamber music in 1976, and went on to pursue a career as a solo pianist, accompanist and cham-ber musician and a dedicated teacher with posi-tions at The Juilliard School, Mannes College of Music and the Manhattan School of Music.

After a career as a concert pianist and cham-ber musician, Cooper ran a highly successful publicity/media business, which led her to the study and practice of law. She has more than 25 years of experience in contract law and civil litigation in state and federal trial and appellate courts.

Cooper also is a past president of the col-lege’s alumni association and former member of the Board of Trustees.

For more information, contact the Office of College Events at 914-395-2412 or colleg-eevents@sarahlawrence.edu.

Also coming up at Sarah Lawrence Col-lege, a free graduate studies open house will take place Thursday, Feb. 27 at 6 p.m. in the Slonim Living Room, 915 Kimball Ave., Yonkers. Learn about graduate programs in the art of teaching, child development, social work and child devel-opment, dance, dance/movement therapy, health advocacy, human genetics, theatre, women’s history and Law, and writing. For more informa-tion, call 914-395-2371 or visit www.slc.edu/graduate.

“Before Anthropology: Enlightenment ‘Science’ and the Category of the Human” will be presented Thursday, Feb. 27 at 5:30 p.m. in the Marjorie Leff Miller Lecture Hall (formerly Titsworth Lecture Hall), 1 Mead Way, Yonkers. Wesleyan professor Andrew Curran will be look-ing back at an era before the term “anthropol-ogy” was used as it is today.

The free talk will include discussions on natural historians, the birth of racial classifica-tion, anatomical theories, and the status of en-lightenment. For more information, call 914)-395-2412 or visit www.slc.edu/events.

A talk titled “The First Fishermen of the River” will feature Tom Lake, a naturalist for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Hudson River Estuary Program, will look at the archaeological evidence of the “first fishermen of the river,” what equipment they used, and what they found so abundant and nutritionally important in the estuary. The free talk will take place Thursday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. in the Center for the Urban River at Beczak, 35 Alexander St., Yonkers. For more information, call 914-377-1900 or visit www.centerfortheur-banriver.org.

Purchase Soul Voices, a premier 60-student vocal ensemble, will present “Stand!,” a free con-cert open to the public, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. at the re-cital hall in the music building at SUNY Purchase, 735 Anderson Hill Road. In an inspiring celebra-tion of Black History Month, the show will feature a mix of musical genres, including spiritual, gos-pel, soul, rhythm and blues, funk and jazz.

Created by Pete Malinverni, head of the jazz studies program at Purchase, Soul Voices is open to all students and draws participants from all majors. The idea was conceived as Malinverni realized that, in his work with the jazz studies program, he was seeing only a part of the talent pool on cam-pus.

Seven years ago, he founded Soul Voices and a great campus tradition was born.

“Soul Voices is a group as diverse as Purchase College itself, with singers from all backgrounds and majors united by a shared mission – to explore and celebrate the music of the African-American experience,” he said.

Malinverni, who has been teaching in Pur-

chase College’s Conservatory of Music since 1999, draws inspiration for the group from his 18 years as minister of music at the predominantly African-American Devoe Street Baptist Church in Brooklyn. This year, the Soul Voice concerts will pay tribute to the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and the civil rights movement by featuring songs from that era.

“This is a special year for Soul Voices, com-memorating the 50th anniversary of such a wa-tershed event in the civil rights movement,” said Malinverni. “Music was a major force in the civil rights movement, and we are thrilled to be tapping into that spirit.”

In addition to the February performance, Soul Voices will present a March 5 concert at the Neu-berger Museum of art, when the choir will perform peace and protest music from the Vietnam War era, as part of the Neuberger’s exhibit of Cleve Gray’s massive work, Threnody. The concert will begin at 4:30 p.m.

For more information about SUNY Purchase, visit www.purchase.edu.

Letters to the EditorPaying Homage to Church Of Latter Day Saints in NR

Dear Editor:I want to take this opportunity to thank The

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Sec-ond Ward on North Avenue in New Rochelle. They were extremely supportive and helpful to a Hurricane Sandy victim that lived in Seaside Heights that was living at the Parkside Apart-ments in New Rochelle.

This woman, who is a friend of mine, was deracinated from her home and Sister Emily Marriot, as well as the bishop of this church, welcomed her with open arms and did what-ever they could to make her stay in temporary housing as comfortable as possible. Elder Kroff, Elder Zazueta and Elder Jesse – three extraor-dinary men – helped move and relocate this woman back down to Toms River in New Jer-sey, where she is in the process of finding a per-manent home.

Their efforts that day was at the very least

magnanimous and showed the real meaning of what Jesus of Nazareth said and did. The care and support this church has shown has given me a renewed sense of the possibility of what hu-man beings can do and should do for each other. (I am not a church-goer by any stretch of the imagination so their work and support definitely was significant.)

There are those who preach the gospel and claim they are Christian, and others who contra-dict themselves and do not engage in this type of effort. The Mormon Church on North Avenue not only talks the talk, but walks the walk. Their actions and giving to their fellow human beings is exemplary.

More people, regardless of faith or who do not have a faith, should try to emulate this fine example.Clifford JacksonLarchmont

Ring, Rhyme and Reason:The Benefit of the Doubt

By Steve Acunto Sr.Having been involved with professional box-

ing for most of my 90-plus years, I was deeply saddened and upset to read a news story about Muhammad Ali that asserts neglect by the former champion of his son. The story appeared recently in the New York Post; the caption read “Muham-mad Ali’s Son Shut off from Dad, Living in Pov-erty.”

Knowing Muhammad Ali personally as I do, I feel it is impossible for a man of his courage, char-acter and caring nature to shut off a son in need.

It was truly an honor to come to know him and to have made a documentary, instructional boxing film with him at Westchester Community College a few years back. We chose Ali to make the film with our students and he lived up to every expectation.

Some years earlier, I established an organiza-tion with undefeated world heavyweight Cham-pion Rocky Marciano, a friend of Ali’s with whom he made an instructional video series about box-ing’s greatest icons. The film championed stan-dards of safety, scientific approach to boxing and an emphasis on youth boxing. We used examples of character and sportsmanship in classes at WCC. These included Rocky, Ali and Willie Pep, ranked by Boxing Illustrated as “The Cleverest Boxer of All Time” and winner of 230 professional fights.

These champions stood tall as athletes, but as stand-up men, first and foremost.

Producing these videos was a most meaning-ful part of my boxing career and my life. These three champions and, later, Roy Jones Jr., partici-pated with me in making four instructional videos dedicated to the sport of boxing and to what it should be. The instruction tape has been shown at

schools and other locations and Ali is invariably a popular attraction. I had a feeling of gratification – even honor – when I stepped into the ring with Muhammad Ali at a fundraiser in Louisville, Ky.

We entered the ring and did a little instruc-tion and some fancy footwork, a term to which he gave new life. Ali created the “Ali Shuffle,” “Rope a Dope” and “The Great Psych.” His satire poetry was elegant trash talk 30 years before its time.

Though I have sparred with the greatest fight-ers of all time, I never met a man as kind, gentle, considerate and talented as Muhammad Ali. The videos we made depict the manner in which Ali defeated the feared Sonny Liston and George Fore-man and, of course, the way he waged some of the greatest fights ever seen versus Joe Frazier.

The victory over George Foreman was Ali’s greatest feat, in my view, given the disparities; the trio of bouts with Frazier, his most memorable given the social context and the contrasts between the two men.

I cannot believe Ali would have neglected or ever mistreated his son. I believe the people that knew Ali would be very happy to help his son pro bono, if he’s in need, given Ali’s current state of health and awareness.

Ali remains one of the best-known athletes in the world and a great role model for anyone in-volved with him in any capacity. It’s important to give him the benefit of the doubt in this matter and find out all the facts. The Post headline is just that; the real story likely something quite different.

Steve Acunto Sr. is a longtime advocate for better boxing as co-founder with Rocky Marciano of the American Association for the Improvement of Boxing, Inc.

Muhammad Ali

be an asset. Yazurlo’s hiring will also appease some

of those who had been calling for Pierorazio to remain on as superintendent at least until the end of the school year in June. Negotiations be-tween the district and Pierorazio continue up to our press time.

Pierorazio’s departure comes after a $55 million budget error was found in the YPS bud-gets for the 2012-13 and 2013-14 school years.

An independent audit on these errors is expect-ed to be completed by the end of this month.

Shortly after learning of the $55 million budget error ($27 million in 2012-13 and $28 million for this year 2013-14), Mayor Spano an-nounced that Pierorazio would retire this week. A hiring freeze and a freeze on almost every expenditure possible in YPS had been enacted once the budget error was uncovered.

The more important question for the 26,000 students in YPS, and the 1,500 new ad-ditional students expected to enter the district this September, is: What will the YPS budget look like for 2014-15 school year?

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Rep. Engel Voices SupportOf Female Leadership in U.S.

Congressman Eliot Engel, a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the ranking member on the Foreign Affairs Committee, said he’d like to see a woman elected as president in 2016.

“Women have made tremendous strides in college classrooms and are more likely to earn an advanced degree than men,” he said. “We’re also seeing a noticeable increase in women leading major corporations and running for elected office. England, Canada, Bangladesh and Brazil all have

or had female leaders, as has Finland, Liberia and a number of other countries.

“We witnessed history in 2008 when Barack Obama became the first black person elected pres-ident, and again in 2014 when he was elected to a second term,” he continued. “I’d like to witness another historic ‘first.’ It’s time to elect a woman as president.”

#WhatWomenWant is social media cam-paign that draws attention to women’s issues, such as lack of equal representation or pay.

“Westchester’s Congressman,” Rep. Eliot Engel.

Iona Mock Trial Team Heads toOpening Round Champ. Series

The Iona College mock trial team recently qualified to advance to the Opening Round Cham-pionship Series in Washington, D.C., after finish-ing in seventh place in a 20-team field at Roger Williams University, in Bristol, R.I.

The team finished with a record of five wins, two losses and one tie, which qualified Iona to ad-vance to ORCS. (Iona had the fifth-best record at the tournament, but lost a three-way tiebreaker.)

“The road to this victory was by no means easy,” explained Coach Isaac Gilwit.

The Iona College Mock Trial Team has been on a roll lately, winning competition after competi-tion and moving onto the National Championship series in Washington, D.C. next month.

In Round 1, the defense team faced the Uni-versity of Connecticut; Iona took both ballots by 14 and 18 points, respectively.

In Round 2, the prosecution team faced the U.S. Coast Guard and again, Iona took both ballots by double digits – this time by 19 and 13 points. This improved Iona’s record to 4-0 and placed Iona at the top of the tournament bracket.

Iona’s Round 3 opponent was Lafayette Col-lege, who was also 4-0. Lafayette is a perennial contender on the national scene, and this tourna-ment was no exception, as the round was close and hard-fought.

“While we thought that Iona performed well enough to win, the judges disagreed,” said Gilwit.

One judge’s ballot had a tie, and the other gave Lafayette the win by eight points. This left Iona with a record of 4.5 wins going into Round 4; Iona would need at least 5.5 wins to secure a bid.

The Round 4 opponent was Harvard Univer-sity.

“Our students dug deep and put on a great performance,” said Gilwit. “In a thrilling round, the judges ended up splitting, with Harvard taking one ballot by five points, and Iona taking the other ballot by eight points.”

This left Iona with 5.5 wins, good enough for seventh place and an automatic bid to the Opening Round Championship Series in Washington, D.C. on March 22 and 23. This is the sixth year in a row (and the sixth time in school history) that Iona has qualified for ORCS.

Additionally, Iona students Anastasia Nitis, Mary Ann Gallucci and Amy Wert won individual awards for outstanding performances during the weekend.

This year’s team faced hurdles that few – if any – other teams could overcome.

“Qualifying for ORCS this year was tougher than in all previous years,” said Gilwit. “Obvious-ly, the loss of a long-time head coach (especially the founder of the program) would be a crushing blow for any team. In addition, two team members were suffering from the flu and another member had a stomach virus throughout the weekend. But as they have done all season, students rose to the occasion and met the challenge head on.”

As head co-coaches of the Iona College mock trial team since October, both Gilwit and Michael Gelfand are no strangers to Iona. Gilwit is an at-torney and a former member of the team. His fam-ily has long-standing roots in the New Rochelle community, and he graduated from Brooklyn Law School in 2013 and Iona College in 2009.

Gelfand was the assistant coach of the team for more than five years, and is currently an as-sociate in the commercial litigation department of Westerman Ball Ederer Miller and Sharfstein, LLP, where he has worked for almost 10 years.

The team this year has two goals: qualify for the National Championship tournament, and pre-pare for next year’s rebuilding as its highest scor-ers graduate. This year’s team includes Anastasia Nitis (2014) and Mary Ann Gallucci (2014) as co-captains, Amy Wert (2015), Joshua Myree, (2015), Ariel May, (2015), Stephanie Stein, (2016), Kayla Kosack, (2017), and Valery Gabriel, (2017).

Westchester County Executive Robert Astorino last week joined with the United Way of Westchester and Putnam in celebrat-ing National “2-1-1 Day” by asking support-ers to tell, email, post or tweet someone to tell them that vital health and human services as-sistance is just a call or click away, through 2-1-1 or www.hudson211.org.

Additionally, Astorino encouraged lo-cal high school students to submit a written or video public service announcement for the United Way’s PSA challenge, “Voices for 2-1-1.” The contest aims to increase awareness of the 2-1-1 helpline while offering teens the opportunity to further develop their skills and to learn about careers in communications and media.

Applications are available at www.uwwp.org/voices.

Launched in 2005, United Way’s 2-1-1 is a free, confidential, multilingual helpline that provides millions of people each year with health and human services information, referrals, crisis support and disaster recovery information.

Contest winners will have their PSA publicized by the campaign’s media sponsor, WHUD, and other media outlets. Communi-cations professionals from across the region will serve as judges and also as featured pre-senters at “careers in communications day” at participating high schools. Additional contest sponsors include the Office of the Westchester County Executive and The Volunteer Center of United Way.

“The United Way’s 2-1-1 is a vital re-source in a number of ways,” said Astorino. “It’s a great source of information, it reduces non-emergency calls to 911, and it saves tax-payer money. The PSA contest is a great way to publicize 2-1-1, while also teaching our students valuable communications skills. I can’t wait to see what our students come up with.”

In Westchester and Putnam, at least one United Way “Voices for 2-1-1” winner per category (written and video) will be chosen by a panel of judges representing media, gov-ernment, nonprofit and communications, in-

cluding:* Kacey Morabito and Mike Bennett,

hosts of Mike and Kacey in the Morning, 100.7 WHUD

* Sue Guzman, Westchester Bureau chief at WHUD Radio and managing editor for the Hudson Valley Reporter

* Joe Beckerle, president of Beckerle Productions

* Marissa Brett, executive director of economic development for the Westchester County Association

* Stacey Cohen, CEO and president of Co-Communications

* Diana Costello, communications spe-cialist for the Office of the Westchester Coun-ty Executive

* Ernie Garcia, reporter for the Journal News and LoHud.com

* John Golden, senior writer at the West-chester County Business Journal

* Alisa Keston, executive director of The Volunteer Center of United Way

* Bill Madden, executive vice president at Focus Media, Inc.

* Carl Pagano, program coordinator of the Westchester County Multimedia Depart-ment

* Stephanie Perruzza, MS, RD, CDN, Cancer and Wellness Center nutrition coordi-nator at Northern Westchester Hospital

* AJ Romeo, executive vice president for Steiner Sports Memorabilia

* Lanning Taliaferro, associate regional director at Patch

“We say that when you have a burning building, call 9-1-1, but if you have a burning question, you should call 2-1-1,” said Pat An-derson, Hudson Valley’s 2-1-1 outreach and emergency management director. “Whether it be with tax assistance or a national emer-gency, 2-1-1 is available 10 hours a day, 365 days a year to get people the help they need as quickly as possible.”

For more information about 2-1-1, visit www.hudson211.org, or call 2-1-1 from any type of telephone to speak with a profession-ally trained, call specialists from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days a week.

Westchester County Executive Robert Astorino joins United Way of Westchester and Putnam CEO Naomi Adler, Esq., to promote United Way’s “Voices for 2-1-1,” a public service an-

nouncement contest for area high school students.

United Way Celebrates National ‘2-1-1- Day’ with PSA Contest

WhyBy Ann Muro

A few years ago while working as a com-munity liaison for the Westchester County Human Rights Commission I wrote some of the articles for our newsletter. It was during the month of Feb-ruary, Black History Month, that I decided to write the following poem about a child questioning her parents’ prejudice.

Prejudice is not innate…children are not born with such feeling toward others of different color or ethnicity. Rather they may hear it from others and, sad but true, may even be taught prejudice by their own parents and relatives.

Why I really do not understand,Although I’d like to know,Why my parents want me,

To dislike my neighbors so.

These neighbors seemed real friendly,From the fi rst day they moved here

They’d wave and smile and say “Hello,”And even called me “Dear.”

One day their daddy bought meA great big ice cream cone,

But Mom said I couldn’t have itAnd made me go back home.

I can see them from my windowWith their lawn that’s really neat.And the fl owers that they planted

Are the nicest on this street.

What did this family really doThat must have been so wrong?

Cause my dad just keeps on saying“These people don’t really belong.”

I’ll never know the answer,It’s just not fair or right.I hope it’s not their color,

You see they’re black not white.

That really shouldn’t matter,Aren’t people all the same?

The only thing that’s differentIs that we each have our own name.

Maybe I’ll ask my parentsTo do me a big favor,

And walk across the street with meJust to meet this neighbor.

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Community leaders and postal offi cials celebrated Black History Month at City Hall in Mount Vernon last week by honoring the legacy of former Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm. The gala included a special unveiling of the new Shirley Chisholm “Forever” commemorative postage stamp.

Among the ceremony participants were Mayor Ernest Davis, Former Congressman Edolphus Towns, City Council President Ro-berta Apuzzo, Mount Vernon NAACP Chapter President Mattie Little, Unity Baptist Tabernacle Church Pastor Edward Mulraine, Acting Post-master Robert McCarthy, former Postmaster Pat Mazzone, USPS Westchester District Marketing Manager Debra Jones, Cynthia Miller from Con-gressman Engel’s offi ce, vocalist Frederick My-ers, and the Mount Vernon High School Royal Nights musical group.

Pioneering Congresswoman Shirley Ch-isholm is the 37th honoree in the Postal Service’s long-running Black Heritage Stamp Series.

After serving in the New York State Assem-bly, Chisholm was elected to Congress in 1968, becoming the fi rst African-American woman to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. Ch-isholm also scored another historic fi rst in 1972, when she declared her candidacy for the Demo-cratic nomination for president – the fi rst Afri-can-American to seek the nomination of a major political party. She was also a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus and the Na-tional Women’s Political Caucus.

Chisholm, the daughter of immigrants, fought to lift wages for the poor, including a law to extend the minimum wage to domestic work-ers. She believed in educational opportunities for all and helped pass Title IX, the law that says public schools must treat boys and girls equally.

She was also one of the leading advocates for a federal holiday to honor Martin Luther King Jr.

Chisholm served in Congress until 1983. After retiring from politics, she taught at Mount Holyoke College, wrote, and lectured. She con-tinued to speak out for the rights of women, peo-ple of color, and the poor, fi ghting for legislation to support daycare centers and provide federal aid for education. She was a co-founder of the National Organization of Women.

Shirley Chisholm died Jan. 1, 2005.

Shirley Chisholm’s Legacy RecalledAt Mount Vernon Celebration

The new Shirley Chisholm U.S. postage stamp.

Library Unveils ‘True Light Revealed’ Documentary Series

“Brick by Brick” tracks the resulting federal U.S. versus Yonkers litigation, which challenged neighborhood and educational discrimination during the civil rights era. Coming back out of the courtroom into the community, the story de-scribes the bitter local confrontation about race and the very concept of community that follows.

From a fi rst-person perspective, characters weave a tale of years of work attempting to achieve jus-tice, with a labyrinth of successes and setbacks that the struggle entails. It will be shown Sunday, Feb. 23 at 5:30 p.m. in the Community Room.

The Yonkers Riverfront Library is located at 1 Larkin Center.