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Habitat for Humanity
Builds Homes for Veterans
Habitat for Humanity-Westchester CEO Jim Killoran with the Ortiz and Roushion families
outside their new Yonkers homes. Photo by Donna Davis.
What better way to celebrate Veterans Day
on Tuesday than to hand the keys to a refurbished
home over to a local vet?
That is what Habitat for Humanity of Westchester was able to do in Yonkers last week when
two veterans, and their families, were presented
with two refurbished homes at 120 High St.
Habitat-Westchester CEO Jim Killoran and
his team held a dedication party on Veterans Day
to dedicate their latest project, which turned two
forgotten houses into renovated homes for vets to
own at an affordable price.
U.S. Marines Michael and Nicole Roushion are now first-time homeowners and stepped
into their new home for the first time last week
– which was a dream come true.
“The battle is to beat poverty and help all
veterans have a home and a job,” said Killoran of
Habitat’s mission on Veterans Day.
These buildings, once abandoned, are now
affordable, energy-efficient homes with rooftop
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Cub Scouts Pack 6 Sends
Care Packages to Veterans
From the Ernest Pasqua American Legion Post are Lt. Col. Mark Kucera, USAR (ret.), commander; Joe Perillo, RANK (ret.), sergeant-at-arms; Lt. Susan Petrilli, Army Nurse Corps
(ret.); Lt. Col. Glenn Sadowki, U.S. Marine Corps, adjutant; Celeste Hughes, cubmaster for
Cub Scouts Pack 6 of Crestwood; Lee Giordano, PFC, USAR (ret.); Egidio Conciatori, Spec 4,
USAR (ret.), second vice commander; and veteran Dominick. Photo by Donna Davis.
In another great tribute to veterans and the
men and women serving our country overseas,
Crestwood Cub Scout Pack 6 and veterans from
American Legion Ernest Pasqua Post joined to
send Thanksgiving care packages to troops abroad.
This is the third year of this effort, which has
shipped more than 300 packages over the course
of three years, including 120 packages this year.
All of the volunteers lent a hand at the Annunciation School Gym to package up the donations,
and to fold an American flag into a tight triangle,
which can be put in every service man and woman’s pocket.
The care packages are sent to eight different bases in Afghanistan and Korea, including an
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Friday, November 14, 2014
School 17 Stands Up
To Bullying in Yonkers
Staff and students at School 17 are
committed to preventing bullying, and
on Oct. 22, the entire staff and students
wore orange and hosted several events
to spread the word about the negative
effects of bullying. Students created
and signed a pledge that will serve to
remind them why they should not tolerate bullying.
Students came up with the following phrases:
1. At School 17, bullies always
pay and never get away.
2. Together, we stand against bullying.
3. A compliment goes a long way.
4. School 17 is bully-free because
we are family.
5. Being kind is always on our
mind.
6. Bullying ends with me.
7. Step up so that bullies step
down.
Students at School 17 were reminded that bullying hurts people and
is not nice. Through a short poem, students remember the simple steps one
can take to be a good friend:
I can be a friend, when you are
feeling blue.
I can be a friend by smiling at you.
I can be a friend every single day.
We can be great friends, what do
you say?
School 17 fourth-grader Leyla Baker proudly shows
off her handmade anti-bullying T-shirt.
Students Build Benches
For Senior Citizens
Saunders High School Assistant Principal Dr. Vicuna with students Angel, Dylan and Christopher, as well as City Council Minority Leader Michael Sabatino and staff member Ivy Reeves.
Yonkers senior citizens who live in the
Western Avenue apartments and who have
been asking to have their benches replaced
for some time finally got their wish, thanks to
City Council Minority Leader Michael Sabatino and his staff and students from Saunders
High School.
In response to the request, Sabatino’s
office contacted Saunders H.S. shop teacher
Mark Riccettson, who – along with his carpentry class students – built the benches,
which were picked up by the Municipal Housing Authority for weather proofing.
The benches, which were completed
some time ago, were installed outside the
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Comedian Sid Caesar Remembered in Yonkers Forever
From left are Assembly member Shelley Mayer, JCY-Westchester Community Partners Executive Director Janice Lubin-Kirschner, Council President Liam McLaughlin, Councilman Christopher Johnson, Sid Caesar’s son-in-law Timothy Carroll, Sid Caesar’s daughter Karen Caesar (holding sign), Mayor Mike Spano, biographer Eddy Friedfeld, Council Minority Leader Michael
Sabatino, actor Joe Bologna and Sid Caesar’s daughter-in-law Alisa Caesar. Photo by Ed Whitman.
By Dan Murphy
Mayor Mike Spano and the City of Yonkers paid a fitting tribute to one of their native
sons, and one of Hollywood’s legendary enter-
tainers, when they renamed the corner of Main
Street and Riverdale Avenue in downtown Yonkers as Sid Caesar Way.
Sid, who died in February at the age of 91,
“was very proud of his Jewish cultural roots and
was deeply sentimental with regard to the city
of his birth, Yonkers,” said Eddie Friedfeld a
friend who helped Sid write his autobiography.
The corner where Sid Caesar Way was
named in significant because it was the location
of Sid’s parents’ luncheonette, the St. Clair BufContinued on Page 3
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THIS WAS THE EASY PART.
Becoming a part of NewYork-Presbyterian means more
than hanging our new red signs. In the months to come,
you will see a hospital transformed. A new cardiac cath
lab. A new cancer center. An influx of skills, ideas
and technology. And seamless access to our doctors and
services. In the meantime, please excuse the cranes
and jackhammers. Amazing things are happening here.
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Howard and Carol Berman.
A poster of Sid Caesar in the prime of his life and Hollywood career, at City Hall.
Mayor Spano welcomes visitors to the dedication of Sid Caesar Way in downtown Yonkers,
with Council President Liam McLaughlin, left; Councilman Christopher Johnson, third from
right; Assembly member Shelley Mayer, second from right; and Council Minority Leader
Michael Sabatino, right, looking on.
Assembly member Mayer with Sid Caesar’s daughter Karen proudly holding the sing hoisted
in her father’s name, and Rabbi Andrew Bossov of Westchester Jewish Community Services.
Actor Joe Bologna recalls memories of Sid Caesar, with Mayor Spano looking on.
Cantor Michael Kasper, Shirlie Hirsch and Brian Kalber sing for Sid.
Bring Our Jobs Home
Karen Caesar at the corner of Main Street and Riverdale Avenue, named after her father.
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Comedian Sid
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fet, where the family worked and lived upstairs.
It was in that eatery, and on that corner, that Sid
Caesar began to experiment with the comedy
that made all of America laugh for decades. The
old RKO Proctor Theater on South Broadway
was another Yonkers locale that Sid fondly remembered as having a strong influence on his
comedic genius.
Sid attended PS 10, Hawthorne Junior
High School and Yonkers High School, and one
of his most prized possessions was the key to
the city given to him by Mayor Mike Spano in
2012 on his 90th birthday.
At the young age of 8, Sid was already
working on what would later become his famous
“double talk” of imitating the many foreign languages spoken in Yonkers without knowing a
word of many of the languages he mimicked.
After serving in the Coast Guard during
World War II, his career took off with hit television shows, including “Your Show of Shows”
(1950-54), “Caesar’s Hour” (1954-57) and
“Sid Caesar Invites You” 1958, making him an
American favorite.
Sid’s fans included Albert Einstein and
Alfred Hitchcock, who said he was the funniest performer since Charlie Chaplin. He is also
credited with introducing the Yiddish word
Chutzpah into the American vernacular.
The Caesar family joined with friends and
Mayor Spano, City Council President Liam
McLaughlin and many other elected officials
to raise the street sign at one of Yonkers’ most
important crossroads, providing a fitting tribute
was given to another Yonkers legend – lost but
never forgotten. Thousands of Yonkers residents will now pass by and look up and remember, and laugh or smile, for Sid Caesar.
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Yonkers Interfaith Thanksgiving
Service Returns for 7th Year
On This Day in
Yonkers History…
An undated picture of Getty Square, with Grant’s on the right.
The Rev. John Hamilton and attendees at last year’s Interfaith Thanksgiving service.
The national holiday of Thanksgiving provides the diverse City of Yonkers the opportunity to be grateful for all it has. This year, the seventh annual Yonkers Interfaith Service will take
place Monday, Nov. 24 at 7 p.m. at St. John’s
Episcopal Church, the first church founded in
Yonkers, located at 1 Hudson St., at the corner
of South Broadway.
There will be a reception afterward.
Civic, religious and community organization leaders are invited to participate in this annual event, sit on the dais, and wear traditional
clothing from their religious or ethnic traditions.
It would be helpful – but is not necessary – for
participants to RSVP. Some community leaders
will be invited to offer prayers, readings and
meditations authentic to their diverse traditions.
Years past have seen the participation of
Roman Catholic, Muslim, Jewish, Protestant,
Baha’i, Orthodox Christian, Anglican and Ethical Cultural Society participants.
Civic leaders who attend should sign in
upon arrival, and they will be invited to read
portions of the original proclamation of Thanksgiving Day.
The theme of the service is “With Grateful
Hearts” and there will be a collection for those
who are food insecure. The collection of both
cash and food donations will go to support the
Yonkers Food Center, a collaborative food pantry run by the Yonkers Council of Churches and
the Salvation Army.
Tutor Volunteers Needed
TASC Connect!, a successful one-on-one
tutoring program serving adults seeking a high
school equivalency diploma, is looking for tutors
for its popular Thursday evening sessions, which
run from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Yonkers Riverfront Library.
Contact Program Coordinator Lisa Kahn at
914-231-3264 or lkahn@wlsmail.org.
Community Council Meets
The Third Precinct Police Community
Council will hold its regular monthly meeting
Tuesday, Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m., at the Chema
Community Center, 435 Riverdale Ave., Yonkers.
Quality-of-life concerns will be discussed,
and residents and merchants of the southwest
Yonkers area are urged to attend.
For more information, contact council President Bob Stauf, at 914-476-2284.
Poor Man’s Studio
Debuts ‘Borderline Jams’
A new venue called Borderline Jams, which
is produced by Poor Man’s Studio, will be at the
Heritage Restaurant and Bar every Tuesday night
at 9 p.m. to midnight and is hosted by members
of the club: Rock Guerrero on keyboards and
guitar, Mister Fred on bass and Larry Sticks on
drums – all of whom take turns on lead vocals.
Borderline James gives the opportunity for
all types of musicians to play with the host band
while supplying the full backline for individuals to be able to just plug in and jam. Focusing
mainly on rock and the blues, this is a chance for
musicians to jam publicly in their neighborhoods
and find other musicians with similar interests
and talents.
Poor Man’s Studio is a relaxed and comfortable rehearsal space that allows local bands the
opportunity to record within a professional studio. Located right on the border of Yonkers and
Bronx, the rehearsal space/recording studio is set
up for all types of music and bands, including
acoustic, and can accommodate up to eight-piece
bands.
Individual musicians need to supply their
own instruments, cables and drum sticks. A selection of keyboards, amps, full PA system and
two full Pearl maple drum sets are available for
use.
To book time in the studio or for more information, email Larry Sticks at larrysticks@gmail.
com.
Bring your friends and family out to the
Heritage, 960 McLean Ave., “Wood-lean,” every
Tuesday at 9 p.m. and sign up to jam!
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By Mary Hoar
President, Yonkers Historical Society
Monday, Nov. 17
Nov. 17, 1892: Thousands of Yonkers Democrats celebrated the presidential election victory
of Grover Cleveland with a parade.
Nov. 17, 1917: More than 250 Yonkers
Scouts attended the annual Boy Scout fall rally
at Pelton Field. Judging the sporting events were
local notables Messrs. McCrudden, Ducey, Arnold and James.
Tuesday, Nov. 18
Nov. 18, 1777: British Gen. Tryon sent Hessians troops to pillage and burn homes in Philipse Manor.
Nov. 18, 1901: Yonkers pigeons took top
prizes at the Washington Poultry, Pigeons and
Belgian Hare Association. George Eickemeyer
won 13 awards for this his pigmy pouters, including the silver challenge cup for the most
typical pigmy in the show. James Blair won nine
special prizes for his fantails, including the best
old fantail in the show.
Nov. 18, 1918: All Yonkers boys between
17 and 19 were told to enroll for military training
under the State Military Law, in order to legally
work or attend school.
Nov. 18, 1918: The Yonkers branch of the
American Red Cross announced it had shipped
35,419 surgical dressings, 4,200 influenza
masks, 2,701 refugee garments, 745 sweater and
1,015 pairs of socks overseas during October.
Nov. 18, 1922: John Philip Sousa and the
Sousa Band performed at the State Armory on
North Broadway.
Wednesday, Nov. 19
Nov. 19, 1776: British troops embarked
from the mouth of the Nepperhan to attack Fort
Constitution (Fort Lee). The attack was successful.
Nov. 19, 1904: Members of Camp Six of
the Patriotic Order of Americans held a hattrimming and nail-driving contest in Washington
Hall, with the men trimming the hats and the
women driving the nails. William Dykes, Hugh
Gibson, Lydia Harrigan and Gertrude Lankester
won top prizes.
Nov. 19, 1918: Yonkers manufacturers, including Otis Elevator, Waring Hat and Alexander
Smith and Sons Carpet Companies, announced
they would re-employ all the soldiers and sailors
who worked for them before enlistment.
Nov. 19, 1925: New York Central Railroad
sought permission to suspend service on the Putnam Division between the Park Hill and Getty
Square stations while electrification was in progress. The railroad stated there would be no inconvenience, as people could take trolleys to reach
the Park Hill Station.
Thursday, Nov. 20
Nov. 20, 1913: Twenty-five members of the
Yonkers Motorcycle Club joined the Hollywood
Inn and made the inn their headquarters.
Nov. 20, 1915: Actor Richard Bennett purchased a large Georgian brick house on Park Hill
Avenue, and announced this is to be his permanent home. In 1903 he married his second wife,
Adrienne Morrison, and together they had three
daughters, Constance, Barbara and Joan. They
were divorced in 1925.
Friday, Nov. 21
Nov. 21, 1904: A petition signed by 36 patrolmen was presented to the Board of Police
Commissioners, requesting the discontinuance
of the wagon patrol from December to April.
Nov. 21, 1918: It was announced that the
women of Yonkers sold 1,237,700 worth of
Liberty Loans during the Fourth Liberty Loan
John Philip Sousa
drive. More than 600 members of the Yonkers
Women’s Liberty Loan committee canvassed for
the fund.
Saturday, Nov. 22
Nov. 22, 1913: The Yonkers High School
football team defeated Mount Vernon High
School to win the interscholastic football championship of Westchester County. The final score
was 12 to 3, and was labeled a fast and cleanly
played game, with Yonkers dominating play
in every quarter. Lenox Day was captain, E.H.
Hastings was coach and Frank Brady was manager.
Nov. 22, 1920: The Yonkers Merchants Association kicked off what was called the “Greatest, Red Blooded, Warm Hearted Popularity
Contest Ever Undertaken in the City of Yonkers.” The four winners would receive either a
Columbia touring car, a 12-piece bedroom suite,
a Lexington player piano or a 147-piece chest of
Gorham Silver.
The public received one vote for every 10
cents they spent with any of 30 members of the
Merchants Association during the six-week voting competition for their favorite policeman,
fireman, postman or schoolteacher.
Sunday, Nov. 23
Nov. 23, 1902: Mounted Officer Burns arrested a horse thief on Mile Square Road, after
hearing the clatter of hoofs and seeing a man in a
light sidebar runabout with cushion tires driving
a speedy bay horse at a fast clip. Investigation
showed that the horse was the property of an Ossining man.
Nov. 23, 1912: The third annual show of the
Westchester Fanciers’ Club was held in the Yonkers Armory. Mrs. Sidney Dobson won all prizes
for black bantams, as well as the J. Prescott Gage
cup for the best display of any variety by the wife
of any member of the Yonkers Club.
Nov. 23, 1920: The William Thomas Grant
store in Getty Square, built on the site of the old
Flagg building, officially opened. Grant opened
his first “W.T. Grant Co. 25 Cent Store” in 1906,
based on the philosophy of selling people what
they needed at prices they could afford, earning
only a modest profit. This philosophy proved
successful, as at the company’s height, there
were nearly 1,200 W.T. Grant stores.
For more information on the Yonkers Historical Society, Sherwood House and upcoming
events, visit www.facebook.com/YonkersHistoricalSociety, or LinkedIn or Twitter, @YonkersHistoric. For information on membership in
YHS, call 914-961-8940 or email yhsociety@
aol.com.
To join the Exchange Club of Yonkers contact
Vice-President David Tubiolo at 646-596-3375
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By Joel J. Sprayregen
Should Obama Apologize for
His Failed Foreign Policy?
The defining moment when many Americans decided that President Barack Obama
cannot be trusted to protect our national security came in August. Obama had just announced on television the beheading of American journalist James Foley, a former writer
for Stars and Stripes. The president immediately climbed into a golf cart, where he was
photographed for all the world to gaze upon,
with a simpering grin on his face.
The electoral rout of the Democrats was
not singularly based on foreign policy, although polls by the Obama-worshipping New
York Times reveal that a substantial majority
of Americans see the president’s foreign policy as incompetent. Obama said his policies
were on the ballot, but he did not repeat that
after the ballots were counted.
The president’s disdain for the feelings of
Americans who had just witnessed on television the brutal murder of a fellow citizen was
no isolated gaffe. Obama had sent Eric Holder
– the most dishonest attorney general since
John Mitchell – to Ferguson, Missouri, to help
Al Sharpton, the Administration’s favored
pastor, gin up election eve racial discord.
The White House sent no representative
to the memorial service for Foley in Washington, D.C.
A World View Based on
Ideology and Ignorance
Obama’s world view is based on Leftist
ideology exacerbated by ignorance of how
the world works. From Day One, Obama has
careened from one foreign policy disaster to
another. The main event is Obama’s complete
mishandling of the over-riding threat: Iran’s
pursuit of nuclear weaponry.
Obama “negotiated” with Iran through
two spectacular incompetents: (1) UnderSecretary Wendy Sherman, who gave North
Korea everything it wanted and then seemed
stupefied to be double-crossed; and (2) EU
politician Catherine Ashton, whose political
career was based on the wacko notion that
only the Soviets, but not western democracies, should have nukes.
The Iran “negotiations” are supposed to
conclude by Nov. 24, but there is reason to
believe the “deadline” will be punted downfield. Iran knows Obama will not apply pressure during “negotiations.”
Tehran has used this insight shrewdly for
interminable delay while it works on developing nukes, and Obama has brazenly lied about
dealing with Iran while reducing sanctions
without concessions from Tehran. The IAEA
says Iran continues to stonewall inspections.
The president initially vowed that “all
options are on the table” to compel Iran to
dismantle its pursuit of nukes. However, this
vow evaporated into a proposed deal granting
Tehran thousands of centrifuges with breakout capacity to rapidly produce nukes. We
don’t even know if the Mullahs will accept
this pitiful crumbling of Obama’s vow.
Further, Obama has helped give away
the store by acting like a lovelorn teenager in
pursuing serial unrequited overtures to Iran’s
supreme leader (none of which have even
been answered by the haughty Ayatollah, who
contemptuously ridicules American weakness
and begging).
As Iran scholar Michael Rubin recently
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wrote: “Begging is not a negotiating strategy.”
Secret Diplomacy Leaving
Our Allies in the Dark
Last week, it was revealed that Obama
sent Khamenei a “secret” letter begging for
help against Islamic State terrorists in tandem
with a nuke deal. The White House – trashing
its promises to be “the most transparent Administration in history” – claims this is a “private letter” whose contents are confidential.
No wonder! Our regional allies – principally Israel (whom Iran repeatedly threatens
to annihilate) and Saudi Arabia – have reason
for outrage that Obama is seeking deals with
their arch-enemy behind their backs. This is
compounded by the reality that the White
House disparages Israel, the only regional
democracy, with execrable language not directed at any other country.
Obama is trying to make an end run
around Congress in his Iran dealings, but Senators Menendez and Kirk will try to enforce
the constitutional mandate that treaties are
subject to Senate approval.
Obama might not be playing catch-up by
secretly courting Iran, had he not blundered
by: (1) precipitously withdrawing all U.S.
forces from Iraq against the advice of his
own secretaries of defense, Republican Gates
and Democrat Panetta; and (2) scandalously
misunderstanding IS as “the Jayvees” as they
gobbled up large swaths of Syria and Iraq.
These blunders are related to another
Obama disaster – his refusal to act against
Syria after it violated his own “red lines”
by using chemical weapons against its own
citizens. That blunder convinced most of the
world that American promises mean nothing
and that Obama lacks integrity.
Recognizing the complexity of multi-factional Syria, it remains possible that decisive
early American action could have removed
the brutal Assad kleptocracy with the access
to the Mediterranean that it grants Iran and
Russia. Obama’s tardiness in comprehending
this led to his hasty post-election doubling
of U.S. “advisers” in Iraq, who are seriously
jeopardized by failure to seal a Status of Forces agreement.
Should the President Apologize to Us?
Obama has blundered elsewhere: (1) In
trying to keep the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood in power in Egypt; and (2) by doublecrossing Democratic allies Poland and Czech
Republic on missile defense in return for a
fraudulent “reset” with Russia. Didn’t that
reset inhibit Putin from aggression against
Ukraine?
Obama’s maneuvering to remove Egyptian President Mubarak showed Mideast
leaders that the U.S. has no loyalty to allies
who keep the peace. Equally appalling were
his failed efforts to reinstate the pro-terrorist
Muslim Brotherhood after the Egyptian people ejected them from power.
The U.S. has no respect at the U.N.,
where thuggish anti-American Venezuela
was just elected to the Security Council, and
rogue nations like Cuba and Venezuela make
a mockery of the Human Rights Council (toward which the U.S. should resume the G.W.
Bush boycott).
Obama has bragged that his closest friend
in the Mideast is Turkish President Erdogan,
a Hamas-supporting Islamist who is destroying Turkish democracy while subverting support for Kurds battling IS. Obama’s efforts to
shrink our military encourage our enemies.
Obama commenced his presidency by
journeying to Cairo to apologize to the Muslim world on behalf of the United States.
The response was a spate of terrorist attacks
and beheadings, some on American soil. The
American people understand that Obama’s
foreign policy is a mass disaster which endangers our security. Perhaps he should stand up
and apologize to us.
Students Build
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apartments and were dedicated Nov. 5.
As a “thank you” to the Saunders students, Kris Komorowski and Edward Cooke
of Carpenters Union Local 729 donated
$1,000 worth of tools, and Precision Carpenters of Westchester, Kane Contracting and Superior Dry Wall donated another $1,000 worth
of supplies, so that Saunders students can continue to build, and help their community.
The senior residents, who now have a
place to sit and wait for a taxi cab, or to simply relax, thanked the carpentry students of
Saunders High School, and Sabatino and staff
member Ivy Reeves, who looked for other
ways to build the bench after budgetary restraints made city funds limited for the past
few years.
“This is but a small example of how our
younger generation is able to assist the seniors
in our community,” said Sabatino. “It is a winwin for all involved.”
“It is a part of getting back to basic respect and appreciation of those who have
come before us,” added Reeves.
Kitchen & Bath Insider:
13th Annual Gift Guide
By Paul Bookbinder, M.I.D.,
The deluxe ring pull can
C.R.
and jar opener, previously
I hope you already got
called the “Can Claw” is worth
your flu shots this year, but even
its weight in gold (at $1,200
the latest vaccine won’t protect
an ounce). It can open those
you from the virulent strain
hard-to-pull-off aluminum lids
of the holiday virus known as
on various cans and open jars
“Catalog Fever” (also referred
effortlessly. It’s only $3.99 onto by its street names, “I Have
line at www.organizeit.com/
to Have That, Flu” and, for Stering-pull-can-and-jar-opener.
ven King fans, “Captain Trips
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to the Internet”).
While you’re shopping,
This year I’ve decided
don’t miss out on the Simmerto give some of the following
mat from Bed, Bath and Beitems as gifts, rather than keepyond. At $16.99, this product is
Paul Bookbinder
ing them all for myself. So here
a lifesaver. Forget about soups
we go, with some new gift ideas and some old boiling over, and no more burned spaghetti sauce,
favorites that are still available.
this cleverly-designed gadget lifts the bottom of
Some of these things are soooo clever – they your pan just above the heat, preventing the diare almost impossible to resist. Take the apple rect contact that creates overheating.
peeler and corer, only $29.49 from Williams SoAre you cursed with a small space between
noma. Reminiscent of the Honeymooners’ Chef two base cabinets? You can purchase the slim
of the Future, in one easy motion “it can core ‘A’ rolling storage and laundry cart from Improveapple” and peel it too!” (And, rumor has it you mentsCatalog.Com. This ingenious space-filler
can also use it for potatoes).
is at home in the kitchen, as well as the laundry
New for 2014 are the onion goggles; it’s room. It has three shelves and rolls out for easy
now possible to chop, mince, dice or slice onions access. At only $34.99, it’s a bargain. Find it at
without the tears! And that’s nothing to sneeze www.improvementscatalog.com.
at. The goggles feature anti-fog lenses and maxiI’ve ordered so many great things, I thought
mum clarity for a pleasure-filled experience I’d have no money left and would have to give
that used to bring tears to your eyes. They are Can Claws to Liz and the kids this year. Howavailable on the web at www.chefscatalog.com/ ever, after consulting with my CPA, by sharing
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all this research with my readers, these expenses
The book “Grilling for Dummies,” available appear to be deductible! But, until they come out
at www.Amazon.com for $16.14), has changed with a true vaccine for Catalog Fever (instead of
my life. Previously, cooking something on the a tax loophole), I suppose we’ll continue to suffer
grill gave me a major anxiety attack, as there is a through the catalog season year after year!
very fine line between raw and burned. But this
I could go on and on, but I hear the mailbook explained how to grill almost everything man at the door, and if I guess right, he’s putting
perfectly, every time, without the stress. And you another five or six catalogs in my mailbox at this
can get the “grill alert talking remote thermome- very moment. Before I check the mail, I’d like
ter” for $69.99 from Brookstone’s catalog, which to take this opportunity to wish all of you a very
will alert you when the food on the grill reaches joyous holiday season and a happy and healthy
new year.
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available from Kohl’s. You can buy in bulk, then master of design from Pratt Institute and EPAdivide and freeze, or prepare extra meals and certified remodeler, he serves on the Advisory
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sucker,” but it’s really an “air sucker” – extending National Kitchen and Bath Association, he is also
the life of frozen foods from weeks to months. It a contributor to Do It Yourself magazine. Booktakes a couple of tries to learn how to use it, but binder can be reached for questions at 914-7770437 or www.dreamworkkitchens.com.
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Legal Notices
SUPREME COURT OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY STATE OF NEW YORK
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In the Matter of Foreclosure of TAX LIENS
Pursuant to XIX of the Charter of the City of Yonkers and Article 11, Title 3 of the Real Property Tax Law, by the City of Yonkers, New York, -- List of delinquent taxes as of November
10, 2014, consisting of one volume.
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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE OF TAX LIENS BY CITY OF YONKERS, NEW YORK
BY ACTION IN REM
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on the 10th day of November, 2014, JOHN LISZEWSKI, Commissioner of Finance and Enforcing Officer of the City of Yonkers pursuant to law filed with
the Clerk of Westchester County, a list of parcels of property affected by unpaid tax liens
held and owned by said City of Yonkers which on such date had been unpaid for a period
of at least two years after the date when the tax, assessment or other legal charge represented thereby became a lien. Said list contains as to each such parcel, (a) a brief description of the property affected by such tax lien, (b) the name of the last known owner of such
property as the same appears on the assessment roll of said City of Yonkers for the last
calendar year, or a statement that the owner is unknown if such be the case, (c) a statement
of the amount of such tax lien upon such parcel including those which shall have been due
for less than two years together with the date or dates from which, and the rate or rates at
which interest and penalties shall be computed.
All persons having or claiming to have an interest in the real property described in such
list of delinquent taxes are hereby notified that the filing of such list of delinquent taxes
constitutes the commencement by said City of Yonkers of an action in the Supreme Court,
Westchester County, to foreclose the tax liens therein described by a foreclosure proceeding in rem and that such list constitutes a notice of pendency of action and a complaint by
the said City of Yonkers against such piece or parcel of land therein described to enforce
the payment of such tax liens. Such action is brought against the real property only and is
to foreclose the tax liens described in such list.
Re-NOTICE OF SALE
SUPREME COURT WESTCHESTER COUNTY
CYTL 2012, Plaintiff (s), vs. MARGUERITE HOLMES, THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR,
AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF ELEANORE K. JANOWSKI a/k/a ELEANORE JANOWSKI, STEVE CUTTER, and CITY OF YONKERS, 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 July 23,
2014, I, the Referee will re-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
10th day of December, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. premises in the City of Yonkers, New York
known as tax map number Section 4; Block 4704; Lot 15. This property had previously
been sold at public auction on September 5, 2014.
Premises will be sold subject to provisions of a filed judgment and terms of sale and
SUBJECT TO THE RIGHTS, IF ANY, OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND
NEW YORK STATE FOR POSSIBLE UNPAID ESTATE TAXES. A third party Bidder
shall be required to deposit 100% of the approximate judgment amount due upon the
Judgment of Foreclosure, estimated to be $22,500 or 10% of the bid, which ever is
greater.
BID DEPOSIT CHECK(S) MUST BE BY BANK OR CERTIFIED CHECK(S) DIRECTLY
PAYABLE TO THE REFEREE. CASH PAYMENTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. BIDS
IN LESS THAN $1,000 INCREMENTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. ENDORSED
CHECKS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED,
Index Number: 70138/2013
Dated: November, 2014
Christopher B. Meagher, Esq., Referee
#1314 11/07 – 11/28
No personal judgment shall be entered herein for such taxes, assessments or other legal
charges or any part thereof.
This notice is directed to all persons having or claiming to have an interest in the real property described in such list of delinquent taxes and such persons are hereby notified further
that a duplicate of such list of delinquent taxes has been filed in the office of the Commissioner of Finance of said City of Yonkers and will remain open for public inspection up to
and including the 12th day of January, 2015, which date is hereby fixed as the last day of
redemption.
AND take further notice that any person having or claiming to have an interest in any such
parcel and the legal right thereto may on or before said date redeem the same by paying to
the said Commissioner of Finance of the City of Yonkers the amount of all such unpaid tax
liens thereof and in addition thereto all interest and penalties which are a lien against such
real property, computed to and including the date of redemption. In the event that such
taxes are paid by a person other than the record owner of such property, the person so paying shall be entitled to have the tax liens affected thereby satisfied of record or to receive an
assignment of such tax liens evidenced by a proper written instrument.
Every person having any right, title or interest in or lien upon any parcel described in such
list of delinquent taxes may serve a verified notice of interest or a duly verified answer
upon the attorney for the City of Yonkers setting forth in detail the nature and amount of
his interest and any defense or objection to the foreclosure. Such answer must be filed in
the office of the County Clerk and served upon the attorney for the tax district foreclosing
within twenty days after the date above mentioned as the last day for redemption. In the
event of failure to redeem or answer by any person having the right to redeem or answer,
such person shall be forever barred and foreclosed of all right, title and interest and equity
of redemption in and to the parcel described in such list of delinquent taxes and a judgment
in foreclosure may be taken by default.
Dated: November 10, 2014
JOHN LISZEWSKI
COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE and ENFORCING OFFICER for the City of Yonkers
City Hall
40 South Broadway
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 377-6141
MICHAEL V. CURTI, ESQ.,
CORPORATION COUNSEL and
ATTORNEY for the City of Yonkers
City Hall
40 South Broadway
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 377-5063
TO THE PARTY TO WHOM THE ENCLOSED NOTICE IS ADDRESSED
You are the presumptive owner or lienor of one or more of the parcels mentioned and described in the list referred to in the enclosed notice.
Unless the taxes and assessments and all other legal charges are paid, or an answer interposed, as provided by statute, the ownership of said property, will in due course pass to the
City of Yonkers as provided by the law of the Charter of the City of Yonkers and the State
of New York.
Under the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Relief Act of 1940 and acts amendatory thereto, special
rights and privileges are given to persons in the military service, which includes all members of the Army of the United States, the United States Navy, the Marine Corps, the Coast
Guard, and all officers of the Public Health Service detailed by property authority for duty either with the Army or Navy, in Federal Service on active duty with any one of said branches.
If you are in Military Service, or if any one else within your knowledge or information, who
is the owner of any right, title or interest in or lien upon any of such parcels, is in Military
Service, will you kindly so advise me.
In the event of your failure to respond to this motion on or before the twentieth day after
January 12, 2015, the last day of redemption herein, application for judgment of foreclosure
or for judgment of foreclosure and sale in the within foreclosure action will be made to the
County Court of Westchester County.
Dated: November 10, 2014
JOHN LISZEWSKI
COMMISSIONER OF FINANCE and ENFORCING OFFICER for the City of Yonkers
City Hall
40 South Broadway
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 377-6141
MICHAEL V. CURTI, ESQ.,
CORPORATION COUNSEL and
ATTORNEY for the City of Yonkers
City Hall
40 South Broadway
Yonkers, NY 10701
(914) 377-5063
APPENDIX A
LIST OF DELINQUENT TAXES
Serial NO
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1.-22-38-0
1.-30-80-82
1.-31-12-0
1.-32-38-0
1.-35-60-0
1.-35-135-0
1.36-7-8
1.-50-17-0
1.-51-39-0
1.-67-7-0
1.-91-34-0
Property Address
40 Fanshaw Ave
558 South Broadway
504 South Broadway
4 Landscape Ave
23 Elinor Place
35 Landscape Ave
48 Lawrence St
75 Courter Ave
110 Courter Ave
73 Hancock Ave
128 Lewis Parkway
Owner
Bobrowsky, Shereen
PJ Sakar Realty Inc
Charsyl Construction Corp
Friendship Developments Inc
Ciuffetelli, Quirino
Torres, Wilfredo
Copsidas, Frank Jr
Peche, Miguel
Nikaj, Victor
Gleim, Minnie H
Mancusi Gaetanno
Notice of formation of Let Me
Drive U, LLC Arts. Of Org.
filed with the Sect’y of State
of NY (SSNY) on 8/29/14.
Office location: Westchester
County. The street address
is: CENTUCK STATION
P.O. BOX 43 YONKERS, NY
10710. SSNY has been designated as agent of the Let
Me Drive U LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail process served to: Jorge Baez,
Centuck Station P.O. BOX
43, YONKERS, NEW YORK
10710. Purpose: any lawful
act.
Notice of formation of LederLuis Architectural Design,
PLLC Arts. Of Org. filed with
the Sect’y of State of NY
(SSNY) on 10/29/2014. Office location: Westchester
County. The street address
is: 66 Main Street, Ste. 913,
Yonkers, MY, 10701. SSNY
has been designated as
agent of the LLC upon whom
process against it may be
served. SSNY shall mail process served to: Julio LederLuis, 66 Main Street, Ste.
913, Yonkers, NY, 10701.
Purpose: any lawful act.
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109 Ridge Drive
115 Ridge Drive
41 Cornell Ave
51 Cornell Ave
34 Saratoga Ave
120 Elliott Ave
155 Radford St
404 Riverdale Ave
94 St Andrews Pl
353 Hawthorne Ave
21 Ashton Rd
95 Ashton Rd
7 Purser Pl
266 Riverdale Ave
264 Riverdale Ave
111 Herriot St
115 Herriot St
117 Herriot St
49 Jackson St
67 Jackson St
69 Jackson St
155 Stanley Ave
160 Stanley Ave
39 Cedar Pl
38 Groshon Ave
74 Highland Ave
57 Herriot St
59 Herriot St
19 Undercliff St
160 School St Rear
156 School St Rear
207 Beech St
240 Oak St
8 Quentin Charlton
184 Fillmore St
66 Cedar St
64 Cedar St
62 Cedar St
120 Oliver Ave
55 Garfield St
53 Currans La
136 Yonkers Ave
138 Yonkers Ave
142 Yonkers Ave
144 Yonkers Ave
97 William St
116 Yonkers Ave
70 Yonkers Ave
29 Victor St
327 Walnut St
191 Elm St
54 Victor St
174 Elm St
107 Ash St
105 Ash St
95 Ash St
110 Ash St
112 Ash St
115 Maple St
111 Maple St
109 Maple St
81 Maple St
285 Walnut St
106 Oak St
100 Oak St
98 Oak St
124 Beech St
125 Beech St
158 Oak St
146 Oak St
109 Oak St
11 Maple St
173 Linden St
177 Linden St
142 Waverly St
98 Waverly St
52 School St
146 New Main St
11 Guion St
53 Hawthorne Ave
17 Hawthorne Ave
67 North Broadway
10 Overlook Ter
3 Locust Hill Ave
60 Ashburton Ave
54 Summit St
56 Summit St
66 Summit St
123 Palisade Ave
61 Palisade Ave
176 Ashburton Ave
4 Stewart Pl
22 Fegan St
24 Fegan St Rear
89 Yonkers Ave
77 Yonkers Ave
69 Yonkers Ave
42 Croton Ter
44 Croton Ter
344 Ashburton Ave
20 Mulberry St
19 Mulberry St
15 Mulberry St
17 Seymour St
132 High St
134 High St
207 Ashburton Ave
205 Ashburton Ave
18 Vineyard Ave
24 Vineyard Ave
34 Vineyard Ave
46 Vineyard Ave
48 Vineyard Ave
2 Myrtle St
12 Whelan Pl
43 St Josephs Ave
15 Willow Pl
7 Willow Pl
3 Willow Pl
200 Warburton Ave
165 Woodworth Ave
169 Woodworth Ave
21 Lamartine Ave
259 Woodworth Ave
229 Woodworth Ave
230 Woodworth Ave
289 Warburton Ave
355 Warburton Ave
335 Warburton Ave
298 Woodworth Ave
409 Warburton Ave
397 Warburton Ave
61 Morningside Ave
121 Morningside Ave
111 Vineyard Ave
Napolitani, John
Napolitani, John
Sexton Pl Development Inc
Natanzon, Asa
William, David
Mitchell, Leyland
Marques, Manuel
CRP Riverdale LLC
DiFuccia, Giovanni
Jones, Josephine B
Goldberg Morris
Rodriguez, Carlos
Toone, Samuel
Sanchez, Victor
Yonkers Property Management Corp.
Mir, Mahmood A
Westchester Housing Devel Corp.
Westchester Housing Devel Corp.
Ramos, Nelson
Sheehy, M
Bagley, Bertram O
Celmin, Alexander
Caruna, C
Rubio, Hugo R
Zarembski, Teddy
Highland Housing Corp
Abreu, Victor
Kurikose, Mary
Park Hill Mews
Park Hill Mews
Russo, Romano
Rashid, Anwari
Maffei, R A
Lara, Pedro
Saulle, R
Building & Site Tech Inc
Building & Site Tech Inc
Building & Site Tech Inc
Sierra, Ruben
Donnelly, James
Hamilton Mutual Realty Fu
Hamilton Mutual Realty Fu
Hamilton Mutual Realty Fu
Hamilton Mutual Realty Fu
Hamilton Mutual Realty Fu
Anchev, Slavcho
Rajan Realty Partners II LLC
Barazorda, Martin
Rodrigues, Enoch
Tyberg, Joseph
Dominguez, Alexander
Advantage 99
Negron, William
Ash Street Realty Holding
Bruce Block Realty Of Wes
A & S Realty
Moray, Joseph
Moray, Joseph
Moray, Joseph
Moray, Joseph
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By Eric W. Schoen
will be on the plate of many
The cold weather is
retailers this year. Target
here: Starbucks this week
announced free shipping on
started selling its first new
everything through Dec. 20.
holiday beverage in five
Since free shipping is the
years, the chestnut praline
number one online promolatte. I am not one for sweet
tion shoppers respond to,
drinks, but the sample I
it’s no wonder more than
tasted was quite good!
430 stores have signed up
After numerous comfor this year’s free shipping
plaints about its absence,
day Dec. 18, with no minithe Starbucks eggnog latte
mum order requirement
is back on the menu. No pun
and delivery guaranteed by
intended, but it is refreshing
Christmas Eve.
Eric W. Schoen
to see how fast corporations
Traveling on Thanksrespond to public pressure!
giving? People travel on the
We are all “politicked” out after the mid- Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday prior to the
term elections so I thought I would keep politi- holiday, but everyone goes home on Sunday,
cal talk to a minimum this week…But really, making the roads and skies extremely crowddid we have to wake up Tuesday morning and ed. Low gas prices will put even more Amerisee our president and Vladimir Putin in China cans on the move. Flights are cheapest early in
wearing Nehru jackets?
the week Thanksgiving week and on ThanksThe saying is, “When in Rome do as the giving Day, and the Friday and Saturday after
Romans would do.” What jacket do you rec- Thanksgiving. Plan accordingly!
ommend that the Chinese premier wear when
Not to be a “Debbi Downer,” but with all
he comes to America? Denim jacket? Brooks the major credit card breaches that have taken
Brothers pinstripe suit? Cardigan sweater to place this year you need to stay on top of your
keep warm?
cards and go online and check to make sure
I will leave that to your imagination.
there are no charges on your account that you
Yonkers will soon be entering the glori- have not authorized. There isn’t one person I
ous world of New Jersey chain restaurants. know who hasn’t had his or her credit cards
Longhorn Steakhouse opens at Cross County replaced due to these breaches. We are so busy
on Dec. 8, and Olive Garden opens Dec.15.
during the holidays and we just accept that the
It was just announced this week that one charges on our accounts are ones that we have
of my favorite haunts for dining in the New made.
York City theater district, the Edison Café,
Friends, the times they are a changing!
will be closing its doors by the end of the year. The Internet gives us the tools to check our
The restaurant, also known as the “Polish Tea accounts and you should be checking yours at
Room” versus the “Russian Tea Room,” has least once a week – if not more often.
Now for those of you who are not “poliserved reasonably-priced, thick brisket and
corned beef sandwiches and matzah ball and ticked out,” I haven’t forgotten about you: As
cabbage soups along with other Polish, Euro- I do on my radio show, I end with “hot topics”
pean and “Jewish style” specialties for more where in less than a minute I give you my take
on the affairs of the day. So here is a “political
than 30 years.
For many, the Edison Cafe is the last bit hot topics” in print:
Will we ever see the hydraulic fracking
of the old, pre-Disney Times Square remaining. With its closure many feel Mickey Mouse report promised to us by the health departhas finally taken over all of Times Square. We ments of Govs. Patterson and Cuomo?
Does New York City really need police
will just have to wait and see what happens,
but if you find yourself on 47th Street, stop by. officers in the NYPD’s elite Intelligence Bureau to chauffeur top-elected city officials like
You won’t be disappointed!
Speaking of Disney, nice to see Dream- Comptroller Scott Stringer and Public AdvoWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg in Yonkers cate Letitia James?
The speed limit in New York was reduced
last week to launch a new holiday attraction
at Ridge Hill: DreamPlace North Pole Adven- from 30 miles per hour to 25 mph – and if
ture. Designed by DreamWorks, DreamPlace you can do that in midtown I have a bridge in
North Pole Adventure is an interactive expe- Brooklyn to sell you!
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s attitude
rience in a six-room, 2,000-square-foot house
featuring animated surfaces comprising more is not going to work in Peoria if he truly wants
than 3.1 million pixels and 15,000 LED lights. to be President.
New York legislators have not had a maInside the attraction, children venture on
a journey to meet Santa Claus. My, we have jor pay increase since 1999, so as long as it
come a long way since the days of sitting isn’t exorbitant, I don’t feel there will be many
on Santa Claus’ lap at H.L. Green’s in Getty opposed to an increase in their $79,500 salaSquare or Wanamaker’s or Gimbels at Cross ries.
Westchester County Board of Elections
County!
On the subject of shopping, the fun of vis- on election night lists Assemblyman Tom
iting stores at midnight on Thanksgiving will Abinanti, a member of the State Legislature’s
be replaced this year with stores opening early Elections Committee, as losing, although he
on Thanksgiving Day. With the advent of the was actually winning. Somebody important
Internet, it won’t be long before traditional needs to investigate what went on there!
We salute our Veterans this week, but we
brick and mortar stores and shopping malls become a thing of the past – so retailers who so should be saluting our veterans not just one
depend on holiday sales for profitability need day of the year – but every day! There are
1,300 veterans sleeping on the streets of New
to “reinvent” themselves.
But shopping before you have taken Tom York every night…Something to think about
Turkey out of the oven? Not happening for me as we get ready to gobble our Thanksgiving
no matter how good the prices may be. I salute feast!
Reach Eric Schoen at thistooisyonkers@
retailers who will not open until after midnight
on Thanksgiving. For you shopaholics out aol.com and follow him on Twitter @ericyothere, Google “Black Friday Ads” and most of nkers. Catch the Westchester Rising Radio
the major retailers have posted their specials Show featuring Dan Murphy and Eric Schoen
for you to see and develop your plan of attack. on Thursdays at 10 a.m. on WVOX 1460 on
Free holiday shipping with no minimums the A.M. dial.
Serving Our Country
Army Pvt. Dasean Grant, a 2013 graduate
of Riverside High School in Yonkers and son
of Dasean Grant of Bronx, has graduated from
basic combat training at Fort Benning, Ga.
During the nine-week training period,
Grant received instruction in drill and ceremony, weapons, rifle marksmanship and bayonet
training, chemical warfare, field training and
tactical exercises, armed and unarmed combat,
military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, and Army history, traditions and
core values.
***
Army Pvt. Issac Osei-Acheampong, son
of Augustine Okyere of Yonkers, has graduated from One Station Unit Training at the U.S.
Army Infantry School in Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. The training consisted of basic military training and advanced individual training.
During basic training, Osei-Acheampong
received instruction in drill and ceremonies,
military customs and courtesies, map reading,
tactics, basic rifle marksmanship, physical fitness, field training and first aid. He developed
combat skills and handled various weapons
available to the infantry soldier.
During AIT, the soldier received instruction to serve as an infantryman using light and
heavy anti-armor weapons, indirect-fire support and mechanized operations while assigned
to a rifle or mortar squad. The training included weapons qualification, tactics, patrolling,
navigation, field communications and combat
operations; engagement in infantry combat exercises, battle drills, land mine locating, neutralizing and extracting; and survival operations during a nuclear, biological or chemical
attack.
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Bradley needs a family.
The Yonkers Animal Shelter has many
pets available for adoption.
Bradley is a 1-year-old, mixed breed dog
who weights about 45 pounds. He has been at
the shelter about a month and has become an
instant star – a favorite of volunteers and staff
alike. He is a quiet, rather calm dog who gets
along with cats, as well as dogs. Bradley He
has liked everyone he has met!
He likes to play and chase a ball and even
seems to know that he is supposed to bring it
back to his person. He also likes to cuddle and
would probably enjoy having a person to relax
and watch television with after his playtime.
Bradley would make a fine companion for
a family or single person and could live in a
city or suburban setting.
Visit him at the Yonkers Animal Shelter,
1000 Ridge Hill Blvd., between 11 a.m. and
4 p.m. weekdays, and noon and 4 p.m. weekends. For more information, call 914-3776730 during hours of operations or 201-9813215 at any time; or email lesliem147@gmail.
com.
Inlaw Wins City Court Seat;
Dillon-Latimer Race Was Close
Final election results gave the newly-created seat on the Yonkers City Court to Evan
Inlaw, a
Democrat, who defeated Republican Ed
Borrelli by 1,600 votes once all the machine
and paper ballots were tallied.
And in the race for State Senate in the
37th District, which includes East Yonkers,
Democrat incumbent State Sen. George Lat-
imer held off a challenge from Republican
Joe Dillon. Initial results on election night
had Latimer with a comfortable 55-45 percent
lead, with 80 percent of the vote counted.
But after the Yonkers results came in, and
paper ballots were counted, the final results
had Latimer with 51.2 percent of the vote and
Dillon with 48.8 percent, and a much closer
final result than anyone had expected.
Friday, November 14, 2014 - Yonkers Rising - PAGE 9
Jim Killoran with Habitat’s Drum Fire Corps.
Vito Pinto, Westchester’s director of veterans’ affairs, with Jeff and Tara Ortiz in their new
home.
Volunteers fold American flags into pocket sizes that servicemen and women can carry with
them at all times.
A large crowd of volunteers filled the gymnasium at the Annunciation School.
Cub Scouts lead the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Cadets from West Point helped on several occasions to make sure the homes were ready for
the Veterans Day celebration.
Photos by Donna Davis
Photos by Donna Davis
Cub Scouts
Continued from Page 1
engineer brigade supporting the Ebola mission in
Liberia.
Included in the packages were hundreds of
handmade cards and letters from local elementary
schools to show support and gratitude for their service, and provide a special message to our troops
this holiday season.
Cub Scout Pack 6 also held a brief Veteran’s
Day ceremony for those in attendance who have
served our country.
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Habitat for
Continued from Page 1
solar panels. Killoran raised funds and collected
donations of materials and labor to build not only
these homes for veterans in Yonkers, but many
other homes throughout Westchester.
Veterans are a large part of who Habitat
helps, as well as a large part of its volunteers
corps, as 10 veterans were hired to work on the
Roushions’ new home. Habitat has also repaired
many veterans’ homes, as well as local American
Legion and VFW Posts.
“I have never witnessed a home being built
from the ground up, and to be witnessing my
home being built by Habitat for Humanity is simply a blessing,” said Michael Roushion. “I am so
thankful.”
The Habitat team is never done, and after
completing one project is on to the next. For Killoran, and Habitat, there are too many veterans
– and residents in Westchester County – without a
home to call their own; Habitat-Westchester gearing up to begin its build of more veteran homes on
Purser Place in Yonkers.
To learn more about Habitat, and how you
can help, visit www.habitatwc.org.
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Derek Jeter Honors Ice Bucket
‘Cure for Cara’ Attracts
1,500 Walkers to Empire City
Founders from Yonkers
Participants in the Walk to Cure Diabetes on the track at Yonkers Raceway.
From left are Jeanette and Anthony Senerchia, Derek Jeter, and Pat and Jenn Quinn.
Close to 600 guests gathered Nov. 4 at
the Marriott Marquis for the ALS Association
Greater New York Chapter’s 20th annual Lou
Gehrig Sports Awards Benefit. The event raised
$1 million, with proceeds going to the fight
against ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Honorees included former New York
Yankee Don Mattingly, former New York Met
Keith Hernandez, and former Pittsburgh Steeler
Franco Harris.
“We are grateful to our supporters for their
commitment over the last 20 years,” said Dorine Gordon, president and CEO of the ALS
Association Greater New York Chapter. “We
continue to fulfill our mission of fighting this
terrible disease by funding research and provid-
ing care for our patients and their families.”
Jennifer Steinbrenner Swindal, general
partner and vice chairperson of the New York
Yankees and president of the New York Yankees Foundation; and Liz Martin, director of
team partnerships for Steiner Sports Memorabilia, Inc., presented a check for $30,000, which
was raised from a special New York Yankee
game-worn jersey auction conducted by Steiner
Sports.
This special auction took place July 2, in
commemoration of the 75th anniversary of Lou
Gehrig’s farewell speech.
Derek Jeter paid tribute to ALS Ice Bucket Challenge founders Anthony Senerchia of
Pelham, Patrick Quinn of Yonkers, and Peter
Frates.
Yonkers Welcomes Irish
Minister & Consul General
More than 1,500 participants came out to
Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway on Oct.
26 to participate in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s Walk to Cure Diabetes, with
well over $500,000 raised by different groups, organizations and families.
Empire City Vice President and COO Bob
Galterio’s daughter Cara was diagnosed with type
1 diabetes at age 9, and the long-time executive
was immediately compelled to take action to fight
the disease. So, “Cure for Cara” was born, with
Galterio serving as captain of the Cure for Cara
team, which has raised $437,000 to date from the
walk.
“It is so important to be working alongside
JDRF on such an important goal: curing a disease
in which 80 people are diagnosed with every day,”
said Galterio. “JDRF’s Walk to Cure Diabetes is a
morning full of celebration, community and families gathering together to support their loved ones
with type 1 diabetes.”
“JDRF is immensely appreciative of Empire
City’s participation,” said JDRF Executive Director Margie Ostrower. “This is corporate citizenship at its finest. The commitment of Bob Galterio and his employees enables us to accelerate
research to find a cure for diabetes. Insulin is not
a cure, merely life support for the estimated 3 million Americans suffering from type 1 diabetes and
its complications. Research is the only answer.”
JDRF walks were held in more than 200 cities worldwide, with donations going to JDRF’s
efforts to fund scientific research to better treat,
prevent and ultimately cure type 1 diabetes.
Yonkers Kiwanis
President Honored
George Oros, chief of staff to County Executive Rob Astorino, presents proclamations to
John Bartunek, president of the Yonkers Kiwanis, and Frank Riti, lieutenant governor of
the Bronx-Westchester Kiwanis South Division, at the Yonkers Kiwanis’ 85th anniversary
celebration at Westchester Manor on Oct. 24. Kiwanis is a global service organization of
volunteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. Over
the years, both Kiwanis groups have completed many projects and programs for kids and
seniors in the Bronx, Westchester and around the world.
From left are Aisling Irish Center Board Chairwoman Agnes Delaney; Jimmy Deenihan, Minister of the Diaspora; and Orla Kelleher, Aisling Irish Center executive director.
The Aisling Irish Community Center on
McLean Avenue welcomed Ireland’s Minister
for the Diaspora Jimmy Deenihan and Irish
Consul General Barbara Jones to a Town Hallstyle meet-and-greet Nov. 8, where residents
were able to hear from both the latest policies
making their way through Parliament and to ask
questions.
Aisling Executive Director Orla Kelleher
gave a presentation about the work being done
at the center and its future goals, and Deenihan
was presented with two gifts by Agnes Delaney,
chairperson of the Board of Directors.
Deenihan accepted a copy of the book,
“While Mem’ry Brings Us Back Again,” a
compiled volume of memoirs by 35 Irish immigrants who came to the U.S. between 1927 and
1964, completed in 2006 by Frances Browner
of the Aisling Center.
He was also given the DVD, “Memory
Brings Us Back: Irish Stories of Farewells and
Fortunes,” a documentary profile of the immigrant experience of 10 men and women who left
Ireland for the U.S. during 1929 and 1965.
Dawn Doherty, who teaches music and
singing at the Aisling Center, played selections
on her flute and five students from the Bridget
Flynn School of Irish Dance performed.
Yonkers Leaders Tour
San Juan High School
Children at Play
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Assemblymember Shelley Mayer, Eduardo Laguerre, Carmen Goldberg and Sobeida Cruz are
joined by Regional LULAC Director Jose Lugo and Principal Dr. Felix Aviles while on a tour
of the Juan J. Osono School in Puerto Rico.
While in Puerto Rico for the annual Somos
El Futuro Legislative Conference, Assemblymember Shelley Mayer, along with Eduardo Laguerre,
founder of the Yonkers Charter School of Educational Excellence, and Carmen Goldberg and Sobeida Cruz, spent several hours touring a unique
specialized high school and learned how Puerto
Rico prepares high school students for professional careers in television, film and radio production.
Through the coordination of the League of
United Latin American Citizens, New York State
LULAC Director LaGuerre and the others visited
the unique Juan J. Osono School, a specialized
school for radio and TV production, and met with
the students, principal and staff of this unique high
school.
The school – the only one of its kind in Puerto Rico – educates approximately 200 students
with a combination of academic and specialized
media curriculum to prepare graduates to go on to
college or to work directly in the film, TV or radio field. The highly motivated students and staff
provided a tour of their facilities, which included
an interview of Mayer on their own school radio
station in Spanish.
They also demonstrated film techniques, their
cooperative classroom methods, and reflected on
their commitment to obtaining advanced education in the fields of communication. The school
tour provided the visitors with an excellent model
of specialized high school trade and career readiness training.