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Archive Port Chester News Wire December 31

Port Chester company restoring past glories
PORT CHESTER Michael Y. Ahearn didn't want his workers to make too much noise and upset the elephants.[via Journal News]

Bob Baird looks back at year's end
There are two prevailing truths in life that apply to the news business and vice versa: Very little happens when you expect it and nearly nothing begins and ends when a ball drops on New Year's. We see that in ...( via Journal News )

Archive Port Chester News Wire December 30

Mediator to address controversy surrounding Port Chester library
A New York University professor who specializes in negotiation and mediation will attempt to smooth discussions between leaders of Port Chester and Rye Brook and the board of the Port Chester Public Library.[via Journal News]

Archive Port Chester News Wire December 29

Quick action to restore power
On Dec. 23 at 7:10 a.m., a large tree at 238 McLean Ave. came crashing down, landing on a car and taking down utility wires.[via Journal News]

Archive Port Chester News Wire December 28

Eye On Port Chester

Aldo "The Patronage Boy" Vitagliano

Crashes Voting Rights Defence Fund Meeting

Mayor Gerald Logan, Deputy Mayor Dominick Cicatelli and the other Republican Board of Trustee members have repeatedly given Aldo "The Patronage Boy" Vitagliano patronage asignment after patronage asignment. Aldo "The Patronage Boy"Vitagliano has always given to the Republican party and the Republican party has always returned the favor.

Unfortunately, Aldo "The Patronage Boy" Vitagliano is not allways the most qualified person for the job. Mayor Logan really screwed up by appointing "The Patronage Boy" as the lawyer for the impartial voting rights commission.

Port Chester will pay dearly, because of "The Patronage Boy's" involvement.

Aldo "The Patronage Boy" Vitagliano, attorney for the Port Chester Voting Rights Commission crashed the Voting Rights Defence Fund Meeting.

"The Patronage Boy" was told by Law Proffessor Randollph McLaughlin that is inappropriate to attend the Voting Rights Defence Fund Meeting.

However, "The Patronage Boy" demanded that he was allowed to attend the meeting.

McLaughlin eventually allowed the disruptive "Patronage Boy" to stay eventhough the meeting was geared to the Hispanic Citizens of Port Chester.

Law Professor Randolph McLaughlin spoke about the legal issues surrounding the Department of Justice voting rights lawsuit.

Many citizens of Port Chester were speculating that "The Patronage Boy" was only crashing the Voting Rights Defence Fund Meeting inorder to run up the legal bill that the single family homeowners of Port Chester will eventually have to pay.

The meeting was organized by Cesar Ruiz.

Aldo was bragging that he changed the agenda of the meeting by crashing in uninvited.

The residents of Port Chester hope that Aldo's actions will not be used against the Village in the up comming trial. Aldo has already been quoted saying stupid things like Congress should exempt Port Chester from the Voting Rights Law.

Aldo made comments that he was trying to prevent the group from soliciting participants in a lawsuit.

Aldo "The Patronage Boy's" decision tocrash the meeting at this stage of the lawsuit is not wise or helpful to the Village Of Port Chester.

The only thing Aldo "The Patronage Boy" Vitagliano did was to saddle the single family homeowners of Port Chester with additional attorney’s fees.

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Residents invited to join Port Chester voting rights lawsuit
PORT CHESTER - Two attorneys will meet tonight with village residents to discuss possible legal strategies in a federal voting rights lawsuit against the village.[via Journal News]

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 December 27

Check out results from last week's basketball poll questions
The results for last week's high school boys basketball poll question are in. Ralph Watts of Lakeland got 37.2 percent of the 129 votes as the best newcomer of the early boys basketball season.[via Journal News]

Speed Thrills: Gassed-up gifts all the rage
Diamonds are for wimps. For some shoppers, jewelry doesn't cut it this holiday season when searching for presents for the missus. Neither does fur. You might as well enroll her in the jam of the month club.
In search of the gift that won't be regifted, those with good credit have found the ultimate present for their loved ones.
There were guys that were torn between an Aston Martin and a Porsche

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 December 26

Past Port Chester elections at crux of voter rights case
PORT CHESTER - In 2001, Democrat Cesar Ruiz ran for a seat on the Board of Trustees, campaigning across the village in a bid to put a Hispanic voice on the board.[via Journal News]

Check out results from last week's basketball poll questions
The results for last week's high school boys basketball poll question are in. Ralph Watts of Lakeland got 37.2 percent of the 129 votes as the best newcomer of the early boys basketball season.( via Journal News )

Speed Thrills: Gassed-up gifts all the rage
Diamonds are for wimps. For some shoppers, jewelry doesn't cut it this holiday season when searching for presents for the missus. Neither does fur. You might as well enroll her in the jam of the month club.
In search of the gift that won't be regifted, those with good credit have found the ultimate present for their loved ones.
There were guys that were torn between an Aston Martin and a Porsche

Archve Port Chester News Wire 2006 December 25

Volunteers chip in at Phelps hospital
SLEEPY HOLLOW answering telephones and assisting visitors who need information.[via Journal News]

Archve Port Chester News Wire 2006 December 24

Roundup: Pelham defeats Pearl River 44-42; Port Chester defeats...
Pelham 44, Pearl River 42: At Pelham, Chris Koclanes hit a pair of free throws with 5.9 seconds remaining to seal the win.[via Journal News]

George Washington to introduce Dual Language Kindergarten. New Ro Success Lauded
WPCNR SCHOOL DAYS. By John F. Bailey. December 12, 2006: The Board of Education voted Monday evening to approve the development of a "pilot" dual language Kindergarten program at George Washington School to ...( via White Plains CitizeNetReporter )

Archve Port Chester News Wire 2006 December 23

This Week On eBay
All Singles Must Go! I don't mean single people, and those of you who know my "other" profession know I would never mention Kraft Singles in any sort of blog post ever.[via WFMU's Beware of the Blog]

Archve Port Chester News Wire 2006 December 22

Haldane beats Putnam Valley 52-48; Clarkstown North beats New...
Eastchester 57, Woodlands 46: At Eastchester, Jaime Lorenzo had 17 points, four steals and seven assists for the Eagles.

Archve Port Chester News Wire 2006 December 21

Rye couple's donation lets children see 'Holiday Wonders'
Thanks to a donation from a Rye couple, Port Chester first-graders got their wish to see the 'Holiday Wonders' Chinese dance and music show in New York City yesterday.[via Journal News]

Basketball: It's tourney time for area teams
Many northern Westchester residents will be putting aside their holiday shopping and New Year's rituals and finding their way to Somers, Yorktown Heights, Carmel and North Salem.[via Journal News]

Archve Port Chester News Wire 2006 December 20

U.S. files voting rights lawsuit against Village of Port Chester
White Plains The U.S. Government filed a voting rights lawsuit in White Plains federal court Friday against the Village of Port Chester, alleging that Port Chester's system of electing members of its Board of ...( via Mid-Hudson News )

Landowner Asks Supreme Court to Hear Eminent Domain 'Extortion' Case
Didden planned to build a CVS Pharmacy on the site, but the developer, Gregory Wasser of GS Investors, wanted to build a Walgreens there.[via Crosswalk.com]

Landowner Asks Supreme Court to Hear Eminent Domain 'Extortion' Case
Claiming he is the victim of legalized extortion carried out under eminent domain powers, a landowner in New York is asking the Supreme Court to hear his case.( via The Voice )

Archve Port Chester News Wire 2006 December 19

Reaction mixed on federal lawsuit charging anti-Hispanic bias
PORT CHESTER - Village residents had a wide range of reactions yesterday to the news that federal officials have filed a lawsuit aimed at forcing an election district system that would increase the likelihood a ...[via Journal News]

U.S. files voting rights lawsuit against Village of Port Chester
White Plains The U.S. Government filed a voting rights lawsuit in White Plains federal court Friday against the Village of Port Chester, alleging that Port Chester's system of electing members of its Board of ...[via Mid-Hudson News]

Verizon cable service may be coming to Port Chester
PORT CHESTER -Residents may soon have a choice of cable TV providers if the village approves a new fiber-optic service from Verizon.[via Journal News]

Eminent Domained
The latest outrage from IJ's band of merry libertarian litigators: Consider what is happening right now in Port Chester, N.Y., to entrepreneur Bart Didden and his business partner, whose case will be considered ...[via The Agitator]

Archve Port Chester News Wre 2006 December 18

Alberto Gonzales Demands That New York Town Elect Hispanics
In the most appalling example of race-based moonbattery to come out of the Bush Administration, the federal government is suing Port Chester, New York, for not electing Hispanics.[via Moonbattery]

Archve Port Chester News Wire 2006 December 17

Port Chester school raising money for theater trip
Port Chester - A village elementary school is seeking donations to allow its first graders to join nearly 600 area students in attending a New York City production of Chinese music and dance.[via Journal News]

Murals brighten NYC hospital
I t's opening night - more like opening afternoon - at the "Room of Magic" at the new Komansky Center for Children's Health in Manhattan.[via The Journal News]

Stamford police arrest 5 in death of man dragged by car
Police have arrested five people in connection with the death of a 23-year-old man who was dragged several hundred feet by a car during a dispute between two groups of nightclub patrons.[via The Associated Press]

Stamford police arrest 5 in death of man dragged by car
Police have arrested five people in connection with the death of a 23-year-old man who was dragged several hundred feet by a car during a dispute between two groups of nightclub patrons.( via Norwalk Advocate )

Stamford police arrest 5 in death of man dragged by car
Police have arrested five people in connection with the death of a 23-year-old man who was dragged several hundred feet by a car during a dispute between two groups of nightclub patrons.( via Greenwich Time )

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 December 16

Lawsuit: N.Y. village voting favors whites
The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against a suburban New York village, charging its at-large voting system illegally limits Hispanic influence.[via Customer Interaction Solutions]

High school honor roll
Michelle Djonovic, Dover girls basketball - Djonovic finished with 21 points during her team's 56-30 victory over Keio.( via Poughkeepsie Journal )

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 December 15

Verizon cable service may be coming to Port Chester
PORT CHESTER -Residents may soon have a choice of cable TV providers if the village approves a new fiber-optic service from Verizon.( via Journal News )

Feds sue Port Chester on voting rights
WHITE PLAINS - The federal government today filed suit against the village of Port Chester charging that its voting system denies the voting rights of Hispanic citizens.[via Journal News]

US sues NYC suburb, says at-large elections harm Hispanics
The federal government filed a lawsuit Friday against the suburban village of Port Chester, alleging that its at-large method of electing trustees is unfair to Hispanics and violates the Voting Rights Act.
The government requested that the village _ or a judge, if necessary _ devise a new system that would help elect a Hispanic trustee next year.

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 December 14

The way Westchester sewer bills are calculated is changing and could change more.
Chances are you rarely spend much time contemplating your county sewer district bill, but you may want to take note of a sea change approved by Westchester lawmakers this week, and an even bigger debate that ...( via Journal News )

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 December 13

George Washington to introduce Dual Language Kindergarten. New Ro Success Lauded
WPCNR SCHOOL DAYS. By John F. Bailey. December 12, 2006: The Board of Education voted Monday evening to approve the development of a "pilot" dual language Kindergarten program at George Washington School to ...[via Whiteplainscnr.com]

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 December 12

Port Chester, NY Challenges Justice Dept. Over Latino Voter Rights
The village is challenging the federal government's claim that its election system illegally disenfranchises Hispanic voters, possibly paving the way for an expensive legal battle.( via Immigration Watchdog )

Signs of Christmas in amaryllis
Unlike other bulbs such as tulips, daffodils and hyacinths, amaryllis bulbs don't need a cooling-down period of several weeks to set their blooms.[via The Journal News]

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 December 11

Wrestling: Cook makes a statement
MAMARONECK - Cook came into yesterday's Mamaroneck tournament flying under the radar.( via Journal News )

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 December 10

Roundup: Peekskill defeats Port Chester 45-40; Scarsdale defeats...
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The workhorse: Nyack's Powell carried the load all season
In coach John Castellano's 19-year career at Nyack, you can count on one hand the number of times that an Indians running back had 31 carries in a game.( via Journal News )

Casting aside a shadow - Albertus Magnus' Hoffer found the net often...
Kyle Hoffer was always the focus. Turns out, it never mattered. The Albertus Magnus senior seemingly was double- and triple-teamed as he walked off the bus or waltzed out of the school's locker room.[via Journal News]

Archve Port Chester News Wire 2006 December 9

Your Money or Your Land: Didden v. Village of Port Chester - An...
Your Money or Your Land: Didden v. Village of Port Chester - An important Post-Kelo eminent domain case: Didden v. Village of Port Chester is potentially the most important federal public use eminent domain ...[via The Volokh Conspiracy]

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 December 8

Eye On Port Chester

$56,500 To The

Ambulance Corps

The Port Chester – Rye Brook Rotary club was involved in presented a $56,500 check to the Port Chester – Rye – Rye Brook Ambulance Corps.

The money was raised at a joint wine tasting fundraiser held at the BMW Repair Center in Port Chester.

The money will be used to purchase a paramedic fly car which carries lifesaving equipment.

This will be the second emergency car that the ambulance corps owns

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Police: Port Chester man stabbed himself during robbery
PORT CHESTER - A man who told police he was stabbed during a robbery attempt actually stabbed himself by accident while trying to steal a gold chain from another man, police said.[via Journal News]

Police: Port Chester man stabbed himself during robbery
PORT CHESTER - A man who told police he was stabbed during a robbery attempt a.ctually stabbed himself by accident while trying to steal a gold chain from another man, police said.

(via Journal News )

The workhorse: Nyack's Powell carried the load all season
In coach John Castellano's 19-year career at Nyack, you can count on one hand the number of times that an Indians running back had 31 carries in a game.[via Journal News]

Port Chester, NY Challenges Justice Dept. Over Latino Voter Rights
The village is challenging the federal government's claim that its election system illegally disenfranchises Hispanic voters, possibly paving the way for an expensive legal battle.[via Immigration Watchdog]

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 December 7

Police Blotter
Fair Street: Deputy Christopher Perricone charged a 43-year-old Carmel man with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, after a traffic stop Nov.[via The Journal News]

Port Chester prevails at own tournament
PORT CHESTER - Randy Robbins had been in the same situation earlier in the match.

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 December 6

Port Chester Voting Rights Comission meets tonight
PORT CHESTER - Members of the village's recently formed Voting Rights Commission will meet at 7 tonight at the King Street School.[via Journal News]

At Long Last: the Premiere of "Soy Andina!"
Ok, so it took 6 years, 5 trips to Peru, 140 hours of tape, 4 credit cards, 150 donors, and who knows how many guinea pigs killed during the making of this film: The movie's done.( via Soy Andina )

Boys basketball: Port Chester tops John Jay in overtime
PORT CHESTER - For a moment, it looked like Lou Larizza wouldn't get the shot off, let alone knock it down.[via Journal News]

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 December 5

Carol Dion, David Mawhinney marry
Carol Amy Dion of Glastonbury was wed to David S. Mawhinney of Port Chester, New York at St.( via The Gazette )

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 December 4

Port Chester cleaner's vans torched at Purchase commercial building
Editor's note: An earlier version of this story reported the location of the incident incorrectly.( via Journal News )

Port Chester to act on voting rights challenge tonight
PORT CHESTER - The Board of Trustees will decide tonight whether to challenge the federal government's claim that the current village election system illegally disenfranchises Hispanic voters.( via Journal News )

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 December 3

Port Chester voting district debate exposes gap between ethnic groups
PORT CHESTER When Cecia Chajon immigrated to Port Chester from Guatemala 16 years ago, her new neighbors were curious about the recent trickle of Latinos to the village.( via Journal News )

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 December 2

Preview: Spring Valley renews rivalry with Nyack
The last time Spring Valley played Nyack in boys basketball, the Tigers won 61-44. Spring Valley got 30 points from Tim Harris, who had helped lead the Tigers to the Class A state championship the year before.( via Journal News )

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 December 1

Port Chester mechanic crashes customer's $500,000 Porsche
Some minor body work turned a $500,000 sports car into scrap when a village mechanic crashed his customer's Porsche Carrera GT into a telephone pole.( via The Journal News )

And finally, the real Carrera GT crash story
Posted Dec 1st 2006 10:40AM by Alex Nunez Filed under: Safety , Supercars , Porsche The New York Post is reporting full details of the Porsche Carrera GT crash story, the details of which are markedly different ...( via Autoblog )

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 November 30

Don't leave patients up in the air

Regarding the state hospital commission's idea of closing or selling nursing homes while at the same time 'figuring out a way to care for their mostly indigent patients' : Remember what happened when the state ...( via Journal News )

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 November 29

The Carrera GT crash in NY: What you didn't know

Posted Nov 28th 2006 3:06PM by Alex Nunez Filed under: Safety , Supercars , Porsche By now, you may have already seen the story of the Carrera GT that was destroyed after crashing into a utility pole in Port ...( via Autoblog )

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 November 28

Preview: Westchester, Rockland, Putnam boys, girls to watch

Boys Brian Bobola, Hen Hud: With the top six bowlers now graduated, Bobola, a senior who averaged 188 last season, figures to again be in contention for a state berth this season.( via Journal News )

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 November 27

Turkey bowling is a disgraceful waste

As a Westchester resident and taxpayer, I am angered and saddened by the Turkey Bowl fiasco sponsored by the county Parks Department at the Playland Ice Casino.( via Journal News )

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 November 26

New condos proposed for Port Chester's North Main Street

PORT CHESTER - A pair of Greenwich, Conn., real estate investors are proposing to build 24 condominiums between North Main Street and the Byram River, a few hundred yards north of Port Chester police ...( via Journal News )

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 November 25

Knitters' efforts deserve praise

Plaudits to the 'Knit Wits' and to the 'Mitzvah Knits,' a tribute to skilled and agile hands and hearts of gold! Thank you for the wonderful coverage given to the dedicated and creative efforts of these special ...( via Journal News )

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 November 24

200 chow down at turkey dinner in Port Chester

Companionship, a home-cooked meal and an introduction to an old tradition for newcomers to the country drew nearly 200 people to a turkey dinner in Port Chester last night.( via Journal News )

Archive Port Chester News Wire November 23

Rain and fender benders mar Thanksgiving getaway

Wet roads and chilly weather less than ideal for traveling, as fender benders closed roads and snarled traffic throughout the Lower Hudson Valley.( via Journal News )

Archive Port Chester News Wire November 22

Another 3-legged drill at Indian Point

I have been an observer of the past three Indian Point radiation emergency 'drills.' The Nov.( via Journal News )

Archive Port Chester News Wire November 21

Credit union closing its doors after 63 years

PORT CHESTER - Loans were hard to come by for Italian-Americans as the mid-point of the 20th century approached.( via Journal News )

AVR Realty purchases Times Square property

AVR Realty Co. LLC of Yonkers has agreed to buy 5 Times Square, the headquarters of Ernst & Young, from Boston Properties Inc.( via The Journal News )

Archive Port Chester News Wire November 20

Let the Shopping Begin! Verizon Wireless Ready for Holiday Rush

Verizon Wireless is geared-up and ready for the official start of the holiday shopping season next Friday with increased staffing and extended hours at its 139 Verizon Wireless Communications Stores in New York...( via Earth Times )

Archive Port Chester News Wire November 19

An eye for speed Race is on to find the fastest pigeon

The men flicked away their cigarettes, trudged back into the Greenwich Civic Center gymnasium and waded through wood shavings that had fallen from bird cages stacked near the stage.

In a large cage there, a young, dark-checkered male pigeon hopped under a fluorescent light.
The men scrutinized the bird's head, shape and movements as an auctioneer started the bidding at $50.

You do it to see the birds come back

Archive Port Chester News Wire November 18

Food drive tomorrow in Rye Brook, Port Chester

Dozens of volunteers will be stationed outside local groceries in Rye Brook and Port Chester tomorrow asking for donations of food.( via The Journal News )

Park plan caught in traffic jam

Designers of a pocket park proposed for the Byram waterfront are facing an unexpected hurdle.
Planned on the site of a town-owned parking lot between Interstate Lumber and J. Catalano and Sons boatyard and marina, the park configuration does not leave enough room for boat trailers and other trucks to access a garage bay at the boatyard.

People have vested a lot of time and energy into the Byram plan, and, therefore, we would like to see it come to fruition. The pocket parks are sort of like the first step.

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 November 17

Mom pleads not guilty in child-scald case

A Port Chester woman told police she scalded her toddler in a bathtub because he soiled himself and she was angry at the boy's father, according to documents filed yesterday in Westchester County Court.( via Journal News )

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 November 16

Property tax rebates are on the way to Sound Shore residents

Some 13,000 property owners in Larchmont and Port Chester who have not yet received property tax rebates should have their checks by tomorrow.( via Journal News )

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 November 15

Discovering arepas

Arepas are the Latin American version of johnnycakes. They're flat, like pancakes, but denser and thicker.( via The Journal News )

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 November 14

'Willow Street Boys' of Port Chester honored for World War II sacrifices

World War II hero John Scinto was presented with the state's highest military awards last night during ceremonies to honor his service and the sacrifices of the 'Willow Street Boys,' eight residents of a street ...( via Journal News )

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 November 13

Schools to lobby against English testing change

Several area school superintendents plan to give the public a crash course on a testing change that they say will only frustrate and punish immigrant children.( via The Journal News )

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 November 12

Keep your dogs off others' property

I am at my absolute wit's end regarding dog owners walking their dog on our property.( via Journal News )

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 November 11

Locals ready to jump into NYC Marathon feet first

There will be roughly 37,000 participants in today's New York City Marathon, with over 1,000 coming from the Lower Hudson Valley.( via Journal News )

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 November 10

It's Party Time

Westchester families never seem to run out of reasons to celebrate-there are "big number" birthdays for parents and kids; girls' nights out; milestone anniversaries; holiday parties; bar/bat mitzvahs; weddings; ...( via Journal News )

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 November 9

Port Chester's 'Willow Street Boys' remembered

Louis DiLeo remembers standing on Purdy Street and Route 1 as a boy, waving and cheering as military troop convoys drove through Port Chester, heading, ultimately, for World War II.( via The Journal News )

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 November 8

Power-Tiny and Tiny-Fogger Create Special Effects for two new Movies and Debuting NBC Series

DMN Newswire--2006-11-8--Look Solutions' Power-Tiny battery-operated fog generator and the palm-sized Tiny-Fogger lent their special- effects capabilities to two recent films, "Spider-Man 3" and "I Now ...

High school preview capsules

Today's games Ramapo at R.C. Ketcham , 2:30 p.m. The Gryphons face tough odds without star runner Obi Ezemma, who was suspended.( via Journal News )

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 November 7

Bedford Community Theatre to present 'The Music Man'

Bedford Community Theatre has opened the box office for next month's production of 'The Music Man.' The production will bring more than 60 members of the community to the stage for a retelling of Meredith ...( via Journal News )

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 November 6

Stock up on goods now and relax when company comes for the holidays

Anything can happen over the holidays. You're out raking leaves and a chat with the neighbors becomes an invitation for coffee.

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 November 5

Homeless squatters in Port Chester arrested on burglary charges

PORT CHESTER - Six homeless men who were squatters in an unoccupied apartment are suspects in a string of burglaries in the village, police said.

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 November 4

Port Chester's Edison School plans workshops for educators

PORT CHESTER - To mark its first decade as a 'community school,' the Thomas A. Edison School is presenting a series of five workshops about the lessons learned along the way.( via Journal News )

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 November 3

Business leaders discuss future of Tappan Zee

Tarrytown - While the transportation professionals and consultants continue honing the six alternatives to improve travel along the Tappan Zee Bridge-Interstate 287 corridor, the Business Council of Westchester ...( via Journal News )

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 November 2

Rye town's $3.8M budget would hike taxes 3.3 percent

RYE can expect a 3.3 percent increase in town property taxes next year under the town's $3.8 million tentative budget.( via Journal News )

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 November 1

Wild Halloween in Pelham, Port Chester: 10 arrested

Halloween pranks went beyond eggs and shaving cream in Port Chester and Pelham: Ten young people, ages 14 to 24, were charged with felonies.( via The Journal News )

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District says a bad story failed a good high school

By Jeff Benzak

The Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District defended its record following a newspaper article that board members and administrators deemed misleading.

The article, which appeared in the Sept. 13 Journal News, mentioned that Port Chester High School was listed by the state Education Department as “requiring academic progress.” The article ran under the front-page headline “9 Westchester schools cited as substandard.”
Dominic Bencivenga, president of the school board, did not dispute the facts... [more]

Former city cop has a new beat: PCHS

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By Jeff Benzak
Richard Pepe stood in a dark grey suit in the main hallway of Port Chester High School Wednesday afternoon. The final bell (they’re electronic these days) chimed at 2:48 p.m., and the hallway buzzed with teenage angst and energy. It was busy, frantic, colorful and loud. It was, as Pepe noted, like Times Square.
Pepe is the new security... [more]

Village wants to hear from residents on electoral redistricting plans

By Jananne Abel

In a letter received in April, the U.S. Department of Justice has threatened the Village of Port Chester with a lawsuit claiming that the voting rights of Hispanics have been violated by the at-large voting system currently in place. Despite the large percentage of Hispanics in the village, none have ever been elected to public office. In order to avoid a lawsuit, the Department of Justice has proposed three electoral redistricting plans... [more]

Women cook tomato sauce the old-fashioned way

By Jeff Benzak

Rosa Dilfico and Antonetta Pennella stood side by side in a garage on Clinton Street in Port Chester recently. They wore floral-patterned aprons and clutched in their hands giant wooden spoons three feet long. With those spoons they churned industrial- sized pots filled with steaming red tomatoes.

The metal pots were heated by fuel from small propane tanks... [more]

Archives Port Chester News Wire 2006 September 15 - 21

Tiff over benefits pits Dems vs. Republicans

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Village board approves part-time officials’ contribution to benefits, does away with lifetime perks

By Jananne Abel

The Republicans and Democrats on the Port Chester Board of Trustees continued their battle over benefits last week, and it may not be over yet.
At last Tuesday’s village board meeting, Mayor Gerald Logan introduced a proposal whereby elected and part-time appointed officials would begin paying 25% of the cost of their medical, dental, vision and term life insurance benefits... [more]

British bobbies, Port Chester cops realize they’re ‘not too different'

By Jeff Benzak

No, you haven’t gone crazy. Yes, that was a British bobby patrolling Port Chester’s streets.
Five English police officers were in Port Chester Wednesday as part of a delegation that earlier in the week attended a 9/11 ceremony in New York City. The bobbies were seen around the village wearing their distinctive pointy blue hats.... [more]

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 September 8 - 14

Ernesto leaves 1,700 powerless

By Jananne Abel

In the wake of Hurricane Ernesto, which hit Westchester last Saturday with its whipping winds and left 78,000 customers countywide without power, Port Chester had its share of tree damage and residents in the dark.
A total of 1,758 customers in the village lost power, according to Village Manager Bill Williams. As of Thursday morning, 48 were still without power... [more]

New polling place for District 18

Girl Scout House replaced by Edison School

Starting with Tuesday’s primary elections, voters in District 18 in Port Chester will be casting their ballot at a new location. Rather than going to the Girl Scout House in Lyon Park as they have done for years, they will be taking a slightly longer trip to Edison School on Rectory Street.
Only District 18 will be voting in the gymnasium at Edison School... [more]

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 September 1 - 7

Implicated in many thefts from motor vehicles

By Jananne Abel

A Port Chester man was arrested by Harrison police in the early morning hours of Saturday, Aug. 26 following a car break-in in Rye and a police chase. Further investigation led to his implication in countless thefts from motor vehicles.
Michael Carpiniello, 44, of 211 Madison Ave. was arrested at 3 a.m.... [more]

New P.C. sup’t settles in

By Jeff Benzak

A new superintendent will roam the hallways of Port Chester’s six public schools when classes begin Sept. 5.
Dr. Donald Carlisle was hired by the Port Chester-Rye Union Free School District after a long search and started July 1. He replaces Dr. Charles D. Coletti, who retired after 11 years as superintendent and 38 years with the school district.... [more]

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 August 16-31

Soundness of bulkhead, maintenance of promenade among concerns

By Jananne Abel

Bricks are sinking in the riverfront promenade that surrounds the Costco parking lot in downtown Port Chester. Is this something that can be easily repaired or a sign of structural damage below? That’s something the village must determine through further investigation and then figure out what to do about it.
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Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 August 1-15

Q & A: Liz Sadler Via The Journal News

Liz Sadler graciously agreed to be the subject of our latest Q & A. Liz has been here since 2002. As she describes it, she took a fairly uncommon route to a career in journalism:

Tell us what your responsibilities are. What do you cover?

I cover the communities of Rye, Port Chester, Rye Brook and Rye town, including politics, development, neighborhood issues and community news. I also write about life trends.

Tell us your background.

I joined The Journal News in 2002, but I didn’t take the conventional journalism career path. After graduating from college with a degree in fine arts, I worked for Sotheby’s auction house editing and managing the production of auction catalogs. Three years later, I decided to pursue a master’s in journalism, even though I had never written much more than a college paper. From there, I moved to Binghamton and covered City Hall for 14 months. I returned to New York City in September 2002 and came to work at The Journal News.

What are some of the most interesting stories you’ve covered?

I wrote last year about two U.S. Marines — one from Elmsford, one from Port Chester – who were killed in Iraq. I find those stories — the ones that allow you to go back and retrace someone’s life and tell their story — the most personally rewarding.

I also covered the demise of New York United Medical Center, a 116—year—old hospital in Port Chester that filed for bankruptcy protection and closed. Many people viewed the closing of such a beloved institution as the end of an era, so it was a privilege to cover such a pivotal event for the village and to get to know the people most impacted, including longtime employees.

Read: The Full Interview

Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 July 16 -31

Volunteers give Port Chester EMS headquarters a makeover

By LIZ SADLERTHE JOURNAL NEWS

(Original publication: June 16, 2006)

PORT CHESTER — Volunteers donned work shirts and surgical masks yesterday as they sanded, primed and painted the headquarters of the Port Chester-Rye-Rye Brook Emergency Medical Services.

"We're not just soccer moms," said Kerry Scala of Harrison, wielding a dripping-wet paint roller.

"Who needs extreme home makeover?"Scala was one of 10 members of the volunteer Twig organization who prepared the Ellendale Avenue building for a major makeover tomorrow, involving some 30 volunteers. The Twig teamed up with Habitat for Humanity of Westchester to refurbish the squat stucco building.

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