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Saturday, December 15, 2007

12/14/07 - Once Again The Journal News Kicks The Pathetic Westmore Snooze's Butt Online.


Thumbs Down To The Hopelessly Biased Rag Known As The Westmore News.


Why Does Westmore News Editor Jananne "The Spam Queen" Abel Keep Begging Online Visitors To Pay $33.00, When The Journal News and Lohud.com have more and better written Port Chester articles for FREE !!!!


It looks like the hopelessly biased rag known as the Westmore Snooze can't attract enough advertisers and is forced to beg online in order to make ends meet.


It's almost 'The End' for Rye Ridge Cinema
By Jeff Benzak
The Rye Ridge Cinema will run its final film on Dec. 31. The only theatre in Rye Brook's history will fall victim to a perfect storm of competition: the Port Chester multiplex, cable TV, Blockbuster Video and Internet...
[more] Warning - Jananne "The Spam Queen" Abel Will Beg For $33.00.

After 20 years working together, twins set to retire from Feinsod's
By Jeff Benzak
Last week a man walked into Feinsod Hardware on North Main Street in Port Chester. Perhaps he was clairvoyant, or maybe just an unusually shrewd amateur meteorologist, but he strolled straight to the shovel section and began sampling...
[more] Warning - Jananne "The Spam Queen" Abel Will Beg For $33.00.

The history of Port Chester High School
To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the current PCHS building, this is the fifth in a series of articles about its history. This section continues the story of the school's 1936 championship football team.
By Ron Weckesser
"Port Chester won today, but-oh...
[more] Warning - Jananne "The Spam Queen" Abel Will Beg For $33.00.

Holy Rosary celebrates Mass; mariachi band, dancers add spice
More than 1,000 people attended a special Mass at the Don Bosco Community Center in Port Chester Wednesday night. The Mass, which was celebrated in Spanish by Rev. Timothy Ploch of Holy Rosary Church, honored the Virgin of Guadalupe's apparition... [more] Warning - Jananne "The Spam Queen" Abel Will Beg For $33.00.

Fire on Poningo Street
A fire caused by an electrical cord that shorted out and ignited a Christmas tree broke out in a 40- to 60-unit apartment building at the corner of Poningo and Parker streets Wednesday night. The flames were quickly extinguished, but... [more] Warning - Jananne "The Spam Queen" Abel Will Beg For $33.00.


Thumbs Up To The Journal News For Providing Tons Of Unbiased News Reports That Are Spam Free. It looks like advertisers support the reporting in the Journal news. and the Journal News does not need to use spam links to beg for $33.00.


Day after Day and Week after Week the Journal News outperforms and the hopelessly biased spam rag known as the Westmore Snooze.


The irrelevant Jananne "The Spam Queen" Abel gets scooped by the Journal News every single day.


Hey Jananne, just look at all the free online news you get at the journal news. Every one of these online articles is about or mentions Port Chester. Plus their are letters and other items written by Port Chester Citizens.


Judge says Port Chester faces penalties for not paying landowner whose buildings were seized
Friday, Dec 14, 2007
A state judge says he might sanction Port Chester up to $10,000 a day if the village doesn't pay former property owner William Brody more than $1 million it owes him for seizing his downtown buildings as part of a redevelopment plan. In a decision...
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Timothy O'Connor The Journal News


911 operator praised for work during Port Chester blaze
Friday, Dec 14, 2007
PORT CHESTER - Tracy Pitocco had been on the job as a 911 operator for just four months, when village police called to report smoke at 125 Poningo St. in her hometown. As she hung up, the phone rang again, and this time it was a woman trapped in a...
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Shawn Cohen The Journal News


Basketball tournaments are under today's spotlight
Friday, Dec 14, 2007
Basketball moves into the spotlight with the focus on boys and girls tournaments. The first round of the White Plains boys tournament, rescheduled for today after yesterday's inclement weather, pits Iona Prep vs. Newburgh at 5 p.m. and White Plain...
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Friday, Dec 14, 2007
Yesterday's results Boys basketball Woodlands at Briarcliff, canceled Hawthorne Cedar Knolls at Tuckahoe, canceled Croton-Harmon at Irvington, ppd., TBD Solomon Schechter at Keio, ppd., TBD Blind Brook at Dover, ppd., TBD Pelham at P...

...Hen Hud tournament
Port Chester vs. Pelham, ppd., today, 4:30 p.m....


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Friday, Dec 14, 2007
Last week, Mrs. Cratchit opened her White Plains home to the Fezziwigs, Scrooge, Marley and all those ghosts for chicken, sushi and pasta. Last night, The Ghost of Christmas Past was set to serve Italian favorites. Next week, it's Mrs. Fezziwig's ...


....Michael J. Farina of Port Chester is in his 12th show at WBT, playing Mr. Fezziwig, the Ghost of Christmas Present, a charity gentleman, a merchant and a poulterer....


..."We just instantly jumped into this with an ease and a comfort to be opposite each other," Farina says....


..."This place is old home," says Farina, who played Al/God in the Broadway production of "In My Life" and was in the original production of "Seussical" and revivals of "My Fair Lady" and "Fiddler on the Roof."


"I grew up here. I got lots of experience here. I've been lucky enough to do Broadway shows and be there and back and there and back. It's always here. And it's always nice to come back."...


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Peter D. Kramer The Journal News


Friday, Dec 14, 2007
Here's a reminder of the restaurants we've covered recently. The most recently published are at the top of the list. Union Restaurant and Bar Latino: The menu offers Latin-inspired dishes and Latin-infused takes on Continental standa...


....Patrias: Chef Mariano Aznar, formerly at Solera in Irvington, is from Barcelona. His partner, Yvon Rodriguez, is from Peru. The menu at their stylish restaurant in Port Chester offers the best of both worlds. Enjoy ceviches, paellas and a full tapas menu. 35 1/2 N. Main St., Port Chester, 914-937-0177....


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Restaurant Review: Nessa, in Port Chester
Thursday, Dec 13, 2007
At nessa, the 9-month-old Italian newcomer in Port Chester, it's all about dramatic scenery and a sultry vibe. This is a restaurant meant for nursing a quartino of Chianti, nibbling on gourmet bruschetta, and enjoying a leisurely meal. And while t...
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Jeanne Muchnick InTown Westchester


Rockland briefing
Thursday, Dec 13, 2007
A public forum on developing Clarkstown's comprehensive plan scheduled for 7 tonight has been canceled, officials said. Residents will be notified when a new date is arranged. Local historian Bob Knight will hold a special presentation at tonight'...


...- Fire sparked by a burning Christmas tree in Port Chester traps several residents and sends eight people, including a baby, to hospitals.


- Mother says son severely beaten in 1993 died of cancer....


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Eight hospitalized, several rescued after Christmas tree sparks Port Chester blaze
Thursday, Dec 13, 2007
PORT CHESTER - A three-alarm fire sparked by a burning Christmas tree last night trapped several residents and sent eight people, including a baby, to hospitals, officials said. The fire broke out shortly before 6:40 p.m. at 125 Poningo St. in Apa...
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Melanie Plenda The Journal News


White Plains boys basketball tournament, CHSHL hockey highlight today's events
Thursday, Dec 13, 2007
Today is the opening round of the White Plains boys basketball tournament with Iona Prep facing Newburgh at 5 p.m. and the host Tigers taking on Spring Valley at 7 p.m. In hockey, Iona Prep and Stepinac, two of the top teams in the CHSHL, meet ton...
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Storm wipes out high school slate
Thursday, Dec 13, 2007
The storm that has hit the Lower Hudson Valley has wiped out the varsity athletic slate scheduled for today. Schools throughout the area are either closed or are dismissing early. Up to 8 inches of snow is expected in parts of the area. Today's...


...Hen Hud tournament
Port Chester vs. Pelham, ppd., tomorrow, 4:30 p.m....


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Staff reports


Rye Brook mayor won't seek re-election; replacement slate proposed
Thursday, Dec 13, 2007
RYE BROOK - Two-term Mayor Lawrence Rand is not seeking re-election in March, possibly paving the way for the village's first female mayor. Rye Brook Together, a local community action group, is endorsing Trustee Joan Feinstein for mayor. The grou...


...Feinstein, 58, has served four years as village trustee, including three as deputy mayor.
She served six years on the Blind Brook Board of Education and nearly two years on the Zoning Board of Appeals. She said would work on several issues if elected mayor.


"I look forward to the completion of an intermunicipal agreement that would assure the fiscal stability and governance of the Port Chester Public Library...


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Lazy Liz Sadler The Journal News


Restaurant Review: P�lomino in Old Greenwich
Thursday, Dec 13, 2007
There are many words to describe Chef Rafael Palomino, but "subtle" isn't one of them. For years, his Port Chester restaurants, Sonora and Pacifico, have lured hungry visitors with bright, vivid colors; big, splashy drinks; and Latin-infused dishe...
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Mary Lynn Mitcham InTown Westchester


Girls basketball roundup: Hackley defeats Rye Country Day 34-23; Peekskill defeats Brewster 65-60; Tappan Zee defeats Panas 59-47; New Rochelle defeats Suffern 45-36
Thursday, Dec 13, 2007
Hackley 34, Rye Country Day School 23: At Hackley, Meghan McDermott scored eight of her game-high 13 points in the second quarter as Hackley took a nine-point lead. Alexandra Osborn-Jones had 12 points for the Wildcats. Peekskill 65, Bre...


...Port Chester 53, Fox Lane 38: At Port Chester, Courtney Butler scored 19 points and Daisja Miller had 16. MacKenzie Stewart led Fox Lane with 11....


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Assemblyman Ball discusses illegal immigration and public safety
Thursday, Dec 13, 2007
NORTH SALEM - The region has "nice rock walls, the lawns are short and the weeds are kept down," state Assemblyman Greg Ball said last night, referring to the illegal immigrant labor performing those tasks.


But the area is also experiencing rapes,murders, burglaries and assaults, he said, by some who enter the country illegally.


"Illegal immigration is illegal and it spawns more illegal behavior," Ball,...


...State police on Halloween arrested Broudwiack after they learned he lived at 2 Sugar Hill Road in the town's Purdys section for about two years and hadn't registered. That was discovered after Broudwiack was arrested in Port Chester, where he was accused of driving with a suspended license. He failed to appear in Port Chester court Nov. 9 on the misdemeanor charge.


In North Salem, Broudwiack posted the $10,000 bail set by Town Justice John J. Johnston Jr. on Oct. 31 and has been free ever since. A spokesman for the Westchester District Attorney's Office has said the D.A.'s office at the time of the bail application wasn't aware Broudwiack was wanted in California or of a renewed effort to deport him. The entire incident still upsets neighbors....


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Michael Risinit The Journal News


Patients fret over layoffs at New Rochelle, Mount Vernon hospitals
Thursday, Dec 13, 2007
Patients of Sound Shore Medical Center in New Rochelle and Mount Vernon Hospital Center fretted yesterday over how 145 layoffs would affect their care. For some it was another blow to the regional health care picture. "Meanwhile, we're running out...


...Recent years have been tough on health care centers: New York United Hospital Center in Port Chester ...


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Ken Valenti The Journal News


Boys basketball roundup: New York School for the Deaf defeats Winston Prep 42-39 in OT; Bronxville defeats Valhalla 60-51; Clarkstown South defeats Joihn Jay-EF 65-58; Brewster defeats Harrison 67-47; Mount Vernon reaches 100 again
Thursday, Dec 13, 2007
New York School for the Deaf 42, Winston Prep 39, OT: At NYSD, Dale Powell had 23 points and 10 rebounds, and teammate Anton Fletcher scored 13 points. Bronxville 60, Vahalla 51: At Bronxville, Brian Rogers had 20 points and six rebo...
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Area high school events: Scores and schedules
Thursday, Dec 13, 2007
Yesterday's results Boys basketball Mount Vernon 100, Ramapo 60 Clark Academy 75, Hawthorne Cedar Knolls 60 Roosevelt 67, Clarkstown North 49 New York Military Academy 55, Harvey 41 Blessed Sacrament 71, Sacred Heart 40 Panas 45, Ken...


...Port Chester 80, John Jay 52: At John Jay, Jordan Henriquez scored 27 points, and teammate Steven Cordero had 20. Kevin Drew led the Indians with 18...


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Recreation notes
Thursday, Dec 13, 2007
Taking the Hudson Valley fall men's soccer league championship was by no means an easy task for the Southern Westchester Blast. Battling back from 3-0 and 5-2 deficits, the Blast (13-2) had to endure 90 minutes of regulation and two 10-minute over...


...Youth basketball
The following are Catholic Youth Organization results:


Boys (grade 3) rookie division


Annunciation Gold (Crestwood) 16, St. Augustine's (Larchmont) 9: Vincent Cavallo ( eight steals), Nick Febbo (eight rebounds), with a combined 10 points from the two, were the biggest factors in the Knights' season-opening win.


Annunciation Blue 27, Our Lady of Mercy (Port Chester) 16: To secure the victory, Kevin Berrios, Casey O'Donnell and Michael Apostopoulos put together 19 points....


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Anthony Camerino Special to the Review Press


Former housekeeper accused of stealing jewelry from Port Chester home
Wednesday, Dec 12, 2007
PORT CHESTER - A family's longtime live-in housekeeper is accused of stealing $100,000 worth of diamond jewelry, police said yesterday. Gisela Torres, 50, of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, is charged with second-degree grand larceny, a felony, after the...
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Theresa Juva The Journal News


UPDATE: Port Chester blaze sends several to hospital
Wednesday, Dec 12, 2007
PORT CHESTER - A three-alarm fire sparked by a burning Christmas tree tonight trapped several residents and sent eight people, including a baby, to area hospitals, officials said. The fire broke out shortly before 6:40 p.m. at 125 Poningo St. in a...
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Melanie Plenda The Journal News


Boys, girls basketball moves into today's spotlight
Wednesday, Dec 12, 2007
Basketball moves into today's spotlight with several intriguing matchups. One of the area's top female players, Porsha Postell, travels to face one of the area's best teams when Woodlands visits Albertus Magnus at 4:30 p.m. Another interesting gir...


...Girls basketball
Arlington at Roosevelt, 4:15 p.m.
Fox Lane at Port Chester, 4:30 p.m....


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Driver shocked, accused of DWI after a 15-minute chase, police say
Wednesday, Dec 12, 2007
RYE BROOK - A 51-year-old man is accused of driving drunk after leading police on a 15-minute slow-speed chase through Rye Brook and Port Chester before police and an electronic stun gun stopped him, police said. Jacope A. Jesfen, who gave his add...
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Nicole Neroulias The Journal News


Area high school events: Scores and schedule
Wednesday, Dec 12, 2007
Yesterday's results Boys basketball Lincoln Hall 72, Croton-Harmon 62 Fordham Prep 69, Blessed Sacrament 66 Iona Prep B 68, Xaverian B 39 Pearl River 70, Ardsley 47 Rye Neck 72, Hawthorne Cedar Knolls 69 Sleepy Hollow 42, Pelham 38 S...
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Yesterday's bowling matches
Wednesday, Dec 12, 2007
Bowling Boys North Rockland 7, Spring Valley 0 At Hi Tor Lanes Total pins: North Rockland: 2,824; Spring Valley: 2,186 High game: 1. Dan Scherer (NRk) 226; 2. James Wargo (NRk) 215; 3. Wargo (NRk) 210. ...


...Edgemont 7, Port Chester 0
At White Plains Bowl
Total pins: Edgemont: 1762; Port Chester: 1572
High game: 1. Nicole Shifteh (E) 138; 2. Shifteh (E) 135; 3. Dana Lee (E) 135.
High series: 1. Lee (E) 382 2. Shifteh (E) 375; 3. Vanessa Thom (E) 351....


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Yesterday's wrestling matches
Wednesday, Dec 12, 2007
Wrestling Somers 50, Ossining 28 At Ossining 160 - James Brundage (O) tech. fall Nick Kolaj; 171 - Sean Realbuto (S) dec. Juan Delacruz, 19-5; 189 - Brian Zappi pin. Omi Ibarra, 3:23; 215 - Adee Bub...


...At Port Chester
135 -Colton Reitzer (NRk) pin. Jack Girardi, 3:44; 140 - Jerry Zurla (NRk) pin. J.C. Alejaldre, 3:15; 145 - Alex Calero (PC) dec. Teddy Eccleston, 3-1; 152 - Matt Mancuso (NRk) dec. Sean Zemlyak, 3-1; 160 - Mark Diaz (NRk) dec. Andy Datino, 4-2; 171 - Jon Didio (NRk) pin. James Mutino, 3:17; 189 - Mike Sorbella (PC) pin. Matt Freeman, 3:33; 215 -J.P. Calero (PC) pin. Pat Cahill, :29; 96 - Charlie Gonzalez (PC) dec. Mike Caputo, 5-3; 103 - Alex Sanchez (NRk) maj. dec. Joe Guido, 16-5; 112 - Keith Baez (NRk) dec. Max Josephson, 7-4; 119 - Joe Slane (NRk) pin. Jonathan Villalobos, 1:27; 125 - Andres Salcedo (PC) pin. Dan Burgaleta, 3:33; 130 - Fernando Martinez (PC) pin. Wilkerson Jean-Francois, 2:34.


Records - North Rockland 1-1; Port Chester 1-1....


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Looking for a great burger? Give these local spots a try
Wednesday, Dec 12, 2007
The Blazer Pub always makes our top 10 list of great burgers in LoHud land. So when we found out that the restaurant won't be open for the holidays - the whole building had to be rewired after an electrical fire on Nov. 23 caused a power surge - w...


...Steakhouses are specialists in serious beef and the 10-ounce, USDA prime beef burger at the Willett House (20 Willett Ave., 914-939-7500) in Port Chester is not to be taken lightly. The burger is ground in-house and can be equipped with traditional sides, such as thick-sliced Bermuda onions and beefsteak tomatoes or giant baked potatoes with sour cream and chives. But forget the brewskis - the big bonus here is great wine with your burger. The wine cellar has more than 950 bottles, including plenty of California Cabernets, big hearty partners for beef....


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Liz Johnson The Journal News


Housekeeper accused of stealing jewelry from Port Chester home
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007
PORT CHESTER - A family's longtime live-in housekeeper is accused of stealing $100,000 worth of diamond jewelry, police said today. Gisela Torres, 50, of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, is charged with second-degree grand larceny, a felony, after the fam...
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Theresa Juva The Journal News


Foundation jump-starts makeover plans for Port Chester High library
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007
PORT CHESTER - The Port Chester High School library will undergo a major facelift this summer thanks to a donation from a local education foundation. The Tamarack Tower Foundation, a non-profit run by a group of alumni and residents, has donated $...
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Lazy Liz Sadler The Journal News


Driver Tasered, accused of DWI after leading Rye Brook, Port Chester police on a 15-minute chase
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007
RYE BROOK - A 51-year-old man is accused of driving drunk after leading police on a 15-minute slow-speed chase through Rye Brook and Port Chester before police and an electronic stun gun stopped him early today, police said. Jacope A. Jesfen, who ...
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Nicole Neroulias The Journal News


Watts propels Peekskill past Port Chester
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007
PORT CHESTER - There was no real way to know how Ralph Watts would fit in on the Peekskill boys basketball team when he transferred in September. Sometimes, a star player simply doesn't mix on an established team. However, without Watts, the three...
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Kevin Devaney Jr. The Journal News


Girls basketball roundup: Mamaroneck beats Saunders; Ossining tops Tappan Zee
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007
Somers 54, Hen Hud 49: At Somers, Kaitlin O'Sullivan had 14 points and Caitlin Ward added 13 points. Chelsey Glashoff had 15 points for Hen Hud. Nyack 53, Panas 47: At Nyack, Caroline Chesterman had 15 points in the win. Teammate Cha...
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Ursuline, North Rockland girls basketball showdown highlights today's slate
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007
The Ursuline and North Rockland girls basketball teams open their season in a key Class AA matchup at North Rockland. The game starts at 6 p.m. Here's a look at the rest of today's schedule of high school athletic events in the Lower Hudson Valley...


...Wrestling
Carmel at New Rochelle, 4:30 p.m.
North Rockland at Port Chester, 4:30 p.m....


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Area high school events: Scores and schedule
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007
Yesterday's results Boys basketball Gorton 69, Carmel 56 Mount Vernon 70, Mamaroneck 40 New Rochelle 73, John Jay-East Fishkill 53 Clarkstown South 70, Saunders 54 White Plains 75, Lincoln 60 Harvey 53, Poughkeepsie Day 27 Tappan Zee...
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Section 1 coaches, schools call on the Shall-Answer Man
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007
ELMSFORD - One winter morning three years ago, the Shall-Answer Man had a moment to breathe. There were no schedules to finalize and no fires to douse with his wisdom. For once, the little red light wasn't blinking. In this relative quiet, Greg Ra...


..."Not only has our job become more streamlined, the whole operation of Section 1 has become more organized," said Port Chester athletic director Joe Durney, a member of Section 1's athletic council. "Greg has really brought consistency to Section 1."...


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Josh Thomson The Journal News


No lapse in filing ethics reports
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2007
In your Dec. 2 article, "City officials fail to disclose their finances," you wrote, "However, it was unclear if the city clerk turned over all of the disclosure forms filed by city commissioners and department heads between 1998 and 2005." You al...


....Recently, I called Bee-line regarding a schedule of Port Chester-bound buses. The recorded schedule indicated a 9:32 a.m. pick-up at a temporary stop (long-term construction). ...


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Boys basketball: Peekskill pulls away from Port Chester
Monday, Dec 10, 2007
PORT CHESTER - Lakeland transfer Ralph Watts scored a game-high 24 points as Peekskill defeated host Port Chester 74-56 in boys basketball today. Peekskil (2-0) led 49-48 entering the fourth quarter before holding the Rams to one field goal in the...
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Kevin Devaney Jr. The Journal News


Peekskill, Port Chester go at it today in early-season boys basketball battle
Monday, Dec 10, 2007
Peekskill visits Port Chester today at 4:30 p.m. in an early-season battle of Class A boys basketball contenders. Hockey is also in the spotlight as Clarkstown North tries to recover from a slow start when it takes on Rye Town/Harrison at Playland...
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Area high school events: Scores and schedule
Monday, Dec 10, 2007
Yesterday's results Girls basketball Maria Regina 71, St. Joseph by-the-Sea 43 St. Raymond's at Blessed Sacrament, 2 p.m. Rye Neck tournament: Championship at Rye Neck, 7 p.m. Ice hockey Mamaroneck 8, Mahopac 5 North Ro...


....Boys basketball
Mamaroneck at Mount Vernon, 4:15 p.m.
Clarkstown South at Saunders, 4:15 p.m.
Carmel at Gorton, 4:15 p.m.
White Plains at Lincoln, 4:15 p.m.
John Jay-East Fishkill at New Rochelle, 4:15 p.m.
Peekskill at Port Chester, 4:30 p.m.....


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The Lowdown: A look at the week ahead in local sports
Monday, Dec 10, 2007
Breakout basketball If this is to be a breakout season for Porsha Postell and Woodlands, then this is the week to prove it. The leading returning scorer in Section 1 and her Falcons have a tough week ahead, with games against perhaps the tw...


...At least a couple of boys basketball games this week could be previews of sectional finals, beginning with Peekskill at Port Chester today. These teams are considered the top two in Class A this season and have met at the County Center the last two years. ...


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Force administration to change war policy
Monday, Dec 10, 2007
Last week, we learned that President Bush has been actively misleading us on Iran - lying to get us into another reckless, disastrous war. It was revealed that Bush has known for months that Iran has no nuclear weapons program. Bush said he "only ...
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Valley Cottage 'pocket' park too close to home
Monday, Dec 10, 2007
Webster's Dictionary defines "passive" as "accepting without resistance or objection." This is certainly not the case regarding the planned "pocket" park in Valley Cottage ("Officials hope proposed park in Valley Cottage could be hamlet's center,"...


...Romney's statement on faith applauded


The need for Mitt Romney to have to defend his religious beliefs is caused by the bane of this country, namely politics. It is deplorable that - not for the first time - religion has been drawn into the political arena. If one adds the results of a poll that reportedly showed that more than 30 percent of those participating had voiced that they would "not vote for a Mormon," it becomes evident that we have not quite yet achieved the level of civility and maturity our Constitution aims at. Ours is apparently not yet the model democracy our politicians like to tell us and the world.


Mr. Romney's response was exemplary, as was the one given by John F. Kennedy almost 50 years ago. The Constitution speaks of "freedom of" not "freedom from" religion. One regrets that the media did not choose an educational role but rather its usual confrontational style. Or is there an attempt to profile Mr. Romney due to him being a Republican?


Rene Prochelle
Port Chester


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Grippi brothers lead Foxes to Mamaroneck tourney win
Sunday, Dec 9, 2007
MAMARONECK - Peter Grippi collected his winner's spoils from the front table and walked back to the stands to relax. It had been less than 30 minutes since his latest victory, but he knew he would be returning to the mat shortly. Big brother was a...


...Port Chester, which had the second-most champions with three, finished in fourth place. The Rams got titles from Westley Tapia (285), John Calero (215) and Andres Salcedo (119), who was named the tournament's most outstanding wrestler.


"It's great," Salcedo said. "I had no idea I was going to win."...



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Alex Myers The Journal News


Area high school events: Scores and schedule
Sunday, Dec 9, 2007
Yesterday's results Boys basketball Bishop Ford 63, Stepinac 56 Ardsley tournament Consolation game: Ardsley 75, Putnam Valley 41 Championship game: Hen Hud 56, Somers 42 Briarcliff tournament Briarcliff 89, Dobbs Ferry...


...Peekskill at Port Chester, 4:30 p.m....


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Yesterday's wrestling matches
Sunday, Dec 9, 2007
Wrestling Jerry Maguire Tournament At North Rockland High School Team standings and key - 1.Warwick (Ww) 206 points; 2. North Rockland (NRk) 193; 3. Arlington (Arl) 189.5; 4. Nanuet (N) 161; 5. Fordham Prep (151); 6. Ar...
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Rockland boys soccer performer of the year: Suffern's Charlie Pirc
Sunday, Dec 9, 2007
Josh Thomson The Journal News Charlie Pirc had just finished his freshman year of high school when he had an epiphany. The Suffern High soccer player had already developed into a rising star, but during the summer of 2006 he saw a pathway to be ev...
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Westchester/Putnam athlete of the season: Byram Hills soccer star Will Ogden
Sunday, Dec 9, 2007
The play Will Ogden will be remembered for unfolded in the first half of the Class A state championship boys soccer game. He beat one defender and sprinted half the length of the field to evade two others, before using his off-foot to send the bal...


...Henry Acosta, Sr., White Plains; Luis Barajas, Sr., Port Chester;...


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Josh Thomson The Journal News


Area varsity events: Scores and schedule
Saturday, Dec 8, 2007
Thursday's results Boys basketball Gorton 50, Clarkstown North 44 Eastchester 58, Panas 53 Mamaroneck 63, John Jay-East Fishkill 48 North Rockland 53, Lincoln 40 Solomon Schechter 53, Haldane 42 Clarkstown South 71, Tuxedo 24 Poughke...


...Port Chester tournament
Ursuline B 61, Port Chester 27
Nyack 53, Byram Hills 45....


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Girls basketball roundup: Putnam Valley defeats Ardsley 56-53; Tappan Zee defeats Ramapo 65-56; Hackley defeats Greenwich AScademy 56-53; Nyack tops Ursuline B 52-48 for tournament title
Saturday, Dec 8, 2007
Hackley 56, Greenwich Academy 53: In the opening round of the Hackley tournament, Ali Piscina scored 23 points. Elizabeth Bendick and Meghan McDermott each scored eight points, and Lemia Harik had seven. Hackley takes on King & Low-Heyw...


...Byram Hills 71, Port Chester 37:
In the consolation game of the Port Chester tournament, Sam Wolff scored 12 points for the Bobcats. Julia Dempson had 17 points and four assists for the Rams....


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Lessons in bungling
Saturday, Dec 8, 2007
The strange tale of Jose Broudwiack has properly enraged many in northern Westchester and beyond. The Peru native was in the U.S. illegally, convicted as a sex offender in California, served his time, then easily, breezily and with apparent impuni...


...September 2007: Port Chester police stopped Broudwiack for driving with a faulty brake light. Voila: This time, his criminal history surfaced; Officer Walter Alcivar ran a computer check and learned about Broudwiack's revoked driving privileges. He also found out about the California warrant, which revealed the sex-crime conviction. Alcivar said he called police in California to check on the case and was told that they would not come to New York to get Broudwiack.

The Port Chester officer followed up with some more research, confirming that Broudwiack had never registered as a sex offender in New York, as the law requires. Alcivar said he called the Westchester District Attorney's Office. Assistant District Attorney Fred Green had Alcivar hand the failure-to-register case over to state police in Somers; it has jurisdiction in North Salem, where Broudwiack was living at the time. Meanwhile, Port Chester charged Broudwiack with aggravated unlicensed operation, a misdemeanor. He was arrested and subsequently posted $200 bail. But again he walked. It took six weeks for state police to track down Broudwiack....



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Preview: Boys power rankings
Friday, Dec 7, 2007
Class AA 1. Mount Vernon 2. White Plains 3. New Rochelle Class A 1. Peekskill 2. Stepinac 3. Port Chester Class B 1. Briarcliff 2. Croton-Harmon 3. Lincoln Hall Class C/D 1. Leake & Watts 2. Tuckahoe 3. Clark Academy
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Westchester Ave. traffic stop nets felony drug charges for driver, passenger
Friday, Dec 7, 2007
PORT CHESTER - Two men were arrested on felony drug charges after the car they were in was pulled over for a faulty muffler and speeding Wednesday, police said. Anderson Perez, 18, of 15 Bush Ave., Port Chester, tried to flee from the 1991 Toyota ...
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Leslie Korngold The Journal News


Key basketball and hockey games on today's schedule
Friday, Dec 7, 2007
Basketball and hockey are at the focal point of today's schedule of high school athletics. The White Plains girls basketball tournament wraps up today with Horace Greeley taking on Maria Regina in the championship scheduled for 7 p.m. The Nyack bo...


...Port Chester tournament
Consolation at Port Chester, 4:15 p.m.
Championship at Port Chester, 6 p.m....


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Preview: Boys Super 7
Friday, Dec 7, 2007
Kevin Jones, Mount Vernon: No player improved as much last season as the 6-foot-8 Jones, who averaged 21 points and 11.8 rebounds and guided the Knights to their third Class AA state title in four seasons. Jones, who has signed with West Vi...


...Jordan Henriquez, Port Chester: When the Rams' offense runs through Henriquez, they are a difficult team to stop. At 6-11, he dominates the interior and is the area's premier shot blocker. Henriquez averaged 13.4 points and 12 rebounds per game, and has garnered interest from Connecticut, Memphis, Rhode Island, Drexel and Marist....


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Wrestling: Youth serves Harrison well
Friday, Dec 7, 2007
HARRISON - Trailing by three points with time dwindling rapidly, Harrison wrestler Jordan Brunner was under pressure. The sophomore found himself in the defensive position, working diligently to escape Rye's Max Billington and put himself in posit...


"The improvement he made from last week at Port Chester to today was great," Nicita said. "Every time Jordan got into a scramble, he kept fighting, kept moving and did a great job.


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Tony Pinciaro The Journal News


Girls basketball roundup: Rye Country Day defeats Hamden Hall 36-27; Sleepy Hollow defeats Clarkstown South 64-52; Solomon Schechter deeats Keio 30-29; Holy Child defeats Croton-Harmon 51-29
Friday, Dec 7, 2007
Rye Country Day 36, Hamden Hall 27: Alexandra Osborne Jones had 21 points, 22 rebounds, and five blocks to lead visiting Rye Country Day to a 36-27 win over Hamden Hall yesterday. Christina McClintock added eight points for the Wildcats....


....Ursuline B 61, Port Chester 27: In the first round of the Port Chester tournament, Stefanie Tywonick scored 10 points for the Koalas. Julia Dempson had 14 for the Rams. Ursuline B plays Nyack in the final tonight at 6 p.m. Port Chester faces Byram Hills in the consolation game at 4:15 p.m.


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Area high school events: Scores and schedule
Friday, Dec 7, 2007
Yesterday's results Boys basketball Gorton 50, Clarkstown North 44 Eastchester 58, Panas 53 Mamaroneck 63, John Jay-East Fishkill 48 North Rockland 53, Lincoln 40 Solomon Schechter 53, Haldane 42 Clarkstown South 71, Tuxedo 24 Poughk...
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Local reactions mixed amid Bush's subprime-mortgage plan
Friday, Dec 7, 2007
New efforts by the Bush administration to help homeowners struggling with subprime mortgages were greeted yesterday with hope and skepticism in the Lower Hudson Valley. Counselors of homeowners burdened with mortgage debt welcomed the latest effor...


...Of the 40 to 50 people who sought mortgage counseling at Neighborhood Preservation Corp. in Port Chester, just four qualified, Director Blanca Lopez said...


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Jerry Gleeson The Journal News


Holiday food drives, southern and central Westchester
Friday, Dec 7, 2007
These food pantries are collecting and distributing food and serving meals for Christmas. Brewster: Needed by Dec. 16: turkeys, hams, stuffing, instant potatoes, yams, rice, cereal, soup, cranberry sauce, coffee, tea, cake mixes, napkins. D...


...Port Chester: All food collected will be distributed by the Carver Center Community Action Program. Sponsor: Rotary Club of Port Chester-Rye Brook. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. A&P Food Store, 575 Boston Post Road. 914-939-2867.


Port Chester: Needed by Dec 17: turkeys, canned vegetables, desserts. Meal at 5:30 p.m. St. Frances AME Zion Church, 18 Smith St. 914-939-1056.


Rye Brook: All food collected will be distributed by the Carver Center Community Action Program. Sponsor: Rotary Club of Port Chester-Rye Brook. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. D'Agostino, 142 S. Ridge St., 914-939-2867; and Food Emporium, 261 S. Ridge St. 914-939-2867....


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Preview: Girls team capsules
Friday, Dec 7, 2007
Mamaroneck Tigers Coach: John Savage (1st year, team was 6-14 last season) Top returners: Anna Reddicliffe (5-5), Jr., G; Lauren DiBiccari (5-5), Sr., G; Chelsea Blockin (5-10), Sr., C; Jade Mandel (5-8), Jr., F; Claire Aller ...
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Preview: Boys team capsules, Part 2
Friday, Dec 7, 2007
Lakeland Hornets Coach: Henry Weltman (13th year, 18-5 last season) Top returners: Lou DeMello (5-7), Sr., G; Joe Mostafa (6-5), Sr., C; Justin Domingo (6-5), Sr., C; Keith Rodriguez (5-10), Sr., G; Jack Cassara (5-11), Sr., G...
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Dining, in brief
Friday, Dec 7, 2007
Here's a reminder of the restaurants we've covered recently. The most recently published are at the top of the list. Union Restaurant and Bar Latino: The menu offers Latin-inspired dishes and Latin-infused takes on Continental standa...


...Nessa: An Italian enoteca, with an eclectic wine list, sleek but comfortable atmosphere, and a menu that ranges from light sampling to ample entrees. 325 N. Main St., Port Chester. 914-939-0119....


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