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Archive Port Chester Business Wire 2005 September

Website Of The Month


Photographers

Vita Studios , established in 1950.

Mike PierroPhotographer
6 Bowman Avenue
Port Chester, NY 10573

914.939.9344

http://www.vitastudios.net/

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Archive Port Chester Business Wire 2005 August

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Ultimate Cleaning Services
111 Wilkins Ave
Port Chester, NY 10573

DBA/ Spectrum Maintenance Services

Tel. (914) 939-4132 - (203) 531-0623

Fax (914) 935-1057

Home Page

Request Information/Estimate

Carpet And Rug Cleaning

Window cleaning

Drapery And Upholstery Cleaning

Blind Cleaning

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Archive Port Chester Business Wire 2005 July

Website Of The Month

Anro Corporation is a manufacturer of micro and mini diaphragm pumps. Our pumps are used for many applications. Some uses include vacuum/compression of air and gas, medical/analytical devices, sampler, instrumentation and automation controls. Our years of experience have helped us patent a durable and reliable design. All our pumps are made of precision machined Aluminum or Stainless Steel. All aluminum parts are either Anodized or Teflon® (PTFE or PFA) coated depending on the application. They can be made as single pumps or double pumps driven by a single motor. Double pumps can be connected in parallel or in series to increase their vacuum/pressure capacity. We offer three pump head designs:

-Inlet and Outlet are on top of the pump head
-Inlet and Outlet are on the sides of the pump head
-Combination: Inlet on top and Outlet on side of pump head and visa-versa

We have various size motors to match your flow needs. You have your choice of motors - Coreless, Brushless, or Brush motors. (All are ball bearing motors.) Low current and low voltage motors are available from 3V to 30VDC. Pumps can even be driven by AAA or AA batteries. One AA cell battery pump puts out up to 2L/min and two AA cell batteries will pump up to 5L/min.


Anro
125 Spring St.
Port Chester, New York, 10573

USA Tel: 1-914-484-1034

Fax: 914-939-3913

E-mail: rudy@anro-corp.com

Website: http://www.anro-corp.com/

Please feel free to contact us with any questions you may have.

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Archive Port Chester Business Wire 2005 June

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Bonnie R. Rubin, Au.D. FAAA
118 South Ridge Street, Suite 4
Rye Brook, NY 10573

Phone: 914-935-3292

hearingcenter@optonline.net

Doctor of Audiology
New York State Licensed Audiology
Board Certified in Audiology
New York State Licensed Hearing Aid Dispenser

Home
About Us
Services
Articles
Directions

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Archive Port Chester Business Wire 2005 May

Website Of The Month





Sun Quest Tanning Salon
189 North Main Street
Port Chester, New York

914-939-1818










Directions

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Website Of The Month
St. Paul's Church

Reverend Sharon Israel




Pastor Israel was called to St. Paul's at our Congregational Meeting on Nov 2, 2003. We look forward to her being our Pastor, and caring for our congregation, our community and all who need her. She in turn eagerly anticipates preaching the Good News of our Lord, sharing the Sacraments with all Christians, and being an enthusiastic educator of both children and adults.



Please contact her for any serious personal needs; questions about our Church; to schedule Weddings, and Baptisms; to conduct funerals, and to be available to support families and friends during periods of such sadness.


About Pastor Israel



Pr. Israel graduated from the University of South Florida in 1965 with a major in Social Studies and Education. Afterwards she attended Georgia State University completing a Masters Degree in Education, and later a Ph.D. in Educational Research. She continued as an Instructor at the University for the next 6 years.


In 1981 she entered the business sector working for 3 years as a Marketing Analyst at Coca Cola, USA, and during the next 3 years was Vice President of a Research Corporation.


In 1988 she decided on a career change and entered Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN. There she received her Master of Divinity Degree, and on 2/22/92 was ordained as a Lutheran Pastor. From 1992-2000 she was Pastor of the Rockingham Lutheran Parish, Harrisonburg, VA, and Conference Dean for 5 yrs. From 2000 to 2002 she was the Pastor of Redeemer-St. John’s Lutheran Church, Brooklyn, NY, and in 2003 served for 9 months as a Chaplain at the Yale-New Haven Hospital. Pastor Israel is married and has two adult children.



About Us - Who we are

What do Lutherans believe?

Special Events at St. Pauls

Meet our Pastor

Sermons

Palm Crosses

Different Cross Forms

ChristianTrivia, Facts and Inspiration

Child Care Center

Youth Activities

Adult Groups

Directions to the Church

Also St Paul's Childcare Center

St. Paul’s Child Care Center provides for the physical, intellectual, emotional, social, and spiritual growth of children, consistent with Christian principles, in a safe and healthy environment.
We are a New York State licensed facility offering a full day educational program, 5 days a week, for children from six weeks until five years of age.


We are a member of the Child Care Council of Westchester; support the Greenwich ChildCare Council.


All children are welcome regardless of race, creed, or ethnic origin.


About Us

Facilities

Programs

Equipment

Application

Directions

Staff

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Weather and School Closing Info

School Holidays


Address: 761 King Street at Comly Avenue

Rye Brook, New York 10573

(914) 939-3079

Church Office (914) 939-8170

FAX (914) 939-8283


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Tracy Silvestro, Esq.
The Law Offices of Tracie J. Silvestro, PLLCis a general practice firm concentrating in Real Estate, Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Incorporations, Vehicle and Traffic, Entertainment, Contracts and Uncontested Divorce. Offices are located in Westchester County.Attorney Tracie J. Silvestro is admitted to practice in the states of New York and Connecticut.
Attorney Tracie J. Silvestro is a graduate of Syracuse University (B.A. 1994) and Pace University School of Law (J.D. and Certificate in International Law 2000, Pace Law Review Casenote and Comment Editor). Ms. Silvestro practices in the areas of Real Estate, Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Incorporations, Vehicle and Traffic, Entertainment, Contracts, and Uncontested Divorces.
Ms. Silvestro is a member of the New York State Bar Association, Connecticut Bar Association and American Bar Association.
Law Offices of Tracie J. Silvestro, PLLC
17 King Street, Suite 2
Port Chester, New York 10573
Telephone:(914) 937- 4844
24-hour fax number:(914) 934 -2942
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Archive Port Chester Business Wire 2005 February

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New York Times February 4, 2005
Hospital's Closing Not Seen as a Public Peril
By LISA W. FODERARO

PORT CHESTER, N.Y. - When New York United Hospital Medical Center announced in December that it planned to close after years of losing money, there was hand-wringing among the hundreds of staff members over their livelihoods and a deep sense of loss among residents of this Westchester County village who had grown up with the hospital.

But while residents and employees may have been surprised by the seeming suddenness of the decision, representatives of the hospital industry were not. For years, hospitals in New York State have complained that they are teetering on the edge financially because of a general decline in hospitalizations combined with sharply rising costs and stagnant reimbursement rates.

And in the last two years, the doom-and-gloom predictions have started to come true, as a dozen hospitals across the state have shut their doors for good.

What has changed, however, is the reaction to the closings. There was a time when even rumblings of a possible hospital closing set off fierce and prolonged community and political battles. But these days, with so many hospitals in financial trouble, the hospital industry, its unions and patient advocates are conceding that shrinkage is not only inevitable but in some cases healthy.

"I get paid dues for every hospital that stays open," said Daniel Sisto, president of the Healthcare Association of New York State, a membership organization representing 550 hospitals, nursing homes and health care agencies. "But the reality is that these closings by and large have not created major havoc in the community."

"What I see happening in many parts of the state is that where we have excess capacity, the boards of trustees have such a vested interest in maintaining their own hospital that there might be two hospitals in a town that only needs one. Both hospitals continue to erode, and they each hang on well past the point that closure by either one would benefit the community."

That is the argument that officials in New York State have long been making. Looking to save money on health care, they have portrayed the network of hospitals stretching from Brooklyn to Buffalo as costly and bloated, with too many beds over all. That assessment was reiterated last fall in a report commissioned by Gov. George E. Pataki urging the state to stop pumping money into failing hospitals. Mr. Pataki plans to name a commission to identify hospitals to close.

But even as hospitals throughout New York State have reported various degrees of distress - a survey in 2003 by a national health industry group and a financial services company found that hospitals in New York State were by far the nation's weakest financially - closings were few through most of the 1980's and 1990's.

So far, United Hospital's demise does not seem likely to plunge Port Chester and the surrounding community into turmoil. Patients have already been making their way to Greenwich Hospital, only three miles northeast, in Connecticut, or to White Plains Hospital Center, just six miles northwest. Many low-income immigrants from Port Chester have for years used a community health center in Rye Brook operated by the Open Door Family Medical Centers. The center plans to move to Port Chester this year.

Many nurses and other professional employees have already been hired by nearby hospitals.

Though the board of United is talking about replacing the hospital with a scaled-down outpatient center with a free-standing emergency room, as well as support services like radiology, respiratory therapy and laboratory testing, its president and chief executive, Philip G. Dionne, acknowledged that it was not at all clear whether such a center would thrive financially or break even.

Hospital employees, people with ties to the hospital and Port Chester officials are still trying to stop the closing - the date is not yet set - arguing that it is vital to the economic and health care interests of the community. But other local officials say that, whatever happens, residents of Port Chester - a gritty village known for its dozens of ethnic restaurants - and those in the more affluent communities of Rye, Rye Brook and Harrison will still have access to hospital care.

"While you hate to see an institution such as this close, from a health care delivery point of view, you may not be losing anything," said Lawrence A. Rand, mayor of the village of Rye Brook, which has a population of 9,600. "You're talking about a community that is blessed with health care services." Nonetheless, he said, he would welcome United's plan to convert to an outpatient center.

What does concern health and hospital officials is the haphazard way these closings are occurring. For one, most hospitals that have closed were in struggling communities with many immigrants. The number of Hispanic residents in Port Chester, which has a population of 28,000, has ballooned in recent years, to 46 percent of the overall population in 2000, from 16 percent in 1980. United Hospital officials say that 49 percent of its patients are on Medicare and 23 percent on Medicaid.

"There are ways of reducing duplication in hospitals and pursuing consolidation, but random failure is not the answer," said Kenneth E. Raske, president of the Greater New York Hospital Association, a trade group that lobbies on behalf of the state's major hospitals.

Even officials at 1199/S.E.I.U., the powerful hospital and health care workers' union, with 250,000 members across New York, are sounding resigned to the idea that some hospitals must close, though concerned about which ones.

"We may need to look at downsizing, but it's not being done in any planned way," said the union's political director, Jennifer Cunningham.

At the same time, however, 1199/S.E.I.U., industry lobbyists and other health care lobbyists are gearing up to vigorously battle Governor Pataki's proposal to rein in the rising cost of Medicaid, the $44.5 billion-a-year health insurance program for the state's low-income residents. Mr. Pataki announced $1 billion in spending cuts for health care and Medicaid, as part of his proposed budget. Union leaders and hospital officials forecast a devastating impact on patient care if the cuts go through.
"We don't have Medicaid nurses, we have nurses, and they take care of everybody," Mr. Raske said.

Jim Tallon, president of the United Hospital Fund of New York, a nonprofit policy group, said those hospitals that served large numbers of uninsured and low-income patients were most vulnerable.

"If you have a concentration of nonpaying patients and you are not simultaneously making it up with paying patients," he said, "there's not the opportunity to make up for your losses."

But with the costs of labor, malpractice insurance and drugs rising, and insurance reimbursement rates lagging, even hospitals in well-off communities are having a hard time, industry representatives said.

"I have 209 members, and two-thirds of them are hanging on the side of the cliff, holding on with their hands," said Mr. Sisto, president of the Healthcare Association. "When one of them falls, we shouldn't ask, why them? We should ask, how many more?"

According to the Healthcare Association, the 209 nonprofit hospitals in New York lost $2 billion collectively in the last six years. The last time the hospitals as a group made money was in 1997, the association said. The hospitals that have closed in recent years include St. Agnes in White Plains, Caledonian campus of Brooklyn Hospital Center, Our Lady of Mercy's Florence D'Urso Pavilion in the Bronx, Bayley Seton on Staten Island, St. Joseph's in Queens, Beth Israel's Singer Division (the former Doctors Hospital) on the Upper East Side and a few upstate.

"An aging hospital that has been drained of financial resources for decades and that isn't in a community with a capacity for philanthrophic giving is more likely to die than one which may have just recently endured losses," Mr. Sisto said.

United has had financial troubles for years. It opened in 1889 in two rented rooms on the second floor of Scott's Dry Goods Store here. Its 14-acre campus, nestled close to both Interstate 287 and Interstate 95, grew to 255 beds and 633 staff members. It posted operating losses every year since 1990, with deficits recently in the $10 million range.

The hospital's creditors, from Con Edison to its food-service provider, were angry with the late payments - some $13.5 million was more than 200 days past due - and demanded cash up front.

The hospital, unable to invest in the latest technology or renovate its aging center, had trouble recruiting new doctors. It managed to raise $4 million for a new emergency room, but the board canceled the plan because the rest of the hospital was so antiquated that it could not support an updated emergency room.

"There's a decline in reimbursements, an increased need for equipment, aging buildings," said Mr. Dionne, United's president, who is also a principal of Kurron Shares of America, a hospital management company on Long Island hired by United's board in September. "And the most telling decline was that patients were simply choosing other places to go for their emergency care. In urban high-growth areas, that's a red flag for other problems."

In December, the administration sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and the hospital stopped admitting patients for elective treatment on Christmas Eve. By Thursday, only two inpatients remained. The emergency room will stay open until the end, but no one knows exactly when that will be. The hospital submitted a "plan of closure" to the State Health Department, and a specific date will be set once the state signs off, Mr. Dionne said.

Officials from both United and local towns and villages are working with hospital administrators in the area to ensure a smooth transition for emergency care. "United has in the past done 16,000 E.R. visits a year, which is significant," Mr. Dionne said. "That need will continue."

Greenwich Hospital, for one, says it is ready to pick up the slack, even if it means treating more patients without insurance. "We want to do whatever we can to help that community," said George G. Pawlush, a hospital spokesman. "We're here to serve the patients regardless of their ability to pay."

In the newly competitive health care environment, United's loss was Greenwich's gain. In 1998, 15.7 percent of Greenwich Hospital's patients came from Westchester. Last year, 28.7 percent of patients were from Westchester, specifically the communities served by United.

And Greenwich has not been shy about advertising its services in Westchester County newspapers and stepping up mailings to Westchester residents.

"One of the reasons United got caught was competition," Mayor Rand of Rye Brook said. "When you look at it from an intellectual plane, you ask: 'How can it survive?' The answer is: 'It can't, because of the numbers.' And it doesn't need to."

But that assessment does not make the imminent closing any less agonizing for many of the hospital's employees. Clarence Medley, 58, worked at United for 28 years, most recently in the mailroom. He is one of 133 employees who live in subsidized housing on the hospital's campus. Though he has already been laid off, United is letting him and other tenants remain in their homes until the property is sold.

"Now I have to find a job and find a place to live," he said. "We heard rumors, but we didn't believe them. Finally it hit home."
Web Site Of The Month





Facelifts LLC.



http://www.faceliftspainting.com/




Our office is open from 6:30 am until 6:30 pm, Monday through Saturday.

We can be contacted at the following:

E-Mail - patlovallo@optonline.net - johnsor@optonline.net

Sales/Marketing - Anthony Giuliani 914-565-99364

36 Willett Avenue

Port Chester, NY 10573

914-937-22371

Tool Free: 866-773-3223

fax: 914-937-9230

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Website Of The Month

NELSON GLASS & MIRROR, LLC
166 North Main Street
Port Chester, New York 10573
Phone 914-934-1311

Fax (866) 550-1731


We have been in business in Port Chester since 1990



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Archive Port Chester Business Wire 2004 December

Web Site Of The Month
Realty 3 Real Estate, Inc.
78 Purchase Street
Rye, NY 10580

Tel: 914-967-1333
Fax: 914-967-1509

Serving the Communities of:

Rye
Rye Brook
Harrison
Purchase
Port Chester
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Archive Port Chester Business Wire 2004 November


Website Of The Month



http://www.hankmays.com/

Hank Mays Discount Tire And Auto Center

285 Boston Post Rd.

Port Chester, NY 10573

(914) 937-0700

Yes, there really is a Hank May! And I strive to provide you, the customer, total satisfaction. If you have any concerns or comments regarding what we can do satisfy to you, please call me at (203) 846-3277 or write to me at the Norwalk location 470 Westport Ave Norwalk, CT 06851. Hank May's offers a satisfaction guarantee on our services, or your money back.

Sincerely,

Hank
Cell for Emergency: 203-722-3235
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Archive Port Chester Business Wire 2004 October



Port Chester Website Of The Month
http://www.polytempinc.com/

Polytemp Inc.
21 North Pearl St,
Port Chester, NY 10573
NY Ph: (914) 939-2400
Since 1956 we have designed, installed and serviced heating and air conditioning systems of every kind for customers ranging from homeowners and landlords to large commercial establishments and industrial processes.

Undoubtedly, the most important part of our capability is our people. Each of our field staff has a minimum of 10 years experience installing and servicing heating and air conditioning systems. And, because we draw upon the industry’s leading technology and combine it with decades of practical experience, you can be sure that the systems we design and recommend will reflect latest industry standards for reliability and energy efficiency. But above all, each of us is guided by our motto, "We’re not comfortable until you are". So you can be sure our management and field staff will focus their entire effort on delivering comfort and performance, not just equipment.


Residential & Commercial
Planned Service Agreements
FREE In Home Estimates
Control Systems
Radio Dispatched
Certified Technicians
Service All Make & Models
Installation and Replacement
Custom Design Sheet Metal
24 Hour/7 Day Emergency Service

Regular Business Hours: Monday through Friday - 8 am to 5 pm
Emergency Service: 24 Hour/7 Days a Week
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Archive Port Chester Business Wire 2004 September



WEBSITE OF THE MONTH



History of FSW

Family Services of Westchester opened its doors on November 11, 1954, with one social worker; within a year the agency was juggling 40 cases a month. Over the next five decades FSW would expand its services and its programs in a variety of ways, but always in response to specific needs in the community. Today Family Services of Westchester has eight family centers located around Westchester County and with a staff of 450 professionals who help 24,000 people a year lead more fulfilling lives. Our work spans the entire Westchester region, with more than 50 different programs that respond to diverse cultural, economic and emotional needs of families throughout Westchester.

When FSW opened its doors in 1954, America was a different place. Eisenhower was in the White House, the year’s most popular movie was White Christmas, Elvis Presley was just coming on the scene, and TV families were uniformly white, middle class and intact. But beneath the glossy surface were plenty of problems: “World War II had just ended, and there were a lot of families in crises,” recalls founding Executive Director Irwin Stein. Families that had endured wartime separations and dislocations were facing new problems, from child abuse to alcoholism and mental health issues.
As we begin the 21st century, FSW is continuing to change with the times, developing new initiatives in response to new needs. For example, more than a third of Westchester’s senior population lives in poverty; FSW’s Sunshine Fund and SenioRx Solutions are recent program additions designed to assist low-income seniors.

The agency has also adapted to new methods and ideas. When new research underscored the importance of early intervention for children with developmental problems, FSW brought Prime Time and Head Start under the agency’s umbrella. Today fifty infants, toddlers and preschoolers enjoy learning in Prime Time’s nurturing classroom environment, and more than 234 plus pre-schoolers, infants, toddlers and their families receive care and education at five Early Head Start/Head Start sites in White Plains.FSW already has its eye on the next 50 years.

According to Census 2000, Westchester’s Hispanic population grew 67% in the last ten years, a trend that is expected to continue.


The Lucille and Harry E. Jerome Technology Learning Center


Opened in May 2004, The Jerome Technology Learning Center creates opportunities for individuals of all ages to improve computer skills, academic performance and prospects for future employment through access to modern technology and role-model relationships. In this beautiful new facility in our Port Chester offices, at-risk youth, unemployed seniors, underemployed adults and new immigrants to our community can take advantage of 30 state of the art computer stations, training classes and advanced application instruction to learn computer technology that ranges from simple keyboarding to video production and robotics.


The Lucille and Harry E. Jerome Technology Learning Center is the result of a generous gift from the Jerome Family and Monroe College. Continued collaboration with Monroe College, school districts, and partnerships with businesses and organizations in the community help us shape a program that is responsive to the educational needs of a broadly diverse community.


Populations served include:


Youngsters from high needs areas, through after-school, weekend and summer opportunities where they can continue to learn outside of the school day with the support of a corps of technology mentors.


Young Latina mothers and Head Start parents, for whom in-home computers are rarely available. The TLC closes the digital divide and introduces vital skills that improve their employability and future family security.


Seniors looking to enter the digital age or improve their ability to reenter the job market. The TLC provides the means they need to upgrade their skills and develop new confidence.


Program


• Curriculum is customized to serve the divergent needs of the group or needs of collaborating partners


• Corps of volunteer Technology Mentors provide opportunities to explore career choices and expand horizons through positive role model and mentoring relationships


• Addresses life skills issues such as financial literacy, resume preparation, ESL, helping the teenagers and young families living on limited incomes to better manage personal resources


Goals


• Improving academic performance


• Strengthening self-esteem


• Providing skills for future employability • Developing and supporting creativityHours of Operation• 6 days a week • Seniors and adults from 9 am to 3 pm and evenings


• Youth aged 7-18 after school and on weekends LocationPort Chester Family CenterOne Gateway PlazaPort Chester, NY 10573


Contact Pedro Zepeda (914) 937-4558
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Archive Port Chester Business Wire 2004 August


Website Of The Month


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Giacomo, Gallo, Feinstein & Naishtut, LLP, a general practice law firm with offices in Rye Brook, New York and Greenwich, Connecticut, stands apart from other law firms.

As one of the Sound Shore's most experienced and respected general practice firms, we are committed to maintaining the highest legal and ethical standards and are proud to have received Martindale Hubbell’s highest firm rating (AV).

Established in 1995, the firm resulted from a merger of the practices of Mr. Giacomo and Mr. Gallo who were engaged in the practice of law in the Greenwich, Connecticut, Port Chester, Rye Brook area and the practices of Mr. Feinstein and Mr. Naishtut, who were engaged in the practice of law in Larchmont and Mamaroneck area. The firm handles cases in all Courts in both New York and Connecticut.


Areas Of Practice
The firm's practice includes Federal and State General Civil Litigation such as personal injury, medical malpractice and commercial/business disputes including trials, appeals and arbitration. Each partner has expertise in specialized fields including commercial/residential real estate transactions, representation of lending and financial institutions, mortgage and tax foreclosure, probate, trust, estate and elder law, domestic relations, family law and bankruptcy law.

William J. Giacomo:
Mr. Giacomo was born in Greenwich, Connecticut in August, 1950. He received a B.S. degree in 1972 from Boston College and a J.D. degree from Pace University Law School in 1984. He is a former law clerk to the Judges of the Superior Court in the State of Connecticut. He has been admitted to practice in the State of Connecticut since 1984 and the State of New York since 1985 and is also admitted to practice before the United States District Courts in both the Southern District of New York and the District of Connecticut. Mr. Giacomo served as a Justice for the Village of Port Chester from 1996 through 2001 and is a member of the New York State Magistrate Association. Mr. Giacomo also serves as Special Counsel to the Town of Rye and the Town of Pelham handling tax foreclosures. He is a member of the Westchester County Bar Association and past President of the Port Chester/Rye Bar Association. He is also a member of the Columbian Lawyers Association, a former President of the United Way of Port Chester, Rye and Rye Brook and a founder member and presently Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Sound Shore Community Fund, Inc. Mr. Giacomo is also a member of the Executive Board of the Port Chester/Rye Brook Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Giacomo, a former Banking Officer with Fleet Bank, N.A., practices in the areas of banking law, real estate law, corporate law, trust and estates and general litigation.
wgiacomo@gfnlaw.com

It is with great pleasure that we announce that Judge William J. Giacomo, a former Port Chester Village Justice, is now a candidate for New York State Supreme Court Justice.As a practicing attorney for over 18 years, and as a former Village Justice in the Village of Portchester from 1997-2001, William has established himself as a fine lawyer and an outstanding jurist. His performance as a judge was rated " excellent" by the New York State Fund for the Modern Courts in their June 1998 evaluation of Town and Village Courts.
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Website Of The Month

Bruno J. Gioffre, Partner
Email: bgioffre@gioffrelaw.com
Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Zoning Law; Environmental Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Law.
Admitted: 1958, New York; 1973, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Law School: Cornell University, J.D., 1958
College: Cornell University, A.B., 1956
Member: Port Chester-Rye (President, 1968), Westchester County, New York State and American Bar Associations; Westchester County Magistrates Association (President, 1977-1978).
Biography: Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in Agency Law. School Board Attorney, Port Chester School District, 1959-1967. Counsel, Port Chester-Rye Town Police Association, 1964-1967. Town Justice, 1966-. Counsel, Sound Federal Savings and Loan Association, 1977-1997. Chairman, Board of Directors, Sound Federal Savings Bank. Chairman, Board of Directors, Sound Federal Bancorp Charitable Foundation, 1997-.
Born: Port Chester, New York, June 27, 1934

Lisa Gioffre Baird, Partner
Email: lgbaird@gioffrelaw.com
Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Real Estate Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Law.
Admitted: 1987, Connecticut; 1988, New York
Law School: Pace University, J.D., 1987
College: Villanova University, B.A., 1983
Member: Westchester County, Connecticut, Port Chester-Rye (President, 1994-1995), New York State and American Bar Associations; Columbian Lawyers Association of Westchester County.
Biography: Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in Wills. (Managing Partner)
Born: Port Chester, New York, October 19, 1961
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Wallaur Paint Port Chester
143 North Main Street
Port Chester, NY 10573
914-939-7600
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Patdo Light Studio
25 South Regent Street
Port Chester, NY 10573

914-937-6707
914-937-6705 fax

http://www.patdolight.com/
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Rye Ridge Tile Home Collections

520 North Main Street

Port Chester, NY 10573
914.939.1100

914.939.2042 fax

Luke Colombo and Keith Dean founded Rye Ridge Ceramic Tile in 1973, a two man show for the first 10 years, along with their young sons working summer days behind the Ridge Bowl on 200 South Ridge Street. A "bucket and trowel" warehouse and an 800 square foot showroom did the two founders just fine.

The addition of David Dean in 1984 and Roger Dean in 1986 took the pressure off Luke and Keith. This let the new generation take control. Sales grew nearly 1.3 million in 1991 and Rye Ridge grew to 7 employees and added a Hardwood Flooring division.

Keith Dean officially retired in 1991 and since passed away May 7, 2002, and the death of Luke Colombo in 1995 left Roger and Dave to manage the Rye Ridge Empire. Sales & Employees continued to grow the next few years and the 1 acre purchase of 520 North Main Street became a deal in 2000. The boy's started construction in the summer of 2002 and the 16,000 SF 2 story building became reality in June 2004.

Rye Ridge has introduced the Villeroy & Boch plumbing and furniture line to Westchester and Fairfield counties. Currently Rye Ridge Tile has 15 full time and 3 part time employees.“We are looking for awesome people to expand our company and have fun at the same time” says C.E.O. Roger Dean. “If we can do that, there is no stopping Rye Ridge Tile Home Collections in the future.”

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Longos Park Deli


203 South Regent Street ~ Port Chester, NY 10573


Tel: 914-939-3217


Fax: 914-939-0948






Open 7 Days A Week:
Monday through Friday ... 7 AM to 8 PM
Saturday ... 8 AM to 6 PM ~~~ Sunday ... 8AM to 4PM

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141 S Regent St, Port Chester, NY 10573

Toll Free: 800-350-7251

24hr: 914-939-0757

Local: 914-939-0778


As a full service professional florist Mrbokay.com offers an extensive line of fresh flowers, creative balloon bouquets, distinctive floral arrangements, custom silk flowers and plants, plush animals, expert funeral tributes, fancy fruit and gourmet baskets and lush green plants from our own greenhouse.


Continuous deliveries are made to the following hospitals: White Plains, St. Vincent, Northern Westchester Medical Center, Westchester County Medical Center, St. Joseph's, St. John's, Lawrence, Phelp's, Sound Shore, Dobbs Ferry, Mt. Vernon-Stamford, CT, and Greenwich Hospital-Greenwich, CT. We also serve Craft Memorial, Gunipero, Tutera, Graham, Coxe & Graziano, Harrison, McMahon, Lyon & Hartnet, Clark's, Beecher's, Burr Davis, and all funeral homes.


From a simple bouquet to the most extravagant party, Mrbokay.com -The Village Greenery does it all! Corporate accounts and all major credit cards are welcome.



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8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
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Westy Storage Centers - Port Chester Self Storage - Two Great Self Storage Locations in Port Chester, New York








main office phone number: 866-229-3789


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February 9th

Cambridge University Press annonces plans to move US distribution center from Port Chester, NY, to larger space in Rockland County.

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WMU NewsApril 2000 doctoral recipients announced. June 7, 2000 ... The daughter of Mathew and Leelamma Paulose of Port Chester, she earned her bachelor's degree at ...
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$100M Port Chester waterfront is go - G and S Investors - Brief ...Real Estate Weekly, June 21, 2000. Ground was broken on the $100 million waterfront and downtown renewal project in the heart of Port Chester, N.Y., ...
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Port Chester project is real eye-openerThe following is a true political parable. It is set in the village of Port Chester.Five years ago, Westchester County agreed to lease a strip of land along the Byram River waterfront that would later be transformed into a "nautical-themed" promenade.
For all intents and purposes, the lease was a taxpayer-supported gift. What else could you call it? Endorsed and approved by County Executive Andrew Spano and the county Board of Legislators, the land deal called for the county to make annual payments of $840,000 for 20 years.
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Institute for Justice: Private Property Rights Cases: New York ...Village of Port Chester New York Property Owners File Federal Lawsuit To Stop ... File Federal Lawsuit To Stop Abuse of Eminent Domain (October 4, 2000) ...
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Public Documents
1. Port Chester Audit Report - 2000
Village of Port Chester - Summary of Recommendations
Internal Control and Compliance
An effective system of internal control is necessary so that the Board of Trustees can have reasonable assurance that resources are safeguarded and that transactions are executed in accordance with management's authorization, are in accordance with statutory requirements and are properly recorded.
Failure to establish proper controls could expose the village's resources to loss or improper use. The following recommendations help ensure that the village's resources are not at risk and that transactions are properly authorized and are in compliance with statutory requirements.
Payments for Professional Services
The Board of Trustees should establish procedures to ensure that the audit of claims includes a comparison of the amounts billed to the agreed upon compensation. Furthermore, all claims should be sufficiently itemized and documented so as to allow a proper audit of the charges by the Board of Trustees. In addition, the Board of Trustees should enter into written agreements with all professionals, stipulating the services to be provided and the basis for compensation.
Competitive Bidding
The Board of Trustees should develop procedures to help ensure that all commodities whose annual purchases are likely to aggregate in excess of $10,000, and all public work contracts whose cost is likely to aggregate in excess of $20,000, are identified and procured in accordance with the competitive bidding requirements of the General Municipal Law.
Street Lighting Maintenance Contract
The Board of Trustees should develop procedures to ensure that public work contracts are not extended unless authorized in the bid specifications.
Segregation of Duties
The treasurer and the Board of Trustees should review the operation of the treasurer's office to determine the feasibility of separating the incompatible functions of cash custody and record keeping to provide additional safeguards for assets and proper maintenance of financial records. Although optimal separation of duties may not always be practicable, we believe that, at the very minimum, the duties of asset custody and record keeping should be separated.
Police Department Investigation Fund
The Board of Trustees should consider authorizing an increase in the police department petty cash fund and allowing its use for investigations as well as other authorized petty cash purposes. The petty cash fund should only be replenished by the village treasurer, after a list of all expenditures together with bills or other documentation supporting such expenditures, are presented to the Board of Trustees for audit. Investigation expenses that cannot, because of their nature, be supported by paid bills should be documented on a form requiring supervisory approval. Furthermore, the board should ensure that moneys received by the police department are remitted directly to the treasurer for recording and deposit.
Audit and Payment of Claims
Unless the Board of Trustees appoints a new finance officer and designates that person village auditor, the Board of Trustees should audit and approve claims prior to payment and evidence such audit and approval by resolution recorded in the minutes of its proceedings.
Solicitation of Competitive Quotations
The Board of Trustees should review the village's procurement policy to ensure that it is in keeping with the current needs of the village and require a specific number of verbal and written quotations for each price range as would be appropriate. In addition, the Board of trustees should ensure that there is compliance with the procurement policy regarding the solicitation of competitive quotations.
Payment of Overtime on Claim Voucher
All payments for personal services, including payments for overtime, should be based on duly approved payrolls. The village treasurer should institute procedures to ensure that required state and federal taxes are withheld from the payment of overtime made to the firefighter and transmitted to the proper authorities.
Filing of Annual Financial ReportThe Board of Trustees should institute procedures to assure compliance with General Municipal Law, §30 regarding the timely preparation and filing of its annual financial report.
Fixed Assets
The Board of Trustees should improve accountability for fixed assets by designating, by resolution, an individual to be responsible for maintaining the fixed asset inventory records. This individual, subject to Board of Trustees approval, should take steps to establish an up to date and complete fixed assets inventory record and should develop written policies and procedures to be followed by village departments and personnel to assure the timely and accurate reporting of all acquisitions, dispositions and transfers of fixed assets.
Vehicle Fuel Records
The Board of Trustees should ensure that a perpetual inventory record is established and maintained showing gallons received, distributed and balance on hand. Periodically, an individual other than employees involved in receiving or distributing fuel, should take physical readings of the amount actually in the tank and should compare these readings to the balances indicated in the inventory records.
Reporting Days Worked to the Retirement System - Part-Time Employee
The Board of Trustees should take steps to ensure that the number of days worked as reported on monthly reports to the New York State and Local Employees' Retirement System is based on actual hours worked on payrolls paid during the monthly reporting period and the number of hours set by the village as a full standard workday.
Reporting Termination Payment to the Retirement System
Village officials should ensure that the correct number of days are reported on the monthly reports to the retirement system, and that termination payments for unused leave are not reported, except for up to thirty days for vacation for Tier 1 members.
Reporting Days Worked to the Retirement System -Elected Officials
The Board of Trustees should establish a standard workday for retirement reporting purposes. Elected officials who are members of the retirement system should submit a report of the number of hours worked in a representative sample month to the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees should review the hours worked by these officials in the sample month submitted and determine the number of days to be reported for retirement service reporting purposes by dividing the total hours included in the sample month by the number of hours established as a standard workday.
2. Village Profile
The People and Families of Port ChesterIn Port Chester, about 41% of adults are married. The faces of Port Chester are those of its large families. Approximately 39% of Port Chester is non-white. Diversity is a hallmark of Port Chester. Males are more numerous in the village than in most villages
.Wealth and EducationIn 2000, Port Chester had a median family income of $51,025.
Port Chester Housing
As of 2000, the share of housing units in Port Chester that were owner-occupied was 43%. Homes in this community tend to be somewhat older than those in other areas. People on their own appreciate the studio and one-bedroom apartments in Port Chester. As a whole, property taxes tend toward the pricey side in the village, but this often equates to better schools and government services.
Commuting
In Port Chester, 75% of commuters drive to work. More folks in Port Chester use public transportation than most people elsewhere.

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Capitol Theatre

Max Creek

Just A Rose

Recorded on 11-10-1990 at the Capitol Theater in Port Chester NY.For the Fogeys.Lindas' Lights!!!



SilverJack

Recorded on November 10th,1990, at The Capitol Theater in Port Chester NY.Archival.Yes,this is indeed the same theater that the Grateful Dead performed a run of shows at in 1971,debuting many songs live that are classics today.Fun venue. Thanks Max Creek.

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