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Wednesday, June 27, 2007

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 )

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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 )

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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 )

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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 )

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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 )

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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 )

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Discovering arepas

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

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'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 )

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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 )

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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 )

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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 )

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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.

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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 )

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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 )

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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 )

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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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Archive Port Chester News Wire 2006 September 22 -30

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.

Full Story: EMT Bravo Network

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Town of Rye v Bernard Abel (2006 NY Slip Op 05002)
Bernard Abel, etc., appellant. (Index No. 10223/04). Lovett & Gould, LLP, White Plains, ... Mann & Mann, LLP, Port Chester, N.Y. (Carolyn H. Mann and ...www.courts.state.ny.us/reporter/3dseries/2006/2006_05002.htm - 5k - Cached

Decided on June 20, 2006

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKAPPELLATE DIVISION : SECOND JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT ANITA R. FLORIO, J.P. FRED T. SANTUCCI REINALDO E. RIVERA STEVEN W. FISHER, JJ. 2005-01136

DECISION & ORDER 2005-01137 2005-03939 2005-03940

[*1]Town of Rye, etc., respondent, vBernard Abel, etc., appellant. (Index No. 10223/04) Lovett & Gould, LLP, White Plains, N.Y. (Jonathan Lovett and Drita Nicaj of counsel), for appellant. Mann & Mann, LLP, Port Chester, N.Y. (Carolyn H. Mann and Monroe Mann of counsel), for respondent.

In an action pursuant to Real Property Tax Law article 4 to recover unpaid real property taxes and damages for fraud based on an invalid tax exemption, the defendant appeals from (1) an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Barone, J.), entered January 5, 2005, which granted the plaintiff's motion for summary judgment on its claim for damages in the sum of $11,834.70 and on the issue of liability on its claims for punitive damages and for an award of an attorney's fee, (2) a judgment of the same court dated January 11, 2005, which, upon the order, is in favor of the plaintiff and against him in the principal sum of $11,834.70, (3) a decision of the same court dated March 25, 2005, and (4) a judgment of the same court dated March 31, 2005, which, upon the order and the decision, is in favor of the plaintiff and against him in the principal sum of $9,002.50.

ORDERED that the appeals from the order and the decision are dismissed, without costs or disbursemens; and it is further,

ORDERED that the judgments are reversed, on the law, without costs or [*2]disbursements, the motion is denied, and the order is modified accordingly.

The appeal from the intermediate order must be dismissed because the right of direct appeal therefrom terminated with the entry of the respective judgments in the action (see Matter of Aho, 39 NY2d 241, 248). The issues raised on appeal from the order are brought up for review and have been considered on the appeal from the judgments (see CPLR 5501[a][1]).
The appeal from the decision must be dismissed because no appeal lies from a decision (see Schicchi v Green Constr. Corp., 100 AD2d 509).

In response to the plaintiff's prima facie showing that the defendant's primary residence was not in the Town of Rye, as he had alleged in his application for the School Tax Relief Exemption for his house in the Town of Rye, Westchester County, the defendant showed the existence of a factual question on this issue. Accordingly, the Supreme Court erred in granting the defendant's motion for summary judgment (see Matter of Markham v Comstock, 272 AD2d 971, appeal dismissed 15 NY2d 886, cert denied 531 US 1079; see generally Alvarez v Prospect Hosp., 68 NY2d 320, 324).

FLORIO, J.P., SANTUCCI, RIVERA and FISHER, JJ., concur.

ENTER:

James Edward Pelzer
Clerk of the Court

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