12/24/07 -''This is my hobby,'' said Former Port Chester Resident Edith Loewy, expertly flipping eggs with a spatula. ``I enjoy seeing people smile.''

Edith Loewy, 74, loves to cook.

Homey fare from 'Mom' at American Legion Post 304

...Edith Loewy makes all the food. Her husband acts as host and waiter. Their teamwork comes from 33 years of matrimony and owning restaurants together in Greenwich, Conn., Port Chester, N.Y., and South Florida.

The couple, both Jewish, are Holocaust survivors. Harold Loewy, 73, was born in Vienna and raised in Hungary, and was sent to a concentration camp during the war. Edith is from Romania and hid in the mountains to avoid being captured by the Nazis.

Harold met Edith when she was working behind a Woolworth's lunch counter in Greenwich. They married a month later, while Edith was on her coffee break, at a neighboring city hall, he said...

12/24/07 - Port Chester Holiday Sanitation Schedule

Christmas Day, Tuesday, Dec. 25, there will be no collection of household garbage or recycling.

Tuesday household garbage and recycling will be collected Wednesday December 26.

There will be no curbside trash and/or green waste pickup on Wednesday, Dececember 26.

Monday, Thursday and Friday garbage and recycling collection will remain the same.

Violators will be subject to summons and fines.

12/24/07 - It's a Slam Dunk - Port Chester Rams Are In The Slam Dunk Challenge

The Lowdown: A look at the week ahead in local sports

White Plains Journal News, NY

By Mark Alan Teirstein

There probably isn't a better way for a basketball fan to spend $3 than to travel to the Westchester County Center on Thursday, Friday or Saturday. That will get you a full day's admission to the Slam Dunk Challenge. The 16-team event is highlighted by an eight-team boys bracket, which includes reigning Section 1 champions Peekskill and Briarcliff, and defending tournament champion White Plains. Upstate power Jamesville-DeWitt features star junior Brandon Triche, a major Division I recruit, and Port Chester's Jordan Henriquez and Stepinac's Tony Taylor are part of a star-studded field. Games begin each day at 11:15 a.m.

12/24/07 - "The last few winters, Metro-North hasn't shoveled their property in violation of an ordinance," says Port Chester police Sgt. Mark Braccio

Metro-North, Port Chester spar over clearing snow

The Journal News / Lohud.com, NY

By Caren Halbfinger at chalbfin@lohud.com or 914-594-5004.

Michael Elpern had a simple request. He wanted to avoid breaking his neck as he walked from his parking spot at the Port Chester train station to the train he takes to and from Manhattan. But a week after the first messy snowstorm of the season, this Port Chester resident still had to pick his way over mounds of snow and slippery ice-covered sidewalks. Someone wasn't doing his job.

Elpern called the village police ...

...Metro-North's response was, well, frosty. The railroad claims that it is not subject to the local law that requires abutting property owners to shovel or sweep their sidewalks along Broad Street...

12/24/07 - Port Chester Business Wire - Seaboard Weatherproofing and Restoration Company

Irvington Presbyterian Church Bell Returns
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12/24/07 - Debra "Happy Holidays" Kener Really Pissed Off Ralph "Merry Christmas" Cirulli Of Port Chester

Stop marginalizing religious belief

Once again, I feel called upon to answer a letter in reference to the term "Happy Holidays," specifically that of Deborah Kerner.

Ours has become an increasingly secular society with, at times, little attention or respect paid to the Christian or any other religion, for that matter. At this special time of the year, such things as employers forcing sales employees to only say "Happy Holidays," or any other such generic term, is really way out of line.

Many people try to marginalize religion, to make it a thing of the past. To the great majority of people in this country, "Christ is the reason for the season." So yes, people should be allowed to say "Merry Christmas" to others, and it's perfectly fine to have a button reading, "It's OK to say Happy Hanukkah to me," too.

Ralph B. Cirulli
Port Chester

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I live in New York with my two cats. (Yes, the state where the buildings fell down). My beloved and adored husband recently passed away suddenly of cardiac arrest at the young age of 51 on November 1, 2007. I am still in disbelief and shock, and wondering how I will ever go ahead without him, as I loved him so much. I am also a breast cancer survivor. Despite these two major life struggles, I have learned never to take life for granted. I have always loved taking photos, and have done so whenever my husband and I would travel to Europe. I want to continue to take photos in an attempt to never let the beauty of life slip by for as long as I am still here on this great earth to enjoy it (with God's will and blessing I hope). I am an advanced beginner wishing to grow and learn, and am my own harshest critic.

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12/22/07 - Westmore Snooze Editor Jananne "The Spam Queen" Fable Is Once Again Putting Up Dead Links Begging For 33 Bucks

Please Pull Out Your Credit Card And Help The Greedy Abels

The Yearlong Telethon Continues.

Westmore News Publisher Richard Abel and Westmore Snooze Editor Jananne Abel who are known around town as dis-Abel and un-Abel are pleading poverty and begging for money for online access to The Hopelessly Biased Rag Known As The Westmore Snooze.

Every online newspaper based in Westchester county provides free online access to the advertiser supported news site, but the Greedy Richard and Jaanne Fable want your credit card.

It is a shame that newspaper founded by Bernie "I Forgot To Pay Over 100 Property Tax Bills" Abel refuses to give back to the residents and taxpayers of Port Chester.

Now you can pay 33 Bucks for this crap at the Westmore Snooze...

'Eternally modern' music society welcomes new members at PCHS
Steady growth in Tri-M Society since 2000
By Jeff Benzak
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Port Chester charity to distribute 250 gifts
Port Chester-based Family Services of Westchester, a nonprofit that operates out of the One Gateway Plaza office building, helped collect more than 250 Christmas gifts Sunday at The Westchester mall in White Plains.
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The history of Port Chester High School
To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the current PCHS building, this is the sixth in a series of articles about its history. This section continues the story of the school's 1936 championship football team, relating the squad's spectacular defeat of... [more] Warning Westmore Spam Link

Santa and toys at the waterfront
Members of the Port Chester High School Brass Ensemble play holiday melodies at the Port Chester marina during an event sponsored by The Waterfront at Port Chester retail development and the Village of Port Chester on Dec. 9. They are,...

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Rams ace another chemistry test
Friday, Dec 21, 2007
PORT CHESTER - The tools have certainly been there for Port Chester's boys basketball team the past few years. The Rams have had plenty of quickness, ballhandling and, above all, height. But this season it appears the aforementioned characteristic... read entire article»
Alex Myers The Journal News

Girls basketball roundup: New York School for the Deaf defeats German School 33-30; New Rochelle defeats Ramapo 55-37; Ossining defeats Peekskill 79-49; Clarkstown North gets first win
Friday, Dec 21, 2007
New York School for the Deaf 33, German School 30: At the German School, Tiffany Freeman gave NYSD the lead with two minutes remaining. Alisa Powell scored a team-high 10 points. Denise Norris had a game-high 22 points for the German School... read entire article»
Compiled from staff reports

Westchester serves up ban on trans fats at 3,000 eateries
Friday, Dec 21, 2007
NEW ROCHELLE - Westchester health officials have banned artificial trans fats from all food establishments, making it the only place in the state, north of New York City, to prohibit chefs from cooking with the artery-clogging oils. The 12 members... read entire article»
Candice Ferrette The Journal News

Area varsity events: Scores and schedule
Friday, Dec 21, 2007
Yesterday's results Boys basketball Solomon Schechter 63, Hawthorne Cedar Knolls 57 Pawling 60, Valhalla 47 Community 59, Green Meadow 35 Tappan Zee 52, Pleasantville 47 Westlake 69, Croton-Harmon 61 Pearl River 58, Clarkstown North ... read entire article»

Enjoy Season's Eatings at These Festive Restaurants
Friday, Dec 21, 2007
If you think long enough about your favorite holiday memories, food is bound to appear somewhere. Maybe it was Christmas cookies baked with Mom, or the big, boisterous holiday meal shared with the entire extended family. Or maybe it was the excite... read entire article»

Dining, in brief
Friday, Dec 21, 2007
Here's a reminder of the restaurants we've covered recently. The most recently published are at the top of the list. Michele Michelle: Old-school, red-sauce Italian dishes like they make on Arthur Avenue, so faithfully rendered that despite... read entire article»

Your Sound Shore Express community news
Thursday, Dec 20, 2007
The Harrison Council for the Arts will present "Watercolor My Way" by Brigitte Loritz, a Port Chester resident, at the Harrison Public Library on Bruce Avenue from Jan. 5 to 25. An opening reception will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Jan. 12. Loritz is... read entire article»

Bowling tournament, Suffern-Clarkstown North hockey on tap today
Thursday, Dec 20, 2007
The Southern Westchester Bowling League's Holiday Tournament rolls at White Plains Bowl at 4 p.m. today, and Rockland hockey rivals Suffern and Clarkstown North face off at Palisades Center Ice Rink at 4:15 p.m. Here's the full schedule of today's... read entire article»

Westchester/Rockland/Putnam wrestling notebook: Dual-Meet tournament is start of new era
Thursday, Dec 20, 2007
Once Jerry Zurla learned that Section 1 was holding a ground-breaking event -the first Section 1 dual-meet wrestling championship - he immediately called his brother, Marc. Zurla had to let Marc, a freshman wrestler at Columbia, know about this m... read entire article»
Tony Pinciaro The Journal News

Area varsity events: Scores and schedule
Thursday, Dec 20, 2007
Yesterday's results Boys basketball Solomon Schechter 63, Hawthorne Cedar Knolls 57 Pawling 60, Valhalla 47 Community 59, Green Meadow 35 Tappan Zee 52, Pleasantville 47 Westlake 69, Croton-Harmon 61 Pearl River 58, Clarkstown North ... read entire article»

Rye Brook man accused of sexually abusing 4-year-old Port Chester girl
Wednesday, Dec 19, 2007
PORT CHESTER - A 20-year-old Rye Brook man was accused of sexually abusing a 4-year-old girl when the child's father left him alone with her, village police said yesterday. The father, upon returning home, fought with the man after his daughter to... read entire article»
Shawn Cohen The Journal News

Port Chester woman hit by car, suffers head injuries
Wednesday, Dec 19, 2007
PORT CHESTER - A 62-year-old village woman suffered head injuries yesterday morning when she was struck by a motorist as she walked across Grace Church Street. Antoinette Lowden of 181 Grace Church St. was thrown 20 feet in the air when a car driv... read entire article»
Shawn Cohen The Journal News

Holy Child, RCDS in girls basketball showdown today; Iona Prep, RCDS collide in hockey
Wednesday, Dec 19, 2007
Two of the area's top girls basketball post players - Sophia Aleksandravicius of Holy Child and Alexandra Osborn-Jones of Rye Country Day - meet at 4 p.m. today at Rye Country Day. Also today, Iona Prep visits Rye Country Day in hockey -the area'... read entire article»

Area varsity events: Scores and schedule
Wednesday, Dec 19, 2007
Yesterday's results Boys basketball Stepinac 52, Fordham Prep 37 Lakeland 63, Yorktown 38 Pelham 65, Byram Hills 62 Valhalla 69, Clark Academy 67 Ossining 61, Beacon 41 Scarsdale 79, Saunders 52 Iona Prep 61, Regis 49 Irvington 80, Y... read entire article»

WMC nurses deserve a fair contract
Wednesday, Dec 19, 2007
I was pleased to read your Dec. 8 article about the financial health of Westchester Medical Center. While things are better financially, there is another side to its current fiscal situation. The nurses have been trying to negotiate a fair contrac... read entire article»

Local actors find familiar turf in �A Christmas Carol�
Wednesday, Dec 19, 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 ... read entire article»
Peter D. Kramer The Journal News

Getting There: Planes, trains and automobiles: Rockland transportation in 2007
Wednesday, Dec 19, 2007
The good. The bad. The ugly. In short, that was Rockland's year in transportation in 2007. The Tappan Zee Bridge replacement project got off to a fast start early in the year but then plodded along for the rest of the year; residents were shocked ... read entire article»
Khurram Saeed The Journal News

Bowling: Yesterday's matches
Wednesday, Dec 19, 2007
Bowling Boys Valhalla 5, Mamaroneck 2 At White Plains Bowl Total pins: Valhalla: 2,797, Mamaroneck: 2,573. High game: 1. Matt DiPrinzio (V) 257; 2. Kameron Smith (M) 236; 3. Smith (M) 235. High series: 1. ... read entire article»

Wrestling: Yesterday's matches
Wednesday, Dec 19, 2007
Wrestling Section 1 Dual Meet Championship Second round: New Rochelle 39, Nanuet 21 At Nanuet 152 - Tom Antonioli (NR) pin. Nick Galluzzo, 4:57; 160 - Blaze Jones (NR) pin. Nick Mertens, 5:45; 171 -... read entire article»

Port Chester woman hit by motorist, suffers head injuries
Tuesday, Dec 18, 2007
PORT CHESTER - A 62-year-old village woman suffered head injuries this morning when she was struck by a motorist as she walked across Grace Church Street. Antoinette Lowden, of 181 Grace Church St., was thrown 20 feet in the air when the car, driv... read entire article»
Shawn Cohen The Journal News

Rye Brook man accused of sexually abusing 4-year-old Port Chester girl
Tuesday, Dec 18, 2007
PORT CHESTER - A 20-year-old Rye Brook man was accused of sexually abusing a 4-year-old girl when the child's father left him alone with her, village police said today. The father, upon returning home, fought with the man after his daughter told h... read entire article»
Shawn Cohen The Journal News

Section 1 Dual-Meet wrestling tournament: Upset-filled opening round continues today
Tuesday, Dec 18, 2007
Connor Tompkins had a vision that his match, the 215-pound bout, would eventually decide the Sleepy Hollow-Mahopac wrestling match. The Sleepy Hollow senior was prophetic as he pinned, lifting the Headless Horsemen to a 33-30 upset of seventh-seed... read entire article»

Stepinac-Fordham Prep basketball, Rye-Pelham hockey highlight today's varsity action
Tuesday, Dec 18, 2007
CHSAA rivals Stepinac and Fordham Prep collide in boys basketball today at 4:30 p.m. at Stepinac. Today's varsity schedule also includes Rye facing Pelham in a key Division II hockey game at the Hutchinson Ice Arena in Mount Vernon, and Tappan Zee... read entire article»

Area varsity events: Scores and schedule
Tuesday, Dec 18, 2007
Sunday's events Boys basketball Iona Prep B 81, Frederick Douglass Academy 42 Holy Cross tournament Championship: Blessed Sacrament 63, Cathedral Prep 58 Mamaroneck tournament Championship: Mamaroneck 60, ... read entire article»

A new history of the Archdiocese of New York tells the Catholic story of the last 200 years.
Tuesday, Dec 18, 2007
When the Roman Catholic Diocese of New York was created in 1808, spun off from the Archdiocese of Baltimore, it included the entire state, Long Island to Buffalo. But there wasn't much going on. There were hardly any priests. The 12,000 Cat... read entire article»

Basketball, gymnastics highlight today's varsity schedule
Monday, Dec 17, 2007
Sleepy Hollow visits Rye in boys basketball today, while Putnam Valley hosts Irvington in girls competition. Also on tap today, Brewster heads to Carmel in gymnastics. Here's the full schedule of today's varsity events in the Lower Hudson Valley: ... read entire article»

Knicks' Crawford spreading cheer
Monday, Dec 17, 2007
WHITE PLAINS - In spite of everything that's gone wrong this season, charitable Knicks fans lined up yesterday to spend a moment with Jamal Crawford and left a pile of holiday presents in their wake. It was a welcome break in the action. For the s... read entire article»
Mike Dougherty The Journal News

LoHud Happenings: Westchester Putnam
Monday, Dec 17, 2007
Brewster: Zoning Board of Appeals. 8 p.m. Southeast Town Hall, 1 Main St. 845-265-5200. Croton-on-Hudson: Board of Trustees. 8 p.m. Village Hall, 1 Van Wyck St. 914-271-4781. Mamaroneck: Mamaroneck Avenue Task Force. 7 p.m. Village o... read entire article»

Area varsity events: Scores and schedule
Monday, Dec 17, 2007
Saturday's results Boys basketball Mt. St. Michael 48, Cardinal Spellman 44 Rye Neck at Solomon Schechter, ppd., TBD Peekskill 76, Poughkeepsie 66 Hastings tournament Tuckahoe 62, Salesian 61 Hastings 64, Irvington 58 Hen H... read entire article»

Henriquez enjoys block party as Port Chester downs North Rockland
Sunday, Dec 16, 2007
CHAPPAQUA - One rejection after another, Jordan Henriquez swatted shots in all directions. Off the backboard, into the stands, out to the perimeter to start transition. What went up came down with authority. It's pretty nice being 6-foot-11 in hig... read entire article»
Jeff Gold The Journal News

Region is ready for today's snow
Sunday, Dec 16, 2007
As the region wakes up to the second winter storm in days, those who are dealing successfully with its aftermath know that preparation is the key. Many across the Lower Hudson Valley got ready yesterday, stocking up on shovels, salt and other item... read entire article»
Stacy A. Anderson and Terence Corcoran The Journal News

Girls basketball roundup: Blind Brook beats Hastings; Pelham defeats Edgemont; Ramapo downs Pawling
Sunday, Dec 16, 2007
Blind Brook 62, Hastings 35: In the championship game of the Hastings tournament, tournament MVP Sam Levine had 16 points and 11 rebounds. Teammate Karen Mikva added 10 points, 10 rebounds and eight blocks. Pippa Mansdorf had 14 points for ... read entire article»
Compiled from staff reports

Area high school events: Scores and schedule
Sunday, Dec 16, 2007
Yesterday's results Boys basketball Mt. St. Michael 48, Cardinal Spellman 44 Rye Neck at Solomon Schechter, ppd., TBD Peekskill 76, Poughkeepsie 66 Hastings tournament Tuckahoe 62, Salesian 61 Hastings 64, Irvington 58 Hen ... read entire article»

12/21/07 - Greenwich Residents Were Wrong To Blame Port Chester Youth For Tire Slashings

Teens arrested in Byram tire slashing spree
Norwalk Advocate
... Byram, North Mianus and Cos Cob. Reynolds noted that the two boys arrested live in town and were not from Port Chester or Stamford, as was speculated by some residents. 'It's interesting to see that they are both local kids,' Reynolds said. ...

12/20/07 - The Raw Port Chester News Feed For Thursday

Westchester serves up ban on trans fats at 3,000 eateries
The Journal News
... to find and have dropped in price. Jeffrey Kohn, owner of the Kneaded Bread bakery and Q Restaurant, both in Port Chester, said switching to the healthier oils wasn't difficult and affected the taste of only one of their offerings - the powdered ...

Marines Toys for Tots Website now Features Free eCards that Contribute Cash
PR Newswire
PORT CHESTER, N.Y., Dec. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- With more than 1 million visitors expected at http://www.ToysforTots.org this December, they will now see free Month2Month.com eCards as a major sponsor along side ...

Westchester/Rockland/Putnam wrestling notebook: Dual-Meet tournament is start of new era
Journal News
... Lott had first-period pins to give new Eastchester coach Dave Massi his first win, 50-18 over Woodlands. ... Port Chester's Charlie Gonzalez (96) had a nine-second pin in the victory over Iona Prep, which received a 23-second finish from Greg Olin. ...

12/20/07 Reception to be held for Port Chester artist Brigitte Loritz

The Harrison Council for the Arts will present "Watercolor My Way" by Brigitte Loritz, a Port Chester resident, at the Harrison Public Library on Bruce Avenue from Jan. 5 to 25. An opening reception will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Jan. 12.

Loritz is on the faculty of the Rye Arts Center and an artist-in-residence for the Port Chester Council for the Arts. For information, call 914-835-0324.

12/19/07 - The Raw Port Chester News Feed For Wednesday

Merrimack takes big step forward

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... win was about more than being listed ahead of Timberlane on paper. The Tomahawks also outwrestled teams from Port Chester, N.Y., and Coventry, R.I. - both powerhouse teams in their own states. For Cullinane it was nice to see Nick Beaulieu (140) and ...

Rye Brook man accused of sexually abusing 4-year-old Port Chester girl
Journal News
A 20-year-old Rye Brook man was accused of sexually abusing a 4-year-old girl when the child's father left him alone with her, village police said yesterday.

The father, upon returning home, fought with the man after his daughter told him what happened, police said.

The incident is alleged to have occurred Sunday evening in the village.

Wilmer Batista of 32 Roanoke Ave., Rye Brook, was charged with first-degree sexual abuse...

Getting There: Planes, trains and automobiles: Rockland transportation in 2007
Journal News
... project unveiled what could come along with a new bridge along the 30-mile corridor between Suffern and Port Chester. More than 500 people ended up attending two open houses in Rockland and Westchester to look at the six options, which were laid ...

12/19/07 - Catherine Anderson Of Port Chester Tells The Journal News:Hospital's problems start at the top

Hospital's problems start at the top

Dear Journal News Editor:

It is obvious that the Sound Shore Medical Center has been suffering for several years now. If you have been a patient there or have talked to someone who has, you would know that the hospital service and care has declined, and the shortage of nurses in this country doesn't help.

Money always seems to be the issue, and the employees at the bottom of the totem pole always suffer. Maybe they should think about the top for a change. Many years ago, when the hospital started to suffer, it was the administration that was revamped, and the hospital recovered.

There are many hospitals that treat nonpaying patients, and this is a poor excuse for a lack of funds.

I would wonder where the real problems are when the administration draws a salary that is more than the president of the United States.

Catherine Anderson
Port Chester

Source URL: http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007712190417

12/19/07 - Port Chester Rec Department seeks new employees

The village Recreation Department is looking for two people to work for its Saturday afternoon program for developmentally disabled adults.

The program alternates each weekend between bowling and arts and crafts. One employee is needed to pick up the adults locally in the department's van. Those interested in the positions, which pay $20 an hour, should contact Thomas Hroncich at 914-939-2354.