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Sunday, January 13, 2013

01/13/13 Checkout The Facebook Group Called Making Port Chester A Better Place




MAKING PORT CHESTER A BETTER PLACE
http://www.facebook.com/groups/citzensforabetterportchester/


Denis Ian
http://portchester.patch.com/articles/port-chester-h-s-senior-jason-ippolito-named-a-2012-golden-dozen-scholar-athlete


Port Chester H.S. Senior Jason Ippolito Named a 2012 Golden Dozen Scholar-Athlete
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Award recognizes academic excellence, achievements on the football field and his accomplishments in extra-curricular and community service activities.

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Dennis Pilla
Security cameras (funded by a federal grant) are being installed at the riverfront promenade and will be connected to the PCPD. This is part of our Downtown Revitalization Strategy to make Port Chester a better place!
Security cameras (funded by a federal grant) are being installed at the riverfront promenade and will be connected to the PCPD. This is part of our Downtown Revitalization Strategy to make Port Chester a better place!

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  • Bart Didden Considering the aesthetics of a crumbling bulkhead, that our Mayor can't seem to get replaced after SIX years with a long lasting steel bulkhead (like everyone else uses on rivers in the Northeast), those ugly poles saddled with an equally ugly equipment cabinet are in perfect harmony to ruin any view that might be left.
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  • Michael Bambace And what will these cameras be watching? The Byram
    River which has no boats in it 6 months a year or the cars in the parking lot? I never read a patch article than mentioned any crime by the waterfront. Was this really a priority or could there have been alternative places in the Villiage where the cameras could be more useful?
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  • Dennis Pilla Michael, the cameras will monitor the promenade walkway, not the docks or parking lot. We have had a number of incidents there, including one very serious. The area is pretty hidden from view. Unfortunately, under the grant, only certain areas like parks were eligible. The promenade walkway is considered a park. We also installed them in a few other parks to safeguard our investments there. I hope this is helpful. Best wishes for a happy new year.
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  • Keith Morlino It is necessary area that does need camera having obseved first hand experinece during the summer. Some areas that we should also consider is the waterfront parking garage
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  • Nancy Casino yes, waterfront parking garage........
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  • Regina Grillo try repairing the waterfront FIRST...dont need cameras where no one will be going because the walkway is falling into the river....
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  • Brian Harrod I wonder if the cameras will monitor that modified Bronx amusement ride Owned By Bill Freenz of Greenwich.

    Maybe the Department Of Environmental Protection can use the cameras to document the Showboat's two porta potties dumping raw sewage into the Po    rt Chester side of the Byram river.

    Or maybe an grieving family member can sue the Village of Port Chester for millions after they use the freedom of information laws to get video footage of a family member falling of the unrailed structure.

    These and many other liability reasons are why this "boat" with no engine had to leave Greenwich Harbor.

    And I can only assume that the same liability concerns is why the showboat did not make its much trumpeted move to Mamaroneck two years ago.

    God forbid if a fire breaks out while Bill Freenz and his band are playing at parties hosted on board on this modified Bronx amusement ride from the 1950's.

    This could be worse than the infamous Port Chester Gulliver's fire that is still one of the deadliest entertainment venue fires in America.

    How soon we have forgotten about those twenty-four young men and women who were killed by the smoke and fire, their cars sitting in the parking lot, their parents at home waiting for them to return.

    For those who survived, the fire's impact has barely faded. In addition to abiding mental pictures of piles of discarded shoes, of soot-stained lips, tongues and nostrils, of friends last seen in the darkness of panic, they have been left with permanent fears of crowded theaters and buildings where they cannot make hasty departures. And memories of youth have lost the hues of frivolity and fun.

    In the aftermath, some municipalities put safeguards against fires into effect, but it was not until 1980, when a blaze at Stouffer's Inn in Westchester killed 26 -- that lawmakers in Albany overcame landlord resistance and approved tougher fire safety legislation.

    I thought Port Chester said, "NEVER AGAIN" after the Gulliver's fire.

    There never are any ceremonies on July 1st marking the anniversary of the Gulliver's fire, none of the communal reflection that persists long after such hometown disasters. 

    Maybe if there was such an annual ceremony then fire safety at entertainment venues would remain on our minds in Port Chester.

    In the meantime may God protect those drinking on that floating party band structure in the Byram river.

Robert Reis
This post is inevitably political, but if the forum is indeed "Making Port Chester a Better Place," then hopefully this endorsement will be welcomed.

Gene Ceccarelli, sometimes referred to as the "8th Trustee" for Port Chester, is running for a Board seat on March 19th. Having lived here for close to ten years, I can say that Gene's dedication to this town is undeniable. He belongs on that board because he has consistently shown the moral courage to speak about matters that mean the most to the average residents of this town.

Aside from his hard work on the Waterfront Commission and the Comprehensive Plan Committee, Gene's also served for the Port Authority Police in New York City. Public service is simply in Gene's heart. Where your typical politician is solely interested in power and ego, Gene's an altruist to the core.
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  • Jerry Terranova I HAVE SEEN HIM AT MANY MEETINGS AND I THINK HE HAS PORT CHESTERS WELL BEING AT HEART==
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  • Dennis Pilla Gene is a great guy and serves our village in many ways to make PC a better place. He truly has Port Chester's best interest at heart.

    I think he certainly deserves to be elected as Trustee. Gene is nonpartisan, collaborative and a team player. I think he would make a great member of the Board of Trustees.
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  • Elizabeth Czajkowski-Rotfeld Gene will make a great Trustee!
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  • Gene Ceccarelli Thanks for such a terrific compliment, Rob! The follow-up comments from Jerry, Mayor Dennis, and Liz were really appreciated; and yet they, too, work very hard to improve our Village. I am just a tiny part of the many residents who make Port Chester a better place. And so proud to be among them!
  • Brian Harrod Gene Ceccarelli truly is an asset in Port Chester and his public service record is highly commendable. 

    It is selfless volunteers like Mr. Ceccarelli that are helping Port Chester move forward. 

    Unfortunately, Port Chester has been held back in the p    ...See More



Brian Harrod
Things to Do: Byram River inspires Port Chester art installation

Artists Sarah Lutz and Beth Dary collaborated on a multimedia gallery installation that highlights the natural environment and history of Port Chester. The installation can be viewed at the Miranda Arts Project Space until Jan. 19.

http://portchesterroundup.blogspot.com/
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Brian Harrod Making The Port Chester Community Proud....

Two Thumbs Up For Jason Ippolito, who has played on the Port Chester High School varsity football team for three years and was captain of the team for the past two years.

Mr.Ippolito has earned many football honors including MVP, Offensive Back of the Year and an award from Port Chester Mayor Dennis Pilla 

He also plays on the Port Chester High School baseball team and volunteers in our community. 

Mr.Ippolito is an exceptional student who has maintained an outstanding grade point average while taking challenging courses, including numerous Advanced Placement classes. 

He is a member of the school’s National Honor Society, he has received honors for excellence in science and math and was elected to the math and science honor societies.

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Brian Harrod
Port Chester Teen Danielle Winchester To Appear In 'Legally Blonde' At The Tarrytown Music Hall beginning January. 26th

"Legally Blonde," originally a blockbuster movie starring Reese Witherspoon, became a Broadway hit in 2007 after MTV aired a reality show competition seeking a new star to play Elle Woods, a Malibu sorority girl who follows her ex-boyfriend to Harvard Law School.

The Random Farms Kids' Theater will present the musical at The Tarrytown Music Hall, 13 Main St., Tarrytown from January 26th through February. 3rd.

The singing, dancing, hairstyling, jump roping, cheerleading, crime-stopping extravaganza's The performances are at 3 and 8 p.m. Jan. 26, 1 and 7 p.m. Jan. 27, 7 p.m. Feb. 1, 8 p.m. Feb. 2 and 1 and 8 p.m. Feb. 3.

Tickets for "Legally Blonde" are $18 for adults, $16 for students and seniors and $14 for groups of 20 and more. Premium seats are $23.

Tickets also will be available at the door. For more information, visit the theater’s website at www.randomfarms.com.

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PCMS Band performs the National Anthem at the Bridgeport Sound Tigers Hockey Game. A job well done by all!
PCMS Band performs the National Anthem at the Bridgeport Sound Tigers Hockey Game. A job well done by all!

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Keith Morlino
http://portchester.patch.com/articles/in-wake-of-newtown-blind-brook-hires-safety-auditor

In Wake of Newtown, Blind Brook Hires Safety Auditor
portchester.patch.com
The district is taking extra precautions following the Sandy Hook shooting and Mamaroneck Hommock School scare.

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Brian Harrod
‎01/10/13 Interfaith Pulpit Exchange On Martin Luther King Day In Port Chester

For two years the clergy of Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church, Congregation Kneses Tifereth Israel (KTI), St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, All Souls Parish Presbyterian Church and St. Frances A.M.E. Zion have been sharing regular fellowship. St. Paul's is in Rye Brook and the other congregations are in Port Chester. They have gathered their congregations to do service projects and last November organized a "baby shower" for the Carver Center to benefit any local families with infants who need assistance. Fr. Stephen Schenck of Holy Rosary passed away just two weeks before the benefit at the Carver Center that he helped organize and was greatly missed.

This year they have planned to preach at each other's congregations. In years past they have marked the Martin Luther King holiday as a day of service for members of each church or synagogue...See More
01/10/13 Interfaith Pulpit Exchange On Martin Luther King Day In Port Chester For two years the clergy of Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church, Congregation Kneses Tifereth Israel (KTI), St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, All Souls Parish Presbyterian Church and St. Frances A.M.E. Zion have been sharing regular fellowship. St. Paul's is in Rye Brook and the other congregations are in Port Chester. They have gathered their congregations to do service projects and last November organized a "baby shower" for the Carver Center to benefit any local families with infants who need assistance. Fr. Stephen Schenck of Holy Rosary passed away just two weeks before the benefit at the Carver Center that he helped organize and was greatly missed. This year they have planned to preach at each other's congregations. In years past they have marked the Martin Luther King holiday as a day of service for members of each church or synagogue to help groups that are feeding and clothing people in need. This year they are showing up in each other's pulpits to talk about how they have been inspired by the legacy of Dr. King and how our congregations can share in the power of Dr. King's vision of a beloved community where we embrace diversity, practice compassion and speak for justice. Rabbi Jaymee Alpert will preach at All Soul's, Rev. Bruce Baker will lead worship at St. Peter's, Fr. Hilario Albert will preach at St. Paul's all on Sunday January 27th. Pastor Jim O'Hanlon will speak at Congregation KTI on January 19th at the 9:30am Sabbath service. Pastor O'Hanlon will also lead worship together with Fr. Albert at St. Paul's service of Holy Communion at 9:45am. The services at All Soul's and St. Peters' will be at 10am. All Soul's on Parkway Drive will also be hosting a community celebration of the Martin Luther King holiday featuring, humanitarian awards, choruses from the Port Chester Schools and "The Minister's Council Community Choir" from a group of Port Chester Churches including Bethesda Baptist, Mt. Zion, St. Frances AME Zion and Girtman Memorial Church of the Living God. Rev. Natalie Wimberly of St. Frances AME Zion will be preaching at that celebration. http://portchesterroundup.blogspot.com/2013/01/011013-interfaith-pulpit-exchange-on.html

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Dennis Pilla
I am pleased and proud to announce that the PC Police Department made separate arrests today of the recent Subway armed robbery suspect and the South Regent Street murder suspect. Our PD is second to none, and has a very high closure rate. The bad guys can run, but they can't hide...

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Dina Goren
Port Chester folks, please be on the look out for a shy Yorkie named Morrie! He ran away from his home this morning.
Port Chester folks, please be on the look out for a shy Yorkie named Morrie! He ran away from his home this morning.

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Brian Harrod
‎2013 Is Shaping Up To Be A Very Good Year In Port Chester

This year village residents residents can look forward to village elections, a new head of the Carver Center, building permit amnesty, a possible new ice rink in Rye Brook and more shows at The Capitol Theatre.
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  • Brian Harrod Village Elections In March

    On March 19, village voters will elect a mayor and all six members of the Board of Trustees. Residents can vote up to a week before Election Day for the board. Port Chester is the first community in the state to allow early voting to increase access. Residents will be allowed to vote at village hall from March 12 until March 16.
  • Brian Harrod The Carver Center Welcomes A New Leader

    Following the retirement of the Carver Center’s Executive Director Kerry Walsh, the center’s board of directors appointed Donald F. Rainone.
    For the last seven years, Rainone served as executive director of Neighborhood Studios of Fairfield County, a nonprofit that provides arts and educational programming to children from under-served communities.

    Rainone said that “he is honored to bring his leadership experience and fresh perspective to the Carver Center,”
  • Brian Harrod Building Code Permit Amnesty Continues

    Port Chester’s housing violation amnesty program, which is aimed at easing penalties for work done on homes without permits, will continue for four more months.

    The program was approved in October and initially supposed to wrap up at the end of 2012. However, the Board of Trustees decided to continue accepting applications through the end of April.
  • Brian Harrod The possible opening of Quinn Memorial Arena In Nearby Rye Brook 

    Coinciding with the Ice Casino closing, Reckson LLP, the company that owns Reckson Executive Park at 1100 King St., in Rye Brook, 

    announced its plans to open an ice rink facility on its current site. The facility would include four rinks, locker rooms, a heated mezzanine with bleacher seating for 1,230 and an open seating area for another 320.

    The rink would be called Quinn Memorial Arena in honor of CEO Steve Connally’s deceased son, Quinn. 

    The company is hoping the facility can be open by Sept. 1, in time for the start of next year’s hockey season. 

    The Rye Brook Planning Board is scheduled to re-address the application at 8 p.m. Jan. 3 at Village Hall.
  • Brian Harrod The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester

    In 2013, The Capitol Theatre will be headlined by Little Feat and Leon Russell, Guster, Morriessey, Dwight Yoakam, Trey Anastasio Band, Pat Benetar & Neil Giraldo, Yo Gabba Gabba! Live!, Citizen Cope, comedian George Lopez, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, Matchbox Twenty, comedian Jim Gaffigan, Charlie Scopoletti, George Thorogood and The Destroyers, The Black Crowes and B.B. King.

    The historic venue reopened in early September and has hosted more than 40 shows since.
  • Brian Harrod And there are so many more good things ccming Port Chester's way in 2013 if we keep trying to make Port Chester a better place.
  • Brian Harrod Also.....

    After five years of public discussion, the village finally has an official development strategy with a long list of goals: a wider mix of downtown uses, a halt to growing density in residential neighborhoods and more activity along the water    front. 

    This is the direction the community wants to go.

    Zoning changes recommended by the plan will not take place until early next year, after a separate hearing process.

    The good news is that things won’t be arbitrarily done in the future and that we can preserve what’s left for our waterfront, to make it a destination.
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01/13/13 CrossFit Port Chester Has Fully Completed Their Move To An Expanded Location


There's more space to get fit at Port Chester's CrossFit.

The extreme workout gym has moved from its cramped quarters on King Street in downtown Port Chester to larger quarters at 145 S. Main St. They're upstairs from Mad Dog Service at the corner of South Main and Slater streets.
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01/13/13 Port Chester Nursing Home Appoints Administrator

Darrell Sokol, MPA, NHA, RRT, of Yorktown Heights, has been appointed Administrator of Port Chester Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre.

Highly regarded as a leader in the Westchester County healthcare community, Mr. Sokol was previously the administrator at Waterview Hills following advanced training and experience as a registered respiratory therapist at Westchester Medical Center, Hudson Valley Hospital Center, Northern Dutchess Hospital and Benedictine Hospital.

Mr. Sokol states, "I am extremely pleased to be a part of the Port Chester Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre team. Our staff is comprised of people who are not only highly trained, but who really care about the residents of the facility." He adds, "With a 5-Star rating and ongoing facility renovations, we are extremely proud of the quality of rehabilitative, nursing and medical care we provide to the community."

Mr. Sokol holds a Bachelors of Science in Organizational Management, as well as a Masters of Public Administration in Health Services Management, from Mercy College. He is the Secretary/Treasurer of the New York State Health Facilities Association, a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and the American Association of Respiratory Care. After serving many years, Mr. Sokol achieved the rank of Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps.
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Police: Port Chester Man Accused of Threatening 2 Men with Gun and more from Port Chester Patch


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Victims say resident threatened to kill them; gun not recovered by police.

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Former Mayor of Rye to serve 91st District.

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8th Annual Scarsdale High School Cheerleading Competition.

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Marlies'Artbeat: Hector Berlioz's "Les Troyens," the Over-the-Top Opera in HD

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The height of French musical romanticism -- 5 hours of ostentatious yet often very beautiful bravado...

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01/22/13 The Raw Port Chester News Feed

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Port Chester, Rye commuters to benefit from MTA price quirk
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Metro-North won't raise monthly fares from Rye and Port Chester as much as initially planned because doing so would have led to a quirky price difference between stations along the New York-Connecticut border. Monthly passes from Rye and Port Chester ...
Elected Assemblyman Steve Otis to Be Sworn In Saturday
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The ceremony to swear-in Steve Otis as a member of the New York State Assembly will take place on Saturday, January 12, 2013 at Rye City Hall. Otis will represent the 91st Assembly District in Westchester County, which includes the communities of ...

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William Saffian of Yonkers is facing several felony charges for allegedly stealing more than half a million dollars from mostly elderly clients.
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01/12/13 THE PORT CHESTER TOPIX NEWS MESSAGE BOARD: Elected Assemblyman Steve Otis to Be Sworn In Saturday

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TOP STORY: Elected Assemblyman For Port Chester, Steve Otis, To Be Sworn In Saturday
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The ceremony to swear-in Steve Otis as a member of the New York State Assembly will take place on Saturday, January 12, 2013 at Rye City Hall.


Port Chester, Rye commuters to benefit from MTA price quirk
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Metro-North won't raise monthly fares from Rye and Port Chester as much as initially planned because doing so would have led to a quirky price difference between stations along the New York-Connecticut border.
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Friday, January 11, 2013

01/11/13 SHOCKING VIDEO: Rye Town Town Supervisor Joe Carvin Said The Parks Will Be Tended To By Outside Contractors Who Are Better, Than The Three Full Time Employees Managed By Carvin

Rye Town Park Neglect January 5 2013.wmv


http://youtu.be/es-KR0QA0cA

Port Chester Residents Are Worried That Joe Carvin's Cost Saving Parks Plan Will Not Work In The Long Run.

Hopefully, Carvin's Plan Will Work Out Better Than The Rye Town Supervisor's Forgien Farm Investment Fund.

Following the termination of the Rye Town parks foreman and his two employees last month. Port Chester residents have raised questions regarding the maintenance and care of the two parks the town oversees.

Rye Town and Crawford Parks are coveted outdoor spaces for Port Chester residents, and those who frequent their pathways, lawns and sand, have raised some questions.

Who will change the light bulbs, empty to trash, open the gate to the beach and make sure things are running safe and smoothly?

However, following the firing of the three town parks employees (and four other Town employees) on Dec. 7, local Port Chester residents have started to speak out about disrepair at Rye Town and Crawford Parks.

One area resident Deidra Curran released a Youtube of showing broken lights and signs, lights on in the locked bathrooms, and locked beach gate.On January 6, Rye city councilwoman Catherine Parker sent an email to Rye Town Parks Commission Chairman Joe Carvin expressing concern that safety is at risk.“You would do well to follow the example of former NYC Mayor, Rudy Guiliani, who understood that this kind of neglect becomes the tipping point for vandals to start to think no one cares about the property, and to then do further harm,” Rye city councilwoman Parker wrote.

Rye Town Supervisor Joe Carvin basically has just passed the buck and said that that his secretary, Bishop Nowotnik is the head of facilities management now, and he needs to do more with less.

The supervisor has also expressed that the town expects the volunteers at the Friends of Crawford Park and Rye Town Park community organizations to do more to help out.
Laura Klein, the President of Friends of Crawford Park has said that she is concerned about the future of the park.

The problem is that year over year the Joe Carvin has cut services to our parks.Greenway Property Services (GPS) now has a contract through March, 2013 to provide one worker who works half time Monday through Friday to empty trash at the parks and one handyman on Fridays to tend to general maintenance issues.

Just about everyone, but Joe Carvin understands that this is not enough manpower to properly maintain our parks.GPS will report larger issues to Bishop Nowotnik, so that they can be bid out at an additional cost to the town Of Rye.The total cost for the two part-time GPS guys is about $1200 a week.
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01/11/13 PRESS RELEASE: Black Crowes Port Chester Concert Tickets Are On Sale Today At TicketProcess


TicketProcess recently announced that they are offering Black Crowes tickets to their upcoming tour dates, including tickets to the Capitol Theater In Port Chester.

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TicketProcess.com has garnered thousands of followers on social media sites, and many of them wait with anxious anticipation to hear each announcement. The recent announcement that they will be offeringBlack Crowes tickets will certainly send a large amount of fans their way in upcoming days. Always prepared to handle to demands of the masses, the site has secured a bevy of Black Crowes concert tickets to all of the upcoming dates on their tour, which begins Tuesday, April 2 at the Capital Theater in Port Chester, New York.
The tour will hang out on the East Coast for the first half of April, making stops at the 9:30 Club in Washington DC on Monday, April 8 and Tuesday, April 9 before a visit to the iconic House of Blues in Boston, Massachusetts on Thursday, April 11. The final show in the region will be at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia on Friday, April 12.
The Black Crowes sprang onto the scene several decades ago with an innovative sound that captivated listeners, and their skills have been refined to the point of legendary over course of their career. Having played some of the largest venues on Earth in recent years, the time has clearly come where the talented bunch enjoys filling more intimate and private locations. Each of the venues visited on this tour is worth the price of admission on its own, and fans can be sure that the Black Crowes will come ready to put on a show.
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01/11/13 Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino And A Coalition Of Legislators Eliminated The Contracts For the Port Chester Neighborhood Health Center In The 2013 County Budget.

For more than 30 years, Westchester’s neighborhood health centers have had contracts with the county’s Department of Health to provide public health services and, most recently, screening and treatment of communicable diseases.
Because Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino's refunding this will be the first year that the Port Chester neighborhood health center will provide services without county support,Westchester County’s neighborhood health centers were operated by three nonprofit organizations with locations in Yonkers, Greenburgh, Mount Vernon, Port Chester, Sleepy Hollow, Ossining, Peekskill and MountKisco.

This healthcare refunding undermines the public-health safety net that has existed in Westchester for nearly four decades.

The Port Chester neighborhood center is the family doctor and dentist for thousands of village residents, the majority of whom have low incomes, are African American or Latino, and do not have employer-based health coverage or are covered by Medicaid.The Port Chester health-center patients are commonly described as the working poor — and in this means people who live and work in areas where there are low-wage jobs in the service economy.

Many Port Chester patients are employed in landscaping, housecleaning, house painting or by restaurants, dry-cleaners, and the like. Since the early 1980s, neighborhood health centers have worked closely with the county’s Department of Health in the delivery of services to residents who couldn’t go to a local doctor because of income and health-coverage issues.

While Westchester County operated a number of its own clinics across the region, employing its own doctors and dentists to provide care to low-income residents, it had to get out of doing so when managed care took hold in the mid-1990s.

Because county clinics weren’t comprehensive and didn’t meet rigorous standards expected by Medicaid managed care and other insurers, it made economic and clinical sense to outsource the work to neighborhood health centersThe model was a good one as reimbursement could be maximized in the health centers where it couldn’t in county clinics; health centers had a lower cost of doing business without a government salary and benefit structure; and health centers could meet managed-care standards for comprehensive service delivery.County Executives DelBello, O’Rourke and Spano recognized that paying health centers to deliver mandated public-health services to the uninsured made sense.Historically, the county has provided nearly $3 million annually to three organizations do this work, with $1 million of that coming from the state.In the 2013 budget, the county executive and a coalition of legislators eliminated these funds in total, walking away from the available state funds in order to save county taxpayers $2 million.While this may sound like a good deal for taxpayers on the surface, many would argue that a minimalist approach to public health is indeed foolish and that spending money on combatting communicable disease is necessary and important for the health and safety of every resident of the very dense Port Chester.No one can argue that the $2 million is a significant sum of money, but many Westchester County heath professionals have made the case that there are other ways to get these savings with refunding the Port Chester and other health centers.

For example, merging the Westchester County Health Department with its Mental Health Department (as the City of New York did years ago) would provide cost savings through the elimination of redundant positions.The effort would also lead to a more integrated approach to health. Further, savings could be achieved through a more prudent approach to employee and retiree health spending, either through utilization management or managed networks of providers.An annual budget is about priorities and just about everyone is disappointed that the Port Chester neighborhood health centers wasn't a priority for County Executive Rob Astorino.

Port Chester shouldn’t be famous for epidemics of disease that are entirely preventable;, just because County Executive Rob Astorino was penny wise and pound foolish.

Westchester County has never skimped when it came to the health and safety of its residents and County Executive Rob Astorino should not begin doing so today.

Port Chester needs its neighborhood health center.
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01/11/13 Elected Assemblyman Steve Otis to Be Sworn In Saturday

The ceremony to swear-in Steve Otis as a member of the New York State Assembly will take place on Saturday, January 12, 2013 at Rye City Hall.

via Port Chester News http://www.topix.com/city/port-chester-ny/2013/01/elected-assemblyman-steve-otis-to-be-sworn-in-saturday?fromrss=1
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01/11/13 The State Of Connecticut To Pay For Port Chester Commuter's Reduced Fare Tickets

Connecticut Commuter Rail has agreed to pay Metro-North the difference on each Port Chester reduced fee monthly pass, but the ticket price is still going up.
Metro-North won’t raise monthly fares from Port Chester as much as initially planned, because doing so would have led to a quirky price difference between Greenwich and Port Chester.
Monthly passes from Port Chester to Grand Central Terminal were supposed to jump from $247 to $269 in March, when fare and toll increases across the Metropolitan Transportation Authority take effect.
A monthly ticket from Greenwich, Conn. to Grand Central is now $263 — $6 less than what Metro-North planned to charge in Rye Port Chester, even though it is closer to Manhattan.
Without an adjustment somebody who lives in Port Chester will just buy a Greenwich ticket and get on in Port Chester, thus causing the State of Connecticut to pay a higher railroad subsidy.
To prevent this Metro-North plans to only raise the monthly fare from Port Chester to match Greenwich. Because Metro-North will be charging commuters in those towns $6 less than it planned, Connecticut Commuter Rail has agreed to pay Metro-North the difference on each Rye/Port Chester monthly pass.
That’s expected to total roughly $300,000 this year, but that amount will be less than the subsidy owed if Port Chester residents were buying Greenwich tickets.

There is also quirky price difference, between Connecticut and Westchester buses in Port Chester. A Port Chester commuter can get on the number 11 bus to Stamford pay $1.30 ask for a free transfer and then immediately get off the bus. 
The transfer will allow a Port Chester commuter to pay about half price, thus saving about $30 or $40 per month on the morning commute.
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01/11/13 Port Chester Residents Can Make Bowls To Fight Hunger

Port Chester residents can sign up now to make clay bowls at The Clay Arts Center, as part of The Volunteer Center of United Way's efforts to fight hunger in Westchester.

esidents can sign up at Port Chester’s Clay Art Center for January workshops to craft a unique clay bowl to help fight hunger in Westchester. 

The center is partnering with the Volunteer Center of United Way to create a new program in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The “Bowls for Hunger” workshops are free to the community in collaboration with local not-for-profit organizations throughout the county.

These workshops are a wonderful way to bring the community together to be creative and at the same time to raise awareness about the needs right here in our own village.

The bowls created during the workshops will be glazed and fired by Clay Art Center volunteers and donated to the Hope Community Services soup kitchen in New Rochelle. Each of the Hope Community Services clients visiting the soup kitchen will receive a clay bowl to take home as a reminder of the day. 

Community members ages 8 and up can participate in events that will produce up to 200 bowls in a single day. Workshops will be Jan. 19 at: 

Clay Art Center - Session One from 1 to 2 p.m. and Session Two from 2 to 3 p.m.

To sign up for a Bowls for Hunger workshop, visit the special events page at www.volunteer-center.org. Spaces are limited. 

Clay Art Center, 40 Beech Street, Port Chester, is a not-for-profit ceramic art organization offering exhibitions, clay classes for adults and children, studio spaces for clay artists and outreach programs in the community. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays or by appointment.
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01/11/13 THE PORT CHESTER TOPIX NEWS MESSAGE BOARD: Port Chester Police Charge Subway Robbery Suspect

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TOP STORY: Port Chester Police Charge Subway Robbery Suspect

(The Port Chester Daily Voice)
John McFarlane of Bridgeport has been charged in connection to the armed robbery of a Subway sandwich shop in Port Chester on Dec.

(portchesterroundup.blogspot)
Port Chester Mayor Dennis Pilla announced on social media today that the Port Chester Police Department made separate arrests today of the recent Subway armed robbery suspect and the South Regent Street murder suspect.

The mayor praised local law enforcement officials on Facebook saying"Our PD is second to none, and has a very high closure rate. The bad guys can run, but they can't hide." Mayor Pilla has become a fan of using social media as a way to connect with the residents of the Long Island Sound village of over 30,000 residents.

 He uses social media to take action and show real customer service.

There is no team behind his social media efforts responding on his behalf. He is behind it all making a difference, and at a very fast pace. He is all about answering questions and providing his residents with any help that they need.

Mayor Pilla uses social for is encouraging residents to become active in Port Chester Government and to volunteer in the community.

Although Mr. Pilla uses social networks most of the time as a way to communicate his thoughts and ideas to residents, he still communicates with residents in traditional ways.

Connecting with residents through social networks is done on a daily basis for Mayor Pilla.

He is always out on different locations making a differences and cleaning up the village.

Through social media he keeps the residents up to date about what he has been up to and what they can do to help out. Ever since, he has made a difference through using these social networks.

(Patch)
A White Plains man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection to the shooting of a 21-year-old man this August in Port Chester.
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01/11/13 The Raw Port Chester News Feed (AM Edition)

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'Career criminal' indicted in Port Chester killing
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A White Plains man was arraigned Thursday on murder charges in connection with the fatal August shooting of a 21-year-old man. Jaerue Williams, 27, who was described by prosecutors as a "career criminal," was indicted on murder, manslaughter and ...
Port Chester Police Charge Subway Robbery Suspect
The Daily Voice
by Anna Helhoski Police & Fire 2 hours ago Comment. John McFarlane of Bridgeport has been charged in connection to the armed robbery of a Subway sandwich shop in Port Chester on Dec. 26. Photo Credit: Courtesy of the Port Chester Police Department ...
White Plains man charged in Port Chester slaying
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11 shooting death of a 21-year-old man in Port Chester. Jaerue Williams, 27, a parolee who lives on Old Mamaroneck Road in White Plains, fatally shot Wilfredo Rivera of Port Chester at 12:15 a.m. at 16 S. Regent St. in the village, prosecutors and ...
White Plains Man Charged in Murder of 21-Year-Old Port Chester Man
Patch.com
A White Plains man already under indictment for a burglary in Larchmont has been charged with murder in the August 2012 slaying of a 21-year-old Port Chester man on South Regent Street in Port Chester. Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore ...
Connecticut Man Charged in Subway Shop Robbery in Port Chester
Patch.com
Lt. James Ladeairous said John Mcfarlane, 32, of 202 Federal St., Bridgeport, CT, is being held in the Bridgeport Correctional Center on unrelated charges as a result of the investigation of the robbery at 302 Midland Ave. in Port Chester. Westchester ...
White Plains Man Arraigned In Port Chester Killing
The Daily Voice
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – A White Plains man was arraigned Thursday in Westchester County Court in the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old man in Port Chester, Westchester District Attorney Janet DiFiore announced. Jaerue Williams, 27, is charged with ...
Family remembers dedicated tree worker
Greenwich Time
The brother of Alvarro Lopez, Walter, and Walter's wife, Karen, at their Port Chester, N.Y., apartment. Alvarro Lopez died after falling from a tree while working at 41 Bush Ave., in Belle Haven Monday, Jan. 7, 2012. Photo: Frank MacEachern | Buy This ...
Stamford Legion's Scott Giorgi Named Coach Of The Year
The Daily Voice
"I'm kind of upset that 2012 ended,'' said Giorgi, a West Harrison resident and a Port Chester native. "It was a good year for me. I didn't want it to turn to 2013. I wish I could rewind 2012." Stamford, which lost in the state championship in 2011 ...
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Port Chester Police Charge Subway Robbery Suspect

John McFarlane of Bridgeport has been charged in connection to the armed robbery of a Subway sandwich shop in Port Chester on Dec.

via Port Chester News http://www.topix.com/city/port-chester-ny/2013/01/port-chester-police-charge-subway-robbery-suspect?fromrss=1
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01/11/13 New Today in Port Chester

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01/11/13 White Plains Man Charged in Murder of 21-Year-Old Port Chester Man And More From Port Chester Patch


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Wilfredo Rivera was fatally shot on South Regent Street in August 2012.

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01/10/13 Interfaith Pulpit Exchange On Martin Luther King Day In Port Chester

For two years the clergy of Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church, Congregation Kneses Tifereth Israel (KTI), St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, All Souls Parish Presbyterian Church and St. Frances A.M.E. Zion have been sharing regular fellowship.  St. Paul's is in Rye Brook and the other congregations are in Port Chester.  They have gathered their congregations to do service projects and last November organized a "baby shower" for the Carver Center to benefit any local families with infants who need assistance.  Fr. Stephen Schenck of Holy Rosary passed away just two weeks before the benefit at the Carver Center that he helped organize and was greatly missed.

This year they have planned to preach at each other's congregations.  In years past they have marked the Martin Luther King holiday as a day of service for members of each church or synagogue to help groups that are feeding and clothing people in need.  This year they are showing up in each other's pulpits to talk about how they have been inspired by the legacy of Dr. King and how our congregations can share in the power of Dr. King's vision of a beloved community where we embrace diversity, practice compassion and speak for justice.  Rabbi Jaymee Alpert will preach at All Soul's, Rev. Bruce Baker will lead worship at St. Peter's, Fr. Hilario Albert will preach at St. Paul's all on Sunday January 27th.  Pastor Jim O'Hanlon will speak at Congregation KTI on January 19th at the 9:30am Sabbath service.  Pastor O'Hanlon will also lead worship together with Fr. Albert at St. Paul's service of Holy Communion at 9:45am.  The services at All Soul's and St. Peters' will be at 10am.  All Soul's on Parkway Drive will also be hosting a community celebration of the Martin Luther King holiday featuring, humanitarian awards, choruses from the Port Chester Schools and "The Minister's Council Community Choir" from a group of Port Chester Churches including Bethesda Baptist, Mt. Zion, St. Frances AME Zion and Girtman Memorial Church of the Living God.  Rev. Natalie Wimberly of St. Frances AME Zion will be preaching at that celebration.  
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