12/13/07 - Assemblyman Ball discusses illegal immigration and public safety

“Nobody once checked out that this man had been deported. This is crazy, the lack of communication ”

NORTH SALEM - The region has 'nice rock walls, the lawns are short and the weeds are kept down,' state Assemblyman Greg Ball said last night, referring to the illegal immigrant labor performing those tasks....

... Purdys section for about two years and hadn't registered. That was discovered after Broudwiack was arrested in Port Chester, where he was accused of driving with a suspended license. He failed to appear in Port Chester court Nov. 9 on the ...

via Journal News

Full story: Journal News

Update: Readers Also Made A Few Comments At Lohud About This News Article

loathsome although classified as a synonym of the word hate has a slightly more intellectual and softer meaning than hate. "greatly dislike, intolerant". hate on the other hand could lead to acts of violence against the person or group that the word is directed to. Ball is a loathsome politician for combining illegal immigrants + sex offenders = fear mongering two examples of fear mongering would be: 1. aluminum tubes = the manufacture of WMD 2. the Gulf of Tonkin incident the action to take to respond to Ball's loathsome behavior is to vote him out of office next november another example of a loathsome politician is Tom Tancredo from the state of Colorado. he is also an prime example of an idiot Ball is no match for Tancredo in the idiot category, yetPosted by: Yellow Dog on Thu Dec 13, 2007 5:13 pm

I'm with you on Eisenhower. When he was president and the country began to swell with illegal immigrants he ordered them all deported. Just like that they were gone. If you have children for the life of me i don't understand why you wouldn't at least be on Ball's side to rid our communities of illegal alien sex offenders. Hate everything else about him all you want but why wouldn't you want illegal sex offenders gone? At least give him credit for his efforts on that.Posted by: watchdog on Thu Dec 13, 2007 2:57 pm

some folks have poor reading skills and cannot make cognitive reasoned interpretations of the stuff that they read they also make poor guesses therefore their choices are wrong sometimes repetition is good Ball is a loathsome politician of the worst kind regardless of affiliation bring back willis stephens and dwight eisenhowerPosted by: Yellow Dog on Thu Dec 13, 2007 2:35 pm

You're to far to the left Yellow dog. If Greg Ball was a democrat you would love him. Dem's can do no wrong and repub's all suck. I'll prove it. Give the name of two Repub's you think are good. Just like Sean Hannity, Bush can do no wrong. I'm somewhere in the middle at least. Bush is the worst president we've ever had but Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are dangerous left wingers but i'm sure you love them. You almost sound as if you are in favor of illegal immigrant sex offenders. You condemed Ball in your statement but not the sex offenders. Kind of odd if you ask me. 25,000 or even 1 illegal sex offender is to much. Greg ball is doing the right thing. My guess is you have no children.Posted by: watchdog on Thu Dec 13, 2007 12:37 pm

Ball is an absolute and total fear monger. He is a loathsome politician of the worst kind regardless of affiliation. His "hosting" is more like drum beating. His cadre is diminishing based on the poor turnout last night. He is consumed with his own ego. Go to his assembly web site. One almost expects to see a video of the clown running up the stairs like in the fictional overblown movie "Rocky". He should stick to self inflicted spray painting. Did he have statistics last night ? ? ? I did not see any. How many registered sex offenders live in the 99th AD & of that number how many were deported (which would be an indicator of how many were illegal) ? Ball wants everyone to believe that the over 25,000+ registered sex offenders in NY State (That's right folks - 25,000+) all live in the 99th AD and that they are all illegal immigrants. We the tax payers paid for Ball's education. We should now all chip in and buy him a one way ticket outta here and we will do that next November.Posted by: Yellow Dog on Thu Dec 13, 2007 10:22 am

12/13/07 = Video Of Port Chester Fire That sent A Baby And A Port Chester Fire Fighter To The Hospital

Residents injured in Port Chester fire

Video by Mike Roy

Several residents were injured during a three-alarm blaze at 125 Poningo St. in Port Chester.

• Video: Residents injured in Port Chester fire

Related Article:

Eight hospitalized, several rescued after Christmas tree sparks Port Chester blaze

12/13/07 - Was 125 Poningo Up To Code? - Were all of the smoke detectors and alarms funtioning properly?

Headline:

Eight hospitalized, several rescued after Christmas tree sparks Port Chester blaze

QUOTE:

“People were yelling to get out. I ran and told my dad and we got out.”

STORY:

A three-alarm fire sparked by a burning Christmas tree last night trapped several residents and sent eight people, including a baby, to hospitals, officials said.

The fire broke out shortly before 6:40 p.m. at 125 Poningo St. in Apartment A6, at the back of the four-story brick building, said Fire Chief Charles Nielson.

Village firefighters rescued residents trapped by intense smoke on the third floor.

Though the fire was quickly brought under control, eight people suffered smoke inhalation and were taken to hospitals, Nielson said. One was a firefighter, who was taken to a hospital for burns to his knees....

via The Journal News

Full story: The Journal News

NO WHERE IN THE STORY DOES ANY ONE REPORT BEING WARNED BY A SMOKE ALARM !!!!!

"I tried to get the extinguisher to try to put it out," Peterson said. "But I was so nervous I couldn't make it work."

Peterson ran out of the apartment and down the hallway to find another extinguisher.

...."I started yelling up and down the hall, 'There's a fire! ... Everyone get out!' And I was banging on doors," he said. "I was banging and screaming and I tried, I tried to get those people out....

...A man came out into the hallway. Peterson told him to call 911. The men then agreed that Peterson would alert the people on the second floor, while the other man should run up and tell those on the third floor....

....Jose Nigron, the building supervisor, said he was working just before the fire started.

"I was in the basement and I hear 'boom!'" he said.

Someone told him to call 911, which he did. He then went outisde and saw two people screaming at a third-floor window, overcome by blinding smoke that made it impossible to find the fire escape.....

....Francisco Gudino, 18, was on the third floor with his family in their apartment at the front of the building.

"I just heard screaming," he said. "People were yelling to get out. I ran and told my dad and we got out."

There wasn't too much smoke in the hallway, he said, but at least a dozen people were running through the hallway along with the Gudinos trying to get out. He said he heard that people were trapped in the back portion of the third floor and that there was smoke blocking the stairs to get out.

"I was just so worried about my family getting out," he said of his parents, younger brother and sister. "I just tried to keep track of where they were. We ran out a back stairway."....

It sounds like precious minutes were wasted.

There should have been a fire alarm pull station next to the hallway fire extinguisher.

Instead of residents telling each other to call 911. They should have used the fire alarm pull station to immediately call the Port Chester Fire Department.

No Port Chester Building Department Personnel Went To The Hospital, Because Of This Fire.

However, A Port Chester Fire Fighter Went To The Hospital With Burns To His Knees.

It Is Crazy That The Port Chester Building Department Conducts Fire Inspections In Port Chester.

LET THE PORT CHESTER FIRE DEPARTMENT DO THE FIRE INSPECTIONS IN PORT CHESTER.

12/13/07 - Port chester Native Victor Hernandez, a sophomore on the men's soccer team at Mercer County Community College, named an All-American

MCCC's Hernandez an All-American

The Times

... College, has been named an All-American by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. A native of Port Chester, New York, Hernandez has played two seasons with the MCCC Vikings, who advanced to the national tournament both years. As part of ...

12/13/07 - The Shame Of Port Chester - Bart "The Bigot" Didden

National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association Immediate Past President Cecil Hogan with his good buddy Imfamous Port Chester racist Bart "The Bigot" Didden

From 365 Port Chester on Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Bart Didden continues to attack Lopez and Hispanics - enough is enough!

Everyone in Port CHester knows about our infamous village racist, Bart Didden, who sent out the racist flyer during the mayoral village elections last march.

The flyer, as has been mentioned before, targeted Hispanics and Ms. Lopez, then Trustee Pilla's campaign manager. The flyer was a racial appeal for all non-Hispanic voters to not vote for Pilla because of his association with Lopez and the Hispanic community.

This writer has reported previusly that everything came to light when Didden was asked to testify at the federal court about his involvement with this flyer with the participation of Trustee John Crane and then Chair of teh Board of Education, Dom Bencivenga.

But the story does not end there people. THis writer has discovered by means of the Jounal News blog that Didden continues to attack Lopez and the Hispanic community, here are some examples....

And Here Is The Translation from 365 Port Cheter ....

El racista del pueblo de Port Chester, Bart Didden, continua atacando a Lopez - YA BASTA!!

Toda la gente de Port Chester, conoce al racista infamoso del pueblo llamado, Bart Didden, quien mando un folleto anonimo durante las eleciones para la posicion de alcalde el Marzo pasado. El boletin acusaba a la srta. Lopez de solo representar a la comunidad Hispana y que todo lo que ella mandaba, el alcalde (entonces candidato) dennis pilla, tenia que obedecer. Aparte de eso, el boletin hacia un llamadao a toda la gente no hispana a que votaran en contra de Pilla por su asociacion con la comunidad Hispana, por medio de su consejera politica, quien era la srta. Lopez.

Este escritor habia escrito en previos mensajes, que todo salio a la luz cuando Bart Didden tuvo que testificar en la corte federal, y es ahi cuando admitio que el habia creado este boletin anonimo con la ayuda del Concejal John Crane, y el ex-presidente de la Junta de Educacion, Dom Bencivenga, que fue derrotado este ano durante las elecciones de educacion el mayo pasado.

Pero el cuento no para ahi... hemos descubierto, al hacer una investigacion por medio del Journal News y su blog de escritores, que el senor didden sigue atacando a la srta. lopez y a los Hispanos en general, aqui hay algunos ejemplos.....

Why wont Bart "The Bigot" Didden stop attacking the Hispanic Community Of Port Chester.

Maybe Port Chester Hispanics should check and see if their home and business alarm services are provided by USA Central Alarm or All Time Detection which are owned by Bart "The Bigot" Didden.

12/11/07 - Driver Tasered, accused of DWI after leading Rye Brook, Port Chester police on a 15-minute chase

“There's a lot of people that were lucky their cars didn't get hit”

A 51-year-old man is accused of driving drunk after leading police on a 15-minute slow-speed chase through Rye Brook and Port Chester before police and an electronic stun gun stopped him early today, police ...

via The Journal News

Full story: The Journal News

Update: Readers Comments About

The News Story At Lohud:

I hope this guy gets the max, but keep in mind that bail is not meant to be punitive. Your anger is mis-directed.Posted by: Romulus on Wed Dec 12, 2007 12:16 am

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'Tis the season of office parties and getting loaded.Posted by: Plainer09 on Wed Dec 12, 2007 12:01 am

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This barely rivals the idiot who did 100 mph running from the police with a 14 month old in the car -- that was only $200 bail. Maybe they knocked off 50 bucks because that guy wasn't obviously drunk. A joke, indeed. Someone will inevitably get killed at Christmas time by someone like these guys.Posted by: Felix Katya on Tue Dec 11, 2007 11:10 pm

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They probably woke him up in the middle of a bad dream.Posted by: Plainer09 on Tue Dec 11, 2007 7:34 pm

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$250 in bail!!! This has to be a joke of the sickest sort. This guy's bombed and throttling a few thousand pounds of potential horror and he gets treated like this? Throw him in jail...for a long time..and save us in the process.Posted by: DenisIan on Tue Dec 11, 2007 6:48 pm

12/11/07 - Westmore News Publisher Richard Abel must avoid conflicts of interest and stop reporting stories with a given slant.

It is unethical for Westmore News Editor Jananne Abel to report on stories that affect her personal, economic or political interests.

Westmore News reporters and editorial staff are not distinct, and this violates every journalistic code of ethics known to mankind.

Week After Week The Westmore News Violates -- the public trust, truthfulness, fairness, integrity, independence and all accepted norms of accountability.

Unfortunately, the hopelessly biased Westmore News refuses to guarantee that competing points of view are balanced and fairly characterized.

You Just Can't Trust The Biased Reporting In The Westmore News.

If Westmore News Publisher Richard Abel wants to dictate Port Chester Village policies, then he should run for elected Office.

Oh wait a minute, I forgot the very unpopular, Richard Abel did run for elected office in Port Chester once before.

And when the biased Westmore News publisher presented his weasel words and ideas to the voters of Port Chester he was voted down big time. In fact, the unpopular Abel lost every single voting district in Port Chester.

Even Richard Abels Neighbors voted overwhemingly against him in his home voting district. Basically almost all of the voters of Port Chester said,"Richard Abel Shut The F___ Up."

But, the mentally challenged and vindictive Richard Abel just doesn't get the message.

He continues to go and speak at Port Chester, Rye Brook and Rye Town meetings with the veiled threat that, any politican that goes against me will be visously attacked in the hopelessly biased rag known as the Westmore News.

No other local newspaper publisher violates journalistic ethics the way that Westmore News Publisher Richard Abel does.

All other Publishers engage in newsgathering and reporting that emphasizes eyewitness accounts of events, corroboration of facts with multiple sources and "balance." It also implies an institutional role for journalists as a fourth estate, a body that exists apart from government and large interest groups.

Richard Abel and Jananne Abel have repeatedly used the hopelessly biased Westmore News to further the personal and political agendas in Port Chester.

This Type Of Biased Reporting Does Not Occur In Other Westchester and Fairfield communities. Take a look at Rye New York for instance.

If you go to a Rye City Government Meeting you don't see the Co-Publisher, Editor Robin Jovanovich of the Rye Record trying to influence or intimidate elected officials. Ms. Jovanovich does not have conflicts of interest problems or create ethical dilemmas like Westmore News Publisher Richard Abel does.

Howard P. Sturman the publisher of the The Rye Sound Shore Review would refuse to partisipate in a political process that his paper was covering, because it would be against all journalistic and professional codes of ethics.

The Martinelli's who own the Rye Chronicle reporting things without bias, as if one just came to Earth from another planet and had no preconceived opinions about our behavior or ways.

Nor do you see, Michael Fisch President and Publisherof the Journal News meddling in the governmental affairs of Rye City. Mr. Fisch is not like Westmore News Publisher Richard Abel, because he insists that his paper practicee journalistic truthfulness, accuracy, objectivity, impartiality, fairness and public accountability

Henry Freeman Editor and Vice President / News at the Journal News would never use the paper that he works for in an unethical manner. Mr. Freeman would never edit a paper in the manner that Westmore News editor jananne Abel does. Mr. Freeman prohibits his paper from making biased statements of opinion, rather than fact.

Journal News reporter Lazy LIZ SADLER would probably lose her job if she started trying to influence Rye City Government actions instead of only reporting the facts.

There is a real hunger out there for local news. People don't want to know what's happening in Oshkosh. They want to read unbiased and factual news about themselves and their neighbors.

Unfortunately, The Westmore News has a prejudice in a general, usually this bias is vindictive in nature.

For example if the Westmore News founder is caught once again failing to pay all his property taxes, then the paper will attack the politicans and official who refused to violate the law and look the other way.

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Actually, things have gotten so bad at the Westmore News, that when I went into the Port Chester Library and asked where could I find recent copies of the Westmore News. The librarian behind the counter directed me to the fiction section of the library.

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Please call 939-6864 and tell Westmore News Founder, Bernie "I Forgot To Pay Over 100 Property Tax Bills" Abel to cancel your subscription to the hopelessly biased rag known as the Westmore News.

12/11/07 -- Westmore News Publisher Admits That He Met With Former Village Manager Fritz Falanka, But Says They Only Had "Coffee"

Westmore News Publisher Richard Abel Denies That He Was Meddling In Port Chester Politics

Richard Abel says that he left the Westmore News Offices To Have A Meeting With Former Port Chester Village Clerk / Village Manager Fritz Falanka.

Apparently, It Was Just A Coincedence That Westmore News Publisher Set Up A Meeting With The High School Graduate Who Was Being Offered A Pay Package In Excess Of $100,000.00.

Westmore News Publisher Richard Abel claims the $100,000.00 village clerk's position that is being decided behind closed doors never came up.

Well what in the hell did the Westmore News publisher and Fritz Falanka talk about?

Maybe Westmore News Publisher Richard Abel said something like, "Gee Fritz, I really miss the way that your budgets increased taxes almost 50% durring your last three years at Port Chester."

Or Maybe Richard Abel and Fritz Falanka talked about this.....

5IN PORT CHESTER NAMED IN ETHICS CASE - New York Times

FIVE Port Chester officials, including its Mayor, the Police Chief and the Village Manager, are being charged with a breach of ethics for buying condominiums before they were made available to the public at The Landmark, the former Lifesavers factory in the village.

FIVE Port Chester officials, including its Mayor, the Police Chief and the Village Manager, are being charged with a breach of ethics for buying condominiums before they were made available to the public at The Landmark, the former Lifesavers factory in the village.

The officials are Mayor Peter Iasillo, Joseph Coletti, a Village Trustee; John Grosse, the Chief of Police; Richard Falanka, the Village Clerk; Michael D. Ritchie, the Village Manager, and, in the words of the charge, ''all other village officials, officers and employees similarly situated.''

The complaint, filed with the three-member Village Board of Ethics by two Village Trustees, says the officials voted to rezone the property or performed other official acts in connection with the building and meanwhile ''had their names secretly placed on a preferred list'' in order to be first purchasers.

It also charges that the price was raised 5 percent to other buyers after the officials had bought their units, which were advertised as ''affordable'' at an average price of $150,000 for a one-bedroom unit......

.....buyers included Anthony B. Gioffre, a former State Senator, and Dominick D. Pierro, a County Legislator.

Mr. Gioffre said he would not comment. Mr. Pierro said he had not bought a condominium himself, but was part of a three-member corporation - including his law partner, John Colangelo, and a third person whose name he said he could not disclose -that had bought a studio condominium as an investment.

Christopher Rocca, a member of the Village Board of Ethics, said he would ask the developer for a list of the buyers and would hold hearings in the Village Courthouse in the next few weeks.

The complaint was also filed with the County District Attorney's office, which turned it over to its frauds division for ''inquiry,'' which is a step short of an investigation; with the State Attorney General's office and with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.....

Cached

Source URL: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DEFDE1630F93BA25753C1A961948260

12/11/07 - Westmore News Publlisher Richard Abel And Westmore News Editor Jananne Abel Meltdown At Port Chester Board Meeting

It's All Caught On Tape.

The Abel's Are Radioactive As They Engage In A Loud Outburst At The Port Chester Board Of Trustees Meeting.

The Abels Go Nut's When There Former Chief Pollster And Part-Time Columnist Bart "The Bigot" Didden Is Once Again Discussed At A Port Chester Board Meeting.

Westmore News Editor Jan Abel Storms Out Of The Public Meeting Screeching Like A

Wild Banshee Out Of Hell.

A Crazed Westmore News Publisher Richard Abel Runs Up To Where The Port Chester Mayor And Trustees Are Seated While The Meeting Is In Session.

Later Mayor Pilla Asks Westmore News Publisher Richard Abel To Please Leave The Court Room So That The Board Of Trustees Can Go Into Executive Session To Talk About The Port Chester Village Clerk Position. Abel Initially Refuses And Demands That The Mayor Call The Police, Because He Fears That He Will Be Assaulted.

Is Richard Abel Hallucinating, Or What?

It's All So Strange.

Coming Soon...

There Will Be Links To The Video.

Maybe We Can Post This Video At America's Scariest Videos.

12/11/07 - Finally, Lazy Liz Sadler At The Journal News Catches Up To 365 Port Chester

Foundation jump-starts makeover plans for Port Chester High library

The Journal News / Lohud.com, NY

By LAZY LIZ SADLER at esadler@lohud.com or 914-694-3525.

The Port Chester High School library will undergo a major facelift this summer thanks to a donation from a local education ...

Here is the original story from 365 Port Chester....

Monday, December 3, 2007

Port Chester High School Receives $50,000 to renovate its library and media center

And Here Is The Spanish Translation From 365 Port Chester.....

La escuela secundaria de Port Chester recibe $50,000 para remodelar la biblioteca y Media Center

12/11/07 - Port Chester Sports Report - Concerned Parent Writes About The Lack Of Playing Feilds For Youth Football. Plus Other Sports News And Videos

Where Can The Kids Play "American" Football?

Why Aren't There Multi-Purpose Playing Fields For The Children Of Port Chester?

It Seems Like Soccer Playing Adults Are Pushing The Children Off The Playing Feilds.

Shouldn't Children Come First?

Dear Port Chester Roundup,

I believe someone needs to show more interest in the youth football league in Port Chester. The league I speak of is Sound Shore Youth Foundation. For my son's it has been a great experience but there is no place in Port Chester for the kids to play anymore.

We used to be able to use the fields at the High school but not anymore.

My main problem is why was Columbus Park made into just a soccer field why wasn't made a multi use field. Seems a little short sighted on someones part.

Now I see a Rye Town Meeting they are talking about the Legacy fields plus two more soccer fields. Give me a break.

What we need are MULTI purpose fields. Not everyone in Port Chester plays soccer.

So please look into what is going on here . The children of Port Chester need some place to play also. Anytime I see people playing soccer it seems to be mostly Latino adults.

Thank you

A concerned parent

ALSO:

Watts propels Peekskill past Port Chester
The Journal News
... established team. However, without Watts, the three-time defending Class A state champs likely would have left Port Chester last night with a loss. The junior transfer was the offensive and defensive spark the Red Devils needed in their 74-56 win ...


Section 1 coaches, schools call on the Shall-Answer Man

The Journal News
... only has our job become more streamlined, the whole operation of Section 1 has become more organized," said Port Chester athletic director Joe Durney, a member of Section 1's athletic council. "Greg has really brought consistency to Section 1." ...


Boys basketball: Peekskill pulls away from Port Chester
Journal News
PORT CHESTER - Lakeland transfer Ralph Watts scored a game-high 24 points as Peekskill defeated host Port Chester 74-56 in boys basketball today.


Peekskill, Port Chester go at it today in early-season boys basketball battle
The Journal News
Peekskill visits Port Chester today at 4:30 p.m. in an early-season battle of Class A boys basketball contenders.


The Lowdown: A look at the week ahead in local sports
The Journal News
... a couple of boys basketball games this week could be previews of sectional finals, beginning with Peekskill at Port Chester today. These teams are considered the top two in Class A this season and have met at the County Center the last two years. ...

LET'S GO TO THE VIDEO TAPE:

Video: Peekskill vs. Port Chester boys basketball

Peekskill vs. Port Chester boys basketball at Port Chester high school Dec. 10, 2007. Peekskill defeated Port Chester 74-56.

Lohud.com: Latest News - http://www.LoHud.com

12/10/07 - The Taxpayers Of The Village Of Port Chester Are Not Required To Give The Port Chester Even One Cent. This Is An Accountabilty Moment

If you go to the Port Chester Library you will find many books that explain that accountability is a concept in ethics with several meanings. It is often used synonymously with such concepts as answerability, enforcement, responsibility, blameworthiness, liability and other terms associated with the expectation of account-giving. As an aspect of governance, it has been central to discussions related to problems in both the public and private worlds.

The Books in the Port Chester Library teach us that accountability is defined as "A is accountable to B when A is obliged to inform B about A’s (past or future) actions and decisions, to justify them, and to suffer punishment in the case of eventual misconduct".

If you go to the Periodical Section of the Port Chester library you will read that, in recent years, there has been a growth in the need for transparency with more and more pressure being put on corporations and businesses to be more accountable in their actions to society and the environment. AccountAbility (Institute of Social and Ethical AccountAbility)- an international non-profit membership organisation, was established in 1996 to help promote accountability innovations for sustainable development.

So Why Is The Port Chester Library Resisting Being Accountable To The Taxpayers Of Port Chester?

Port Chester Mayor Dennis Pilla: " I want to make sure it's not a closed system, I think it's a step backward."

Port Chester Library Board President Melissa DeVincenzo and Rye Brook Mayor Larry Rand are trying to get Port Chester to start writing blank checks to the closed library governance system.

Worse yet, the Port Chester Public Library has gotten their attorney's, Turner & Turner of Croton to try and devise a Port Chester Bonding scheme, that appears to be unethical and illegal.

Port Chester Treasure Anthony Silligato had better get advice from the New York State Attorney General Coumo before he allows the Port Chester Board of Trustees to enter into this very questionable bonding proposal.

The Port Chester Library is unaccountable, because Lazy Liz Sadler at the Journal News is still absent from Port Chester Board Of Trustee Meetings, when library issues are brought up.

Further, the hopelessly biased Westmore News to date has refused to write about the mismanagement and the lack of accountability at the decrepit Port Chester Library.

The Westmore Snooze Wont Tell You The Facts, But We Will.....

In New York State There Can Only Be Three Kinds Of Libraries Licenced By The Department Of Education.

1). A Self Sustaining Library Association

2). A Municipal Library That Is Part Of A Town Or City.

3). A School Library

The Port Chester Public Library is a self sustaining library that is owned by the members of the library.

If you have a library card you are a member or owner of the library.

The library charter and bylaws says that the members should be approving and electing board members. That's how things were originally done in Port Chester, before the library went down hill. But things have been manipulated over the years so the Port Chester Library Board Members are no longer accountable to the public.

Worse yet the Library Board now wants to lock Port Chester into an illegal 10 year funding and bonding scheme.

The operating costs will be payed by Port Chester tax payers to the tune of 65% of all of the library's bills. This formula may be reviewed again starting in year four of the agreement.

Basically, the library is asking Port Chester to write out ten blank checks, that the single family homeowners of Port Chester will have to pay.

Worse yet, the library is asking Port Chester to enter into an illegal bonding scheme. Port Chester can not bond to reimburse the library for renovations already paid for. Nor can Port Chester bond for the library's past debts on a building that the village does not own.

If this plan goes through Port Chester Village Manager Bill Williams is probably going to have the New York State Attorney General coming by to pay him a visit.

Port Chester Mayor Dennis Pilla is right to opposed to the library board members choosing their successors.

Mayor Pilla must not be railroaded by Port Chester Board President Melissa DeVincenzo and Rye Brook Mayor Rand. The Village of Port Chester can not write a blank check to a closed system.

If the Port Chester Library Board will not return the ability to elect Board Members, back to the library card holders, then they will have to give Port Chester the right to appoint 65% of the board members.

Port Chester Tax Dollars Must Be Protected From The Abuse, Mismanagement And Waste that Has Occurred At The Port Chester Library In The Past.

The Port Chester Library is solely responsible for funding itself.

The Village of Port Chester has no legal obligation to give even one penny to the library.

The Port Chester Library may come ask the Village Of Port Chester for support, just like it can ask any corporation or foundation for support.

And just like any funding source The Village Of Port Chester can place terms and conditions on the money it gives to the Port Chester Library.

However, this new agreement will legally obligate to fund an association library as if it is a municipal library.

What the Port Chester Library is asking the Mayor and tax payers of Port Chester to do is to fund them like they are a municipal library, but let them be an association library that is unaccountable to the single family homeowners of Port Chester.

Port Chester Mayor Dennis Pilla is doing the right thing by seeing that Port Chester has representatives on the library board to protect the interests of the single family tax payers of Port Chester.

Melissa DeVincenzo had better wake up and understand that her library governance proposal of being 100% self-appointment will eventually be a deal killer.

Ms. DeVincenzo's inflexibility up to this point is unprofessional and not in the best interests of the Port Chester Library's members (cardholders) that she is supposed to represent.

If the Ms. DeVincenzo and the Port Chester Library Board continue to be inflexible, then Port Chester Mayor Dennis Pilla and the Port Chester Board will have to keep the current year to year funding requests in place.

That way the taxpayers of Port Chester will be protected. No Port Chester Tax Dollars, without Library representation. Port Chester has always had two appointed representatives. Now Ms. DeVincenzo wants to shut the Port Chester taxpayers out of the Library Boardroom.

Ms. DeVincenzo is arrogant to to assume that she and her board can appoint the two representative positions, instead of the Port Chester Mayor and the Port Chester Board Of Trustees.

Where are the checks and balances designed to protect the single family homeowners of Port Chester from a Port Chester Library board and administration that has a history of mismanagement?

Port Chester Trustee Dan Brakewood summed up the Port Chester Library's proposal very well....

"The devil is in the details."

12/10/07 - Port Chester Police Chief Joseph Krzeminski reinstates DARE Program at all Port Chester's public and private schools.

President George W. Bush delivers a statement on the recent
findings on teen drug use, Dec. 11, 2007. The President said,
"Today we celebrate progress against substance abuse." MORE

Port Chester Police Officer Melissa Acocella Goes Back To Elementary School.

Drug Abuse Resistance Education has been missing from the Port Chester Schools for about six years. Port Chester was the first Police Department to offer DARE, but cancelled to program, because of financial constraints.

The Port Chester Police Department is reinstating the DARE program about two weeks ago. The once a week program and it will be led by Port Chester Police Officer Officer Melissa Acocella. She will teach Port Chester Sixth graders about the dangers of drugs and alcohol. Officer Acocella is a former kindergarten teacher.

The program teaches about the dangers of smoking and using drugs, as well as, how to avoid peer pressure. The program also teaches children to avoid gangs and violence.

However, DARE replaces one social studies class per week in the troubled and struggling Port Chester School system. Recently, New York State had to make an emergency 1 Million dollar allocation, because of Port Chester's poor educational performance.

There is considerable marijuana, cocaine and other drug use among the youth in the village.

Perhaps, the drug awareness training is worth the loss of the social studies classes in the troubled Port Chester School system.

Port Chester Police Chief Krzeminski hopes to make DARE an ongoing Police Department Program.

Related Link:

D.A.R.E.

The Official site for the national DARE program. The DARE program gives kids the life skills they need to avoid involvement with drugs, gangs, and violence.

Drug Information
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12/10/07 - Many Port Chester Hispanics Were Glued To The Spanish Television Station For The Republican Debate

Richard And Jananne Abel Flunk Spanish - That Comic Book Known As Port Chester Americana Latina Probably Doesn't Know About This Story , Because The Publisher And Editor Do Not Speak Spanish.

But Luckily, The Bilingual Website

365 Port Chester

knew what was going on.

Tonight Republican Presidential Debate in Spanish

by 365 Port Chester

On Sunday evening, Univision, the spanish -language network will be making history by broadcasting the first ever Presidential debate in spanish. The debate will be between Republican presidential hopeful who hope to steer the Latino ...

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AND:

Esta noche debate de candidatos presidenciales Republicanos

by 365 Port Chester

Esta noche, la cadena Univision, hara historia al transmitir el primer debate presidencial de candidatos Republicanos en espanol. El debate entre estos candidatos sera para adquirir votos Hispanos ya que en Enero empieza la temporarda ...

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In fact, the tecnocrati search engine listed over 4,076 English language blog posts about the

Republican debate.

There were 58 Spanish language blog posts about the debate.

WOW, 365 Port Chester was one of the first, if not the first Hispanic Boogers to report on this special Republican debate.

And the numbers of blog posts are growing by the minute.

And For Equal Time:

We Are Going To Try And Make

Bart "The Bigot" Didden A Happy Guy.

Feel The Love From TeamTancredo.org

In this spoof of the Univision Spanish Language Presidential Debate, Congressman Tom Tancredo encourages Americans to boycott Univision's "Illegal Immigrant" Debate on December 9.

A Lot Of Americans Were Shocked That Tancredo Did Not Have The Guts To Show Up And Stand And Deliver At The Univision Debate.

One Thing You Can Say About Trancredo Is That He Dose Not Write A Bigoted Flyer, And Then Tell Everyone That, "I Did Not Write The Disgusting Flier"

I Really Don't Think Trancredo Would Lie To Journal News Reporter Lazy Liz Sadler.

Yes Bart "The Bigot" Didden's Lies And Flip Flops Are Still Up At

The LoHud Forums For Everyone To See.

12/09/07 - Journal News - Letter To The Editor - Rene Prochelle Of Port Chester Writes.....

The Constitution speaks of "freedom of" not "freedom from" religion.

Romney's statement on faith applauded

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

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

Rene Prochelle
Port Chester

Source URL: http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007712100308

12/09/07 - The strange tale of Jose Broudwiack has properly enraged many in Port Chester, Northern Westchester and beyond.

Maybe The Westchester County DA Should Hire This Guy To Track Down The Sex Offender Who Skipped Bail.

Hey, The Dog AKA Duane Chapman could use the work.

Lessons in bungling

The Journal News / Lohud.com

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

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

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If We Said It Once We Have Said It A Hundred Times....

Only A Moron Would Pay 33 Bucks To Read The Incomplete And Hopelessly Biased Rag Known As The Westmore News Online.

As Ussual, The Westmore News Has

It's Head In The Sand.

Westmore Snooze Editor Jananne Abel

Just Don't Know

What's Going On In Port Chester.

As You Read This Posting Ask Yourself Why Westmore Snooze Editor Jannne Editor Missed All The Internet News About The Bail Skipping Sex Fiend Broudwiack.

12/09/07 - The strange tale of Jose Broudwiack has properly enraged many in Port Chester, Northern Westchester and beyond.

- Port Chester Roundup

Lessons in bungling

- The Journal News / Lohud.com

12/02/07 - Port Chester Police Officer Walter Alcivar says he informed the Westchester DA Fred Green about the California warrant on the sex offender

- Port Chester Roundup

Video: Jose M. Broudwiack, the Unregistered Sex Offender

- RNN

Missed chances at deporting North Salem sex offender

- The Journal News / Lohud.com

11/27/07 - Communication Breakdown - There was a detainer warrant. Should Port Chester police have arrested the sex offender and put him in jail?

- Port Chester Roundup

Arrest warrant issued for sex offender who fails to appear in ...

- Journal News / Lohud.com

Plus There Have Been Many Postings At The Lohud Forums, Imigration And Legal Blogs, As Well As, Press Coverage In California Newspapers.

Where Was The Overpriced And Incomplete Westmore News

They Repeatedly Missed The Entire Story.

Please Call (914) 939 - 6864

And Tell

Westmore News Founder,

Bernie "I Forgot To Pay Over 100 Property Tax Billls" Abel

To Cancel Your Subscription To The

Overpriced, Incomplete and Hopelessly Biased Rag

Known As The Westmore Snooze.

12/09/07 - Some Answers About Port Chester's Graffiti Problem - Is It Because Of Mary Dudas?

"Respect the facades, don't write or post papers."

The "Vote For Mary Dudas" Graffiti Tags Are Disrespectful To Three Men

Who Lost There Lives In Port Chester.

Citizen Journalist 365 Port Chester Has Put Another News Post Up

A Quote From 365 Port Chester:

"It is disturbing that such connection or insinuation exists - celebrating a non-Hispanic white woman for killing two or more Hispanics instantly, in a village where issues on illegal immigration and the negative stereotypes branded on Hispanics exist."

Who is Mary Dudas?

by 365 Port Chester

I dont know about you, but I've been seeing the name "Mary Dudas" in various parts of Port Chester and also along I95. So who is Mary Dudas, and why is her name written in graffiti all around town, accompanied with the words, ...

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AND:

Quien es Mary Dudas?

by 365 Port Chester

No se si ustedes se han dado cuenta de el nombre, "Mary Dudas," escrito por varias partes en Port Chester y tambien en el autopista 95. Entonces, quien es Mary Dudas, y porque es que su nombre, escrita en grafiti, es acompanado por las ...

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12/09/07 - Port Chester Sports Report

Yesterday's wrestling matches
Journal News
... Team standings and key - 1. Fox Lane (FL) 266.5; 2. Horace Mann (HM) 211; 3. Glen Cove (GC) 193.5; 4. Port Chester (PC) 168.5; 5. Clarkstown North (CN) 166; 6. Mamaroneck (Mk) 113; 7. Rye (R) 105; 8. Iona Prep (IP) 95; 9. Hackley (Hk) 61; ...


Grippi brothers lead Foxes to Mamaroneck tourney win
Journal News
... is important to see how good we are,' Peter Grippi said. 'We're doing well and I like our team right now.' Port Chester, which had the second-most champions with three, finished in fourth place. The Rams got titles from Westley Tapia (285), John ...


Rockland boys soccer performer of the year: Suffern's Charlie Pirc
Journal News
... games. He helped Tappan Zee advance to the Class A semifinals as a No. 11 seed, a run that included upsets of Port Chester and Harrison. Matt Mahoney, Clarkstown North: This dangerous senior midfielder proved a bear for opponents to handle. ...