BY BRUCE APAR
MAYOR, PENNYSAVER COMMUNITY
May 15th, 2012 -- MOM CULTURE: Pop, remember when we used to talk to each other?
POP CULTURE: Didn’t know we stopped, Mom.
MC: I mean on the phone.
PC: It hasn’t all gone to seed. You still talk to me when I’m on the phone – with someone else.
MC: Why is that?...READ MORE
Slater's Slant: Undefeated John Jay Golfers Boast Girl Power
BY CHUCK SLATER
May 3rd, 2012 -- "Lou Quinn gave me a great gift," says John Jay boys golf coach Ray DiStephen.
The gift is the current John Jay golf team. It may well be the best in the area and remains undefeated 11-0 in Section 1 competition. Quinn, despite a highly successful 2011 season, decided to end his tenure as golf coach and turned the reins over to DiStephen.
Seven of Quinn's 11 golfers graduated last June but a solid nucleus returned and the newcomers proved unexpectedly good.
"We have seven real good kids," DiStephen said. "We have a tremendous 1-2 but the 4-5-6 kids give use a big scoring edge. Other teams can't match us at the bottom of the order. In one match, our No. 5 came in with a 40 (for the nine holes of a match) and their No. 5 had a 50 and that was the margin for us. Other teams have 1s and 2s who can score well but our depth makes us extremely tough to beat"...READ MORE
Hackley Field to be Named for Yorktown Educator Ron DelMoro
May 2nd, 2012 -- Hackley School in Tarrytown will host a dedication ceremony for its new baseball facility in memory of Ron DelMoro, a longtime and popular Yorktown resident and educator who passed away in August 2009 at 61.
According to his wife Deena, DelMoro Field will be dedicated Saturday, May 12 at 11:45 a.m. Their sons Dan DelMoro (varsity baseball captain/Hackley class of 2006) and Steve DelMoro (varsity baseball captain/Hackley class of 2010) also will be present.
Ron DelMoro was a prominent figure in Yorktown for four decades, remembered as an active sportsman who umpired, coached, played and supervised youth and adult athletic programs...READ MORE
'Dancing with Yorktown Stars' Promises Fun, Footwork, Fundraising.
April 30th, 2012 -- The second annual fundraiser -- for American Cancer Society's Relay for Life -- billed as Dancing with the Yorktown Stars kicks off at Sinapi's Ceola Manor 7 p.m. on Friday, May 4. There were more than 300 tickets sold at last count, with a capacity of 400, according to organizer Lynne Rothman of Bunco Babes/Class Action, the Relay for Life team that gave birth to the brainchild of a community fundraiser.
Relay for Life Dancing with the Yorktown Stars - 7 p.m., Friday, May 4 - Sinapi's Ceola Manor, Hill Boulevard, Jefferson Valley.
Yorktown Supervisor Reviews First 100 Days in Office
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, NY, April 30, 2012 – The first 100 days in office for first-term Town of Yorktown Supervisor Michael Grace -- reached April 9, 2012 – has been marked by notable, well-received progress and plans in community collaboration, emergency response preparedness, economic development, cost-control efficiencies, business-friendly best practices, open space stewardship and quality-of-life initiatives.
Here are the highlights (in alphabetical order):
Business-Friendly Best Practices: Emblematic of the strides made under Supervisor Grace to speed economic development -- as well as reverse the town’s persistent reputation among entrepreneurs and developers over the years as less than business-friendly...READ MORE
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Career Tips For New Grads
(StatePoint) If you’re a new college or high school graduate, you may have been told by older relatives that the best way to launch your career is to get a decent job and stick with it. But many experts today warn that the expectation of relying on one company to employ you until you retire is no longer realistic. “The traditional path that worked for your grandparents is not necessarily viable anymore,” says Larry Winters, founder and president of Leadership Team Development, Inc., a company that provides business support materials for Amway business owners in North America. As the author of the new book “Live the Dream – No More Excuses,” Winters believes that with the right attitude and a solid plan, you can take control of your financial destiny. He offers these tips for new graduates inspired to make this commitment:
15 May 2012 -- Living Articles
Read moreCongresswoman Hayworth To Honor Hudson Valley First Responders
Special Recognition will be Given to Exemplary Emergency Services Personnel at Local Ceremonies and in the Official Congressional Record.(Fishkill, NY) – U.S. Congresswoman Nan Hayworth, M.D. (NY-19) announced today she will recognize exemplary first responders from New York’s 19th Congressional District with a Special Congressional Commendation for their sacrifices, contributions and dedication to public service. The congresswoman will recognize EMS personnel who have distinguished themselves for exceptional acts of bravery or services during local presentations and officially in the U.S. House of Representatives. “The past year brought many trials and challenges to our first responders. I'm happy to join all of our neighbors in the Hudson Valley in thanking the men and women who staff our emergency services,” said Hayworth. “They are our first line of defense for homeland security, too. Our police, fire and EMS personnel put themselves at risk every day to serve their communities, and they deserve recognition for their courage, valor and service..”
14 May 2012 -- News
Read moreMahopac Coach Makes Pitch for Another Winning Season
BY CHUCK SLATEREXCLUSIVE TO NORTH COUNTY NEWS + VIEWS Pitching, as the saying goes, is 90 per cent of baseball. That is why Mahopac’s Chris Miller was 100 per cent concerned early this spring, heading into his fourth season as the varsity head coach. Miller has consistently turned out clubs with winning records but the 2011 squad was only 10-9, then lost in the first round of the Class AA playoffs. And then four of his top five pitchers graduated. Only senior right-handed co-captain Matt Bass returned. “When you graduate that many arms,” Miller said, “you kind of hope young pitchers give you some success. But you can’t expect them to step right up; they’re going in with a little nervousness.”
14 May 2012 -- Slater's Slant
Read moreBriarcliff's Blevins Poised to Lift Boulders
BY CHUCK SLATER EXCLUSIVE TO NORTH COUNTY NEWS + VIEWS Once again, as he was in last year’s inaugural season of the Rockland Boulders, Briarcliff’s Bobby Blevins is the ace and opening-game pitcher for the team in the independent professional Canadian-American League. Returning manager Dave LaPoint confirmed that at a team practice on its Provident Bank Park home field in Ramapo, Rockland County. Blevins, a righthander, was scheduled to start May 17 on the road against the Quebec Les Capitales, then will be on the mound again for the home opener against the Newark Bears on May 22. “He was our ace last year and he is again,” said LaPoint, a former big-league pitcher. ”He likes to stay in the game and loves to compete. He’s a workhorse and that’s a big commodity for a manager."
14 May 2012 -- Sports Headlines
Read moreMinding Our Own Business
BY ANTHONY J. BAZZO Do you think the public always deserves to comment on the wisdom of every law being deliberated by its local government? I do not. Where a business, especially a regulated business, is located should not be influenced by what the public thinks. The government’s role in this includes 1) Is it zoned properly? 2) Will it fall down? 3) Will it catch fire? 3) Will it flood the neighbors? That's it. As far as the public is concerned, their only voice and vote should be with their pocket books and wallets. Either they will patronize the establishment or they won't. I recently spoke at a public hearing before the Peekskill City Council on whether Peekskill should lift its ban on tattoo parlors, and where should they be allowed to operate? It’s a given the one place they would not be permitted to conduct business is in a residential area.
10 May 2012 -- Bazzo at Work
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Date: Mon, May 21st 7:30pm
Location: Yorktown Town Hall
