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HUGUENOTS HELD IN CHECK New Rochelle’s Omar Tejeda rushes past a Mamaroneck defender on Oct. 8. The Tigers overcame an early New Rochelle lead to top the Huguenots 2-1 in a heated league matchup. For story, see page 15. Photo/Mike Smith
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What’s going on... New Rochelle Public Library
Thursdays: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Wednesdays: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Fridays and Saturdays: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Huguenot Children’s Library hours: Mondays and Thursdays: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sundays: Closed.
BID Family Market Days
The New Rochelle Public Library has reopened the Memorial Highway entrance, but the Lawton Street entrance is scheduled to be closed for construction and is expected to be completed by fall 2016. While construction is underway, the only wheelchair-accessible entrance will be the reopened Memorial Highway doors, which have a ramp leading down from street level. There will be additional wheelchair-designated parking spaces on Memorial Highway. The only book drop at the main library will also be located by this doorway. Patrons may also return books by using the book drop at the Hugh Doyle Center, located at 94 Davis Ave., or in front of the Huguenot Children’s Library, located on North Avenue in front of New Rochelle High School. Visit nrpl.org for information on these and other events and programs.
Library hours Main library hours: Mondays, Tuesdays and
The super-friendly Juggles the Clown will be strolling the park on Saturday, Oct. 15 from 11 a.m. to noon. He’ll be providing plenty of giggles with his silly magic tricks, balloon surprises and, of course, juggling. The annual BID Family Fall Festivals will take place on the last two Saturdays in October. On Saturday, Oct. 22 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., families with children ages 8 to 12 are invited to paint seasonal scenes for Halloween and Thanksgiving on the windows of downtown businesses. A mask-making workshop geared for younger children will take place in Library Green. In the event of inclement weather, a rain makeup date will be available by calling 654-2116. Families must pre-register in order to paint a window by emailing ngainor@newrochelleny.com or calling 654-2116. The lineup for the annual Costume Parade will begin at New Roc City (in front of Regal Cinema) at 9:45 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29, and make its way to Ruby Dee Park at Library Green. Pumpkin painting and treats in the park will follow. In the event of inclement weather, the parade is can-
celled and pumpkin painting will take place in the library’s Meeting Room.
‘Tango Forever’ program On Saturday, Oct. 15 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Ossie Davis Theater. A donation of $2 is suggested at the door. Traveling from La Plata, Argentina, members of the Sala 420 Tango Bar, under the direction of Ruben Gerardo Monreal, will perform a dazzling program of traditional and contemporary tango music, dance and theater. All members have performed extensively around the world, focusing their passion on Argentine tango and contemporary influences. Their program, which also includes an internationally renowned pianist and vocalist, illustrates that tango is not only a dance, but is also a form of musical and dramatic expression.
in New Rochelle. Let’s go to the hop, ‘50s style. Come and enjoy dinner and dancing to all your favorite songs to the musical talents of Gene DiNapoli and Jeannie Claire. Fee: $50 per person for a buffet dinner, a bottle of red and white wine per table, beer, soda and dessert. There will be a cash bar for mixed drinks. Paid reservations in advance only. For reservations and tickets, call E. J. Kearns at 424-5732. Cash payment can be arranged. Make checks payable to the American Legion Post No. 8, and mail to Commander Paul E. Kearns, 26 Cambridge Ave., Tuckahoe NY 10707.
New Rochelle Youth Bureau Halloween Bash
The Friends of the New Rochelle Public Library will be holding a mini book sale on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the main library lobby. The book sales include popular novels, mysteries and nonfiction in hardcover and paperback, to children’s books, CDs and DVDs. Proceeds from these sales allow the Friends of the New Rochelle Public Library to provide funding for quality children and adult programming, and will help the library by contributing to various projects and improving service to the community. The Friends welcome prospective volunteers.
On Thursday, Oct. 27 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., the Youth Council of the New Rochelle Youth Bureau will host their annual Halloween Bash for ages 2 to 6. This event will be held at the Hugh A. Doyle Center, located at 94 Davis Ave. in New Rochelle. This event is free of charge and will feature face painting, Halloween crafts, pumpkin gathering and much more. Pre-registration is required by Monday, Oct. 17, as limited space is available. To register or for more information, contact Michelle Oliveros, program administrator at the Youth Bureau, at 6542048 from Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
English for Advanced ESL Students
New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce
On Mondays from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.; Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.; and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the main library. Improve your English reading, writing, grammar and speaking skills in a casual and fun conversation learning circle with trained volunteers. Classes do not meet during school vacation days. Please call 813-3706 or email the Community Relations Office at communityrelations@nrpl.org to set up an appointment with one of the instructors.
53rd annual Thanksgiving Day Parade
Friends of the New Rochelle Public Library Book Sales
Lunchtime Yoga Express On Mondays from 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. and Wednesdays from 1:15 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the main library’s first floor Meeting Room. Yoga instructor Nora LeMorin leads the gentle yet invigorating sessions, helping participants return to work with renewed energy and focus. Traditional and adapted poses will be practiced either standing or seated in chairs to balance, stretch and strengthen the body while calming the mind. Participants do not need to change out of work clothes, and mats will not be needed for these sessions of breathing and meditation techniques as well as the guided relaxation. The drop-in sessions do not require advanced registration. This program is made possible by the Friends of the New Rochelle Public Library. Donations are gratefully accepted.
American Legion Post No. 8 ‘50s Sock Hop fundraiser On Saturday, Oct. 15 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the American Legion Post No. 8, 112 North Ave.
The New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce and the city of New Rochelle invite you to the 53rd annual Thanksgiving Day Parade. This year, the parade is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 19 from 10 a.m. to noon. If you are planning to participate, please email jlanser@newrochamber.org as soon as possible with your contact info, your organization and its address, estimated number of people marching/ participating and whether you have uniforms that you can wear. Your immediate response will be helpful in planning a successful parade. Please also forward the email to any organizations that you think may be interested in participating, as the chamber may not have their contact information. Please note that there are sponsorship/rental availabilities and indicate your interest in the email as well. Rates are as follows: marching with your own banner: free; having your vehicle in the parade: $500; borrowing a chamber float: $750, plus $250 deposit returned to you after the parade when you return the float (unless you can provide a certificate of insurance). New for this year: sponsor a balloon for $1,500 to $3,000, plus 15 to 20 teenagers and/or adults to help with the balloon (instructions will be provided the day of the parade) or volunteers can be assigned to your balloon. Deadline for our What’s Going On section is every Thursday at noon. Though space is not guaranteed, we will do our best to accommodate your listing. Please send all items to news@hometwn.com.
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The New Agenda: Fighting sexual assaults By SIBYLLA CHIPAZIWA Editorial Assistant Many parents have sent their children to college just before fall, and soon some may be heading back home for alumni and homecoming events and Thanksgiving. There will be plenty to talk about—at dinner tables, or when you see a friend at the supermarket with kids also
coming home for the holidays— and some topics may be harder than others. Sexual assault on college campuses has been in the news for years, with the spotlight growing brighter due to social media and more victims—including young women—reporting incidents and sharing their experiences. One in five women and one
Mamaroneck residents and co-founders of The New Agenda, president Amy Siskind, left, and Karen Gerringer, right, pose with Ann Shin, an award winning film director, at an event for National Girlfriends Networking Day in June. The New Agenda is a nonprofit that aims to bring about systemic change to improve the lives of women and girls nationwide. Photo courtesy Amy Siskind
in 16 men are victims of sexual assault on college campuses nationwide. Also, male victims are less likely to report their assaults, mostly due to embarrassment. Fifty-five percent of witnesses do nothing to help. About eight years ago, Mamaroneck residents Amy Siskind and Karen Gerringer were two of 30 women nationwide who came together to form The New Agenda, a nonprofit organization that seeks to bring about systemic change to improve the lives of girls and women nationwide. Siskind and Gerringer are the nonprofit’s president and vice president, respectively. “When Hillary [Clinton] dropped out of the race [in 2008], there was a group of women at the time who were really upset at the way she was depicted in the media and the double standard; that was the genesis of why we started the group,” Siskind said. The New Agenda has four main goals: safety, opportunity, unity and leadership. The nonprofit also has a foundation, which focuses on teen dating violence and campus sexual as-
sault. The New Agenda focuses on the opportunity and leadership aspects for women by doing events, especially for millennial women in college and beyond. The New Agenda is hosting the second annual SToPP 5K to end sexual assaults on college campuses at Iona College in New Rochelle on Saturday, Oct. 22 at 10 a.m. to bring attention, start a conversation, SToPP— Stop. Think. Protect Peers—and encourage bystander intervention. Proceeds from the SToPP 5K will go toward making more educational videos for The New Agenda. In fact, last year’s video, “Gray Matters,” was made by a young woman who graduated from Mamaroneck High School, MHS, and is part of the nonprofit’s leadership council. The video has been used at freshman orientations, and even MHS seniors are now shown such videos before graduation as part of the curriculum. “Iona is just a great location for the tri-state area, and they also seemed really excited about hosting,” Siskind said, adding that she recently spoke to 100 Iona students and their openness and awareness of sexual assault confirmed her choice in holding
the 5K there. “College students today are very aware that it’s an issue.” Brock Turner’s name was brought up, the latest case that has received much media attention. Turner, who was a studentathlete at Stanford University, was convicted of three counts of felony sexual assault when he raped an intoxicated and unconscious woman. He was caught by two students who intervened when they realized the state the victim was in. Turner only spent three months in jail. “It seems like it’s an issue that is starting to get attention, but so many people are afraid to talk about it,” said Siskind, who has a daughter in college and a son in high school. “But every year when my friends sent their kids off to school, I say to them, ‘You’ll see me at the gym and tell me your daughter’s best friend from high school was raped in college,’ or ‘My daughter knows someone who was drugged and raped.’” “Fifty percent of high school boys graduating don’t know that sex with an incapacitated woman is rape,” Siskind said, adding that one big part of the problem is parents not talking to
their sons to not take advantage of someone sexually, therefore the media is doing the educating, and poorly. “The laws are changing, so if you’re not [talking to your son] for the right reasons, do it so that your son doesn’t get expelled and become the next Brock Turner.” Last year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, signed legislation to fight sexual assault on college campuses statewide, which includes a uniform definition of affirmative consent, to help remove any ambiguity. The U.S. Department of Education is currently investigating 195 postsecondary institutions nationwide for sexual violence, as of June of this year. New York state has 27 colleges and universities on the list, including a SUNY Purchase College case from early 2015. “It’s such an important cause; if you have kids, you’re going to be sending them to college at some point,” Siskind said. “We have to change the culture.” To learn more about The New Agenda and to sign up for the SToPP 5K at Iona, visit thenewagenda.net and stopp5k.org. CONTACT: sibylla@hometwn.com
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Jacob Tischler as Tony Manero, the star of Westchester Broadway Theatre’s production of “Satruday Night Fever.”
Dust off your hip-hugging flares, your platform shoes and warm up your disco dance moves! “Saturday Night Fever” is one of the most loved dance stories of all time. A stage version of the extraordinarily successful movie, it is a jam-packed, dance-crazed, fuel-injected show at the Westchester Broadway Theatre through Nov. 27, and again from Dec. 29 to Jan. 29, 2017. Based on Nik Cohn's 1975 New York Magazine article “Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night” and Norman Wexler's 1977 screenplay it inspired, it focuses on Tony Manero, a Brooklyn youth whose weekend is spent at the local discotheque. His very ordinary life is transformed when he steps on to the dance floor There he luxuriates in the admiration of the crowd and a growing relationship with Stephanie Mangano, and can temporarily forget the realities of his life, including a dead-end job in a paint store and his gang of deadbeat friends. Packed with more than 20 leg-
Jacob Tischler, Tony Manero, and Alexandra Matteo, Stephanie Mangano, show off their chemistry on stage.
endary hits from The Bee Gees, including the classics “Stayin’ Alive,” “Night Fever,” “Jive Talking,” “You Should Be Dancing” and “How Deep is Your Love.” Directed by WBT favorite, Richard Stafford, and the musical director is Ryan Edward Wise. The production stars are Jacob Tischler as Tony Manero; Alexandra Matteo as Stephanie Mangano; Gianna Yanelli as Annette; Chris Collins-Pisano as Bobby C.; Pat McRoberts as Monty; Raynor Rubel as Gus; Joe Moeller as Double J.; Chris Hlinka as Joey; Sandy Rosenberg as Flo Manero; and Ray DeMattis as Frank Manero. Isabella D’Erasmo and Hannah Moore will alternate as Linda Manero. Featuring Anthony Alvino, Josh Bates, Lauren Dalal, Michelle Dawson, Christopher DeAngelis, Walter Filmore IV, Brian Lego, Joe Moeller, Natalie Perez-Duel, Frankie Paparone, Kristyn Pope, Audrey Tesserot and Charity Van Tassel. Set and costume design by Michael Bottari and Ronald Case; lighting design is by Andrew Gmoser; sound design is by Jonathan Hatton and Mark Zuckerman; Steve Loftus is the technical director. Wig and hair design by Gerard Kelly. The production stage manager is Victor Lukas, and properties are by Grumpy Props. Lisa Tiso is the associate producer. Stafford (director/choreographer) returns to WBT, having directed and choreographed “Show Boat,” “Mary Poppins,” “The Wizard Of Oz,” “Guys & Dolls,” “Fiddler On The Roof,” “Can-Can,” “George M!,” “Hairspray,” “Singin’ In The Rain,” “A Wonderful Life,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “Gypsy,” “The Full Monty” and “Cats” in past seasons. On Broadway, Stafford was the choreographer for “In My Life” (Music Box Theatre), the associate choreographer
for “Aspects of Love” (Broadhurst Theatre), and the dance supervisor for “Cats” (Winter Garden Theatre). Off-Broadway credits include choreography for “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn” (St. Clements). Internationally, he was director/choreographer for “The Full Monty,” “Joseph...Dreamcoat” (Mexico City), choreographer for “Jesus Christ Superstar” (Mexico City), “Evita” (Sydney), “Cats” (Mexico City, Buenos Aires) and director/choreographer for “Cats” (Copenhagen, Sao Paulo, Rio). His national tours include “Cats” (director/ choreographer), “My Fair Lady” (choreographer), “Joseph...Dreamcoat” (choreographer) and numerous Regional Theatre Productions. For reservations, call 592-2222 or visit BroadwayTheatre.com. For group reservations, with discounts for groups of 20 or more, call 592-2225. For luxury boxes for private parties of six to 22, call 592-8730. Enjoy dining and theatre in an elegant private box. Additional features include an expanded dinner menu, hot and cold hors d'oeuvres, a private powder room, and reserved parking. Show times: Wednesday and Thursday, and some Friday matinees: lunch at 11:30 a.m., show at 1 p.m.; Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings: dinner at 6:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m.; Sunday matinees: lunch at noon, show at 1:30 p.m.; Sunday evenings: dinner at 5:30 p.m., show at 7 p.m. Ticket prices for dinner and show range between $56 and $84 plus tax, depending on the performances chosen. Beverage service and gratuities are not included in the ticket price. Discounts are available for children, students and senior citizens at selected performances. Also check the website for ongoing special offers. For more information, visit BroadwayTheatre. com. (Submitted)
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Anne Hutchinson: From Boston to Rhode Island By RICHARD FORLIANO Columnist At the end of June, I was preparing to take a brief hiatus
from writing this column on local history. My intention was to do more research for future columns that would resume in September. I had previously
On July 20 of this year, a special ceremony took place at the Statehouse in Boston commemorating the 425th birthday of Anne Hutchinson that was attended by many of her direct descendants. Eve LaPlante, a direct descendant and the author of a highly acclaimed biography of Hutchinson, speaks in front of the statute of her ancestor in the background. Photo/Richard Forliano
written four extensive articles with a colleague on Anne Hutchinson that can be read on the website of the Eastchester Historical Society. Also on that same website, there is a YouTube video clip in which a talented actress brings Hutchinson back to life, commenting on the injustice of her trial. I thought that the full story of Hutchinson had been told. I would now be free to explore other topics about Eastchester’s fascinating history. As I was preparing for a quiet, solitary summer of researching and writing, I received a phone call from a direct descendant of Hutchinson that would force me to reassess certain assumptions about this woman, arguably America’s first founding mother. Descendants of Anne Hutchinson were planning a five-day, three-state road trip tracing the travels of Hutchinson and her family during their nine-year stay in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Westchester County, then part of the Dutch colony of New Netherlands. My
wife and I journeyed up to Boston and began a most interesting experience. At the 15 stops on the road trip, we met more 150 direct descendants of Hutchinson, heard some of the leading academics from Harvard, Cornell and other prestigious universities comment on her true legacy, and by the end of the trip came to realize that her real accomplishments were much greater that the cartoonish version in which she is portrayed in American history textbooks. In 1634, Anne Hutchinson arrived with her husband Will and 11 of her children (Anne would eventually have 15 children) in the town of Boston whose population numbered about 1,000 people. Boston was part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony whose total population would number about 20,000 by the end of the 1630s. Will was a well-to-do merchant who brought his family to New England to practice their Puritan faith without interference from the government. Puritans under the leadership of Gov. John Winthrop were interested in practicing their own true faith,
erecting a city on a hill, a beacon for all mankind to see. Mistress Anne soon became a supervisor of midwives, whose duties it was to help women in childbirth and intervene when problems occurred. But then problems soon developed, as two factions threatened the very existence of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. There was the ruling elite led by Gov. Winthrop that demanded complete obedience to the Puritan ministers governing the colony. The Hutchinson family belonged to the other faction that included Henry Vane, who for one year had taken the governorship away from Winthrop; the controversial ministers Roger Williams and John Wheelwright; and John Cotton, a respected theologian and the personal minister to the Hutchinsons. What were the problems that caused so much dissension? In 1636, a bloody conflict erupted in Connecticut that we know today as the Pequot War. Anne Hutchinson, like Roger Williams who would be banished and go on to found the colony of Rhode Island, believed that the Native
Americans should be compensated for their land and treated fairly. Williams had already been banished in 1636 when Anne Hutchinson had counseled people in Boston not to volunteer to fight the Native Americans in the Pequot War. There were also jealousies and disputes that had followed the Puritans across the Atlantic from England. But Anne posed an even more serious threat to the ruling elite. She had learned theology from her father when he was under house arrest in England. Her knowledge of Lutheran and Calvinist theology far exceeded that of all the theologians with the exception of her own Boston minister, John Cotton. It was rumored that both at mid-week meetings held at her house and at sessions performed by midwives in which she was invited to supervise, she undermined the authority of the ruling theocracy But events would soon turn against Anne. Henry Vane, her chief ally, decided to go back to England and the controversial minster, John Wheelwright, was FORLIANO continued on page 8
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banished. In October 1637, Anne Hutchinson, mother of 15 children and pregnant, was put on trial. She was forced to stand for two days during her civil trial. Anne did not back down. Her knowledge of scripture and her quick wit had her winning the day. She asked her accusers to take an oath on the Bible and they refused. To the charge that she had conspired with Wheelwright, she asked her accusers about the validity of the charge. Anne had never signed a petition supporting Wheelwright. By the second day of trial, it looked like Anne would go free. And then she did something that to many seemed inexplicable. She announced that she had received direct revelations from God and that he spoke directly to her. The basis of Puritan theology is that it is only through the Bible that the direct revelation can be achieved. By admitting that she received direct communication with God, bypassing the ministers and inventing new scriptures, Anne was a heretic undermining the authority of the ruling elite. Anne was found guilty and banished. My guess, and it is only a guess, is that Anne had shown Winthrop that the charges against her were groundless. Then having shown everyone
the ineptitude of her persecutors, she mentioned the existence of her revelations. Later generations of Christians would see her testimony as a born-again Christian filled with the Holy Spirit. After another church trial in April in which she was found guilty, Anne and seven of her children, in a blinding snowstorm, would make a six-day, almost journey to Portsmouth, Rhode Island, via Providence to join her husband Will. The trial of Anne Hutchinson split the people of Boston. Winthrop was forced to confiscate the firearms of Bostonians who supported Anne Hutchinson and her faction. The major reason why Harvard was started was to better train ministers in Calvinist and Lutheran theology to adequately deal with dissenters like Anne Hutchinson. Contemporary professional historians do warn that we should not be too hard on the Puritans led by Gov. Winthrop. Anne Hutchinson, as her leading biographer and direct descendant, Eve LaPlante, freely admits, was not an easy person to get along with. She did not trifle fools. Her ideas threatened the stability of a holy experiment that in many ways led the groundwork for our democratic traditions of the right to vote, town meetings and local government, and free public educa-
tion. Why is Anne Hutchinson so great a person? She saw wrong and tried to right it. When a stillborn baby was born, she buried the fetus at night so that the distraught mother would not be persecuted for witchcraft. She defended the rights of Native Americans. She questioned the authority of ministers whose strict rules and harsh punishments offended her sense of justice. Anne today would be shocked if she knew she was viewed as a feminist heroine. She viewed herself as a religious visionary who would not back down when her beliefs were threatened. Like her contemporary Puritans, she was willing to take a stand on principle no matter what the cost. And through all her tribulations from England to Boston to Rhode Island, her loving husband Will stood by her. Behind every good married woman is a good man. In the next article, the full story of Anne Hutchinson’s stay in Rhode Island and her arrival in Westchester, then part of the Dutch colony of New Netherlands, will be told. Richard Forliano is a columnist for our Eastchester Review paper covering the history of the town of Easchester and the villages of Bronxville and Tuckahoe.
WIN to hold Sports Marketing Leadership panel Women in Innovation, WIN, had a successful inaugural event at MasterCard on June 22 with more than 160 women participating in a networking session followed by an engaging panel on Women in Media Innovation led by MasterCard SVP Elisa Romm. WIN, a networking group for women working in innovative careers across any industry, will hold its second event, a panel discussion on Women in Sports Marketing Leadership, again at MasterCard, 2000 Purchase St. in Purchase, on Thursday, Oct. 27. The panel will begin at 7 p.m. with time for networking after the Q&A session. The event, cohosted by the MasterCard Women’s Leadership Network, will tap into leading executives for insights on the latest marketing innovations and
career management tips. Panelists for the onehour session include: • Maripi Jalandon, executive vice president, US Marketing Global Products and Solutions • Nicole Kankam, managing director, Marketing at the United States Tennis Association • Kim McConnie, senior director, Sports for Pepsico Beverages North America • Shenan Reed, president of Digital, North America MEC • Michelle Wilson, chief revenue and marketing officer, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. Co-founded by Grace Fedele and Suzanna Keith, Women in
Innovation is a community focused organization dedicated to elevating women in Westchester and Fairfield counties who are pushing the boundaries of innovation and accelerating the pace of change across a range of industries. In hopes of empowering women in innovation and educating women with the latest innovation and technology trends, WIN will host events that feature top speakers and great networking opportunities. Expand your innovative boundaries and stay at the forefront of change by attending Women in Innovation’s panel discussion at MasterCard on Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. Sign up at meetup.com/Womenin-Innovation/events/230372795. For more information, contact Suzanna Keith at skconcepts@ hotmail.com or 925-0753. (Submitted)
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By FRANCO FINO Staff Writer A doctor in the town/village of Harrison is using the experimental drug ketamine to treat patients with major depression, as the practice was recently placed on the fast track for approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in August. Dr. Alan Young, a longtime
Longtime Westchester anesthesiologist Dr. Alan Young has started using the experimental drug ketamine to alleviate suicidal ideations in patients with major depressive disorder. Photo courtesy Dr. Alan Young
Westchester County physician who practiced anesthesiology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital in New York City, and was on staff as an anesthesiologist for more than 30 years at White Plains Hospital, began business for Ketamine Medical Solutions of Westchester, located at 450 Mamaroneck Ave., in June. “When I saw that there was research that showed ketamine treatment can help treat people with depression, I became interested,” said Young, one of two doctors in Westchester to perform the breakthrough treatment. “It provides a way for me to fulfill a need in the community that no one seems to be addressing.” Traditionally, the generic medication ketamine—the drug is sold under the brand name Ketalar—is mainly used for starting and maintaining anesthesia. The drug is often used as a recreational psychoactive under the name “Special K.” If the treatment is approved by the FDA, it would offer psychiatrists a new method for treating patients with suicidal ideations,
according to Young, and would be the first major breakthrough for treating major depressive disorder in nearly half a century. There have been a number of studies conducted that have shown that small doses of ketamine can provide fast relief to alleviate treatment-resistant depression, as the drug serves as an artificial nerve cell stimulator. A completed study in May conducted by Janssen Research & Development, as a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, determined that there is preliminary clinical evidence to support the breakthrough therapy designation by the FDA for major depressive disorder with imminent risk for suicide. “Unfortunately, depression is not a disease that can be cured, but it can be completely alleviated with ketamine,” Young said. He also told the Review that the breakthrough treatment for depression will work hand in hand with traditional cognitive therapy, which, according to him, has proven to be more impactful with ketamine. “When patients are really depressed, they can’t
take advantage of cognitive therapy. Ketamine gives patients the ability to more effectively talk to a psychiatrist and find out what triggers their depression.” Cognitive therapy involves the individual working collaboratively with a therapist to develop skills for testing and modifying beliefs, identifying distorted thinking, relating to others in different ways, and changing behaviors.
Young said traditional cognitive therapy without ketamine treatment only provides relief to 30 percent of patients out of the 17 million people nationwide that are suffering from major depressive disorder. There is no current information on the long-term effects of ketamine use for treating depression. According to an official from American Psychiatric Associa-
tion, the organization does not have an official opinion, as of press time, but it is currently studying the impacts of ketamine as a use for treating depression. Sarah Peddicord, a press officer for the FDA, told the Review that the agency will not comment on investigational uses of medications. CONTACT: franco@hometwn.com
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Tennis balls now recycled at Pinebrook courts More than 1,000 tennis balls have been recycled this season as part of a new program brought courtside by the New Rochelle Department of Parks and Recreation. By installing a simple green “Ad-In Bin” to the outside fence at Pinebrook Tennis Courts, the department can quickly and easily collect unwanted balls that would ordinarily be thrown out. The balls are collected and shipped for free to a recycling center. The program and bin, created by Retour Tennis, aims to educate communities about the importance and value of recycling tennis balls. “We are thrilled to be a part of this green initiative,” said Parks and Recreation Commissioner Bill Zimmermann. “The bin is easy to use and extremely effective.” Under the direction of Recreation Supervisor Frank Bernabei, the city of New Rochelle initiated the program in April 2016 and has since recycled more than 1,200 tennis balls. For more information, contact Bernabei at 654-2084, Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
New Rochelle Department of Parks and Recreation Supervisor Frank Bernabei by the bin at Pinebrook Tennis Courts where tennis balls can be recycled. Photo courtesy city of New Rochelle
Learn more about the program by visiting retourtennis. com/tennis-players. Interested in playing tennis? There’s still
time to sign up. Check out the fall tennis programs and facilities at newrochelleny.com. (Submitted)
Local Boys & Girls Club to hold rally The Boys & Girls Club of New Rochelle afterschool program will sponsor a Lights On Afterschool rally on Wednesday, Oct. 19 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Feeney Park, 79 Seventh St. in New Rochelle. The rally will be one of more than an expected 8,000 such events across America as part of Lights On Afterschool, the annual nationwide celebration of afterschool programs organized by the Afterschool Alliance. This year, Lights On Afterschool will highlight youth voices in the upcoming national election, encouraging kids to share their thoughts with the next president and teaching them about the electoral process. Speakers in New Rochelle will call for expanding afterschool opportunities so that every child who needs a program has access to one, and discuss the benefits of afterschool programs, including inspiring children to learn, keeping them safe in the hours when juvenile crime peaks, and providing relief to working families. At the event, parents and supporters will sign
a petition that urges lawmakers not to deny or divert funding for afterschool programs. The event will spotlight the range of programming available at the Boys & Girls Club of New Rochelle, including all of its afterschool sites and much more. Hundreds of parents, supporters and community members are expected to attend. Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is the founding chair of Lights On Afterschool, a position he has held since 2001. The Boys & Girls Club of New Rochelle opened in 1929 during the Great Depression. It
now serves 1,200 children, providing homework assistance, mentoring, tutoring, and classes and clubs in sports, recreation, mathematics, chess and dozens of other subjects. There are two clubhouses and three school sites inside elementary schools in the city. Visit bgcnr.org for more information. The Afterschool Alliance is a nonprofit public awareness and advocacy organization working to ensure that all children have access to quality afterschool programs. More information on Lights On Afterschool is available at afterschoolalliance.org. (Submitted)
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Clowny with a chance of screwball RHYMES WITH CRAZY Lenore Skenazy
Let’s face it: Clowns are creepy. In a way, this current craziness has finally brought that fact out into the open, the way the word “frenemy” finally gave us a way to talk about something we all recognized but hadn’t acknowledged. (As did “bad hair day” before that.) Clowns exist in something called the “uncanny valley,” where dolls and puppets and ventriloquists’ dummies live (or actually don’t live), too: A place between too real to be make-believe, but too make-believe to be real. If you really want to jump out of your skin, pick up your baggage at LaGuardia some time, where a cardboard cutout of a stewardess has a hologram for a head—and it speaks. Welcome to New York! But what to make of the clown hysteria sweeping the country, leading to everything from strange sightings, to warning letters sent home from school, to actual incidents? Last week a clown with a kitchen knife chased a teen off the 6 train at 96th Street. And in Elmhurst, a 16-year-old glanced out his window and saw a clown lurking. Yikes. And that’s not to mention this weird case: A man in Kentucky shot his gun into the air when he mistook a woman walking her dog for a creepy clown. I’m sure the woman appreciated that all around. It all brings to mind the “Satanic Panic” of the 1980s-90s, when Americans were convinced that not clowns but Satanists were raping and tor-
turing children in day care centers. Across the country, day care workers were investigated for crimes like sacrificing animals in front of the kids, and flushing kids down the toilet to secret chambers where they’d be abused. Under the sway of what we now understand to be manipulative “therapists,” the tots told stories of being flown in hot air balloons, or taken on boat trips where babies were tossed overboard. No evidence was ever found for this—no drowned babies, no giraffes sliced and diced at the zoo (which you’d think would be hard to miss). And yet, cops, juries and judges ate this stuff up like bunny entrails. It all sounds so obviously nutty now that when I mention these things to people, they laugh. One friend said, “If they were having naked orgies with all the kids at day care, how come everyone ended up in the right clothes again when their parents picked them up? That doesn’t even work when kids take off their socks.” Hardy har har. Except... look what happened to Fran and Dan Keller in Texas. At their 1992 trial, the jury heard that the Kellers had killed a dog and made the kids cut it up and eat it. They also heard that the couple had taken the kids to a cemetery whereupon they shot a passerby, dismembered the body and buried it in a grave they dug. Testimony also had it that the Kellers had decapitated a baby and thrown its remains in a swimming pool that they made the kids jump into. And in case that all sounded just too plausible, they were also accused of stealing a baby gorilla and chopping off one of its fingers.
There were many more allegations added to this list. And the Kellers served 21 years in prison. In Debbie Nathan’s book about that period, “Satan’s Silence,” she nailed a mind-blowing truth: While we think we are so sophisticated and scientific today, and may even scoff at the idea of “Satan,” we have no trouble believing in Satan-ists. We simply swapped one basic human fear for another that sounds far more plausible to our modern selves. Which could explain why we believe that clowns are out to kill our kids. On the one hand, there’s the rare but terrible truth that some crazy people do shoot kids at school. Combine that with the constant fear that our kids are going to be next, and that it will be by a madman who is nonetheless organized enough to buy a rainbow wig, and you have a mash-up of all our modern parental fears: stranger danger, randomness, the evil intentions of anyone (especially a male) who likes to work with kids. The security expert Bruce Schneier coined a term for this: Movie plot threat. We imagine the threat to our kids is just like one we’ve seen in the movies. It’s easier to picture Bozo with a bazooka than a car crash when dad is fiddling with the GPS, so that’s the threat we focus on. We may even start seeing things. Looking back, someday we’ll be amazed that schools were sending warning letters home about clown crime. But in the meantime, we’ll keep worrying. That’s what humans seem to do best. CONTACT: lskenazy@yahoo.com
Get ‘Scared by the Sound’ at Playland
Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino invites one and all to experience the frightening cast of zombies and ghouls eagerly awaiting your arrival, as “Scared by the Sound” Haunted House returns to Playland Park in Rye beginning Friday, Oct. 14. “‘Scared by the Sound’ has provided great Halloween entertainment for 17 years,” Astorino said. “It’s a great way to experience the fun of the spookiest season with family and friends, so don’t miss it.” Visitors are invited into the 12,000-square-foot haunt and cemetery, which features a Crypt Walk, Haunted Wine Cellar, Creepy Morgue and Tunnels of Doom. Experience the dual vortex tunnels, the Claustrophobia Squeeze and much more. All-new scenes and enhanced
favorites are sure to horrify both first-timers as well as annual visitors. “Scared by the Sound” is open 10 nights from Oct. 14 through Oct. 31. Hours are Fridays, 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Saturdays, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.; Sundays, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.; and Monday, Oct. 31, 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Light refreshments and beverages will be available for sale each evening. Admission is $20. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Go to scaredbythesound.com to buy tickets online and to download a $1 off coupon. Tickets can also be purchased at the park; all major credit cards are accepted and there’s an ATM onsite. Call 906-0818 for corporate and group sales. The event is not recommend-
ed for children under age 10, whether they are alone or with an adult. People with medical conditions or those adversely affected by strobe lighting or fog are advised not to attend. The event is handicapped-accessible. “Scared by the Sound” is held rain or shine. Parking for the attraction is free. Please note that the park’s amusement rides will not be open. Enter the attraction area near the Fountain Plaza entrance. “Scared by the Sound” is presented by After Dark Attractions LLC. Playland, a Westchester County park, can be reached via the New England Thruway (Interstate 95), Playland Parkway Exit 19. For more information, visit scaredbythesound.com or RyePlayland.org. (Submitted)
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Just add water LIVE MIKE Mike Smith
Saturday afternoon’s showdown between the New Rochelle and Mamaroneck soccer teams had all the makings of a great game. Two top-flight teams, league rivals, squaring off under the lights in front of a huge crowd; it was going to be a heck of a contest, no matter what. And then the rain started falling. I don’t know what it is about inclement weather, but it seems to me that the quickest way to turn a good matchup into an instant classic is by adding the elements into the mix. The Patriots/Raiders “Tuck Rule” game in 2002 was an otherwise terrific contest that was only enhanced because Mother Nature decided to dump a truckload of snow on Foxboro’s field. Even this weekend’s college football matchup between North Caro-
lina State and Notre Dame, a sloppy 10-3 ballgame, was made imminently more watchable because of the effects of Hurricane Matthew, which essentially turned the gridiron into a turf-bottomed wading pool. As the rain pounded down on Memorial Field on Saturday, I couldn’t help but feel that it was having the same effect on the matchup between the Huguenots and the Tigers. Don’t get me wrong; this was going to be a good game regardless. Mamaroneck came into Saturday’s affair as one of the top teams in Class AA with New Rochelle sitting not too far behind them. The players on both teams, having played against each other for years, had built up a healthy, heated rivalry, and there were no shortage of physical challenges—and resulting yellow cards—to keep the fans entertained. But the rain simply took it to
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another level. Despite the fact that the teams weren’t playing on a natural surface—most schools have turf fields nowadays—the effect of the deluge was undeniable. Players diving for balls ended up hydroplaning, looking like the former Orioles’ catcher Rick Dempsey during a rain delay. And while the rain may have made both teams look a little less crisp than usual, players on both sides embraced the chance to play on a wet and slippery pitch. “I was looking at the weather all day,” Mamaroneck midfielder Connor LeBlanc said after the game. “I was looking forward to the rain the entire time.” I think the weather even has an effect on the fans, who begin to form a kind of bond because they are willing to brave the elements in order to cheer on their team. Heck, I was just taking pictures on Saturday, and even I wanted to drop my camera, shed my raincoat, and dive
Cole DeCiccio and Javier Amezcua embrace after an Oct. 8 soccer match between Mamaroneck and New Rochelle. On Saturday, an already intense rivalry between the Huguenots and the Tigers was improved upon by a little inclement weather. Photo/Mike Smith
headfirst along the 50-yard line. Of course, as I got back into my car after the game, my jeans about 10 pounds heavier due to the absorbed moisture, I’m kind of glad I didn’t.
We’ve only got a few more weeks left in this fall season, only a few more weeks to witness a good rain—or snow—game, and I’m honestly hoping we get hit with another game day storm.
It just makes the on-field action more exciting, and I think that’s something we can all get behind.
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Tigers fend off New Ro BOYS SOCCER
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Game Notes: •C onnor LeBlanc and Noel Vidal both scored in Mamaroneck’s win
• T he Tigers overcame an early
deficit to top the Huguenots for the second time this season
amaroneck is 8-0-1 in its last •M nine games
By MIKE SMITH Sports Editor On Saturday night, two Class AA rivals squared off on a rainsoaked pitch, as Mamaroneck hosted New Rochelle in the second meeting between the two clubs this year. Despite a quick start by the Huguenots, the Tigers were able to right the ship and score the final two goals of the game to come away with their eighth-straight win to sew up the league title. Trailing 1-0 with 5:02 left in the first half, Mamaroneck notched the equalizer when Connor LeBlanc buried a rebound off a free kick to send the teams into the intermission tied at 1-1. According to the senior, tying the game before the half allowed the Tigers to come out with more confidence in the second half of play.
Max Margiotta controls the ball against New Rochelle.
“Going down 1-0 in the half, it speaks for itself; it kind of sucks,” he said. “But going in 1-1 was nice and we just came out focused on trying to get the next one.” That “next one” would not come until the 65th minute, when the ball found Noel Vidal during a scrum in front of the Huguenot net. Vidal made the most of his opportunity and beat New Rochelle keeper Daniel Ayala for the game-winner.
“We really bounced back,” LeBlanc said. “We kept playing off heart, with my goal and then getting Noel’s goal there at the end.” Prior to Vidal’s goal, however, the Tigers had to stave off a furious Huguenot attack, but an inspired performance on the back end, highlighted by a sequence in which Tiger defender Thomas Howse used his head to send away two New Rochelle shots after keeper Dante Rhodes
Mamaroneck’s Alex Alma and New Rochelle’s Javier Amezcua chase after the ball on Oct. 8.
Connor LeBlanc looks for an open teammate against New Rochelle. LeBlanc tied the game with a rebound goal late in the first half.
came out to make a save, helped to preserve the tie. “The ball got played over the top and Dante and their striker went for it,” Howse said. “Coach Becker has always told us to drop back on the line when the keeper comes off of it, so I was just in the right place at the right time.” The loss dropped the Huguenots to 6-4-1 on the season, but New Rochelle will look to bounce back on Oct. 14, when they tangle with another league foe in White Plains. Mamaroneck’s win puts Tigers at 11-1-1 and marked their ninth-straight game without a loss following a Sept. 12 defeat at the hands of a solid Yorktown club. The Tigers’ final league contest before the playoffs will be played on Oct. 17, when they travel to White Plains. “This was a good way to get ready, but I don’t think this is even going to come close to the intensity of sectionals,” Howse said. “This was a good warm-up, but that’s a whole new level and we’ve still got a ways to go.” CONTACT: sports@hometwn.com
New Rochelle’s Omar Tejeda marks Cameron Richards at Mamaroneck High School. Photos/Mike Smith
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