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Javier Amezcua poses for a photo with a fan following New Rochelle’s 3-0 Class AA finals win over Arlington on Oct. 29. Amezcua and the Huguenots brought home the program’s first sectional title in 20 years. For story, see page15. Photo/Mike Smith
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Westchester Polar Plunge returns to Glen Island Special Olympics New York is recruiting hardy, brave souls to participate in its 8th annual Westchester Polar Plunge “Freezin’ For A Reason” on Saturday, Nov. 12 at Glen Island Park, New Rochelle. Registration begins at 10 a.m. and the plunge occurs right at noon. This Polar Plunge is being held
to raise money for the 3,500 Athletes of Special Olympics NY Hudson Valley Region. Last year, more than 600 brave souls with warm hearts ran, jumped and dove into the chilly waters of the Long Island Sound to raise funds for the athletes of Special Olympics New York. A record-breaking amount
of $96,000 was raised by all participants. This year, Special Olympics New York is looking to increase its numbers and blow its goal of raising $99,000 right out of the water. All funds support Special Olympics New York’s programs and promote awareness of people living with intellectual disabilities in New York. Special Olympics New York currently has teams from Westchester County government, New Rochelle Police Department, and the Yonkers police and fire departments. School teams this year include Rye High School, Rye Neck High School, Pelham High School, Bronxville High School, Irvington High School, Iona Prep, Stepinac, Sacred Heart, School of Holy Child of Rye and Fordham Prep. Teams from Mercy College, Manhattanville College, Sarah Lawrence College and Iona College will also be participating. To participate in this year’s Westchester Polar Plunge, visit polarplungeny.org/Westchester and click on “Register Here.” From there, participants can eas-
Participants in Special Olympics New York’s Westchester Polar Plunge rush into the Long Island Sound at last year’s event at Glen Island Park in New Rochelle. Photo courtesy Special Olympics New York.
ily register as an individual, form a team, invite contacts to join the team, create their Personal Plunge Page, check their donation totals and send emails out to their contacts. It just takes a few clicks and you are ready to get started. As a friendly reminder, you can register the day of as well. Par-
ticipants are encouraged to raise a minimum of $150 to take the plunge and receive an official Polar Plunge sweatshirt. Participants who raise more money will receive more great prizes. Volunteers are needed to assist with setup, registration and sweatshirt distribution. All volunteers
and participants will receive at least 10 hours of community service. So, please register today for the Westchester Polar Plunge. If you take the plunge, then you can say you are “Freezin’ For a Reason.” It will truly be an experience of a lifetime. (Submitted)
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Latimer, Killian debate centers on Albany reform
As the clock ticks down on Election Day, the candidates for state Senate in the 37th District, incumbent George Latimer and Julie Killian, look to make their case for Albany reform at a recent debate in Harrison. The two have already debated multiple times this campaign. Photo/Andrew Dapolite
By JAMES PERO Staff Writer Two candidates for New York state Senate in Westchester’s 37th District continue to court undecided voters in a series of scheduled debates leading up to Election Day. At the Harrison Public Library on Monday, Oct. 17, in front of residents from across the county, incumbent state Sen. George Latimer, a Rye Democrat, squared off against challenger Julie Killian, a Republican councilwoman from Rye. While Latimer, now a twoterm senator, looked to champion his blue collar Westchester roots and breadth of experience—he has spent nearly 30 years in elected office—Killian, a first-time Senate candidate, looked to pivot her newcomer status as a harbinger of Albany reform; a major theme in her campaign so far. “I decided to run for state Senate the day [Sheldon] Silver was arrested,” said Killian, referring to the former Democratic New York state speaker of the Assembly. “Then, Senate leader Dean Skelos was arrested; one Democrat; one Republican…. We deserve better.” On policy, much of the differentiation between the candidates was made in the minutia, with both candidates agreeing on substance, but not means. A question regarding either candidate’s willingness to raise the state gas tax in order to fund infrastructure projects elicited a resounding no from both sides. Each candidate, however, outlined different approaches. While Latimer, 62, said he
would entertain supporting the maintenance to the state’s infrastructure through bond issuance, Killian pointed to the elimination of New York state’s Scaffold Law—which establishes contractors’ “absolute liability” for elevation-related injuries and contributes to costly insurance rates in addition to lawsuits—as a major point for reform. Additionally, a question regarding the Women’s Agenda introduced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, in 2013 which referenced a facet that would protect women’s right to choose saw similar sentiments, but differed on specifics. Killian, 54, explained to the auKillian, 54, explained to the audience that women deserve access to safe and reasonable health care, while Latimer took the opportunity to flex his knowledge on finer points in the agenda. “The actual question was, will I vote for the 10th point, which codifies the federal protection for the women’s right to choose, which protects women’s right to choose at the state level,” he explained, characterizing Killian’s answer as vague. “And I would vote for that.” The crux of the debate, which lasted just under 25 minutes for the state senator’s portion of the night, centered on incumbency versus reform. Killian tended to stay on message, touting herself as a reformer and using ample opportunities to tie Latimer to cronyism in the state Legislature. Citing a statement from New York Attorney General Preet Bharara, Killian told the audience, “There are two kinds of people in Albany; those that are corrupt and those that
stand by and watch…. There’s not a Democratic Party, there’s no Republican Party in Albany; it’s the incumbent party.” On the other end, Latimer spent much of the debate fending off indictments on his long tenure as a politician and championing his own efforts on reform. “What I think Mr. Bharara missed in his comments are those legislators who have been working for reform, who have put in bills that would cut down the maximum amount of money that you can donate to a candidate,” Latimer said. “The power is concentrated in a few hands.” Despite corruption in Albany constituting the majority of the back-and-forth between candidates, before the night’s closing remarks, national politics found its way to the debate stage; specifically feelings on the presidential election’s arguably most controversial candidate, Donald Trump. In a question regarding whether or not the Republican nominee for president should resign amidst allegations of sexual assault—which was greeted with murmurs from the audience— both candidates found one point they could fully agree on; disappointment. While both candidates demurred on condemning, specifically, any of the nominee’s actions, stating that their sights are set on New York state first, Latimer summed his response with one analogy. “Sooner or later, we have to end this reality TV thing that’s going on,” he said. “I don’t know if that’s going to happen.” CONTACT: james@hometwn.com
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What’s going on... New Rochelle Public Library
Community Relations Office at communityrelations@nrpl.org to set up an appointment with one of the instructors.
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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. The library will be closed on Veterans Day, Friday, Nov. 11.
Library hours Main library hours: Mondays, Tuesdays and 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.
English for Advanced ESL Students 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
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.
Friends of the New Rochelle Public Library Book Sales 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.
Library exhibit How did New Rochelle look from the air in the 1930s through 1950s? How does it look today? Visitors to the New Rochelle Public Library’s Lumen Winter Gallery will have the opportunity to see firsthand during the library’s November exhibit, “A Bird’s Eye View of New Rochelle, Past and Present.” More than 100 images will be on display, juxtaposing historic aerial and bird’s-eye view photographs from the library’s local history collection with contemporary aerial shots that were captured this past summer by local photographer Louis Vaccaro. The free exhibit will be on view from
Wednesday, Nov. 9 to Wednesday, Nov. 30 during regular library hours. Most of the historic images were taken by commercial aerial photographers just before and after the construction of 1955, and were donated to the library by collector Dominic Bruzzese. Similar angles from above were shot Vaccaro as he flew above New Rochelle in a helicopter. The photographs by Vaccaro, a self-professed “amateur photographer,” are frequently as stunning as the views.
Citizen preparedness workshop On Sunday, Nov. 13 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the main library’s Ossie Davis Theater. The Citizen Preparedness Corps of the State of New York will provide a free workshop on how to best prepare for a disaster or other emergency, natural or man-made. Members of the National Guard will lead the workshop, which covers “How to Develop an Emergency Plan” and “How to Build a Kit.” They will also discuss resources that provide up-to-date information during an emergency and how you can volunteer to be helpful in a time of need in your community.
New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce 53rd annual Thanksgiving Day Parade 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.
The Jewish Community Center of Mid-Westchester Veterans Day food sorting and packing Make a special delivery to homebound seniors. Bring smiles with home deliveries through Westchester DOROT’s Shabbat home visiting program.
On Friday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. at JCC of MidWestchester, located at 999 Wilmot Road in Scarsdale, bring your kids to decorate bags and create holiday cards for recipients of JCC’s beneficiary agency, the Bronx Jewish Community Council. The bags will be filled with food, as well as items such as paper towels and tissues that cannot be purchased via the government SNAP program. Couvert: $25 for the first bag, $20 for additional bags. Your gift represents a charitable contribution. For more information, visit jccmw.org.
Temple Israel Center of White Plains
Westchester Great Big Challah Bake – The Shabbat Project On Thursday, Nov. 10. Back by popular demand, the JCC of Mid-Westchester will kick off the 2016 global Shabbat Project, alongside 900 cities around the world, with a communitywide Challah Bake. Whether you are an experienced challah baker or a first-timer, participate in this energetic and fun experience. All adults and children over age 10 are welcome. Ingredients and instructions will be provided. This event will be held at the Temple Israel Center of White Plains, located at 280 Old Mamaroneck Road in White Plains. Registration will be at 7 p.m. The Challah Bake will start promptly at 7:30 p.m. and should end by 9 p.m. Tickets: $36 for adults, $18 for children ages 10 and up.
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2 Bee-Line routes could see significant cuts in stops By JAMES PERO Staff Writer A plan aiming to cut commute times by eliminating stops on two Bee-Line bus routes in Westchester County by 25 percent has drawn concern from legislators. Legislators worry the cuts to the two routes in question, route 7—which runs east and west from Yonkers to New Rochelle—and route 13—running mostly north and south from Ossining to Port Chester— could have significant effects on residents in their districts. “There’s a bigger issue here than cutting seven minutes on a two-hour line from beginning to end,” said county Legislator Catherine Parker, a Rye Democrat, regarding the 7 line that runs through New Rochelle. “The bigger question is about how we can effectively meet the needs of Westchester County residents.” Parker, whose district encompasses parts of both lines under scrutiny, said part of her
concern falls on the cuts’ effects on senior citizens and young professionals; two of the main demographics taking the train. “Millennials are far less interested in car ownership and more likely to look for public transport,” Parker said. “We need to be encouraging millennials to come into our communities.” According to a 2013 comprehensive study from the county, one-third of Bee-Line riders are under the age of 30. County Legislator Alfreda Williams, a Greenburgh Democrat, whose district would also be affected by the proposed cuts, said she acknowledges the goal of the plan, but worries about its implementations. “The average trip takes about two hours…. It shouldn’t take someone two hours to get to work in the morning,” Williams said. “We need to make sure [the plan is] advantageous for the rider and consolidated in a way that’s easy to get to.” Though the county administration recently held a public
hearing on Oct. 25, at the Westchester County Center to explain changes and accept feedback, the forum was poorly attended. Parker worries that lack of notice about the informational session may have factored in. “I only heard about the meeting from [a] press release,” she said. “Two days’ notice was not really adequate.” The proposed alterations to the two bus routes come out of a study initiated by the county in 2015, and a comprehensive analysis of how to optimize the county’s bus system by the county Department of Transportation is projected to be complete by 2017. According to Williams, the changes to the route stops likely wouldn’t go into effect until late spring 2017. While the alterations would not require county Board of Legislators’ approval, the final product is still subject to change as residents will have additional opportunities to voice their concerns during public hearings re-
Potential cuts of up to 25 percent to two Bee-Line bus routes have some Westchester County legislators worried about adverse effects to their districts. Photo courtesy Westchestergov.com
garding the change. So far, two have been held and according to Williams another will take place at a date yet to be determined. In the meantime, residents
can submit feedback about the changes online at surveymonkey.com/r/BeeLine7 or survey monkey.com/r/BeeLine13. Daniel Branda, a spokesman
for County Executive Rob Astorino, could not be reached for comment as of press time. CONTACT: james@hometwn.com
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State Sen. George Latimer AGE: 62 STATUS: Incumbent RESIDENCE: City of Rye POLITICAL AFFILIATION: Registered Democrat ENDORSEMENTS: Democratic, Working Families and Woman’s Equality lines, and The Journal News NAME ONE THING THE AVERAGE VOTER DOESN’T KNOW ABOUT YOU: I’m an absolutely rabid sports fan. People often think I only want to talk about politics, but often it’s the last thing I want to talk about. I’d much rather talk about sports.
Q. If elected to the New York state Senate, what are the top three priorities of your first term? A. I would say getting a vote on term limits. It’s not something that’s going to happen right away, but getting a vote for term limits on the floor is a big thing. Secondly, changing the regional cost index for Westchester which is now artificially low. Third is getting a statewide digital campaign about the dangers of drugs, gearing it towards our kids for their phones and their computers.
uating teachers, then all of a sudden the state came down and said, “No, you have to do this different thing.” Something like that we should decide on a local level what works for us. The problem is there are some districts where they don’t have a good system and they’re not putting one in, does the state push them more in that direction? Maybe so. I’m not an advocate of getting rid of all testing because you need a general idea of where the kids are, but I believe some of that testing should be part of a teacher evaluation.
Q. The implementation of the Common Core Learning Standards has been met with widespread criticism as a measure implemented in schools statewide; you have been a critic of Common Core which places more of an emphasis on standardized testing. If it were your decision solely, what would you do differently in managing the education system in New York? A. The state needs to provide a framework for the schools, but I believe there should be much more local control at the school level. In Rye, we had a good system for eval-
Q. Ms. Killian, you’ve expressed support for the New York state cap on property taxes, a measure known as the tax cap; but as a local elected official on the Rye City Council, how can you support something that officials in your own community say has strangled their ability to budget, plan long term, provide services and is unsustainable going forward? A. I like the tax cap for a bunch of reasons; but first and foremost, it makes every municipality and every school district responsible for what they’re spending and really
Q. If re-elected to the New York state Senate, what are the top three priorities of your next term? A. From an issues standpoint, education, property taxation and reduction, and the environment are the three policy issues that resonate within the district. The overlay issue is that of reform, in the sense that reform permeates every other issue. You are not able to effectively govern if you are operating under a cloud. Former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, a Republican, and Tom Libous, who is now deceased, have both been convicted of crimes. That’s the overarching reality of the state Senate. What we do to change the climate of Albany is critical.
changes rather than the topdown changes. Every school district is different in some way…. Tuckahoe and Bronxville are not exactly the same. Harrison’s is not exactly like Port Chester’s. I’d rather see the New York State Board of Regents develop higher standards, but let them be New York standards. Don’t let them be consistent with what Utah, Mississippi or Idaho is doing. My experience in business is that when you implement change, you need the buy-in of the people to execute change. None of that was done with Common Core. I think there is too much of an emphasis on mandatory testing.
Q. The implementation of the Common Core Learning Standards has been met with widespread criticism as a measure implemented in schools statewide; you have been a critic of Common Core which places more of an emphasis on standardized testing. If it were your decision solely, what would you do differently in managing the education system in New York? A. We need to have a system that starts with the bottom-up
Q. Potentially at stake in this year’s election is the state Senate’s Republican control; if Democrats were to wrestle that control from the GOP on Nov. 8, why should we expect a Democrat-run Senate to be any different? A. What I would see happening: Andrea Stewart-Cousins is the leader of our Democratic conference. I believe she is in a position to create a different kind of coalition going forward that will involve Democrats,
look at everything. And you can override a tax cap. So the idea that it doesn’t allow you to spend what you want to spend is really wrong. That being said, it’s incredibly difficult to stay under the tax cap if you have rising enrollment [in schools] and you need more teachers. I would like to look at an enrollment exemption for the tax cap. But I am in complete favor of the tax cap. I think it’s kept taxes going up at a lower rate. Q. The city of Rye has lost several of its young residents to drug-related deaths, as have other communities along the Sound Shore. In 2011, you helped form a local anti-drug coalition. Can you name, specifically, what that group has done since then to address the drug problem in your community? What do you think needs to be done on the state level to combat this growing drug epidemic? A. The Rye-ACT, itself, doesn’t have specific programs. Everything we do is working with one of our coalition partners. One of the things that I’m proudest of is KILLIAN continued on page 7
independent Democrats, and is broad enough to include Republicans that are willing be involved. Right now, what you have is a rock-solid Republican control, which, for 77 of the last 80 years, has shut out anybody that is not part of their control. My opponent will say, “Albany is in terrible shape, but I want to be part of that ruling coalition.” [Democrats] are not committed to doing things a certain partisan way. We will be prepared to break those barriers. Q. Sen. Latimer, you have been in some form of elected office for 29 years dating back to 1987 and your first term on the Rye City Council. You have served on the Westchester County Board of Legislators, and in the New York state Assembly. You are now a state senator who is seeking his third term in that house; yet you often take issue to any reference as a career politician. Is that not the record of a career politician? A. No. My term on the Rye City Council was an unpaid position. For the first six years of my tenure on the [Westchester] County Board of LATIMER continued on page 9
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working with our new police commissioner. I met with him four months before he started and he was on board right away. He has restructured the whole [Rye] Police Department to really focus on this issue. He identified eight of his officers that would be more involved with the kids in the community. St. Vincent’s Hospital in Harrison is also part of our coalition and they worked with Commissioner Corcoran in creating a program for drug education when kids were picked up who had been drinking or smoking pot that were under age. [Those] kids and their parents go on a Saturday to a joint drug education course, which to me is a big step. We have a judge in Rye who is also very focused on this issue. He is trying to work with the state courts in trying to do that for the older kids because in New York, one of the things that people are already working on that I feel strongly about is the Raise the Age [law]. Kids in New York are considered adults at 16. I have raised two boys who are 17 and 18, and boys and girls can do crazy stuff. I
don’t think of them as adults now, but in the eyes of the law they are. Q. Ms. Killian, you have attacked your opponent, Sen. Latimer, for not taking a stand against sexual abuse in the Capitol. You’ve highlighted that with a television ad that takes the senator’s past comments out of context. How do you respond to critics who say you’re simply playing the gender card? A. The comments actually weren’t taken out of context. Shelly Silver’s chief counsel drugged and raped a woman, and then Silver covered it up with taxpayer dollars. Various other things have gone on in Albany, luckily not all that severe, but still sexual harassment and sexual assault. A lot of this came out in 2012. It didn’t come out when it was happening. My opponent did not speak out, nor did many other people in Albany and I have called out many of them, also. The specific comment that we referred to [in the ad], he was specifically asked, “Why did you not call out Shelly Silver?” so those comments were not taken out of context. To me, it’s uncomfortable what goes on in Albany… and that women are not supported there. Q. Residents and business owners con-
tinue to leave for other locations due to New York becoming increasingly financially unsustainable; what needs to be done to address the financial disparity facing many in this state? A. We need to look at the things that will help our property taxes. The regional cost index for school aid takes money directly out of our pockets and sends it to New York City and Long Island. There are certain rules that we have that make being in New York more expensive. I am most focused on the Scaffold Law, which is related to elevation related injuries on construction sites. They estimate that just the existence of this law costs New Yorkers $1.4 billion a year. And it’s estimated that every project costs 20 to 30 percent more because of the Wicks Law, which says that you have to have separate contracts for all of your subcontractors. Another thing is medical malpractice reform. To be a neurosurgeon in New York costs $300,000. In California, it costs $100,000. And if you don’t think that cost is increasing everyone’s health insurance, it certainly is. Q. Ms. Killian, you have campaigned on the need for term limits in state poli-
tics, yet you’ve aligned yourself with some state Republicans that have exceeded what you believe is a reasonable amount of time in office, most notably Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, who has been in some form of state office for 29 years. How do you reconcile the two? A. When I went up there to speak with them, I was very clear on the things that were important to me. The need for term limits was first and foremost. Sen. Flanagan, in particular, doesn’t agree with that and many of the elected officials don’t agree with that. We’re not going to agree on everything, but part of my campaign is that people don’t speak out in Albany. And I’m going to do that when I get there. Q. How do you plan to bring change to Albany as a Republican when the GOP has already been in the Senate leadership for most of the last 80 years? A. I intend to get things done by speaking out about them. Term limits are definitely something that people want. And if we have to march on Albany, we’ll march on Albany. I just think being out there and letting people know the consequences of the decisions your legislators in Albany are
making, and I think people are becoming more aware. But they look at what’s happening in Washington, D.C., and what’s happening locally and then in between; it’s like this black hole. Q. Why did you decide to run for state office; and, in particular, why as a Republican would you run in a presidential year when historically GOP candidates struggle against a high Democratic voter turnout? If you were to lose this election, would you consider running again in 2018? A. I decided to run on the day Shelly Silver was arrested. I couldn’t take it anymore. He was arrested and then soon thereafter Dean Skelos [was arrested]. Thirty-nine legislators since 2000 [have been arrested]. To me, that’s kind of unconscionable that we as New Yorkers take that from our legislators. They’re certainly not all corrupt up there, but Preet Bharara has said there are the corrupt ones and then there are the people that stand by and watch them and don’t do anything, so I decided to do something. I feel confident that my message is resonating with [the voters]. They want change; I’m the reform
candidate. Yes, [I would run again in 2018]. I’m permanently passionate about these issues. Q. Name one of your opponent’s initiatives or efforts that you would credit him for. A. I think he is really good about getting around to everybody in the district. It’s difficult as an elected official; you’re asked to go a lot of places and it takes time away from your family. Q. Do you plan to vote for Republican Donald Trump in this year’s presidential election? A. I’m not happy with any of the choices. I don’t think either of them has earned my vote. I think I’m one of a large majority of people that doesn’t know what I’m going to do. I’ve called out both sides. I’m not happy with the rhetoric at the national level. They’re not talking about the issues, and we have some really serious issues. - Reporting by Corey Stockton and James Pero
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Legislators, I was a full-time employee of the corporation that I worked for. I didn’t claim fulltime credit so I’m not in the pension system for the years I served on the county Legislature. The word “politician” is meant to be a pejorative. I was elected by the public; I didn’t seize power like a military junta. I went before the voters just like I’m doing now and said to them, “It’s me or someone else; who do you think will do the best job for the next two years?” Q. Critics argue that you do not have any tangible accomplishments as a state representative. Please name three legislative bills you have either sponsored or cosponsored as a senator that you feel have had a lasting impact. A. The first thing you have to look at is a combination of bills, which I authored, that bring revenue into various communities by levying a hotel occupancy tax. That revenue stream offsets property taxes. Early in my career in Albany, I authored a bill
and passed it to allow for FOIL [Freedom of Information Law] requests to be asked for and received electronically. Right now, you have a major parking issue in the village [and the town] of Mamaroneck. We were able to pass legislation that gives them residential parking programs. I took the decision out of Albany and put it in the village and town halls. Q. The city of Rye—your hometown— has lost several of its young residents to drug-related deaths, as have other communities along the Sound Shore. What do you think needs to be done on the state level to combat this growing drug epidemic? A. This is one of the issues where we have had bipartisan support. The governor proposed a budget to us with a certain amount of money to deal with the opioid crisis. The total amount is $190 million. It’s a growing crisis and we will fight for more money. You approach this with education, treatment, recovery, and enforcement. Not every community [has] a vibrant
education program. There’s a role for the state to play in using its resources to fund additional programs. Q. Sen. Latimer, you have criticized your opponent for being beholden to big money donors; yet, according to the most recent campaign filings, you have accepted more contributions from PACs and state committees than Ms. Killian has. Does that not contradict your criticism of your opponent? A. The criticism that I have is not how she has raised her money, because the single biggest source of her money is her own personal wealth, which is legal and appropriate. What I’ve criticized is her call for no public financing of elections. If you don’t have some version of public financing, then you will have special interest [groups] running the Legislature because campaigns have become so expensive year after year. If you want the cleanest possible government, you want a candidate that’s able to raise money from a broad group of people not beholden to any special interest.
Q. Residents and business owners continue to leave for other locations due to New York’s financial unsustainability; what needs to be done to address the financial disparity facing many in this state? A. I don’t think New York is financially unstable. We’ve been gaining population dramatically. The business climate of Westchester is so robust. People aren’t leaving; they’re investing more heavily in New York, but just in particular communities. The economic decline that exists is in upstate New York. New York isn’t failing. That’s a bogus argument meant to create this perception of, if you are in, you have failed and have to go. Q. Sen. Latimer, you have been in some form of state office for 11 years; given the level of corruption that has plagued the New York state Legislature— it has also been labeled the most dysfunctional Legislature in the country—in your opinion, have you been able to distance yourself from it? What measures do you think need to be taken to ensure ethics are a focal point in Albany and how much responsibility does Gov. Cuomo hold for
the current state of affairs? A. I don’t have to distance myself from bad behavior. I just have to function myself in an honest and ethical way, and I think I’ve done that. There is no financial gain that I have made. I have actually lost money by being in public office in years where I should have been in the private sector making more money. My opponent has talked about term limits as the central need of Albany. I would vote and support term limits. The real problem is that there is too much concentrated power in too few hands. Public money and campaign money that flows to those leaders is, for the greater extent, undetectable. Q. Name one of your opponent’s initiatives or efforts that you would credit her for. A. I think the work that she did with Nancy Pasquale on the Rye-ACT program is admirable. [Julie Killian] has five children. It’s hard to have a public career when you have children at
home, and I credit her for that. Q. In light of recent news that the FBI will reopen its investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails, do you plan to vote for the former secretary of state in this year’s presidential election? A. I do. We have a choice between two individuals, and when I look at them both side by side, they both have baggage that is quite difficult to accept. Both have said and/or done things that are objectionable to me, so I plan ahead. I wipe out the baggage and say to myself, “On Day 1 of a presidency, who is best able to deal with the complexity of this job?” I’m not here to insult Donald Trump, but he is not credible in my mind. I have some problems with Secretary Clinton, too. The most recent thing that has come out; I don’t know where that leads to. - Reporting by Franco Fino and Sibylla Chipaziwa
To watch our entire interview with George Latimer, visit bit.ly/2eREr3K.
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New Ro gets a
spooky parade A character of New Roc’s FunFuzion hands out free hug tokens at the Halloween costume parade last Saturday morning.
The spooky parade launched at New Roc and ended at Library Green’s Ruby Dee Park.
The group marches into Ruby Dee Park, which was also hosting the last BID Farmers Market of the year.
BID volunteers make sure there are plenty of pumpkins available for painting after the Halloween parade. There were other activities for families who came to Ruby Dee Park on Oct. 29, like this interesting game of giant chess. Photos/Sibylla Chipaziwa
The parade stops traffic in downtown New Rochelle as it makes its way to Ruby Dee Park.
Kids who participated in the parade or tagged along to the farmers market get busy on their pumpkin paintings.
Calaveras y Diablitos, a group of local artists, set up its 10th annual exhibit for the Day of the Dead inside the New Rochelle Public Library.
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What happens when the robots take over? FASNY: Check smoke and CO alarms this weekend RHYMES WITH CRAZY Lenore Skenazy
We don’t kill off our retirees just because they’re not working anymore, so don’t worry about our future robot overlords killing off us humans when we’re no longer working, either—which we won’t be, since the robots will be doing everything faster and better than us, the way machines have been taking over human jobs since the dawn of the industrial era. And in fact, in that future, robot-ruled time, we might have the choice to actually become one of the super-bots by donating our brain (thereby “dying”), but then coming back (sort of) as the brain of a computer that’s just like us, down to our likes, dislikes, sense of humor—and maybe even our looks. That, my friends, was just part of the trippy argument going on downtown a week or so ago at a monthly event called the Soho Forum. This is a free, open-to-thepublic debate with the goal of examining issues of particular interest to Libertarians. I’m not quite sure how robots and Libertarians find common cause, but in any event the topic to resolve yea or nay was: “Robots will eventually dominate the world and eliminate human abilities to earn wages.” Robin Hanson, an associate professor of economics at George Mason University and author of “The Age of Em: Work, Love and Life when Robots Rule the Earth,” briskly insisted that in the future, we will see the ascendance of “Ems”— remarkably human robots that emulate us, because they’re modeled on our own brains. Or
at least they’re modeled on the people who would make the very best worker-robots. That’s not who will choose, said the “Robots will NOT take over” debater, Bryan Caplan, also an author and econ professor at George Mason. When and if we do get around to creating worker robots from human brain scans, he said, we will scan only the most docile, efficient workers to create docile, non-humankilling “Ems.” And this is where it started getting weird(er). Hanson believes that if and when we do make Ems, CEOs will still want to hire the most brilliant workers, which means they’ll end up cloning (or replicating, or whatever the word is) jerks. “We expect the highest productivity workers will be chosen,” said Hanson. In other words, the Ems will be clones of the people most of us hate—the cutthroats. And, being cutthroats, eventually they’ll cut ours. “Although it may well be that the first five generations of robots will keep humans around because they feel some vestigial warmth toward our species,” Hanson said. How comforting. Caplan was having none of it. Why on earth would we clone the cutthroats who want to kill us, he asked. Over the eons, we’ve already had quite a lot of experience breeding new beings to do our bidding: Our pets and farm animals. We’ll do the same with humans—if that’s the route we go—cloning the absolutely sweetest ones who also have a fierce work ethic. “We’ve got 7 billion people to choose from,” Caplan pointed out. “A normal employer has five.” The moderator, Gene Epstein, economics editor at Barron’s
magazine, tried to make peace. “You’ll tweak it,” he nodded to both. Caplan was not convinced that the day of the Ems will ever come, because who would volunteer to become one? “First thing, you’re actually dead. They have to slice your brain in pieces. Very few people would want their biological death in order to have a computer simulation,” he said. “Today we can’t conceive of it,” agreed Hanson. But humans in the future, “Once they see a bunch of people do it,” and they see that the Ems talk like “real” people, and look like them and act like them—except they never die—then the prospect might become attractive. Hanson made it sound as normal as wearing glasses, another biological enhancement people eons ago could not have conceived of. And that was Hanson’s big point: Of course this stuff sounds bizarre to us. But think back a thousand years to the subsistence farmers. If you’d told them that someday we’d be able to talk to someone an ocean away and see them, too, there’s no way they would have understood, much less believed you. And that’s the world we’re living in today. Would the Ems own property? Would they eventually fight? Or would the earth become a paradise with Ems doing all our work? Those issues were not resolved. In fact, nothing really was. A before-and-after poll of the audience found that the exact same number had changed their minds from negative to positive, and vice versa. It was the least strange moment in a very strange night. CONTACT: lskenazy@yahoo.com
As daylight savings time comes to an end this weekend, the Firemen’s Association of the State of New York, FASNY, urges all New Yorkers to check their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide, CO, detectors to ensure that they are functioning properly. The nation received a tragic reminder of how important working smoke alarms are just this past month, when a 3-yearold boy was tragically killed in Spokane, Washington. He died, clutching his teddy bear, alongside his puppy, unable to escape from his burning home. Though the home had smoke alarms, they did not have working batteries. Because of this lack of early warning, he was unable to escape and he perished in the house fire. “Too many homes—without detectors, or mistakenly relying on non-working smoke alarms— are putting families in avoidable peril,” said FASNY President Kenneth Pienkowski. “Installing and maintaining smoke alarms in your house is the single most important thing you can do to protect yourself from fires. Easy, but vital maintenance means checking that batteries are not only inside the alarms, but that they are working. Just as important is installing and maintaining CO detectors. Our hearts are with the people of Spokane, and we urge New Yorkers to properly protect themselves so we can avoid such an incident here.” FASNY urges the public to in-
vest whenever possible in smoke alarms with sealed-in, non-removable batteries capable of powering the device for at least 10 years. These alarms require much less maintenance than older models with removable batteries, and are virtually impossible to disable. Such alarms stand a better chance of preventing the sort of tragedy that occurred in Spokane. In 2016, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a law requiring all smoke alarms sold in New York state to be equipped with sealed-in, non-removable, 10-year batteries. This law takes effect on Jan. 1, 2017. Regardless of the type of alarm in one’s home, FASNY recommends cleaning all detectors to remove any debris that might impede their function and to test the batteries, changing them if necessary. According to the National Fire Protection Association, NFPA, three of every five home fire deaths occur in homes with no smoke alarms or nonworking smoke alarms. The non-functioning units are often due to a lack of proper maintenance. A frequently found situation with older smoke alarms is where someone has “borrowed” a battery from an alarm, rendering the device useless. Another common and dangerous action is disabling the battery to eliminate the low-battery chirping noise. Daylight saving time ends on Sunday, Nov. 6 at 2 a.m. FASNY smoke and CO detec-
tor tips: • Test detectors at least once a month by using the test button. • Check the batteries every six months, and change the batteries every year (if applicable). If a battery is starting to lose its power, the unit will usually chirp to warn you. Do not disable the unit. • When possible, outfit your home with detectors and alarms equipped with sealed-in, 10-year lithium batteries that last the lifetime of the devices—to provide a decade of 24/7 fire safety protection without the risk of dead or missing batteries. • Vacuum or blow out any dust that might accumulate in the unit. • Never borrow a battery from a detector to use somewhere else. • Never paint a smoke or CO detector. • Install at least one smoke alarm on every floor of your home, including the basement, in every bedroom and near every sleeping area. • Smoke detectors should not be installed near a window because drafts could interfere with their operation. • Smoke detectors should be completely replaced every 10 years. • Families should also develop and practice a home fire escape plan. For more information on smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors and other information on fire safety and prevention, visit fasny.com and nfpa. org. (Submitted)
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SPORTS
Hyped for Sectional Saturday LIVE MIKE Mike Smith
I have to be honest; I can’t wait until Saturday. This weekend marks the culmination of the Section I football season, as teams from Class AA to Class D will vie for the sectional crown up at Mahopac High School. While several of the teams whose championship hopes are still alive are no strangers to competing in the title game— schools like Haldane, Tuckahoe and New Rochelle—there are a few newcomers to the mix this year, most notably my alma mater, Scarsdale High School. On Nov. 5, Scarsdale will be competing in the Class AA finals for the first time since the state playoff system was introduced in 1993, which is no small feat in my hometown, as evidenced by the bombardment of alumni email blasts I received just mo-
ments after the Raiders clinched their berth with a 41-7 win over Arlington in the semifinals last Saturday night. Over the last few years, Scarsdale has had a resurgence on the gridiron, but this is truly uncharted territory for the Raiders. Guys I played with—and people who played before me—are understandably amped about the possibility of Scarsdale hoisting the Section I plaque on Saturday afternoon, if only because this sort of thing just doesn’t happen at a school like Scarsdale, which is more known for sports like soccer or tennis. But for all my former teammates that have been hitting me up recently asking about Scarsdale’s chances this week, I can’t say I have much hope. I don’t think this is the Raiders’ year. Sure, Scarsdale has been playing well over the last few weeks. But their signature win— the trouncing of Arlington—saw them beat an Admirals’ team
missing its star quarterback. The last time I saw them on the field, in a 6-0 rain-soaked slop fest against Mamaroneck, they didn’t seem to have the swagger one would expect from a championship contender. And as for their title game opponent? It’s a juggernaut New Rochelle team that beat them 34-0 when the two teams met in September and hasn’t allowed an offensive touchdown in the postseason. I feel like I’ve got to side with the favorites on this one. None of this is to say, definitively, that the Raiders can’t win, or won’t. I’m just saying that if they can keep the game respectable, Scarsdale fans should probably count their blessings. After all, it’s November and the Raiders are still in the title hunt. It hasn’t been that way for a long, long time.
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Scarsdale tight end Robert Keith—whose father was Sports Editor Mike Smith’s high school football coach—is getting ready to lead his team onto the field in Scarsdale’s first-ever appearance in the Class AA championship game this Saturday. But Scarsdale is in for a tough time against a battle-tested New Rochelle squad. Photo/Mike Smith
Huguenots head to Class AA finals FOOTBALL
class aa
SEMIFINALS
NEW ROCHELLE 27 CLARKSTOWN 0 SOUTH NEW ROCHELLE HS
10/29/16
Game Notes: • Jared Baron rushed for 73 yards and two touchdowns • The Huguenot held the Vikings to -17 rushing yards • New Rochelle has not allowed an offensive touchdown this postseason Since the start of the 2016 football season, New Rochelle’s defensive unit has been among the best in all of Section I, and it proved why on Oct. 29, pitching its fourth shutout of the year in a 27-0 win over Clark-
stown South in the Class AA semifinals. The Huguenot defense stifled the Vikings over the course of four quarters, holding Clarkstown to -17 rushing yards on the afternoon as No. 2-seeded New Rochelle advanced to yet another Class AA final. Clarkstown managed only six first downs against the vaunted Huguenots’ defense, which has not yet allowed an offensive touchdown in three postseason games. New Rochelle was aided by three interceptions, as Lloyd King, Myles Taylor and Jaylin McGhee all notched takeaways to halt Clarkstown drives. Offensively, the Huguenots rebounded from a lackluster performance in the quarterfinals, which saw them net just one score in a 6-0 win over Carmel. Against the Vikings, New Rochelle rushed for 283 yards, led by junior Jared Baron, who rushed 13 times for 72 yards
and two touchdowns. Quarterback Jonathan Saddler rushed for 35 yards and a score and also completed six passes for 103 yards in the win. In total, the Huguenots outgained Clarkstown South 441-71 in total yards from scrimmage. New Rochelle will see league foe Scarsdale in the Class AA championship game on Nov. 5 at Mahopac High School. The No. 5-seeded Raiders are coming off a 41-7 romp over topseeded Arlington in the semis, led by a terrific performance by quarterback Barry Klein, who rushed for 124 to help Scarsdale hand the Admirals their first loss of the season. In three playoff games, the Raiders, who have never been to a Class AA final, have amassed 117 points, but they will face a stiff test in the Huguenots, who won 34-0 in a Sept. 16 meeting between the two teams. Kickoff is scheduled for 12 p.m. on Saturday. -Reporting by Mike Smith
Nashiem Hiland hurdles through the Vikings’ defense on Oct. 29. The Huguenots tallied 283 rushing yards on the afternoon. Photo/Bobby Begun
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New Ro claims Class AA title BOYS SOCCER
class aa
FINALS
NEW ROCHELLE 3 ARLINGTON 0 LAKELAND HS
10/29/16
Game Notes: • Christian Valencia had two goals in less than two minutes • The win marks New Rochelle’s first section title since 1996 • The Huguenots will play Section IV Ithaca on Nov. 2, after press time. By MIKE SMITH Sports Editor Fans who had been getting used to a recent string of exhilarating nail-biters involving the New Rochelle boys’ soccer team were in for something of a surprise on Oct. 29, as the Huguenots put forth a dominant effort against Arlington in a relatively drama-free Class AA final to bring home the program’s first Section I title in 20 years. The Huguenots found the net three times in the first half against the Admirals and keeper Ryan Goldstein maintained a clean sheet, as New Rochelle cruised to a one-sided 3-0 victory. Although the contest may have lacked the theatrical finish of the Huguenots’ previous two playoff wins—both of which came by way of penalty
Felipe Tobon controls the ball on Oct. 29.
kicks—the final whistle set off a wild celebration from Huguenot players and fans who had been waiting since 1996 to see New Rochelle crowned as the Class AA champs. “It feels like we can finally take a breath,” said Huguenot captain Javier Amezcua after the game. “All season long, we’ve been working our hardest, but now we can breathe, we won, and this hasn’t happened in 20 years.” Leonardo Vargas got the Huguenots started with a goal off a corner chance early in the first half, and Christian Valencia padded the lead with two goals in less than two minutes, with both scoring chances coming on long runs past the Admirals’ defense. Coming into the game, the senior forward said that he knew Arlington might be susceptible to New Rochelle’s speed on the outside. “The ball just bounced my
Tremaine Bryant brings the ball up the field against Arlington. Photos/Mike Smith
way,” Valencia said. “I knew I was fast, I knew I was faster than their back, so I just got my opportunities and I finished.” Even with a three-goal lead, however, Valencia said that head coach Jarohan Garcia made sure the Huguenots remained focused. “Coach told us that they had come back from 3-0 to win a game 4-3,” Valencia said. “So he just told us to keep our heads and not to take off our intensity.” Arlington entered the postseason as a No. 3 seed and had already beaten the No. 8-seeded Huguenots in New Rochelle’s second game of the season. Although the Admirals topped the Huguenots 1-0 in that contest, New Rochelle came into Saturday’s game confident that they would once again be able to control the tempo of the match. “The whole team knew that we had most of the possession in that first game,” Amezcua said. “Sometimes the final score doesn’t reflect the intensity of the game, but we knew we could do that again.” New Rochelle will be back in action when their run to a state title kicks off on Nov. 2, after press time. Their first opponent will be Section IV champion Ithaca. “I feel like this year, everything we’ve been doing, all the hard work, we just wrapped the paper and tied the bow,” Amezcua said. “But we still have more work to do.” CONTACT: sports@hometwn.com
Christian Valencia fires a shot past the Arlington keeper in the first half of the Class AA championship game at Lakeland High School. Valencia scored twice in the Huguenots’ convincing 3-0 win.
Leonardo Vargas, left, and Javier Amezcua celebrate New Rochelle’s Class AA championship on Oct. 29. The win marked New Rochelle’s first section title since 1996.
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