WPCNR MAIN STREET. From the City of White Plains. February 25, 2014:
On Saturday, March 8th the City of White Plains will be wearing green for the 17th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Councilman John Martin, the Parade Chairman, has announced the selection of Mary Helen Jordan as the Grand Marshal.
The parade will begin promptly at Noon at the intersection of Mamaroneck Avenue and Livingston and proceed up Mamaroneck Avenue to Main Street, ending in front of City Hall.
Thomas Paine Cottage Museum –
20 Sicard Avenue,
New Rochelle, NY
Upcoming events
Exhibit Opening & Reception – “The Trailblazers”
When: Sunday, February 23, 2:00 P.M.
Discover the Black heroes of the New Rochelle community who opened the way for future generations to move from slavery into politics, public service, business, theatre and the military. Admission: $5.00 Adults $3.00 Children
Living History- “Rebels & Redcoats” (Re-enactors!)
When: Saturday & Sunday, March 1 & 2, 10:00 A.M to 5P.M.
Discover the differences and similarities of the soldiers who fought for and against freedom during the Revolutionary War. “Join” one of the armies by signing enlistment papers with a quill pen and learn to march. See a soldier’s camp. Muskets will be fired and food will be cooked over a fire. Learn the role that women camp followers and blacks played in each of the armies. Admission: Adults $5.00 Children $3.00
Lecture- “The Birth of the Women’s Movement & it’s Connection to New Rochelle”
When: Saturday, March 15, 2:00 P.M.
For Women’s History Month the Cottage will proudly present a lecture by Sydelle Herzberg, League of Women Voters of New York, Treasurer and Historian. Mrs. Herzberg will speak about former New Rochelle residents Susan B. Anthony and Carrie Chapman Catt and the role they played in the women’s movement. Admission: Adults $5.00 Children $3.00
Where: Thomas Paine Cottage Museum, 20 Sicard Avenue, New Rochelle, NY
914-633-1776, http://www.thomaspainecottage.org
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WPCNR ENVIRONMENTALIST. From Westchester4Geese Facebook. February 21, 2014:
On July 22, 2013 Westchester 4 Geese met with Senator George Latimer for the express purpose of creating legislation to restrict the DEC and USDA ‘s (bird) culls, mandatory prior notification of culls and the termination of food bank donations of culled animals.
The DEC is the licensing agent for the USDA. After months of repeated followup State Senator George Latimer has created the following bill; some items may be added:This is the bill:
Subject: Geese Protection LawProposed new law to protect geese with (a) public hearing; (b) requirement to review all human alternatives, and (c) prohibit use of meat for human consumption.
New Sect. 11-0541. Turkeys and geese
1. Prior to filing a request with the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation for a permit for lethal disposition of turkeys or geese, the
local government shall hold a public hearing thereon in a place determined by that government in the locality affected. At least ten (10)
days before the hearing, notice thereof shall be advertised in a newspaper published in the community affected. The notice shall state the
subject of the hearing and the proposed disposition of the turkeys or geese.
2. Prior to filing said request for permit to the NYS DEC, the local government shall provide proff that they have fully evaluated all humane
alternatives to execution of the turkeys or geese, subsequent to the public hearing, and have reviewed that evaluation at a public meeting
of the governing board of that government, no more than sixty (60) days after the public hearing, such meeting held under full compliance
with the applicable open meetings laws.
3. The local government shall not donate turkeys or geese to be used for human consumption.
Sect. 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
Please contact Senator Latimer and thank him for this ground-breaking legislation, which comes at a time when the public has been made aware of the vast abuses of those agencies, which will hopefully assist in the passage of this bill.
Contact Senator Latimer via legislative aide Andrew Ferris:
EMAIL:
[email protected]
WPCNR POLICE GAZETTE. From the Office of the Westchester County District Attorney. February 21, 2014:
Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore announced that Anthony Delmaro (DOB 12/11/71) of 44 River Street, Lindenhurst, New York, pled guilty Thursday to:
The defendant owns various roofing businesses and in 2005 met the victim, an elderly semi-retired graphic designer who resided in his New Rochelle home with his sister, when he made roofing repairs to the victim’s home. The defendant convinced the victim that he wanted to bring him in as a partner in his roofing business. The defendant convinced the victim to write numerous checks payable to his business on the pretext that the defendant would merely show these checks to potential customers as proof that defendant had funds to cover the purchase of supplies for new projects.
The victim wrote cash advance checks on his credit card accounts.
When the victim had amassed credit card cash advance balances in excess of $80,000, the victim attempted to obtain a mortgage on his property in that amount to pay off his high interest credit card balances.
The defendant and a co-defendant, Claude Naracci (DOB 08/07/57) of 7 Woodbine Street, Coram, New York, who owned a check cashing business in Connecticut, used this as an opportunity to steal the equity in the victim’s home.
Naracci pled guilty on March 28th, 2011 to:
Naracci introduced the defendant and the victim to a mortgage broker in Long Island, New York.
The defendant and Naracci attended the closing in March of 2006, where they convinced the victim to sign over said mortgage proceeds.
The victim believed that the mortgage proceeds would be used to pay off his credit card debt and to invest in defendant’s business, with the remainder being returned to the victim to use for whatever purpose he desired. The victim signed over all the proceeds to the Naracci believing him to be defendant’s “accountant.”
Thereafter, the defendant and co-defendant used the stolen money without the permission of the victim, for their own personal use.
The total amount of the larceny is $507,390.
The defendant initially paid some money back each month to the victim, while continuing to defraud him out of additional money, however, after a few months, he stopped paying the victim any money.
Charges were filed in December 2009, at which point the defendant absconded.
The defendant was arrested on an unrelated matter in November of 2013 after he returned to WestchesterCounty and defrauded an 85-year-old out of $5,000.
The defendant was arrested on December 5, 2013 by the Harrison Police Department.
Sentencing will be in May 8th, 2014.
The defendant faces a maximum sentence of fifteen years in state prison.
He also faces additional criminal charges in both Nassau and SuffolkCounties on Long island.
Assistant District Attorney Brian Conway Deputy Chief of the Public Integrity Bureau prosecuted the case.