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Bash ’47,Gardella ’53, Aleinifkoff ’70, Naughton ’75 Picks for WPHS Hall of Fame

Posted on September 13, 2010 by John Bailey

WPCNR SCHOOL DAYS. From Elaine London, White Plains High School Hall of Fame. September 11, 2010:

Four White Plains High School graduates have been selected for induction this fall into the school’s Hall of Fame.

The Hall of Fame pays tribute to the White Plains High School alumni/ae who have distinguished themselves in their chosen careers and/or have significantly and positively impacted the lives of others.

The 2010 inductees are: Dr. Pickward J. Bash, Jr., ’47, anesthesiologist in Westchester for 50 years; Richard M. Gardella, ’53, lawyer and community leader; T. Alexander Aleinikoff, ’70, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees; and Eileen Naughton, ’75, Director of Media Sales and Operations for North and Latin America, Google, Inc.

The honorees will visit the High School on Tuesday, October 26th and will spend time with students. The Induction Ceremony will take place in the Media Center at 3pm and will be followed by a reception. The public is invited.

This is the fifteenth class of distinguished alumni/ae selected since the Hall of Fame was established in 1996, bringing the total number of inductees to 66. It is estimated that more than 26,000 students have graduated from White Plains High School in its 113 years of continuous operation.

The inductees were selected by a committee of representatives of civic and school groups from nominations submitted by the public. New nominations are welcomed each year.

August City Sales Tax Receipts Up on Rate Hike Sales Volume Soft.

Posted on September 13, 2010 by John Bailey

WPCNR QUILL & EYESHADE. By John F. Bailey. September 12,2010:

The August Sales Tax Receipts are in for the City of White Plains showing sales tax receipts up for the month of August, though the sales volume in the city is down about 4%, WPCNR has found.

Using figures released by the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance today, White Plains August sales tax receipts rose 8.5% over August 2009, the third consecutive month the city sales tax receipts have risen. However this increase does not cover the overall 12% proportion increase in the city sales tax rate that went into effect in June. In June the city sales tax rose to 2-1/2%, up from 2-1/4%.

If the August 2010 sales volume ( when $3.8 Million in sales tax revenues on that revenuer were generated in White Plains) had stayed even with August 2009 ( $3,474,630.18 in sales tax revenue), the city should have generated $500,000 in additional sales tax in August, rather than the $400,000 additional sales tax revenues the city was credited. This indicates to WPCNR, retail sales volume subject to sales tax within the city declined slightly from August 2009

On the county side of the ledger, County sales tax receipts declined from last month by $400,000, a decline of 1.2%, generating $33,220,412.28 in August 2010 compared to $33,635,339.68 in July. To date, the County through the first eight months of its 21010 fiscal year has generated $286.7 Million in sales taxes. Last month the county sales tax receipts had a 7-1/2% upswing which disappeared last month.

For one month any way County hopes of a dramatic surplus over budget sales taxes have had a set back/

Should Westchester county generate the $149 Million in sales taxes last four months of the year – the “handle” the county generated in 2009, the county will just about make their budget of $432.6 Million in sales tax receipts, generating a $436 Million sales tax handle.

Photographs of the Day

Posted on September 11, 2010 by John Bailey

My Sisters’ Place Hires Expert to Handle Suspected Human Trafficking

Posted on September 7, 2010 by John Bailey

WPCNR POLICE GAZETTE. From My Sisters’ Place, White Plains. September 7, 2010:

My Sisters’ Place has hired a legal expert to aid the agency in the sensitive and growing problem of human trafficking.

Laren Pesso will be a resource to MSP staff and to our community at large as she coordinates the agency’s response to actual and suspected cases of human trafficking. In addition, she will conduct trainings for law enforcement and community groups, develop strong internal protocols for handling trafficking cases, and draft a best practices guide for domestic violence agencies that are looking to add the work of human trafficking to their mission.

Ms. Pesso, MSW, MPA carries the official title the of My Sisters’ Place/LexisNexis/Somaly Mam Foundation Human Trafficking Fellow.

Ms. Pesso has worked directly with domestic violence victims, as well as in important international research experience around issues of human trafficking, gender-based violence, and women’s health.

She has held positions with Women’s Political Resource Center as a project manager in Tbilisi, Georgia and Engender Health leading a team of researchers in Uganda in the study of gender based violence. Her graduate internship posts were at Sanctuary for Families at the Brooklyn Family Justice Center and the Crime Victims Treatment Center at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital. Additionally, she has published and conducted trainings on her experiences abroad working to advance women’s rights. Ms. Pesso holds joint masters degrees in social work and public administration, with a focus on human rights, from Columbia University.