WPCNR POLICE GAZETTE. October 24, 2006 GOOD NEWS UPDATE: The pedestrian hit by a motor vehicle at Dr. Martin Luther King Boulevard and Main Street approximately 4:45 P.M. was not seriously injured and was transported to the hospital, according to Deputy Commissioner of Public Safety, Daniel Jackson.
Board of Ed Ratifies New Ref Tally. Voting Machines Not Opened and Checked.
WPCNR SCHOOL DAYS. By John F. Bailey. October 23, 2006: The city Board of Education ratified Michele Schoenfeld’s second, corrected canvas of the $69.6 Million Referendum proposition election Monday evening. The vote was held in
Ms. Schoenfeld reported to WPCNR that the voting machines were not reopened to verify their election night counts reported by the election inspectors, employed by the
Ms. Schoenfeld told the Board that the 10-vote swing in the Yes votes (down from 1,060, as first reported), was caught when it was noticed on the voting sheets that the number of voters did not match the number of votes (being 10 more). Upon inspection of the tally sheets, she said, it was discovered that a 9 (in the 10s column) had been read instead of an “8” on the vote total at District 4, The Middle School, leading to a 10-votes in the Yes total. Instead of 283, the sheet had been read as 293, Schoenfeld said, leading to the revision downward of 10 votes in the Yes category.
Schoenfeld said this was a very smooth election. “This was one of the smoothest elections ever. There were no machine malfunctions. No problems with voters and no one did not show up.”
After the Board vote, WPCNR asked Ms. Schoenfeld if she and her assistants had opened the voting machines to validate the machine counts. Ms. Schoenfeld said, “We didn’t open the machines,” that the inspectors opened and read the totals on the counters visible in the back of the machine on Referendum Night and locked up the machines. Schoenfeld said the reading of the counters on Referendum Night was the only time the machines were read.
Asked why the machines were not reopened to check the readouts, Schoenfeld said three inspectors read the counts on each machine. Superintendent of Schools Timothy Connors told WPCNR when asked why a recount machine-by-machine had not been undertaken, said “It was not that close.”
No recount is planned.
The final numbers approved Monday night show 1,845 machine voters; 122 absentee ballots and 17 Affidavits for a total of 1,984 votes. The totals by District:
The Absentee Ballot Count, (included in the above YES-No Totals) for the record provided by the
District 1: Fire House — 2 Ballots — 1 YES 1 NO
District 2: Church Street School — 16 Ballots – 10 YES, 6 NO (2 Machines)
District 3: Rochambeau School – 64 Ballots – 57 YES, 7 NO
District 4:
District 5:
District 6: Ridgeway School – 21 Ballots – 14 YES 7 NOs
Absentee Ballot Totals – 96 YES 26 NO
Affidavit Ballot Counts
Station 1 : Zero
Station 2: 1 YES, 1 NO
Station 3: 1 YES,
Station 4: 3 YES, 3 NO
Station 5: 2 YES 1 NO
Station 6: 3 YES, 2 NO
Affidavit Ballots: 10 YES, 7 NO
The Voter Count. Source: Michele Schoenfeld, WP City School District.
White Plains Million Dollar Baby Gets Shot at the WBCTitle
WPCNR RINGSIDE. From Team Saccurato. October 23, 2006: Ann Marie Saccurato (11-1-2) of
This fight is the main event of “A Ring of Their Own’s” “Border War” which also features two other world title bouts and will be telecast on iNDemand Pay per view beginning November 17th. This fight will be promoting breast cancer awareness.
Ann-Marie, at her County Center debut in 2005, was born in Eastchester, NY and trains out of New York Boxing gym in
Ann-Marie has overcome tremendous odds just to be walking today. In 1995 she was a passenger in a devastating car wreck returning from a volleyball competition at the Empire State Games. The driver of the vehicle was killed and Ann-Marie suffered a punctured lung, broken pelvis, hip, 2 broken legs, a shattered arm, broken ribs, and severe nerve damage. She was not expected to live the night, let alone ever walk again. Being ever the determined athlete, she proved everyone wrong and immediately took up an aggressive rehabilitation program knowing in her heart she would play sports again. In 1999 she entered her first boxing gym stronger than ever.
Ann-Marie is known for her boxing skill, athleticism, footwork and knockout power. This is the first time she will fight for a world title. She has fought many times in the
Hurricane Saccurato tearing Tanya Gallegos apart in her last fight at “The Centa.” Ann-Marie is 11-1-2, and is getting her “shot.” Photo, WPCNR Sports.
In a previous interview with WPCNR last year, Ann-Marie told how she got into “the sweet science,”:
“I’ve been a competitor all my life. I’ve been an athlete, and I’ve always been looking for more, to push myself harder, and I found more of that edge in boxing. I actually started in martial arts, and TKD (Tae Kwan Do) for about a year or so. A friend sent me a flyer for the New York Golden Gloves, and I ignorantly, and very naively entered. I did a crash course on boxing and ended up getting a bye into the finals. Lost in the finals, but that ended up propelling my boxing career. I fell in love with the sport. It’s pushed me harder more than anything I’ve done in my life.”
For all the information on the November “Border War” and other news about “A Ring of Their Own”, visit the website, www.aringoftheirown.com. For the tale of the tape on Ann-Marie go to the boxer’s website, www.teamsaccurato.com
Battle of White Plains Recognized at Battle Hill
WPCNR Battle Hill Continental. October 23, 2006: An autumn celebration held to unveil a new sign marking the Battle of White Plains was held at Battle Hill’s Whitney Park Sunday afternoon. Neighbors, politicians and White Plainsians gathered to recornize the upcoming 230th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of White Plains which lasted from October 28-30th, 1776, and is recognized as a stalemate. Battle Hill and Chatterton Hill were redoubts for the colonist Continental Forces which repulsed the British troops attacking up the two hills from the “White” Plains below.
The White Plains Historical Society continues Battle of White Plains recognition this coming weekend when they open the Jacob Purdy House, George Washington’s Headquarters during the Battle, now located at Park Circle in White Plains will be open to the public next Sunday from 1 to 3 P.M.