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WPWeek for 6-7 has been posted the youtube link is https://youtu.be/c9k6SaKJ9cY
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WHITE PLAINS WEEK of June 7 on INTERNET INSTANTLY NOW
SATURDAY NIGHT AT 7 MEET THE CANDIDATES IN THE PRIMARY FOR COMMON COUNCIL JUNE 17: AT 7 PM MEET NADINE HUNT-ROBINSON, VICTORIA PRESSER AND JENNIFER PUJA AT 7:30 MEET KAT BREZLER ON A SPECIAL 1 HOUR PEOPLE TO BE HEARD.OR SEE BOTH INTERVIEWS INSTANTLY ON www.wpcommunitymedia.org
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75 Years Ago this morning thousands were landing, dying, bleeding on the Beaches of Normandy on D-Day, 1944 to drive back the Nazi Terror of the Evil Third Reich. They Lie Here United in Death.
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WPCNR MILESTONES. June 6, 2019:
It is 75 years today since allied troops died and lived on Normandy beaches in the largest military operation in history to turn the tide against Nazi Germany, the ultimate evil Third Reich.
It is a day to remember, reflect. Examine ourselves. Would we have the courage those men and women did? Do we have their believe in truth, justice and the American Way?
I thought in preparing my simple news program, what kind of a visual should I put up to remember those brave who faced massive, withering fire hitting them and killing them instantly on those beaches? Should it be the sobering pictures of the wounded? The sobering lineups of corpses in the sand? An empty soldier’s helmet upside down on the beach? The overhead awe-inspiring photographs of the landing?
I chose this: thousands of crosses to remember who died together fighting tyranny and evil because you must always fight tyranny and evil and hate together. You cannot negotiate with it. There is no excuse for it then and certainly not today.
The crosses are all the same.
There are thousands of them in graveyards like the one shown here. The horror of sacrificed humanity, all the same in death, united in death, whether black, latino, Brit, American, Canadian, Australian, no matter their nationality, creed, religion. They were all equal in death comrades in death.
Next time you hear the speeches of hate and prejudice and superiority, please remember this picture and this day.
| Seventy-five years ago this morning, thousands of troops stormed the beaches in Normandy, France in the largest invasion in history. The bloody assault against a heavily defended coastline, requiring incredible courage and sacrifice (certain deaths) of allied troops, landing craft, paratroops, signaled the beginning of the end of the Third Reich and the evil regime of Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Germany. The quiet beaches of Normandy today. The hundreds of rows of white crosses in cemeteries around the little town bear silent eternal testimony and tribute to the sacrifice of those brave men and women who fought, died, and triumphed this day 75 years ago today. |
We can in no way, or through any motion picture know what any veteran experienced that day. The veterans who still are with us do not like to talk about their combat experiences. And they do not.
One veteran of D-Day, asked what he thought of Saving Private Ryan, the movie of a few years ago depicting the landing and the realism of it, said the real D-Day was worse. However, veterans we have interviewed remark that they think of their combat experience every day. It is always with them.
The great battle was at its height this morning. Horror. Hell. Suffering beyond imagination.
It is inconceivable to me that I could ever be able to do what these men and women did. I would like to hope I could have. However, the veterans have.
They left ordinary lives as teenagers office workers, factory workers, farmers, accountants, and what have you and were able to go to war and “rise to the occasion,” or as they say today, “step it up to the next level.” The highest level.
Rising to the occasion is hard. Stepping it up to the next level is hard. Giving all in vain is heartbreaking.
Few of them are left now. But today their sacrifices should be remembered.
County Executive Charts Sound, Air Traffic Patterns and Altitude Analysis Study of Jet Noise with new monitors North of County Airport–To Be Finished in a Year. Landing Fees, Final Approach Entry Points to Runway 16 from southwest to be studied as cause of noise intensification
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After the news conference ended, in a Q & A, Mr. Latimer told WPCNR the consultants would also study if the air traffic control practice of allowing aircraft approaching from the southeast to “cut the line” and join the landing parade into Runway 16 had significantly increased the noise levels complained about by residents.
Asked by WPCNR if the county would consider raising landing fees at Westchester County Airport which are significantly lower than most airports in the area, Latimer said they would consider that, but he did not want to take aviation business away from the county airport, either.
Light on the Windward School Move to Mamaroneck Avenue Site
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WPCNR SOUTH END TIMES. Special to WPCNR From the Rosedale Residential Association. June 5, 2019:
On May 9, the Rosedale Residential Association Annual Meeting questioned a leader of the Windward School on their future site of the school on Mamaroneck Avenue. The Association published an e-mail communication to its members and WPCNR on that Q. & A. Session with Windward.
Below are the answers to the questions asked of Mr. Rosenshine (Associate Head of Schools at Windward School) at the May 8th, 2019 Annual Meeting.
- What plans does Windward have for the 7 Collyer Place property?
There are no immediate plans, but we expect eventually to sell it.
- What plans does Windward have for the 5 Windward Avenue property?
The School’s plans for the 5 Windward Avenue property are the same plans that were approved by WP Common Council – complete infrastructure as required.
- What are Windward’s plans regarding the upcoming expiration of the approved plans for the West Street property?
Our plans are, if necessary, to apply for an extension.
- What exactly are Windward’s plans for the tree line between the new WLS campus and the homes on Collier Place? I.e., Will there be sufficient blockage to ensure that their homes remain protected/shielded from sightlines to our property?
The tree line will be maintained and additional trees will be planted.
- Are we certain that we will have access to whatever gas, electric, oil we will need to power the building at full use?
Yes, we have had consultants evaluate these issues.
- What exactly will be the height of the gym, and will it be the same height or higher than the current roof of the main building?
The height of the gym will be 28 feet and below the height of the existing mechanical equipment which is currently on the roof.
- What are the plans for the traffic patterns on Mamaroneck Avenue—both going into and out of the campus as well as any residual traffic impact that might be realized either north or south on Mamaroneck Avenue? People were concerned about cars being forced to make a right out of campus and then making u-turns up by the Rosedale Avenue intersection in order to go south on Mamaroneck Avenue. They were also concerned about the build-up of traffic southbound on Mamaroneck Avenue as cars will cross traffic to make a left onto campus. I pointed out to them the lane for cars making left turns onto the property.
Our traffic consultants have worked with the city’s traffic department. During arrival and dismissal times, there will be right turns only (no left turns allowed) when leaving the campus. Our traffic consultants have also put forward proposals for managing potential traffic impacts on Mamaroneck Avenue, including a possible northbound cueing line and u-turn at the Rosedale Avenue light for cars to redirect south on Mamaroneck Avenue.
- Has there been any study done about the volume of traffic that is going to be drawn to the school on a regular basis?
Yes, our traffic consultants have completed a study of the traffic impacts of the proposed campus, and we have submitted the study to the City of White Plains.
SEIU 32BJ HAILS HOUSE PASSAGE OF BILL PROTECTING THE DREAMERS– NOW THE SENATE HAS TO STAND UP AND DO THE RIGHT THING
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WPCNR BORDERLINE. Statement from the Service Employees International Union 32BJ June 4, 2019:
32BJ Statement on House Passage of Dream and Promise Act
The following statement may be attributed to Héctor Figueroa, President 32BJ SEIU:
“Today the House of Representatives took a major step forward for immigrants and America’s highest ideals by passing the Dream and Promise Act. The bill would create a path to citizenship for some two and a half million immigrants, including Dreamers, who came to the U.S. as children, and recipients of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED), who came to the U.S. from countries devastated by natural or human-made disasters.
These immigrants have lived and worked in this country legally for years, often decades. They include college students, parents, homeowners, business owners, and union members. At 32BJ, one of the nation’s largest unions with majority-immigrant membership, we estimate that between 3,000 and 5,000 of our building service workers are recipients of TPS. The attempt to end their legal protections and leave them open to detention and deportation cuts at the heart of America’s workplaces, communities, families, schools, churches and economy.
“Anyone with a conscience can understand that there is nothing temporary in a life built over 20 years by TPS and DED recipients, nor in the foundational roots planted by Dreamers who were raised here.
These two and half million immigrants also have 6 million family members and over 1 million U.S. citizen children. Their removal would annually end $2.5 billion in mortgage payments, $17 billion in federal taxes, and $75 billion in household spending power.
The House today voted to allow these immigrants’ lives —these American lives — to continue flourishing. This is the first major step on the road to reforming our nation’s broken immigration system, and we urge the Senate and President to walk this road with a nation committed to the motto e pluribus unum —out of many, one.”
Declaración de la 32BJ sobre el Acta de Sueño y Promesa de la Cámara de Representantes
La siguiente declaración puede ser atribuida a Héctor Figueroa, Presidente de la 32BJ SEIU:
“Hoy, la Cámara de Representantes dio un gran paso adelante en apoyo a los inmigrantes y conjunto a los ideales más altos de Estados Unidos al aprobar la Dream and Promise Act. El proyecto de ley crearía una vía hacia la ciudadanía para unos dos millones y medio de inmigrantes, incluidos los llamados Soñadores, que llegaron a los Estados Unidos cuando eran niños, además de las personas con Estado de Protección Temporal (TPS, por sus siglas en inglés) y la Salida Obligatoria Diferida (DED, por sus siglas en inglés), que vinieron a los Estados Unidos de países devastados por desastres naturales o desastres provocados por el hombre. Estos inmigrantes han vivido y trabajado legalmente en este país durante años, a menudo décadas. Incluyen estudiantes universitarios, padres, propietarios de viviendas, dueños de negocios y miembros de sindicatos. En la 32BJ, uno de los sindicatos más grandes de la nación con membresía de mayoría inmigrante, estimamos que entre 3,000 y 5,000 de nuestros trabajadores de servicios a los edificios son beneficiarios de TPS. El intento de poner fin a sus protecciones legales y exponerlos a la posibilidad de detención y deportación amenaza la fibra de los lugares de trabajo, las comunidades, las familias, las escuelas, las iglesias y la economía de los Estados Unidos.
“Cualquier persona de conciencia puede comprender que no hay nada temporal cuando se habla de una vida construida durante 20 años por las personas con TPS y DED, ni en las raíces fundamentales plantadas por los Soñadores que se criaron aquí. Estos dos millones y medio de inmigrantes además tienen 6 millones de miembros de familia y más de 1 millón de niños ciudadanos de los Estados Unidos. La eliminación de sue status legal terminaría anualmente con $ 2.5 mil millones en pagos de hipotecas, $ 17 mil millones en impuestos federales y $ 75 mil millones en poder adquisitivo de los hogares. La Cámara de Representantes votó hoy para permitir que las vidas de estos inmigrantes, estas vidas de Estados Unidos, continúen floreciendo. Este es el primer paso importante en el camino hacia la reforma del sistema de inmigración roto de nuestra nación, e instamos al Senado y al Presidente a que recorran este camino con una nación comprometida al lema e pluribus unum: de muchos, uno “.
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AND WHAT TO DO TO FIX IT –IF WE WANT TO.
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A TIMELY REALITY CHECK AT THE ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM FROM THE STEPINAC HONORS ACADEMY
WPCNR ANSWERS TO ISSUES. By John F. Bailey. May 31, 2019:
President Trump should have attended.
Only parents, friends, teachers attended the Archbishop Stepinac High Second Annual Symposium dealing with climate change Thursday evening.
They watched a chilling narrative that was no science fiction, no invention of the left, but instead a riveting, sweeping reality check delivered somberly by 21 members of the Stepinac Honors Academy in a superbly organized series of presentations that gained momentum, gravity and urgency as they moved along.
A distinguished panel of professionals quizzed the students on conclusion of their presentations. They included Mohab El-Hakin, Assistant Professor in Manhattan College’s Civil and Environmental Engineering Department; Dr. Rocco J. Lafaro, M.D. of White Plains, a Stepinac alumnus, 1968; Damon A. Amadio, P.E., also a Stepinac alumnus (Class of 1980), Commissioner of Building in White Plains; and Andrew Ratzkin, Esq., Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Burns and Roe Group, Inc., provider of engineering, procurement, construction and maintenance services to power and water utilities.
The Stepinac 21 methodically let history tell the story how polluting gases, carbons and the industrial revolution and its escalating aftermath the last 100 years has created a planet environment change not seen in millions of years.
They showed how progress that pollutes has become the progenitor of escalating destruction from the rapidly deteriorating environment we are living in–choking on– being destroyed by — today.
What was ominous and frustrating to learn was the way the young men presented the facts and solutions to fix the problem within our grasp that we are not taking in our hands.
The pre-autopsy of the planet and very achievable reversibility in the immediate window of time was fascinating, flowing like a continuing detective story.
The presentations were conducted by Matthew Halas, William Henderson, Moeen Ahmed, Zach Barnes, John Howard, Daniel Cregin, Raymonmd Monis II, Justin Rasche-Hotetz, Ethan Tieng, Marcus Tiratsuyan, Anthony Abraham, Stephen Buckley, Jordan Crichlow, Oluwatosin Gbotosho, Matthew Guadagnolo, Joshin Johnkutty, Omar Loayza, Stephen Magliocchino, Nicholas Morillo, Mychal Riccio, and Joel Ythier.
They pulled no punches.
Told it like it is from the spread of insect-borne diseases to increasingly frequent major storms, the costs of climate change, impacts of carbon Tax and success of Cap and Trade and threats we face in the future. The evidence was up there on the compelling graphics and pained tone of their voices.
The symposium is intended to provide a platform for student researchers to exchange information and identify needs and solutions in an important area. It was organized by Roxanne Calvello, Health Sciences; Cynthia Kilkelly, Honors Academy Counselor; Carole Mendelson, Economics and Finance; Patricia Murphy, Engineering; and Rick Yapchanyk, Esq.,Law
This year—the worst year ever for climate disasters in this country—the topic was climate change.
The presenters provided how they would stop the bleeding of the planet.
In the future days WPCNR will provide clips of the presentations, because you need to see them.
The “cover the waterfront” handling of climate change and tying the affects together with the historical evidence got your attention. The students presentations done without scripts and with poise and impressive depth gave the evidence for action insurgency.
They also present possible solutions. The two presentations at the beginning of this article given last night to show how we have the technology to calm the environment. (We just have to want to do it.)
Other projects presented were a commercial filter that can remove carbon dioxide from the air and then re-direct it to plants growing in a sealed environment for use in farming.
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY: FATHER THOMAS COLLINS OF ARCHBISHOP STEPINAC INTERVIEWED ON PEOPLE TO BE HEARD.8 PM THURS, 7 PM SAT ON CABLEVISION 76 AND FIOS CH 45 AND wpcommunitymedia.org
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KAT BREZLER TONIGHT ON HER APPELLATE COURT WIN PLACING HER ON THE BALLOT
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Justice in Brooklyn: The Brezler Decision–that Puts Kat Brezler into the June 25 White Plains Democratic Primary
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WPCNR FOR THE RECORD. Appellate Court decision handed down today on the Kat Brezler Appeal of her being denied a place on the ballot. May 29, 2019:
“After a hearing, the Supreme Court concluded that numerous signatures on the designating petition were invalid because they did not match the signatures on those signatories’ buff cards.
Additionally, the court invalidated numerous other signatures on the basis that the subscribing witness, Kimberly Cooley, did not provide her correct residence address in her subscribing witness statement.
Since, after eliminating the invalidated signatures, the designating petition did not contain the requisite number of signatures, the court, in effect, granted the petition, inter alia, to invalidate the designating petition (hereinafter the invalidation petition), and invalidated the designating petition. Brezler appeals.
“The Supreme Court may entertain specific objections to signatures on a designating petition that were not asserted before a board of elections to the extent the respondent was given adequate notice of which signatures on his or her designating petition are being challenged and the grounds thereof” (Matter of Lancaster v Nicolas, 153 AD3d 829, 830-831; see Matter of Edelstein v Suffolk County Bd. of Elections, 33 AD3d 945, 946; Matter of Levitt v Mahoney, 133 AD2d 516).
Here, Brezler was not given notice, until the hearing on the invalidation petition was underway, that the petitioners were challenging numerous signatures on the ground that they did not match those signatories’ signatures on their buff cards and that the Supreme Court would be comparing the majority of the challenged signatures to those voters’ buff cards to determine whether the signatures on the designating petition matched those on the buff cards.
Contrary to the petitioners’ contention, their specifications of objections filed with the Westchester County Board of Elections (hereinafter the Board) and incorporated by reference into the invalidation petition did not provide notice of this [*2]basis for challenging the signatures.
Since the lack of notice deprived Brezler of an opportunity to adequately prepare a defense, the court should not have invalidated the subject signatures on the basis that they did not match the signatures on the buff cards (see Matter of Santoro v Schreiber, 263 AD2d 953; Matter of Levitt v Mahoney, 133 AD2d at 516; see also Suarez v Sadowski, 48 NY2d 620, 621; cf. Matter of Master v Davis, 65 AD3d 646; Matter of Edelstein v Suffolk County Bd. of Elections, 33 AD3d at 946).
The Supreme Court also should not have invalidated those signatures witnessed by Cooley.
A subscribing witness is required to include, in the Statement of Witness, his or her residence address (see Election Law § 6-132[2]). This requirement “protects the integrity of the nominating process by assuring that a subscribing witness is subject to subpoena in a proceeding challenging the petition” (Matter of Pisani v Kane, 87 AD3d 650, 651-652).
The Election Law defines the term “residence” as “that place where a person maintains a fixed, permanent and principal home and to which he [or she], wherever temporarily located, always intends to return” (Election Law § 1-104[22]; see Matter of Dilan v Salazar, 164 AD3d 713, 714).
The “crucial determination whether a particular residence complies with the requirements of the Election Law is that the individual must manifest an intent [to reside there], coupled with physical presence without any aura of sham'” (Matter of Dilan v Salazar, 164 AD3d at 714, quoting People v O’Hara, 96 NY2d 378, 385).
Here, Cooley included in her Statement of Witness a residence address in Baldwin, New York. Although Cooley had been displaced for several months from those premises due to construction, she testified that she intended to return to the Baldwin residence once the construction was completed.
This testimony was supported by evidence that she had stayed at numerous different places since her displacement, that she still had furniture at the Baldwin residence, and that her other belongings had been placed in storage.
Notably, there was no evidence that Cooley had established a fixed residence elsewhere (cf. Matter of Willis v Suffolk County Bd. of Elections, 54 AD3d 436, 438). Under these circumstances, the signatures witnessed by Cooley should not have been invalidated on the ground that she did not provide her correct residence address on her witness statement (cf. Matter of Dilan v Salazar, 164 AD3d 713).
In light of our conclusion that the signatures eliminated based upon the comparisons to the buff cards and those eliminated because they were witnessed by Cooley should not have been invalidated, the petitioners failed to demonstrate that Brezler’s designating petition lacked the requisite number of signatures. Accordingly, the invalidation petition should have been denied and the proceeding dismissed.