MY ELECTION SEASON CUP RUNNETH OVER

FYI: THE FORMER CHEF FROM LEONARDO'S IN MOHEGAN IS BACK:
Dear Readers:

Louie called and said he is back at the old Leonardos , now Cafe Pizzazz In Mohegan Lake(the old Leonardo's). He asked us to let you guys know. He is there Thursday, Friday & Saturday nites. Hope to see you guys in the near future.
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Dear readers:

As you know I have been plugging this event for a month now. I believe in this cause. I think it is time to put campaigning aside and either come and play golf or attend the dinner. If not, at least send a donation. You will be glad you did.

Andy

P.S.: I would like to thank the following for donating gift certificates for prizes and the raffel:

1) Domenic's Cleaners, Peekskill
2) E & G Italian Deli, Washington Street, Peekskill
3)North Division Street Grill, Peekskil
4) Susan's on N. Division St., Peekskill
5)Dunkin' Donuts, Mohegan Lake
6)Cafe Pizzazz, Mohegan Lake
7)Lakeland Liquor's, Shrub Oak

FYI: TO: Friends of Harrison Apar Field of Dreams Foundation

Help us raise money for community recreation by joining us on Columbus Day -- please RSVP by September 28 ...Hole sponsorships, player slots and reception/dinner tickets still available for ...October 8 Columbus Day Harrison Apar Rock n Cops YAC PBA Golf Tournament sponsored byYorktown Athletic Club, Yorktown Police Benevolent Association, Club Fit, North County News, Yorktown Pennysaver, First Nighters of Yorktown, Doral Arrowwood, Genesis Jewelers, Doc James Cigars + Golf, and Yorktown Rotary.Proceeds go to improve community recreational facilities and other local activities that benefit our families, especially children.To sign up online for theGolf and After-party (including Reception & Dinner & Open Bar) ... orAfter-party only ... orHole SponsorVisit www.yacsports.org. You can do it all online! (Or reply to this email).We also welcome donations for our gift bag or raffle prizes.Even if you're not a golfer, join us for the after-party, including full reception and seated dinner at Putnam National Golf Club, Mahopac, New York (www.putnamnational.com). Includes open bar, silent auction of sports memorabilia, music, cigars courtesy of Doc James (outdoor patio overlooking course), and more.As always, proceeds from this YAC PBA fundraiser benefit public recreation and education facilities through Harrison Apar YAC PBA Fund.Harrison Apar Field of Dreams Foundation is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) incorporated in State of New York.** $200 Golf Fee includes Golf, BBQ Lunch, Open Beverage Cart, & After-Party with Open Bar Beer + Wine, Reception + Full Course Dinner, and more. $100 for non-golfers $150 for hole sponsor signageThanks for your consideration.

For more information: harrisonapar@optonline.net; (914) 275-6887.
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FYI: MEET THE CANDIDATES:

Domenic Volpe -Westchester County Legislative candidate is having a ' Meet and Greet" fundraiser at the Paradise Restaurant in Verplanck on Tuesday October 2, 2007- 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Donations will be accepted but is not mandatory. The rest of the Democratic slate in Cortlandt has been invited and should be on hand, including Supervisor Linda Puglisi, Councilman Frank Farrell, Council candidate Dr. Rich Becker and Town Judge candidate Anthony Giordano.

--Domenic Volpe
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FYI: YORKTOWN CANDIDATES TO DEBATE THIS WEDNESDAY:

Dear Readers:

The North County News in partnership with the Yorktown Chamber Of Commerce is sponsering a debate Wednesday 10/03/07 at the Yorktown Stage at 7P.M. Participating will be candidates for Supervisor, Town Council, County Legislator. I urge all to attend.
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A MESSAGE FROM PUTNAM COUNTY LEGISLATOR OLIVERIO:

RE: Continuing the debate on County Taxes

HI Andy,

Just wanted you to know that last night we cut an additional 12% from the Bondi budget of 40.2% bringing the County tax increase to 23.2%. Still unacceptable considering Bondi promised our residents that if the sales tax were passed, a budget increase of no more then 22% would occur this year. We're still working hard to lower the budget even further. We will have a public hearing at the historic courthouse this coming Tuesday, 10/2 on the budget. Please, if you can make it, show up and contribute to the discussion. We will be starting the public hearing around 7:15PM.

Thanks, Andy!

Sam O.
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THIS WAS IN THE NORTH COUNTY NEWS:

Town Clerk will run Yorktown until January
Story by Adriane Tillman

Yorktown Town Clerk Alice Roker will lead the town until the elected supervisor steps in during early January. The Democratic majority appointed Roker as interim supervisor with opposition from Councilman Nick Bianco, a Conservative, at the work session on Tuesday, September 25. Bianco said the town board should interview candidates for the position.Departing Supervisor Linda Cooper did not vote. Cooper submitted her resignation after her farewell speech last Wednesday, September 18 at the town board meeting. The board had refused to publicly discuss an appointee until Cooper submitted her official letter of resignation. Cooper had been reluctant to do so, saying the town attorney advised her to wait until she leaves on October 1st, since she cannot revoke the decision. Cooper takes the reins as the new village manager for Ossining on October 1. Bianco said the board should make the time to interview candidates this week for the position, as it usually does in making political appointments. “The board waited purposely to stall the decision,” Bianco said. “There’s a difference between selected and appointed.”Councilman Matt Metz believes Roker is the most obvious choice since she understands the operations of the town and “can hit the ground running.” Roker will only act as supervisor for 90 days before the new supervisor assumes the role in early January, said Councilman Lou Campisi. The public will elect a candidate on November 8.Bianco said if he had the opportunity to interview Roker, he would ask her if she plans to appear in any more political advertisements for the Democratic party, like the one that ran in the Pennysaver on September 12 for Democratic judicial candidate Ilan Gilbert.Deputy Supervisor Jim Martorano believes no one is more qualified or bipartisan than Roker. “She’s here everyday,” he said. “Even if we did interviews, we would find no one more qualified.”Metz said the town board isn’t going “to begin doing interviews for the sake of doing interviews.” If the Democratic majority wanted a political appointee, it would have chosen the Democratic candidate for supervisor, Don Peters, as interim supervisor, Campisi said. Bianco had not suggested interviewing candidates before the meeting, according to Metz. But Bianco responded the Democratic majority had waited to discuss the transition until Cooper submitted her letter of resignation. Republican candidate for supervisor, Rosemarie Panio, believes the town board should have made its announcement at a televised board meeting, not at a work session. “It’s not about the person; it’s about the process,” Panio said. Republican candidate for town board Mark Drexel believes the board should have left the position vacant until November 6. Drexel believes the deputy supervisor should have assumed leadership and rallied the department heads to finalize the budget in the interim.



A MESSAGE FROM YORKTOWN COUNCILAMN NICK BIANCO:

Last night the town board unilaterally chose to vote and not conduct interviews for the position of Supervisor, contrary to the open process of all positions in the past eleven years which I have been on the board. By not holding interviews the impression can be given that we have a closed process of government. My no vote last evening was not against Ms Alice Roker as supervisor but a no vote for closed government. I should have been afforded the opportunity to interview this fine candidate as well as any other candidate which choose to be interview. This board has known of this vacancy for over 30 days and chose not to do any interviewing despite my request to do so. However, the choice was made and I congratulate Ms Roker. I will do as I always do support the supervisor in this town.

Nick
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A MESSAGE FROM WESTCHESTER COUNTY LEGISLATOR OROS:

George Oros
Legislator, 1st District

September 25, 2007 Contact: George Oros
Tel: (914) 995-2828

Driver’s License Policy Should Remain Intact
Governor’s proposed changes pose a serious threat to security of New Yorkers

The Republican Conference of the Board of Legislators is urging Governor Eliot Spitzer not to change the current driver’s license policy, an ill-conceived move that would seriously threaten the security of all New Yorkers.

Recently, Spitzer announced he would issue amend state policy regarding the issuance of driver’s licenses by disconnecting the driver’s license from a person’s Social Security number, which, in turn, would remove the national security check that a Social Security number provides.

In 2002, Governor George Pataki adopted an administrative policy mandating the Department of Motor Vehicles require a valid Social Security number as part of the identification process for getting a New York State driver’s license. This process has detected thousands of people driving with a valid license while in apparent violation of the United States immigration laws. The 2002 policy was in conformance with state Vehicle and Traffic Law.

“The United States of America should not be made vulnerable to terrorist attacks because Governor Spitzer cannot keep the state’s roads safe,” said Minority Leader George Oros (R-C/Cortlandt), who noted the hijackers who murdered more than 3,000 Americans on September 11, 2001 had illegal driver’s licenses as part of their identification kit.

“Is the governor kidding?” remarked Legislator Suzanne Swanson (C-R/Mount Pleasant). “Maybe he should just deliver a license to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He has a valid foreign passport.”

The United States Real ID Act of 2005 requires all states to meet a uniform standard of issuing driver’s licenses by May 2008, including proof of legal status.

“I think we have to put first things first,” said Minority Whip Ursula LaMotte (R/Bedford), who was backed by legislators James Maisano (R/New Rochelle), Gordon Burrows (R/Yonkers) and Bernice Spreckman (R/Yonkers) in voicing their disapproval of Spitzer’s proposal. “The war against the enemies of light takes a higher priority than the traffic code.”

The Republican Conference called on the entire Board of Legislators to join them in sending a strong message to the Governor and the state Legislature not to take a step backwards.

THE LETTER:

September 27, 2007

Westchester County Board of Legislators
148 Martine Avenue
White Plains, New York 10601

Dear Colleagues,

Several days ago Governor Eliot Spitzer announced he would repeal a current New York State regulation Order regarding the issuance of driver’s licenses. The Governor’s proposal is to de-couple the New York State Driver’s License from the Social Security Number and the national security check that the Social Security number offers. This is a serious step backwards and a direct threat to the security of all New Yorkers.

The Governor’s plan would rescind the policy that tied the New York State Driver’s License to the nation’s internal security system. In 2002 then Governor Pataki adopted an administrative policy mandating the Department of Motor Vehicles require a valid social security number as part of the identification process for getting a New York State driver’s license. This process has detected thousands of people driving with a valid New York State license while in apparent violation of American immigration laws. These people’s licenses have been revoked or their requests for renewal are being denied. The New York Times reports a quarter of a million New York State licenses are involved. This state policy has actually been part of Section 502-1 of Vehicle and Traffic Law since 1995.

We hope you share our concern regarding a reversal of this policy. This is a major security issue. The highjackers who murdered 3, ooo Americans on September 11, 2001 had illegal driver’s licenses as part of their identification kit... New York State is a target area from Ground Zero in Manhattan to Buffalo, where it was discovered there were embedded sleeper cells ready to attack us. The United States Real ID Act of 2005 requires all states to meet a uniform standard of issuing driver’s licenses by May 2008, including proof of legal status.

Beyond the concerns raised by the Governor’s recent actions, there is the problem that New York State policy is administrative not statutory. Governor Spitzer can eliminate these security measures with his signature and he is threatening to do so
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A MESSAGE FROM PUTNAM VALLEY SUPERVISOR SAM DAVIS:
RE: Do not call list

This only applies to U.S. cell phone numbers:REMINDER...12 days from today, all cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sales calls.YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS.To prevent this, call the followng number from your cell phone: 888.382.1222.It is the National DO NOT CALL list. It will only take a minute of your time. It blocks your number for 5 (5) years. You must call from the cell phone number you want to have blocked.You cannot call from a different phone number.HELP OTHERS BY PASSING THIS ON.

Sam
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A MESSAGE FROM PEEKSKILL FIRST .NET:

Peekskill Democrats, Independents Band Together to Create New Political Force Dedicated to Moving City Forward.

Peekskill, NY.
In a development that has momentous long-term implications for the City of Peekskill, NY, frustrated Peekskill Democrats, Independents and others have banded together to form PeekskillFirst, a new organization dedicated to taking the partisanship out of the city's politics and putting the City first at all times.
PeekskillFirst is entering the political arena with a bang. At this very moment, it is:
l Sending a glossy eight page newsletter to more than 5,000 registered Peekskill Democrats, unaffiliated voters and others.
l Premiering the most detailed, fact-packed web site of anybody participating in this year's political campaign.
l Preparing ongoing mailings of detailed material that will deal with the truth about Peekskill's revitalization and future.
l Setting up fund raisers and informational events. The first fundraiser will take place Saturday, Sept. 29 starting at 8:30 p.m. at Sky Movement Studios at 925 South Street. Tickets will be $30 for individuals and $50 for couples. It will be a 70s disco themed event, and costumes are requested.
A press conference announcing PeekskillFirst's agenda, revealing its materials and introducing its web site will be held at the place that represents one of the biggest potential steps the city has taken in recent times: The empty lots which soon maybe transformed into the newest branch of the quality-oriented retail giant Target at the corner of Louisa and Lower South Streets right off the Route 9 Louisa Street exit. PeekskillFirst fully supports the on-going effort to bring Target to Peekskill.
In the last five years Peekskill has made a radical break with the status quo of the last two generations. It has moved away from the practice of being Northern Westchester's main provider of low income housing and social services almost to the exclusion of every other initiative and instead has begun to concentrate on building up the city's middle class, closing the devastating demographic gap that looms between it and other communities, and bringing an abundance of Class A retailers, office space and other services to the City. The success of this approach is apparent in the substantial increases in Peekskill's tax base in recent years, and in two 0% tax increases for two [years] in a row.
Though only in its earliest stages, Peekskill's Revitalization Plan has already added millions to the city's tax rolls, and is well positioned to do even more. The members of PeekskillFirst believe that the Peekskill Democratic Committee has effectively taken a stand against this progress. They have voted against Target, they have voted against the redevelopment of the Riverfront. Their never-ending protests against redevelopment has only had the effect of scaring quality developers away from our community.
Peekskill First plans to do everything it can to support Bill Schmidt's team of Mel Bolden, Milagros Martinez and Selma Dias-Stewart, who together with County Legislator George Oros, are dedicated to the policies that have set the City in a positive new direction. After the election results are in, PeekskillFirst members are committed to continuing to fight for a progressive Peekskill future. They aim to play a strong role in the City's politics for years to come, keeping a close eye on City government and questioning the leaders of any political party. They will measure leaders and parties by what they do, not just what they say.
Though only recently founded, PeekskillFirst is putting real weight behind its words. It has published a detail-packed eight page newsletter and is mailing it out to more than 5,000 registered Democrats, unaffiliated voters and others. The newsletter illustrates the group's focus on details instead of partisan posturing. Where the Democrats rely on platitudes and slogans, often cribbed from the GOP, and even the Republicans too often fall back on dry biographical facts, PeekskillFirst sets out specific policy issues and goals for the City. The newsletter also offers page upon page of dramatic insights and testimony by life-long, loyal Democrats, detailing the numerous, fact-specific reasons they have abandoned the local Peekskill Democrats and their obstructionist, anti-progressive agenda to support Bill Schmidt and his slate.

The same attention to detail can be seen on the group's fresh new web site, PEEKSKiLLFiRST.NET, which sets out the group's agenda and provides, in a useful Q&A section, detailed information on Bill Schmidt and his colleagues, their background and their intentions for Peekskill. The web site also includes interactive features that will permit citizens of all backgrounds who want to join them in their campaign to put Peekskill above party. As their group motto says, "Peekskill First, politics last."

Even more information is available on the group's billboard, which they have just set up in a large window on the corner of Park and Division Street, across the street from the Jan Peek Gazebo, to advertise their group and their web site.
Members of PeekskillFirst feel that Peekskill is at a critical point in its history, and that any missteps will cost the community for a long time. That is why they have banded together. PeekskillFirst is composed of people from all parties and all areas of Peekskill, but its heart is the City's homeowners, life-long and newly arrived, who feel that they are not being listened to. PeekskillFirst hopes to begin to change that and to continue the momentum for progressive change in our City.

A tour of Peekskill's Core Downtown area will take place after the event that will showcase how well the City's Revitalization Plan is working, and how poorly efforts by members of the Democratic Committee have turned out.

For more information, contact: Poly Byers at 914-930-8616.
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FYI: A Q & A WITH PEEKSKILL REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR COUNCIL
SELMA DIAS-STEWART

ED. NOTE: Special thanks to Peekskill First.net for permission to re-print. This will be the first in a series with the Peekskill Republican Slate.

A.B.

THE Q & A:

Q&A:
Q: Selma, you seem to be the original “PEEKSKiLLFiRSTer.” You were a Democrat, but have crossed party lines to work with Bill Schmidt, Mel Bolden, Milagros Martinez and George Oros. Why?

SELMA: I crossed party lines because I am more concerned about issues than party labels. I am in tune with the Schmidt team. They think the same way I do about the important issues.

Q: As someone who grew up living in public housing and has gone on to achieve so much— scholarships to Cornell and Long Island University, your work for Westchester, the Hudson Valley Gateway Project, your leadership position as Guidance Counselor at the High School— what advice can you give others?

SELMA: The advice I can give to others is that there is no limit to what one can do and that there is hope and promise in all of us. There are many ways to achieve your goals — getting a good education, getting involved in public service and helping others.

Q: When you were choosing a place for your family to live, you chose Peekskill. Why?

SELMA: Peekskill’s diversity was crucial in my decision to raise my family here. I come from a diverse background—Native American, African American, German and Indian. I feel very strongly that children are given a gift when they are exposed to different ways of thinking. Peekskill is wonderfully diverse. I see it as a microcosm for the Global Community where great things can happen.

Q: Why the career focus on young people, for example, your work at the Youth Bureau?

SELMA: I am a member of the Human Relations Commission in Peekskill and I have worked with the Youth Bureau. Don't want to get too cliché, but really, "children are our future.” We can't talk about the future of Peekskill, economically, culturally, without remembering how it will affect our youth.

Q: You grew up in public housing. What should Peekskill do about recent proposals to increase low-income housing here, and housing generally?

SELMA: I feel that Peekskill will always work to serve those in need, but I also believe that, with regard to low income housing, Peekskill cannot be expected to shoulder the challenge on its own and have other municipalities not own up to their ethical and legal responsibilities. The need for homeless shelters is a sad reality. We have to think long and hard about where they go and make sure that it works for the entire community.

Q: You seem very concerned about the lack of jobs and other opportunities here in the City.

SELMA: It's common sense. We need jobs so our children can learn to work. We need a broader tax base to keep taxes low and provide quality city services.
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A MESSAGE FROM PEEKSKILL DEMORATIC CHAIRMAN DARREN RIGGER:

September 21, 2007 Hon. Mary Foster 914-720-4644
Hon. Don Bennett 914-438-5451
Joe Schuder 914-953-8923
Patricia Riley 914-736-1347

RILEY AND RUNNINGMATES PLAN TO ENACT SENIOR MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM

- After extensive outreach to local seniors, residents cite need for transportation that would bring them to medical appointments-

- Democrats plan to establish senior bus schedule for transport to medical parks on Route 202
and Route 6-


Peekskill Common Council candidate Patricia Riley announced this week the Democratic plan to put in place a medical transportation program for Peekskill’s seniors. The program would establish a senior bus schedule that would take local residents to medical appointments at local medical parks.

“One of the things we have heard a lot about from our seniors is the difficulty they are having getting to their appointments,” said Patricia Riley. “We plan to put in place a medical transportation program for local residents to get out to the medical parks and doctors’ offices that are not right downtown.”

Many of Peekskill’s seniors travel to Hudson Valley Hospital and medical parks across the street from the Hospital on Route 202. Additionally, many seniors visit doctors and have lab work conducted at 2 Stowe Road in the Society Hill II complex on Route 6 or at the medical parks by the Jefferson Valley Mall.

“While there are Beeline Services, those lines require strenuous walks up hills and across major Cortlandt-Peekskill arteries in all kinds of weather,” said Joe Schuder, candidate for common council. “A medical transportation program can save seniors the often arduous trip to the bus stop by providing them with door-to-door service. ”

Democrats are proposing that Peekskill’s Senior Citizen Bus make direct stops at Peekskill Plaza, Barnam House, Wesley Hall, Drum Hill and the Neighborhood Center to pick up residents. They would also work with Peekskill’s senior program to coordinate schedules with local medical facilities. “Our residents could use the schedule to plan their appointments accordingly,” said Schuder.

“The city already has the senior bus, and while it’s used for recreational trips, we should also utilize it to service the health needs of our residents,” said Councilwoman Mary Foster, candidate for Mayor. “I plan on asking the Parks Department to come up with a plan and schedule to make this proposal a reality. I think it’s long overdue. The Town of Cortlandt already offers this service to their seniors and Peekskill’s senior population is growing”

Councilman Don Bennett, who has recently been working on having access barriers to the Peekskill Plaza Senior Complex removed, noted the preventative health nature of the transportation services.

“The more access our residents have to care, the less likely they will need to use emergency services,” said Bennett. “A medical transportation program for our seniors will promote the health of our residents as well as save resources for our emergency services.”
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FYI: PEEKSILL DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR COUNCIL DON BENNETT'S RESUME

Hon. Donald F. Bennett Jr.
326 Nelson Ave
Peekskill New York 10566

Here within is the resume of Donald F. Bennett Jr.

Current position:
1/90 to Present: Account Executive for Pamal Broadcasting/Radio Beacon.
Responsible for maintaining the on air campaigns for a number of clients including Hudson valley Hospital, Entergy Indian Point Energy Center, Jefferson Valley Mall and The Westchester. Write Public Service Announcements for various community groups and organizations that air on WLNA and WHUD. Visit schools on a regular basis for career days and job fairs. Engineer remote broadcasts of Good Morning Hudson Valley from various locations including health fairs, school concerts. From 3/95 to 4/03 worked as a news reporter for WHUD and WLNA, covering meetings and events. Wrote story to accompany sound bites.

Producer and co-host of “Our World-Black Talk Radio” on WLNA. Airs on Sundays from 10a – 11a. Program covers items of interest in the Black community.

Currently under contract with Army Sports Properties to engineer “Inside Army Football with Bobby Ross Show” and the “Army Football Tailgate Show” during the football season.

Organized a food drive for the Food Pantry at the VA Hospital in Montrose with the Peekskill Chapter of the American Legion.

Previous:
9/84 – 12/89 Store manager of Steinbach’s Department Store in Peekskill
10/72 – 9/84 Various positions in the Hochschild Kohn/Steinbach/Howland system.

Public Service
11/03 – Elected to the Peekskill Common Council
Started 4th year on January 1, 2007 I intend to seek re-election in November 2007

Community Involvement
Friends of Hudson Valley Mental Health Board President
Habitat for Humanity Westchester County
Holy Spirit Church
HOPE for Youth Foundation
Hudson Valley Gateway Chamber of Commerce Board Member
Peekskill Democratic Committee, District Leader
Peekskill Youth Bureau
Rotary Club of Peekskill , Past President, 00-01
Support Connection
The New Yorktown Chamber
Westchester Black Dems
Westchester County Millennium Commission
Westchester Putnam Adult Day Center Board President
Started Food Drive for VA Hospital in Montrose Food Pantry with Peekskill American Legion 274 (2006)

Honored by:
Mercy College
Rotary Club of Peekskill
Support Connection
The Peekskill Field Library, Chester A. Smith Award
Westchester County Mental Health Department

Education
68 – 69 Baltimore Community College
66 – 68 Edmondson High School ************************************************************************************ FYI: HOW TO GET AN AUTOGRAPHED COPY OF "SEASONS IN SANCTUARY"

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Point One: I have never pretended to be a journalist, I write political commentary which is my opinion. There is a difference

Point Two: If I am such a "King Maker" how is it I have not got one election right yet?

Point Three: Trying to discredit me with misrepresentation only makes you look foolish. What ever value people place on my opinion is because I write what I believe. Sometimes I get it right, sometimes not. That is what opinion is. Plus I stick to issues, not personal insult and there in lies my credibility. You should try it sometime. Remember that is why you read my writings also. *********************************************************************************** THIS WEEKS "IN MY OPINION COLUMN" IN THE NCN:

Dear Readers:

This week I discuss the Putnam Valley political scene after Sam Davis. You can read my column on this topic exclusively in this weeks NORTH COUNTY NEWS on sale now. I am worth the seventy-five cents. Look for my column IN MY OPINION(page 10) in the editorial section. Better yet as this column is exclusive to the North County News on a regular basis and will be covering the local political scene, take out a subscription. Click on the North County News link below and go to Subscribe. Between this blog and The North County News you will have all the information to make a vote based on substance. ************************************************************************************ FYI: ATOM TAXI INC. AIRPORT SERVICE:

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ON THE OTHER HAND W/ FORMER PEEKSKILL COUNCILMAN SCHMIDT: http://peekskillperspectives.blogspot.com/

YORKTOWN COUNCILMAN NICK BIANCO: http://www.electbianco.com/

PLAN PUTNAM: planputnam@googlegroups.com/

PEEKSKILL GUARDIAN: http://peekskillguardian.blogspot.com/

NORTH COUNTY NEWS: http://northcountynews.com/

THE JOURNAL NEWS: http://thejournalnews.com/

PEEKSKILL DEMOCRATS: http://www.peekskilldems.com/

PEEKSKILLREPUBLICANS:http://peekskillgop.com/

YORKTOWN CANDIDATE FOR SUPERVISOR DON PETERS: http://www.donpetersforyorktown.com/

YORTOWN CANDIDATE FOR SUPERVISOR ROSE MARIE PANIO: http://www.rosemariepanio.com/

PUTNAM VALLEY CANDIDATE FOR SUPERVISOR BOB TENDY:http://www.bobtendyforsupervisor.com/

PEEKSKILL FIRST: http://www.peekskillfirst.net/ *********************************************************************************** CABLE SHOWS TO WATCH:

ON POINT ON PEEKSKILL: Every Tuesday at 8PM channel 15 (Peekskill only)

Hosted by:DARREN RIGGER

DON PETERS AND YORKTOWN: Every Tuesday at 10PM channel 74

Hosted by: DON PETERS

YORKTOWN WATCHDOG: Every Friday at 9:30 PM on channel 74

Hosted By: ED CHIFFON

LEGISLATORS REPORT: Saturday and Sunday at various times on chanel 20

Hosted By: COUNCILMEN NICK BIANCO AND LOU CAMPISI *********************************************************************************** EDITOR'S NOTE:All articles re-printed in this blog from the North County News are with the permission of Bruce Apar Publisher and Editor-in-Chief

BAZZO 09/30/07

THE PRIMARY JOB IS NOW TO GET ELECTED

FYI: TO: Friends of Harrison Apar Field of Dreams Foundation

Help us raise money for community recreation by joining us on Columbus Day -- please RSVP by September 28 ...
Hole sponsorships, player slots and reception/dinner tickets still available for ...

October 8 Columbus Day Harrison Apar Rock n Cops YAC PBA Golf Tournament sponsored by
Yorktown Athletic Club, Yorktown Police Benevolent Association, Club Fit, North County News, Yorktown Pennysaver, First Nighters of Yorktown, Doral Arrowwood, Genesis Jewelers, Doc James Cigars + Golf, and Yorktown Rotary.

Proceeds go to improve community recreational facilities and other local activities that benefit our families, especially children.

To sign up online for the
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Visit www.yacsports.org. You can do it all online! (Or reply to this email).

We also welcome donations for our gift bag or raffle prizes.

Even if you're not a golfer, join us for the after-party, including full reception and seated dinner at Putnam National Golf Club, Mahopac, New York (www.putnamnational.com). Includes open bar, silent auction of sports memorabilia, music, cigars courtesy of Doc James (outdoor patio overlooking course), and more.

As always, proceeds from this YAC PBA fundraiser benefit public recreation and education facilities through Harrison Apar YAC PBA Fund.
Harrison Apar Field of Dreams Foundation is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) incorporated in State of New York.

** $200 Golf Fee includes Golf, BBQ Lunch, Open Beverage Cart, & After-Party with Open Bar Beer + Wine, Reception + Full Course Dinner, and more. $100 for non-golfers $150 for hole sponsor signage

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A MESSAGES FROM WESCHESTER CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY LEGISLATOR VOLPE:

MESSAGE ONE:

Domenic Volpe -Westchester County Legislative candidate is having a ' Meet and Greet" fundraiser at the Paradise Restaurant in Verplanck on Tuesday October 2, 2007- 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Donations will be accepted but is not mandatory. The rest of the Democratic slate in Cortlandt has been invited and should be on hand, including Supervisor Linda Puglisi, Councilman Frank Farrell, Council candidate Dr. Rich Becker and Town Judge candidate Anthony Giordano.--

Domenic Volpe

MESSAGE TWO:

Good Morning on this crisp New York day.

The climate has shifted from the "dog days of summer " to warm, dry afternoons and clear and cold autumn nights. Concurrently the political scene is starting to heat up and voters will now begin to pay much more attention to upcoming elections. I am pleased to announce that the Building and Construction Trades Council of Westchester and Putnam Counties, New York ( Affiliated with the A.F.L.-C.I.O.) has been weighing in on which candidate they would endorse in this year's election for legislator in the Peekskill/Cortlandt/Yorktown area. In a letter dated September 12, 2007 --Ed Doyle, President of the combined unions stated" I am pleased to inform you that the Building and Construction Trades Council of West.-Putnam has endorsed your candidacy for Westchester County Legislator in 2007". The council represents the interests of over 35,000 Union construction workers of which a majority live in Westchester County. This is just another example of why my current campaign continues to build momentum and how working with people of this district, understanding problems and having the vision to motivate has produced a constant movement of people away from the 'status quo' legislator and join me. As a side note, the Working Family party of New York has also given me their endorsement as just another testimonial that I truly represent the middle class in this area.

Domenic Volpe

MY COMMENTS ON THIS: a communication between Domenic and I

BM:When did the WF party give you the nomination.....I thought they screwed up....either way congrats.

VOLPE: They gave me their endorsement from the beginning. The problem is because of their clerical error with the authorization letter not being done, I will not show up on the ballot. However their website shows that they still endorse me and for all intensive purposes, they will send out info to the party members stating such fact.
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A MESSAGE FROM PUTNAM COUNTY LEGISLATOR SAM OLIVERIO:
RE: Sam O.'s continued fight to lower the taxes for Putnam County

HI Andy,

Sorry I haven't gotten back to you sooner but I was away for the weekend and we never resolved the budget mess at the Thursday night meeting. As it stands we have taken a little over a million dollars out of the budget, but we are still coming in at around 35% (instead of Bondi's 40%). The 35% equates to a monetary tax hit to our home-owners of about $180.00 on the average assessed property of $550,000. Not good enough so we are again meeting tomorrow night (Monday, 9/24) to try and lower the budget even more. This would be (if the meeting goes the 3 hours we're predicting) a total of 22 hours of deliberation strictly on the budget. Absolutely unheard of in the history of Putnam County Charter Government...but very necessary. This unacceptable budget is the result of keeping our previous budgets artificially low by spending down our surplus. Over the past 8 years we have depleted our surplus by over $13,000,000 to artificially keep taxes low. This would be a fine thing to do if the "piggy bank" surplus were a bottomless pit of money. It was and is not!!!!! Now that that make believe revenue source has dried up through false tax deductions, here we are trying to make up the missing $13,000,000 (i.e. a 40% tax hit). I will get back to you Andy after tomorrow night's meeting to give you the latest info on this scandalous budget and the problems that occur when individuals play politics with a monetary surplus.

Thanks, Andy!
Sam O.
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A MESSAGE FROM CANDIDATE FOR PUTNAM VALLEY SUPERVISOR BOB TENDY:

http://www.bobtendyforsupervisor.com/

Anthony:

above is my website address. I checked your website out and it looks very familiar! Good taste.

I went campaigning a lot this weekend and I met a man in Putnam Valley who creates the most amazing and unusual art work out of wood. He's created "sticks" for George Bush (first) and Margaret Thatcher. You have to see this stuff and his house. It's... well, you have to see it.

He's also a great photographer. Anyway, I'm going back to his house in a few days to ask permission to let people in our town know what he does--because no one knows it, and he apparently has very few visitors.


Talk to you soon.
BT
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A MESSAGE FROM YORKTOWN COUNCILMAN NICK BIANCO:

Andy

Can you list on your blog that reisents will be getting (I got mine on Saturday) a letter from NYS Tax office about the Middle Class Tax Rebate program. They have to be in by Nov. 30, 2007 and is based upon the 2005 NYS tax return. This rebate is based upon the school district and amount of income for that year.
I can only tell you that a Yorktown resident in Lakeland that has an income of less than $120,000 will receive $1,100. Income of $120,000 to 175, 000 938.00 and $175,000 to 250,000 $636.00. Over $250,000 the amount is O.

I am afraid that some residents would not know about it.

Thanks

Nick Bianco
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A MESSAGE FROM PEEKSKILL FIRST.NET:
RE: Fund raiser for Bill Schmidt Republican candidate for Mayor


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FYI: CONGRESS TO TAX INTERNET...A MESSAGE FROM FREEDOM WORKS:

From the Leader's Desk: Armey's Plan to Beat the Email Tax Again

While taxes may be one of life’s certainties, the internet has, so far, miraculously managed to escape the clutches of revenue-hungry government tax collectors. That may change if Congress doesn’t get its act together – and fast.
Back in 1998, when I was the House Majority Leader in Congress, we passed the Internet Tax Freedom Act, imposing a three-year moratorium on state and local taxes on internet access. The moratorium came just as some local governments began to extend their very high telecommunications taxes to internet access. State and local governments want to tax your cable modem or DSL bill, as well as internet services, and the internet backbone, but our bill stopped them cold. Our goal was simple: encourage the spread of the internet by preventing government from strangling it in its crib with high taxes.Since then Congress has passed multiple extensions of the internet tax moratorium, the latest of which expires this November. This time around, Congress should make the ban on internet taxes permanent. Two bills, S. 156 in the Senate and H.R. 743 in the House, would do just that, but movement thus far has been stagnant and the clock is ticking. [Take Action] State and local internet access taxes could add 20 percent to 25 percent to the average internet consumer’s bill – a tax hike of about $150 per year. That may not sound like much in Washington, D.C., but it could strand millions of low-income Americans on the wrong side of the digital divide. And higher internet charges could hinder small business from gaining access to the technology they need to compete with larger companies. Schools, libraries, and other educational and research institutions with limited budgets would also take a hit. Supporters of new internet taxes make the case that Congress’ “Hands Off the Internet” strategy has served its purpose. The internet is no longer an infant technology, they say. After all, internet use in the United States has soared from about 36 percent of the population at the end of 1998 to over 70 percent today. But in the warp-speed world of the internet, that’s yesterday’s news. America still lags far behind our economic competitors when it comes to wiring homes and businesses with high-speed internet access or broadband. Even though the internet was largely invented here (but not by Al Gore!), America still ranks 16th in the world in terms of broadband deployment, behind countries like South Korea and Japan. Widespread broadband deployment is the key to unleashing a new round of internet-driven gains in productivity and entrepreneurial activity. Respected economists estimate that 1.2 million new jobs would be generated by the broadband build-out, enough growth to generate more in taxes than states and localities hope to raise by taxing your internet access, e-mail, and other online services. So why not just extend the moratorium for another two years or so? Because making broadband available on a near-universal basis will require billions in private investment by technology companies willing to build next generation networks like fiber-to-the-home. And companies are hesitant to put that capital at risk as long as the tax man keeps lurking right around the corner, always threatening to milk consumers and potentially destroy a good portion of the mass market for broadband. Members of Congress have a choice to make. They can give the green light to state and local governments to saddle internet users with myriad new taxes and fees. Or they can lock the tax man away permanently and throw away the key. That should be a pretty easy call. Contact your U.S. Representative and Senators and let them know how you feel about taxes on your email. Thanks in advance for taking action!Take Action!

Sincerely,
Dick ArmeyChairman

MY COMMENTS ON THIS:

Dear Readers:

While your Fedaeral Officials are beating the drums of "Bush Sucks" they ARE trying to tax your internet by letting this moritorioum (a type of moritorium I endorse) elapse. Call, write or e-mail your favortie tax and spend Democrat, either Rep. Hall or Senator's Schumer and Clinton(if you can get her to do OUR work instead of campaigning) , and demand they do not tax our internet. Do not let them tax you by the back door while at the front door they carry the mantra "Bush Sucks".
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FYI: THIS WAS IN THE JOURNAL NEWS:

Court officials warn of jury-duty scam
By JONATHAN BANDLERTHE JOURNAL NEWS
(Original publication: September 13, 2007)

WHITE PLAINS - Court officials are warning residents in the Lower Hudson Valley to be aware of an identity-theft scam in which callers pretending to be court employees seek personal information by telling people they have failed to appear for jury duty.
The FBI warned of such scams two years ago, and they continue in more than a dozen states across the country. In New York, the scam has recently centered on the Rochester and Buffalo areas. However, officials in the Ninth Judicial District, which covers Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Dutchess and Orange counties, said yesterday that they fear the callers are starting to target this area.
"There are waves of this. We had it a couple of years ago," said Tomme Berg, executive assistant to Administrative Judge Francis Nicolai.
Berg said court officials never call for personal information.
A Dutchess County woman reported last week that a man claiming to be a court employee called her cell phone and told her she had failed to appear for jury duty. She said she had not received a notice of jury duty. When the caller told her an arrest warrant would be issued if she did not provide certain personal information - her address, date of birth and last four numbers of her Social Security number - she did so. She grew concerned later and reported the call to the inspector general of the state Office of Court Administration.
Officials said law-abiding, civic-minded residents are most likely to be suckered by the scam because they are mortified that they might have missed a jury-duty notice in the mail.
The state Attorney General's Office and U.S. Marshals Service are investigating the latest scam calls. People who have received such calls should contact the court inspector general at 646-386-3500 or their local police department.

Reach Jonathan Bandler at 914-694-3520
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THIS WAS IN THE JOURNAL NEWS:


Spitzer to let illegal immigrants get driver's licenses
By LEAH RAETHE JOURNAL NEWS
(Original publication: September 22, 2007)

New Yorkers will soon be able to get driver's licenses regardless of their immigration status, Gov. Eliot Spitzer announced yesterday in a follow-up to a campaign pledge.
Immigrants will be able to show foreign passports and other identification documents to qualify for licenses - and no longer be denied for lack of Social Security numbers. The policy will start phasing in by year's end.
The decision is a big turnaround at the Department of Motor Vehicles, which under Gov. George Pataki tightened the rules for foreign-born applicants. The DMV barred people from renewing their licenses without valid Social Security numbers, something illegal immigrants would not be able to present.
For at least six years, activists have debated whether to offer licenses to illegal immigrants, as eight states currently allow. Yesterday, both sides framed the argument as a matter of security.
"I think that people should really think about the dangers of having uninsured and unlicensed drivers on the road," said Graciela Heymann, an advocate for the new policy and executive director of the Westchester Hispanic Coalition. State officials said the new policy would reduce the risk posed by drivers who have no insurance and never passed a road test.
But the opponents - who raise the prospect of giving a driver's license to a potential foreign terrorist - said the matter is far from settled.
"I'm going to fight this tooth and nail," Assemblyman Greg Ball, R-Carmel, said. "I think it's unconscionable that the governor of the state of New York would allow for the liberalization of driver's license requirements in the very same state that was devastated on 9/11. This is a matter of national security, homeland security, for New York. ...
"We're just making it easier for those who would wish to harm us to game our system."
State officials said the wider eligibility rules would be accompanied by stronger anti-fraud measures. New document scanners will check the validity of foreign passports and compare an applicant's photo with the ones already in the system. To ensure that illegal immigrants don't flood into New York for licenses, the governor would seek state legislation to make applicants prove that they live within the state. Most changes would be made administratively.
"This proposal is actually going to increase the security of the driver's license that is going to be issued in New York state," said Michael Balboni, the deputy secretary for public safety.
Under the plan, about 152,000 New Yorkers who haven't been able to renew their licenses under the Pataki-era rules would be allowed to do so in December. Then, in April, the new eligibility requirements would apply to all New Yorkers seeking driver's licenses. More than 300,000 people are expected to apply.
State officials did not specify the 14 additional types of documents that would be accepted toward the "six points of ID" application requirement.
Spitzer rejected criticism from those he said "want to live in a world of make-believe" and ignore the presence of an estimated 500,000 undocumented immigrants in New York. He said current policies only encourage people to get false documents.
"We want to live in the world of real, not in the world of rhetoric," he said. "We want to make the state a safer place to live in."
Peter Gadiel, president of 9/11 Families for a Secure America, issued a statement saying, "Terrorists here illegally used licenses to kill my son and thousands of others in the World Trade Center; if they do it again using New York licenses issued by this governor, the blood of the victims will be on Mr. Spitzer's hands."
The 9/11 Commission called for ensuring the reliability of government-issued documents, but stopped short of saying they should be withheld based on immigration status.
Margaret Stock, an associate professor at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, said there's an advantage to getting more immigrants into the license system, along with their photos and addresses. "This is actually a really useful law enforcement database," she said.
License records were used to investigate the Sept. 11 hijackers "to figure out where the terrorists had been, to arrest friends of theirs, to figure out what apartments they'd lived in," she said.
"People seem to think that not having a driver's license stops you from getting on an airplane, but today you can use a passport to get on an airplane," she said. "And anybody who's a foreigner can get a passport."
One complication in the governor's plans could be the federal REAL ID Act of 2005, which will require states to verify immigration status if driver's licenses are to be used for federal purposes.
Asked about that prospect yesterday, the governor said, "We will wait and see what REAL ID requires of us ... and at some point we will get an answer to that."

Reach Leah Rae at 914-694-3526 or lrae@lohud.com.

MY COMMENTS ON THIS:

Dear Readers:

As I am commited to do my column for the next issue (09/27/07) Of the North County News on Putnam Valley's politics after Davis, I will comment on this for the following issue(10/03/07) of the North County News.
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Fri., Sep 28 Carmen Leggio Quartet
Sat., Sep 29 Richard Benetar Quartet
Fri., Oct 5 Susan's House Band
Sat., Oct 6 Reegal Beegal
Fri., Oct 12 Peggy Stern Trio Featuring Giulio Martino
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FYI: THE FORMER CHEF FROM LEONARDO'S IN MOHEGAN IS BACK:

Dear Readers:
Louie called and said he is back at the old Leonardos , now Cafe Pizzazz. He asked us to let you guys know. He is there Friday & Saturday nites. Hope to see you guys in the near future.
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THIS WEEKS "IN MY OPINION COLUMN" IN THE NCN:
Dear Readers:

This week I advocate for negative campaigns, yes, I really do. You can read my column on this topic exclusively in this weeks NORTH COUNTY NEWS on sale now. I am worth the seventy-five cents. Look for my column IN MY OPINION(page 10) in the editorial section. Better yet as this column is exclusive to the North County News on a regular basis and will be covering the local political scene, take out a subscription. Click on the North County News link below and go to Subscribe. Between this blog and The North County News you will have all the information to make a vote based on substance.
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FYI: ATOM TAXI INC. AIRPORT SERVICE:
Dear Readers:
This gives me a chance to plug my business ATOM TAXI INC. Instead of the headache of trying to find Airport parking, we do Airport Service to The Westchester County Airport(and ALL other airports) 24/7. Just call 1(914)879-6121 and my partner Tommy, will be glad to take you in our Airport Taxi. You will also be provided with a free copy of your local paper of record The North County News. If this is a business trip we also provide a professional receipt, just tell Tommy at the time of booking. The cost of a one-way trip to the Westchester County Airport is seventy dollars. To LaGuardia Airport the cost is Ninety-four dollars which includes all tolls. The cost to JFK and Newark Airports is one hundred-twenty-five dollars which also includes all tolls. We do not take credit cards, sorry.
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E-MAIL ME WITH YOUR COMMENTS:
Dear Readers:
It has come to my attention the difficulty in posting a comment on this blog. If you wish to comment, e-mail me at the link posted below, putting "Manifesto Reader" in the subject matter, and I will "cut and Paste" your comments myself. If you DO NOT wish your comments posted, but just wish to communicate with me, please make your wishes known in the e-mail.

LINKS: atom_taxi@yahoo.com(as this a yahoo address make sure you put an underscore (-) between atom and taxi)
For immediate reply: atomtaxi@aol.com
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SITES TO LINK TO:

ON THE OTHER HAND W/ FORMER PEEKSKILL COUNCILMAN SCHMIDT: http://peekskillperspectives.blogspot.com/
YORKTOWN COUNCILMAN NICK BIANCO: http://www.electbianco.com/
PLAN PUTNAM: planputnam@googlegroups.com/
PEEKSKILL GUARDIAN: http://peekskillguardian.blogspot.com/
NORTH COUNTY NEWS: http://northcountynews.com/
THE JOURNAL NEWS: http://thejournalnews.com/
PEEKSKILL DEMOCRATS: http://www.peekskilldems.com/
PEEKSKILLREPUBLICANS:http://peekskillgop.com/
YORKTOWN CANDIDATE FOR SUPERVISOR DON PETERS: http://www.donpetersforyorktown.com/
YORTOWN CANDIDATE FOR SUPERVISOR ROSE MARIE PANIO: http://www.rosemariepanio.com/
PUTNAM VALLEY CANDIDATE FOR SUPERVISOR BOB TENDY:
http://www.bobtendyforsupervisor.com/
PEEKSKILL FIRST: http://www.peekskillfirst.net/
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CABLE SHOWS TO WATCH

ON POINT ON PEEKSKILL: Every Tuesday at 8PM channel 15 (Peekskill only)
Hosted by:DARREN RIGGER

DON PETERS AND YORKTOWN: Every Tuesday at 10PM channel 74
Hosted by: DON PETERS

YORKTOWN WATCHDOG: Every Friday at 9:30 PM on channel 74
Hosted By: ED CHIFFON

LEGISLATORS REPORT: Saturday and Sunday at various times on chanel 20
Hosted By: COUNCILMEN NICK BIANCO AND LOU CAMPISI
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EDITOR'S NOTE:All articles re-printed in this blog from the North County News are with the permission of Bruce Apar Publisher and Editor-in-Chief

BAZZO 09/22/07

IT'S NOT SUMMER HEAT BUT CAMPAIGN HEAT YOU FEEL

Harrison Apar Rock n Cops Golf Tournament + Dinner -

Oct 8, 2007by Eric Wenzelposted 08/18/O7

SAVE THE DATE + SIGN UPOn Columbus Day!

Join the fun and help raise funds for YAC at 2007 Harrison Apar Rock n Cops Golf Tournament + DinnerColumbus Day, October 8 --Putnam National Golf ClubHill Road, Mahopac (off 6N)1 PM Shotgun Start - $200 per player6 PM Reception and Dinner - $100 per person (non-golfers)(Reception and Dinner included in $200 player registration)Awards, Prizes + Silent Auction of sports memorabiliaclick here for the promotional flier with more details.click here to register online or become a sponsor for this charity event.Event is co-sponsored by Yorktown Athletic Club, Yorktown Police Benevolent Association, Club Fit, North County News, Doc James and Doral Arrowwood. Hole and other sponsorships available. Sponsors will be added to tournament ad running in North County News.contact mailto:harrisonapar@optonline?subject= /dot/ net or (914) 275-6887 for additional information.
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FYI:

There will be a debate sponsered by The North County News between Supervisor Sam Davis and Councilwoman Wendy Whetsel for the Democratic Party Nomination for Town Supervisor at the Putnam Valley Community Center Monday 09/10/07 at 7:30 PM. ATTEND!!!!!!!

Your Primary vote day is Tuesday September 18, 2007. VOTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There is a primary for Yorktown Town Justice. Registered Republicans, Democrats and Conservatives are all elegable to vote. The date is Tuesday September 18, 2007. VOTE!!!!!

BYW: You can read about my thoughts on Race For Yorktown Town Justice ONLY in this weeks issue of the North County News on sale Wednesday 09/12/07.

There will be a debate by the Peekskill candidates for elective office, sponsered by the NCN Wednesday 10/10/07 at the Cortlant Colonial 7PM...ATTEND!!!!!!

There will be a debate by the Yorktown candidates for elective office sponsered by the NCN Wednesday 10/03/07 at the Yroktown Stage 7PN...ATTEND!!!!!!!!!!
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A MESSAGE FROM CANDIDATE FOR WESTCHESTER COUNTY LEGISLATOR VOLPE:

Hello once again readers of the Bazzomanifesto:


I left off last week promising everyone to explain the importance of the Independence Party's endorsement and what it means to you as a voter. For years and unlike other states (where you can only run with one party's endorsement) incumbents have had the ability to influence elections by gaining the support of minor party lines. This makes it literally impossible for a challenger to have any success in mounting a "winning campaign".

The playing field has been leveled when the Independence party gave me their endorsement
and also has set into motion a chance for you as a voter to have a genuine chance to elect someone who has an independent viewpoint. I also share the same values with many of the readers of this blog or taxpayers in general who have been disillusioned by the current political process we see across the country. Make no mistake-- the recent wins by Greg Ball and John Hall who were newcomers and knocked out politicians who thought staying in office is an entitlement proved there is a small revolution in the making. I hope with your support we can come together across party lines and make the changes we so desperately need.

-- Domenic Volpe
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A MESSAGE FROM WESTCHESTER COUNTY LEGISLATOR OROS


George Oros
Legislator, 1st District

September 7, 2007
Contact: George Oros

tel: (914) 995-2828

Goo6@westchestergov.com

NURSES DESERVE CONTRACT
OROS and SWANSON CALL FOR FUNDING FREEZE AT MED CENTER UNTIL AGREEMENT REACHED

Legislator George Oros (R-C/Cortlandt) and Legislator Suzanne Swanson (C-R/Mount Pleasant) while joining scores of Westchester County Medical Center Nurses at a contract rally outside the County Courthouse today announced they are introducing a resolution to prevent the County from providing any further financial support to the Medical Center until the nurse dispute is resolved.

“Nurses are the backbone of the operations, care and spirit of the Westchester County Medical Center,” said Oros. “This shabby treatment by the Board of the Health Care Corporation and management must stop.”

Oros noted the “critical shortage of nurses in the region” and stated that this type of disregard sends a message to any applicants “go take your skill and profession somewhere else”. He called the hard line stance on negations “short sighted” because it will hamper recruitment and retention.

“These hard working individuals who have such stringent professional requirements, long, hard working hours and ever changing techniques and technology need to be treated with respect and fairness”, said Swanson.

Their proposal would have the Board of Legislators cease all funding to the Westchester County Health Care Corporation and halt any appointments to the Board of Directors there until the negotiations are concluded.

Oros claimed that the lack of good faith negotiations and the threat of impasse ”demonstrates not only a lack of good management and disregard for the nurses but distain for the taxpayers and the Board of Legislators that has approved funding to keep the WCHCC solvent”.

A copy of the draft resolution is attached.

THE RESOLUTION:


RESOLUTION OF THE WESTCHESTER
COUNTY BOARD OF LEGISLATORS

Proposed by George Oros, minority leader


WHEREAS, the nurses employed at the Westchester County Health Care Corporation (WCHCC) have been without a contract for too long; and,

WHEREAS, nurses are the backbone of the operations, care and spirit of the Westchester County Medical Center run by the WCHCC; and,

WHEREAS, nurses are in critical short supply and deserve the respect and just compensation befitting a profession that has such stringent requirements, hard working hours and ever changing techniques and technology; and,

WHEREAS, the WCHCC has bargained in bad faith, refused to negotiate and has threatened to declare an impasse; and,

WHEREAS, the taxpayers of the County of Westchester, through the Board of Legislators approval of budgets, budget acts and other measures has consistently rendered great financial aid to the WCHCC and supported its continued operation; and,

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the WHCC has see fit to increase the salary and benefits of many in management positions; and,
WHEREAS, the lack of good faith negotiations, the threat of impasse and other actions and lack of action by the management and Board of Directors of the WCHCC has demonstrated a lack of good management and disregard for the nurses and all employees of the WCHCC as well as distain for the taxpayers and the Board of Legislators that has approved funding to keep the WCHCC solvent;

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the Westchester County Board of Legislators hereby declares that it shall approve no measures, acts, or resolutions that provide funding to the WCHCC until negotiations with the nurses and their union are concluded in a satisfactorily manner; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Westchester County Board of Legislators shall not approve the appointment of any members to the Board of the WCHCC until such time as these negotiations are satisfactorily completed.
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A MESSAGE FROM PEEKSKILL DEMOCRATIC CHAIRMAN DARREN RIGGER:


Peekskill Democratic City Committee
September 04, 2007 FOSTER AND TEAM CALL ON SCHMIDT TO STOP USING THE HOMELESS SHELTER AS A POLITICAL FOOTBALL -

Ask Schmidt to stop playing politics with Peekskill's 15 homeless, many of whom are veterans- -Schmidt's single-minded goal of shutting the shelter shows lack of leadership - -Ex-Councilman's tactics distort Foster's record of leadership on securing location for shelter - Mary Foster, Democratic candidate for Mayor, called on ex-councilman Bill Schmidt to stop using Peekskill's homeless shelter as a political football and campaign slogan and instead help to relocate it. "Jan Peek House has existed in Peekskill for over twenty years," Foster stated. "It has provided critical services to Peekskill's homeless veterans. Since the start of the campaign season, Schmidt has behaved as if Jan Peek House is a new threat to the City's safety and reputation when in fact the shelter existed during the eight years Schmidt was on the council. His call to shut down the shelter is purely politics and an effort to defame anyone who tries to help Peekskill's poor and homeless." The Jan Peek House is home to currently 15 homeless men and women, many of whom are veterans, who are taking part in a series of programs that will enable them to resume a life of self-sufficiency. In the long-term, Jan Peek House will need to be relocated to make way for riverfront redevelopment. Currently, however, it still has a long-term lease at its Water Street address and is operating under a special use permit. One possible relocation site has been offered by a building-owner, and a special use application has been submitted to the City's Planning Department. "Mr. Schmidt is clearly demonstrating the difference between leadership and politics," continued Foster. "If he were interested in anything other than cheap political shots on the backs of our veterans and homeless, he would work for a long-term solution in our region and not pass the buck to others, be it the county or other towns and villages in the area." For more than a year, Foster and her running mates have been working with members of Caring for the Homeless of Peekskill (CHOP), local business leaders, and members of the Peekskill Area Pastors Association to find a suitable location for the shelter. More than a third of the residents at the shelter are veterans who served our country. Since the start of the political season, local Republican candidates have tried to give a negative spin to Foster's work with local business leaders in finding a suitable new location for the shelter. After Foster's meeting with the new owners of a development project on Corporate Drive, ex-councilman Schmidt and Mayor Testa even went so far as to suggest it was her desire to scuttle the development of the corporate park in favor of a homeless shelter. "This is a perfect example of why Bill lost his bid for re-election in 2005," said Councilman Don Bennett. "He fails to show leadership. You don't govern a city with thoughtless quotes. You must offer solutions." Foster and her running mates have been looking at a series of options for the shelter that could be accomplished through the development of a broad coalition of businesses, clergy, and local residents and neighboring municipalities. The developer of 9 Corporate Drive has also stated that he is willing to help find a suitable option. "We need solutions, not rhetoric," said Democratic candidate for common council Joe Schuder. "Mr. Schmidt doesn't seem to understand that simply shutting down Jan Peek House does not make the homeless go away, quite the contrary. If it was up to the former councilman, instead of sleeping in a safe, supervised shelter, they'd be forced to sleep somewhere else in the city," continued Schuder. "He is taking a very short-sighted approach rather than looking for a real solution that reflects the community." Patricia Riley, a life-long Peekskill resident and candidate for Common Council, noted that until the Jan Peek House was established in Peekskill, the city's homeless could be found sleeping under the railroad tracks near John Walsh Boulevard, in alley ways, and elsewhere throughout the city. "We have a job to do here," said Riley. "We have a homeless shelter that will no longer be able to operate at its current location. We need to step up to the plate and find a safe and suitable location where it can relocate. It's all fine and well for Bill Schmidt to say he wants to shut Jan Peek House down, but true leadership offers solutions."

Darren

MY COMMENTS ON THIS:

Question? Is it being suggested that a discussion of a serious issue that is important for the voters on where the candidates for office stand is "political football"? Is it being suggested that this discussion should not take place before the election? Is dismissing the topic as politics a way to avoid the discussion? The fact that the candidates do disagree is what debate is all about and should not be avoided nor dismissed as politics. This is what elections are for. The voters actually get to decide which candidate speaks for them. LET THE DEBATE CONTINUE!!!!
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THIS WAS IN THE JOURNAL NEWS:

North County News in transition
By BRIAN J. HOWARD AND ROBERT MARCHANTTHE JOURNAL NEWS
(Original publication: September 8, 2007)

On the North County News' 30th anniversary, founder John W. Chase said he took great satisfaction from the weekly newspaper's longevity and hoped it survived another 30 years.
In the year since his death, loyal readers have taken note of changes in not only the look but also the feel of the paper, not to mention the systematic exodus of numerous veteran staff members. In the process, the fate of an old community institution and the family drama behind it have become topics of conversation from local firehouses to high school locker rooms.
"When my subscription was up, I said I can't see renewing because I don't see it's worth it," said Mohegan firefighter Gus Stretz of Cortlandt. "So I let it go, and I can't tell you how many people in the firehouse did the same thing."
The perception cited by many was that the paper had lost the edgy approach and independent mind-set that had been its hallmark. Eschewing breaking news and controversy for feature stories and personal commentary, it didn't seem the same.
"The paper is different," Gil Kaufmann of Yorktown said. "I thought it was more informative years ago."
Whether the changes are a matter of perspective and perception or the result of a deliberate effort to remake the 40-year-old publication, it is clear the North County News is no longer the same newspaper many readers came to know.
Small-town papers also have a way of arousing strong passion.
"There's something about a local weekly that fills a role, to be a place where community conversations take place," said Dan Gillmor, a former journalist who heads the Center for Citizen Media. "People take a very personal interest in them."
The millionaire next door
In 1958, Chase had the vision to recognize the money to be made advertising the sale of used cars, overstuffed attics and the wares of mom-and-pop stores across northern Westchester. He brought the "pennysaver" concept to a region burgeoning with new development and began giving away mimeographed sheets packed with small advertisements from the back of his station wagon.
As a demanding boss, flinty manager and all-around civic booster, Chase became the millionaire next door off the proceeds of a small-town media conglomerate.
The son of Russian immigrants, he drove late-model Cadillacs and cultivated an appreciation for high Russian culture. When he died of cancer in August 2006 at the age of 89, he left behind generous bequests to a number of civic organizations, including $10,000 for the Tolstoy Foundation, and was buried under a headstone in Amawalk Cemetery that reads, "It's a tough life."
The organization's management fell to the younger of his two daughters, Carla, in a stipulation in his will that she would take over the business.
The current publisher and editor, Bruce Apar, says that change is necessary in today's media environment and that new leadership at the paper has raised its standards and attracted new readers.
"For anyone to suggest the North County News has 'lost its way' presumes there is only one way to do things, the old way. We keep raising the bar on new ways to succeed, and those who help us do that by rising to the occasion will thrive," Apar said.
"It's not my father's paper" became the byword of Carla Chase, 53, who adapted management concepts promulgated by her second husband, Frank J. Rich, a business consultant who now writes a column on workplace issues and organizational behavior.
Another daughter, Claudia Chase, 55, lives in New Hampshire and is uninvolved with the newspaper.
The weekly, with a circulation of around 9,600, won 10 awards in the 2006 New York Press Association contest. The North County News historically has been a training ground for other papers, including The Journal News and its predecessors, with numerous reporters and editors leaving the weekly to take jobs with dailies over the years. Seldom, however, was anyone fired, and turnover was typically low.
But in the year since John Chase's death, more than a dozen longtime employees have been fired, forced out or simply moved on. An informal workplace gave way to one of meetings, memos and business jargon.
"Goal sheets" sent out by Carla Chase reminded the staff to set S-M-A-R-T goals, as in Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Timely, and a host of new personnel policies were enforced.
A new publisher
Former editor and 25-year veteran Rick Pezzullo said the biggest changes at the paper came with the ascension of Apar as the publisher.
Well known for the Harrison Apar Field of Dreams Foundation, a charity he launched in memory of his deceased son, Apar came to the weekly with a background in media consulting and industry trade publishing. At the time of his hire, the Yorktown resident had been recruited by The Journal News to be an unpaid "citizen journalist" for the Yorktown page on its Web site, LoHud.com.
Apar was hired eight days before John Chase's death. Nine days after that, he took over as editor and demoted Pezzullo, who stayed on as a reporter yet continued writing editorials until he resigned in January.
"All the values that Mr. Chase put into it, he just threw it all out the window in a matter of weeks," said Pezzullo, who now works as a legislative aide for Westchester County.
He sensed trouble brewing four months earlier in a memo from Carla Chase chiding the staff for "arrogance, intolerance, irreverence, disagreeability and aggressiveness" after a contentious meeting.
"I will not allow the limitations of the few to keep us from reaching our goals, which require a selfless devotion to the whole," she wrote.
As editor, Pezzullo championed the Harrison Apar Field of Dreams Foundation. Bruce Apar even named Pezzullo to the foundation's board, and Pezzullo urged the staff to welcome Apar's hiring as a positive step for the paper.
And sports editor Ray Gallagher had hired Harrison Apar as an intern. The younger Apar suffered a rare form of dwarfism. He died in March 2003 at age 15.
"It meant the world to him," Gallagher said of the internship. "His father told me so."
Gallagher was fired two weeks after Apar was named publisher, on the grounds he was also working for the town of Putnam Valley, a job he said he could not quit.
"To unceremoniously release me after 17 years, you know how that hurt? I mean, that killed," he said.
The move incensed high school coaches such as Peekskill basketball's Lou Panzanaro and Yorktown football's Ron Santavicca.
"It was a shame that they let Ray go, because he was full of vitality," Santavicca said. "As soon as it happened, I even wrote a letter that I was appalled."
Readers are talking
Readers have been vocal about changes at the paper. A discussion forum at LoHud.com titled "What's happened to the North County News" has attracted more than 15,000 page views since it began in February, making it one of the most viewed active forums this year.
John Mattis, a financial adviser from Cortlandt who is active in political and civic circles, said the paper shies away from controversy and reporters lack their predecessors' depth of local knowledge.
Former Yorktown Councilman Tony Grasso still subscribes and says there's value in the paper, especially its letters to the editor. But he traces a decline in news content to Chase's death.
Howard Frank, a member of United Taxpayers of Yorktown, senses a pro-schools slant he attributes to Apar's active support last year for a slate of Yorktown school board candidates.
"It doesn't have the same independent voice under Apar that it had under John Chase," he said.
On the other hand, Croton-on-Hudson activist Maria Cudequest praised Apar for covering her community and providing a forum for letters and commentary.
"There is always room for improvement, and there are reporters that I miss," Cudequest said, mentioning Pezzullo and others by name. "However, all papers go through spurts of growth and change."
Apar said he was not concerned about the negative comments from online sources, some of them viscous and personal.
"I pay zero attention to it. It has no effect on what we do. I don't want to be distracted by gossip," he said. "The primary objective is to engage readers and as long as we're doing that, we're succeeding."
He said the paper was making modifications and improvements in a number of ways to make it "reader friendly and useful to the community." The paper announced the hiring of a news editor, Kathleen Fitzpatrick, this week, along with additional editorial personnel.
New management style
The "paradigm shift" at the paper, as it was referred to in various memos, required staff members to check in and out before leaving the office. Mail addressed to employees was opened first by management, a policy that was never explained, and memos and meetings laden with the terminology of behavioral psychology became staples of the workplace culture.
Management began issuing inspirational daily e-mails dubbed "Winning Habits," while employees were encouraged to wear buttons that read "Ask Me About the North County News," declaring their pride in the newspaper.
Scrutiny of time sheets, emphasis on a dress code and a sense of second-class status to Pennysaver employees spurred features editor Anne Greenidge's departure.
"That was when I had to get out of there because it was demoralizing and demeaning," Greenidge said.
Apar said standards at the paper have grown more professional in its personnel and workplace policies, a number of which are also used at major corporations.
"The company wants people to be motivated, and we do our best to motivate people in various ways," Apar said. "I've never worked at a company that was more invested in people as this company."
He said it would be "inappropriate" to discuss the circumstances of people who have left and declined to get into specific cases. He said the paper was "doing fine - more than fine," and bringing on new readers on regular basis.
Carla Chase did not return calls for comment.
Experts say the dynamics behind a change in leadership in a family business can often play out in the business itself.
"Whenever a senior leader dies, there's lots of unresolved feelings. That's going to change the dynamics, when an important piece of the puzzle is missing. It's an emotional time for people. There are a whole bunch of issues that could be in play," said Barbara Spector, editor of Family Business Magazine. "Generational transition can be a lot of hard work."
Greg McCann, a professor at Stetson University specializing in family businesses, said, "Typically the founder sets the tone, his personality frames the culture. With growth and success, there can be a tension in the second generation to make new policies and procedures. There's a sense of filling the throne, and that can be an emotional challenge sometimes, not just a resume challenge."

Reach Brian J. Howard at 914-666-6177 or bjhoward@lohud.com

MY COMMENTS ON THIS:
Dear Readers:

The above is an example of a "journalistic" hit piece. Were this a true news piece there would have been balance in the story. While it is true the Publisher Apar is quoted, there is no way you will convince me there were no regular readers that like the present form of the North County News. What you have read is a temper tantrum by ex-employees brought to you in full fury by the Journal News.

Yes, I am biased, I write for the NCN. It was Publisher Apar who in his infinite wisdom decided that another opinion on the editorial page was a good idea. From the phone calls an e-mails begging to differ, it was. I think you have found in the NCN that there is more NEWS and as the election season progresses even more. Also the reporting has improved to the point that the writers opinions are not known. This is as it should be.
This IS why the NCN is the local paper of record.
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THIS WEEKS "IN MY OPINION COLUMN" IN THE NCN:
Dear Readers:

This week I discuss how for the final time before the Democrat Party primary(09/18/07), the race for Putnam Valley Supervisor. You can read my column on this topic exclusively in this weeks NORTH COUNTY NEWS on sale now. I am worth the seventy-five cents. Look for my column IN MY OPINION(page 10) in the editorial section. Better yet as this column is exclusive to the North County News on a regular basis and will be covering the local political scene, take out a subscription. Click on the North County News link below and go to Subscribe. Between this blog and The North County News you will have all the information to make a vote based on substance.
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SITES TO LINK TO:

ON THE OTHER HAND W/ FORMER PEEKSKILL COUNCILMAN SCHMIDT: http://peekskillperspectives.blogspot.com/
YORKTOWN COUNCILMAN NICK BIANCO: http://www.electbianco.com/
PLAN PUTNAM: planputnam@googlegroups.com/
PEEKSKILL GUARDIAN: http://peekskillguardian.blogspot.com/
NORTH COUNTY NEWS: http://northcountynews.com/
THE JOURNAL NEWS: http://thejournalnews.com/
PEEKSKILL DEMOCRATS: http://www.peekskilldems.com/
PEEKSKILLREPUBLICANS:http://peekskillgop.com/
YORKTOWN CANDIDATE FOR SUPERVISOR DON PETERS: http://www.donpetersforyorktown.com/
YORTOWN CANDIDATE FOR SUPERVISOR ROSE MARIE PANIO: http://www.rosemariepanio.com/
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CABLE SHOWS TO WATCH:

ON POINT ON PEEKSKILL: Every Tuesday at 8PM channel 15 (Peekskill only)
Hosted by:DARREN RIGGER

DON PETERS AND YORKTOWN: Every Tuesday at 10PM channel 74
Hosted by: DON PETERS

YORKTOWN WATCHDOG: Every Friday at 9:30 PM on channel 74
Hosted By: ED CHIFFON

LEGISLATORS REPORT: Saturday and Sunday at various times on chanel 20
Hosted By: COUNCILMEN NICK BIANCO AND LOU CAMPISI
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EDITOR'S NOTE:
All articles re-printed in this blog from the North County News are with the permission of Bruce Apar Publisher and Editor-in-Chief

BAZZO 09/09/07