Note from The Yonkers Insider.
Posted by: wielandheusler on: November 11, 2009
Mayor Amicone: The faliure as Mayor.
We write this Editorial after seeing recent actions by Mayor Amicone and his administration. We feel that there needs to be accountablity and transparency in our City Government.
We feel that there also needs to be more transparency and accountability when we look at our Yonkers Board of Education and the school Superintendent of Yonkers Schools – Bernie P.
The recent actions by the Mayor and his personal attacks on IG Zisman, show the actions of a child. We think the Mayor needs to act like an adult. IG Zisman is doing a good job and we feel he needs to continue with his most important investigations going forward.
We also feel that The Yonkers Board of Ethics needs to look fully at the actions of Mayoral Aide Lorriane Lopez on the YALIS issue. Lopez has been one of the most talked about members of the Amicone Administration with her checkered past?
We need to have transparency and accountability in Yonkers City Hall.
That is why we need IG Zisman and also the City Council continuing to do the work of the people.
Last night’s Council meeting was taking off the air for three to four minutes, when Councilman Murtagh was discussing the IG Zisman/Yonkers Board of Education Issue, we hope that the reason the meeting was taking off the air was a technical error and not the Administration seeking to hide from the public, the most important comments from Councilman Murtagh on the issue of the IG Zisman and Yonkers Board of Education issue.
Also back to this Lawsuit, where is the Board of Education paying their lawyers for the lawsuit? We hope they are not using taxpayer money to fund their lawsuit? Those are questions that need to be answered. Once again, Transparency and accountability should be the order of the day, Bernie P and the Yonkers Board of Education. Stay tuned to The Yonkers Insider for the latest on Yonkers News.
This Editorial is the sole opinion of The Yonkers Insider.
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Note from The Yonkers Insider.
Posted by: wielandheusler on: November 11, 2009
Happy Veterans Day to all Veterans.
We at The Yonkers Insider wish all Veterans a Happy Veterans Day. We must all thank our veterans for the sacrifices they made for our Country. Also we feel more needs to be done for Veterans as well. The Veterans are what makes our Country a great Country. God Bless our Veterans on this Veterans Day.
This is the sole Opinion of The Yonkers Insider.
The Yonkers Insider
Manhattan College Jasper Basketball.
Posted by: wielandheusler on: November 11, 2009
Source: Manhattan College Jasper Athletics Site.
www.gojaspers.com
RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Darryl Crawford shot 9-for-13 from the field to lead the Jaspers with 21 points en route to a 99-50 home victory over Mercy College in the final exhibition of the preseason. Rico Pickett contributed 14 points and tied a game-high with seven rebounds, while freshman George Beamon added 10 points and seven boards coming off the bench. Manhattan’s next test is the season opener versus NJIT on Saturday at 2 p.m. in Draddy Gymnasium.
Manhattan cruised into intermission with a 48-27 advantage shooting a hot 51.2% from the floor. Jasper seniors Brandon Adams, Antoine Pearson and junior Andrew Gabriel combined for 9-for-10 shooting in the opening stanza. Gabriel and Pearson each finished with nine points and Adams had six. The Jaspers went inside for 32 of their 48 first half points and scored 52 points in paint during the contest.
The Jaspers’ got defensive in the second half and the bench got more involved. Manhattan held Mercy to just 23 points by limiting the Mavericks to just 23% from the field. Sophomore center Djibril Coulibaly added eight points and Kevin Laue posted six points as the Jaspers’ reserves outscored Mercy 47-17. Coulibaly and Laue each had six rebounds. Junior center Laurence Jolicoeur was also a bright spot off the bench as he finished with five points and seven boards.
Manhattan crashed the glass hard upending Mercy 61-29 in the rebounding. The Jaspers’ were efficient from downtown converting 5-of-12 3-point field goals, an improvement from their 10-for-28 shooting from 3-point range in their last exhibition versus Kean University.
Press Release.
Posted by: wielandheusler on: November 10, 2009
Westchester County Executive-Elect Astorino Announces Transition Executive Committee.
White Plains, NY-Nov. 10…Westchester County Executive-elect Rob Astorino (R-I), who promised to attract to his administration the “best and brightest Westchester has to offer” to reduce the cost of county government, today announced the formation of a seven-person Transition Team Executive Committee comprised of leading Westchester business and civic figures.
The Executive Committee, which will be chaired by Transition Committee Chairman Kevin J. Plunkett, is charged with mapping out the County Executive-elect’s vision for a more efficient, streamlined county government to save taxpayers money and recruiting top talent to move Mr. Astorino’s reform agenda forward. The Committee will identify top management executives and government experts from Westchester and beyond for possible inclusion in the Astorino Administration.
“I am pleased to introduce this top-notch team of advisors to help move my vision for this county forward,” Mr. Astorino said. “The people of Westchester voted for change last Tuesday, and it is our duty to deliver it. This committee brings extraordinary knowledge and experience to the table for the people of Westchester County.”
Committee members include:
Kevin J. Plunkett – Chairman
Mr. Plunkett is a partner at the law firm of DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr, LLP, which is based in White Plains, NY. He has a distinguished public service resume: Mr. Plunkett is a Member of Governor Spitzer’s/Governor Paterson’s Judicial Screening Committee, Second Department. He is a Board Member of the New York State Thruway Authority; a Member of the Taconic State Park Recreation and Historic Preservation Commission; a Member of the Board of Visitors at Pace University Law School, and Chairman of the Greenway Conservancy for the Hudson River Valley, Inc. Mr. Plunkett has served as counsel to many Westchester County communities.
Katherine S. “Kay” Carsky
Ms. Carsky has been involved in community and public service in Westchester County for 40 years. She served on the Westchester Board of Legislators for 19 years; the Yonkers Board of Education for five years, and the Yonkers City Council for three years. Ms. Carsky was New York State’s representative to the Board of the National Association of Counties for three years. She currently serves on Boards of Westchester Community College Foundation, the Westchester Land Trust, and ArtsWestchester. She is President of the Bronx River Conservancy.
Thomas F. Egan
Mr. Egan is a retired lawyer and a business consultant with more than 20 years of public service with the State University of New York and Metropolitan Transportation Authority. From 1996 to 2007, Mr. Egan was Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the State University of New York, the nation’s largest and most comprehensive system of public higher education with three university hospitals and 64 college campuses located throughout New York State. Mr. Egan was a member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority from 1985 to 1992, overseeing the New York City Transit Authority, the Long Island Railroad, the Metro North Railroad, the Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority and the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority. From 1989 to 1992, he was chairman of the Metro North Railroad Committee.
Robert W. Elliott
Mr. Elliott, who served as Mayor of Croton-on-Hudson, NY from 1991 to 2005, is a former President of The New York State Conference of Mayors and the Westchester Municipal Officials Association. He served as Deputy Secretary of the New York State Department of State, where he was responsible for the Division of Local Government and its Shared Services program. He is a past Co-Chairman of the Westchester’s Council of Governments, Past President, Tri-County Officials, inter-municipal government organization of Nassau, Suffolk and Westchester counties, and a Past Member, Governor’s Task Force for Local Government Reform. He founded and was President of Historic River Towns of Westchester.
Alé Frederico
Ms. Frederico serves as Vice President – Team Leader, TD Bank Government Banking. She serves on several business and not for profit boards including: CT/NY Wired for Growth Leadership Committee, Trustee of Westchester Community College; Corporate Secretary of The Westchester County Association; member of the Board of Directors of White Plains Hospital Center. She is Chair and past-president of the Westchester Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and a founding Board member of 100 Hispanic Women Leaders – Westchester Chapter. Ms. Frederico, a native of Cuba, has been the recipient of various awards including the Mercy College Exito Award; The Paramount Center for the Arts Corporate Award; YMCA of Yonkers Corporate Service Award; The Association of Hispanic Professionals Award of Honor; the Corporate Recognition Award from St. Judes/Institute for Human Dynamics; NY Federation of Hispanic Chamber’s President’s Award; the Westchester Hispanic Coalition’s Community Leader Award; Hispanic Heritage Award from SER of Westchester, and named as one of El Diario La Prensa’s 50 Distinguished Latinas of 2000. In 2008 she was named one of the “WOW” Working Women of Westchester.
Wiley C. Harrison
Mr. Harrison is founder and President of Business of Your Business, LLC, a financial services firm for individuals, small businesses, and not-for-profit organizations headquartered in White Plains, NY. Mr. Harrison, who holds a MBA from Columbia University, serves as Chairperson of the Board of the Thomas H. Slater Center Inc.; Treasurer of The Business Council of Westchester; a Member of the Board of Directors of Hospice & Palliative Care of Westchester; a Member of the Board of Directors of the Westchester Putnam Workforce Investment, and a Member of African American Men of Westchester. Mr. Harrison has been the recipient of numerous awards for his civic activism.
Harry J. Wilson
Harry J. Wilson, a Scarsdale resident, is a private investor focusing on financially or operationally challenged businesses or businesses undergoing transition. Most recently, Mr. Wilson was a Senior Advisor to the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry, where he was one of four leaders of the working team responsible for the restructurings of General Motors, Chrysler and other important auto and auto-related companies. Mr. Wilson led the financial and business due diligence and restructuring initiatives throughout all of the Task Force’s work and also led the restructuring of General Motors. Previously, Mr. Wilson worked at Silver Point Capital, The Blackstone Group and Goldman, Sachs & Co. Mr. Wilson serves on the board of Youth, I.N.C., a venture philanthropy organization focused on disadvantaged youth in New York City. Mr. Wilson graduated with honors from Harvard College, where he was elected a Class Marshal by his peers, and from Harvard Business School.
Yonkers Insider Tidbit.
Posted by: wielandheusler on: November 10, 2009
Sources tell The Yonkers Insider that Republican Candidate for Yonkers City Council President Jim Castro Blanco, really does want to be a Judge.
Castro-Blanco was using his run for Yonkers City Council President as a way of getting name recognition, according to sources.
Let’s also not forget that due to Charlie Wood winning a seat on the NYS Supreme Court in last tuesday’s election, that there will be an opening on The Yonkers City Court Bench, where Mayor Amicone will have to appoint a replacement for Wood on The Yonkers City Court Bench.
We at The Yonkers Insider always keep our readers informed. Keep coming back.
The Yonkers Insider
Press Advisory.
Posted by: wielandheusler on: November 10, 2009
MEDIA ADVISORY
WESTCHESTER COUNTY EXECUTIVE-ELECT ROB ASTORINO (R) WILL INTRODUCE HIS TRANSITION TEAM EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AT A WORKING SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH BETWEEN 9:30 A.M. AND 9:45 AM , IN THE BROADWAY CONFERENCE ROOM ON THE LOBBY LEVEL OF THE WESTCHESTER ONE BUILDING, 44
SOUTH BROADWAY IN WHITE PLAINS.
DATE: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2009
TIME: 9:30-9:45 AM
PLACE: 44 SOUTH BROADWAY, WHITE PLAINS, NY – BROADWAY CONFERENCE ROOM.
Manhattan College Jasper Basketball.
Posted by: wielandheusler on: November 8, 2009
Source: Manhattan College Athletics Website – www.gojaspers.com.
RIVERDALE, N.Y. – Rico Pickett poured in 22 points, seven assists and seven rebounds to help the Manhattan men’s basketball team to a coast-to-coast victory, 74-52, over Kean University in the Jaspers’ first exhibition of the preseason. Patrick Bouli (12), Nick Walsh (11) and Andrew Gabriel (10) also scored in double figures, while senior guard Darryl Crawford added eight.
Pickett posted 13 of the Jaspers first 19 points as he opened the contest 5-for-8 from the field. Manhattan shot 40% from downtown in the first half after taking 20-of-32 shot attempts beyond the arc. Pickett drained four treys over the initial 20 minutes and Walsh connected on two. Manhattan carried a 37-29 advantage into the break.
Kean could not find its shooting rhythm in the first stanza as it shot 30.8% and hit just 1-of-8 3-point attempts. The Cougars depended on their free-throw shooting to hang close going 85.7% from the stripe. Senior forward Akinwande Oshodi hit seven of the Kean’s 12 free-throws in the first half. Oshodi finished with a team-high 14 points and 10 rebounds. He was 10-for-12 from the line.
Manhattan extended its halftime lead to double figures and kept it this way for the majority of the second half. Gabriel found his shooting touch and was 5-for-6 from the field in the second. He finished with 10 points and seven rebounds. Jaspers’ sophomore center Djibril Coulibaly added four points, including a one-handed tomahawk jam created by a behind the head fast break feed from Pickett.
Bouli was the Jaspers’ most efficient shooter in the contest going 5-for-8 from the field. He drained two 3-points, dished out five assists and did not commit a turnover.
The Jaspers got defensive in the second half forcing 13 turnovers and allowed just 23 points. Manhattan got 15 points off turnovers and scored 20 of its 37 points in the paint.
Manhattan will play its final exhibition game on Tuesday versus Mercy College before it begins the regular-season. Tip off is slated for 7 p.m. at Draddy Gymnasium.
News from Expose Mount Vernon Blog.
Posted by: wielandheusler on: November 7, 2009
Tom Bock.
Posted by: wielandheusler on: November 6, 2009
Hi,
Just a brief note to say thank you to all of you who, in some capacity or another, helped me with my campaign.
In reviewing the numbers, while Alfreda won, it was simply the ratio of democrats to republicans in the district but more importantly, the district. She got the same numbers as the other democrats throughout the county, proving the democrats simplistically voted the party line not for the individual. It’s a sad commentary in that people will blindly follow a failed agenda and leadership; and second, that they would vote without an understanding of issues. Yes, she still won, but how did the district win? To quote Ed Koch when he had his radio show, and callers would suggest he run again, he would respond, “The people have spoken, and now they must suffer.”
We ran my campaign on issues and integrity. Alfreda chose to play the race card because she could discuss the issues and spoke in democratic generalities. That is exactly the disingenuous representation I insisted on going beyond. I believe I, we, did that. But the shear numbers proved too large to beat. My numbers, no matter how you cut it, proved there are smarter people seeking someone of character, intelligence and moral conviction.
In the end, I would not have done anything differently and proud of the campaign we ran.
To quote Arnold, “I’ll be back!”
Thank you.
Tom Bock
Press Release.
Posted by: wielandheusler on: November 5, 2009
ASTORINO APPOINTS ATTORNEY, WESTCHESTER
CIVIC LEADER KEVIN J. PLUNKETT TO LEAD HIS TRANSITION TEAM.
White Plains, NY-Nov. 5… Westchester County Executive-elect Rob Astorino today announced that he has tapped White Plains attorney and long-time Westchester civic leader Kevin J. Plunkett to lead his transition team.
Mr. Astorino will be sworn in as County Executive on January 1, 2010, succeeding Andrew J. Spano in that position. Mr. Spano has served as Westchester County Executive since 1997.
Mr. Plunkett is a partner at the law firm of DelBello Donnellan Weingarten Wise & Wiederkehr, LLP, which is based in White Plains, NY. He has a distinguished public service resume: Mr. Plunkett is a Member of Governor Spitzer’s/Governor Paterson’s Judicial Screening Committee, Second Department. He is a Board Member of the New York State Thruway Authority; a Member of the Taconic State Park Recreation and Historic Preservation Commission; a Member of the Board of Visitors at Pace University Law School, and Chairman of the Greenway Conservancy for the Hudson River Valley, Inc. Mr. Plunkett has served as counsel to many Westchester County communities.
“I am pleased that Mr. Plunkett has agreed to serve as my transition chairman,” Mr. Astorino said. “There is a great deal of work to do in this county, and Mr. Plunkett has the know-how and breadth of experience to help assemble a top-notch leadership team, consisting of the best and the brightest that this county has to offer. ”
“I am honored to have been selected by the County Executive-elect to serve in this important role,” Mr. Plunkett said. “County Executive-elect Astorino and I share a vision of a smart and lean Westchester government that serves the people of this county capably and efficiently. Change is coming to Westchester and I am excited to be part of it.”
Mr. Plunkett will receive no compensation for his work.
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