Yonkers Police Department sources say no clue as for who stole the Torah and that was not the only thing that was stolen.
YONKERS: Just a few days before Yom Kippur, an unidentified person stole a Torah from the Lincoln Park synagogue.
The Yonkers PD currently have no clue as to who stole the Torah, which was donated to the synagogue by a World War II veteran.
However, the Torah was not the only thing that was stolen.
The YPD insiders say suspect who was wearing a Harvard t-shirt during the incident also made off with a guitar and a laptop from the Jewish Center on Central Park Avenue.
The theft came ahead of the Yom Kippur holiday, the holiest day in Judaism.
Anyone with information regarding the bearded suspect who was wearing a Harvard – or the current location of the Torah – should the Yonkers Police Detective Division at (914) 377-7724 – all calls may remain confidential.
The Yonkers Police Department also allows 100% anonymous tips can be sent by texting the key word YPD plus the tip to 847411.
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The New York Giants and Gatorade have selected Mr. #DanielDeMatteo of the Groton High School as the Lou Rettino High School Coach of the Week for Week 1 of the 2020 season
Coach Daniel Dematteo is in his 17th season as Head Coach of the Gorton Wolves and his 3rd season as Head Coach of the Yonkers Force.
The Lou Rettino High School Football Coach of the Week Award is part of the Giants’ continuing effort to support local youth football programs. The Giants elected to name the award in memory of former Union High School (NJ) coach, Lou Rettino, for his fine commitment to the game of football, his community and the betterment of his athletes’ lives.
Each week during the high school football season, the Giants selected one area high school head coach as the Coach of the Week winner.
The selection is based on the coach’s continuing commitment towards promoting youth football, developing motivated student-athletes and his overall community involvement.
In recognition of Coach DeMatteo’s selection as Coach of the Week, a $2,000 check will be granted to the school’s football program from The Giants Foundation and Gatorade.
He will also receive a certificate of recognition signed by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Giants head coach Joe Judge.
The Yonkers Force is a merged football program made up of students from Gorton, Roosevelt, YMA and Yonkers High and seeks to build a bridge between law enforcement and Yonkers’s community by teaming up with the Yonkers Police Department.
Coach DeMatteo is at the core of this program as he organizes weekly dinners and community events with players and law enforcement and ensures that every player from the four schools has daily transportation to practices and back home.
Coach DeMatteo commented “We are creating a legitimate relationship with law enforcement, it’s not about choosing sides, we are meeting in the middle, football is our common ground. It’s been an honor to watch this relationship develop from the very first interaction where no one knew what to expect, to the connection we have now. The journey of the Yonkers Force, including the intimate day-to-day interactions between the team’s players and the Yonkers Police Department, has been chronicled in a short film scheduled for release in 2020. We are changing lives.”
Aside from football, Coach DeMatteo provides members of the football team with opportunities for academic tutoring, regents examination review and SAT/ACT preparation.
Coach DeMatteo strives to create the brightest future for his athletes by coordinating meetings for his students with college recruiters and hosting guest speakers to educate students and help them prepare for what’s next.
James Rose, Yonkers Athletic Director, commented “The Yonkers Public Schools athletic program has been fortunate to have Coach DeMatteo Leading our football program for the past 17 years. He is a great leader and role model, who strives for what is best for the Yonkers athletes”
Lori Belilove and The Isadora Duncan Dance Company announce a socially distanced performance at Untermyer Park and Gardens
Lori Belilove and The Isadora Duncan Dance Company are hosting a socially distanced performance, at the walled garden of Untermyer Park.
Tickets are on sale fo $50 for Saturday September 26th event at 5 PM at 941 North Broadway
Dancers: Lori Belilove, Emily D’angelo, Faith Kimberling, Hayley Rose, Brittany Schmidt will create an encore performance at Untermyer Gardens, 941 North Broadway in Yonkers.
The Isadora Duncan Dance Company will appear in the the amphitheater where Samuel and Minnie Untermyer watched The Isadorables perform in 1923.
The tradition continued when Isadora Duncan Dancers, under the direction of Irma Duncan, returned to the city of hills in 1932.
Now they will appear Saturday September 26 at 5 PM, performing a program of of original dances in this exquisite setting on the Hudson River.
The classically inspired gardens were regularly open to the public, and also used as a venue for performances.
Fortunately, those original performances were recorded in photos and on film, allowing Lori Belilove to study them in preparation for her company’s appearance.
In addition, Lori Belilove feels a personal connection with the site, having trained with two of the original Duncan dancers that actually performed there.
While not a literal recreation of the historical Duncan performances this will be the first time in nearly 100 years, these new interpretations will be performed in the exact locations of the originals. .
Untermyer Park and Gardens is a historic 43-acre Yonkers city public park.
In 1865, John T. Waring, the owner of the largest hat factory in the U.S. built a a turreted mansion on on the site called “Greystone”, a name which remains on the nearby Metro-North train station.
In 1876, Waring had some financial reversals and moved to Boston, putting the 99-room mansion up for rent.
Politician Samuel J. Tilden a former governor of New York state and a failed Presidential candidate, rented the mansion from Waring in 1879, and bought it and the estate soon after.
Tilden had an interest in horticulture and built 13 greenhouses to grow ornamental plants as well as fruits and vegetables.
Tilden died at Greystone on August 4, 1886, and Samuel J. Untermyer bought the 133-acre property at auction in 1899.
Untermyer was noted as being the first lawyer in the U.S. to receive a fee of one million dollars for a single case.
A good investor Untermyer became extremely wealthy. He also transitioned from practicing corporate law to taking cases which involved promoting the public welfare.
The current park is a remnant of Untermyer’s 150-acre estate “Greystone”.
When Untermyer died in 1940, he had hoped to donate the whole estate to the United States, or the State of New York, or at least to the City of Yonkers.
Eventually the Yonkers agreed to accept part of the estate.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Untermyer Gardens have recently undergone a significant campaign of restorations, which is continuing.
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the launch of an absentee ballot portal that allows residents to directly request an absentee ballot for the upcoming general election on Nov. 3.
ALBANY: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said the implementation of a new ballot portal would allow any voter concerned about exposing themselves to potential COVID-19 carriers to receive an absentee ballot.
Gov. Cuomo also issued an executive order to support and increase New Yorkers’ right to vote.
The order required county boards of elections to take “concrete steps” to inform voters on modified election information such as dates, polling places, ballot registration, confused by the coronavirus pandemic.
County board of elections must send mail outlining all the deadlines for voters by Tuesday, Sept. 8, send staffing plans and needs to the state board of elections by Sept. 20, adopting a uniform clarified envelope for absentee ballots, and to count votes faster.
Local boards are also required to reconcile affidavit and absentee ballots by 48 hours after elections.
Andrew Cuomo signed three bills in late August to allow better voting access in the November election.
The first of the three bills gives voters the right to request an absentee ballot due to risk of illness to themselves or others, including COVID-19.
The second bill authorizes voters to request absentee ballots immediately, adding almost seven weeks to the amount of time a voter has to vote by absentee ballot.
This legislation eliminates a provision that prevented voters from requesting absentee ballots until 30 days before Election Day.
The last of the three bills ensure that all absentee ballots postmarked on or before Election Day on Nov. 3 or received by the Board of Elections without a postmark on the day after the election will be counted.
Ballots with a postmark demonstrating that they were mailed on or before Election Day will be counted if received by Nov. 10.
“Voting access is one of the core foundations of our democracy,” Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Yonkers) said in a statement.
The legislation also amends election law to allow the Board of Elections to count all absentee ballots that have a time stamp showing they were delivered to the board the day after the election but lack a dated postmark.
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