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New Rochelle’s Malcolm Allen defeated St. Anthony’s Jonathan Deslr in the 285-lb Division 1 championship match at the NYSPHSAA Wrestling Championships at the Times Union Center in Albany.

See more photos the the state wrestling championship finals

Mamaroneck’s Anima Banks and Bronxville’s Mary Cain compete in the Girls 1000 meter run during the Section One Winter Track and Field State Qualifier at The Armory in Manhattan Feb. 26, 2011. Banks placed first in the event with a time of 2:50.05, setting a new Section One Indoor Track record for the event. Cain placed second with a time of 2:50.84, setting a new New York state Freshman Indoor Track record for the event. See more photos of the Section 1 State Track Qualifier.

John Jay goalie Matt Lanza deflects a shot of Pelham’s David Morgan during a Division II semi-final playoff hockey game at the Brewster Ice Arena in Brewster Feb. 25, 2011. Pelham won 4-1. See more photos of Division II hockey playoff action of Pelham at John Jay.

New Rochelle’s Malcolm Allen, left, defeated Union-Endicott’s Tyler Bayer in a 285-lb Division 1 quarterfinal match at the NYSPHSAA Wrestling Championships at the Times Union Center in Albany.

See more photos of the State Wrestling Championships

MAMARONECK VILLAGE
Mamaroneck Avenue: A 36-year-old Mount Vernon woman experiencing back pain was taken to Sound Shore Medical Center after being struck by one car that fled the scene and being hit by a second vehicle. The accident occurred around 10:50 p.m. Feb. 24 in the area of 350 Mamaroneck Ave. Police said the vehicle that fled was grey.
Halstead Avenue: A stolen $970 check was cashed Feb. 22.
MAMARONECK TOWN
Myrtle Boulevard: Fraudulent use of a Mamaroneck resident’s identity came to light when Sprint called Feb. 23 to verify a new Sprint account that had been opened the day before in his name.
Vine Road: Eggs thrown at a wood shingled home between 11 p.m. Feb. 18 and 9 a.m. Feb. 19 damaged the paint and shingles.
North Chatsworth Avenue: Police are investigating an allegation made Feb. 18 that someone is attempting to extort a LaGrange, N.Y., contractor who had done work on a North Chatsworth Avenue building.

PELHAM MANOR
Pelhamdale Avenue: $50,000 in assorted jewelry was stolen from a 600 block apartment during the day Feb. 24. The 70-year-old victim found her top lock open on her apartment when she returned home at 4 p.m. and her jewelry drawer emptied. Both apartment locks had been locked in the morning.

PELHAM VILLAGE
Fifth Avenue: A New Rochelle Bluebird Taxi driver reported that a teen had jumped onto the hood of his car while he was making a pickup on the 600 block at 2:35 a.m. Feb. 22.
Fifth Avenue: Five or six teens dressed in black were throwing eggs at passing vehicles on Fifth Avenue at 4:23 a.m. Feb 22.

PORT CHESTER
Bush Avenue: $600 was stolen from an attic apartment when a thief pried his way through the front door during the day Feb. 24.
Willett Avenue: Two 2-by-2 foot air conditioning condensers were stolen from the rear of 14 Willet Ave. between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Feb. 24. Together they were worth $4,000.

St. Gregory’s Parish and New York Performing Arts Center have teamed up to produce a family-friendly musical review called “Broadway Kids.”

The performance will be held 7 p.m. March 5 and 1 p.m. March 6 at St Gregory’s School, 94 Broadway, in Harrison.

Tickets may be purchased by calling 914-835-1278 or at the door the day of the performance. All tickets are $10, general admission.
This production is in conjunction with St. Gregory the Great’s Centennial Celebration.

All proceeds from this production will be donated to St Gregory’s Religious Education Program.

Debby Malloy Winkler, a world-renowned equestrian who grew up in Rye, died Feb. 21 after being injured doing what she loved — riding horses.

The accident happened in Germany where Winkler, 51, had been living with her husband, five-time Olympic gold medalist Hans Gunter Winkler, her mother Vivien Malloy, the owner of Edition Farm in Waccabuc, said Friday.

A 1977 graduate of Rye Country Day School, Winkler was the granddaughter of Andrew and Nena Goodman and great-granddaughter of Edwin Goodman, founder of Bergdorf Goodman.

She had been riding horses since she was 5 and she loved working with them, her mother said.

“She was just wired to ride. Some people liked to ride. She said, ‘I need to ride,’ and that’s a big difference,” Malloy said. “She could make any horse better.”

In her teenage years, Winkler competed internationally and as a junior won the 1977 American Jumping Derby in Newport, R.I., and the Rothman Grand Prix in Quebec City, Canada.

“She worked very very hard at her craft from dawn to dusk,” Malloy said.

After marrying Winkler in 1994, the couple established a formidable team as co-owners of a string of show jumpers in Warendorf, Germany.

“She was so charming. She had a presence when she walked in the room,” Malloy said. “She made everybody feel better (and) had a wonderful sense of humor.”

There will be a funeral service March 1 in Germany. The family is also planning a memorial service in Waccabuc at Edition Farm on April 3, which would have been Winkler’s 52nd birthday.

An online memorial has been set up at http://editionfarm.com.

The owner of Plaza Bootery in Larchmont is in jail this morning after being arraigned last night on two charges that accuse him of stealing a customer’s pocketbook and trademark counterfeiting, Police Chief John Poleway said.

Larchmont resident Lee Mendes, 46, of 1912 Palmer Ave., faces a charge of third-degree robbery for the alleged purse theft Feb. 12, Poleway said. He said investigators have not recovered the purse. Earlier, police had said the woman’s purse was grabbed by someone who then fled the store.

Mendes had been charged Jan. 5 with felony second-degree trademark counterfeiting after the Bootery was raided by investigators from the Westchester district attorney’s office. About a dozen each of counterfeit Ugg boots and North Face jackets were removed from the store at that time, Lucian Chalfen, spokesman for the district attorney, has said.

Poleway said at Mendes’ arraignment last night in Larchmont Village Court, a judge set bail at $10,000, which the defendant had not made as of this morning. He is due to return to court Monday.

The chief said anyone who believes they may have purchased a counterfeit item at the Bootery should call police at 834-1000. The lead detective on the investigation is Detective James Cristiano, Poleway said.

MAMARONECK — Village Mayor Norman Rosenblum was in stable condition Thursday night after undergoing cardiac bypass surgery at a Manhattan hospital, medical officials said.

Officials at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital said he completed the eight-hour procedure to address blockage in arteries leading to his heart at 4:30 p.m. The mayor was resting at the hospital Thursday night and was expected to recover.

Village Manager Richard Slingerland on Friday said the mayor’s surgery went “very well.”

“A one hundred percent recovery is expected,” Slingerland wrote in an email this morning.

After some tests by his cardiologist, Rosenblum, 68, on Tuesday was admitted to White Plains Hospital, then transferred to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital for surgery, according to Slingerland.

“While Norman did not have a heart attack, and open heart surgery is never a minor issue, he is in good physical condition and his prognosis for making a full recovery is very positive,” Slingerland wrote in an email Thursday.

He said Deputy Mayor Louis Santoro visited Rosenblum Wednesday evening and that the mayor was “resting comfortably.” The deputy mayor was remained at the hospital during Rosenblum’s surgery Thursday.

Santoro led the Board of Trustees in Rosenblum’s absence during a work session Tuesday night.

“I really hope everything turns out OK for Norm and his family,” Trustee John Hofstetter said Thursday afternoon. “It’s really just an incredible health situation, and I hope he is fine afterward.”

Bypass surgeries are performed when arteries bringing blood to the heart become clogged by cholesterol deposits or fatty plaques.

A village trustee from 1980 to 1982, Rosenblum lost mayoral races against Democrat Suzi Oppenheimer in 1983 and Republican Paul Noto in 1991 before being elected mayor in November 2009 against Democratic incumbent Kathy Savolt.

Gerard (Gerry) Turtora’s family has been earning paychecks from MetLife for most of the company’s existence. If MetLife were a mere upstart, that wouldn’t be so impressive. But the insurance giant was founded way back in 1868.

Turtora’s dad started working for MetLife in 1935. Turtora, after a brief stint working in a shoe store, signed on in 1951. That’s 60 years ago. He is 81 years old and has no plans to stop.

A Bronx native, Turtora moved to Pelham Manor in 1974. He works from an office in White Plains and has no complaints about his career choice.

“Number 1, they’re a great company,” he said. “Number 2, I think there’s a little to much moving from company to company these days.”

Turtora is the only one of his peers still working. Most of them were executives by their mid-60s and were pushed into retirement. Because he shifted to sales earlier in his career, he was able to continue working with his clients.

Over the years, Turtora has won scores of awards from MetLife, amassing so many honors the company gave him a lifetime achievement award.

His secrets to a long, healthy life? “I walk for 40 minutes, four or five days a week. It’s amazing how many parts of your body it helps.”

He also golfs as much as time and weather allow. And then, there’s his wife, to whom he’s been married for as long as he’s been at MetLife.

“You must have a supportive wife,” he said. “And I have a very supportive wife.”

MetLife—enormous corporation that it is—remains a Turtora family business. His daughter worked for the company for several years before leaving to raise children, and his grandson recently joined the ranks. Not long ago Turtora and MetLife donated $3,000 to the Pelham public library (pictured).

“MetLife has treated me well,” he said.