Sound Shore

We know — golf isn’t about food. But everyone has to eat, right??

If you’re at the 2011 Constellation Energy Senior Players Championship at Westchester Country?Club in Harrison this week and hunger pangs hit, there are four spots to go. The main concession, next to the 18th fairway and called the Michelob Ultra Grove, has tables with umbrellas, scoreboards and video boards so you won’t miss a moment while you’re lunching on cheeseburgers, turkey clubs and hot dogs. The three other spots — at the 1st tee, the 11th tee/12th green and the 16th green — are more grab-and-go.

But for a nice lunch or dinner nearby??We have a few suggestions for you, like Le Provencal in Mamaroneck, right, and I’ve arranged them from least expensive to most — plus a 19th hole if you’re really in the mood to splurge. The list, after the jump.

Tanya Wenman Steel, who lives in Port Chester, is featured in this edition of The New York Diet on Grub Street today. She tells the Web site she loves to cook, shares what’s in her freezer and talks about some local restaurants, too.

Here’s the link: Epicurious Editor-in-Chief Tanya Steel Wakes Up to Her Husband’s ‘Perfect’ Lattes, Keeps Chocolate Sauce on Hand for Churros.

Good afternoon. Here’s a look at opinion content published in The Journal News on Wednesday, March 9 and today, Thursday, March 10:

Wednesday, March 9
Indian Point: Editorial
We comment on a Sunday report from environment reporter Greg Clary that examined the consequences of the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant going offline. We argue that opponents of the plant are obliged to present legitimate alternatives to its continued operation. We write:

… While Indian Point in recent years methodically and significantly cleaned up its act, at least based upon the reviews of federal regulators, key political leaders continue to object to its presence along the Hudson River in Buchanan. Both Andrew Cuomo and Eric Schneiderman, the state’s new governor and attorney general, respectively, ran on platforms that called for closing Indian Point, which seeks to extend its operating licenses beyond a 2015 expiration date. What none of Indian Point’s political foes, including ex-Govs. Eliot Spitzer and David Paterson, has yet articulated is a plan for replacing the power generated by the plants, notwithstanding the many studies commissioned for exploring that necessity.


That could prove to be an expensive problem — in a region already renowned for high costs, backward government and a long list of reasons for business and industry to set up shop elsewhere. The plants produce an estimated 25 percent of the electricity used in New York City and Westchester and 12 percent of the power generated statewide. Even those who have called for retiring the plants appreciate that a strategy for replacing the power is an imperative. …

Public safety: Commentary
James Brady, president of the Uniformed Fire Officers Association in Yonkers, comments on the dramatic rescue of two workers whose scaffold collapsed 13 stories above Nepperhan Avenue on Friday. Firefighter Mike Giroux rappelled down the side of the building to make the rescue. Brady argues that training for such rescues is essential and that should public funding for public safety continue to erode, the outcome of future rescue efforts could be far different.

Thursday, March 10
Port Chester mayor: Endorsement
We encourage Port Chester voters to return incumbent Democrat Dennis Pilla to the village’s mayoralty when they take to the polls in Tuesday’s election. We write:

… The race for mayor in Port Chester, one of Westchester’s most closely watched villages, should be no contest at all — Mayor Dennis Pilla has done that outstanding a job the last four years, and as a trustee earlier. That it is, indeed, a race may say more about the resiliency of bigotry, mainly of the thinly concealed variety, than about his stewardship. Village voters should make a plain statement Tuesday that they support smart, fiscally responsible and progressive leadership, and vote to return Pilla for a third term. The alternative, Trustee Bart Didden, really is no option at all.


Democrat Pilla, who has worked in information management for major corporations, has spent the last years improving the financial picture for Port Chester, in the annual budget, reserves and capital plan; those efforts have been recognized by the ratings agency Moody’s Investors Service with three upgrades — no small achievement amid economic recession. Even while serving in the political minority, Pilla has succeeded in pushing through an agenda that has promoted smarter development and planning; improved quality of life through vastly stepped-up code enforcement, a major issue in neighborhoods struggling with density and illegal apartments; and helped bolster professionalism in a village administration tainted by corruption. …

Donald Trump: Reisman
In today’s column, Phil Reisman contemplates the circus that could be a Donald Trump candidacy for the American presidency.

Energy conservation: Commentary
Larry Tabor, a Palisades resident, encourages his neighbors to consider better ways to conserve energy costs in a Community View.

More opinion
Cuomo, the GOP and redistricting: Editorial, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Political theater? On with the show: Editorial, Albany Times Union
Steady recovery needs the private sector: Editorial, Poughkeepsie Journal
Bag plan to revive millionaire’s tax: Editorial, Daily News

The Editorial Board met Thursday with Dennis Pilla and Bart Didden, candidates for Port Chester mayor. Dilla, a Democrat, is the incumbent and is seeking a third term. Didden, a Republican, was elected as a village trustee in June.

Here are introductory comments from both candidates:

Here’s a related story on the Editorial Board meeting from reporter Leah Rae.

To watch the interview in its entirety, go to lohud.com/editorialspotlight. Click the “video” button and select the session from the menu.

Candidates for Port Chester mayor meet with the Editorial Board at 1 p.m. today for an Editorial Spotlight interview. The session will be webcast live.

In the March 15 village election, Democrat Dennis Pilla, the incumbent, faces Republican Bart Didden, who was elected last year to the village Board of Trustees.

Watch at 1 p.m. at lohud.com/editorialspotlight.

Viewers can submit questions by engaging the “CoverItLive” blogging device during the session.

Here’s a look at the opinion content published in The Journal News today, Thursday, Feb. 24:

Port Chester voting: Editorial
We comment on news that the Port Chester Village Board voted Tuesday to appeal a 2008 ruling that altered the way the village conducts elections. The new system uses cumulative voting. We write:

It is disappointing but not surprising that the conservative-minded majority that controls the Port Chester government would vote to reopen an old and costly wound: the 4-year-old legal battle with the U.S. Justice Department over the village’s system for electing trustees. Fighting ideological demons and good sense, several trustees over many months had made plain their aim to reopen the case, notwithstanding the uncertainty inherent in any appeal and the dim chances for improving either local governance or civility.


What is surprising is that the trustees driving this community-splitting train — Republican Joseph Kenner and Conservatives Bart Didden, Sam Terenzi and John Branca — so glibly sent the village on this course, which could cost Port Chester more than just dollars and cents.


The four trustees on Tuesday ignored sound advice from a host of taxpayers and village leaders who implored them (1) not to waste their money and (2) to move on. “I wouldn’t vote for 10 more cents” to be spent on the case, former Republican Trustee Domenick Cicatelli told the board Tuesday. …

Danroy Henry case: Commentary
Milton Hoffman, retired senior editor of The Journal News, comments on criticism of the grand jury that assessed the November shooting death of Danroy Henry Jr., a Pace University student.

Rockland 11 mural: Commentary
Andy Golub, curator of the Rockland 11 mural on Congers Road in New City, laments the mural’s demise in a Community View.

More opinion
It’s union-busting, not budgeting: Editorial, Times Herald-Record
Long-term care provision worth fixing: Editorial, Newsday
Staying on track: Editorial, The Buffalo News
Responsible budget cuts are necessary: Editorial, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Here’s a look at opinion content published in The Journal News on Wednesday, Jan. 12 and today, Thursday, Jan. 13:

Wednesday, Jan. 12
Haiti: Editorial
We reflect on the one-year anniversary of the massive earthquake that devastated Haiti. That nation still has a mountain of challenges to overcome, but strong ties to the Lower Hudson Valley provide some cause for hope, we conclude. We write:

Haiti’s long suffering continues, but now it is too dramatic and too close to our hearts to be written off, and not to be remembered. (more…)

The Bethesda Baptist Church in Port Chester is celebrating the life of Martin Luther King Jr. this Sunday, Jan. 16, with music, words and awards. The event begins at 7 p.m. and will finish around 9 p.m. A half-hour concert starting at 6:30 p.m. will precede the celebration, which the church is calling “The Dream Lives On.”
Rev. Gerald Washington said eight churches worked together to organize the event.
Assemblyman George Latimer (D-Rye) is slated to speak, and a 14-year-old boy will recite—from memory—King’s “I have a dream” speech.
“We really want to make this a day to remember, because Dr. King was a man to remember,” Washington said.
The church will give humanitarian awards to Reese’s Roundtable Book Club; Port Chester NAACP President John Reeve; and the late Martha Sutherland, who was the first black guidance counselor at in the Port Chester school system.
The church is located at 136 William Street, in Port Chester. Call (914)939-6541 or (914)937-9822 for more information.

The opening of Tarry Market in Port Chester in November means easy access to freshly made pasta, dry-aged meats from designer farms and specialty cheeses from Europe and the Hudson Valley.

But did you know it’s also going to make your holiday cooking easier?

True. At least if lasagana is on your holiday menu. The market has whole sheets of lasagna for $5.49 a pound.

Gloria Montaleza holds a lasagna sheet Monday at Tarry Market.

“Large sheets are less work and they’re easier to handle,” says Tarry Market executive chef Chris Juliano. Juliano makes the lasagna sheets fresh, using Caputo 00 flour, salt, olive oil, eggs and egg yolks. For the holidays, he’ll also have green pasta, which is made with spinach.

Even though the pasta is fresh, you must still cook it before assembling your lasagna. Otherwise, says Juliano, “as the lasagna heats it will turn the pasta back into a dough.” He recommends cooking the sheets for no more than 2 minutes in salted, boiling water. Then layer as usual. (And if you’re in the market for a new twist on lasagna, get Tarry Market’s duck ragu to use as your sauce. It’s fabulous.)

The sheets are about 6 inches wide by 9 inches long. “And you can always cut them smaller,” says Juliano.

But why would you want to?

The 411 on Tarry Market: 175-179 Main?St., Port?Chester. 914-253-5680. tarrymarket.com

Paul Bousche reported on our restaurants in the Sound Shore.

The dining room is photographed at Rosie’s on the River in Port Chester.( Xavier Mascareñas / The Journal News )

Here’s what he found.