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'I'm Just Not Buying It!'

The Douglas Kennedy trial, the death of a man during a 10K, and a brutal beating in Ossining are just some of the topics that got Patch users talking on our comments board last week.

ER Doc Felt Taking Kennedy Baby Outside Was 'Fine'

"I can't see how anyone could say that Douglas Kennedy would do anything to hurt or cause harm to his new born baby Bo. I'm just not buying it! ~ The Westchester News" -- The Westchester News

... and ...

"As a pediatric nurse working many years myself in infant/maternity area, I can tell you that NO hospital allows a baby to be carried through the halls by a parent or staff. Furthermore, what kind of parent would carry their newborn outside in JANUARY dressed only in a diaper, T-shirt and a blanket ?" -- rene

Students Brutally Beaten in Ossining

"This is a very unfortunate occurrence. Not only did the Sleepy Hollow kids get black eyes, this will leave an enduring black eye on the reputation of Ossining and Ossining High School. Hopefully, OHS can use this incident, to give guidance to the students, about respect and tolerance." -- Jim

Peekskill Holds First Public Hearing on Budget

"One way or the other the budget has to be balanced. Cut expenses and or raise taxes. Either way people will be hurt. Taxes are raised, rents go up so its not just the homeowners that will pay the increase. The buy out is a good option as it at least gives some employees close to retirement a change to go out with dignity and a little extra cash." -- john basic

Orangetown Prepares For Storm

"It's amazing how we all survived years ago." -- Sick-n-Tired

Man Dies Shortly After Sleepy Hollow 10K

"I hope we can learn something from all of this. First, I am no doctor, nor am I an EMT. I am a runner. I have learned about cardiac arrest from a good friend who teaches CPR for a living. First, those who are EMT's who volunteer for the ambulance corps in our communities are heroes. They give up time to try to serve the community by saving lives. In August of 2011, my life was saved by the Congers Valley Cottage ambulance crew so i have the utmost respect for these individuals. I was involved in a bicycle accident and suffered severe head and facial injuries. Now, back to my point. More facts will come out in the coming days, and many of them may take focus off what we as citizens can control and what we cannot. If this runner went into sudden cardiac arrest, which is what i believe happened here, whether an ambulance got there in 8 minutes or 12 minutes or whatever amount of minutes, it may not have been the most critical factor in this story. This story is about a man who died to young, and education of sudden cardiac arrest and CPR. When someone goes into sudden cardiac arrest, the most important thing is getting the victim CPR immediately.... In those minutes we wait for the ambulance. We should not be looking to blame for things we can't control and we should all focus on what we can control, and we can all learn CPR in less than a half day by becoming certified. Thank you" -- Seidey

VIDEO: Undefeated Bears Talk Tonight's Playoff Game

"Last night's win over Panas was by far the best game. McNeill's call for what would turn out to be the winning touchdown was artwork. Coach Mulvihill is not only an outstanding Middle School math teacher, but will go on the record books as one of the best H.S. Football coaches. It will be interesting to see what he looks like with bleached hair!" -- Karl

Tappan Zee Bridge Deck Replacement Continues

"What a waste of money when they are replacing the bridge soon." -- John Doe

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Lisa Buchman (Editor) June 6, 2013 at 10:14 am
I loved all the music - the band belting out 'Sweet Caroline' was great!
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Josephine Ziegler presented the school board with the petition at the May 9 meeting.
John Craig June 3, 2013 at 11:50 am
Regarding paragraph 5 -- the retirement incentive. I haven't read anything to suggest that theRead More retirement incentive and the insurance switch are related or that that KLDTA asked for one to get the other. When I read the initial release from the board, I saw them as 2 different cost savings initiatives. ---The district indicated that each retirement saves a net of $32,500 per year. Early Retirement Incentive Plans (ERIPs) are fairly common stuff among downsizing private organizations. I think it makes sense to use them here to accelerate cost savings. ---The original petition was well written. Now that we have addressed point #3, I think it's time to make further progress on point #2 -- a financially sustainable contract. ---And, experience suggests that if you really want to move forward in a collaborative way, you have to let go of the past. Continuing to harp on past mistakes undermines point #5.
Sara Weale June 3, 2013 at 12:36 pm
Thanks for your comment. I agree that we all need to move forward -- but in my opinion, althoughRead More this side agreement made a long-overdue change in health care carriers (while maintaining a high level of health care benefits/access to teachers, retirees and their dependents), the KLDTA again asked for retirement incentives in return - just as they did for the December 2010 MOA that extended the terms of their contract for two years and avoided going to Triborough. Under the 2010 MOA, KLDTA requested a $10,000 retirement incentive and 21 teachers took the offer (including the current leader of KLDTA) -- resulting in an outlay of $210,000 by the district. Although some savings might have been realized for "early" retirements, it is difficult to calculate the exact amount because the district has no way of knowing when a teacher would have retired without the incentive. If 20 additional teachers take the new retirement incentive which was increased to $17,500 for some reason -- that is a total cost to the district of $350,000. Don't forget that regardless of the incentive, teachers retire with full pension and retiree health care benefits. Yes - the district will realize some savings from the incentives -- but we likely would have realized similar savings without incentives and natural attrition/retirement of our teaching staff. What I think we need to pay attention to as a community is that it seems the only way that KLDTA leadership will agree to changes in the status quo is if they get something in return. The last two agreements with the KLDTA will likely result in approximately $500,000 spent by the district in retirement incentives over a five year period -- money in my opinion, better kept in the district system during these difficult economic times and in the tax-cap environment. In my opinion, finally switching health care carriers did not merit financial rewards for teachers likely retiring in the next three years anyway.
Katonah19 June 6, 2013 at 08:08 am
For more insight, take a look at BOE Member Charles Day's statement on retirement incentives inRead More exchange for KLSDTA's agreement to changes in Health Care here: http://bedford.patch.com/groups/opinion/p/days-statement-on-kl-union-contract-changes