By John A. Corry

Jul. 8, 2015:  Long-Range Planning Project.  Mayor Stein began the implementation of the project by announcing the makeup of the five committees involved. They were demography, chaired by William Staudt, dynamics by Peter Murray, service demands by Priscilla Hawkins, impact on village hall by Elinor Urstadt, and financial by John Hill. More than 60 village residents would be involved in the project. A Review-Press Reporter editorial praised the committee membership, calling it a "Who's Who" of leading village residents and noting that the members of both political parties were well represented. Its first meeting was scheduled for early September at village hall. 

National Shot Put Success.  Bronxville High School junior Tricia Lyons braved temperatures exceeding 100 degrees to finish tenth in the national competition in Fresno by heaving the shot put 40 feet 5 inches. Scarsdale High School junior Inga DeNunzio finished eighth. Before leaving for home, the two girls and a friend visited nearby Yellowstone National Park. 

Vandalism.  School Superintendent William Greenham reported three vandalism cases at the school in the previous two weeks. Most recently, between 5:00 pm and 8:30 pm on June 27, vandals sprayed three fire hoses and a fire extinguisher inside the school, causing water damage to the carpet. To enhance security, custodial staff would be in the building during some off hours and would be double-checking doors and windows before the 4:00 pm closing. A week later, vandals smashed two school windows. 

Downtown Lighting.  The village announced that it was introducing a new globe and brighter bulbs in the traffic light at the corner of Pondfield and Park Place opposite Citibank and Lange's Deli. This was done as part of a "conceptual master plan" developed by a lighting expert retained by the planning board to establish standards for a new lighting code for the entire village.  

Kensington Road Property.  A committee chaired by trustee Robert Riggs announced that because of the current real estate recession it was putting on hold efforts to sell the three Kensington Road lots owned by the village. An editorial in the Review-Press Reporter suggested that the village attempt to sell the lots but admitted that under existing market conditions a sale would be unlikely. 

Community Fund.  The fund announced that three-year director Eric Miller would become its president during the coming year. A longtime Bronxville resident, Miller was chief investment officer of the Wall Street firm Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. His father had been village mayor from 1947 to 1950. 

Parking Meter Rates.  The village trustees decided to defer the proposed 10-cents-an-hour increase in village meter rates. The increase was to have offset the revenue loss caused by a recent state tax on meter operators. The decision was based on a parking commission conclusion that the increase would not be a good long-term solution. 

Visiting Turkey.  On a Sunday evening, Alden Place residents saw a turkey wandering around the premises. They called the police, who placed the bird in a container. The next morning, after a turkey was reported missing 25 miles north in Somers, the visitor was returned to what all hoped was its home.