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Musicians United for ALS: A Night for Wayne Warnecke

A benefit for ALS United Greater New York — “A Night for Wayne Warnecke” — is set for Tuesday, April 15, from 7 to 10 p.m., at the State University of New York at Purchase, located at 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase.

Warnecke is a record producer from Pound Ridge. 

Performers and guests include the Average White Band, the Grammy-nominated Scottish funk and R&B band best known for their instrumental track “Pick up the Pieces,” Patty Smyth, Bernie Williams, Paul Shaffer, the Bacon Brothers, Elza Libhart and Kati Max. 

For tickets or more information, visit https://alsunitedgreaternewyork.ticketspice.com/. All proceeds go to ALS United Greater New York. 


Mayer and Pace Women’s Justice host toiletry drive

State Senator Shelley Mayer is partnering with Pace Women’s Justice Center to sponsor a Toiletry Drive in acknowledgment of April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The senator and PWJC request donations of full-size items, including shampoo, conditioner, body wash, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorants, moisturizers, and feminine hygiene products. The drive continues through April 27.

Drop-off locations include Pound Ridge Town House, 179 Westchester Ave, Pound Ridge  and Sen. Mayer’s Office, 235 Mamaroneck Ave., Suite 400, White Plains.


Bedford firefighters set open house April 26

The Bedford Fire Department is hosting its annual hands-on Open House on Saturday, April 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the firehouse, located at 550 Old Post Road, Bedford.

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American Legion plans expansion of Katonah hall

DAVID A. BARBUTI, ARCHITECT 

Plans show existing rear of American Legion Post and proposed new addition in the center. 


By JEFF MORRIS

The Katonah American Legion Post No. 1575, located at 136 Jay St., is proposing a small addition to its existing building.

The building currently occupies 4,911.5 square feet, or 2.8 percent, of its lot. The planned expansion would only increase that by 183.6 square feet, to 5,095.1, or 2.92 percent of the lot.

Under the plan, the only change would be that an existing roofed deck in the rear of the building, measuring 10 feet by 20 feet, would be demolished and replaced with an enclosed addition.

An existing fabric overhang would be removed, as would the entire porch structure, including the wood deck, footings and railing, and portions of the surrounding sidewalls and adjacent roof overhang and windows. 

Once demolition is complete, a new structure would be constructed and integrated with the rest of the building, providing an additional seating area for the current bar.

On Oct. 28, architect David Barbuti presented the plan as part of an application to the planning board for expansion of a special use permit, and the board held a public hearing on the matter. Barbuti said the special use permit was originally granted in 1952.

The only public comment was from a neighbor who wanted assurance that exterior lighting would not be expanded. She said she enjoyed having the Legion as a neighbor. Barbuti said the addition would not be visible from the street, and there were no plans to add any lighting.

The board could not take any action on the application because it still had to go before the zoning board of appeals for a variance. That appearance was to take place Wednesday, Nov. 6. The variance is required, as stated in the application to the ZBA, to permit “the construction of a one-story addition where the front yard setback to a legal, preexisting, nonconforming structure is 14’ where 35’ is required and where the front yard setback to the proposed addition results in 34’ where 35’ is required in the residential half-acre zoning district.”

Chairwoman Deirdre Courtney-Batson closed the public hearing and wished the applicant luck with the ZBA, calling the American Legion one of the town’s “important organizations.”

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