Yonkers

WHEN DANIEL Henson, Baltimore's public-housing chief, visited The Sun's editorial board last month, he remarked that he hoped Baltimore could look to other cities that had dealt positively with the relocation of public-housing tenants. He mentioned, among other places, Yonkers, New York.Having grown up there, I know that Baltimore, now grappling with a housing controversy of its own, would not want to follow in Yonkers' footsteps.Like Baltimore, Yonkers prides itself on a blue-collar, ethnic quirkiness.

Jack Greenberg, 78, of Yonkers, NY died on February 13, 2009. Born April 24, 1930 in Yonkers, NY, Jack became an entrepreneur after marrying his beloved wife Barbara in 1950. He was the founder and president of Petway Products and co-founder of the Yeshivah Day School at the Lincoln Park Jewish Center in Yonkers, NY. He is survived by his wife Barbara, three sons, Dr. Andrew, Stuart and David, daughters-in law Lisa, Joan and Edda, two grandsons and five granddaughters. Funeral services were held at the Lincoln Park Funeral Home on Sunday February 15th.

NEW YORK -- Herve Filion, the winningest driver in harnes racing history, yesterday was barred from competing at Yonkers Raceway through Friday. His ban, as well as those of previously barred drivers Jimmy Marohn and Ray Fisher Jr. and trainer George Anthony, will be reviewed that day.General manager Robert Galterio said in a prepared statement that the action was part of the track's normal review process for driving and training privileges for the fall...

A third arrest has been made in the fatal shooting of an Edgewood man on Aug. 12, a spokeswoman for the Harford County Sheriff's Office said. Ravon Watson, 27, of no fixed address, was arrested Friday without incident while sitting on the front steps of a house in Yonkers, N.Y., said the spokeswoman, Sgt. Christina Presberry. Presberry said Watson, who is charged with first-degree murder, is being held in Yonkers pending an extradition hearing. It was not known whether Watson would fight his transfer to Harford County, she said.

The head of the Prince George's County schools had a well-documented record of questionable relations with education vendors when he was a superintendent in New York state, foreshadowing the problems that have made him the focus of a county ethics investigation. Prince George's school board members say they were at least partly aware of the accusations leveled against Chief Executive Officer Andre J. Hornsby in connection with his two-year tenure in Yonkers, N.Y. But they dismissed them as insignificant in deciding to hire him in the spring of last year.

Jack Greenberg, 78, of Yonkers, NY died on February 13, 2009. Born April 24, 1930 in Yonkers, NY, Jack became an entrepreneur after marrying his beloved wife Barbara in 1950. He was the founder and president of Petway Products and co-founder of the Yeshivah Day School at the Lincoln Park Jewish Center in Yonkers, NY. He is survived by his wife Barbara, three sons, Dr. Andrew, Stuart and David, daughters-in law Lisa, Joan and Edda, two grandsons and five granddaughters. Funeral services were held at the Lincoln Park Funeral Home on Sunday February 15th.

On October 18, 2004 DORIS (nee Ennis); beloved wife of the late Robert V. Mc Curdy; devoted mother of Susan Yonkers and her husband William; loving grandmother of Willy and Amanda Yonkers. Friends may call at WITZKE FUNERAL HOME OF CATONSVILLE INC., 1630 Edmondson Ave., (1 mi West of Beltway Exit 14) on Friday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Services at the Christian Temple, 5820 Edmondson Ave. on Saturday at 10 A.M. Interment in Druid Ridge Cemetery.

YONKERS, N.Y. -- Shady Daisy, installed as the 9-5 favorite, will try to become the first filly to win the $200,000 William Haughton Memorial Pace Saturday night at Yonkers Raceway.A field of six was entered for the mile race, the final major stakes event of the year at the track.Shady Daisy, a 3-year-old, will be driven by Ron Pierce and start from post position two. She qualified for the Haughton by winning the $50,000 Clare Pace on Saturday, also at Yonkers, in 1 minute, 55 3/5 seconds.

A third arrest has been made in the fatal shooting of an Edgewood man on Aug. 12, a spokeswoman for the Harford County Sheriff's Office said. Ravon Watson, 27, of no fixed address, was arrested Friday without incident while sitting on the front steps of a house in Yonkers, N.Y., said the spokeswoman, Sgt. Christina Presberry. Presberry said Watson, who is charged with first-degree murder, is being held in Yonkers pending an extradition hearing. It was not known whether Watson would fight his transfer to Harford County, she said.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Thirty years ago, the Kerner Commission Report on urban riots warned of two nations "separate and apart" -- one white and more affluent leaving cities and another poor and overwhelmingly minority, restricted to decaying inner-city neighborhoods. At the turn of the century, and because of unfounded fears, the commission's mandate that America expand housing options for inner-city families remains unfulfilled in Baltimore and other leading cities. The past few years have generated powerful evidence that moving to better neighborhoods can indeed make inner-city families healthier, happier, better educated and more economically self-sufficient.

I was surprised that the woods were so small. As a boy, they'd appeared vast. It had seemed nearly impossible to find someone there in a game of hide and seek. The large, gray rock formation in the middle made an exquisite fort. All that brush and all those trees seemed remote. Grown-ups rarely approached them (part of their appeal) and, especially if bigger kids wandered by, they were probably a little dangerous (also part of their appeal). There was a distinct quiet to the place, far -- or at least it seemed far -- from the noise of traffic on the nearby streets or the happy screams of children in the playground below.

PAUL LAWRENCE TAYLOR, SR., 73, died in Poughkeepsie, NY, March 25, 2006. Born in Baltimore, MD to Hugh W. and Estelle E. Taylor, he attended elementary and high school in Baltimore. Surviving are children, Paul L. Taylor, Jr. of Baltimore, MD, Eric V. Taylor of Hampton, GA, Scott B. Taylor of Tampa, FL, Kim T. Roby of Catskill, NY, Kay C. Lawrence of Stormville, NY, Marc K. Taylor of Yonkers; sisters, Ruth M. Wilson of Baltimore, MD, Marion Holmes of Norfolk, VA; brother, Joseph Taylor of Baltimore, MD; 9 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.

On October 18, 2004 DORIS (nee Ennis); beloved wife of the late Robert V. Mc Curdy; devoted mother of Susan Yonkers and her husband William; loving grandmother of Willy and Amanda Yonkers. Friends may call at WITZKE FUNERAL HOME OF CATONSVILLE INC., 1630 Edmondson Ave., (1 mi West of Beltway Exit 14) on Friday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Services at the Christian Temple, 5820 Edmondson Ave. on Saturday at 10 A.M. Interment in Druid Ridge Cemetery.

The head of the Prince George's County schools had a well-documented record of questionable relations with education vendors when he was a superintendent in New York state, foreshadowing the problems that have made him the focus of a county ethics investigation. Prince George's school board members say they were at least partly aware of the accusations leveled against Chief Executive Officer Andre J. Hornsby in connection with his two-year tenure in Yonkers, N.Y. But they dismissed them as insignificant in deciding to hire him in the spring of last year.

Paragon Theatre Company has a tough name to live up to. And, judging from its debut production in its new Baltimore home, this latest addition to the local community theater scene has a ways to go. Not that Paragon's production of Lost in Yonkers is anything to be ashamed of. But it's not particularly distinguished, either. And distinction would appear to be mandatory if Paragon hopes to come close to filling its 300-plus seats. Although Neil Simon won the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for Lost in Yonkers, the play has always suffered from an opening scene overburdened with exposition.

Throw two motherless teen-age boys into an apartment with a loopy aunt, a gangster uncle and a vicious grandmother, stir in some great one-liners, and you have Neil Simon at his best. Winner of four Tony awards, including Best Play in 1991, and the Pulitzer Prize, "Lost in Yonkers" is great entertainment by any measure and ideally suited to Paragon Theatre's compact stage in Crownsville. Set in 1942 Yonkers, the play, which continues through May 20, focuses on teen-agers Jay and Arty and their father, Eddie Kurnitz, who pays his dead wife's medical bills by taking a defense job dealing in scrap metal.

PAUL LAWRENCE TAYLOR, SR., 73, died in Poughkeepsie, NY, March 25, 2006. Born in Baltimore, MD to Hugh W. and Estelle E. Taylor, he attended elementary and high school in Baltimore. Surviving are children, Paul L. Taylor, Jr. of Baltimore, MD, Eric V. Taylor of Hampton, GA, Scott B. Taylor of Tampa, FL, Kim T. Roby of Catskill, NY, Kay C. Lawrence of Stormville, NY, Marc K. Taylor of Yonkers; sisters, Ruth M. Wilson of Baltimore, MD, Marion Holmes of Norfolk, VA; brother, Joseph Taylor of Baltimore, MD; 9 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.

I was surprised that the woods were so small. As a boy, they'd appeared vast. It had seemed nearly impossible to find someone there in a game of hide and seek. The large, gray rock formation in the middle made an exquisite fort. All that brush and all those trees seemed remote. Grown-ups rarely approached them (part of their appeal) and, especially if bigger kids wandered by, they were probably a little dangerous (also part of their appeal). There was a distinct quiet to the place, far -- or at least it seemed far -- from the noise of traffic on the nearby streets or the happy screams of children in the playground below.

Since its founding in the summer of 1998, Paragon Theatre has offered uncommon shows on its compact stage at Trifles Restaurant in Crownsville - a 65-seat venue with full-service dining. With the latest production, Paragon is continuing its tradition of bringing unfamiliar plays to its audiences - even when the playwright is the prodigious Neil Simon. The show is Simon's Pulitzer Prize-winning 27th play, "Lost in Yonkers," a work that has rarely been done in Anne Arundel County. Following his autobiographical trilogy of "Brighton Beach Memoirs," "Biloxi Blues" and "Broadway Bound," Simon's "Yonkers" also has that kind of storytelling tone.