The Herald Statesman from Yonkers, New York • 7

4 A Section Gannett Westchester NewspapersSunday, June 8, 1986 Meek of Uw testimony Saturday was summarized by the woman who PARTY LINE said, -we nave not yet begun to ride." 8he and otheis suggested that A infrequent, historically unreliable MI'S. SpreCKlTUUl 6VCS StSIO BSSeiTiDiy a i j. i Riders make plea to keep trains rolling past Brewster im iDm bh una arannmi away. Theirs was described as a commuting market that was largely untapped. with Grand Central Former Yoakers Council Member BernJce Sprackman will announce Thursday her tatoatioa to seek election to the 14th Assembly District seat at a press oonference.

The district covers the south end western sections of Yonkers. And over and over again, people 3 mora Join OHourko toam The campaign team of Westcbea-ter County Executive Andrew P. (TRourke was enlarged this past week with the addition of a research director sad two fund-raisers. Alotse Buckley will be raearch director for the RepubUcaa candi- the MTA that Dutchess Tony Ifoum Stsif MMwif DOVER, N.Y. Joaan Feu rose from her chair in Town Han here Central Terminal, a- $194 monthly wqnmntfinn ticket, the shoftest passenger list in its system.

The estimated crowd of that arrived Saturday to talk to two MTA board members was about the totai nura-bar of southbound passing on a She win enter a Saturday morning to tell rauroaa officials that ke north of the Brewster for governor, previously a weekday from Dover Plains, for the Democratic nomination fur the aeat being vacated by Republican Nicholas Spaao, a candidate for the state Senate. for CBS, she served as Valley-Wnigdale, Pawling, secretary on President Rea- aaa's New. York re-election cam Metro-North estimates that 10 people from those. four Earlier, when Spaao was expected to seek the Assembly, the Democratic party paign in 1M4. She is niece of both former state Sea.

James Buckley and columnist William Buckley and and Putnam are among New York's fastest growing counties. "More and more people are coming here, and more and more of them have some kind of tie to New York City," said George Bookman of nearby LakeviHe, Conn: "But there is no promotion so they can know anything about the There is a great market out here." Still others pointed out that Westchester is -becoming a more common daily destination, that Joann Fein will not be lonely for too None. of which drew an argument from Sidamon-Eristoff and McAlevey, They predicted some decision on the Upper-Upper Harlem's future within sis months. Terminal. The morning rush in Patterson' is people.

Metro-North could am more than $7Moao a year if bases replaced trains beyond Brewster North. But the MTA board members Constant ine Sidsmon-Eristoff and John McAlevey suggested Saturday that they came to Dover to improve the train service, notJmry it. Both said they opposed the abandonment of any track. McAlevey said the suspension of rail service beyond Brewster North was simply an option that had to be considered, right along with improved diesel service or even the introduction of smaller "rillhosei -1 "We are act here because we want to shut down this service," McAlevey said. "We're Just concerned that these kinds of (mull ridership) numbers make this area a la Yonkers endorsed Ter- sister of John Buckley, chief i Zsleski, aa attorney.

Now that maa for Rep. Jack Kemp, R-I running for the Senate, la. station was a lousy Idea. "We just moved np here from White Plains she said. "And I have to get to my Job in White Plains every day.

One of the reasons we moved here was because I knew I could take the train. Yoa cant take the Taking away train service on the Upper-Upper Harlem Line is not likely, according to officials of the Metre-North Commuter Railroad and its parent group, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. But the problem or, at least, the fact is that there currently Carl Ottosen. campaign i Joseph Apicella, a Yonkers city employee, and David KeraMah, a for Lewis Lehrmaa's campaign In 1NX. sad Carls saw- stations commute, to Westchester County or Fordham University ike Bronx each day.

The railroad bow knows that one of them is Joans Fell of Pawling. She estimated that eke has "four or Ova" Westchester-boand colleagues. Eves the people who live in and around the four stops dont use them. About 7t percent of Metro-North's Upper-Upper Harlem customers drive pest stations at Dover Plains, Harlem Valley-Wingdale, Pawling and Patterson to get to Brewster North, which is electrified finance directors for win the rmsliwiamsa. have also said they will run against Mrs.

Spreckman was an ansae cessful candidate for mayor of Yonkers last year. She served eight years on the city council. She will bold her press fwiferHwe at Past INC, Veterans of Foreign Wars, on Yonkers Avenue. The most important thing you SHiamon-EsuR said, Is that we dost like to dbaa- people 1 Totuutt chlof got compotltioii Charles Kaufman's timing could have been better. we get, don service.

Because if you do aban passible target for cuts if Metro-NoruVa last frontier -die-sel service two hoars out of Grand ud later tomakeuem. don service, you never get tt Deck. Kaufman, president of the West-ate Tuaanto League, traveled to Albany to call on local legislators Tuesday to make a plee for changei rent reguuuons. uniortunaiery for Kaufman, kis meeting with the Westchester legislative delegation coincided with Gov. Mario Cuomo's eeptance speech at the state Democratic Convention.

As a result, only one Democratic ember of the delegation Sail Oppenbeimer, D-Mamaroneck was present to hear Kaafmaa and another tenant leader, Estelle SPORTING CLASS, A WINNING 12.99! Katx, speak. The others, Assembly-mea Greg Young, Ron Toed and Richard Brodaky were at the eon-vention center listening to Cuomo. Republican members of the delegation, naturally, skipped Cuomo's Those who ware present heard Kaufman and Kats tell of senior citlaena living on fixed incomes and families living on low or moderate incomes being forced out of apart- meats because they cannot afford "Our children are becoming elderly are said Katx. co- .1 A HI IBS KIM LWilllU of Tenants for Yonkers. Uftf k.

A 1. I k. UJ the ssscmbled lawmakers, "either hold down these (rent) increeMS or appropriate more money to handle the homeless." Kaafmaa said tenants are partic-. ularty concerned about a prevision allowing landlords to increase rents for major capital improvements sack as roof, boiler or plumbing system repairs. These increases arc in addition to basic rent inereasei allowed, most years by the state.

Tenants claim the provision rewards landlords for delayed malnte nance; landlords argue noasiaf would be in even worse shape with out it- .) Landlords and tenants both con verged oa Albany earlier this year to lobby for their cause. But an changes hi the' state's rent regulations are likely to occur until nes; rr when the regulations come up renew si. Local 32E switchos toTotelwr Local 3SE of the Service Employees International Union, has ea- dorsed Oreo Teicber of White Plaiat for Congress ia the 2Mb District. Teicber and four other Demc-crats are seeking their perty's nom-. nation to run against Republics i Rep.

Joseph DioGuardi, R-New Rt-cheUe. Two years ago, the unkn picked DioGuardi over Teicha Now it la switching to Teicber bt- rwaiBTr mmnrAlmm fdi aaiLfuai Priawililor i Robert Chartier, Teicber "has den -onstrated he had the ability to n-store top-quality leadership la Westchester sad provide the kind 1 1 representation working men and women need Washington." A unkn spokesman said theie db Hngw rewpoa rar ue iwiu in the cndorsemenL "It's Just tbiT Tekher is aa upcoming candidate and we want to give him a chance 1 "t11 fli lBI wee it. TnjBiuwiiUBiaiin jP 2 Loglslaturo sUffff mombors rotlrkig Two members of the staff of Westchester Board of Legislsto-s have accepted aa early retireme it offer being given to veteran ert- Angelo Contkchio of PeUuu who was budget end financial aai-lyst for the board for the last 1 years. He was with the'BudgH Department for seven addHioaal Connie Devlin of North White 12.99 your choice HIS FAVORITE NAMES! IN HIS FAVORITE WEEKEND STYLES! Fbtos and golf shirts In a whole ptaylnafleklofcotors! soKds bright Cod neutrals pastels. Piped and soki With banded sleeves, button cote breezy cottonpolyester, XL Orig! 15.99-T7.50 Plain, who served IS years with the Board, the last II as secretary to board chairmen Thomas Kesie, Andrew OHourke, Andrew Albanc ie and Edward Brady.

The Board wiU host an opm reception for both at I p.m. The s-. day outside the Board Chambers at liberty AAisaCetebrattorv Patron of tteflreworia fbrtheStafyeofUberty Centered Weekend ue ummy BuiNung, wuic Plains. aemaaw wmum muma wooDsteei mosjmu smoy upauwmon law comma win Mtsff writen Afittow Koffmaa. Pt er JotuKmyndKeitk EMing.

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