The New York State Police at Hawthorne arrested Anthony J. Sanfratello, 58, of New Rochelle, NY for Possessing an Obscene Sexual Performance by a Child, an E Felony.

The arrest follows a four month investigation which began after State Police received a tip to the Internet Crimes Against Children center in Albany. Police raided Sanfratello's home at 48 Westminster Court in New Rochelle, NY. A forensic examination if his computer led police to identify several child pornography images on his computer. Police also found a set of brass knuckles, a stun gun, and a switchblade knife and have charged Sanfratello with three counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon 4th degree. Sanfratello will be arraigned in the City of New Rochelle Court.

The AT&T phone directory lists Anthony Sanfratello at 48 Westminster Court. Calls to the number at that address went unanswered.

New Rochelle resident Vincent Delazzero of 10 Shore Club Drive and co-conspirator Ralph Petrillo of Bronxville plead guilty Monday to charges of tax fraud and bid-rigging. Vincent Delazzero and Ralph Petrillo, owners of two of the largest marble and stone contracting companies in the metropolitan area, plead guilty Monday in White Plains federal court to participating in a tax fraud scheme designed to evade taxes on profits made from a collusive bidding scheme in which both participated. Delazzero and Petrillo face a maximum term of five years’ imprisonment, three years’ supervised release, a fine of $250,000, and restitution to the IRS

The announcement of the guilty plea was made by The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division.

Co-schemer Dennis Pilotti, a CPA from Armonk, New York previously pleaded guilty to charges related to the tax evasion scheme with Delazzero and Petrillo is currently serving a 30 month prison term. .

According to a press release from the Department of Justice:

Board of Appeals on Zoning Chairperson Susan Kettner, along with Zoning Board member Tom Lang, will lead a discussion on how the Zoning Board works and how their decisions impact development in downtown New Rochelle. Immediately afterwards, New Rochelle City Councilman Al Tarantino and owner of a prominent downtown business, will present his views on downtown development and how development decisions by council affect neighborhoods. A brief Q & A will follow each session.

ELSEWHERE TONIGHT: Richard St. Paul will convene a Town Hall meeting to discuss proposed changes to parking in the downtown area.

March l0, CNA Meeting: How are development decisions made for your neighborhood?

Confederation of Neighborhood Associations Meeting, Wednesday  March l0, 2010 @ 7:30 p.m., American Legion Post 8 Hall, 112 North Avenue, New Rochelle.

Parking is available across the street in the Mormon Church lot.

Agenda

7:30 PM Announcements

7:45 PM - Susan Kettner & Tom Lang

8:15 PM City Councilman (District 2) Albert Tarantino

8:45 PM CNA Business meeting

The school meeting scheduled for last night at 7:00 PM started began about 20 minutes later than expected due an impromptu meeting between Schools Superintendent Richard Organisciak and the school board to discuss the latest news from Albany. Organisciak had just returned from Albany on a trip intended to push back on proposed cuts in education funding for the New Rochelle school district. The long faces on board members told the story: not only had funding not been restored but State funding is being cut further, up to an additional $1.3 million. The proposed draft budget must not be re-written to account for the loss of the anticipated funding.

I am a New Rochelle resident and I feel very strongly that the Armory should be preserved. Instead of viewing the Armory as problem that needs to be dealt with, we should view the Armory as an opportunity and a central focal point of our city. Forest City and New Rochelle have it backwards: rather than building newer and newer commercial facilities hoping to spur prosperity, we need to encourage unique, historical, and civic facilities that will make people want to visit and ultimately invest in New Rochelle. The proposal for a Monroe College facility is a step in the right direction. Other avenues should be considered as well, such as a performing arts center. Implicit in any facility should be the history of the Armory and the needs of our servicemen and women.