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The project will close one lane in each direction on
The roadway improvements planned for
Motorists are to expect delays when approaching the area during construction hours. For additional information on this project, contact Westchester County Department of Public Works at 995-2555 or log on to www.westchestgov.com/dpw.
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WPCNR PRESS BOX. From Kristin Lash.(Edited) June 18, 2004: The USA Softball National Women’s Team and the Stratford Brakettes, America’s ASA Fastpitch Softball Champions, Already 6-0 on their new season, will play a doubleheader on Saturday, July 17, 2004 at Frank DeLuca Hall of Fame Field; 1000 Main Street, Stratford. Preceding the
Stratford Softball Tournaments Inc. is a nonprofit organization whose sole purpose is to secure and organize softball events for the Town of
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WPCNR WESTCHESTA STYLIN’ From The Westchester County Office of Tourism. June 19, 2004: From July 9th to August 26th, spend a fun-filled weekend in Westchester, without spending a fortune. Nine hotels and resorts in Westchester County, the gateway to the Hudson River Valley just north of Manhattan, are offering family-friendly rates to “Spend The Weekend, The Westchester Way”. Room rates start at just $99 per night (with a two-night minimum).
Exceptional properties throughout Westchester County are offering rates of $99 to $325 per room, per night, on Friday and Saturday nights during this exciting summer promotion. Participating hotels include: The Castle on the Hudson in Tarrytown, Courtyard by Marriott in Rye, Crowne Plaza White Plains, Doral Arrowwood Resort in Rye Brook, Hampton Inn in Elmsford, the Holiday Inn Mount Kisco, the Residence Inn in White Plains, and the Wellesley Inns in Armonk and Elmsford.
The Westchester County Office of Tourism organized this countywide package plan for the third year in a row. “Summer travel is on the upswing, and Westchester is a destination you can reach with less than a full tank of gas!” said Margo Jones, Director of the Office of Tourism. “Couples or families can stay at a great hotel or resort, enjoy a variety of activities, or just lounge by the pool at most properties.”
Several family attractions, historic sites, and cultural institutions are also providing special discount offers as part of the “Summer Weekends” package. Upon hotel check-in, visitors will receive “The Westchester Way” Welcome Kit with coupons and special offers for places such as Playland Amusement Park in Rye, the new Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in Pocantico Hills, the Historic Hudson Valley sites, the Neuberger Museum of Art in Purchase, and The Westchester (shopping center) in White Plains.
The Office of Tourism is supporting the promotion with a print and broadcast advertising campaign in the metropolitan New York area.
Information on traveling to Westchester, including a free travel guide, tourism map, Gardens brochure or Outdoor Adventure brochure, is available by contacting the Westchester County Office of Tourism at (800) 833-9282, or www.westchestertourism.com
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WPCNR SITTIN’ IN THE BALCONY at City Center. From National Amusements. June 18, 2004: Spiderman 2 tickets go on sale now for the premier of Spidey’s second major feature coming up June 29. Now rolling at the Cinema de Lux at the City Center are Around the World in 80 Days, The Terminal, Dodgeball, and Bookworm. Here’s the City Center movie lineup for the next two weeks. Remember 2 asterisks mean the show is rolling in the Director’s Hall at slightly higher prices.
SPIDERMAN 2 – Advance Tickets Available Now. Special Midnight Sneaks available on June 29th at select theatres. Film Opens Nationwide on Wednesday, June 30th.
NOW PLAYING:
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS — Set in 1872, an eccentric London inventor, Phileas Fogg, makes an outlandish best with the head of the Royal Academy of Science – to circumnavigate the globe in no more than 80 days. With his two sidekicks, Passepartout and Monique, Fogg heads on a frantic round-the-world race that takes them by land, sea and air to the world’s most exotic places. This fast-paced adventure stars Steve Coogan, Jackie Chan and Cecile de France. Rated PG
OPENS FRIDAY, June 18th
THE TERMINAL — Viktor Navorski is a visitor to New York from Eastern Europe whose homeland erupts in a fiery coup while he is in the air en route to America. As a result, his passport is invalid and he is unauthorized to actually enter the U.S. Stranded at Kennedy Airport, Viktor must improvise his days and nights in the terminal’s international transit lounge until the war at home is over. As the weeks and months stretch on, he finds the terminal to be an absurd and richly complex world where he finds friends and even love with a beautiful flight attendant named Amelia. Tom Hanks and Catherine Zeta-Jones star in this thoughtful romantic drama/comedy. Not yet
DODGEBALL: A True Underdog Story — A group of misfits enter the ultimate dodgeball tournament in order to save their cherished local gym from the onslaught of a corporate health club chain. Vince Vaughn, Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor star in this hysterical comedy.
BOOKWORM WEDNESDAYS 2004: Every Wednesday morning at 10:00 a.m. beginning June 23 – August 11! Just bring a book report with you to selected Bookworm Wednesdays film and that’s your price of admission.
Wednesday, June 16, 2004
Around the World in 80 Days (PG) –1:20;4:05;7:10;9:55 pm. ;
The Chronicles of Riddick (PG-13) –1:45;4:30;7:30;10:15 pm. ;
Raising Helen (PG-13) –12:15;3:15;6:15;9:15 pm. ;
The Stepford Wives **(PG-13) –12:00;2:20;4:40;7:10;9:30 pm. ;
The Chronicles of Riddick **(PG-13) –1:15;4:00;7:00;9:45 pm. ;
The Stepford Wives (PG-13) –12:30;2:50;5:10;7:40;10:00 pm. ;
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban **(PG) –12:00;3:20;6:30;9:40 pm. ;
The Day After Tomorrow (PG-13) –1:45;4:35;7:25;9:25;10:20 pm. ;
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (PG) –12:30;12:50;2:40;3:50;6:10;7:00;7:30;10:10 pm. ;
Saved! (PG-13) –12:25;2:45;5:00;7:20;9:40 pm. ;
Shrek 2 (PG) –12:10;1:15;2:30;3:30;4:50;5:45;7:05;8:00;9:20;10:10 pm. ;
Garfield: The Movie (PG) –12:50;3:00;5:20;7:35;9:50 pm. ;
Troy (R) –4:00;10:30 pm. ;
Thursday, June 17, 2004
Troy (R) –4:00;10:30 pm. ;
Garfield: The Movie (PG) –12:50;3:00;5:20;7:35;9:50 pm. ;
Saved! (PG-13) –12:25;2:45;5:00;7:20;9:40 pm. ;
Shrek 2 (PG) –12:10;1:15;2:30;3:30;4:50;5:45;7:05;8:00;9:20;10:10 pm. ;
The Day After Tomorrow (PG-13) –1:45;4:35;7:25;9:25;10:20 pm. ;
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban **(PG) –12:00;3:20;6:30;9:40 pm. ;
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (PG) –12:30;12:50;2:40;3:50;6:10;7:00;7:30;10:10 pm. ;
The Stepford Wives (PG-13) –12:30;2:50;5:10;7:40;10:00 pm. ;
The Chronicles of Riddick **(PG-13) –1:15;4:00;7:00;9:45 pm. ;
The Stepford Wives **(PG-13) –12:00;2:20;4:40;7:10;9:30 pm. ;
Raising Helen (PG-13) –12:15;3:15;6:15;9:15 pm. ;
The Chronicles of Riddick (PG-13) –1:45;4:30;7:30;10:15 pm. ;
Around the World in 80 Days (PG) –1:20;4:05;7:10;9:55 pm. ;
Friday, June 18, 2004
Around the World in 80 Days (PG) –10:30 am;1:15;4:05;7:00;9:55 pm;12:30 am. ;
The Chronicles of Riddick (PG-13) –11:00 am;1:45;4:30;7:30;10:15 pm;12:45 am. ;
The Stepford Wives **(PG-13) –12:10;2:30;4:50;7:20;9:50 pm;12:10 am. ;
The Terminal (PG-13) –10:30 am;1:20;4:15;7:10;10:05 pm;12:45 am. ;
The Terminal **(PG-13) –12:50;3:45;6:40;9:35 pm;12:25 am. ;
The Stepford Wives (PG-13) –12:40;3:00;5:20;7:50;10:20 pm;12:35 am. ;
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (PG) –11:30 am;12:00;12:35;2:40;3:55;6:00;6:45;7:15;9:15;10:25 pm;12:20 am. ;
The Day After Tomorrow (PG-13) –12:10;3:10;6:50;9:45 pm;12:35 am. ;
Shrek 2 (PG) –10:45 am;12:00;1:00;2:15;3:15;4:40;5:30;7:05;7:55;9:30;10:10;11:50 pm;12:20 am. ;
Garfield: The Movie (PG) –10:35 am;12:45;2:55;5:10;7:25;9:40 pm;12:00 am. ;
Saved! (PG-13) –11:30 am;1:50;4:20;6:55;
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WPCNR POLICE GAZETTE. Special to WPCNR from a Corporate Security Manager, Hoboken, N.J.. June 17, 2004: WPCNR has received this advisory from an official responsible for security at a major firm in the metropolitan area. He accredits the information from New Jersey police. The following modus apperendi is apparently being tried successfully by car jackers currently. Here is how it works:
You walk across the parking lot, unlock your car and get inside. Then you lock all your doors, start the engine and shift into REVERSE, and you look into the rearview mirror to back out of your parking space and you notice a piece of paper stuck to themiddle of the rear window.
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WPNCR PRESS BOX. Special to WPCNR From Kristen Zimmerman. June 17, 2004: Dina DeAquino, the Nauts’ Pitching Coach, has been appointed Manager of the New York New Jersey Juggernaut, effective tonight, and Carol Kashow, also assistant under former manager Linda Derk, has been appointed her assistant, the Juggernaut announced today.
DeAquino, former Assistant Coach at Princeton University will take over tonight in the Nauts’ Akron Racers game at MSU Softball Stadium. The Juggernaut announced the termination of Linda Derk, the teams’ Manager and VP of Softball Operations on Sunday. Paul S. Plemenos, Principal Owner and CEO of the Juggernaut cited philosophical and ideological differences.
“I have the utmost respect for Linda. She is a very knowledgeable coach and a wonderful person,” Plemenos said. “There can only be one philosophy on how this franchise proceeds and that philosophy needs to be embraced by everyone.”
Plemenos served as the interim manager for the three game series against the California Sunbirds but says that the coaching was handled by DeAquino and Kashow. DeAquino’s first game as manager of the Juggernaut will be tonight’s 7:35 home game against the Akron Racers.
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WPCNR CITY HALL LIMITS. By John F. Bailey. June 17, 2004: Mayor Joseph Delfino announced the formation of the White Plains Juneteenth Heritage Committee of some 30 community leaders representing all ethnicities to plan the first ever White Plains African American Heritage Festival. The first event will be a picnic in Liberty Park on Silver Lake to be held this Saturday from 12 to 2 P.M. to galvanize the committee. In the fall fund-raising events will be held to generate funds and sponsors to stage a parade on our about June 19 in 2005.
COMMITEE LAUNCH: Mayor Joseph Delfino, at the podium, Thursday morning, announcing the beginning of a year long effort to stage a White Plains Juneteenth Festival. Councilman Glen Hockley was given credit for spearheading the committee’s formation. Councilman Benjamin Boykin told WPNCR that funding efforts would begin this fall and winter and would include a gospel music concert and a film festival, culminating in a parade and series of educational activities next June that would recognize the anniversary of the freeing of the slaves in Galveston, Texas, June 19, 1865. White Plains residents and others interested in getting involved with the parade and festival can contact the White Plains Department of Recreation and Parks at 422-1336. Photo by WPCNR News
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WPCNR’S ADAM IN ALBANY. From the Office of 89th District Assemblyman Adam T. Bradley. June 16, 2004: Assemblyman Adam Bradley (D-White Plains) announced the Assembly has passed a bill he sponsored putting into effect a property tax exemption for certain volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers in Westchester County (A.9657).
“Volunteers are essential to our fire companies and ambulance corps,” Bradley said. “This legislation goes a long way to assisting those important emergency service workers by providing them with a property tax exemption.”
Earlier this month, Bradley helped pass legislation authorizing municipalities to increase volunteer service award benefits, including pension-type benefits (A.11198), and a bill helping expand coverage for the legal defense of firefighters involved in lawsuits related to the performance of their duties (A.11197).
Bradley also helped pass a resolution calling on the Federal Communications Commission to provide first responders with emergency priority to the wireless communications network (K.2368) and a bill giving fire trucks and ambulances special permits that would allow them to drive through toll booths without paying (A.11202).
“Our families’ safety is their first priority,” Bradley said. “And I’m working to ensure that our first responders’ efforts do not go unnoticed. Every time we provide tax relief to our volunteers, we are helping grow the pool of those willing to volunteer in our communities.”
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WPCNR PRESS BOX. Special to WPCNR by Kristen Zimmerman. June 16, 2004: After only getting two infield singles off of Akron starter Brandee McArthur through five innings, the NY/NJ Juggernaut scored four runs with two outs in the sixth inning to pull out the 4-3, late-inning victory against the Akron Racers, their third place pursuers before a sparse crowd of 120 fans. The win gave the Nauts a 2-game lead over the Racers and kept place with the first place Thunder in the National Pro Fastpitch league.
Catcher Lindsey Collins’ three-run double tied the game at three after singles by second baseman Carri Leto, first baseman Kellie Wilkerson, and shortstop Lyndsey Klein loaded the bases. Pinch hitter Lisa Iancin quickly put the Nauts ahead 4-3 when she scored Collins with a base-hit through the left side. Collins, Leto, Wilkerson, and Klein were all 1-for-3 on the night.
Juggernaut starter Amanda Scott would only need the one-run lead as she pitched a scoreless seventh to earn the victory. The three runs scored by
The Racers tacked on another run in the fourth when third baseman Lindsay Wood scored on a throwing error by Collins. Amanda Scott was the winning pitcher for the Nauts moving to 3-1.
Upcoming Games:
June 17th vs.
June 18th vs.
June 20th vs. New
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WPCNR WHITE PLAINS LAW JOURNAL. By John F. Bailey. June 16, 2004: Councilman Glen Hockley reported to WPCNR tonight at the Highlands-Soundview joint civic association meeting, that the Appellate Court, 2nd Circuit in Brooklyn had granted him a Temporary Restraining Order while his lawyer and the Attorney General’s Office prepare paper arguments as to whether a stay should be granted. The Temporary Restraining Order bars former councilman Larry Delgado from being seated on the Common Council for three weeks or so, enabling Mr. Hockley to remain on the Common Council at least through the July meeting.
The arguments over a stay revolve around the critical question of whether Mr. Delgado should be placed on the Council by the Court immediately and Mr. Hockley be removed while Mr. Hockley’s appeal of Judge Francis Nicolai’s summary judgment that Delgado was the clear winner in their November 6, 2001, is considered by the Appellate Court. Hockley told WPCNR, “I expect to be around awhile.”
Mr. Hockley has now managed through seven different legal maneuvers in three years by WPCNR count (2 appeals, 3 legal objections to the quo warranto procedure , a second appeal to the Appellate Court, and now the request for a stay), and a less than efficient judiciary to remain on the Common Council for 27 months of the 48-month term that he and Mr. Delgado contended for in November, 2001.
Jeffrey Binder, Mr. Delgado’s attorney noted today in an e-mail to WPCNR: