THE WORLD READS WHITE PLAINS CITIZENETREPORTER — 8,324,077 VISITS IN ONE YEAR | 2,905,611 VISITORS VISIT 8,324,077 TIMES 3 TIMES EVERY DAY IN ONE YEAR. HIGHEST ACTIVITY IN WPCNR HISTORY.White PlainsCitizeNetReporter lifted its worldwide visits from unique visitors to wpcnr.com to 8,324,077,a 1,306,419 increase in visits in one year from 7,017,658 visits to the site last year which covers White Plains and Westchester County. The 8,324,077 visits were made by 2,005,611 unique visitors who visited wpcnr an average of 3 visits a day. ON JULY 20- -2026 visitors have accessed wpcnr and made 3,072 visits an average of 1.6 visits. In the last week 33,495 individual vistors made 54,458 visits, averaging 1.6 visits. In the last month, 152,940 visitors recorded 229,338 visits (1.5 visits)

Hey Mom!

Posted on May 13, 2007 by John Bailey

WPCNR POET IN RESIDENCE. May 13, 2007:

Hey Mom!

Hey Mom, bring me two waters so I’m set?

Where’s my under armor? And my visor?

Are my tights washed? My skates are dull.

Hey Mom, can you call, go, get, call the advisor?

Hey Mom, I wasn’t yelling at you.

I didn’t mean to! You were yelling at me!

You never let me do anything my friends do

Hey Mom, would you chill, lighten up, just do!

Hey Mom, I don’t like the way this looks for the prom —

I don’t like the color, how could you think this was me?

I just can’t wear this, it’s this, it’s that it’s…Oh, Mom!?!

Hey Mom, I’ve been studying all morning getting knowledge.

Can’t I go out, I’ll be back by ten.

But, I know the material, gone over it again and again.

Oh, Mom – I hate my life! I can hardly wait until college.

Hey Mom – But I did call and let you know

Don’t you understand, I couldn’t call at that time.

No, you can’t not let me go – it’s a great band

Oh, Mom – I hate you! You never understand!

Hey, Mom, please don’t embarrass me at the game

By screaming so loud, it’s just so tacky

But, hey mom, I like that you’re over there in the stand

Watching me play, you know that don’t you Mom, you understand.

Hey Mom, can you get me to the rink

At 5 – I know you have to take off from work early?

Thanks, Mom, I’m so sorry but the team has a special thing

I have to be there, thanks Mom – I love you—dearly.

Hey Mom, can you take care of the kids this weekend?

We’re going to Vermont with a friend.

And Mom, the cats get kibble in morning and meat at night,

We love you mom, sorry for the short notice, talk to you tonight.

Hey Mom, I’m sorry I can’t see you Mother’s Day.

Are you all right, what will you be doing today?

Going to the club – great – you know we love you in every way?

Though we may not show it you’re always with us

even when you’re away.

Arts Bash 2007 — Set for June 8

Posted on May 12, 2007 by John Bailey

WPCNR MAMARONECK AVENUE AMBLER. May 12, 2007: A warm summer night, food, fun and fabulous art set the scene at the Westchester Arts Council’s annual ArtsBash party! This arts extravaganza will feature cuisine prepared by 12 leading chefs of Westchester, New York City, Fairfield, and Rockland, along with a special preview of the exhibit Seeing Stories and open studios. ArtsBash 2007 will kick off at 6 pm on Friday, June 8. The festivities take place in the spectacular Grand Banking Room of the Arts Exchange, 31 Mamaroneck Avenue in downtown White Plains, and spill out onto Mamaroneck Avenue. Tickets to see and be seen are $100; to order tickets or for more information please call 914-428-4220 x273.

ArtsBash party goers will be able to tour the Arts Exchange building, visiting artists’ studios, tasting food, and taking in the exhibit. Thanks to the efforts of Cuisine Chair Anthony Goncalves of Trotters, guest will be treated to exquisite cuisine prepared by the best chefs in town. Hors d’ouvres will be created by cuisine artists from Trotters, Alfama, Antonees, Blue, Cosmos Seafood, Crabtree’s Kittle House, Iron horse Grill, MacMenamin’s Grill & Chef Works, Mulino’s of Westchester, Soprano Foods/Dairyland. Tintol, Wasbi, Wasabi Chi, and Whole Foods Market.

ArtsBash is being chaired by Emily & Eugene Grant, Amy & John Peckham, and Jacqueline & Arthur Walker.

The featured exhibition, Seeing Stories is part of the countywide collaboration Open Books, presented by Target. The exhibition will highlight the work of Westchester-based artists and examine the fascinating process by which these illustrators breathe life into words. You will recognize the work of award-winning artists such as Jerry Pinkney, Yumi Heo, Susan Jeffers, Peter Sis, and Ed Young and be delighted to discover the visions of eighteen lesser known but equally talented artists. Their styles are as diverse as their backgrounds but their artwork and their stories will enchant children of all ages. Seeing Stories is curated by Yvonne Pollack and Jerry Pinkney, one an educator and the other an artist; both are long-time advocates for picture book arts.

ArtsBash continues on Saturday, June 9 with a free open house party at the Arts Exchange, home of the Westchester Arts Council. The public is invited to drop in, view the exhibit Seeing Stories, join a lively discussion with author and illustrator Jeremy Pinckney, participate in a comic book workshop, enjoy face painting, kite making, and so much more! The Arts Council staff is hard at work planning a day full of surprises for the whole family. Doors open at 12am, and the fun lasts all day! The Arts Exchange is located at 31 Mamaroneck Avenue in downtown White Plains. For more information please call 914-428-4220, or visit www.westarts.com.

Superintendent of Schools Appears on White Plains Week Monday

Posted on May 11, 2007 by John Bailey

WPCNR WHITE PLAINS WEEK NEWS. May 11, 2007: The White Plains School Budget and School Board Election vote are coming up Tuesday, and White Plains Week has as its guests Monday evening on WPPA-TV, White Plains Public Access, The Spirit of 76, Channel 76, Superintendent of Schools Timothy Connors and Assistant Superintendent for Business, Fred Seiler are interviewed by John Bailey, The White Plains CitizeNetReporter, Peter Katz, and Jim Benerofe of suburbanstreet.com.

Superintendent of Schools Timothy Connors, second from left, and Fred Seiler, Assistant Superintendent for Business, to Mr. Connors’ left, flanked by Jim Benerofe, left and Peter Katz on Friday’s edition of White Plains Week, which cables Monday at 7 PM on Channel 76. Exclusive Photos of the new Station Square proposal from Louis Cappelli will also be presented on the show.

In the course of the program, Connors said that the STAR Rebate program, by which residents apply for an additional STAR rebate through letter or online (instructions will be mailed to residents), will be continued by the governor for the next three years. He made no commitments to keep the budget at the 4% rate of growth established in this year’s $174.1 Million budget up for approval by voters May 15.

Mr. Connors predicts that 2007 Elementary and Middle School test scores would greatly improve thanks to the new BOCES data analysis techniques that the district elementary schools are employing to work on specific skill remediation to prepare students for the tests. He also said the measure of how well students are being educated in White Plains are reflected in the overall high school graduation rate which in 2006 graduated 82% of its students (entering high school in 2001). (Of those 82%, 94% of white students graduated; 82% of Blacks graduated, and 70% of Hispanic students graduated.)

The show may be viewed Monday evening at 7:00 P.M. on Channel 76 in White Plains.

Louis Cappelli Proposes BILLION DOLLAR BABY: Station Square.

Posted on May 10, 2007 by John Bailey

WPCNR MAIN STREET JOURNAL. By John F. Bailey May 10, 2007: Louis Cappelli introduced what he called his “Billion Dollar Baby” to the Common Council Thursday evening: a staggering complex of three “World Class Office Buildings” anchored by a 5-Star World Class Hotel, replete with a new MTA train station and commuter parking garage — studded with retail. The developer also proposed he build the mythical “Grove Street” extension to facilitate traffic flow to enable the project.

Louis Cappelli presenting his vision for the 21st Century: last night. The Super Developer, creator of New Roc City, City Center in White Plains, The Ritz-Carlton at Westchester, blew the Common Council and reporters away with the scope of the project. Cappelli is seeking to acquire exclusive development rights to the city municipal parking garage, parking lot and Firehouse 7 to create the project. He told WPCNR, he would have to negotiate with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and the state to put together the project, but said the city’s approval was his first step. As part of the project Mr. Cappelli would build a new fire house and parking for 1,500 commuter parking garage.

The model of Station Square on the site of the White Plains Transit Center, Parking Garage. In the foreground is The Galleria

The view looking North. Showing the fivebuilding complex and how it would fit at the Western Gateway to the city. The tallest building is believed to be the hotel.

The view West. In foreground is the City Center, followed by the Ritz-Carlton and the lit complex is Station Square. Mr. Cappelli said he envisioned this after takin several trips into New York by train, and feels that developing the train station area will revitalized the strip from The Ritz to the train station, saying “Station Square will connect the successful redevelopment of the Mamaroneck Avenue and Main Street area with the city’s transportation hub to create a first-class gateway to White Plains. This is smart growth in its truest sense.”