WPCNR STAGE DOOR. November 8, 2005: The Memorial United Methodist Church, 250 Bryant Avenue will present A Single Woman, presented by the Nevada Shakespeare Company. the story of Jeannette Rankin, a lifelong pacifist, who was the first woman elected to Congress, even before women had the right to vote! Rankin was a groundbreaking pacifist from Montana who opposed the U.S. entrance into both World Wars. The will be present Sunday, November 13 at 6 PM, and Monday, November 14, at 7:30 P.M. Admission is $10 per person. For more, call 949-2146, or go to [email protected].
5-Star Restaurant Will Top 221 Main Street Tower. Will Join 4-Star Hotel: Berg.
WPCNR MAIN STREET JOURNAL. By John F. Bailey. November 7, 2005: Bruce Berg Senior Vice President of Cappelli Enterprises today confirmed to WPCNR News that the Louis Cappelli 221 Main Street Hotel & Condominium project under construction on Main Street will be incorporating “a 5-Star Restaurant” on the 40th Floor of the first tower of the project. Berg told WPCNR that his organization is negotiating now with several possible operators of the planned establishment. Berg said it would have wrap-around views of Westchester County.
Louis Cappelli Demonstrating Last Seen Design for 40 Story Main Street Hotel Condo Main Street side tower. Arnold Berstein foreground, and Jim Benerofe background look on. Bar Building is at left. Grace Church is at lower right March 23, 2005. According to Bruce Berg, Mr. Cappelli has decided to add a rooftop restaurant at the top of the tower. A new design will be showcased to the Common Council within the next four weeks. Photo, WPCNR News Archive.
Ambitious Copy Spills the Beans on Rooftop Restaurant. The Campaign Brochure revealing the 5-Star Restaurant Deal that Mr. Berg confirmed to WPCNR. Photo by WPCNR News.
Mr. Berg said the plans have not been submitted to the Common Council as yet, but have been in development for weeks, since the Common Council had made it known (Councilmen Benjamin Boykin, particularly, and Robert Greer), they hoped a rooftop showcase dining establishment could be incorporated into the project.
Berg told WPCNR that the hotel being considered is definitely a 4-Star hotel, and he expected to name it within 4 weeks.
The news of the hotel came to WPCNR’s attention via a last minute Mayor Joseph Delfino campaign brochure, announcing a 4-star hotel and rooftop restaurant. A call to the Mayor’s office for details has been placed.
As originally approved, the 221 Main Hotel-Condoplex did not include a rooftop restaurant.
Mayor Calls for Supporters to Call Friends to the Polls Tuesday
WPCNR CAMPAIGN 2005. By John F. Bailey. November 6, 2005: Mayor Joseph Delfino held a “Get Out the Vote Rally” Sunday in Delfino Park, attended by some 300 persons who enjoyed free food and refreshments, including hot White Plains Fire Department chili. In his remarks, Mayor Delfino called upon his supporters to call their friends and turn out the votes for him on Election Day to allow him “to finish the job” he has done in White Plains the last eight years.
Mayor Delfino with Councilman Larry Delgado, addressing supporters Sunday. Photo by WPCNR News.
The Mayor criticised the Power Campaign for getting personal, saying he was particularly hurt by their mocking criticism of the Mayor’s practice of attending funerals. The Mayor, said he attends funerals because of the 1,700 persons who attended his brother Carl’s funeral in 1975, saying that had personally moved moved. Mayor Delfino drew on his immigrant roots, saying he was sorry his father had not lived to see not one, but two sons elected Mayor. On specifics, he said the city was in “great financial shape,” and that the city’s auditors said every city in the state should be as in good financial shape as White Plains. The Mayor said he made campaign appearances at Stop N Shop, What a Bagel, and Roosters this morning prior to the rally.
Rob Astorino, Republican Candidate for County Executive spoke saying all Westchester was suffering from high taxes and said the Mayor needed a partner as County Executive, and he looked forward to working with the Mayor.
Adam Bradley on Veterans Day Patriot Plan & Veterans Benefits
WPCNR’S ADAM IN ALBANY. By Assemblyman Adam T. Bradley. November 5, 2005: On this Nov. 11 we mark the day 87 years ago that ended WWI and has now become the hallowed commemoration of sacrifice known as Veterans’ Day. Alongside local parades celebrating our fighting men and women, we will also remember those who, sadly, have fallen for freedom. The brave soldiers who selflessly risk their lives deserve all the help we can provide. I am committed to rewarding the sacrifices veterans have made for our country and I am also very proud to serve on the Assembly’s Committee on Veterans Affairs.
The sacrifices of over 20,000 New Yorkers serving in active duty are shared more than ever with their families, who deserve all the help they can to cope with this disruption in their lives. To this end, the Assembly passed the Patriot Plan (Ch. 106 of 2003) which has been helping military personnel for three years. The plan helps military members by:
· Imposing a cap on installment loan interest
· Extending eviction protections
· Allowing for the termination of car leases without penalty
· Extending mortgage foreclosure protections
· Extending the deadline to pay property taxes, contingent upon locality
· Protecting against lapse in life insurance for non-payment of premiums
To help our military personnel find meaningful work upon their return, the Patriot
Plan also helps our troops by:
· Extending the certification period for emergency technicians on active duty
· Waiving continuing professional education requirements and automatically extending professional licenses
· Protecting soldiers who have to suspend their education, allowing them to retain credits, standings or scholarships, providing them the option of requesting a refund or credit of tuition and fees
· Allowing special military make-up exams for military members who, due to military service, missed the application deadline for a scheduled competitive exam
We will also provide for the spouse and their children, by extending them the death benefits which all of New York’s public servants receive. And when those same kids graduate high school, the Patriot Plan will provide scholarship money for them and their parents. They can also be assured life insurance premiums will be reimbursed for policies up to $400,000 should the worst occur.
Today’s soldier is very different from the ones of the last century. Alongside 18-year-old high school graduates there are ever increasing numbers of married men and women with children and houses and mortgages. As military recruitment efforts struggle, more reservists are asked to leave behind their jobs and communities to defend democracy afar or help Americans coping with natural disasters at home. This plan helps to assist veterans and their families and provides a smooth peacetime transition for New York’s service members.
For more information about these and other benefits, visit the DMNA Web site, www.dmna.state.ny.us/members/patriot.html or call the Legal Affairs Office at (518) 786-4541, or 1-888-VETSNYS.
Veterans of the Persian Gulf or Afghanistan conflicts can now receive, upon request, a new “War on Terror” license plate. For more information, go to, www.nydmv.state.ny.us/armedforces.htm.
There is no greater sacrifice for any greater cause than that given by the American soldier. Though we take this day to honor their memory and their continued struggle, our soldiers continue to fight, when called upon, as they always do. It is our obligation to live up to the freedoms they guard with their lives, and to remain thankful, not just this Veterans’ Day, but every day.