Juggernaut’s James holds Off China, 5-3, on Watley’s Whacks in Joisey

WPCNR PRESS BOX. Special to WPCNR From New York Juggernaut’s Samantha Logan. June 24, 2005: Peaches James registered ten more strikeouts tonight en route to a 5-3 win over the Chinese National Team. Natasha Watley led the Juggernaut offense, going 2-for-3 on the night with a run scored. Four different Nauts recorded an RBI in a complete team effort to capture game one of the series played in Montville, New Jersey before over 600 fans as part of the Juggernaut barnstorming tour. The Juggernaut moved to 11-2 on the year, 1 game behind the Akron Racers.



Olympic Champion Natasha Watley On It! Photo, Courtesy NY Juggernaut.


The bulk of the scoring came in the third inning for the Juggernaut. Alicia Smith led off the inning with a single to right field. Watley got on base with a one out infield single. Carri Leto followed with a single of her own to center field. Three consecutive RBI singles by Leah Nelson, Laura Taylor and Ryan Realmuto put three runs on the board for New York.





The Juggernaut added a run in the fourth inning when Leto drew a bases loaded walk to make the score 4-0 in favor of New York. Smith and Kim Ogee were able to get on base due to Chinese errors. Watley then loaded the bases with a single to center field. Leto followed with the walk that would prove to be all the Juggernaut would need for the win.


The Chinese were not going down without a fight. They began a comeback in the fifth inning. On two outs, Zhang Lifang hit a two RBI double to cut the lead to 4-2. China put up another run in the top of the seventh with another RBI by Lifang. Three runs were not enough for China, as they fell to the New York Juggernaut in the series opener in front of a crowd of over 600 in Montville, New Jersey.


New York hosts the Chinese National Team at Hofstra University on Friday, June 24th at 7:00 p.m. for game two of the series. The two teams also play on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. and Sunday at 1:00 p.m. For more information or tickets, please call 631-385-1634 or visit the Juggernaut online at www.nynjjuggernaut.com. Tonight’s game is “internetcast” at www.whru.org at 6:45 P.M.

FINAL SCORE…………………………………………R H E
Chinese National Team……..000 020 1 – 3 5 4
NY Juggernaut……………….004 100 X -5 8 2


NATIONAL FASTPITCH STANDINGS


JUNE 24, 2005


                                                                   


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Akron Racers                                                                  12 1 .923      ——
Chicago Bandits 11 2 .846         1
New York Juggernaut 11 2 .846          1
New England Riptide 8 3 .727           3   
Texas Thunder 6 3 .667           4
Arizona Heat 10 6 .625          3


Thursdays Results


New York  5  China 3


Chicago 1 Arizona 0


Akron 8 Venezuela 0


New England 3 Texas 2

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Robert Klein Comes to Town.

WPCNR STAGE DOOR. From Oscar Sales, Jr. WPPAC. June 23, 2005: ROBERT KLEIN  Takes the stage of the White Plains Performing Arts Center on Saturday, June 25 at 8pm.

For almost 50 years, Robert Klein has been taking the ordinary and making it extraordinarily funny. With a hilarious new book, “An Amorous Busboy of Decatur Avenue,” Robert Klein will have regale you with a look back at the fabulous fifties and other bits of wisdom. Don’t miss this great entertainer and spend a delightful evening laughing ‘til your sides ache. AND, stay after the show, buy his book and have Robert personally sign it for you!

Tickets for Robert’s show are $40 & $45. Subscribers save 15% off ticket prices. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Box Office at 888-977-2250. You can also purchase tickets to Robert’s show online. Visit our web site at http://www.wppac.com  and click on the link to www.eJewish.com.


Coming This Summer:

The White Plains Youth Theatre presents Rodgers and Hammerstein’s THE SOUND OF MUSIC and OKLAHOMA!

These one-hour musical presentations are performed by actors ages 8-17. Tickets are only $10. Call the Box Office at 888-977-2250 for more information.


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Diminutive Pinnacle Debuts. One Person Makes Comment on Scope Session.

WPCNR COMMON COUNCIL CHRONICLE-EXAMINER. By John F. Bailey. June 23, 2005: Ginsburg Development Corporation presented their scaled down edition of The Pinnacle tower Wednesday evening at a public scoping session where only one comment (on direction of the sewage) was made. The Council closed the scoping session and set a 10-day period for the public to send comments on matters to be considered as the project moved towards consideration by the Common Council. Comments should be sent to Rod Johnson, Environmental Officer, Planning Department, City Hall Annex, 255 Main Street, White Plains, NY.



The Pinnacle at 23 Stories, which will offer 139 units of housing  with 260 Main Street “Affordable Housing” piece proposed to be constructed on the site of the present Jomma’s Cafe (260 Main Street) shown at left. The Pinnacle Parking, situated underground is accessible from Main Street at the gray square in center bottom of the picture.  260 Main Street is to house 50 units of affordable housing, satisfying Martin Ginsburg’s and Louis Cappelli’s affordable housing commitments as part of the 221 Main and The Pinnacle projects combined. Photo by WPCNR News.



The Street Level Plan: At left is City Center Plaza. Parking Entrance at top of picture. Photo by WPCNR News.



The Pinnacle Court as seen from entrance to the City Center movies, displaying the cafe proposed by Mr. Ginsburg to “activate” the City Center Plaza. As the fullscale environmental review of the project begins, the Common Council will pay particular attention to traffic issues and pedestrian issues.  Photo by WPCNR News.


 

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St. Agnes Property Plans for Senior Complex Presented

WPCNR COMMON COUNCIL CHRONICLE-EXAMINER. By John F. Bailey. June 22, 2005, UPDATED 7:55 A.M. E.D.T.: C.J. Follini of  North Street Community, LLC, $21 Million purchasers of the St. Agnes Hospital property last January presented their plans for a “Senior Development” Community for the property to the Common Council Wednesday evening, calling for a 390 unit Independent Living Unit for seniors over 55  in a series of 5 new structures, a7-story building to be constructed on the southwest portion of the property, a clubhouse adjacent to it of 5 stories featuring a spa, dining facility and small theatre, and two other buildings. They also propose outfitting the now vacant former St. Agnes Hospital facility into a health care facility for the residents that would include 60 Skilled Nursing Units, and 20 Assisted Living Units, and in addition provide health care on an outpatient basis to the general public. 



C.J. Follini, one of three principals of North Street Community presenting his Senior Living facility in the Mayor’s Conference Room Wednesday evening. Mr. Follini’s partners are Alfred and Benjamin Caiola and Andrew Green. Photo by WPCNR News



Model of North Street Community.  The four new buildings proposed are in the Southwest portion of the property (upper left quadrant of picture with red roofs). The Carvel Rehabilitation Center, which Follini said would be retained in operation,  is in center of picture. The St. Agnes Hospital building (305) is at top center which the group proposes to reopen as an onsite health care facility open to community residents and the general public. Parking would be provided at underground facilities and open air lots for 1,040 cars. A two-level  underground garage would be located under the Senior Living facility upper left long building. Other parking would be provided in open-air lots. North Street is the road curving through the center of the photograph. The former General Foods facility is to the right in the photo. Photo by WPCNR News


Benjamin Caiola told WPCNR the group is examining options as to whether to build the facility and present a private organization with a turnkey facility, or to retain ownership and have a private nonprofit run the operation. He said the group has not made up its mind on that issue. Mr. Follini said the group would be seeking a Special Permit from the Common Council to allow them to transfrom the zoning from one family residential to a Special Permitted use (senior living facility).  Monthly charges for the facility (an average of $5,000 a month for such a famility, according to WPCNR estimates) have not been worked out yet, Mr. Caiola said. Mr. Follini committed that they would explore the option of making certain units affordable for seniors.


The proposal will be presented to the public in a community meeting at 7:30 P.M. next Tuesday evening in room B-1 at White Plains High School.

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