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Maisano Reports New Rochelle Family Court is Staying Where it is: New Ro

Posted on December 1, 2004 by John Bailey

WPCNR WHITE PLAINS LAW JOURNAL. From County Legislator James Maisano. December 1: I am extremely happy to report that the New Rochelle Family Court has been saved. This past summer my office was contacted by several advocates and attorneys who became aware that this branch of the Family Court would be closed in 2005. We then organized joint public meetings of the Committee on Governmental Relations, of which I am the Chair, and the Committee on Families to review this matter.
We listened to all points of view. However, the County Legislators were troubled by the closing of this Family Court because of the critical services it provides to families dealing with difficult issues such as domestic violence, child custody, child support and children with criminal charges. We did not believe that it made any sense to force families from New Rochelle, Mount Vernon and Pelham to travel to Family Court in White Plains, when this local Family Court in New Rochelle made these vital services so accessible. We also discovered a 1997 letter to the Westchester Board of Legislators from Judge Lippman, the Chief Administrative Judge of New York State, announcing a decision that both the New Rochelle and Yonkers Family Courts would not be consolidated in White Plains because of the importance of these regional locations for the Family Court.

I then drafted a Resolution that was co-sponsored by County Legislator Vito Pinto in which we called on State Court officials reverse this decision and keep the New Rochelle Family Court opened. This Resolution was passed unanimously on November 22, 2004 by the Westchester Board of Legislators, and one week later it was announced that the New Rochelle Family Court would be saved. I must also point out that the State Legislators representing New Rochelle, Mount Vernon and Pelham also sent a letter calling for this Family Court to be saved.

I wish to thank all those who rallied together in this impressive effort. Our victory is a tribute to bipartisan elected officials and citizens coming together in a thoughtful and professional manner to protect vital services for the families of New Rochelle, Mount Vernon and Pelham.

Jim Maisano

County Legislator

Julia as the CLOSER Opens Friday at City Center; Wesley as BLADE Arrives the 8th

Posted on December 1, 2004 by John Bailey

WPCNR SCREEN GEMS. From National Amusements. December 1, 2004: Julia (Roberts) and Wesley (Snipes) newest flicks hit the City Center Cinema De Lux this week. Ms. Roberts’ new vehicle CLOSER premiers Friday at the Centa, and Mr. Snipes newest BLADE: TRINITY arrives one week from today, December 8. Here’s the lowdown on the new movies and the week’s schedule at the Cinema De Lux for all you vacationing college students out there:

CLOSER — Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Clive Owen and Natalie Portman star as four strangers who meet and fall in love in this bitingly honest look at modern relationships. Academy Award-winning director Mike Nichols directed this film about attraction, love and betrayal. Rated R

OPENING IN THEATRES WEDNESDAY, December 8th

BLADE: TRINITY — Wesley Snipes returns as a day-walking vampire hunter in the explosive third and final film in the Blade franchise. For years, Blade has fought against vampires in the cover of night, but now he is forced out into the daylight for his most dangerous confrontation ever. Rated R

Wednesday, December 01, 2004
Ray (PG-13) –12:05; 3:25; 6:40; 10:05 pm. ;
Polar Express: An IMAX 3D Experience (G) –12:40; 3:00; 5:20; 7:40; 10:00 pm. ;
The Grudge (PG-13) –9:45 pm. ;
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie **(PG) –12:15; 2:45; 5:10 pm. ;
The Incredibles **(PG) –1:20; 4:10; 7:05 pm. ;
National Treasure **(PG) –6:20; 9:20 pm. ;
Alexander **(R) –7:30 pm. ;
The Incredibles (PG) –12:25; 1:50; 3:10; 4:40; 7:35; 10:10 pm. ;
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (PG) –12:45; 1:40; 3:15; 4:05; 5:35; 6:30; 7:55; 10:15 pm. ;
National Treasure (PG) –1:05; 3:55; 6:50; 9:50 pm. ;
Alexander (R) –12:00; 4:00; 8:00 pm. ;
The Polar Express (G) –1:00; 3:20; 5:45; 8:05; 10:25 pm. ;
After the Sunset (PG-13) –5:00; 7:10; 9:25 pm. ;
Christmas With the Kranks (PG) –12:10; 12:35; 2:30; 2:55; 4:50; 7:15; 9:40 pm. ;
Finding Neverland (PG) –12:00; 2:25; 4:55; 7:25; 9:55 pm. ;
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (R) –1:45; 4:15; 6:55; 9:00; 9:35 pm. ;

Thursday, December 02, 2004
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (R) –1:45; 4:15; 6:55; 9:00; 9:35 pm. ;
The Polar Express (G) –10:20 am; 1:00; 3:20; 5:45; 8:05; 10:25 pm. ;
Finding Neverland (PG) –12:00; 2:25; 4:55; 7:25; 9:55 pm. ;
Christmas With the Kranks (PG) –12:10; 12:35; 2:30; 2:55; 4:50; 7:15; 9:40 pm. ;
After the Sunset (PG-13) –5:00; 7:10; 9:25 pm. ;
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (PG) –12:45; 1:40; 3:15; 4:05; 5:35; 6:30; 7:55; 10:15 pm. ;
Alexander (R) –12:00; 4:00; 8:00 pm. ;
National Treasure (PG) –1:05; 3:55; 6:50; 9:50 pm. ;
The Incredibles (PG) –12:25; 1:50; 3:10; 4:40; 7:35; 10:10 pm. ;
Alexander **(R) –7:30 pm. ;
National Treasure **(PG) –6:20; 9:20 pm. ;
The Incredibles **(PG) –1:20; 4:10; 7:05 pm. ;
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie **(PG) –12:15; 2:45; 5:10 pm. ;
The Grudge (PG-13) –9:45 pm. ;
Polar Express: An IMAX 3D Experience (G) –12:40; 3:00; 5:20; 7:40; 10:00 pm. ;
Ray (PG-13) –12:05; 3:25; 6:40; 10:05 pm. ;

Friday, December 03, 2004
Polar Express: An IMAX 3D Experience (G) –10:20 am; 12:40; 2:55; 5:20; 7:40; 10:00 pm; 12:10 am. ;
Closer **(R) –2:30; 5:00; 7:30; 10:00 pm; 12:20 am. ;
Ray (PG-13) –12:05; 3:25; 6:40; 10:20 pm. ;
National Treasure **(PG) –6:20; 9:20 pm; 12:15 am. ;
The Incredibles (PG) –11:00 am; 12:00; 12:50; 1:50; 3:35; 4:40; 7:25; 10:10 pm; 12:35 am. ;
National Treasure (PG) –10:15 am; 1:05; 3:55; 6:50; 9:50 pm; 12:35 am. ;
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (PG) –10:25 am; 12:15; 12:45; 2:45; 3:15; 5:10; 5:35; 7:55; 10:15 pm. ;
Alexander (R) –12:00; 4:00; 7:35; 8:10; 11:20; 11:50 pm. ;
The Polar Express (G) –10:40 am; 1:00; 3:20; 5:45; 8:05; 10:25 pm; 12:35 am. ;
After the Sunset (PG-13) –5:05; 7:10; 9:25; 11:40 pm. ;
Christmas With the Kranks (PG) –10:25 am; 12:10; 12:35; 2:35; 2:55; 4:50; 7:15; 9:40 pm; 12:00 am. ;
Finding Neverland (PG) –12:00; 2:25; 4:55; 7:20; 9:55 pm; 12:20 am. ;
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (R) –1:45; 4:15; 6:55; 9:35 p

WPCNR PHOTOGRAPH OF THE DAY

Posted on December 1, 2004 by John Bailey

WPCNR ROVING PHOTOGRAPHER. November 30, 2004: Today’s POTD is a wonderful sight: a bona fide, genuine “pick up baseball game” in session at White Plains “Field of Dreams,” Gedney Field. Five former White Plains High baseball players, home from college, whiled away a leisurely afternoon for hours in the late autumn sun Tuesday. The players said they got together for old times sake on Tuesday afternoon and it was windups, great catches, and the crack of the bat just for the fun of it.

PICK UP GAME. Gedney Field. Photo by the WPCNR Roving Photographer

Mayor Delfino Will Light Up the White Plains Community Tree Sunday at 4:45 P.M.

Posted on November 30, 2004 by John Bailey

WPCNR BROADWAY BOULEVARDIER. November 30, 2004: The ceremonial lighting of the White Plains CommunityTree by “America’s Favorite Mayor,” Mayor Joseph Delfino of White Plains is scheduled for Sunday, December 5, beginning with the traditional city two-hour entertainment holiday extravaganza at 4:30 P.M. in Tibbetts Park on North Broadway, just off Main Street.

OPERATION HOLIDAY MAGIC: The intrepid Decoration Deployment Division (DDD) of the White Plains Department of Public Works, (the big ORANGE ONE) supplemented by the Festive Light Technology Engineering Task Force (FLTETF), with the High Altitude Precision Placement Airborne Fleet (HAPPAF) with its Airborne Special Forces were in the field Tuesday decorating the White Plains Community Tree for Sunday’s “City Lights, Bright Holiday Nights, Community Tree Lighting. The Department of Recreation & Parks will present complimentary refreshments, Starbucks Coffee, entertainment by musical groups, songs of the season and an Ice Sculptor Exhibit. Santa Claus will arrive at 5:15 P.M. Tree Lighting is scheduled for 6:30 P.M. Photo by WPCNR News.