A Weekend in Westchester — Experience New York’s Most Historic Region.

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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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Great Caesar’s Ghost! Spiderman 2 TIckets on Sale Now. The De Lux Flick Lineup

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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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Police in N.J. Warn of New Car-Jack Tactic.

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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.


So, you shift into PARK, unlock your doors and jump out of your car to remove that paper (or whatever it is) that is obstructing your view…  When you reach the back of your car, that is when the car-jackers appear out of nowhere, jump into your car and take off.

Your engine was running (ladies would have their purse in the car) and they practically mow you down as they speed off in your car.

BE AWARE OF THIS NEW SCHEME THAT IS NOW BEING USED.

Just drive away and remove the paper that is stuck to your window later.  A purse contains all identification and addresses.  They already have your keys.

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Juggernaut Names New Manager.

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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.


 “We received a lot of resumes from coaches all over the country,” Plemenos said. “But Dina has proven that she is very capable of handling this responsibility, she knows our system and embraces our philosophy.”


 Before her assistant coaching job with the Juggernaut, DeAquino was the assistant coach at Montclair State University from 2000-2001 and at Princeton University from 1990-1998. At Princeton she helped the Tigers to two consecutive appearances in the Women’s College World Series in 1995 and 1996. DeAquino also played for Montclair where she was a two-time All-American pitcher and won three regional championships with the Red Hawks.


 The second-place Juggernaut are currently 9-4 which puts them half a game behind the Texas Thunder in the NPF standings. They continue their home-stand at 7:35 tonight with the second game of a three-game series against the Akron Racers.

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