It’s Tratoros, Tompkins and Taft vying for 2 School Board Seats.

WPCNR SCHOOL DAYS. From Michele Schoenfeld, Clerk to the Board of Education. April 29, 2004: Michele Schoenfeld reports that three candidates have turned in petitions of 100 signatures each to contend for the two Board of Education seats up for election on May 18, in the Annual School District Election.


They are Board of Education incumbent Michelle Tratoros, Stephen Taft, parent of two children in the high school, and Rick Tompkins, also parent of two children in the system. Mr. Tompkins served on the Annual Budget Committee this year.

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Cuomo Women to Headline White Plains Hospital Center Heart Care for Women Sympo

WPCNR HealthNewsLetter. From Jamie Schenkman. April 29, 2004: “Health Care Across Generations, A Mother and Daughter Heart to Heart”, will be presented Tuesday, May 4, 2004, at the White Plains Performing Arts Center from 11:30 A.M. to 2:30 P.M.


It will feature Matilda Raffa Cuomo, former First Lady of the state of New York and Founder of Mentoring USA; Maria Cuomo Cole, Chairperson, Board of Directors, Help USA;  with White Plains Hospital Center physicians and health care professionals. The Symposium will explore cardiac health care for women, including “Heart Healthy Living,” “Chair Yoga,” “Heart Healthy Diets 2004,” and “Heart Healthy Exercise.”

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Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius Opens at Cinema De Lux Friday

WPCNR REEL TO REEL. From National Amusements. April 29, 2004: The lifestory of Bobby Jones, the  legendary golfer of the 1920s,  Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius will premier at the Cinema de Lux Friday along with Pierce Bronsnan’s new comedy, Laws of Attraction, Mean Girls, Godsend, and Envy. For a “trailer” on the five new flicks and showtimes for the show palace at the City Center, read more:

LAWS OF ATTRACTION — High-powered divorce attorneys Audrey Woods and Daniel Rafferty have seen love gone wrong in all the worst-case scenarios. At the top of their respective games, they are complete opposites. Pitted against each other in a nasty public divorce between famous clients, they travel to Ireland for the case and find themselves thrown together at a romantic Irish festival. After a night of wild celebrating, they wake up the next morning as husband and wife. Julianne Moore and Pierce Brosnan star in this charming romantic comedy. Rated PG-13

MEAN GIRLS — Cady is a teenage girl who is accustomed to being on safari with her zoologist parents. When the family relocates to Illinois, she must enroll in the local public high school. Cady is quickly accepted into an A-list clique of girlfriends; however, when she falls for the ex-boyfriend of one of her new friends, she is marked for punishment by the clique, which uses cruel and unusual practices to get their point across. Soon things really get ugly when Cady is forced to use the same mean-spirited tactics to stay afloat. This campy teenage comedy stars Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams and Lacey Chabert. Rated PG-13

ENVY — Tim Dingman and Nick Vanderpark are best friends and neighbors. Tim passes on an opportunity to get in on one of Nick’s get-rich-quick schemes; however, when Nick’s idea actually succeeds, Tim can only sit by and watch as Nick amasses a huge fortune. Soon Tim’s envy gets the best of him and his life careens wildly out of control. This sidesplitting comedy stars Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Amy Poehler and Rachel Weisz. Rated PG-13

GODSEND — Paul and Jessie Duncan have lost their eight-year-old son Adam in a tragic accident. They are approached by Dr. Richard Wells who offers to clone Adam and bring him back. Despite the legal and moral ramifications, the Duncans agree and enter into a pact with Dr. Wells. Adam’s “reborn” life goes along without consequence until he passes his eighth birthday. Paul and Jessie begin to realize that Adam is living on borrowed time as they unravel the horrific truth about Dr. Wells. Greg Kinnear, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos and Robert DeNiro star in this disturbing thriller. Rated PG-13

BOBBY JONES: Stroke of Genius — Based on a true story, James Caviezel stars as legendary golfer Bobby Jones, who in 1930 at the age of 28 won the title of Grand Slam Champion by winning the British Amateur, the British Open, the U.S. Open and the U.S. Amateur – a record that remains unbroken today. Considered a true American hero, Jones never played for money or fame, but rather for the love of the game. Torn between his family and the game he loved, Jones retired only two months after winning the Grand Slam to spend time with his wife and children. Malcolm McDowell and Claire Forlani also star in this inspiring drama. Rated PG

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Thursday, April 29, 2004  
The Whole Ten Yards (PG-13) –10:05 pm. ;
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (R) –1:40;4:20;7:05;9:40 pm. ;
Hellboy (PG-13) –1:20;4:05;7:20;10:00 pm. ;
Johnson Family Vacation (PG-13) –1:50;4:25;6:55;9:20 pm. ;
The Alamo (PG-13) –1:00;9:25 pm. ;
The Punisher (R) –12:15;3:15;6:15;9:15 pm. ;
The Girl Next Door (R) –9:45 pm. ;
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (PG) –12:15;2:40;5:10 pm. ;
Home on the Range (PG) –12:00;2:00;4:00;6:00 pm. ;
Jersey Girl (PG-13) –10:00 pm. ;
Man on Fire (R) –12:30;3:40;7:00;10:10 pm. ;
13 Going on 30 (PG-13) –12:35;3:00;5:30;7:55;10:20 pm. ;
Ella Enchanted (PG) –12:20;2:50;5:15;7:40 pm. ;
The Prince and Me (PG) –1:45;4:30;7:10 pm. ;
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (R) –1:15;4:15;7:45;10:40 pm. ;
The Passion of The Christ (R) –4:10;6:45 pm. ;
Man on Fire **(R) –12:00;3:10;6:30;9:40 pm. ;
Connie and Carla (PG-13) –1:25;3:55;6:40;9:10 pm. ;
13 Going on 30 **(PG-13) –12:05;2:30;5:00;7:25;9:50 pm. ;
Kill Bill: Volume 2 **(R) –7:15;10:15 pm. ;

Friday, April 30, 2004  
Mean Girls **(PG-13) –1:50;4:25;7:05;9:30 pm;12:00 am. ;
13 Going on 30 **(PG-13) –12:05;2:30;5:00;7:25;9:50 pm;12:15 am. ;
Man on Fire **(R) –12:00;3:10;6:30;9:40 pm. ;
Bobby Jones – Stroke of Genius (PG) –1:15;4:05;6:50;9:35 pm;12:20 am. ;
Godsend (PG-13) –1:30;4:20;7:20;10:05 pm;12:30 am. ;
Laws of Attraction (PG-13) –12:30;2:50;5:05;7:30;9:55 pm;12:10 am. ;
Mean Girls (PG-13) –12:00;2:25;4:55;7:35;10:00 pm;12:30 am. ;
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (R) –12:20;3:20;6:20;9:20 pm;12:20 am. ;
Ella Enchanted (PG) –4:10;6:45;9:05;11:30 pm. ;
13 Going on 30 (PG-13) –12:35;3:00;5:30;7:55;10:20 pm;12:35 am. ;
Man on Fire (R) –12:30;3:40;7:00;10:10 pm;12:40 am. ;
Home on the Range (PG) –12:10;2:10 pm. ;
The Punisher (R) –12:10;3:05;6:35;9:10;11:45 pm. ;
Johnson Family Vacation (PG-13) –12:15;2:35;10:30 pm;12:40 am. ;
Hellboy (PG-13) –5:10;7:50 pm. ;
Envy (PG-13) –12:00;2:20;4:50;7:15;9:45 pm;12:10 am. ;
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (R) –1:20;4:00;6:40;9:25 pm;12:00 am. ;

Saturday, May 01, 2004  
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (R) –1:20;4:00;6:40;9:25 pm;12:00 am. ;
Envy (PG-13) –12:00;2:20;4:50;7:15;9:45 pm;12:10 am. ;
Hellboy (PG-13) –5:10;7:50 pm. ;
Johnson Family Vacation (PG-13) –12:15;2:35;10:30 pm;12:40 am. ;
The Punisher (R) –12:10;3:05;6:35;9:10;11:45 pm. ;
Home on the Range (PG) –12:10;2:10 pm. ;
Man on Fire (R) –12:30;3:40;7:00;10:10 pm;12:40 am. ;
13 Going on 30 (PG-13) –12:35;3:00;5:30;7:55;10:20 pm;12:35 am. ;
Ella Enchanted (PG) –4:10;6:45;9:05;11:30 pm. ;
Mean Girls (PG-13) –12:00;2:25;4:55;7:35;10:00 pm;12:30 am. ;
Laws of Attraction (PG-13) –12:30;2:50;5:05;7:30;9:55 pm;

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DPW Receives Free Electric “Mayor Mobiles” From Power Authority.

WPCNR MAIN STREET JOURNAL. April 29, 2004: They look like the underground subway  tubes appearing in the old Buck Rogers serial from the 30s that whisked the dashing Buster Crabbe from one peril to another with Wilma Deering. Instead the new mini-electric vehicles are whisking dashing DPW sewer and parks troubleshooters where conventional vehicles dare not go. They are the “Mayor Mobiles,” as dubbed by a quipping Paul Wood of the Mayor’s Office. The two 21st century beauties have been donated by the New York Power Authority to the Department of Public Works, and have just gone into service. WPCNR got its first look at the Ford Motor Company manufactured vehicle yesterday, parked illegally on the side of the Renaissance Plaza Fountain.



WAITING FOR BUCK ROGERS: One of two new electric “Mayor Mobiles” donated to the city by The New York Power Authority. electric  Commissioner of Public Works, Joseph Nicoletti, in a City Hall-sponsored interview said the vehicles if purchased from the Ford Motor Company subsidiary that manufactured them, would cost  $15,000 each, but the city got them free. He said they are “limited use” vehicles for driving on streets where the speed limit is under 35 miles an hour (which, he noted, is every street within White Plains city limits). Nicoletti said the city has done much work with the Power Authority on fuel-efficiency vehicles, and as a result, the Power Authority donated the two vehicles  know as Think Cars to the Department. He said they had a 30-mile range, charge up out of a 110-volt socket, and cost 4 cents a mile to run. Nicoletti said they would be used on park paths, and areas inaccessible by standard vehicle. Photo by WPCNR News

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