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Hey Kids! Find Out How to Get Your Driver’s License on the Web

Posted on March 4, 2004 by John Bailey

WPCNR TEEN CANTEEN. From Westchester County Department of Communications. March 4, 2004: Teens now have one website where they can find all the information they need about the process of getting a driver’s license, the tools to help them learn how to drive and safe driving skills to keep that new license.

Developed in-house, Westchester County’s website at www.westchestergov.com offers this new link on teen driving as the latest teen-oriented website developed by the county.

According to County Executive Andy Spano, “Our website brings reliable information together in one place. There are questions and answers to help teens obtain their license from DMV, understand the new graduated driving law, provide tips about how to handle certain driving conditions, and give them the opportunity to post their ideas, stories and news about their driving experiences to share with other teens.”

Spano noted that the site is unique in that it covers many topics for teens, parents and teachers. The site also allows teens to subscribe to an e-mail bulletin to receive updates about special events (Playland, County Center concerts, etc.), anti-drinking programs, anti-smoking efforts, and programs to promote seat belt use and other safe driving tips. Other teen sites developed by the county include teen smoking and drinking and can be found at westchestergov.com under “Family Services,” then “Teens.”

The teen driving website offers a list of links to other agencies and resources that offer assistance to teens, parents and teachers with driving issues, for instance, a resource guide addressing everything from how to get your driver’s license to simulated road tests. Links to other county websites, which may be of interest to teens, are also available.

This site is the latest effort in an ongoing program to reach the county’s teen driving population. Several months ago, a successful teen outreach campaign called “Save Your Face, Click it or Ticket in Westchester” was launched to provide high schools with programs geared towards raising seat belt awareness. Over 20 high schools participated in the program last semester. Due to the program’s success, it is being offered again this spring. To schedule the free program, high school personnel can contact the county’s Traffic Safety Board at 995-2555.

A key component of this program is to conduct seat belt “ticket” contests in high schools, where SADD students would issue coupons to those students that were “caught” wearing their seat belts while driving into school and mock tickets to those students not wearing their seat belts. The coupons enable students’ names to be submitted to a drawing for prizes.

Last semester, six grand prize winners were awarded a tour of MTV studios and lunch at ESPN Zone in NYC. The winners were from Saunders High School in Yonkers, School of the Holy Child in Rye, Walter Panus High School in Cortlandt Manor, Harrison High School, Peekskill High School and Hastings High School.

The Feiner Report: Comptroller Resigns. Town Hall Sale Coming Up. Court Report

Posted on March 4, 2004 by John Bailey

WPCNR’S THE FEINER REPORT. By Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner. For Thursday, March 4, 2004: This Wednesday, March 10^th the Greenburgh Town Board will hold our next Town Board meeting at the Greenburgh Housing Authority offices on Maple Ave, off of Manhattan Ave. The meeting begins at 7:15 PM. We initiated a policy of holding some of our Board meetings away from Town Hall over a dozen years ago. Residents of the low income housing units had felt, for some time, that their concerns were not given adequate attention. Although the Housing Authority is independent of the Town of Greenburgh, the town government wants to partner with Housing Authority members to improve the quality of life for their residents.

On another matter, our Town Comptroller, Ann Marie Berg, has submitted her resignation. We’re looking for a new Comptroller. Those who are interested in applying for the position (which pays up to $116,000) should send a resume to Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner, Town Hall, 177 Hillside Ave, Greenburgh, NY 10607. You can e mail me at [email protected].

My experiences working in the Town Court on February 27^th highlighted the need for a court expansion. Although I was impressed with the hard working town court employees, I was distressed at working conditions in the Town Court. There is a lack of space for employees…boxes are all over the place…inadequate space for files. The room for the Jurors is gloomy, no windows, small – looks like a holding cell. I’m proposing a $25,000 space study.

The Greenburgh Library Board has recommended that the Town Board sell the old Town Hall building to Sunrise Assisted Living. This will generate about $2.75 million in revenue to the town, between $250,000-$300,000 a year in taxes. The Town Board will discuss this matter at our March 24^th Town Board meeting at Town Hall, 177 Hillside Ave, Greenburgh at 7:15 PM. We’re also working with the Library Board on an expansion initiative. Conceptual drawings should be available to the public within weeks outlining different options.

Please feel free to call me anytime. My office is 993 l540. My home is 478 l2l9.

PAUL FEINER

Saturday Night at the Cinema De Lux: Starsky & Hutch, Hildago Roll

Posted on March 4, 2004 by John Bailey

WPCNR FIRST RUSHES. From National Amusements Cinema de Lux. March 4, 2004: Cinema De Lux has advised WPCNR of their new motion picture lineup for this weekend at the City Center in White Plains. Premiering this weekend and all next week in “The Renaissance City” are Starsky and Hutch and Hildago. Here’s the stuff that dreams are made of:

OPENING FRIDAY, March 5th

STARSKY AND HUTCH — Set in the 1970’s, two streetwise cops, Dave Starsky and Ken “Hutch” Hutchinson, bust criminals in their red-and-white Ford Torino with the help of their police snitch Huggy Bear. On their first big case, the duo goes after a former college campus drug dealer who has moved on to white collar crime. Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Snoop Dogg and Vince Vaughn star in this hilarious comedy based on the hit 70’s TV show. Rated PG-13

HILDAGO — Set in 1890, a wealthy Sheik invites an American cowboy, Frank T. Hopkins, to enter the Ocean of Fire – a 3,000-mile survival race across the Arabian Desert. Hopkins, who worked as dispatch rider for the US cavalry, was once billed as the greatest rider the West had ever known. The Sheik puts this claim to the test by pitting the American cowboy and his mustang, Hidalgo, against the world’s greatest Arabian horses and Bedouin riders. The race soon becomes not only a matter of pride and honor for the American, but also a race for his very survival. Based on a true story, this breathtaking action-adventure stars Viggo Mortensen and Omar Sharif. Rated PG-13

Thursday, March 04, 2004
50 First Dates **(PG-13) –12:00;2:20;4:45;7:10;9:40 pm. ;
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (PG-13) –12:40;2:55;5:15;7:30;9:55 pm. ;
Eurotrip (R) –12:25;2:40;4:50;7:05;9:20 pm. ;
Mystic River (R) –4:30;7:25 pm. ;
50 First Dates (PG-13) –1:00;3:20;10:35 pm. ;
Welcome to Mooseport (PG-13) –1:10;3:45;6:25;9:00 pm. ;
Monster (R) –1:15;3:55;6:35;9:10 pm. ;
Catch That Kid (PG) –12:15;2:25 pm. ;
Twisted (R) –12:10;2:50;5:00;7:20;9:50 pm. ;
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (PG) –12:35;3:15;5:30;7:50;10:05 pm. ;
The Passion of The Christ (R) –12:30;1:00;3:30;4:00;6:30;7:00;9:30;10:00 pm. ;
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (PG-13) –12:05;4:05;8:00 pm. ;
Miracle (PG) –12:00;3:00;6:20;9:25 pm. ;
Against the Ropes (PG-13) –1:20;3:50;6:50;9:45 pm. ;
Barbershop 2 (PG-13) –12:00;2:30;5:05;7:35;10:25 pm. ;

Friday, March 05, 2004
Barbershop 2 (PG-13) –12:45;3:10;5:30;7:50;10:10;10:25 pm;12:30 am. ;
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (PG-13) –12:00;3:55;7:55;11:45 pm. ;
Against the Ropes (PG-13) –11:55 pm. ;
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (PG) –12:35;2:50;5:05;7:25;9:45 pm. ;
Twisted (R) –12:50;3:15;5:40;8:05;10:30 pm;12:45 am. ;
Starsky & Hutch **(PG-13) –12:15;2:40;5:00;7:20;9:40 pm;12:00 am. ;
Hidalgo (PG-13) –12:40;3:40;6:50;9:50 pm;12:45 am. ;
The Passion of The Christ (R) –12:00;1:00;3:00;4:00;7:00;7:30;10:00;10:30 pm;12:30 am. ;
Monster (R) –1:15;3:50;6:35;9:10;11:50 pm. ;
Eurotrip (R) –12:25;2:40;4:55;7:10;9:15;11:25 pm. ;
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (PG-13) –12:15;2:30;4:35;6:45;9:00;11:10 pm. ;
Mystic River (R) –4:30;7:30 pm. ;
50 First Dates (PG-13) –12:55;3:20;5:45;8:00;10:15 pm;12:30 am. ;
Catch That Kid (PG) –12:10;2:20 pm. ;
The Passion of The Christ **(R) –12:30;3:30;6:30;9:30 pm;12:10 am. ;
Hidalgo **(PG-13) –12:10;3:10;6:20;9:20 pm;12:20 am. ;

Saturday, March 06, 2004
Hidalgo **(PG-13) –12:10;3:10;6:20;9:20 pm;12:20 am. ;
The Passion of The Christ **(R) –12:30;3:30;6:30;9:30 pm;12:10 am. ;
Catch That Kid (PG) –12:10;2:20 pm. ;
50 First Dates (PG-13) –12:55;3:20;5:45;8:00;10:15 pm;12:30 am. ;
Mystic River (R) –4:30;7:30 pm. ;
Monster (R) –1:15;3:50;6:35;9:10;11:50 pm. ;
Eurotrip (R) –12:25;2:40;4:55;7:10;9:15;11:25 pm. ;
The Passion of The Christ (R) –12:00;1:00;3:00;4:00;7:00;7:30;10:00;10:30 pm;12:30 am. ;
Twisted (R) –12:50;3:15;5:40;8:05;10:30 pm;12:45 am. ;
Hidalgo (PG-13) –12:40;3:40;6:50;9:50 pm;12:45 am. ;
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (PG-13) –12:00;3:55;7:55;11:45 pm. ;
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (PG-13) –12:15;2:30;4:35;6:45;9:00;11:10 pm. ;
Starsky & Hutch **(PG-13) –12:15;2:40;5:00;7:20;

The Watch Comes Back. Monthly to Rise From the Dead

Posted on March 4, 2004 by John Bailey

WPCNR PRESSROOM. By John F. Bailey. March 4, 2004: The White Plains Watch is coming back, White Plains. Susan Chang, Publisher of the White Plains Watch, who suspended publication for three months, when her paid subscription drive did not meet expectations, has almost achieved her goal, with citizens flocking to her support thanks to stalwart community effort.

Ms. Chang says she needs 335 subscriptions to meet her goal of 2,000 subscriptions to publish.

WPCNR has learned that Ms. Chang will celebrate the resurrection of The Watch at a “Count Down to Publish Meeting” to be held at Memorial Methodist Church at 7:30 P.M., March 11. At that time, the publisher promises to detail what she describes as “long-term development plans for the paper.”

She is also promoting a slide show for Watch subscribers that is available at http://205.181.16.75/wpwatch/