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District Attorney Presents Advisory to Parents on Stopping Holiday Teen Drinking

Posted on December 23, 2003 by John Bailey

WPCNR POLICE GAZETTE. From The Office of the District Attorney Press Office. December 23, 2003: Westchester County District Attorney Jeanine Pirro is announcing helpful tips to parents to keep their children safe and alcohol-free this holiday season. Research has shown that the majority of teens 12-15 obtain alcohol from their own homes. Parents and guardians must be particularly attentive in making sure that alcohol is not accessible to their children during the holidays.
District Attorney Pirro states, “Parents are the most important influence on children when it comes to decisions on alcohol and drug use. Holiday festivities can take a tragic turn when under-aged individuals partake in alcohol and/or drugs. Parents must know that if they allow alcohol to be served to under-aged individuals in their homes, they will face criminal charges and possible civil liability. The crime of Unlawfully Dealing with a Child is punishable by a fine of up to $1000 and/or up to one year in jail. My Office will continue to investigate and prosecute those individuals who sell alcohol or provide alcohol to minors.”

District Attorney Pirro offers the following Safety Tips to parents and guardians this holiday season:

• Make sure alcohol is not accessible to children in your home. Lock it up if need be!

• If you host a party or minors drink alcohol in your home you are subject to both criminal and civil liability.

• Set a good example for your children regarding the use of alcohol. Make sure you and your guests drink responsibly so your children can use you as their role models.

• Call when your child goes to a party to make sure the parents will be home and that they share the same values as you do regarding under-aged drinking.

• Talk to other parents about ways to send a consistent, clear message that underage drinking is not acceptable behavior or a “rite of passage.”

• If you know of a store which is selling alcohol to minors, call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 898-TIPS (8477). The caller can remain anonymous and a reward is offered.

• If you know of a party where minors are using alcohol, call your local police department.

The District Attorney’s Office has been extremely proactive in combating under-aged drinking. In September 2002, the Westchester County Advisory Council on Underage Drinking was created through the efforts of District Attorney Jeanine Pirro and the Westchester County School Superintendents to assist local communities in Westchester County in developing and sustaining local coalitions to deal with the problems of underage drinking and substance abuse. A web site was created to provide ideas and strategies that coalitions may use, as well as providing the list of coalitions in Westchester. The website address is www.wcacud.org.

he District Attorney also established the Clear Choices, Prosecutors Reach Out Legal Awareness Workshops (PRO-LAW) and Crash Course programs to provide valuable alcohol/drug prevention information and education to teens throughout Westchester County. For more information call the District Attorney’s Community Crime Prevention Bureau at (914) 995-3317. Community involvement and accountability are the keys to success in the prevention of under-aged drinking.

Westco Off to Great Start on Season.

Posted on December 22, 2003 by John Bailey

WPCNR WHITE PLAINS STAGE DOOR. From Westco Productions. December 22, 2003 (Edited): Westco Productions has announced that all seven performances from December 16th through December 20th of “Frosty The Snowman” at the 458-seat Rochambeau School Theater in White Plains were sold-out. Westco also announces two new productions to be premiered in February and April of next year. One is an original production about Abraham Lincoln, the other a poetry for children series.

“This has been a fabulous fall season for Westco,” according to the theater company’s marketing consulting, Peter Katz. “Response to our advertising campaigns has been exceptional. We’ve been experiencing the same kind of high audience turnout that the trade publication Variety reports is taking place at other theaters in the New York metropolitan area.” Katz added, “The success of Westco’s fall season bodes well for the coming year, when we’ll be premiering our original production All About Abe (the early life of our 16th President), which will be presented in February at the Irvington Town Hall Theatre (built as a replica of the Ford Theatre in Washington D.C.), as well as expanding our programming and presentations at other venues.”

Westco will also debut a new series of poetry for children called The Nature of Poetry in collaboration with the Greenburgh Nature Center beginning in April 2004 as well as their regular spring productions at Rochambeau. For a calendar of events, go to Westco’s websit at www.westcoprods.com or call (914) 761-7463 for a brochure.

Fort Hill Players Reprise Drama’s Best in January Experiment.

Posted on December 22, 2003 by John Bailey

WPCNR WHITE PLAINS STAGE DOOR. From Jim Brownold, FHP, December 22, 2003 (EDITED):

Fort Hill Players presents From the Wings an evening of showcase scenes — produced, acted and directed by up and coming FHP actors and directors.

The evening features scenes from All in the Timing, Burning Down the House, Fool for Love, The Individuality of Streetlamps, and The Wager, Also presented will be Overtones, a one act play, and a Dance solo.

General Admission: $5.00, open seating. FHP members and Subscribers: Free. Tickets will be available only at the door at the “Little Theatre on Fisher,” Rochambeau School, 228 Fisher Ave in White Plains.

The evening of theatre variet will be presented Friday and Saturday, January 23 & 24 at 8 PM. Further information about the show is available at www.forthillplayers.com.

Call Candyce. Save a Dog. Small Paws Aids Homeless Bichons, Fights Pup Mills

Posted on December 21, 2003 by John Bailey

WPCNR HIGHLANDS OBSERVER. December 22, 2003: Are you thinking of getting a puppy or a dog for your family for Christmas? Before you go to that pet shop, or answer that ad and choose to pay $1,000 to $1,200 for a puppy, WPCNR suggests you call Candyce Corcoran, local representative for Small Paws Rescue a national organization of some 5,000 persons, dedicated to finding homes for dogs down on their luck, who have none, mostly those lovable, cuddly bichon frise characters. When Small Paws learns of a dog about to be destroyed by pounds or mills because they have been abandoned or sold at auction, or outlived their breeding cycle, they dispatch one of their members to “whisk” the dog from harm and find them a home.

IS THERE ROOM IN YOUR HEART FOR A DOG WHO HAS NEVER KNOWN LOVE? Candyce Corcoran, right, Highlands resident, with Robin Pressnall, Executive Director of Small Paws Rescue, hugging Candace’s bichon frise, Oliver. Oliver is a dog that Candyce “rescued.” Bonnie Ferguson, Secretary of the national organization is at left. Candyce hosted an eastern enclave of Small Paws Rescue members in her home. For information, on how Small Paws rescues dogs in trouble nationwide, and how you can help, go to their website at www.smallpawsrescue.org. Photo by WPCNR News.

They have dogs now that you can own, with all veterinary fees, shots, and examinations paid for, for little more than $150 or less within days. About twenty members of Small Paws Rescue met this month at Ms. Corcoran’s home in the Highlands in a mini-regional convention, and we learned first hand of the horror of the pet shop industry which sell bichons, a popular showdog breed, for up to $1,200.

Robin Pressnall, Executive Director of Small Paws Rescue, told WPCNR she first became aware of the puppy mill industry in Missouri when she was looking for a pet. She visited a farm and saw the absolute horror that existed. Dogs being kept in small cages, without human contact, whose only experience in life was to breed, one litter after another to feed the pet shop industry of America. Then sold off at auction when they were no longer fertile. She was so horrified by this that she set out to tell the secret story of how the pet industry exploits animals to feed on the public love of puppies. For information on dogs in need of rescue, available now, contact Ms. Candyce Corcoran in White Plains.

SMALL PAWS RESCUERS CONCLAVE AT CORCORAN’S. They came from New Jersey, Connecticut, Oklahoma, to meet each other for the first time and share their love for dogs who have none. All are members of Small Paws Rescue who seek loving homes for bichon frises that they have rescued from being destroyed. Candyce Corcoran hosted the event, and she is shown seated next to Ms. Pressnall, Executive Director, in blue sweater. Ms. Corcoran rescued her dog, Oliver, and is coordinating “rescues” in the New York metro area, trying to connect bichon frises who need homes with pet seekers in the area.

Photo by WPCNR News