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34,2 1103f. L i 0300 .1 2 CHAPFAOUA L Ih KA PV 195 5 GRE.Et.Fr AVI= CHAPPAOUA . NY iu5±4 BtAIUtr Mailiag Permit No. 4 Carrier Sailed Caappaqua. N.V. ItaM Chappaqua Community Day, Sat, Sept 19th Chappaqua Journal Serving the Town of New Castle Bus safety training was the goal, the Chappaqua PTA and Bus Company, in sponsoring a Roaring Brook kindergarten bus trip to Friendly's - but the ice cream they enjoyed there, was the goal for the young riders: Jaffe Goldshore, Gia Goodman, Marni Alexander, Tommy Gilligan, Marni Rachich, Janie Coleton, Sam Kurland, Chris DeLeo, Matt Cashion, David Colvin, Ellen Russacoff, Alex Wynn, Philip Tsai, Ari Geller and Chris Moy. Photo by Diane Cashion. First levei water emergency is declared by Banks by Nancy McCann A first-level water emergency was declared by New Castle Supervisor Charles Banks at the Town Board meeting on Sept. 9, putting new conservation rules into immediate effect. Unanimously approved by the Town Board, the ordinance goes further than the water emer gency rules enacted by the Supervisor in January, said Deputy Supervisor Lois Mit chell. Theprevious ordinance, was modeled after County water emergency guidelines. The new law provides for two levels of water emergency with a clause allowing the adoption of additional conservation meas ures. First Level Emergency Under the first level, the water ing of lawns is permitted only between the hours of 9pm and midnight and between 5am and 8am. The watering of golf courses is allowed only between midnight and 8 a.m. Filling pools please turn to page 4 THEATER IN CHAPPAQUA \Coupla White Chicks\ leave the audience sitting around laughing, but touched, as Greeley St. Theater offers two woman adult comedy at Library by Jackie Friedlander There's a New York Times Cook book above the stove, which is exactly where it would be in an affluent Westchester County kit chen. The title could not be seen from the audience, but the book was still part of the set: this was just one of the small details that promised a big treat, from the moment the curtain opened on \A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking,\ produced by the Greeley St. Theater at the Chappaqua Library. This is a professional theater company, and the please turn to page 10 \A coupla white chicks'' being congratulated at their gala opening night reception: Geraldine Kennon (left) and Mlchall Jeffers (right) with their host, Dr. Phillip Bonanno, flanked by their director, Ginger Friedman (left) and their hostess, Mrs. Bonanno (right). Photo by Diane Cashion. 10 Merit Semifinalists; one is top for NY State Mary Kwak, a junior at Horace Greeley High School, who is 15 years old, is the top scorer of New York State's 1.123 semi- finalists in the 1982 National Merit Scholarship Program. In addition to Mary, Greeley has nine other National Merit Scholarship semi-finalists, who will be competing with 15,000 students across the country for the 5,000 scholarships to be awarded next spring. Ninety percent of the semi-finalists become National Merit Scholar ship finalists. In New York State only one-half of one percent of the student population are selected as finalists. Greeley's nine other semi- finalists are Elizabeth Baker, Carole Chervin, Elizabeth Grayer, Susan Halperin, Robert please turn to page 4 Mary Kwak won the highest National Merit Scholarship semi-finalist score for New York State. Group home approval rule is tabled by Town Board by Nancy McCann The Town Board tabled a prop osal requiring Planning Board approval of group home sites on Sept. 9. The proposed zoning ordinance amendment would have required the Planning Board to review site aspects such as traffic and screening of a prospective group home. Charles Await, head of site selection for the Westchester Development Disabilities Ser vice Office had refused to accept the additional condition at a meeting with the Town on August 31. Under state mental hygiene law, group homes must be treated as single family homes. \We're thinking about chang ing our philosophy,\ Supervisor Charles Banks responded on Sept. 10. The Town will try an \informal approach\ to site please turn to page 10 Driver escapes burning truck by Nancy McCann A truck fire on the Saw Mill River Parkway at the Route 120 exit in Chappaqua, halted traffic in both directions for over an hour shortly before 11 a.m. on Sept. 11. The County Police sealed off the Parkway as New Castle firemen put out the blazing Dept. of Transportation truck which had rolled backwards crashing into a guardrail after the driver jumped out to escape the flames, caused by a broken hydraulic line near the gas tank. The Transportation Dept. truck driver, Jim Peace, said he saw flames coming from the front of the truck and pulled the vehicle off the road. He tried to pull the emergency brake but, \I saw flames shooting out by my hand.\ The truck rolled down a grade, jumping over the guar drail after Mr. Peace escaped. \I'm lucky to be alive. Believe please turn to page 5 MTA electrification work stop is demanded by the Town Board A resolution calling for the Met ropolitan Transportation Author ity and Conrail to stop all work on the Upper Harlem Line rail road electrification project, until they have submitted \compre hensive plans\ was unanim ously passed by the New Castle Town Board on Sept. 10. The electrification project, scheduled for completion by early 1984, is intended to make service more efficient by con verting stations north of White Plains to electric instead of die- sel power trains. Plans include high-level platforms and rede signed stations. \We've been getting this in please turn to page 5
