2002 Archived News Articles

DECEMBER

• Town Board Still Working on Floor Area Ratio Law
• WANTED: Science Professionals to Judge "Pre-Intel" Science Fair
• Mamaroneck Well-Represented at Westchester County Summit on Teen Drinking
• Elaine Price at Local Summit: Predatory Lending Throughout Westchester
• CVS and Village Sign Lease for Parking Lot
• Larchmont Station Renovation On-Hold: May Not Start Until 2004
• Larchmont Commuters: Prepare for Transit Strike!
• No Recycling on Christmas or New Year's Day
• Town Board Approves 2003 Budget: Taxes to Rise by 5.6%
• Larchmont Democrats Announce New Leadership
• More Cable Channel Changes: LMC-TV Must Move
• Village Board Plans Substantial Fee Increases
• Manor Inn Owners: "We have an accepted offer."
• Manor Inn Steering Committee: Still Pursuing Efforts
• Town Police Estabish Tri-Municipality Underage Drinking Hotline

NOVEMBER

• Traffic Safety Issues Dominate Town Board Meeting
• Board of Ed Fires Hommocks Contractor
• Village Board Supports Merchants: Considers Financial Contribution
• New Larchmont Merchants Association Launches Holiday "Lights on Larchmont"
• Cablevision: New Services but More Channel Changes
• Local Travelers Kidnapped and Robbed in South America
• County Legislator Latimer Takes 10% Pay Cut
• Town: No Parking Zone for N. Chatsworth?
• Village Board: Thumbs Down on Upping Sales Tax
• New Law: Sprinklers for New Homes?
• Candles Cause Early AM Fire

OCTOBER

• Budget Hikes for County, Town, Village & School: Insurance, Pension Costs Up
• Manor Inn Update: Owners Attain Variance for Subdividing Property
• New Rules for Cleaner Water: Stormwater – Phase II
• 2003 Larchmont Parking Permit Forms Released
• Consultants to Scrutinize Village Zoning; New Environment Group
• Help for Parents: Panel Discussion on Teen Drinking
• Town Resident Arrested in Assault Case
• Sisters Donate Land to Town
• Schools Double-Check New Hires
• Town Begins Budget Process- 6.2% Hike?
• Extra from Gazette and MHS Globe Teen Drinking
  ::car crash/beer bash
  ::teen survey/response
  ::parent tips from Detective Reynolds
• MHS Teens' Drinking Way Above Average but Dropping
• Organic Waste Collection Ends: Leaf Collection Begins
• LWV Forum Oct 29, Voter Info
• $120,375 Grant for Flint Park
• New Lights for Troubled Spot
• Teens Receive Minor Injuries and Major Lesson: Alcohol and Driving Don't Mix

SEPTEMBER

• Listening Materials to Close
• Village Paint to Open
• Larchmonter Wins Prestigious Science Award
• Starbucks Robbery Suspect Caught
• Senator Oppenheimer: Hard Fight to Maintain School Construction Aid
• Flames and Smoke: Surprise Guests at VFW Party
• Board Closing in on Plans for Chatsworth Streetscape: New Lighting, Sidewalks, Trees, but no Buried Wires
• West Nile Virus Still a Problem Locally
• Studying the Schools: Assemblyman Tours Hommocks and Murray Ave.
• Official Tally Stalled in September 10 Primary: Check Back Later
• Pine Brook Floods Again
• Event Raises Funds for the Families of Local 9-11 Victims
• Math Scores Jump at Hommocks & Mamaroneck Ave.
• 9/11 Memorial Ceremony
• What's Killing the Fish and Fragmites?
• Larchmont Historical Society Pledges $25K for Manor Inn
• Schools Open: Dramatic New Spaces
• At Flint Park Let the SSO Contruction Begin!
• Hommocks Diving Boards Spring Back Into Action

AUGUST

• Aren't We All Immigrants? Celebrate at the Emelin 9/25
• Local September 11 Observances Planned
• Chatsworth Centennial Year: 2002-2003
• MetroNorth Unveils Larchmont Station Plans
• ::FAQ: New Info on Station
• Hommocks Pool Update Meeting
• Mixed Results on Summer Regents Exams
• Town: 10% Discount To Compensate Pool Users
• Heart Attack Claims Coach Symes
Village Board Supports Preservation of Manor Inn
• Residents Mopping up After Violent Summer Storm
• Itchy Rash Affecting Swimmers at Area Beaches

JULY

• Candidates File Petitions: Tocci Files on Multiple Lines, Bramson Files On Democratic Line
• Fire at Village Paint Supply Causes Temporary Store Closing

• Larchmont Ave. Church Construction To Provide Better Access
• Mexican Traffic Accident Claims Life of Roslyn Tobey,Concert Pianist and Beloved Teacher
• Two Hurt in Traffic Accident in Village
• Historic Advance for Larchmont/Mamaroneck Little League
• Police Release Sketch of Starbucks Robber
• School Pool Meetings
• Village Limits Construction Size & Noise
• Board Seeks Comments
• Senator Oppenheimer Endorses Tocci
• State Releases School Test Scores; Mamaroneck Avenue School Scores Another Big Increase
• Mamaroneck Town Democratic Party Endorses Noam Bramson
• Triple A Bond Rating For Town Of Mamaroneck: Highest Rating Possible
• Raise Funds or Raze the Inn? Larchmont Committee Fund-Raising to Purchase the Manor Inn
• July 11 Pool Update: Clarifying Agent Seems to Have Done the Job
• Heat, Thunderstorms, Smoke and Flames: Afternoon Fire in Larchmont Manor Brought Under Control
• Larchmont Resident Declares Death Penalty Unconstitutional
• Large Pool Closed, Small Pools Open at Hommocks
• Local Dems Call on Tocci to Withdraw

• LG Political Forum:Candidates Speak to Voters
• Confusion After Abrupt Change in SAT College Exams
• Robert Martin, New School Board Pres
• Continuity for the Board?
• SED Won't Change Physics Scores

JUNE

• What Caused Beach Closures?
• Mysterious Bollards Sprouting on Myrtle Boulevard
• Ronda Lustman Retires as Board President After 6 Years of Constant Change

MAY

• 1922 Fire Engine Returns to Larchmont in Time for Memorial Day Parade
• New Online Journal

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