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March 2, 2018 | Vol. 6, Number 9 | www.mamaroneckreview.com
Larchmont elections contested for first time in over a decade
Get in line
By JAMES PERO Staff Writer
The Westchester Broadway Theatre opens its season with “A Chorus Line,” on show through April 1. For more, see page 6. Photo/John Vecchiolla
Half Time’s brewpub gets key green light With approval from the village of Mamaroneck, a new brewpub, serving a wide selection of craft beers and food, is slated for construction conjoining with Half Time Beverage. The special permit granted by the village Planning Board to Half Time earlier this month will mark the culmination of months
of deliberation by the village Board of Trustees and land use boards on the impact of adding smaller brewing operations in Mamaroneck and will set in motion the construction of a 4,000 square foot addition to Half Time’s current facility. There is currently no timeline for construction..
In addition to serving customers beer from its current stock, the new Half Time extension would also serve beer brewed on site by Decadent Ales and an array of American food for patrons of its new 56-seat tasting room. During the summer of 2017, the village underwent a code revamp to allow for micro-alcohol
and larger scale brewing operations, and impose distinct guidelines in its zoning law as to where and when such establishments can operate. Half Time Beverage, which is located on Hoyt Avenue and BREWPUB continued on page 8
For the first time in more than a decade, village of Larchmont Board of Trustees elections will be contested as a newly formed, issue-based party has sprung up to challenge incumbent Democrats. While incumbent trustees Peter Fanelli and Carol Miller, both Democrats, will be running for re-election, they are facing an unexpected challenger from political newcomer Sarah Bauer, who is running under the Preservation Party line. Village elections haven’t been contested since 2006, according to Vilage Clerk Brian Rilley, with Democrats owning full control of the Board of Trustees since then. The local Republican Party has become irrelevent in village politics as it has disintegrated to the point where there is no longer any GOP organization in Larchmont to speak of. Bauer’s Preservation Party stems from an ongoing movement in Larchmont to turn the tide of demolitions and subdivisions of historic homes which they claim is destroying the character of the village. The move-
ment reached a boiling point in 2016 over the proposed demolition of a near-century-old home located on 40 Ocean Ave. The outcry from residents resulted in a revamp of myriad land use procedures and laws passed in 2017 that were designed to help protect against overdevelopment and safeguard the village’s stock of historic homes. Also up for re-election is Mayor Lorraine Walsh, a Democrat, who is running uncontested for her second term as mayor. Though the process of a revamp in village land use laws was started by Walsh’s predecessor, Anne McAndrews, Walsh held office during the long process and helped to oversee reforms passed by the Board of Trustees. Village elections will be held on Tuesday, March 20 and a candidate forum for trustees to discuss their platforms will be hosted by the League of Women Voters on Wednesday, March 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the village courtroom. Bauer and a representative from the League of Women Voters could not be reached for comment as of press time. CONTACT: james@hometwn.com
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