by Elisabeth N. Radow, LWV-LM president from NYSBA Government, Law and Policy Journal, Summer 2013 Vol. 15, No. 1 Everything we do involves energy consumption. Every breath we take, every move we make. Under current conditions, nearly every daily activity involves the direct or indirect use of a fossil fuel, all of which contributes to global warming:…
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Catch A Twist on Trash on LMC-TV
If you missed the May 17, 2013 Trashion Show hosted by the Larchmont-Mamaroneck League of Women Voters, you can still catch it by clicking here for the video. A Twist on Trash-Trashion Show featured Mamaroneck High School students modeling creations fashioned from recycled materials. They were judged by a panel of celebrities, including NY Senator…
Incumbent and Newcomer Running for Mamaroneck School Board
Mamaroneck School district voters will cast ballots for the budget and the board on Tuesday, May 21 from 7am-9pm at their local elementary schools. The two candidates have been endorsed by the Committee to Select Nominees for the Mamaroneck School Board. That organization released the following biographical material: Nancy Pierson Nancy Pierson is completing her…
May 3 Breakfast with Schools Board Candidates & Supt. Shaps on the 2013 Budget
The League of Women Voters of Larchmont/Mamaroneck Invites you to our Issues Breakfast Friday, May 3, 2013 8:15-9:45 a.m. The Nautilus Diner, Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck $8.00: No RSVP Necessary, All are Welcome Speakers Include: Mamaroneck Schools Superintendent Dr. Robert Shaps, on the 2013 Budget Nancy Pierson and James Needham, Candidates for School Board Running…
LWV Trashion Show May 17: Fun + Recycling + Fundraising
Save Friday evening, May 17 from 7:30-9:00 pm for a multi-media Trashion Show at Hommocks Auditorium. Trash + Fashion = Trashion: High school and middle school students will model fashions created from reused and recycled material. Elected officials and Mamaroneck Schools Superintendent Robert Shaps will judge best fashions. Groovouq, a band of musicians fromMamaroneck High…
2013 Lunch Ap 12 Features HerHonor Founder
You Are Invited to the LWV Annual Luncheon Friday, April 12, 2013 at Noon Hampshire Country Club, Mamaroneck, NY 1025 Cove Road www.hampshireclub.com Nicole Sheindlin, founder of HerHonor Mentoring, will speak on the topic: Woman to Woman: How We Can Open Doors for Tomorrow’s Leaders HerHonor Mentoring seeks to provide a platform for young women…
Why Such Low O2 Levels? Save the Sound’s Tom Andersen at Mam’k Library May 8
Tom Andersen, the New York Program and Communications Coordinator for Save the Sound, will address “The Long Island Sound Cleanup: Where Are We, What Is To Be Done,” at 7:30 pm, Wednesday, May 8, at the Mamaroneck Public Library. Long Island Sound is our region’s most important environmental resource. After a number of years of improved water quality, this past…
MHS Senior One of 55 NYS Students With LWV “Inside Albany” 2013
Mamaroneck High School senior Bob Phillips was among the 55 students from across New York State participating in the League of Women Voters’ 2013 Students Inside Albany program on April 14-17. The LWV-NY provided the following synopsis: This year we had 55 students from 37 local Leagues attend Students Inside Albany. The students came from all over…
League of Women Voters to Help Raise Funds for Hommocks Ice Rink Project
From the Larchmont-MamaroneckPatch: April 16, 2013 by Stefani Kim In the early stages of the environmental movement, it became fashionable to say you were working to improve your “carbon footprint,” a phrase that became synonymous with attempts to cut back on individual use of dwindling planetary resources, such as biking to work or installing low…