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Thursday, January 10, 2013

Westwood Approves Playhouse Plan Without 'Golden Age' Theater

A plan for a classic movie theater was replaced with a playhouse for children due to an objection from Westwood Theaters.

A plan for a unique playhouse on Kinderkamack Road was appoved this week, but the application did not include the "golden age" movie theater which was originally planned. The applicant proposed to revitalize a former law office at 312 Kinderkamack Road with a playhouse and two unspecified medical offices. The Westwood Zoning Board unanimously approved the plan during their meeting Monday night. The application had originally included a 96-seat movie theater, which would have played movies from the 1930s and '40s two nights a week. The business is a "bucket list" item for Ray Walsh, a retired New York Giants scout who wanted to open the theater. The original plan also called for one medical office, which is permitted in the zone, and a dry …

Darlene

10:15 am on Friday, January 11, 2013

A little theatre playing movies from the 1930's and 40's is no competition for the Westwood theatre complex. Shame on them for using such a bogus excuse to object to the plan.   more ›

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