December 24, 1998

Larchmont, NY, loses part of its character with the closing of Larchmont Pharmacy, which has been forced out of business after 27 years by the combination of lower fees paid by insurance companies, the boom in mail-order prescriptions and the proliferation of discount drugstore chains like CVS; chains have already swallowed up its independent theater and gym and are threatening its stationery shop, hardware stores, bookstores and coffee shop; photo (M)

Self-absorbed, misogynist Hollywood housemates. Misanthropic triumph, from Rabe play.

Alex Kelly pleads no-contest to charge of raping a teen-age girl in Darien, Conn, in 1986; receives 10-year prison sentence, which will run concurrently with the 16-year sentence he received in 1997 for rape of Adrienne Bak Ortolano, also committed in 1986; new sentence will stand even if Kelly wins new trial in Ortolano case; photo (M)

ho, ho, ho! and to all a bagful of sacks**New York Giants' defensive line coach Denny Marcin discusses his more colorful non-football activities, including stint as department store Santa; photos (S)

Conservative Republicans in House and Senate, concerned that sentiment in Senate is running toward censure and against full impeachment trial, seek thorough airing of evidence and arguments from prosecutors and Pres Clinton; Repr Tom DeLay, majority whip and driving force for impeachment in House, warns Senate against short-circuiting process through quick censure vote; says there are reams of evidence that have not been publicly aired; sentiment is ecohoed by conservative Republican senators, who say they want thorough trial in Senate followed by vote on whether Clinton is guilty of one or both articles of impeachment, charging him with lying under oath and obstructing justice (M)