Assemblyman Tom Abinanti (D-Pleasantville) is seeking a seventh two-year term in the 92nd Assembly District, a position he has maintained since winning the seat in 2010. But Abinanti will have to first beat County Legislator MaryJane Shimsky (D-Dobbs Ferry), who
Read MoreJust after White Plains resident Lenny Breindel turned 30 in the fall of 2016, he started to get debilitating headaches like he’d never experienced before. They started off mild, but as the days progressed, they got increasingly worse. “By four
Read MoreWhite Plains Common Council members unanimously voted in support of the proposed budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year at the special meeting/work session on May 23. The $210.3 million budget, which carries a 1.86 percent tax increase, has no cuts
Read MoreMany dedicated teachers and administrators in the White Plains City School District (WPCSD) were awarded tenure at the May 23 Special Board of Education Meeting. “In White Plains, we have an extraordinarily rigorous process to ensure the faculty members and
Read MoreThe White Plains Youth Bureau’s Social Justice for Youth Community Youth Court Diversion program celebrated Law Day 2022 with an all-day event at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University on Saturday. This year’s theme was “Toward a
Read MoreIn late April, supporters gathered in Albany and virtually for a rally and candle lighting tribute, urging lawmakers to pass the Medical Aid in Dying Act ahead of the end of the current legislative session on June 2. As first
Read MoreThousands of books arrived at Eastview Middle School Saturday for an all-day literacy fair aimed to promote reading for White Plains students and their families. The outdoor event, hosted by the White Plains Teachers’ Association (WPTA), featured free books for
Read MoreRepresentatives from the League of Women Voters of White Plains and the city’s Budget and Management Advisory Committee voiced their support of the 2022-23 proposed budget during public comment at the Common Council on May 2. Clifford Blau read a
Read MoreSheryl Brady and Charlie Norris, whose White Plains Board of Education (BOE) terms both expire in June, are running unopposed for two seats in the upcoming school district election on May 17. Norris, who is the current board Vice President,
Read MoreCountless offensive Facebook posts written by Robert (Bobby) Palazzo, a candidate running for the Carmel Board of Education, recently resurfaced online — leading him to drop out of the race Sunday afternoon. In posts circulating from 2009 through 2018, Palazzo
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