By Bailey Hosfelt Stefania Mignone was sworn in as the new Commissioner of the White Plains Department of Public Works (DPW) during the Common Council meeting on April 4. Previously the Deputy Commissioner, Mignone has been with the DPW for
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By Bailey Hosfelt A representative from Sustainable Westchester presented the path forward for its Westchester Power program at the White Plains Common Council special meeting/work session on March 28. As the current contract that purchased bulk electricity and locked in
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By Bailey Hosfelt The City of White Plains and the White Plains Business Improvement District (WPBID) hosted a welcome ceremony Saturday afternoon to unveil the “Harriet Tubman – The Journey to Freedom” statue, which will be on display at Renaissance
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By Bailey Hosfelt Everything changed for Natalie Ballin, a current eighth-grader at Highlands Middle School and a White Plains resident, in August 2019. When the Ballin family returned home from summer vacation, Natalie’s mother, Suzie, noticed bruises and red spots
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Westchester Jewish Coalition for Immigration (WJCI) awarded eight microgrants to support efforts to resettle Afghan refugees throughout Westchester and Rockland counties, the Hudson Valley and the northwest Bronx. Funded by the UJA-Federation of New York and The Shapiro Foundation, WJCI
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By Bailey Hosfelt Latheia Smith was recently promoted to be the first woman, and the first Black woman, to hold the position of Senior Criminal Investigator in the history of the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office. Westchester District Attorney Mimi
Read MoreBy Bailey Hosfelt Taxpayers can expect to see no tax increase in the 2022-23 proposed school budget for the White Plains City School District (WPCSD). Superintendent of Schools Dr. Joseph Ricca announced the good news at the WPCSD Board of
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Three anti-abortion advocates affiliated with the pro-life religious group Red Rose Rescue (RRR) were found guilty of criminal trespass in the third degree, a misdemeanor, following a three-day trial at White Plains City Court. The six-person, all-female jury found Matthew
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By Bailey Hosfelt The White Plains Common Council announced at its meeting on March 7 that it did not object to financial incentives granted for a new downtown residential development, which were approved by the Westchester County Industrial Development Agency
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Last Wednesday marked the first day that students and staff in the White Plains City School District (WPCSD) did not have to wear masks, following Gov. Kathy Hochul’s announcement that the mandate was lifted in schools statewide. According to Dr.
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