By Martin Wilbur and Pat Casey Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a hotel occupancy tax into law hours before the Jan. 1 deadline for 14 Westchester municipalities, including Harrison, Mount Kisco and North Castle. The tax, which is permitted in cities
Read MoreThe White Plains Common Council voted Jan. 3 to approve proposed legislation to amend the city’s Zoning Ordinance to add Nursery Business as a Special Permit Use and add Organic Manufacturing as a Principal Permitted Use. The public hearing on
Read MoreWearing the robes appropriate of her new office, the Hon. Elizabeth Shollenberger was sworn in as a White Plains City Court Judge by Mayor Tom Roach on Jan. 3. Acknowledging the huge responsibility she accepted in taking this oath of
Read MoreThe Westchester County Board of Health wants to recognize volunteers whose time and talents this past year made outstanding contributions to public health in Westchester. Nominations for the annual public health service awards are due Feb. 8. The Distinguished
Read MoreThe Downtown White Plains Transit District Strategic Plan has been published on the city’s website. According to the Vision Statement for the Plan, its purpose “is to develop an implementation strategy for an enhanced Multimodal Transportation Center that accommodates all
Read MoreOver the past several years when looking back over 12 months of newspaper stories about White Plains, it has been immediately apparent that the most outstanding news articles overwhelmingly related to development projects throughout the 10-square-mile municipality that is The
Read MoreThe White Plains Planning Board reviewed a proposed change to the city’s Zoning Map at its Dec. 20th meeting. The site in question is the former White Plains Mall, currently a B-2 Zoning District. The proposal would create a mixed-use
Read MoreWith anticipation of a fun-filled and joyous evening, the City of White Plains and the White Plains BID are preparing to ring in 2017 with a downtown New Year’s Eve Spectacular. The event will be held at the intersection of
Read MoreFood Bank for Westchester, providing programs for the 200,000 Westchester County residents who are food insecure, has appointed Leslie B. Gordon, of Tarrytown, as its new President and CEO effective January 17, 2017. Gordon, who has extensive experience at City Harvest developing initiatives
Read MoreThe Holocaust & Human Rights Education Center, based in White Plains, recently sponsored a day-long Human Rights Institute for Middle School students in Westchester and surrounding counties. Held annually, the Human Rights Institute encourages students to become upstanders rather than bystanders. The two main themes
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