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Yorktown resident Joshua Stone has spent decades seeking to protect the public in various ways. For nearly 20 years, he was a York City police officer before retiring from the force earlier this month. About five years ago, while he
Read moreThe Coronavirus has claimed a popular spring tradition in White Plains. The city announced in a Web blast to residents and the media on March 10 the St. Patrick’s Day parade, scheduled for March 14, and has been cancelled. The
Read moreHobbyists have long patronized Westchester Trains & Hobbies in White Plains and have recently traveled to its new location. The store moved from the White Plains Mall to the Galleria Mall last spring. “I needed more space. The old mall
Read moreTwo major changes in the controversial proposal to create Special Sewer District #2 for residents of the Lake Lincolndale and Lake Shenorock sections of Somers were announced at the March 5 Town Board meeting. After comments from residents during previous
Read moreThe White Plains Common Council voted unanimously on March 2 to appoint Lynette Spaulding as city court judge. Spaulding’s 10-year term will begin on March 19. “She has decades of experience with the Legal Aid Society,” Council President Nadine Hunt-Robinson
Read moreCroton resident Marcy B. Freedman has a broad range of interest in art. During an interview last week at her studio in Peekskill, Freedman said it is difficult to say what type of artist she is. “It is hard to
Read moreThe White Plains Common Council is considering a proposal to place LED lighting fixtures at several city owned properties. At the Feb. 24 meeting, White Plains Commissioner of Public Works Rick Hope discussed the proposed contract between the city and
Read moreNew York City resident Michael Binz had worked on Wall Street for many years and decided in 2019 to change careers but continue to live in the area. Binz said last week he took the summer of 2019 off to
Read moreAn attorney representing the developer of the Hamilton Green mixed use development asked the White Plains Common Council last week to provide a three-year site plan approval, rather than one year as previously considered. William Null, an attorney representing the
Read moreThe White Plains Common Council is considering legislation to charge five cents for paper bags provided by stores. Mayor Tom Roach explained at the Feb. 24 Common Council meeting why he thought the paper bag fee is needed. “Paper bags
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