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News from The White Plains Examiner, mostly covering the City of White Plains along with stories from communities across the southern portion of Westchester County, NY.
State legislators gathered with ArtsWestchester Friday to celebrate a $1 million award that will be regranted to arts groups in Westchester and Rockland counties through a new ReStart The Arts Grant Program to be administered by ArtsWestchester to help organizations
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Westchester and Suffolk counties are partnering on a shared services plan that will lead to the electrification of their entire vehicle fleets by 2030 in order to cut carbon emissions to zero. County Executive George Latimer was joined by Suffolk
Read moreThe YWCA White Plains & Central Westchester has launched the Westchester Center for Racial Equity, a dedicated space for working towards advancing racial equity in the county. The Center is part of YWCA’s commitment to racial justice, a mission it
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Greenburgh residents continue to remain split on a proposed law that aims to regulate leaf blowers as calls for compromise are being made while others are pressing a ban must be enforced to preserve public health. Following a second public
Read moreCharges have been dropped against the man accused of attacking an 83-year-old Korean American woman in White Plains last month, according to the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office. District Attorney Mimi Rocah released a statement on Tuesday asserting that while
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Cerebral Palsy of Westchester’s (CPW) United Preschool Center (UPC) welcomed high school junior Leo Rosen to campus last week to present an F-150 retrofitted tiny truck to a White Plains student with special needs. Rosen, a resident of Purchase, handed
Read moreA second farmers market could be coming to the Town of Greenburgh. Town Supervisor Paul Feiner and Town Clerk Judith Beville are collaborating with the planning department to launch a farmers’ market at Greenburgh Town Hall. Feiner said it would
Read moreA Dobbs Ferry man who repeatedly rammed his car into an MTA vehicle, threatened police officers, and kept a “kill list” naming various public officials was taken into federal custody on Thursday. Nicholas Skulstad, 33, was charged in White Plains
Read moreFollowing the suspension of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, the Town of Greenburgh is attempting to address any hesitancy community members may feel about receiving the immunization. After the town launched its COVID Angels program in January, Supervisor Paul
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The Westchester County Board of Legislators last week approved a bankruptcy court settlement with Standard Amusements regarding the management of Playland Amusement Park in Rye. The settlement, which the board approved 13-4, was negotiated by the county and Standard –
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