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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.
A Harrison Police Officer was arrested this week after assaulting his wife in front of their child. Frank Corvino was arraigned in Town of Harrison Court on Wednesday via video conference where he was charged with assault in the third
Read morePlans are in the works to enhance Carlson’s Nursery on Dobbs Ferry Road in Greenburgh and not utilize the land for any other commercial use. On September 22, representatives of Cortlandt Farms, potential future owners of Carlson’s Nursery, as well
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An Elmsford man who drove drunk and killed a pedestrian will spend up to six years in prison, according to the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office. Glen Robinson, 27, was sentenced on Wednesday before Judge Anne Minihan to two-to-six years
Read moreBruce Bendish, the Republican nominee for Westchester District Attorney, has ended his candidacy, effectively handing the office to Democrat Mimi Rocah. Bendish, 73, a criminal attorney with a practice in Elmsford, faced an uphill battle with the county having strongly
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By Lindsay Emery Hundreds gathered early Sunday evening outside the federal courthouse in White Plains for a vigil to commemorate the life and legacy of Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Indivisible Westchester organized the event shortly after Ginsburg’s
Read moreA Police Reform Committee has been established in the City of White Plains. According to Mayor Tom Roach, the committee will review the needs of the White Plains community served by its police department; evaluate the department’s current policies and
Read moreThe Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) was directed by Governor Andrew Cuomo last week to develop a plan to bolster mask compliance across public transportation system’s subways, buses and railroads. As a result, the MTA announced riders who refuse to wear
Read moreOne person was injured in a Sunday night shooting in Greenburgh, according to police. Around 6 p.m. Sunday, Greenburgh police responded to a reported shooting near Manhattan Avenue and Elm Street. The male victim, a 39 year old Greenburgh resident,
Read moreThe White Plains Common Council passed a package of legislation at its September 8th meeting to address the problem of drag racing on city streets. The main component of the package is a local law that would authorize the city
Read moreThe Music Conservatory of Westchester’s annual gala may have been curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic, but the show must go on. The 19th annual fundraising event, which will take place virtually on Sept. 23 at 7 p.m., will feature a
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