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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.
Dr. Kimberly Crawford was named Principal at Ridgeway School by the White Plains Board of Education last week. She replaces Jessica Torres-Maheia, who took a position in another district. Crawford had been serving as Interim Principal at Ridgeway. Prior to
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A crowd of people braced against the cold Saturday afternoon in a vigil remembering Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., a veteran killed by White Plains police at his home 11 years ago. Huddled together in front of the White Plains Department of
Read moreTwo large, mixed-use projects planned in the City of White Plains received separate approvals from the Common Council last week. On April 2, 2018, the council adopted environmental findings and granted Site Plan and Special Permit approvals to Saber Chauncey
Read moreThe New York Fathering Conference theme this year will be “Fathering and Families: building safe, healthy and thriving communities together by addressing and ending youth violence in our communities.” The Conference will be held virtually on Tues., Nov. 15 at
Read moreGreenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner unveiled a proposed 2023 budget that calls for no town tax increase for the fourth consecutive year. “With inflation so high, the price of food, gas, rent and all the essentials of life have increased dramatically,
Read moreWestchester County Executive George Latimer will propose a 2023 operating budget later this week that contains an “unprecedented” fourth consecutive property tax levy reduction by $6M. Previewing the scheduled Thursday release of next year’s spending plan on Nov. 3, Latimer
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The owners of The Galleria at White Plains are teaming up with two prominent development firms to explore mixed uses for the retail center that has been a downtown draw for the last 42 years. Last week, Pacific Retail Capital
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The Harrison Planning Board has approved an application by 1 West Red Oak LLC to construct a 21,875-square-foot cancer infusion center at 1 West Red Oak Plaza that will be operated by Mt. Sinai Hospital. Attorney Albert J. Pirro, Jr.
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White Plains Hospital recently hosted New York State’s first Youth Summit in partnership with Black Men in White Coats, a national organization that seeks to increase the number of minorities in the field of medicine. More than 200 middle and high
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A history of discrimination, zoning restrictions, and today’s prohibitive cost of construction have combined to create a supply shortage of affordable housing, particularly in Westchester but also in areas throughout the nation as well. The nonprofit Westchester Residential Opportunities, which
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