Harry and Rebecca Bright left their mark on the City of White Plains in many ways. Harry was a high school gym teacher and coach who was the first African American to serve on the White Plains Common Council. He
Read MoreA Westchester County judge has lifted many of the restrictions placed on the county related to its stewardship of Merestead, providing it with greater say and access to funds to maintain the property. The roughly 130-acre on Byram Lake Road
Read MoreBy Rick Pezzullo White Plains officials, business owners and customers were in high spirits last Friday at a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially usher in Leafology, the first state-licensed recreational cannabis business in Westchester County. “Thank you for investing in
Read MoreConstituents in Jamaal Bowman’s 16th Congressional District likely thought their congressman could not sink any lower in his animosity toward Israel. In the months after the Oct. 7 attacks, Bowman had baselessly accused Israel of genocide, been caught on tape
Read MoreA large contingent of teachers in the White Plains School District came out in force last week to support two longtime coordinators in the math and science departments who were slated to be eliminated as part of a structural administrative
Read MoreThe Westchester County Board of Legislators last week approved a land swap that provides a 13.4-acre parcel to Westchester Joint Water Works (WJWW) that is adjacent to the Westchester County Airport to build a new filtration plant. The county will
Read MoreState and community leaders gathered last week to celebrate the completion of Manhattan Avenue Senior Apartments, a new $38 million affordable development in Greenburgh. Planning for the project, a joint venture by the Greenburgh Housing Authority and Georgica Green Ventures,
Read MoreAn Imax Theater is slated to open in downtown White Plains later this year in the space in the City Center formerly occupied by a movie theater that closed last October. White Plains Mayor Thomas Roach announced Tuesday Apple Cinemas
Read MoreIf a close friend or relative needs assistance in their struggles with substance abuse or mental health issues, there’s a new option to consider in Westchester. This winter Release Recovery Centers opened its first clinic in the county at Purchase
Read MoreWestchester County Executive George Latimer signed an executive order last week that created a task force that will explore and coordinate strategies to fight gun violence in the county. Proposed by County Legislator Shanae Williams (D-Yonkers), the 21-member Westchester County
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