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.
During the July 16 meeting of the Westchester County Board of Legislators, funding in the amount of $150,000 was approved for the design and construction of a permanent memorial to Christopher Ridley, the off-duty Mount Vernon police officer who was
Read MoreThe Department of Public Works will begin distributing new Automated Side Loader (ASL) recycling containers with a green top lid on Monday, July 16 to all White Plains households currently participating in the side loader program. The new container will
Read MoreIn the second quarter of 2018, the White Plains Central Business District (CBD) reached its lowest overall office vacancy rate, just 18.2%, in almost eight years, according to a Westchester Market Report just released by Stamford-based Cushman & Wakefield. At
Read MoreAs the MeToo movement swept across the United States and around the globe, gender-based violence became a focus for women and men, with some victims suffering from situations going back decades. The uptick in the number of people coming forward
Read MoreState Assemblyman Tom Abinanti (D-Greenburgh) and State Senator David Carlucci (D-Clarkstown) called on the New York State Thruway Authority last week to cancel its $72 million contract extension with Conduent. Conduent is the private company operating New York’s cashless tolling
Read MoreCounty officials pledged to fix Westchester’s fiscal hardship after auditors revealed on Monday the county finished last year with a $32.2 million deficit and will continue to face financial struggles for the remainder of 2018. During a Monday afternoon press
Read MoreThe NY Liberty (5-14) is certainly not having the winning year they anticipated at the beginning of the 2018 WNBA season. However, fans still welcome them with open arms at the Westchester County Center, while enjoying the games and the
Read MoreThe ordinance to create a new zoning district in White Plains called TD-1 (Transit Development-1) and rezoning property including 200 Hamilton Avenue, the White Plains Mall, from Neighborhood Business District B-2 to TD-1, was passed by a unanimous vote of
Read MoreThe public hearing in relation to the petition submitted on behalf of WP Development NB, Inc., to amend the Zoning Ordinance to create a new Planned Residential Development Zoning District and amend the White Plains Zoning Map classification from RM-1.5
Read MoreA former New Rochelle and New Castle police officer was arrested Thursday morning and charged with three felony counts for allegedly tampering with evidence after seriously injuring two people in a hit-and-run accident. Raymond Beckley, 25, of Valhalla, appeared in
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