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.
ArtsWestchester hosted a reception at the Crowne Plaza in White Plains Tuesday to thank Westchester County for its continued support of the arts, especially support of the Art$WChallenge program, which has helped to generate new funding for arts organizations throughout
Read MoreAccording to Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner, residents in East Irvington may soon see improvement in their cellphone service – if a proposal for a new cell tower is approved. At last week’s Town Board meeting representatives of Homeland Towers, LLC,
Read MoreNYS Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Yonkers) partnered with a diverse coalition of community organizations to host the Westchester Resistance Rally at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University in White Plains on Saturday afternoon. The event was organized in
Read MoreA little over a year after its first “teach-in” event drew over 100 attendees, the Westchester Workforce Housing Coalition will host a follow up conference titled “Workforce Housing Under Trump: Where Do We Go From Here?” on February 15 at the
Read MoreAs President Donald Trump signed an executive order that halted the entrance of certain Muslim immigrants into the United States and threatened the immigration status of others, a gathering of about 200 people met at the Ethical Culture Society of
Read MoreGreenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner told the almost 1,000 residents of Westchester County who attended the protest against President Trump’s immigration policies in Sleepy Hollow on Sunday that the protest should only be the beginning of their activism. He asked all the protesters
Read MoreOn Thursday, Jan. 26, as the National Anthem played for the start of the White Plains High School versus Mt. Vernon High School basketball game, the gate for admission was temporally halted as the crowd stood silently for the Anthem.
Read MoreWhite Plains Councilwoman Milagros Lecuona officially announced her candidacy Sunday for Mayor of the City of White Plains. Intending to engage in a vigorous campaign, Lecuona made the announcement outside of the Westchester County Democratic headquarters at 170 East Post Rd.,
Read MoreHave an idea for a mobile app? Learn from the best, turn your idea into a reality and compete against the region’s top young techies at the 3rd annual #WestchesterSmart Mobile App Development Bowl. Register your high school or college
Read MoreAs required by New York State Constitutional mandate every 20 years, the November 2017 ballots throughout the state will ask the following question: “Shall there be a convention to revise the constitution and amend the same?” The League of Women
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