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 large contingency of correction officers rallied outside the Westchester County office building in White Plains Monday to call for a new contract that lowers health insurance contributions. About 700 correction officers, who deal with about 2,300 inmates annually at
Read MoreWestchester County Executive George Latimer released his $2.4 billion budget proposal for 2024 last week that emphasizes affordable housing, environmental-related initiatives and public safety while asking for no change in the general tax levy from the current year. Latimer, touting
Read MoreOne of two Democrats who announced they would challenge Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-Yonkers) for the party’s nomination next year, has paused his campaign until Westchester County Executive George Latimer decides whether he will enter the race. Michael Gerald, a Tuckahoe
Read MoreTo some, he was the unofficial mayor of White Plains. To others, he was a stellar athlete and a fixture at White Plains High School as a teacher, coach and administrator. No matter how he is recalled, it’s clear Harry
Read MoreWhite Plains High School’s faculty and administrators have devised a groundbreaking program that simultaneously looks to address the nationwide teacher shortage and provide students with a potential path for a career in education. Last week, school officials announced that a
Read MoreMonths of pleading from landscapers and their supporters to the White Plains Common Council to reconsider an ordinance that eliminated the use of gas-powered leaf blower equipment in the city apparently made a difference. Last week, the council voted 4-3
Read MoreWestchester residents, clergy and elected officials packed Temple Israel Center in White Plains Tuesday night in a solidarity rally for Israel three days after brutal terrorist attacks by Hamas left more than 1,000 people dead. The rally, organized by the
Read MoreTwo candidates are now running to challenge two-term Democratic Congressman Jamaal Bowman (D-Yonkers) for the party’s nomination in the 16th Congressional District in 2024. In late summer, Rev. Michael Gerald, 56, the minister at Shiloh Baptist Church in Tuckahoe, the
Read MoreBy Brian Kluepfel It took more than the pending arrival of Hurricane Ophelia to keep New York’s birding community away from the 2023 New York State Birder’s Conference in Tarrytown. Featuring dozens of vendors, several area bird walks and lectures
Read MoreThe long-awaited redevelopment plans for the former Galleria shopping mall site in downtown White Plains were unveiled last week. The estimated $2.5 billion open space, mixed-use residential and retail project, called The District Galleria, was jointly announced by Pacific Retail
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