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.
The Turkey Bowl, the City of White Plains high school rivalry football tradition dating back to 1971 returned this year after a three-year hiatus. Once again, White Plains High School played Stepinac High School in the annual Thanksgiving Day football
Read MoreThe White Plains Outdoor Arts Festival has been a community tradition for over 50 years. This fall, the Arts Festival committee decided to create a new tradition – they challenged White Plains High School students to design a commemorative Arts
Read MoreThe White Plains Planning Board under the new chairmanship of John Ioris and with newly appointed members, gave a nod of approval to the proposal put forward by the French American School of New York (FASNY) for a less dense
Read MorePickle ball is a racquet sport that combines elements of badminton, tennis and table tennis. Two, three or four players use solid paddles made of wood or composite materials to hit a perforated polymer ball, similar to a whiffle ball
Read MoreStarting Nov. 26, Small Business Saturday, design students at Purchase College, SUNY’s School of the Arts will once again collaborate with the White Plains BID (Business Improvement District) to exhibit Art in Vacant Spaces, an art project utilizing empty storefronts across downtown White
Read MoreThe White Plains Common Council closed the public hearing on a proposed amendment to the city’s Zoning Ordinance to add Nursery Business as a Special Permit Use and add Organic Manufacturing as a Principal Permitted Use. However, instead of voting
Read MoreThe Stepinac High School Varsity Football Team beat Monsignor Farrell High School, 20-10, in the AAA Semifinals to advance to the CHSFL AAA Championship for the third straight year. On Saturday, on the Lions home turf in Staten Island, the
Read MoreBy Andrew Vitelli Anthony Scarpino was overwhelmingly elected Westchester County District Attorney, defeating former prosecutor Bruce Bendish Tuesday night. “It’s a great celebration, and tonight is a night for celebration,” Scarpino said at his campaign headquarters at The Coliseum in
Read MoreGreenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner has released the 2017 proposed budget. Town-wide, including villages and unincorporated Greenburgh, total appropriations are $21.5 million, up $4.2 million from 2016. Complying with the New York State tax cap, the proposed tax increase is
Read MoreBy Andrew Vitelli – Spanning the spectrum of roles across the criminal justice system, panelists at Friday’s forum hosted by African American Men of Westchester (AAMW) held different views on many of the issues facing police and the courts in America.
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