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.
In efforts to head off potential budget crunches in 2016, Westchester County Executive Robert Astorino announced a financial incentive plan for employees last week. Under the plan, employees who resign or retire by July 31, 2015 would receive $1,000 for
Read MoreThis week the Senate Democratic Conference, led by Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins, introduced bills to reform the state’s public school system and address the concerns raised by education stakeholders due to the proposed changes made in the 2015 State Budget. The
Read MoreWhite Plains Hospital is one of several hospitals in New York that has been affected by a recent data breach that occurred via Medical Management, LLC, a medical billing company that provides coding and billing services for the emergency department
Read MoreThe 2015-16 White Plains School Budget ($205,800,000; spending up 3 percent;Tax Increase: 2.1 percent) passed easily on Tuesday’s vote with nearly 80 percent of the low-turn-out (786 votes yes to 203 votes no) vote in favor of the budget. Board
Read MoreAlfred B. DelBello, a former New York lieutenant governor, Westchester county executive and mayor of Yonkers, died on May 15. He was 80 years old. Reports indicate the announcement was made by his wife, Dee DelBello, CEO and publisher of
Read MoreThe Stepinac High School Lady Crusaders recently honored Nancy Bisogno, a member of the school’s faculty since 2001 and Chair of the English Department, and Paul Carty, who has served as Principal since 2001 as well as a religion teacher
Read MoreBack to the Garden 1969 concert celebrating the music and spirit of the Woodstock Music Festival. Back to the Garden 1969 is a group of professional musicians who have performed together in various combinations over the years, and have now
Read MoreThe public hearing on changes to the White Plains Zoning Ordinance affecting cabarets was closed during the May 4 Common Council meeting and the changes to the ordinance passed unanimously with a section on cabaret entry fee structure tabled to
Read MoreThe 48th Annual Glenn D. Loucks Track & Field Games encompassed White Plains High School from Thursday, May 7 through Saturday, May 9. The Glenn D. Loucks Games is the largest high school Track & Field event in the country
Read MoreDuring its May 4 meeting the White Plains Common Council voted unanimously to adopt a new local law in the form of an amendment to the White Plains Municipal Code by adding a Section 9-6 to be titled “Historic Preservation.”
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