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 White Plains Take It or Leave It Shed opened for business Saturday at 9 a.m. with a full gathering of people waiting outside for the doors to open. By 10 a.m. most of the items that had been dropped
Read MoreStepinac High School Athletic Director Mike O’Donnell has promoted Pat Massaroni from Varsity B Coach to the Crusaders Head Coach of Varsity Basketball, after the recent resignation of former Head Coach Steve Herman. Herman held the reigns of Stepinac Varsity
Read MoreDerek Fisher was hired as New York Knicks Head Coach, on June 10, 2014. Fisher had just retired the previous year after playing 18 seasons in the NBA. Fisher won five Championships (2001, 2002, 2009 and 2010), as the starting
Read MoreThe City of White Plains Recreation & Parks Department is finalizing the line-up for its annual Memorial Day Parade. All interested organizations, businesses and musical groups should contact Fran Croughan, Deputy Commissioner, at 914-422-1339 or by email at fcroughan@whiteplainsny.gov. May 15th is
Read MoreWhite Plains residents John and Diane Durante of Durante Rentals will be honored with the Corporate Citizen Award at the Annual Superhero Gala hosted by St. Christopher’s, Inc. on Thursday, April 30. In 2009, John Durante, his cousin, Anthony Durante, and colleague Christopher
Read MoreDuring the early part of April there were many remembrance ceremonies for the approximate 6 million Jews killed during the Holocaust of World War II. On Friday, April 24, members of St. Gregory the Enlightener Armenian Church in White Plains
Read MoreLast week, County Executive Robert Astorino endorsed a proposal by Standard Amusements LLC to invest $25 million in private money to restore Playland. The plan, which was submitted in response to a request for proposals by the County Executive, is
Read MoreThe City of White Plains Recreation and Parks Department, in partnership with the White Plains Public Library, introduces StoryWalk at Bryant-Mamaroneck Park. The StoryWalk combines a children’s story with a popular walking route. Children’s books are selected, the pages separated,
Read MoreSaturday, April 18 YMCA Family Fun Day. A free community event 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to inspire kids to keep their minds and bodies active. Will feature games, healthy food demonstrations and samples from Big Apple Smoothie and others,
Read MoreThe Westchester Land Trust , based in Bedford Hills, has acquired the 35-acre Otter Creek Preserve in the Village of Mamaroneck along Taylor’s Lane, off Boston Post Road. WLT acquired the Preserve as part of a transfer from The Nature Conservancy
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