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.
By Jon Craig More than a dozen residents and business owners upset with continued noise, air and truck pollution in and around the Lake Street Quarry in West Harrison told the Town Board on Thursday that they’re tired of words
Read MoreChris Dessi CEO of Silverback Social and Producer of the Westchester Digital Summit has had his eye on digital technology and how it can affect business growth for some time. As a curious intellectual he has watched new technology impact
Read MoreThe people’s choice for best-tasting water in Westchester goes to the City of White Plains. The Westchester County Department of Health held its annual water tasting contest Tuesday in White Plains, where 138 participants sampled water from 10 of the
Read MoreThe White Plains Common Council was expected to pass legislation Monday night that would require building owners in the city who currently use No. 6 Heating Oil and No. 4 Heavy Oil to phase out their old burners in favor
Read MoreTen thousand books were distributed over two days to students in grades K-12 in the White Plains School District during the White Plains PTA 2nd Annual Free Book Celebration. The main event, held outdoors Saturday at Eastview Middle School, attracted
Read MoreThe White Plains High School Class of 1973 held a wine-tasting fundraiser April 25 for classmate Paul Fitzgerald. Popular for his smiling eyes, Fitzgerald needs stem cell treatment for a type of bone cancer known as Myelodysplatic Syndrome. Fitzgerald was
Read MoreThe City of White Plains, along with Forme´ Urgent Care and Wellness Center, is leading the way towards better health this spring with Get Fit White Plains! Charity Miles Program, a citywide, month-long effort aimed at jump starting residents fitness
Read MoreEmphasizing that “There is more work to be done,” New York State Assemblyman David Buchwald (D-White Plains), representing the 93rd District announced on the steps of White Plains City Hall Thursday his intention to run for re-election. Buchwald was accompanied
Read MoreBy Jon Craig Two-dozen high school and college students, most of whom are studying fashion as a career option, showed off food-themed designs Thursday during the Food Bank For Westchester’s “Food For Fashion Show” at its headquarters in Elmsford. The
Read MoreBy Jon Craig The Harrison Planning Board last week gave a new professional soccer team permission to renovate indoor and outdoor facilities at Manhattanville College in Purchase. The 4-2 vote allows the New York City Football Club, co-owned by the
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