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 community is coming together on Sunday, April 27 to support two important hunger-fighting initiatives in White Plains – The Lord’s Pantry and St. Bart’s Soup Kitchen. Both are housed at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church on Prospect Street in the
Read MoreOn Tuesday, April 15, nine student/athletes from Stepinac High School accepted offers to attend colleges and signed Letters of Intent to attend their respective schools on National Letter of Intent Day. The Stepinac gymnasium was graced with excited parents and
Read MoreDuring an Eagle Scout Court of Honor ceremony held on March 29 at Our Lady of Sorrows School, Troop 73 White Plains presented the rank of Eagle to Theodore Michael Chomiak, Brian David LaPlaca and Scott Tung Louis. The three
Read MoreBy Jon Craig Karen Magee, 54, of West Harrison was elected president of New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) last week, making her the top officer and first woman to lead the statewide union that represents 600,000 members. Magee, a
Read MoreThe Board of Directors of White Plains Hospital announced that Susan Fox, current president of White Plains Hospital will become President and Chief Executive Officer upon Jon Schandler’s retirement in 2015. Fox will succeed Schandler following his 38-year tenure. Michael
Read MoreBy Jon Craig You won’t need a spoonful of sugar to enjoy next month’s Stepinac High School Drama Club production of Mary Poppins, which opens May 2 in White Plains. Parents from far and wide are in for a treat
Read MoreBy Jon Craig About 100 people turned out for Greenburgh’s first public meeting regarding a planned town-wide reassessment of property values Wednesday — for the first time since 1956 — and the session was uncharacteristically amicable. The property inspections, to
Read MoreBy Jon Craig A heated, years old clash between Fairview Fire Department leaders and Greenburgh taxpayers ended Thursday night the way it began, with another unexpected surprise. But distrust and hurt feelings remain. After Town of Greenwich residents grilled their
Read MoreOn Friday, April 11th, the White Plains Housing Authority will break ground on The Prelude, the first phase of a neighborhood revitalization project of the Brookfield Commons campus. The Prelude, rising on the corner of South Lexington Ave. and Quarropas
Read MoreA collection of women from across Westchester, one even traveled from the Bronx, met at the Scarsdale Public Library last week to learn about sex trafficking and what they might be able to do to help stop it. The event
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