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 There is only one student from Westchester County destined for the nation’s capital to compete in the annual E.W. Scripps National Spelling Bee — and that student is from Greenburgh Harshita Shet, a fourth-grade student who also
Read MoreBy Jon Craig A decade of major flooding problems came one step closer to a permanent solution Thursday when the Harrison Town Board voted to create an easement near Puritan and Pilgrim roads. Town officials complained they have encountered delays
Read MoreAt a press conference Friday, sponsored by Assemblyman David Buchwald (D-White Plains/Westchester) and electric car maker Tesla at the Tesla showroom in The Westchester mall, White Plains, a gathering of local elected officials, business leaders and environmental advocates expressed their
Read MoreOn Saturday afternoon, March 22, at the Fire Station on the corner of Maple and Mamaroneck Avenues in White Plains, 94 unwanted guns were turned in within a three-hour time period. A total of $5,075 was given out by Attorney
Read MoreThe City of White Plains is challenging residents to clean out their closets and donate their gently used shoes to a City-wide shoe recycling effort as part of the City’s celebration of Earth Day. This is the second year the
Read MoreA press statement released by The Gedney Association Thursday evening stated that the group situated in Gedney Farms, has filed suit against the White Plains Common Council in the State Supreme Court regarding its December 2013 decision to accept the
Read MoreBy Jon Craig The Elmsford-based Food Bank of Westchester joined the Town of Greenburgh last week in launching a new initiative called Eat Healthy New York. The program, aimed at making good meal-planning fun, featured East Greenwich nutritional consultant and
Read MoreWestchester County Executive Rob Astorino, along with the Department of Community Mental Health and Westchester Jewish Community Services, launched “Youth Mental Health First Aid,” a new Safer Communities initiative, last week. At a press conference at the County Center announcing
Read MoreBy Jon Craig If you support legalizing marijuana for medical uses, call your state senator. That was the message Friday from a dozen hospice patients and local Democratic members of the state Assembly who have passed legislation four
Read MoreMarking his 50th anniversary as a Blues recording artist, John Hammond is on tour with his newly released album “Timeless.” With show dates in Florida, Canada, Arizona, Washington, DC, and New York City, Hammond takes his tour for one night
Read More
