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.
Phil Klay, a White Plains native, has published a compendium of short stories about the madness of war as related through the experiences of soldiers on the ground in Iraq. The book, titled “Redeployment” and published by Penguin Press was
Read MoreBy Jon Craig – Fans of the hit television series “Lost” will be pleased to hear the show’s creator is filming a new series for HBO that includes public sets in the Town of Harrison. “The Leftovers” takes place in the
Read MoreBy Jon Craig – School of the Holy Child is building upon its future with plans for a $7 million Field House, 400-seat theater and a specialized program in architecture, engineering and design. The Catholic all-girls preparatory school, covering grades 5
Read MoreOn Thursday, March 6, the Westchester County Board of Legislators voted to approve a formal licensing agreement with the Madison Square Garden Company, which brought the NY Knicks-affiliated NBA Developmental team to the Westchester County Center. “This has all the
Read MoreBy Jon Craig – A study released Wednesday by Nonprofit Westchester and the Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies found that nonprofits are “a critical driver of Westchester’s economy,” comprising the largest and fastest-growing sector. The study, titled “Westchester County
Read MoreBryant- Mamaroneck Park has been selected for “Heart Your Park,” a program introduced as part of Macy’s “Secret Garden” campaign, that aims to raise awareness and dollars for local parks across the country. From March 7 to March 31, customers
Read MoreBy Jon Craig – Greenburgh’s supervisor thinks his town is caught in the middle of a feud between the Westchester county executive and the federal government over Community Development Block Grants. “I’m aggravated,” Supervisor Paul Feiner said. “We are losing revenue
Read MoreThe Westchester Children’s Association (WCA) with the Child Care Council of Westchester hosted a meeting Friday morning at the Greenburgh Public Library that invited local school children to ask questions of their state and county government representatives. Opening the meeting,
Read MoreSaturday morning at Eastview Middle School in White Plains light breakfast was served and women of all ages from elementary school students to grandmothers gathered to hear about the new White Plains G.I.R.L.S. Academy, a collaboration between the White Plains
Read MoreBy Jon Craig For anyone keeping score, three partners of Game On 365 spoke out for a new sports bubble along Dobbs Ferry Road during a Feb. 26 Town Board meeting. But two dozen vocal Greenburgh residents came out against
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