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.
State Assemblywoman Amy Paulin has introduced legislation to expand abortion access by allowing pharmacists to dispense abortion medication with the use of non-patient specific prescriptions. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently made a regulatory change allowing the abortion pills mifepristone
Read MoreLong Island Republican Rep. George Santos may have been elected to Congress, but if someone like him tried to run for Westchester County Executive or the Board of Legislators, the chances of success could be far slimmer. Westchester officials are
Read MoreThe Greenburgh Police Department issued its first bias report to the Town Board last week. The Town Board requested the report in response to the rise in anti-Semitic incidents in the nation last year and decided to expand it to
Read MoreThe White Plains Common Council held its first meeting of 2023 last week with many of its agenda items related to youth activities and causes. One of its pro forma resolutions involved renewing an agreement with the White Plains School
Read MoreThe White Plains Planning Board is scheduled Monday, Jan. 9 to hold a work session to further discuss a proposal for 99 high-quality, single-family homes to be built on the former Ridgeway Country Club site. Plans for Farrell Estates at
Read MoreSeventeen restaurants in downtown White Plains will be participating in the Third Annual Restaurant Month, spearheaded by the White Plains Business Improvement District (BID). The special promotion of prix fixe lunches and dinners runs from Jan. 3. To Jan. 31.
Read MoreSome lucky New York State Lottery player is starting the new year almost $20,000 richer. New York Lottery officials announced a winning Take 5 top prize ticket, worth $19,956, was sold Dec. 29 at ShopRite at 29 Mamaroneck Ave. in
Read MoreThe Town of Greenburgh has received a second six-figure state grant for renovations at the historic Odell House. Supervisor Paul Feiner said the town was awarded $500,000 in Environmental Protection funds for the Odell House Rochambeau Headquarters in Hartsdale, located
Read MoreThousands of spectators are expected to line the streets of White Plains New Year’s Eve to usher in 2023. The free party kicks off at 10:30 p.m. at Main St. and Court St. with live music from Just the Melody
Read MoreA controversy pitting Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner against his Town Board colleagues erupted over a sharp disagreement regarding spending on summer interns. Feiner sought to increase the budget line for the town’s high school and college interns from $15,000 to
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