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.
Any musical group with the name the Slambovian Circus of Dreams might be difficult to define or pigeonhole into a convenient genre. Back in their early days more than 30 years ago, the six-piece band originally called The Ancestors, confounded
Read MoreThe speed limit throughout the City of White Plains will be reduced to 25 miles per hour later this year. On Monday, the White Plains Common Council amended a traffic ordinance in the city to drop the speed limit from
Read MoreTwo Westchester County departments have collaborated to launch what is believed to be a first-in-the-nation program that trains former prisoners with addiction to become peers to help others facing similar challenges. The program, “Lives Forward,” brings together the Department of
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Dr, Claudia Felberg made history last week when she was named the first female president of the Medical Staff at White Plains Hospital. Felberg, who previously was vice president, succeeds Dr. George Anastasian as president. She will hold the position
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By Seamus Higgins Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-Yonkers) kicked off his re-election campaign Wednesday evening surrounded by fellow progressives in preparation for his high-stakes battle for the Democratic nomination in the 16th Congressional District. In a rally at the restaurant Off
Read MoreWhite Plains Mayor Thomas Roach was one of three elected officials honored Jan. 19 with a 2024 Public Leadership in the Arts Award at The United States Conference of Mayors 92nd Winter Meeting in Washington D.C. Roach was presented with
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Perhaps your schedule doesn’t allow you to conveniently pick up or drop off your dry cleaning during typical business hours. Or maybe your favorite neighborhood dry cleaner was one of the businesses that didn’t survive the pandemic with so many
Read MoreAntisemitic insults hurled at players of a private Jewish school’s girls varsity basketball team from Hartsdale during a game with Roosevelt High School last week has sparked outrage from local leaders and calls for disciplinary change. Roosevelt voluntarily forfeited the
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State Sen. Peter Harckham (D-Lewisboro) was joined by members of the Teamsters last week calling for passage of legislation that would mandate a driver accompany automated trucks to protect public safety and preserve jobs. Harckham has introduced a bill that
Read MoreWhite Plains Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying the person responsible for stabbing a man in the parking garage of the City Center at 237 Martine Ave. Thursday night. Police responded to the location at about 9:16 p.m.
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