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.
Local, county and state officials celebrated the unveiling Thursday of a recently completed affordable housing project in downtown White Plains, part of a plan to transform 70-year-old public housing into modern apartments with amenities. Completion of The Overture at Brookfield
Read MoreBy Em Stangarone As Americans face record-breaking inflation, widespread debt and the consequences of income inequality, financial literacy and management become crucial to an individual’s ability to survive and thrive. To help students feel more at ease with their finances,
Read MoreBy Mia Levine A state Supreme Court justice dismissed a student’s lawsuit last week against The Ursuline School ruling that her case had no merit after she had been expelled for her role in a fight at the Westchester Mall.
Read MoreWhite Plains and Westchester County celebrated the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) last Saturday, but officials and advocates for the disabled urged the crowd to continue the fight for equity and opportunity. In a program organized
Read MoreBurke Rehabilitation Hospital has announced the appointment of Scott Edelman as its interim Executive Director. Edelman succeeds Jeffrey Menkes, who retired at the end of June after leading Burke for more than five years. Edelman, who previously served as Burke’s
Read MoreWhite Plains Mayor Tom Roach and representatives from Distributed Solar Development (DSD) Renewables and the New York Power Authority (NYPA) announced the completion of the city’s nine-site, 6.8-megawatt community solar portfolio at a press conference last week at the Gedney
Read MorePreliminary plans for the adaptive reuse of the warehouse at 39 Westmoreland Avenue in White Plains were discussed during a public hearing before the Common Council on July 5. Boca Raton-based Mill Creek Residential Trust (MCRT), the owner of the
Read MoreWestchester County Parks and Sharc Creative present the White Plains Hospital Screenings Under the Stars, which kicks off with the musical comedy, Sing 2 (2021-PG) on Friday, July 15, at Kensico Dam Plaza, Valhalla. “Outdoor movies bring back fond childhood memories. I
Read MoreA White Plains High School graduate and sophomore at Dartmouth College has been selected for a prestigious Television Academy Foundation Internship Program. Lauren Azrin was one of only 40 students chosen by Television Academy members from across the country for
Read MoreThe Town of Greenburgh is the recipient of a $5 million grant from New York State to make long-sought improvements to West Hartsdale Ave. and other areas. Lt. Governor Antonio Delgado, State Senator Andrea Stewart Cousins, State Assemblyman Tom Abinanti
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