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 Rick Pezzullo The Greenburgh Town Board this week will be discussing extending outdoor sidewalk cafes and seating options for restaurants. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, outdoor dining was not offered in town, but to help some eateries earn some
Read MoreThe Westchester County Department of Public Safety is launching a new mobile app to enable residents and visitors to receive emergency notifications and traffic alerts, learn more about county police programs and services and connect with officers in a new
Read MoreCounty Executive George Latimer unveiled statistics last week showing sharp drops in all major crime categories over the past four years in Westchester. In a comparison of the first nine months of 2021 with the first nine months of 2017,
Read MoreWestchester County Executive George Latimer recently opened a new County Veterans Service Agency office in White Plains. Located at 10 County Center Road, the office is ready to provide counsel, support and be a resource for the county’s veteran population.
Read MoreManhattanville College increased its incoming transfer students by more than 30 percent between 2020 and 2021, bucking a national trend of colleges losing transfer students overall last year. Several factors were behind Manhattanville’s success, according to Troy Cogburn, Vice President for Admissions and Marketing at Manhattanville. Cogburn said personalized attention that students
Read MoreStarting April 1, the “Harriet Tubman – The Journey to Freedom” sculpture will be on display in Renaissance Plaza in White Plains, through June 30. “The City of White Plains will be the only location in southern New York State
Read MoreWhite Plains Police have made an arrest in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash on Feb. 17 that left one man dead and another with serious injuries. According to police, Carlos Riera-Ortiz, 41 of White Plains, faces two felony counts
Read MoreWhite Plains Councilman Richard Payne was appointed to the Transportation Commission at the Common Council meeting on Fec. 7. “As a downtown resident, my appointment to the Transportation Commission allows me to push for better pedestrian and cycling infrastructure, and
Read MoreWhite Plains City School District (WPCSD) Superintendent of Schools Dr. Joseph Ricca underscored that the district’s mask mandate will remain in place until changes are made to state and county guidelines at the Board of Education (BOE) meeting on Feb.
Read MoreFour students at White Plains High School are facing disciplinary charges after a fight that broke out in the school bathroom last Wednesday. In a video, which was circulated widely on social media, one student can be seen kneeling in
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