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.
Westchester County has added six all-electric buses to its Bee-Line fleet. County Executive George Latimer was on hand last week to usher in the first of the new buses — a New Flyer Xcelsior XE 35. The 35-foot bus has
Read MoreNew York Mets Acting General Manager Zack Scott was charged early Tuesday morning by White Plains Police with Driving Under the Influence (DUI) after being found sleeping in his car near the federal courthouse and police headquarters on South Lexington
Read MoreA monumental sculpture is now displayed under the arches of an office tower in downtown White Plains known as 50 Main Street. The nearly 18 feet tall sculpture, which is made of highly polished stainless steel, is located at the
Read MoreWhite Plains Hospital recently added life-changing hyperbaric medical therapy to its services for traumatic, postoperative and chronic wounds. The newly expanded Carl Weber Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine functions as a regional referral center to treat the most
Read MoreA new 598-space commuter parking garage was celebrated last week at Metro-North’s Harrison train station. The garage increases parking availability at the station by more than 80 percent, with 475 parking spots dedicated to Metro-North customers. The garage is equipped
Read MoreSupport for biosciences, a new, state-of-the-art County Center, enhancements to the County Airport and funding for a public/private job training partnership were among some of the ideas for spending federal recovery dollars that were proposed by business leaders last week
Read MoreJeff Goldberg has been named as Chief Financial Officer for the Westchester Community College (WCC) Foundation. In this role, Goldberg will oversee the finances of the Foundation, which awards more than $2 million in scholarships annually to WCC students in
Read MorePacific Western Bank and Square Mile Capital Management have collectively provided $181.91 million for a multifamily housing development in White Plains. The project includes the redevelopment of a vacant office building to become a 13-story, Class A multifamily building, the
Read MoreThe National Association of County Park and Recreation Association (NACPRO) has awarded Westchester County Parks Commissioner Kathy O’Connor with its 2021 Outstanding Public Official Award. The award is presented to a nominated, elected or appointed federal, state, or local official,
Read MoreA Mount Vernon baseball coach was indicted last week for enticing and coercing a 16-year-old to engage in sexual activity. Robert Pope, 30, could face life in prison if convicted of the charges filed in White Plains federal court by
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