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 Alexa Jindal For more than a century since its 1910 inception, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) was exclusively for boys 10 to 18 years old. In February 2019 that changed, following an announcement the previous year that girls
Read MoreBy Samuel Rowland Members of the “A Sure Bet For NY’s Future” alliance of business and labor groups from the Bronx and the Greater Westchester region met with local government allies June 2 to show their support for speeding up
Read MoreThe White Plains Outdoor Arts Festival (WPOAF) is back for 2021. Generations of area residents have enjoyed the treasured annual community event The all-outdoor festival will be held this Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. rain or
Read MoreFollowing years of division over a proposal aiming to regulate leaf blower use within the Town of Greenburgh, officials are scrapping the plan and starting over to appease the community and reach a compromise. The Greenburgh Town Board will now
Read MoreThe Town of Greenburgh could be launching a second farmers market this summer as officials hope to create an enjoyable opportunity within the community. Supervisor Paul Feiner said the current proposal is to introduce the farmers market in either late
Read MoreBianca Braun of Shrub Oak became the 11th student in Westchester Community College (WCC) history to win the highly competitive Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Undergraduate Transfer Scholarship. This scholarship provides selected students with up to $40,000 a year to complete
Read MoreGreenburgh Police Chief Chris McNerney said he’s confident an arrest will soon be made in the case involving a vandalized Black Lives Matter sign on Knollwood Road. McNerney explained to town officials last week that the department has been successful
Read MoreA Dobbs Ferry resident is facing murder charges after he stabbed a law enforcement official in the head last week. Matthew V. Burke, 36, was arrested and charged with first-degree attempted murder of a police officer and second-degree attempted murder,
Read MoreDespite a once-in-a-century pandemic and difficult fiscal challenges, Westchester County is well on the road to recovery with a rebounding economy, businesses and schools that have reopened and the promise of a bright future. That was County Executive George Latimer’s
Read MoreWhite Plains Mayor Tom Roach and the White Plains Business Improvement District (BID) congratulated Alex Lounge Bar & Grill for winning best tasting wing in the 2021 Downtown White Plains Wing Weeks. More than 16,300 wings were consumed over four
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