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.
Due to the State of Emergency issued by County Executive George Latimer on Monday, White Plains Schools will be closed for the remainder of this week and into next week, with a rolling five-day evaluation going forward. Last Friday, Dr.
Read MoreA White Plains man, 40, was found dead Sunday morning in a rooming house on Park Avenue. Local police were reportedly performing a general welfare visit shortly after 6 a.m. Sunday when they came upon the wounded body, with blood
Read MoreOver the weekend two US Postal Service employees at a White Plains facility tested positive for coronavirus. One employee is in the hospital the other is recovering at home. A report on News12 Westchester said many employees were concerned for
Read MoreAmidst the coronavirus crisis, Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner is encouraging seniors to make use of local nonprofit DOROT‘s services. DOROT, which has offices in White Plains and Mahattan, addresses challenges faced by the aging population. “Enjoy discussions from home: Dorot’s
Read MoreSpeaking to the White Plains community this afternoon via Facebook, Dr. Joseph Ricca, WPSD Superintendent announced that all White Plains schools will be closed Monday and Tuesday (March 16 and March 17) next week for the district to work further
Read MoreThe Democratic Primary campaign of Jeremiah Frei-Pearson announced this morning that it is officially suspending petitioning, effective immediately, over the ongoing public health crisis created by the Coronavirus Global Pandemic. Petitioning requires close, personal contact between strangers and runs directly
Read MoreOn Tuesday evening the New York State courthouse in White Plains was informed that a New Rochelle lawyer practicing in the matrimonial courts in the building at 111 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. last week had tested positive for
Read MoreThe Coronavirus has claimed a popular spring tradition in White Plains. The city announced in a Web blast to residents and the media on March 10 the St. Patrick’s Day parade, scheduled for March 14, and has been cancelled. The
Read MoreThe National Guard will be deployed to New Rochelle to aid food delivery and cleaning efforts associated with the coronavirus outbreak, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday, and a containment zone will be enacted around the community. People will be permitted
Read MoreThe White Plains Common Council voted unanimously on March 2 to appoint Lynette Spaulding as city court judge. Spaulding’s 10-year term will begin on March 19. “She has decades of experience with the Legal Aid Society,” Council President Nadine Hunt-Robinson
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