It would be understandable if Louise Praino was ever skittish about how long she might have to live given her family history. Praino’s father died of a heart attack when he was 32 years old. Her mother died of a
Read MoreRecently, there have been a limited number of vehicles rolling out of the new Amazon distribution center on Route 9A in Hawthorne. During the upcoming weeks, operations at the more than 150,000-square-foot facility that had been approved three-and-a-half years ago
Read MoreAssemblywoman Dana Levenberg (D-Ossining) urged her colleagues in the state legislature last week to support the NY HEAT Act that could potentially reduce energy costs for lower-income households and limit dependence on fossil fuels. Accompanied by environmental advocates last Thursday
Read MoreA new restaurant proposed for downtown Armonk has been waylaid for months as the applicant has failed to convince the North Castle Planning Board that the establishment’s parking plan is workable. Stefan Martinovic, who hopes to open a farm-to-table new
Read MoreBy Brian Kluepfel “Bob Roberts” was well-received when it appeared in 1992, a witty, scathing indictment of the American political process. Told through the lens of a right-wing folkie who crafts songs pandering to excessive wealth and demeaning social welfare programs,
Read MoreNew York State’s Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) voted last Thursday to send a newly-proposed but largely unchanged congressional map to the state legislature last Thursday. The redrawn map of New York’s 26 House seats, which required the approval of seven of
Read MoreThe Black church has always played a crucial role in African American history, especially in the South where, to this day, a strong church community fights racial injustices. Powerful segregation era pictures by groundbreaking Black photographer Gordon Parks (1912-2006) captured
Read MoreThe first public hearing on the White Plains draft comprehensive plan was held last week in the Common Council chambers. It has been more than a quarter of a century since an updated comprehensive plan for the City of White
Read MoreSince early civilization visual artists have depicted man’s struggle to survive. Tapping into intuitive creativity and their personal aesthetic, artists have shared their interpretation of humanity’s historic moments of joy, sorrow, rapture and despair. A visceral and compelling oeuvre on
Read MoreThe City of White Plains has been chosen to receive $10 million from New York State’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI). The DRI was created in 2016 to accelerate and expand the revitalization of downtowns and neighborhoods in all 10 regions
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