The White Plains Common Council voted unanimously last week to increase the cost of parking on the street and in city garages. Despite receiving a petition earlier in the Dec. 11 meeting containing 170 signatures opposing higher parking fees, the
Read MoreThe only homeless shelter in northern Westchester may soon find itself without a home. The clock is ticking on the Jan Peek House’s lease at 200 North Water St. in Peekskill, which expires Dec. 31. Cynthia Knox, Chief Executive Officer
Read MoreOptum Health, in an internal company email obtained Tuesday by The Examiner, announced the departure of Dr. Scott Hayworth, effective on Friday, Dec. 29. No specific reason was given for Hayworth’s exit. Hayworth, who joined Optum Health in 2020 following
Read MoreA local assemblyman is ramping up support for a universal free school meals program that would provide breakfast and lunch to every public school student in the state. Assemblyman Matt Slater (R-Yorktown) last week called on Gov. Kathy Hochul to
Read MoreAccusations of attempted election fraud continued to be leveled last week in North Castle as the Westchester County Board of Elections certified Democrat Joseph Rende the winner of the town’s supervisor’s race. Officially, Rende defeated Republican Councilwoman Barbara DiGiacinto by
Read MoreOutgoing New Castle Supervisor Lisa Katz was honored last week for her 10 years in elected office during a farewell reception week that drew words of praise from her Town Board colleagues and community members. Katz is leaving office at
Read MoreTranscatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) is the Newest Addition to the Hospital’s Comprehensive Cardiac Services White Plains, N.Y. (December 6, 2023) – White Plains Hospital announced today the launch of the Montefiore Structural Heart Program at White Plains Hospital with
Read MoreOutrage Mounts Over Broken Care Coordination, Fractured Call Centers By Adam Stone This is the 11th installment in an investigative series about CareMount/Optum, broader local healthcare issues and corporate medicine. Within the last year or so, legacy CareMount physicians and
Read MorePleasantville Mayor Peter Scherer will be seeking a sixth term and Village Trustee David Vinjamuri will run for a third term in the upcoming village election, while first-term board member Michael Peppard will leave office. The election for the mayor’s
Read MoreThe Mount Kisco Village Board is faced with a dilemma of whether to delay special permit approval for a new cell service carrier because the tower’s owner has failed to correct violations at the site. Dish Wireless is looking to
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