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A trio of unions representing teachers, administrators and civil servants are urging White Plains Schools Superintendent Dr. Joseph Ricca and the Board of Education to switch the district from hybrid to all remote instruction next week, fearful of the impact
Read moreBy Lindsay Emery Noah Brick will often reference Bruce Banner’s sudden transition into The Hulk when explaining what it’s like living with Tourette Syndrome. “The Hulk, that’s the analogy I like to use for Tourette because in an instant Dr.
Read moreA four-star landmark hotel in White Plains is changing hands. The Crowne Plaza White Plains on Hale Avenue, which has been a city staple for 35 years, has been taken over by Sonesta International Hotels Corporation. Sonesta, which plans to
Read moreThe last remaining Sears in Westchester County at the Galleria White Plains will soon be closing its doors. Another victim of the circumstances created by COVID-19, Sears, one of the anchor stores at the Galleria for about the last 20
Read moreWhite Plains Mayor Tom Roach and members of the Common Council will celebrate the opening of the city’s newly refurbished playground at Gillie Park with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, November 16. Gillie Park is one of the city’s neighborhood
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White Plains Hospital’s first outpatient surgery center opened in early-October at 226 Westchester Avenue in Harrison and is expected to see more than 2,100 cases in its first 12 months of operation. “The addition of our new Ambulatory Surgery Center
Read moreSenior citizens will soon have another housing option in Westchester as developers erect a new luxury independent living facility in downtown White Plains. Waterstone of Westchester, a premier independent living community for those ages 62 and older, is currently under
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By Lindsay Emery The Demitasse Players is an acting troupe based in White Plains that focuses on plays that concentrate on mental illness. During the pandemic, the Players have gone virtual and upload plays on their website that can also
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White Plains resident Ana Soto-Castillo used to love going to the movies with her kids before COVID-19 shuttered theaters in March. But with Gov. Andrew Cuomo allowing cinemas to reopen, Soto-Castillo said it gives her hope that a sense of
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By Samantha Schnupp Friends, work colleagues and community members are uniting behind a White Plains resident on Thursday to help him in his battle against ALS. Today at noon, they will make the more than three-mile walk across the pedestrian
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