By Kristen McNerney For Myron Wisotsky, an 81-year-old retired teacher from Chappaqua, the decision to get the COVID-19 vaccine at the Westchester County Center was a no-brainer. “I want to stay alive,” he said. After hearing positive feedback about the
Read MoreBy Lindsay Emery Rye Brook artist Marla Beth Enowitz’s new self-described “happy art” installation brings colorful exuberance to the third floor of The Westchester Mall. But it likely would have never been created if not for the COVID-19 pandemic. “Gumballs”
Read MoreMamaroneck Avenue Elementary School will have a new leader for the remainder of the school year. The White Plains Board of Education on Monday appointed Robert Janowitz to serve as acting principal with Eileen McGuire set to retire on Jan.
Read MoreMacy’s will be leaving the Galleria White Plains this spring, 25 years after becoming the premiere anchor store at the downtown mall. It is among 45 Macy’s stores that will be shutting down as part of a companywide downsizing that
Read MoreGoing to the movies has always been one of my favorite things to do. So, when a double feature of “North by Northwest” and “The Invisible Man” was my last outing to the theater before the coronavirus hit, I was
Read MoreOver 20 White Plains restaurants will be offering special deals on dine-in and takeout meals as the city launches its first ever Restaurant Month in January. With local restaurants in dire need of support as business owners try to recover
Read MoreBy Lindsay Emery Throughout much of his life Greg Cohen never hesitated to extend a helping hand or write a check to help others. Now Cohen is in the difficult position of having to rely on others for assistance. Cohen,
Read MoreMarilyn Victoria Svec, a White Plains resident, died Dec. 22 after a brief illness. She was 82. Svec was born in the Bronx on Dec. 13, 1938, to Concetta and Alfred Sacco. She graduated from Christopher Columbus High School in
Read MoreWhite Plains High School Senior Christopher Cardenas has been nominated for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program by State Education Department Interim Commissioner Betty A. Rosa. The Presidential Scholar recognition is one of the nation’s most prestigious honors for high school
Read MoreBy Samantha Schnupp A handful of local Westchester teens are helping to support the community by providing meals for frontline health care workers during their shifts. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, frontline workers have had to adapt to long hours with
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