State Supreme Court Judge Joan Lefkowitz presented her decision on Aug. 24 to reject two separate legal challenges to the City of White Plains Common Council’s grant of Special Permit and Site Plan approval for the French American School of
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Looking for ways to encourage new business in Westchester, County Executive George Latimer convened a meeting of business, education, government and other County leaders last week. The discussion sought to identify ways in which Westchester can assist new businesses looking
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A Minority and Women Owned Business (MWBE) Task Force was established by Westchester County Executive George Latimer last week. The group met for the first time Aug. 14 to discuss action plans to enhance NWBE inclusion in more projects in
Read MoreState Assemblyman David Buchwald (D-White Plains) and Senator Shelley Mayer (D-Yonkers) have announced that New York State library construction grants are being awarded for building improvements to support new programs at libraries in the Towns of Harrison and North Castle. The
Read MoreWestchester County Court Judge Barry Warhit sentenced Julius Reich (DOB 1/27/54) of Scarsdale to 20 years in state prison for the death of his wife, Robin Goldman, M.D. in January 2016. Reich pleaded guilty in May 2018 on the eve
Read MoreWith the advent of dockless bike sharing in White Plains, more cyclists are hitting the pavement and some of them are riding on the sidewalks. While not all White Plains Councilmembers agree that rental company bike users are the offenders,
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Rose Associates, the new owners of 440 Hamilton Ave., formerly the AT&T building, and the associated parking lot on Barker Ave., were before the White Plains Common Council at a public hearing, Aug. 4, in relation to a reconfigured site
Read MoreThe public hearing on a zone change for the 16-acre parcel at 52 N. Broadway, formerly the Good Counsel Campus, now owned by WP Development NB, Inc., continued at the Aug. 6 White Plains Counsel meeting. Several new speakers took
Read MoreWith obvious frustration expressed by all members of the White Plains Common Council, the Esplanade (located at 1 Lyon Place and 10 Lyon Place) was granted an extension on its existing and approved site plan until April 4, 2019. The
Read MoreThe White Plains Fire Department was awarded a $336,430 federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) on Aug. 1 to provide rescue training for personnel in the fire department’s Rescue Company. “New York’s first responders put their lives on the line
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