News from The White Plains Examiner, mostly covering the City of White Plains along with stories from communities across the southern portion of Westchester County, NY.
It has been 15 years since Aid and Incentives for Municipalities (AIM) has been increased in the New York State budget for cities and villages. The $715 million pot that is shared by the municipalities isn’t proposed to budge again
Read MoreBy Barbara Kay The White Plains Board of Education revealed last week that delays in state Education Department (SED) approval is holding up four projects from the ongoing $71.4 million in capital projects improvements districtwide. School officials received an update
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 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 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
Read MoreAny musical group with the name the Slambovian Circus of Dreams might be difficult to define or pigeonhole into a convenient genre. Back in their early days more than 30 years ago, the six-piece band originally called The Ancestors, confounded
Read MoreThe speed limit throughout the City of White Plains will be reduced to 25 miles per hour later this year. On Monday, the White Plains Common Council amended a traffic ordinance in the city to drop the speed limit from
Read MoreTwo Westchester County departments have collaborated to launch what is believed to be a first-in-the-nation program that trains former prisoners with addiction to become peers to help others facing similar challenges. The program, “Lives Forward,” brings together the Department of
Read MoreDr, Claudia Felberg made history last week when she was named the first female president of the Medical Staff at White Plains Hospital. Felberg, who previously was vice president, succeeds Dr. George Anastasian as president. She will hold the position
Read MoreBy Seamus Higgins Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-Yonkers) kicked off his re-election campaign Wednesday evening surrounded by fellow progressives in preparation for his high-stakes battle for the Democratic nomination in the 16th Congressional District. In a rally at the restaurant Off
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