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.
By Ryan Raicht Feeding Westchester presenting a strategic plan last week to combat hunger in the county and help the thousands of residents and their families who are at constant risk of not having enough to eat. Last Thursday the
Read MoreThe City of White Plains will be getting a head start on the July 4 holiday by hosting its annual Independence Day Celebration on Friday, June 30 from 6:30 to 10 p.m. at White Plains High School on North St.
Read MoreWestchester County Executive George Latimer trumpeted his administration’s accomplishments while vowing to continue moving forward to improve programs, services and quality of life during his sixth State of the County address Thursday evening in White Plains. The hour-long speech, which
Read MoreAdults of a certain generation are often critical of the ills of technology even as they spend too much time on their mobile devices. But how about the perspectives of high school students who are coming of age and never
Read MoreBy Ryan Raicht The Westchester Children’s Association held a forum last Thursday at the Greenburgh Public Library, bringing county officials together to discuss the pressing issues facing Westchester’s children. The event, called Commissioners’ Conversation, was led by Allison Lake, executive director
Read MoreBy Ryan Raicht The City of White Plains held its third public workshop in its quest to update its Comprehensive Plan Monday evening that partially focused on the future of the property that was home to the now-shuttered Galleria mall.
Read MoreBy Ryan Raicht Officials, clergy and human rights activists urged for greater communication and understanding in the community at Westchester County’s second annual Gather Against Hate commemoration Tuesday afternoon in White Plains. One of the featured speakers during the event,
Read MoreA second location in Westchester is housing migrants in a hotel on White Plains’ Central Avenue, County Executive George Latimer and Mayor Tom Roach confirmed Tuesday. Latimer said that 16 rooms were currently being occupied by families totaling 46 people,
Read MoreBy Ryan Raicht— Longtime White Plains resident and East View Middle School music teacher Rebecca Bright had a lasting impact on her students and community. She and her husband, Harry Bright, had been White Plains residents for 60 years and
Read MoreEnvironmental advocates and two prime sponsors of legislation that promises to vastly reduce plastic and packaging in the waste stream are pressuring legislative leadership in Albany to bring the measure to a vote. State Sen. Peter Harckham (D-Lewisboro) and Assemblywoman
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