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.
Westchester County Executive George Latimer and the Westchester County Board of Legislators recently joined with ArtsWestchester to announce that 102 Westchester arts organizations are the recipients of matching funds from the Art$WChallenge grant program. Participating arts organizations raised $786,541 in new private funds from 1,320 donors through the program which ended in
Read MoreThe North Castle Town Board unanimously approved a resolution last week urging the state legislature to remove Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Housing Compact from the budget process and to protect municipal home rule throughout New York. In a strongly-worded document that
Read MoreThe Greenburgh Town Board last week unanimously passed a resolution seeking state legislation for a “Home Rule” amendment that would regulate what town residents would be eligible to vote in an incorporation referendum. Supervisor Paul Feiner stated the impetus for
Read MoreThe applicants of a proposed housing development on an environmentally sensitive property in White Plains will be required to do an in-depth study. Last week, the White Plains Planning Board unanimously decided to have a Draft Environmental Impact Statement completed
Read MoreThe White Plains Common Council agreed last week to enter into a contract with four other Westchester municipalities to develop Grandpas United mentoring programs. At a meeting on Feb. 6, the council authorized spending a total of $100,000 for the
Read MoreThe Westchester Turkish Moms Group is collecting/purchasing desperately needed items for the families who survived the devastating earthquake in southern Turkey this week. More than 15 million people have been affected, with millions left homeless and unable to access everyday
Read MoreA developer is proposing to build 62 units of affordable senior citizen housing at the former WESTHELP complex on the grounds of Westchester Community College in Greenburgh. Last week, Mark Soja presented his plans to the Greenburgh Town Board during
Read MoreThe White Plains Common Council agreed last week to spend $200,000 to resurface and upgrade two basketball courts at Kittrell Park. DPW Commissioner Stefania Mignone told the council during a special Jan. 30 meeting the courts in the 1.6-acre park
Read MoreA Sandwich with a Side of Songs Music nights at Carmine’s For the past two decades, Carmine’s Deli has been delighting Elmsford residents and visitors with its signature sandwiches and wraps. More recently, they’ve been serving up their popular fare
Read MoreThe City of White Plains has been awarded $400,000 in federal funds to prepare a Safe Streets Action Plan that will envision an integrated mobility system that includes motorists, cyclists and pedestrians. The money is coming from the Safe Streets
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