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 last week presented a $662.5 million capital budget for 2023 that stresses protection of the environment, investment in infrastructure and additional commitments to affordable housing. Unveiled last Thursday at the County Office Building in White
Read MoreA White Plains man was found guilty Friday of murder for fatally shooting a 35-year-old man in 2020. After a five-week trial, Brandon Williams, 28, was found guilty by a jury of murdering Deron Strange in the parking lot of
Read MoreThe White Plains Common Council last week ratified the settlement of negotiations that extends the collective bargaining agreement with city union workers through June 2024. The previous agreement between the city and the Civil Service Employees Association, Local 1000, AFSCME
Read MoreMost preschools begin their traditional programs for young children with a class for two-year-olds. Starting Oct. 24, the JCC of Mid-Westchester (JCCMW) Nursery School is introducing a new program at its White Plains location that offers a class to begin
Read MoreThe Westchester County Board of Legislators unanimously voted last week to pass a resolution supporting the Clean Water, Clean Air, Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022. The proposition, which will be on the Nov. 8 election ballot, seeks to
Read MoreMillion Air, a fixed-base operator at Westchester County Airport that is suing the county for breach of contract has claimed it has won the latest round in a legal battle playing out in federal court. Last week, the U.S. District
Read MoreA Yonkers man will spend the next 20 years behind bars for the murder of a White Plains man in 2011. Marcus Chambers, 31, received a 20-year prison sentence last week in federal court in White Plains by U.S. District
Read MoreThe Greenburgh Town Board heard an earful from residents and others last week on proposed regulations regarding the sale and distribution of cannabis. Last year, the Town Board opted into the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA), which was enacted
Read MoreThe City of White Plains and DSD Renewables (DSD) have completed construction of the largest municipal solar energy deployment in Westchester County. The nine-site, 6.8 megawatt (MW) portfolio consists of canopy, rooftop, and ground-mount installations at four parking garages, Gillie
Read MoreThe 16-year-old young man stepped up to bat four years ago, knowing only swings and misses in his baseball career. Almost every spring and fall Saturday for a decade, since he was seven, he’d failed to make contact. After 10
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