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 has installed metal boxes that contain two doses of the lifesaving medication Naloxone at its three shelters in an attempt to prevent opioid overdoses for a vulnerable population. Four county departments – health, public safety, social services and
Read MoreWith the multimillion-dollar renovation of City Square at 50 Main Street/1-11 Martine Avenue in downtown White Plains now complete, owner and real estate developer Ginsburg Development Company (GDC) has awarded Westchester-based RM Friedland (RMF) the exclusive office leasing assignment for
Read MoreBy Em Stangarone State representatives secured $350,000 for Latino U College Access (LUCA), a nonprofit organization which helps Latino youth in Westchester realize their dreams by becoming the first in their families to graduate college. With the financial support, LUCA
Read MoreLocal, county and state officials celebrated the unveiling Thursday of a recently completed affordable housing project in downtown White Plains, part of a plan to transform 70-year-old public housing into modern apartments with amenities. Completion of The Overture at Brookfield
Read MoreBy Em Stangarone As Americans face record-breaking inflation, widespread debt and the consequences of income inequality, financial literacy and management become crucial to an individual’s ability to survive and thrive. To help students feel more at ease with their finances,
Read MoreBy Mia Levine A state Supreme Court justice dismissed a student’s lawsuit last week against The Ursuline School ruling that her case had no merit after she had been expelled for her role in a fight at the Westchester Mall.
Read MoreWhite Plains and Westchester County celebrated the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) last Saturday, but officials and advocates for the disabled urged the crowd to continue the fight for equity and opportunity. In a program organized
Read MoreBurke Rehabilitation Hospital has announced the appointment of Scott Edelman as its interim Executive Director. Edelman succeeds Jeffrey Menkes, who retired at the end of June after leading Burke for more than five years. Edelman, who previously served as Burke’s
Read MoreWhite Plains Mayor Tom Roach and representatives from Distributed Solar Development (DSD) Renewables and the New York Power Authority (NYPA) announced the completion of the city’s nine-site, 6.8-megawatt community solar portfolio at a press conference last week at the Gedney
Read MorePreliminary plans for the adaptive reuse of the warehouse at 39 Westmoreland Avenue in White Plains were discussed during a public hearing before the Common Council on July 5. Boca Raton-based Mill Creek Residential Trust (MCRT), the owner of the
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