If you’re a high school student who lives or attends school in White Plains, there’s a new essay contest that may be of interest. The White Plains Democratic City Committee is sponsoring an inaugural competition asking students that if they
Read MoreA group of area state lawmakers pledged last week to provide ArtsWestchester with $1 million in COVID-19 recovery funds to reinvigorate the arts as society steadily reopens from the pandemic. Legislators said the decision to boost local artists and arts
Read MoreA group of immigrant workers and their advocates launched a two-week hunger strike last week to demand that New York State provide $3.5 billion of assistance to those who have been excluded from federal stimulus checks and unemployment. About 100
Read MoreLulu, a therapy and comfort dog for the families of Ballard-Durand Funeral & Cremation Services, unexpectedly passed away on Mar. 10. In 2015, Lulu the golden doodle, became Westchester’s first therapy dog to serve families in a funeral home. Like
Read MoreThe City of White Plains and developer, Distributed Solar Development (DSD), broke ground last week on a nine-project, 6.8-megawatt community solar portfolio in the city that will triple the amount of solar energy produced in Westchester County. When constructed by
Read More*Editor’s Note: The Westchester County District Attorney’s Office Dropped All Charges Against Glenmore Nembhard. A homeless man is facing felony charges after he spat on and punched an 83-year-old Asian American woman outside The Westchester mall in White Plains. Glenmore
Read MoreThaddeus J. Piekos passed away at his home in White Plains on Feb. 12. He was 101. Born in Woonsocket, R.I., “Ted” served in World War II in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He graduated with undergraduate and master’s degrees from Columbia University,
Read MorePlans for the redevelopment of the former Good Counsel school campus at 52 North Broadway in White Plains took a major step forward Monday night when the White Plains Common Council unanimously voted to accept the environmental findings, zoning amendment
Read MoreThe White Plains Police Reform Committee has released its draft report for public comment following a six-month review. The 22-member committee, which included White Plains Police Chief Joseph Castelli and was chaired by NAACP White Plains/Greenburgh Branch Chairperson Janice Griffith,
Read MoreThe City of White Plains has launched a COVID Angels Volunteer Project to assist senior citizens with navigating the technology needed to obtain an appointment for getting the COVID-19 vaccination. The City of White Plains Youth Bureau and Recreation &
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