Over 20 White Plains restaurants will be offering special deals on dine-in and takeout meals as the city launches its first ever Restaurant Month in January. With local restaurants in dire need of support as business owners try to recover
Read MoreBy Lindsay Emery Throughout much of his life Greg Cohen never hesitated to extend a helping hand or write a check to help others. Now Cohen is in the difficult position of having to rely on others for assistance. Cohen,
Read MoreMarilyn Victoria Svec, a White Plains resident, died Dec. 22 after a brief illness. She was 82. Svec was born in the Bronx on Dec. 13, 1938, to Concetta and Alfred Sacco. She graduated from Christopher Columbus High School in
Read MoreWhite Plains High School Senior Christopher Cardenas has been nominated for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program by State Education Department Interim Commissioner Betty A. Rosa. The Presidential Scholar recognition is one of the nation’s most prestigious honors for high school
Read MoreBy Samantha Schnupp A handful of local Westchester teens are helping to support the community by providing meals for frontline health care workers during their shifts. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, frontline workers have had to adapt to long hours with
Read MoreWith Westchester County reaching a tragic plateau in coronavirus-related deaths, clergy members and elected officials gathered in Yonkers last week to pay tribute to the more than 1,500 residents who have died since March. County Executive George Latimer last Thursday
Read MoreThe White Plains School District is planning to return to in-person instruction Dec. 14 following a switch to all remote learning this week that was triggered by a large increase in COVID-19 cases among staff and students. Superintendent of Schools
Read MoreA new energy storage project that uses an innovation in lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology was unveiled this week at the New York Power Authority (NYPA) location in White Plains. Funded in part by the New York State Energy Research and Development
Read MoreJoan Katherine (Bernstein) Fratianni, a longtime resident of White Plains, died November 23. She was 87. Born in Ossining to Daniel and Gertrude Luby. she worked in data entry for Lord & Burnham in Irvington for many years. She was
Read MoreA trio of unions representing teachers, administrators and civil servants are urging White Plains Schools Superintendent Dr. Joseph Ricca and the Board of Education to switch the district from hybrid to all remote instruction next week, fearful of the impact
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