White Plains Hospital is planning to construct a new, state-of-the-art inpatient building on Davis Ave. where a parking garage currently exists. During a special White Plains Common Council meeting Feb. 27, Bill Null, chairman of the hospital’s Board of Directors,
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When Thomas was a student in high school, he ran into some trouble that led him to be suspended. Now 22, he was able to rebound from his misstep, obtain a high school diploma and enroll in career programs. “It
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Local youth looking to make a difference in society received some advice last week from Rep. Jamaal Bowman. Bowman, a former educator serving his second two-year term representing the 16th Congressional District, took part in a Youth Town Hall meeting
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In 1968, White Plains resident Ellen Holly debuted on ABC’s new soap opera, “One Life to Live.” An accomplished theater actress with Broadway roles under her belt, Holly portrayed Carla Benari, an Italian-American woman who had just moved to the
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
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Turkish-American Westchester Moms Turn Tragedy into Common Cause To even come close to understanding why Zeynep Parlak Vitelli was shaking so hard a few days ago, you have to know what unfolded in her childhood a couple of decades ago. I’m
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The 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
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The 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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Credit to Southern District Judge for Saving the Day I was poking around for unrelated legal documents last week when I stumbled across a case that just wrapped up on Jan. 26 in the Southern District of New York federal courthouse in
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