A swastika was found earlier this month drawn on a desk in a classroom at White Plains High School. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Joseph Ricca and High School Principal Emerly Martinez notified high school families about the incident prior to
Read MoreWP Hospital has once again received an “A” from healthcare watchdog the Leapfrog Group in its Fall 2022 Hospital Safety Grades for its excellence in providing safe and expert care to its patients. The hospital remains the only healthcare facility
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A crowd of people braced against the cold Saturday afternoon in a vigil remembering Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., a veteran killed by White Plains police at his home 11 years ago. Huddled together in front of the White Plains Department of
Read MoreTwo large, mixed-use projects planned in the City of White Plains received separate approvals from the Common Council last week. On April 2, 2018, the council adopted environmental findings and granted Site Plan and Special Permit approvals to Saber Chauncey
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The owners of The Galleria at White Plains are teaming up with two prominent development firms to explore mixed uses for the retail center that has been a downtown draw for the last 42 years. Last week, Pacific Retail Capital
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ArtsWestchester will celebrate public art and honor White Plains Mayor Thomas Roach at its annual gala on Nov. 12. The group’s Board of Directors will celebrate Roach for advancing White Plains’ redevelopment boom while championing the inclusion of the arts
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A history of discrimination, zoning restrictions, and today’s prohibitive cost of construction have combined to create a supply shortage of affordable housing, particularly in Westchester but also in areas throughout the nation as well. The nonprofit Westchester Residential Opportunities, which
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A new Veterans Memorial Garden will be created at White Plains City Hall next year to honor those who have served and defended the country through the generations. Mayor Tom Roach, state Sen. Shelley Mayer (D-Yonkers) along with veterans and
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 MoreStepinac High School has announced the creation of a new Business Academic Department to administer the operations of the school’s increasingly popular innovative business curriculum offerings. It started two years ago when Stepinac launched the innovative The Joyce and Frank
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