For the second straight year, White Plains will host a preview of the acclaimed Harlem Fine Arts Show from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday (Dec. 6) in the lobby of the Reckson Building, 360 Hamilton Ave. Considered the premier showcase of contemporary art celebrating the African Diaspora, the show supports… Read More →
The Irvington Town Hall Theater will play host to a star-studded holiday concert starting tomorrow evening (Nov. 30) at 7:30 p.m. with proceeds from the event benefiting wounded veterans. “Sopranos” actors Vincent Pastore and Tony Darrow are scheduled to emcee the “Westchester All Stars Christmas Concert for Wounded Veterans,” which… Read More →
White Plains will host its annual holiday tree lighting extravaganzafrom 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday (Dec. 2) at Tibbits Park. A tradition in White Plains, the “City Lights Bright Holiday Nights” event provides an opportunity for those who live or work in the city to come together and celebrate the holiday… Read More →
Sisters of the Divine Compassion Carol Wagner, Maureen McMahon and Felicitas Russell, along with the White Plains-based Order’s finance officer, Rebecca Boivin, are part of a delegation of women heading to El Salvador on Nov. 30 to be honored for their commitment to social justice. The delegation will also help… Read More →
Free reusable shopping bags designed by a White Plains High School student will be available Saturday (Dec. 1) at stores which participated in a city initiative urging residents to stop using plastic and switch to the environmentally-friendly reusables. Last fall, Mayor Tom Roach invited representatives of the city’s large retailers… Read More →
White Plains has just received word that Santa Claus has once again set up a special mailbox on the front steps of City Hall and is advising local children that letters sent to him there will most likely be answered faster than those sent to the North Pole. City officials… Read More →
Town officials are scheduled to meet Tuesday morning (Nov. 27) with an environmental engineering firm to discuss what remediation needs to be completed on the former Frank’s Nursery property. Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner has encouraged residents to submit questions via e-mail about the clean-up before the town’s work session with… Read More →
Send our troops a little taste of home for the holidays. Ballard-Durand Funeral & Cremation Services is proud to be one of the nearly 1000 Veterans & Family Memorial Care providers across America that is participating in this year’s annual Christmas Stockings for Soldiers initiative. From now through December… Read More →
Stepinac quarterback Daniel Hoffer (15) runs for a second half touchdown against White Plains during the annual Turkey Bowl football game at White Plains High School Nov. 22, 2012. Stepinac won the game 19-18. ( Frank Becerra Jr / The Journal News ) To see more photos from the Stepinac… Read More →
White Plains developer Louis Cappelli has sold five units at the Ritz Carlton in downtown White Plains to the Royal Bank of Scotland for $22 million, according to state records. This would be Cappelli’s second sell out of his holding in downtown White Plains in the last couple of months…. Read More →
