WPCNR ALBANY ROUNDS. By John F. Bailey. November 5, 2008: Governor David Patterson appeared at a Budget Town Meeting tonight in White Plains, before a pre-selected audience of 200 prominent officials and key persons at the County Center where he took … Continue reading
WPCNR CITY HALL CIRCUIT. November 5, 2008: The Mayor’s Office is examining the City Charter to determine its options in how to handle the continued employment of David Birdsall, who was rejected as Budget Director by the Common Council Monday … Continue reading
WPCNR CAMPAIGN 2008. November 5, 2008: Senator Barack Obama of Illinois defeated Senator John McCain in Tuesday’s Presidential Election with a plurality of 4-1/2 Million votes, taking Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois and piling up the electoral votes … Continue reading
WPCNR SCHOOL DAYS. By John F. Bailey. November 4, 2008: On the same night the Board of Education was confronted by 96 White Plains Teachers protesting the district failure to negotiate a new contract, it approved raises for its 4 … Continue reading
WPCNR COMMON COUNCIL CHRONICLE-EXAMINER. By John F. Bailey. November 3, 2008: The Common Council asked to approve the appointment of David Birdsall, a man described by the mayor as having twenty years of budgeting and planning financial experience in the … Continue reading
WPCNR SCHOOL DAYS. By John F. Bailey. Includes Statement from head of White Plains Teachers. November 3, 2008: White Plains Teachers Association President Kerry Broderick read a two-minute statement to the Board of Education accusing the School District and Board … Continue reading
WPCNR SCHOOL DAYS. By John F. Bailey. November 3, 2008: About 100 or more members of the White Plains Teachers Association picketed that white portico of Education House preceding the Board of Education Meeting, tonight chanting calls for a contract … Continue reading
WPCNR STAGE DOOR. From WBT’s Pia Haas. November 3, 2008: Lend Me A Tenor is a door-slamming, dress-dropping farce with mistaken identities, mischievous misunderstandings, compromising positions and hilarious situations. The Armonk Players production premiers this Friday at the North Castle … Continue reading
WPCNR THE POWER NEWS. By John F. Bailey November 3, 2008: Con Edison forecasters predict a 15% increase in the cost of natural gas for customers heating their homes beginning in November. The increase is less than predicted. White Plains … Continue reading
WPCNR RINKSIDE. November 3, 2008: The Skyliners , Westchester, New York and Connecticut synchronized skating team, representing the New York Figure Skating Club and the Windy Hill Skating Club of Greenwich introduced their four skating teams for the 2009 … Continue reading