Hits: 0The French-American School of New York (FASNY) announced today it has completed its acquisition of the Ridgeway Country Club property in White Plains. FASNY plans to consolidate many of its operations to the 128-acre property over a period … Continue reading
Hits: 0WPCNR POLICE GAZETTE. From Department of Public Safety. January 19,2011: A social worker was stabbed Wednesday morning at 235 Lexington Avenue, Commissioner of Public Safety,David Chong reported: At approximately 1045 AM, we responded to a 911 call to 235 … Continue reading
Hits: 0WPCNR POLICE GAZETTE. JANUARY 19, 2011: John Callahan, City Chief of Staff confirmed tonight that Congresswoman Nita Lowey has arranged a grant enabling rehiring of White Plains Firefighters laid off 9 months ago. According to a news release issued … Continue reading
Hits: 0WPCNR COUNTY CLARION_LEDGER. From the Westchester County Department of Communications. January 19,2011: In a formal legal opinion released Tuesday, County Attorney Robert Meehan concluded that the county’s 2011 tax levy currently stands at $555 million. This represents a … Continue reading
Hits: 0WPCNR FOR THE RECORD. JANUARY 19,2011: Councilwoman Milagros Lecouna has furnished WPCNR with a copy of the letter the Common Council sent Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York Tuesday asking the Governor to begin theinvestigation (details of the procedure … Continue reading
Hits: 0WPCNR QUILL & EYESHADE. JANUARY 19,2011: Yesterday, five membersof the Common Council of the city of White Plains sent a letter to Governor Andrew Cuomo asking him to remove Mayor Adam Bradley from office for his conviction on AttemptedAssault,Contempt … Continue reading
Hits: 0WPCNR QUILL & EYESHADE. News & Comment By John F. Bailey (Reprinted from a previous WPCNR column) January 16, 2011: “We must stop the crush of local government spending by imposing a cap on rising property taxes. My cap … Continue reading
Hits: 0WPCNR THE BIG EXTRA. News & Comment by John F. Bailey. January 16, 2011: I wrote this column in 2004. It still stands relevant today, Monday morning at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in White Plains at 8 AM, the man, Dr. … Continue reading
Hits: 0WPCNR Police Gazette. From The Department of Public Safety, January 14, 2011: White Plains has a large population, and it’s estimated that up to 200,000 people a day visit the city for entertainment, shopping and business. Due to … Continue reading
Hits: 0WPCNR QUILL & EYESHADE. By John F. Bailey. January 12,2011: The City had its best holiday season since 2006 through December 10,2010, finishing with 65% more sales taxes in December of 2010 than it collected in 2009 ($5, 013,973 … Continue reading