THE WORLD READS WHITE PLAINS CITIZENETREPORTER — 8,324,077 VISITS IN ONE YEAR | 2,905,611 VISITORS VISIT 8,324,077 TIMES 3 TIMES EVERY DAY IN ONE YEAR. HIGHEST ACTIVITY IN WPCNR HISTORY.White PlainsCitizeNetReporter lifted its worldwide visits from unique visitors to wpcnr.com to 8,324,077,a 1,306,419 increase in visits in one year from 7,017,658 visits to the site last year which covers White Plains and Westchester County. The 8,324,077 visits were made by 2,005,611 unique visitors who visited wpcnr an average of 3 visits a day. ON JULY 20- -2026 visitors have accessed wpcnr and made 3,072 visits an average of 1.6 visits. In the last week 33,495 individual vistors made 54,458 visits, averaging 1.6 visits. In the last month, 152,940 visitors recorded 229,338 visits (1.5 visits)

WESTCHESTER DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE: REPORT IRS SUSPECTED SCAMS TO THE IRS DIRECTLY ON THE LINK IN THIS ARTICLE:

Posted on July 26, 2018 by John Bailey

WPCNR TELEPHONEY. By John F. Bailey. July 26, 2018:

Monday of this week, WPCNR reported an automated recorded IRS scam attempt which informed the number it was calling an arrest warrant had been issued in your name.

Helen Jonsen, Public Information Officer for the Westchester District Attorney office, told WPCNR, residents should advise the Internal Revenue Service of suspected “scams” by reporting them to the IRS on the link below. Jonsen in a statement wrote WPCNR

“Since these call are not local in nature, we refer individuals to this contact with the Treasury

https://www.treasury.gov/tigta/contact_report_scam.shtml

The message WPCNR received said in a recorded phone call:

“MONDAY 2:25 PM…HELLO THIS CALL IS OFFICIALLY THE FINAL NOTICE FROM IRS, INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE .

THE REASON FOR THIS CALL IS TO INFORM YOU THAT IRS IS FILING A LAWSUIT ON YOUR NAME BECAUSE YOU HAVE TRIED TO DO A FRAUD WITH THE IRS, INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, AND WE ARE TAKING OVER COLLECTION AND WE ARE FILING AN ARREST WARRANT ON YOUR NAME

TO GET MORE INFROMATION REGARDING THIS CASE FILE JUST CALL US BACK ON OUR DEPARTMENT NUMBER. 219-401-5583.I WILL REPEAT IT, 219-401-5583. THANK YOU.”

WPCNR has learned that local residents have been getting similar calls frequently since WPCNR received it.

Walmart will not relocate closed White Plains Store Elsewhere. Lease had several years to run. Financial considerations cited.

Posted on July 26, 2018 by John Bailey

WPCNR MAIN STREET JOURNAL. By John F. Bailey. July 26, 2018:

Walmart, despite optimism of the local real estate market expressed publicly, told WPCNR Thursday afternoon it will not open another Walmart store in Westchester County.

WPCNR inquired whether there were any unresolved issues with the landlord at the White Plains Main Street site, and whether the lease had expired.

Phillip Keene Director, Corporate Communications of Walmart responded to WPCNR, with this statement:

“We have no unresolved issues with the landlord of the site.

Our lease expires in a few years. As we’ve stated, this tough decision was based on financial performance among other factors.

While we are always looking for ways to better serve our customers, we are not pursuing or planning a relocation of this store.”

Previously, Walmart had issued this information to the media on the closing with details of the closing procedure:

“The decision to close our White Plains store is not an easy one. We opened the store in 2006 and we are as proud today as we’ve ever been with how the store leadership and associates have served and contributed to the local community over the years. We are grateful to the customers who have given us the privilege of serving them in White Plains. We look forward to continuing to serve them at other area locations and online at walmart.com.

As a company, we are committed to continuing our growth and investment in New York. We expect to spend an estimated $52 million in New York this fiscal year through the remodeling of 15 stores as well as the rollout of several in-store and online innovations designed to help busy customers save time and money.”

Additional Background

After a careful and thoughtful review process, we have made the difficult decision to close our Walmart Store at 275 Main Street, White Plains, NY.

We have been, and will continue to be, supportive of our local store leadership and associates, and this decision is in no way a reflection of their hard work and customer service.

This tough decision to close the store is based on a number of factors, including financial performance and strategic alignment with long-term plans.

At this time, we plan to close the store to the public by Friday, August 10, 2018. The Pharmacy will close on August 7^th (7 pm EST). We are planning to transfer records to the nearby Sam’s Club (#6674 Elmsford, NY). Our pharmacy staff will work with customers to transfer prescriptions to another convenient location.

We care deeply about our associates impacted by this decision. Associates will be paid until October 26, 2018 unless they leave the company before that date or transfer to another facility. We are hopeful the vast majority of associates will be able to continue their careers by transferring to another location. In the event that is not the case:

Salaried full time associates, who are not offered a comparable position with the company, and are still employed on October 26, 2018, will be eligible for severance.
Hourly full time associates, who have been employed at least one year or part time associates who have been employed for at least five years, and are not offered a comparable position, will be eligible for severance.
Our Local HR leadership will be supporting associates with resume training and interview skills training as requested.

Through careful inventory management, and clearance sales, we expect to sell through most of the product prior to the closing date. Remaining perishable items may be donated to local hunger relief organizations.

Walmart in New York

We operate close to more than 110 stores and clubs throughout New York, employing more than 37,000 associates.
In FY17, Walmart and the Walmart Foundation invested more than $25 million in cash and in-kind contributions to non-profits throughout New York.

DENNIS RUDIN ON WPTV PEOPLE TO BE HEARD: DENNIS RUDIN, TALK SHOW HOST ON THE COUNTY’S NEWS COVERAGE; ANALYSIS OF GEORGE LATIMER THE FIRST 6 MONTHS AND A RETIRED TEACHER’S TAKE ON HOW TO FIX WESTCHESTER EDUCATION ON YOU TUBE AND WHITE PLAINS WEEK DOT COM.

Posted on July 26, 2018 by John Bailey

PEOPLE TO BE HEARD’S

JOHN BAILEY

INTERVIEWS

DENNIS RUDIN

TALK SHOW HOST OF PROFILES AND ISSUES

ON Youtube At

https://youtu.be/17Li8_Z4H_M

On whiteplainsweek.com at

http://www.whiteplainsweek.com/

RETIRED NEW YORK CITY TEACHER

JOURNALIST

THE STATE OF LOCAL NEWS IN WESTCHESTER NY USA

GEORGE LATIMER’S FIRST SIX MONTHS AS COUNTY EXECUTIVE

MINDSETS AND ATTITUDES OF POLITICIANS

REFLECTIONS ON WHY COMMON CORE DID NOT WORK

WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FIX NY EDUCATION

AND MORE

AT 7 SATURDAY COUNTYWIDE ON WHITE PLAINS

www.wpcommunitymedia.org

(Simply Scroll down the video wall to White Plains Week-PEOPLE TO BE HEARD ON CLICK ON THE JULY 26 SHOW)

Mayor Roach Tells WPCNR He Expects Walmart to be quickly replaced. No shortage of Possibilities for site.

Posted on July 25, 2018 by John Bailey

WPCNR CITY HALL MONITOR. SPECIAL TO WPCNR July 25, 2018:

Mayor Thomas Roach of White Plains issued this statement to WPCNR today on the closing of Walmart from White Plains, which will be effective August 10:

“Nationwide the retail landscape is shifting rapidly and dramatically. Fortunately, we have worked hard to reposition the city by bringing more residential and corporate presence into the downtown. The building is a 50 year old former Sears store in the heart of downtown. Anyone familiar with the real estate market in White Plains will realize that there will be no shortage of proposals for the site, which will better fit the demand in the downtown.

I received the call from Walmart at 9:15 this morning advising of their decision. My immediate concern is for the workers who are losing their jobs. We have a very low unemployment rate in White Plains but this may also be an opportunity for those who wish to change their career path. I contacted our Education Training Center, which is an innovative program that trains people for jobs where there is a shortage of qualified people, for example health care, culinary, and hospitality to name a few. The ETC is willing to work with Walmart; I conveyed this information to Walmart and we look forward to working with them to make this a reality.