07/07/09 The Raw White Plains News Feed

Comprehensive News Feed for White Plains, NY.

Starwood Signs an Agreement to Sell the W San Francisco for $90 Millionposted on July 08, 2009 04:05:48 amBusiness Wire July 7, 2009 Tuesday 4:11 PM GMT Business Editors 536 words Starwood Signs an Agreement to Sell the W San Francisco for $90 Million WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

Westin Hotels Debuts Heavenly Brand Additions to Retail Collection...posted on July 08, 2009 03:37:13 amInteractive Retail Concierge Will Help Consumers Bring Home a Piece of Heavenly; New Items Inspired by the Iconic Heavenly Bed include Heavenly Travel Blanket and Heavenly Bath Line created with Bliss Spa WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. As part of the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Heavenly BedA , Westin Hotels & Resorts today introduces three ...

Summer Camp Takes Precautions Against Swine Fluposted on July 08, 2009 03:19:56 amShare + Jul 7, 2009 4:19 pm US/Eastern Reporting Tony Aiello WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. At Cranberry Lake Ecology Camp, the only thing they want kids to catch are insects.

Top hotel companies mark development milestonesposted on July 08, 2009 12:29:21 am... President and CEO Frits van Paasschen. Much of that growth will come from the company's W and Aloft brands. White Plains, New York-based Starwood is in the process of tripling W's footprint (from 20 hotels to 60 hotels, with 30 currently) through ...

Two men pepper-sprayed after fighting with Peekskill police over relative's arrestposted on July 07, 2009 08:49:44 pm... relatives then fought with police, Johansen said. Officers used pepper spray to subdue Mark Carter, 28, of White Plains and Mark Woods, 49, of Maryland. They were charged with resisting arrest, obstructing governmental administration, misdemeanors, ...

Haights Cross Communications, Inc. Extends Its Private Exchange Offer ...posted on July 07, 2009 08:24:57 pm... pursuant definitive offering documentation to be provided to Eligible Holders. Founded in 1997 and based in White Plains, NY, Haights Cross Communications is a premier educational and library publisher dedicated to creating the finest books, audio ...

Public relations, press release distribution, investor relations, SEC filingposted on July 07, 2009 07:16:57 pmSAN JOSE, Calif.-- --Callidus Software Inc. , the leader in Sales Performance Management, today announced it will report financial results for the second quarter of 2009 on Tuesday, July 28, - WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.-- --Haights Cross Communications, Inc.

New Franchise 'Dating Service' Helps Find the Right Franchise Opportunity in Record Timeposted on July 07, 2009 06:42:37 pm... of 2009, 1,200 people were successfully "matched" to a short list of franchise opportunities to choose from. White Plains, NY ( PRWEB ) July 7, 2009 -- More people than ever before are reacting to the problems in today's job market by starting a ...

Pelham Volleyball League: White Plains defeats Rye; Pelham (1)...posted on July 07, 2009 03:35:50 pm... are preventing some features from appearing. See instructions for fixing the problem. Pelham Volleyball League: White Plains defeats Rye; Pelham (1) defeats New Rochelle; Rye defeats Harrison; more matches ... July 7, 2009 Volleyball: Kat Salame had ...

Astorino's comments on immigrants draw fireposted on July 07, 2009 03:22:19 pm... 40 people to gather for a news conference yesterday outside El Centro Hispano, a community service agency in White Plains. "We're here to let people know that it's not acceptable to scapegoat a group of people for problems that face all of us," said ...

Should Graduations Come Back to High School and Middle Schoolsposted on July 07, 2009 03:15:23 pmWPCNR MR. AND MRS. AND MS. WHITE PLAINS POLL. July 7,2009: New Superintendent of Schools Christopher Clouet announced last night at the Board of Education, he was convening a committee of school officials to explore the possibilities of moving high school and middle school graduations back to WPHS and either Highlands or Middle School or both.

Prior Winbrook zoning Rush, Frank, Waters Say Halt Approvals for New Demolitionposted on July 07, 2009 01:52:29 pm... the crucial investment and significant asset these units represent,' It is not clear how this would affect White Plains Housing Authority ability to obtain immediate HUD HOPE VI funds, grants or any of the $4 Billion in American Recovery and ...

Council Blesses Rezoning Winbrook. Try for Mystery Stimulus $ Starts New Eraposted on July 07, 2009 01:52:19 pmI enjoy your show (WHITE PLAINS WEEK) thoroughly. I watch it twice a week. You say things that must be said. -- Hal Masback, White Plains Downtown BID, former Councilman Council Blesses Rezoning Winbrook. Try for Mystery Stimulus $ Starts New Era ...

Opinion roundup: Ramapo denies yeshiva permits; consolidation in Westchester; and moreposted on July 06, 2009 03:00:00 pm... 'A plan to encourage bicycling beyond 'trophy trails',' Perspective by Alexander Roberts, executive director of White Plains-based Community Housing Innovations. 'Why conservatives are gunning for Judge Sotomayor,' Perspective by ...

FBI seeks El Paso 'Chubby Robber'posted on July 06, 2009 03:00:00 pm... in Auckland. Full story Entertainment Recession adds to challenges for arts Susan Farley / Associated Press WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- When he hired Itzhak Perlman as artistic director of the Westchester Philharmonic in 2007, Joshua Worby thought he'd ...

Historian wants Placita Park to bear name of Chihuahuita's first...posted on July 06, 2009 03:00:00 pm... Source: Historian Fred Morales. Recession adds to challenges for arts Susan Farley / Associated Press WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- When he hired Itzhak Perlman as artistic director of the Westchester Philharmonic in 2007, Joshua Worby thought he'd hit a ...

General manager leaves El Paso Generalsposted on July 06, 2009 03:00:00 pm... abracamontes@elpasotimes.com; 546-6381. Recession adds to challenges for arts Susan Farley / Associated Press WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- When he hired Itzhak Perlman as artistic director of the Westchester Philharmonic in 2007, Joshua Worby thought he'd ...

Carlos Lowenberg tabbed as Anthony's head coachposted on July 06, 2009 03:00:00 pm... abracamontes@elpasotimes.com; 546-6381. Recession adds to challenges for arts Susan Farley / Associated Press WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- When he hired Itzhak Perlman as artistic director of the Westchester Philharmonic in 2007, Joshua Worby thought he'd ...

OTL: NY ballpark seats take many pretty penniesposted on April 13, 2009 10:57:00 pm... aback by it; I could not believe it," he says. DiMauro is a man of means, the owner of an oil brokerage firm in White Plains, N.Y., and the holder of seats at the old Yankee Stadium since 1973. He had seen the price of those seats jump from $125 in ...

Commercial Office Space Sluggish in 2nd Quarterposted on July 07, 2009 08:34:49 amWPCNR HALO WATCH. From Cushman & Wakefield. July 6,2009 : In the White Plains Central Business District , direct asking rents declined in April, May and June, registering $32.32 psf, a decrease from the $34.53 psf last quarter and $35.55 psf one year ago.