08/05/09 The White Pains Briefing By Robo Blogger

Comprehensive News Feed for White Plains, NY.

• Merrill brokers: Sontag's sayonara stings
  posted on August 06, 2009 02:33:00 am
  ... Bank of America. "It's a big loss," said recruiter Danny Sarch , founder of Leitner Sarch Consultants Ltd. of White Plains, N.Y. "He's a guy who's been there forever [and] knew the [Merrill] system and knew the culture." Observers expect that Ms. ...
• Yonkers goes to the dogs, happily
  posted on August 06, 2009 01:34:37 am
  ... who moved to the neighborhood from Battery Park City a year ago. Hamel and his wife had looked at apartments in White Plains, but were told they would need to pay a $100 to $200 monthly surcharge for the pet. "That just seemed wacky. If they don't ...
• Welsh whiskey has healing properties?
  posted on August 05, 2009 10:44:48 pm
  ... in Cardiff, Wales. "This will relieve any symptoms." Trivial pursuits Cliff Blau, a retired accountant from White Plains, N.Y., certainly took it well when he lost in the finals of this year's Society for American Baseball Research trivia contest. ...
• Schuler was drunk and on marijuana
  posted on August 05, 2009 09:52:51 pm
  Schuler was going the wrong way at high speed, in the northbound lane , when her minivan slammed into an oncoming SUV, and burned up in the median WHITE PLAINS Diane Schuler was drunk and under the influence of marijuana, law enforcement officials said Tuesday.
• What's new in the business scene
  posted on August 05, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  New Business New insurance company to serve Dutchess - Mass Mutual Life Insurance is opening a new business in White Plains, Westchester County, that will serve Dutchess County.
• Graham Hills lives up to its name
  posted on August 05, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... to enjoy this,' said Hawthorne resident Anthony Ardis, 34. 'You have to climb for everything.' Kevin Eade of White Plains comes to Graham Hills three times a week for hill training. 'You can go here, do a lap and get a good workout with all the ...
• Little League: Tough Cappiello throws perfect game
  posted on August 05, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... The Our Lady of Mount Carmel eighth-grader pitched a perfect game with five strikeouts and helped his team beat White Plains 9-0. 'Before the game my grandma said, 'I'm praying for you to have a perfect game,' ' said Cappiello, who started playing ...
• The scoop on the most popular ice-cream shops in the region
  posted on August 05, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  All summer, we're profiling the most popular ice-cream shops in the Lower Hudson Valley. 854 North Broadway, White Plains. 914-761-1334 Hours: 9 a.m-6 p.m. Monday-Thursday, til 7 p.m Friday and Saturday, 4:30 p.m. Sunday. For more than 62 ...
• DA meeting with kin of wrong-way crash victims
  posted on August 05, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  WHITE PLAINS - Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore will meet this morning with relatives of two Yonkers men who were killed when a drunken Long Island woman drove the wrong way on the Taconic State Parkway and into their SUV, causing eight deaths.
• Burglar at heart of Pleasantville cop's discipline case pleads guilty
  posted on August 05, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... he agreed to serve 8 1/2 years in prison, according to his lawyer. State Supreme Court Justice Robert Neary in White Plains set the sentencing date for Sept. 23. Gonzalez was arrested in May 2008 in connection with a $217,000 jewelry heist in ...
• Man with ruined pond files civil rights suit against Rye
  posted on August 05, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... caused 'feelings of betrayal' and 'shock and emotional scarring.' The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in White Plains, names City Council members and Shew as defendants and Schubert and his wife, Rita, as plaintiffs. Schubert's long battle ...
• Weather: Afternoon storm could sock Lower Hudson Valley
  posted on August 05, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  WHITE PLAINS - A thunderstorm with potential for strong winds and urban flooding is expected to hit at mid-afternoon today across much of the Lower Hudson Valley.
• Business people in the news
  posted on August 05, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... Montebello. She will support the lending team at Provident Bank's commercial banking centers in Tarrytown and White Plains. Robillo, who has more than 10 years of experience in the banking industry, most recently was a vice president of personal ...
• The secrets women keep
  posted on August 05, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  The White Plains Public Library screens "Volver" as part of their Summer Foreign Film Festival.
• Jenny, I Sold Your Number
  posted on August 04, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... . "We got it as a joke and the second we plugged it into the wall it started ringing," said Spencer Potter, of White Plains, NY. "We turned off the ringer permanently after the first day and you'd see the phone flashing all of the time." Spencer ...
• FILM
  posted on August 05, 2009 03:39:44 pm
  The White Plains Public Library screens 'Volver' as part of their Summer Foreign Film Festival.
• Well work could lessen dump odors many smell
  posted on August 05, 2009 12:00:00 pm
  ... installed and maintained by a national company called Fortistar Methane Group. According to the Web site of the White Plains, N.Y., company, Fortistar owns 12 percent of the gas-to-energy projects in the U.S. As happens elsewhere, Fortistar has a ...
• Business People
  posted on August 05, 2009 10:44:14 am
  ... Forum Advisory Committee. The newly formed group of independent professionals and business leaders promotes White Plains, N.Y.-based Community Mutual Savings Bank, a 122-year old financial institution. Community Mutual Savings serves Westchester, ...
• Man with ruined pond files federal civil rights lawsuit against Rye
  posted on August 05, 2009 10:43:44 am
  ... and caused "feelings of betrayal" and "shock and emotional scarring," according to the lawsuit filed in White Plains federal court. It names City Council members and Shew as defendants and Schubert and his wife, Rita, as plaintiffs. Schubert's long ...
• Sontag Said to Leave Merrill Lynch as Krawcheck Is Hired for Wealth Unit
  posted on August 05, 2009 10:28:28 am
  ... of America . a oeIta s a big blow for Merrill,a said Danny Sarch , president of Leitner Sarch Consultants in White Plains, New York. a oeWith all due respect to Ms. Krawcheck, she doesna t have nearly the depth of experience in terms of ...