10/15/09 The White Plains Briefing

• Hiram Monserrate Verdict: Guilty Of Lesser Charge In Girlfriend Attack, Acquitted Of Felony
  posted on October 16, 2009 06:27:05 am
  ... Monserrate's assault trial -- his companion, Karla Giraldo, whom Mr. Monserrate is accused of slashing in... WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - The terror attack on the World Trade Center, which made New York City's police commissioner a national figure, cannot ...
• 17 watches stolen in 'smash and grab' heist in White Plains
  posted on October 16, 2009 06:08:38 am
  White Plains police are investigating a "smash and grab" burglary in which 17 wrist watches were stolen from a Main Street store.
• Postal Service takes White Plains, Mt. Vernon post offices off 'closing' list
  posted on October 16, 2009 06:08:07 am
  Postal patrons of the Gedney Station in White Plains and the Sandford Station in Mount Vernon can breathe a sigh of relief after the U.S. Postal Service announced that neither will be closed.
• White Plains Hispanic parade, festival on Sunday, rain or shine
  posted on October 16, 2009 04:48:56 am
  Neither rain nor wind nor lack of sun will stop Sunday's ninth annual White Plains Hispanic Day Parade and Festival, organizers said today.
• Preview Week 6 action, 'The Game,' LoHud live broadcats
  posted on October 16, 2009 04:48:05 am
  ... once again this weekend, LoHud will be broadcasting two of the weekend's best games live - North Rockland vs. White Plains and Rye vs. Harrison aka The Game. Kevin Devaney Jr. has made his picks and predictions for these two games - watch his 2 ...
• Moms who left work force find extra hardships trying to go back
  posted on October 16, 2009 03:57:47 am
  ... and I would hear absolutely nothing," she said. Gutowski finally connected with a program at Pace Law School in White Plains, New York, that caters to lawyer moms like her. Pace's New Directions program helps women who have been away from the work ...
• State: City Sales Tax Revs Plummet 26% in September-- Down 18% Y to Y
  posted on October 16, 2009 03:39:02 am
  WPCNR QUILL & EYESHADE. By John F. Bailey. October 15,2009: The New York State Department of Finance reported to WPCNR today the City of White Plains sales tax revenues, a staple of the city budget, are down 18 % from the first quarter of 2008.
• Jodi Foster Films Scene From New Film at White Plains High School
  posted on October 16, 2009 03:00:36 am
  Last week had Mel Gibson running around White Plains with a puppet on his hand, shooting scenes for his new Jodi Foster-directed flick, The Beaver .
• New hurdles for moms at office door
  posted on October 15, 2009 10:59:07 pm
  ... and I would hear absolutely nothing," she said. Gutowski finally connected with a program at Pace Law School in White Plains, New York, that caters to lawyer moms like her. Pace's New Directions program helps women who have been away from the work ...
• Renaissance Westchester Hotel in White Plains Offers Free Hotel Room with a Meeting or Event Booking
  posted on October 15, 2009 09:13:47 pm
  ... hotel promotion - a perk that can be enjoyed forever. Qualifying groups that book a meeting or event at this White Plains, NY hotel, will receive one complimentary night in a deluxe guestroom per year for LIFE - a perpetual perk and the perfect ...
• Jury rules in favor of Harrison cop in sex-assault suit
  posted on October 15, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... items, groping a teenage girl and forcing her to watch her own sex video during a home search in 2007. White Plains attorney Jonathan Lovett represented the plaintiffs in all three recent cases. Stacey Summa, a 28-year-old model from White Plains, ...
• Ryan streamlined county government
  posted on October 15, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... to continue this effort. We don't need a coach who thinks the team ought not to exist. Joshua Goodman White Plains
• Dinner will feature music, charity raffle
  posted on October 15, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  WHITE PLAINS: An evening with the Virgil Scott Orchestras will be held from 7:30 to 11 p.m. Saturday at Antonees, 115 N. Broadway.
• Students will collect pennies for education
  posted on October 15, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  WHITE PLAINS: Students at the Mamaroneck Avenue School are taking part in the international Pennies for Peace campaign during the 2009-10 school year.
• Dance school gets aid for classes for disabled
  posted on October 15, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  WHITE PLAINS: The Steffi Nossen School of Dance, managed by the nonprofit Dance in Education Fund, has received a $2,000 CVS Caremark Community Grant that will fund dance classes for people with physical, emotional and developmental disabilities.
• Support groups meet at Burke hospital
  posted on October 15, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  WHITE PLAINS: The following support groups will meet at the Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, 785 Mamaroneck Ave.: • The Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the hospital.
• Nonviolence center plans family event
  posted on October 15, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  WHITE PLAINS: The Westchester Martin Luther King Jr. Institute for Nonviolence is holding a day of family entertainment and shopping from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec.
• Nature Center awarded Whole Foods grant
  posted on October 15, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  Whole Foods Market in White Plains recently presented the Greenburgh Nature Center with a check for $8,700 as part of its Small Change Program.
• Smoked apple leads to White Plains arrest
  posted on October 15, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  WHITE PLAINS - An apple a day may keep the doctor away, but a Long Island man caught the attention of White Plains police after, they said, he used one to smoke marijuana.
• County legislator candidates debate topics in District 8
  posted on October 15, 2009 03:00:00 pm
  ... said. County legislators serve two-year terms and are paid $49,200 annually . District 8 includes portions of White Plains, Mount Pleasant and Greenburgh.