Metro-North Harlem Line Adjusts Schedule After Train Hits Tree

Service resumed with schedule adjustments on Metro-North's Harlem Line from Grand Central to Wassaic late Monday afternoon after downed trees were cleared at several locations, including an incident near the Hawthorne station in which a rail car derailed after hitting a tree. Only one of two tracks are back in service in the vicinity of North White Plains and Pleasantville while crews make repairs.

Metro-North Harlem Line Disrupted for Evening Rush After Derailment: MTA

Metro-North Harlem line customers were told to prepare for service disruptions during the evening commute Monday after a train struck a tree felled by high winds north of Hawthorne. Train delays and cancelations were expected north of North White Plains while crews worked to re-rail the first car of the train and repair about 100 feet of damaged track, according to the MTA .

Fast Spreading Bathroom Fire Swiftly Knocked Down In North White Plains

Multiple agencies responded to a North White Plains home on Tuesday afternoon after a bathroom outlet started a small fire that led to smoke billowing from an attic. Officials confirmed that at approximately 2 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, first responders from the North White Plains Fire Company, Valhalla Fire Department and West Harrison Fire Department were dispatched to a Custis Avenue home in North White Plains following multiple reports of smoke billowing from the property.

First-of-Its-Kind Forum Address Workforce Diversity Skills Gap Crisis

Today's Students Tomorrow's Teachers' Panel of Prominent Educators, Business, Government and Community Leaders Identities Key Issues in a Changing Work World and Need for Collaborative Course of Action WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Oct. 28, 2016 - PRLog -- A panel of prominent educators, business, government and community leaders recently convened at Today's Students Tomorrow's Teachers' first-of-its- kind Workforce Diversity Leadership Forum to address the skills gap crisis that is threatening America's competitiveness in global markets.

Astorino Announces $8.15 Million in Low-Cost Financing For Cardinal…

Astorino Announces $8.15 Million in Low-Cost Financing For Cardinal McClosky Community Services in New Rochelle, White Plains, Ossining, and Katonah Astorino Announces $8.15 Million in Low-Cost Financing For Cardinal McClosky Community Services in New Rochelle, White Plains, Ossining, and Katonah WHITE PLAINS, NY -- County Executive Robert P. Astorino has announced that Westchester's Local Development Corporation has approved $8.15 million in low-cost bond financing for Cardinal McCloskey Community Services, Inc. A total of $6.5 million will be used by the Valhalla-based not-for-profit to refinance outstanding mortgages for group homes located in White Plains, Ossining, New Rochelle and Katonah.