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1. White Plains Celebrates 20 Years Of 'Dads & Special Adults Take Your Child to School Day' (patch.com) — White Plains families are invited to mark 20 years of "Dads & Special Adults Take Your Child to School Day" on Thursday, Sept. 17, at all White Plains public schools. City officials, school leaders, and the Youth Bureau emphasize that the event highlights the lasting impact of fathers and caring adults on students' motivation, attendance, and confidence, and aims to inspire year-round involvement.
2. CIM Group, Hulic Pick Up White Plains Apartment Building for $64M (connectcre.com) — A newly built 135‑unit apartment building at 51 S. Broadway in downtown White Plains has just sold for about $63.4 million, marking CIM Group's first investment in Westchester County. The eight‑story 51 South complex offers modern studios to two‑bedrooms, extensive amenities, and benefits from a 12‑year PILOT tax agreement, underscoring continued demand for living in White Plains with easy New York City access.
3. How Gen Z Is Embracing the Analog Movement in Westchester (westchestermagazine.com) — White Plains residents looking to unplug have local options, from the White Plains Library's monthly silent book club to weekday games at the town's bridge club. The article explores how Gen Z and others in Westchester are embracing "analog living" through pottery, books, outdoor programs, and game nights, and offers practical tips for cutting back on screen time.
4. Cox Wins Shrub Oak FOIL Case; Judge Orders New Rochelle Schools to Release Legal Bills, Awards Court Costs (talkofthesound.com) — A Westchester judge in White Plains has ordered New Rochelle's school district to release previously redacted legal bills tied to student placements at Shrub Oak International School and to reimburse journalist Robert Cox's $350 court costs. Once the unredacted invoices are turned over, Cox plans to tally the full taxpayer cost of tuition, transportation, and legal services related to the placements.
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