Neighborhood Know-It-All: Three of Five Plead Guilty in White Plains Wal-Mart Stick-Up; City Meetings: Common Council, Zoning Board

Let’s face it—everyone likes being a know-it-all. Arm yourself with knowledge and find out what’s happening this week in White Plains:

1.) Three of Five Plead Guilty in White Plains Walmart Stick-Up

According to LoHud.com, three of five suspects who are accused of robbing $230,000 from the White Plains on Nov. 29, 2010 have plead guilty.

LoHud.com reports that Christopher Fountain of North White Plains was promised a 15-year prison sentence, while Philip Fountain of Mount Vernon was promised two-years and Julius Cobbs of Elmsford seven years in exchange for their guilty pleas.

Read LoHud’s article here and White Plains Patch’s articles on the incident . 

2.) City Meetings: Common Council, Zoning Board

The White Plains Common Council will hold a regular meeting Tuesday, Jan. 3 at 7:30 p.m., click here for the agenda. The White Plains Zoning Board will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 4 at 7 p.m., click here for that agenda. All meetings will be held at . 

3.) White Plains Eagle Scout Holds Toy Drive for Head Start

Jeffrey Bosmediano, a senior, conducted a holiday toy drive as his Eagle Scout project for children at the Family Services of Westchester’s White Plains Head Start program.

Bosemediano was a Head Start student himself about 14 years ago when his father, Fabian Bosmediano, was the President of the Policy Council for FSW’s Head Start program back then.

4.) 

The ’s “1^st Wednesday” series will hold an open mic night and poetry slam competition Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. with guest poet Laura Lamb Brown-Lavoie—a 2011 National Poetry Slam finalist from Providence, RI—and co-host local poet and slam master Eric ZORK Alan.

Register at 6:30 p.m. and bring two original poems of up to three minutes each. Program starts promptly at 7 p.m. Click for details. 

5.) 

Thomas Grandville, director of Burke Rehabilitation Hospital's pharmacy, will tell you about common prescriptions and over-the-counter drugs—detailing their recommended uses, side affects and interactions. The event, sponsored by The Westchester’s Be Fit Mall Walk program, starts at 9 a.m. on Friday at . Click here for details.

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