Rasheed Oluwa
Local Editor: WhitePlains.Patch.com
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Bio: My name is Rasheed Oluwa and I'm a contributor for Patch. I am a New York City native who moved into the mid-Hudson Valley about 20 years ago. I'm the oldest of seven children
I have 10 years of experience as a reporter and I have written on a wide range of topics ranging from crime and politics to education and the environment.
I am an avid N.Y. Mets fan, which means I don't usually watch a lot of baseball when September rolls around. I also root for the N.Y. Giants and the N.Y. Knicks.
I began working for Patch in May 2010 and I look forward to hearing and writing about the concerns of the residents in this community.
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Politics
* How would you describe your political beliefs? Social libertarian.
* Are you registered with a certain party? No. I'm still open.
Local Hot Button Issues
* What do you think are the most important issues facing the community? I believe taxes are one of the biggest issues facing communities across the country. Our state and local representatives must come together to develop a taxing mechanism that is fair and doesn't place undo burden on property owners.
Authorities recovered the bodies of Rockland County residents Lindsey Stewart and Mark Lenn this weekend following Friday's boating accident in the Hudson River. Stewart was engaged to Brian Bond, a teacher at White Plains schools.
Motorists are advised that there will be limited access to northbound Bronx River Parkway from the Sprain Brook Parkway in Yonkers to the Westchester County Center (Exit 22) in White Plains onMonday, July 29 and Tuesday, July 30 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m
Part 2 of a two-part interview with Judge Christie Derrico.
FSC CT and its Fifth Street affiliates, will bring approximately 50 jobs from its present location in White Plains, and plans to add at least 46 more jobs as it grows in the next decade.
Part 1 of a two-part interview with Judge Christie Derrico.
From White Plains to the towns around us, if you're looking for something to do this weekend we've got you covered.
White Plains Hospital; Lawrence Hospital Center in Bronxville; Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco; and Phelps Memorial Hospital Center in Sleepy Hollow have filed paperwork to leave the Stellaris network and become independent.
Alfredo Borodowski, a 49-year-old White Plains resident and a rabbi at Congregation Sulam Yaakov in Larchmont, was charged with second-degree criminal impersonation, a misdemeanor, for an incident in Greenburgh that allegedly happened in May.
Here is what you need to know in White Plains for Tuesday, July 23, 2013.
Daniel Hagen, 8, of White Plains, took third place Sunday at the Tri-State Chess Championship held at New York City’s Bryant Park.
Northbound Bronx River Parkway traffic in Yonkers will not have access to the four lane northbound Bronx River Parkway and will be detoured onto the Sprain Brook Parkway, to Central Park Avenue to Exit 22 in White Plains.
The Peruvian American Association of Westchester NY is scheduled to raise the Peruvian flag today at the Renaissance Plaza in White Plains in commemoration of the country's independence on July 28, 1821.
The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for Westchester County today from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. The heat index, which measure how hot the weather feels like, is expected to be about 107 in White Plains today.
