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Wednesday, August 5, 2009

08/02/09 The Mount Vernon Briefing By Robo Blogger (Updated)


Comprehensive News Feed for Mount Vernon, NY.
  • Go Granny
    posted on August 06, 2009 06:22:43 am
    ... while growing up and at 18 years old, she married her longtime sweetheart, Bill Hoffman. The two married in Mount Vernon, NY and later moved to Westchester, NY where they started their family. They had two boys and two girls, which have blossomed ...
  • 101-year-old great grandma hands in car keys, but still inspires many to live life to the fullest
    posted on August 06, 2009 05:49:02 am
    ... while growing up and at 18 years old, she married her longtime sweetheart, Bill Hoffman. The two married in Mount Vernon, NY and later moved to Westchester, NY where they started their family. They had two boys and two girls, which have blossomed ...
  • Bastardi family: News driver was drunk 'feels like being a victim again'
    posted on August 05, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    ... people supporting us at this time,' Guzzo said. 'It's such a beautiful thing.' She also thanked the Yonkers, Mount Vernon, Westchester County and New Brunswick, N.J., police departments for reaching out to them. Guzzo said her family will meet with ...
  • Burglar at heart of Pleasantville cop's discipline case pleads guilty
    posted on August 05, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    A career criminal from Mount Vernon whose case got a Pleasantville detective in trouble will be spending the next few years behind bars.
  • Extradition of Second Suspect Postponed
    posted on August 05, 2009 06:08:55 am
    ... to extradite him from New York. A court hearing on Tuesday morning to extradite Blayn "Bliz" Jiggetts, 19, of Mount Vernon, N.Y., was adjourned until Sept. 8. Jiggetts, who was arrested in Harlem on June 9, will continue to be held in jail without ...
  • CONCERT
    posted on August 04, 2009 05:23:09 pm
    Jazz, funk guitarist Dirk Quinn gives a free concert with his band at 7 p.m. at City Hall Plaza in Mount Vernon.
  • Westchester briefing
    posted on August 04, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    ... MOUNT VERNON: A 23-year-old city man was arrested on a felony assault charge after a fight with two officers that sent one cop to the ...
  • Man grabs mugger's gun, it goes off, and 5 robbers scatter in Mount Vernon
    posted on August 04, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    MOUNT VERNON - A 20-year-old being mugged by five thugs fought back when he grabbed the gun and it fired, scattering the gang, police said yesterday.
  • Third Kirkland Shooting Suspect Pleads Not Guilty
    posted on August 04, 2009 09:57:06 am
    ... to Massachusetts. The second suspect in the shooting to be detained by police , Blayn Jiggetts, 19, of Mount Vernon, N.Y., was arrested in Harlem on June 9, but has refused to return voluntarily to Massachusetts to face charges. He is being jailed ...
  • Mugging victim disarms gunman, scatters attackers in Mount Vernon
    posted on August 04, 2009 12:32:31 am
    A 20-year-old being mugged by five thugs fought back when he grabbed the gun from one of the mugger and it fired, scattering the gang, police said.
  • Mount Vernon officer treated for cuts, scrapes after fight with marijuana suspect
    posted on August 04, 2009 12:32:23 am
    A 23-year-old city man was arrested on a felony assault charge after a fight with two officers that sent one cop to the hospital with cuts and scrapes on his arms and hands, police said today.
  • Post a Comment
    posted on August 03, 2009 04:43:37 pm
    ... 13 percent in Westchester, 14 percent in Putnam and 4.6 percent in Rockland, mirroring a statewide trend. Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, White Plains and Yonkers sales tax collection dipped, too. Revenues for counties and municipalities are down $347 ...
  • Car hydroplanes, veers off Palisades Parkway in Stony Point
    posted on August 03, 2009 04:43:18 pm
    ... Both southbound lanes of the Hutchinson River Parkway were closed for about 90 minutes yesterday afternoon in Mount Vernon due to flooding, Westchester County police said. National Weather Service radar showed an area of moderate to heavy rainfall ...
  • Port Chester teens, police meet to dispel stereotypes, strengthen ties
    posted on August 03, 2009 04:42:48 pm
    ... where they live." The program has been used in Boston and Baltimore and has also launched locally in Yonkers, Mount Vernon and White Plains. During a session last week, each boy stood up and shared his goals - such as studying psychology in college ...
  • Wild storms cause flooding, power outages
    posted on August 03, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    ... Hutchinson River Parkway were closed about 90 minutes yesterday afternoon around East Lincoln Avenue in Mount Vernon due to flooding, Westchester County police said. National Weather Service radar showed an area of moderate to heavy rainfall moving ...
  • As Bradley runs for mayor of White Plains, the line forms for his Assembly job
    posted on August 03, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    ... said Greene, a White Plains resident and the general counsel to state Sen. Ruth Hassell-Thompson, D-Mount Vernon. 'We've had effective representation during Adam's time and I (want) to make sure that continues,' said Roach, a lawyer running for a ...
  • Flooding Closes Hutchinson River Parkway
    posted on August 03, 2009 08:18:10 am
    ... because of flooding. There were also reports of rescues on South Columbus Avenue between 3rd and Fulton in Mount Vernon because of high water.A Fire department resucers had to pluck people off of their car roofs when quick moving water trapped their ...
  • S/B Hutch reopened in Mount Vernon as flooding eases
    posted on August 02, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    The southbound Hutchinson River Parkway was reopened in the area of East Lincoln Avenue in Mount Vernon just before 4 p.m. today.
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While local "mainstream" media outlets and blogs often self-righteously proclaimed that only the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, is published, the critical reader knows that local news reports in "mainstream" media have three primary purposes: (a) to entice their readers, (b) to be "politically correct" so as not to offend the powers that be, and (c) to lure advertisers by showing the number of docile readers the local publication draws.

Beyond these less than honorable motivations listed above, local "mainstream" reporters, editors and especially publishers are also prone to inject their own personal prejudices and biases, either consciously or unconsciously.

The critical reader should be aware of these potential problems.The critical reader needs to have many questions in his mind when examining local "mainstream" media items and blog posts.

Many times the vocabulary employed by local "mainstream" journalists and editors is often pejorative and very value laden.

Actually, this is an argument in and of itself that there is a bias.It is up to the critical reader to point this out by means of blog posts and letters to the local "mainstream" newspaper editors and publishers..

There are honest and objective local "Mainstream" journalists, editors and publishers who try and produce a newsppaper that presents all sides of every issue.

However, these local journalists, editors and publishers who have succeed in resisting the pressures to be biased are few and far between.

Many times the critical reader will discover that these local "mainstream" journalists, editors and publishers cave in to pressures, and/or who are prejudiced and nonobjective by nature.

It is therefore up to the critical reader to carefully evaluate and then reject or accept the claims and assertions that are made in any given news story or blog post.

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We encourage our reader to send intelligent, civil, and reasonable emails to these journalists, editors and publishers.

However, a critical reader who sends some correspondence to an email address obtained from this website is, in one sense, representing this blog.

What the writer says, and how it is said, reflects directly on Mount Vernon in general and on this site in particular.

Local "mainstream" reporters, editors and publishers are interested in deadlines and getting stories written that people will read.

If a critical reader can help them do that, then their contributions will be greatly appreciated.

Remember, good stories are factual and well organized, but they also communicate something of the human spirit.

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There are no established "standards" for the submission of these comments, and it is necessary and important to very carefully read the instructions, requirements, and limitations for submitting your comments.

Some local "mainstream" newspaper or blog sites may ask for a name, but these are not checked, so there is no need to use your real name if you do not want to.

Other local "mainstream" newspaper or blog sites may allow only a first name, some may permit the inclusions of URL references, links, HTML code, and email addresses, whereas others may not.

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