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Tuesday, August 11, 2009

08/11/09 The Mount Vernon Brifing (Updated)

Comprehensive News Feed for Mount Vernon, NY.
  • Cabbie crashes into church with 5 locked inside
    posted on August 11, 2009 11:54:24 pm
    MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. - A Mount Vernon cab driver told police that a passenger had tried to rob and choke him, causing him to crash his car into a storefront church.
  • Woman on fire
    posted on August 11, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    Considered to be one of the most versatile and well-rounded percussionists of her generation, Mayra Casales is giving a free outdoor concert at City Hall Plaza in Mount Vernon.
  • Finally, a plan
    posted on August 11, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    ... and fewer than 7 percent are Hispanic - that means they won't be built in cities like Yonkers, White Plains, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle or Peekskill. The county has agreed to spend $51.6 million to build the housing - $21.6 million the county will ...
  • Read Comments
    posted on August 11, 2009 10:57:32 pm
    ... and fewer than 7 percent are Hispanic - that means they won't be built in cities like Yonkers, White Plains, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle or Peekskill. The county has agreed to spend $51.6 million to build the housing - $21.6 million the county will ...
  • CONCERT
    posted on August 11, 2009 10:50:49 pm
    Considered to be one of the most versatile and well-rounded percussionists of her generation, Mayra Casales is giving a free outdoor concert at City Hall Plaza in Mount Vernon.
  • Cabbie crashes into church with 5 locked inside
    posted on August 11, 2009 09:52:10 pm
    MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. - A Mount Vernon cab driver told police that a passenger had tried to rob and choke him, causing him to crash his car into a storefront church.
  • RIGHTS-US: Struggle to Reform Draconian NY Drug Laws Continues
    posted on August 11, 2009 04:11:31 am
    ... offered him some 'easy money' in exchange for delivering an envelope with cocaine to the neighbouring town of Mount Vernon, Westchester County. At first, he turned him down, but as the man insisted, Papa saw a way out of his debts and finally ...
  • Taxi driver being choked crashes into church with people locked inside
    posted on August 11, 2009 01:09:38 am
    The mystery began yesterday morning when a Mount Vernon cab driver told police that a passenger had tried to rob and choke him, causing him to crash his car into a storefront church on South Fulton Avenue.
  • Legislators get extra pay for leading committees
    posted on August 10, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    ... the state on election issues; more are planned this fall. On the Assembly side, Assemblyman Gary Pretlow, D-Mount Vernon, Westchester County, receives $12,500 a year as chairman of the Racing and Wagering Committee. It met three times during the ...
  • From Bayou to Bayou
    posted on August 10, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    ... his past spring, they return to the Bayou for another New Orleans-style party at 9 p.m. $50. 580 Gramatan Ave., Mount Vernon. 914-668-2634.
  • Cops investigate why 5 were locked in church
    posted on August 10, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    MOUNT VERNON - Questions remain about five people found locked inside a storefront church around 3 a.m. over the weekend, even though a woman claiming to be there said yesterday that they were worshipping.
  • Jabari Hinds Grabbing National Attention
    posted on August 10, 2009 03:10:31 pm
    ... University and had tryouts with the Cleveland Cavs before kick-starting Teaches Hoops, is a shooting coach at Mount Vernon High. He's noticed the change in Hinds' game, as the 5-foot-11 point guard has opened up his jumper. "I watched him the other ...
  • Police Find 5 People Locked In NY Church
    posted on August 10, 2009 03:15:33 am
    ... was sent to A copy was sent to your e-mail address Send Another E-mail Share + Aug 9, 2009 4:14 pm US/Eastern MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. (CBS) A Mount Vernon cab driver told police that a passenger had tried to rob and choke him, causing him to crash his ...
  • Committee stipends spotlighted
    posted on August 09, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    ... the state on election issues; more are planned this fall. On the Assembly side, Assemblyman Gary Pretlow, D-Mount Vernon, Westchester County, receives $12,500 a year as chairman of the Racing and Wagering Committee. It met three times during the ...
  • Sunny weather, tasty food a hit at African Heritage Festival
    posted on August 09, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    ... Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. At one table, Deborah M. Daniels fanned out free copies of American Legacy, a Mount Vernon-based magazine about African-American history and culture. She said the magazine tells stories of lesser-known African-American ...
  • 10-time felon charged in burglary try
    posted on August 09, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    MOUNT VERNON: A Pelham man who police say has been arrested 62 times was arrested again, accused of trying to steal from a scrap yard.
  • Second charter school proposed for Yonkers, focusing on math, science
    posted on August 09, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    ... Excellence that means the Yonkers school district pays for Yonkers children, while school districts in Mount Vernon and New York City pay for residents from those districts. Pat Puleo, president of the Yonkers Federation of Teachers, has had labor ...
  • Cab crash reveals 5 in locked church
    posted on August 09, 2009 03:00:00 pm
    MOUNT VERNON - The mystery began yesterday morning when a Mount Vernon cabdriver told police that a passenger had tried to rob and choke him, causing him to crash his car into a storefront church on South Fulton Avenue.
  • N.Y. Legislature chairs get extra pay even if their panel rarely meets
    posted on August 09, 2009 12:16:00 pm
    ... the state on election issues; more are planned this fall. On the Assembly side, Assemblyman Gary Pretlow, D-Mount Vernon, Westchester County, receives $12,500 a year as chairman of the Racing and Wagering Committee. It met three times during the ...
  • A Diva Who's Done It All for 25 Years
    posted on August 09, 2009 10:18:22 am
    ... of Yonkers, will perform selections from Verdi , Puccini, Johann Strauss and others. Georgianna Pappas of Mount Vernon will accompany them on the piano. "Love and Laughter in Opera" will follow on Sept. 13 at 3 pm. at the Christopher J. Murphy ...
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Many times the vocabulary employed by local "mainstream" journalists and editors is often pejorative and very value laden.

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