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Saturday, March 30, 2013

mental healthjoins the class

... nine satellite clinics have opened or expanded in schools in Yonkers, Peekskill, White Plains, Port Chester and Mount Vernon, bringing the number of school-based clinics in Westchester to 22. Last year, the first school-based clinic in Putnam opened ...



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Union may fight Mount Vernon over disciplining cop in brutality case

... Christopher Kurtz of Bond, Schoeneck & King, the city's labor counsel, said police disciplinary matters in Mount Vernon are controlled by the city charter, which sets no time limit. Kurtz said the city is relying on a 2001 appellate court decision ...



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After stroke, newlyweds work hard to recover

... is a supervisor for asset management at Target. Just about two weeks ago, Rob, 28, was at work at the Target in Mount Vernon, N.Y., to which he had just been transferred from Connecticut, when he started to feel odd. His wife described an early ...



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Friday, March 29, 2013

Union may fight Mount Vernon over disciplining cop in brutality

... Christopher Kurtz of Bond, Schoeneck & King -- the city's labor counsel -- said police disciplinary matters in Mount Vernon are controlled by the city charter, which sets no time limit. Kurtz said the city is relying on a 2001 appellate court ...



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8 great things to do in Westchester and Rockland this weekend

... Chenel. Doors open at 8 p.m.. $20 advance, $30 at the door. 9 p.m. Saturday. The BassLine, 130 E. First St., Mount Vernon. 732-763-9525. The Piermont Civic Association's Easter Egg Hunt will be held at Parelli Park in Piermont on Saturday. To ...



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CUNY Athletic Conference Athletes of the Week - March 18 to 24, 2013

... to 6-3. CUNYAC/Applebee's Female Athlete of the Week Naomi Hines, Bronx Outdoor Track & Field/Sophomore/Captain/Mount Vernon, NY/Mount Vernon Naomi Hines has been named the CUNYAC/Applebee's Female Athlete of the Week for the week of 3/18 3/24. The ...



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Concordia College Assault

... cafeteria. The victim says Rasheem Eccleston, 20, then punched him in the face. Eccleston, who lives in Mount Vernon, turned himself over to Bronxville police after they contacted him. He is charged with third degree assault. The 20-year-old was ...



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Thursday, March 28, 2013

Show You Care Spotlight: Making a Difference One Bracelet at a Time

There's a new trend at Mount Vernon High School. It's helping kids around the world.



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Mount Vernon job placement efforts bear fruit

... the start of 2010, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. As grim as that sounds, it's worse in Mount Vernon, where the rate is 10.1 percent. Officials here are well aware of the problem. In his state of the city address, which he ...



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Local Police Blotter

Employees of the Wells Fargo branch on Boston Post Rd reported on 3/18 that an individual attempted to cash a fraudulent check drawn in the amount of $4800. A Mount Vernon man was arrested on 3/20 after he entered Foley's Hardware on Boston Post Rd., placed merchandise in a bag and exited the establishment without paying.



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High School UIL team claims District Championship

The Mount Vernon High School UIL team won the District Championship at the district meet on Friday, March 22.



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Mount Vernon man admits setting fire as revenge

A Mount Vernon man with a long history of arrests admitted Thursday to arson, after he set fire last year to the entrance door of a city apartment, apparently in retaliation against one of the occupants.



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Case Against Man Charged in 2012 Port Chester Slaying Moves Closer to Trial

... stemming from 2010 felony convictions on Criminal Possession of Stolen Property in the Fourth Degree in Mount Vernon and Attempted Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree in Mamaroneck Village. He was then indicted on Sept. 26, 2012, in ...



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Prom Dresses Picked at College of New Rochelle

... but a few showed up at the college with proof of grades and were allowed to pick a dress. Briana Allen, 17, of Mount Vernon came to Operation PROM with Jada Smith, also 17 and from Mount Vernon. Allen proudly showed off her choice: a black ...



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Former NBA players among mourners at funeral for Ray Williams

... history at the time. He also remembers the embrace the two shared after the game. Last month King visited the Mount Vernon native at Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Williams' body had already been destroyed by colon cancer. Death was a mere weeks ...



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Former NBA players among mourners at funeral for Ray Williams

... e with emotion today at the funeral for his brother, Ray Williams, at Allen Memorial Church of God in Christ in Mount Vernon. / Carucha L. Meuse/ The Journal News



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Mount Vernon's Mayor Davis sees better days ahead

... our way clear in one of the most difficult years in recent memory." Like most communities in the region, Mount Vernon has faced an array of fiscal challenges, many of which were exacerbated by the recession and slow recovery that followed. But in ...



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Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Former NBA players among mourners at funeral for Ray Williams

Several former NBA standouts were among those in attendance Wednesday for the funeral of Mount Vernon legend Ray Williams.



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Out of the Woods / Memories of a father: His everlasting spirit is with me

... a newspaper reporter's job for months while collecting unemployment. Dad called a fellow optometrist in nearby Mount Vernon, N.Y., who knew the editor of the Mount Vernon Daily Argus. Six months later, the Washington Post called me to fill a job I ...



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Best Local Karaoke Bars For Each Day of the Week

... and drinks more than suffice here. Honorable Mentions: Don Coqui (New Rochelle), Maggie Spillane's Ale House (Mount Vernon), Wicked Wolf Tavern (White Plains), Duo Tapas Bar & Lounge (Yonkers), Thornwood Ale House (Thornwood), Vintage Lounge & ...



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April Showers

... to chase away the rainy-day blues (and maybe burn some calories, too). Check out the Ice Hutch (655 Garden Ave, Mount Vernon 914-699-6787), the Hommocks Park Ice Rink (140 Hommocks Rd, Larchmont 914-834-1069; hommocksparkicerink.org), or the Edward ...



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New Rochelle Gets 17+ Percent Hike in Road, Bridge Repairs

... in past years," he said. Coupled with intermunicipal agreements with the Pelhams, Larchmont, Mamaroneck and Mount Vernon to share paving costs, Strome said the city won't be saving money but will be able to do more with the money it receives. The ...



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Panthers prevail in CYP final

... said Washington, who expects to play next season at a junior college but hasn't decided where. Doughty, a Mount Vernon senior, remains undecided as well, but he continued to improve his stock. He scored seven points and showed strong point guard ...



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Free day camp to open for ailing kids, siblings

For three summers in a row, Brianna and Hopeton Scott, a brother-sister pair from Mount Vernon, have boarded a bus and headed to Sunrise Day Camp, a free day camp in Long Island.



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Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Celebration fit for a King

It was a celebration fit for a king! Or in this case, several kings.The Bishop Kearney Kings held a rally Tuesday after winning two state basketball championships.



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Park Hill Cliff House has Hudson River design, European hospitality

... past original nautical sconces and under a massive portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller. The couple, who lived in Mount Vernon, also wanted and needed a place big enough to entertain and hold a home office for Steve, who is a major booster of Italy and ...



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3 arrests made in Mt. Vernon shooting

Three people have been arrested in connection with a shooting yesterday afternoon on North Ninth and Sidney Avenue in Mount Vernon.



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Mount Vernon police chief catches shooting suspect in foot chase

Police Chief John W. Roland, Jr. speaks during a special Police Appreciation Day ceremony on the steps of City Hall in downtown Mount Vernon.



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Aretha Franklin on her musical legacy, White Plains show

... writing and editing it. ... We've talked about a lot of names. I read that you said you could envision former Mount Vernon resident Denzel Washington playing your father. Is that still the case? [ Hackford ] was interested in Denzel playing my dad. ...



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Mount Vernon's top cop chases down gunman following wild shootout

... said at a news conference at City Hall Tuesday. Mayor Ernie Davis applauded Chief Roland's efforts, saying, "Mount Vernon is ready to deal with this (violence)." Roland, a 33-year department veteran, was driving in the area of North 9th Avenue and ...



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Mount Vernon police arrest 3 in drive-by shooting

Three people have been arrested in connection with a drive-by shooting Monday afternoon on North Ninth and Sidney Avenue in Mount Vernon.



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Bishop Kearney will celebrate state basketball championships today

... he same season when the Kings earned the Class C crown in girls basketball and the Class AA title on March 17. Mount Vernon (1981) is the only other school in New York to have its boys and girls teams win state basketball titles in the same year.



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Horoscope: March 26, 2013

BIRTHDAY GUY: Actor Michael Imperioli was born in Mount Vernon, N.Y., today in 1966.



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Monday, March 25, 2013

Astrological Forecast | March 26, 2013

BIRTHDAY GUY : Actor Michael Imperioli was born in Mount Vernon, N.Y., today in 1966.



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Crime and courts: Mount Vernon shooting probed; assault at New Rochelle pizzeria

Mount Vernon shooting probed

Police are investigating a non-fatal shooting at North Ninth and West Sidney avenues, Police Chief John Roland told The Journal News.



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PD: Rolex stolen from Glastonbury store

Police have obtained an arrest warrant for a New York man wanted for allegedly stealing a Rolex watch from a Glastonbury jewelry store. Charles Moye, 28, of 260 S Second Ave., Mount Vernon, NY, is currently being held on separate charges in New York, police said.



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A Study In Contrasts For CPS School Closings In Washington Heights Neighborhood

... 61 buildings at the end of the school year. Garvey parent Staci Goddard said parents realized either Garvey or Mount Vernon would likely have to close, since both are half empty, but she thinks the district picked the wrong school. Academic ...



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Downstate teen sues over arrest for photographing trains

... that he recognized Grice from MTA public hearings; nonetheless, the officers drove Grice to an MTA precinct in Mount Vernon, where he was detained until 8 p.m. and released with a summons in connection with trespass. The charges were later ...



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Eastchester WWII Veteran Dies

John P. Stone of Eastchester passed away on March 19. He was born on August 5, 1926 in Checotah, Ok to Oram and Christine Stone.



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Sunday, March 24, 2013

Penn Station could see 10 Metro-North trains every hour by 2019

... County stops on the New Haven Line will gain access to Penn Station. Passengers south of New Rochelle -- in Mount Vernon and Pelham -- will have access only to Grand Central. As part of the Penn Station Access project, construction on four stations ...



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Young railfan sues over arrest for photographing trains

... that he recognized Grice from MTA public hearings; nonetheless, the officers drove Grice to an MTA precinct in Mount Vernon, where he was detained until 8 p.m. and released with a summons for trespass. The charges against Grice were later dismissed ...



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New Rochelle Huguenots Grab Seventh Grade Hoop Title

... coached by Sean Oliver, finished the regular season with a 12-2 record then defeated Pleasantville and Mount Vernon (71-44) in the playoffs before topping Harrison. New Rochelle's champions were Jayson Rodopolous, John Rodopolous, Ben Long, Jaylin ...



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Ray Williams Dies, NBA Star Overcame Homelessness

... life. Williams married Linda Crawford and had a home again. He supported young basketball players in his native Mount Vernon, N.Y., as Mount Vernon's recreation specialist, according to an ESPN broadcast. "Ray was probably my favorite college ...



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Mount Vernon Mayor Ernest Davis defiant amid turmoil

... along with the way in which he's allowed the city's infrastructure to crumble, it's no wonder that Mount Vernon has such a poor reputation across the region," said Hank Miller, deputy chief of staff for former Mayor Clinton Young and a onetime ...



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Saturday, March 23, 2013

Davis is a unique mix of charisma, tenacity

... those charities were set up to do. But Davis has long been a mercurial figure. He has served as many years as Mount Vernon's mayor as Joe DiMaggio played for the Yankees, and in that time he has won four elections, lost one and endured, so far, two ...



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Let Ferncliff come to WestHELP site

... Mario Cuomo, wanted his organization to construct apartments for the homeless in Greenburgh, Mount Pleasant, Mount Vernon and White Plains. He said that after 10 years, the HELP II facilities would be turned over to the local municipality to use at ...



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Ray Williams dies after a life with basketball, diabetes, homelessness, cancer

... March, 22, 2013, the New York Post reported that "Woodson remembered Williams as a gritty guard. Williams, from Mount Vernon, played five seasons for the Knicks, making two stints. He was the 10th overall pick in the 1977 draft. a 'He was awesome,' ...



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NBA star Ray Williams dies at 58

... former teammates, and Williams eventually got a job at the parks and recreation department in his hometown of Mount Vernon, NY. Knicks coach Mike Woodson offered a tribute to Williams before a game in Toronto: "It's a major loss. He's part of our ...



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NY Rappers Found Guilty of Robbery Used Getaway Car in Music Video

... guns and knives and stole thousands of dollars from bodega owners and deliverymen. In one 2011 robbery in Mount Vernon, N.Y., a man was shot and killed. In total, five members of CrimeScene Entertainment have been found guilty. One of the men, ...



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Ray Williams, Ex-Knicks, Gophers Basketball Guard, Dies

... with the New York Knicks, died Friday, March 22, at age 58 after suffering from colon cancer. Williams, a Mount Vernon, N.Y., native, had been receiving treatment at Manhattan's Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He died at his sister-in law's home in ...



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Ray Williams dies: NBA star who rebounded from homelessness

... stood in Ray's corner. He'll be missed. Ain't no doubt about that. He was well liked in the community." Born in Mount Vernon on Oct. 14, 1954, Williams was drafted 10th overall by the Knicks in 1977. He averaged 16.4 points in five seasons in New ...



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Knicks links: Carmelo Anthony, Kenyon Martin shake off rust vs. Raptors

... Woodson must have total faith in his cornerstone player being 100-percent recovered." He was a prodigy from Mount Vernon, N.Y., the son of a railroad conductor, who found high success in college at the University of Minnesota and in the NBA, which ...



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Ray Williams dies: Former Knicks guard Ray Williams dies at 58

... Players Association. Ray Williams played in the National Basketball Association from 1977 to 1987. Born in Mount Vernon, New York, he was the younger brother of Gus Williams, who also played in the NBA. After his retirement, Ray Williams struggled ...



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Mount Vernon debaters end season with a bang

For the first time ever, Mount Vernon High School will be represented in the national speech and debate contest to be held in Birmingham, Ala., in June - Stephen Rowe and Ben Cochran have qualified for the national match-up. MVHS had a record number of entries qualifying for the state competition, said advisor Jeff Gottke.



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Ray Williams, ex -Celtics guard, dies

... transport him last month to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. A funeral will be scheduled in Mount Vernon, N.Y., where he grew up with his brother, Gus Williams, an NBA All-Star in the early '80s.



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Route 1 Dispatches: Driver Rescued from Overturned Vehicle in Fort Hunt

... Patch brings you a roundup of the top headlines from the Route 1 corridor. The McNaughton Field Complex in Mount Vernon will soon get a makeover. The project will be funded by the $75 million park bond that passed in November 2012. The renovations ...



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Former Knicks star Williams dies at 58

... and Nets guard Ray Williams died on Friday after a long battle with colon cancer. He was 58. Williams, from Mount Vernon, was the 10th pick of the 1977 NBA draft and was a former teammate of Knicks coach Mike Woodson. Woodson's connection to ...



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Stained glass artistry: Mount Vernon studio restores masterpieces

... this year, the celebration brings back warm memories for Peter Rohlf and his two sons, Hans and Greg. Their Mount Vernon company, Rohlf's Stained & Leaded Glass Studio, was the one chosen for the painstaking early 1990s restoration of the giant ...



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Ex-Gophers basketball guard Ray Williams, 58, dies after battling...

... with the New York Knicks, died Friday, March 22, at age 58 after suffering from colon cancer. Williams, a Mount Vernon, N.Y., native, had been receiving treatment at Manhattan's Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He died at his sister-in law's home in ...



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Desperate times

... needed help since he went from owning fine cars and comfortable homes - one for his mother in his hometown of Mount Vernon, N.Y., another for his family in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. - to seeking bankruptcy protection in 1994. No longer able to sustain ...



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Huge rebound

... as captain of the New York Knicks , now the newest employee of the city recreation department in his native Mount Vernon, N.Y. Williams is one of many professional athletes who fell on hard times after leaving the game. Among NBA retirees alone, ...



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Former Knicks guard Ray ...

... no doubt about that. He was well liked in the community. I just wish his family nothing but the best." Born in Mount Vernon, N.Y., on Oct. 14, 1954, Williams was drafted 10th overall by the Knicks in 1977. He averaged 16.4 points in five seasons in ...



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Ray Williams, a former Knicks captain, dies at 58

... Cancer Center in New York, nearly two years after he was diagnosed with colon cancer. He was a prodigy from Mount Vernon, N.Y., the son of a railroad conductor, who found high success in college at the University of Minnesota and in the NBA, which ...



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Friday, March 22, 2013

Former Minnesota star Ray Williams dies at 58

... financial problems was that he gave away large sums of his money to family members and friends. The mayor of Mount Vernon, N.Y., Williams' hometown, hired him as an assistant after media reports of Williams' homelessness. Dutcher said he lost ...



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Former Gophers, NBA star Ray Williams, dead at 58, was 'ahead of his time'

... financial problems was that he gave away large sums of his money to family members and friends. The mayor of Mount Vernon, N.Y., Williams' hometown, hired him as an assistant after media reports of Williams' homelessness. Dutcher said he lost ...



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Former Gophers, NBA star Ray Williams, dead at 58, was 'ahead of his time'

... financial problems was that he gave away large sums of his money to family members and friends. The mayor of Mount Vernon, N.Y., Williams' hometown, hired him as an assistant after media reports of Williams' homelessness. Dutcher said he lost ...



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Former Knicks, Nets guard Ray Williams passes away at 58

Copyright ImageClick to View AP Photo/Carlos Rene Perez Former Knicks and Nets guard Ray Williams passed away today at the age of just 58 years old. The Mount Vernon, NY native had been battling colon cancer at Manhattan's Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. After an impressive career with the Minnesota



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Ex-Gophers basketball guard Ray Williams, 58, dies after battling colon cancer

... with the New York Knicks, died Friday, March 22, at age 58 after suffering from colon cancer. Williams, a Mount Vernon, N.Y., native, had been receiving treatment at Manhattan's Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. But he died at his sister-in law's home ...



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Former Knicks guard Williams dies at age 58

... after his 10-year playing career by bankruptcy and homelessness, died Friday at 58. Williams, a native of Mount Vernon, N.Y., had been battling colon cancer at Manhattan's Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Drafted 10th overall out of Minnesota in 1977 ...



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Cancer claims former Gopher and NBA veteran Ray Williams

... the Gophers from 1975 to 1977 and averaged 18.9 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. Born Thomas Ray Williams in Mount Vernon, N.Y., the 6-foot-3 point guard was drafted 10th overall by the Knicks in 1977. Williams played 10 years in the NBA, half of ...



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Mount Vernon hoops legend Ray Williams dead at 58

Former Mount Vernon basketball standout Ray Williams, who went on to an NBA career that included a pair of stints with both the Knicks and Nets, died Friday in New York.



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Former Knicks, Nets guard Ray Williams passes away at 58

Former Knicks and Nets guard Ray Williams passed away today at the age of just 58 years old. The Mount Vernon, NY native had been battling colon cancer at Manhattan's Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. After an impressive career with the Maryland ...



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Donna Sue Umbaugh

Donna Sue Umbaugh, 59, of Mount Vernon, passed peacefully from this life Feb. 20, 2013, at a Columbus hospital with her brother and sister at her side.



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Stop-and-frisk a valuable tool, Hudson Valley cops say

... their departmental training requires officers to keep abreast of court decisions relating to the issue. In Mount Vernon, a city rocked by gun violence last year, with more than 20 shootings in addition to 10 homicides, Deputy Police Commissioner ...



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In the Service: Westchester military notes

... graduate of Mahopac High School. Harris is the daughter of Godfery Harris and niece of Marie Clarke, both of Mount Vernon. Johnson is the son of Dina and Wilbert Johnson of White Plains and a 2012 graduate of White Plains High School. Marine ...



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Park Hill Cliff House has Hudson River design, European hospitality

... past original nautical sconces and under a massive portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller. The couple, who lived in Mount Vernon, also wanted and needed a place big enough to entertain and hold a home office for Steve, who is a major booster of Italy and ...



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Mount Vernon players hog limelight at Senior games

Mount Vernon failed to win a Section 1 championship for the first time in eight years.



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Mount Vernon rally slams media, supports mayor

... both media outlets. "They have the opportunity to report on a wide variety of things that are going on here in Mount Vernon, but they seem to report only on the salacious incidents that happen," said Diane Munro-Morris, a former city councilwoman. ...



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Thursday, March 21, 2013

John P. Stone, 96, Of Eastchester

Stone was born Aug. 5, 1926, in Checotah, Okla., to Oram and Christine Stone. They moved to New Rochelle three years later where John attended local schools graduating from Albert Leonard High School.



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Denzel Washington

Born in Mount Vernon, New York, Denzel Washington is an American actor, director, and producer who has earned many kudos for his portrayals of real-life figures in addition to his work in general.He began his career after earning a B.A. in Drama and Journalism from Fordham University and a year of graduate school at the American Conservatory ... (more)



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Burying Your Lead: Denzel Washington Edition

... completing his sophomore year at Fordham in the Bronx. After coming up through the playgrounds and Boys Club in Mount Vernon, N.Y., and playing playground ball with the likes of future NBA stars Gus and Ray Williams in the late 1960s and early ...



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John P. Stone, 96, Former New Rochelle Resident, WWII Veteran

Stone was born Aug. 5, 1926, in Checotah, Okla., to Oram and Christine Stone. They moved to New Rochelle three years later where John attended local schools graduating from Albert Leonard High School.



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Mount Vernon baseball team saved by private donation

One of the biggest casualties in the last round of budget cuts is getting a reprieve, thanks to a grassroots effort by Mount Vernon residents.



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Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Jermaine Dore and Dwayne Barrett convicted in 2011 Mount Vernon murder

A Yonkers man and a Bronx man could serve life in federal prison after they were convicted of carrying out a series of gunpoint robberies, including one in which they murdered a man in Mount Vernon.



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Mount Vernon mayor urges Memorial Field facelift

Memorial Field may soon be resuscitated. The old sports stadium was, as Mayor Ernest Davis put it during a meeting with the City Council on Tuesday, "the creme de la creme in 1927." Not so now.



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Yonkers man convicted in robbery crew, Mount Vernon slaying

A federal jury has convicted a Yonkers man of participating with a violent robbery crew that committed at least nine robberies in the Bronx, New Rochelle, Mount Vernon, and elsewhere, making off with tens of thousands of dollars and killing at least one victim.



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Mount Vernon cops probe home-invasion robbery

Two assailants used a woman as a diversion to force their way into a Mount Vernon apartment, then beat the resident and stole jewelry, officials said.



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Konshens wins big at Linkage Awards

... dancehall star Konshens walked away a big winner at the recently held Linkage Awards. The event took place in Mount Vernon, New York and saw the dancehall kingpin copping awards for Entertainer of the Year and Most Consistent Recording Artiste. ...



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J. Wesley Malisk, 88

J. Wesley Malisk, 88, passed away March 14, 2013, in Belfast. He was born in Mt.



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BOL leaders in Westchester win a ruling against Astorino

... the Westchester County Board of Legislators (BOL) - Chairman Jenkins (D-Yonkers), Vice Chair Lyndon Williams (D-Mount Vernon) and Majority Leader Peter Harckham (D-Katonah) - in their lawsuit against County Executive Rob Astorino regarding the ...



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Ideas shared for Main Street cities

Jill Robinson, assistant state coordinator for the Texas Main Street Program, provided a required training for 25 people from Mount Vernon and Winnsboro Main Street programs.



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Mount Vernon firefighters lift SUV off man's leg after vehicle rolls

... non-life-threatening, EMS officials said. Curtin estimates the SUV was on the man's leg for 10 minutes. Mount Vernon Deputy Fire Commissioner Noah Lightly said that lifting vehicles is part of vehicle extrication training firefighters receive at ...



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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

New Rochelle to Explore Shared Services With Mount Vernon

In trying to find ways to save taxpayer money, New Rochelle is applying for a grant to explore shared services with Mount Vernon.



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Lady Saw comes up big at 'Linkage'

DURABLE deejay Lady Saw was the toast of the 2013 Linkage Awards which took place Saturday at the Thornton High School in Mount Vernon, New York.



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Monday, March 18, 2013

Mt. Kisco surgeon, Pearl River psychiatrist cited by state

... plastic surgery in Mount Kisco and Dr. Kendon W. Smith, a psychiatrist in Pearl River who formerly lived in Mount Vernon and practiced medicine at a state-run center in Queens, records show. Dechiara, 54, was censured, reprimanded and put on ...



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Petula Dvorak

... heard what their doctors, nurses, therapists and other employees at Inova Fair Oaks, Inova Fairfax and Inova Mount Vernon hospitals had to say and decided to keep the beloved child-care centers open, with some changes. The hospital system, which is ...



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Nature is Breakthrough Artiste of the Year

Budding reggae star Nature was among the throng of artistes who were honoured with awards on Saturday night at the Linkage Awards, held at the Thornton High School in Mount Vernon, New York.



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Yonkers man's U-turn leads to DWI charge

... O'Leary said. The arrests came during a special Stop DWI initiative that included checkpoints in Yonkers and Mount Vernon, and roving patrols. County police officers trained as drug recognition experts participated in the enforcement to detect ...



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Sunday, March 17, 2013

J. Wesley Malisk

J. Wesley Malisk, 88, passed away March 14, 2013, in Belfast. He was born Nov. 30, 1924, in Mount Vernon, N.Y., on the son of George and Alma Malisk.



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CenterStage Preview: P.J. Carlesimo

... coach." On coaching actor Denzel Washington on Fordham's junior varsity basketball team: (Washington) played at Mount Vernon High School (north of New York City). He came to us as a walk-on, went to the downtown campus, the Lincoln Center campus ...



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Mount Vernon officer costs city $937,000

Mount Vernon has shelled out more than $930,000 in verdicts, settlements and legal fees for police brutality cases involving a sergeant who has remained on desk duty for four years after allegedly striking a 12-year-old in the head with a baton, a review of city and court records shows.



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Turmoil drags at Mount Vernon cops' morale

The Mount Vernon Police Department is a rudderless ship plagued by leadership instability, badge drain, low morale, disciplinary problems, a poor public image, and even allegations that rogue cops have ties to gang members, according to people close to the department interviewed by The Journal News.



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Saturday, March 16, 2013

Trucking company closing Carlstadt facility, laying of 69 workers

... shut three distribution centers. Some of the Carlstadt workers will be offered jobs in the company's Kearny and Mount Vernon, N.Y., terminals, the plan says. Paff said YRC projects that the plan will cost about 230 workers their jobs, but he ...



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Man killed in shooting on Near East Side

... Center, said Sgt. Steve Little of the Columbus police homicide squad. Moore was shot at Johnson Street and Mount Vernon Avenue. He ran west and turned into the Wheatland Food Market at 1432 Mount Vernon Ave., Little said. Police said they were ...



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Friday, March 15, 2013

Mount Vernon disclosure forms show officials amended reports; city lawyer does outside work

... The ethics board said it would also review any link between a condominium Davis owns in Florida and Apuzzo's Mount Vernon co-op apartment. Property records for the mayor's Delray Beach condo list Apuzzo's apartment as his mailing address. Apuzzo ...



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Marguerite Frazier

Marguerite was born Feb. 25, 1921, in Mount Vernon to the late Lucien Augusta and Susan Lober, and had spent her lifetime in Knox County.



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What To Do In Pelham This Weekend

... calling 914-649-0555 or $25 at the door. Performances take place at the Macedonia Center at 103 W. 2nd St. in Mount Vernon. Sound Shore St. Patrick's Day Parade: 1:30 p.m. An exciting line-up from across the Sound Shore area will march in the second ...



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Main Headline

... efenses available to the infantry crewman. Johnson is the son of Maria Barnett of Hawley and Everett Johnson of Mount Vernon, N.Y. He is a 2008 graduate of Wallenpaupack Area High School.



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New Rochelle boys basketball, on miracle run, faces Northport in semis

... toward the New York State finals. As nearly anyone who has been near a television knows, the Huguenots beat Mount Vernon when Khalil Edney, hit a 55-foot shot as time expired. That miracle buzzer-beater in the Section 1 Class AA championship game ...



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Thursday, March 14, 2013

Unitex industrial laundry marks 10 years at Mount Vernon site

If Westchester Medical Center needs clean sheets, an ordinary laundry can't handle the load.



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Yonkers and Mount Vernon schools: Hawthorne team moves to state...

... Cole Metzo and Andrew Lorino (Helicopters). The state championships will be held April 12-13 in Syracuse. MOUNT VERNON - The Amani Public Charter School is accepting applications for students entering the fifth and sixth grades in the fall. Amani ...



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Weekend Tag Sales Around New Rochelle

... Road in Pelham Manor is hosting a tag sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. 373 Hayward Avenue in Mount Vernon is hosting a tag sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday. 204 Bliss Lane in Upper Nyack is hosting a garage sale from 7 a.m. ...



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New York: Local governments sign on to transparency site

... and Ulster counties are among those localities participating, as well as the cities of Rochester, Yonkers, Mount Vernon and Ithaca. Peter Baynes, executive director of the state Conference of Mayors, lauded the value of the website in a statement ...



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Local Governments Sign on to Transparency Site; Only Few from WNY

... and Ulster counties are among those localities participating, as well as the cities of Rochester, Yonkers, Mount Vernon and Ithaca. Peter Baynes, executive director of the state Conference of Mayors, lauded the value of the website in a statement ...



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Williams receives belated diploma

Back in 1925, Reba Williams missed getting her Mount Vernon High School diploma by one book report.



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'The Haunting' latest in tale of Mount Vernon

Is it a ghost? Or is the mysterious figure - a flesh-and-blood stalker out to terrorize people at Mount Vernon High School? Brenna Rutherford is determined to solve the mystery in "The Haunting of Mitch Hamilton," the second in a series of young adult books by Ann K. Shepherd.



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106-year-old Ohioan gets high school diploma

... is 106. The former cook at Malabar Farm received her diploma in a special ceremony at her Columbus apartment. Mount Vernon Superintendent Steve Short presented the diploma in person. Williams was born in Pennsylvania, but her family moved to Mount ...



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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Financial disclosure forms missing in Mount Vernon

... of the ethics board, would not comment when asked about the missing documents. Brown could not be reached. Mount Vernon is mired in a series of investigations. Federal authorities are leading a probe of Mayor Ernest Davis' finances, properties and ...



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Tarrytown Schools Awarded $167,000 Education Grant

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Mount Vernon and Tarrytown were among a dozen school districts that were named as model districts for saving taxpayers money while not diminishing the standards of education.



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Mount Vernon seeks bids to build tennis dome

... (Feb. 2, 2013) Breathing life into a stalled project to redevelop Memorial Field and the surrounding park, Mount Vernon is soliciting bids from private companies to build a tennis dome in the park, which has been closed since Mayor Ernie Davis put ...



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Man robs Hudson Valley Bank in Mount Vernon

Police are searching for a man who fled after robbing the Hudson Valley Bank on Sandford Boulevard shortly before 2 p.m. Wednesday.



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Certified Food Manager course to be offered here

... and 4. The site of the classes is the First United Methodist Church Family Life Center, located off Hwy. 37 in Mount Vernon. For more information, see the March 7 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.



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Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Mount Vernon official: ethics probe a 'drawn-out process'

... $45,000 BMW loaned to her by a newspaper publisher and strip-club owner who has twice sued the city and sits on Mount Vernon's community/police liaison committee. The board is also considering why City Councilwoman Roberta Apuzzo's Mount Vernon ...



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Sam Zherka, strip club owner, named to phantom Mount Vernon police board

Strip club owner Sam Zherka was appointed as a liaison to the Mount Vernon Civilian Advisory Board for Police Affairs in October by Mayor Ernie Davis.



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Good Counsel rules with a smile

... in the school," said senior forward/center Tranisha Gumbs, their force on the boards and three-time MVP from Mount Vernon. This White Plains-based team had rebounding, defense and chemistry. It was a 19-5 season that came with a laugh track. The ...



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New Rochelle Boys Basketball Team Enjoying Media Blitz

... were tremendous ambassadors to not only New Rochelle, but also the entire Westchester community." Plummer, a Mount Vernon native, said the New Rochelle run was bitter sweet because his hometown team was eliminated by New Rochelle. "I called my ...



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Mueller resigns after eight years

... Division championship, going 7-0 to finish ahead of Olentangy (6-1), Big Walnut (4-3), Olentangy Orange (4-3), Mount Vernon (3-4), Delaware (2-5), Watkins Memorial (2-5) and Franklin Heights (0-7). "I'm so proud of the accomplishments we've had from ...



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TSA officers in Westchester focus on special needs

... not knowing if they can bring their medical device or not knowing what to do with it," said Grant, who lives in Mount Vernon. "You want to help them be a happy passenger. I'm here to help them along." She recalled recently guiding a blind woman ...



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Monday, March 11, 2013

2 Weekends, 2 Big Victories For New Rochelle H.S. Basketball Team

... said. "It was just a one-on-one." By contrast, it was a Hail Mary shot that got them through the game against Mount Vernon a week earlier. A play-by-play announcer had already announced Mount Vernon as the winner when Edney scored his miracle shot. ...



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William Hodgkinson, 97, Westport Graphic Artist And Little League Coach

... Canadian Navy. He served in Shelburne, Nova Scotia, during World War II; then in 1946, the family moved to Mount Vernon, N.Y, and eventually settled in Westport. He worked as a graphic artist throughout his professional career in Manhattan and ...



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Daniel Fruchter, Eastchester Pearl Harbor Survivor, Dies

Daniel S. Fruchter, an Eastchester resident and survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor died March 7. He was 94.



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Daniel Fruchter, Pearl Harbor survivor from Eastchester, dies

Daniel S. Fruchter of Eastchester, who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor and went on to a successful career in hospital administration, will be mourned Monday at a funeral in Mount Vernon.



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Church debuts 39 affordable senior units in New Rochelle

... prohibit preferences to local residents, 13 of the apartments went to people from New Rochelle. Residents from Mount Vernon and Yonkers took six apartment each. Five went to Bronx residents and three to Port Chester residents. Nathaniel Adams, ...



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Sunday, March 10, 2013

Kingston loses heartbreaker in state boys' basketball quarterfinals

... to put away New Rochelle and its dream postseason run. The Huguenots shocked defending state Class AA champion Mount Vernon 61-60 in the Section 1 championship last Sunday when guard Khalil Edney hit a two-handed desperation shot from 60 feet with a ...



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Gospel and good works

... basketball jerseys from Stanwood Middle School, 12 pounds of vegetable seeds from Alf Christianson Seed Co. in Mount Vernon, veterinary medical supplies, soccer balls and the financial know-how to help people start their own small businesses. In the ...



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Garden party: Botanical shows bloom in spring

... to the public. The eight-day event, April 20-27, also incorporates public sites, including Monticello and Mount Vernon. "They have an amazing array of gardens," Sclar said. 804-644-7776; vagardenweek.org This Bay Area show, March 20-24 at the ...



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Saturday, March 9, 2013

Did you see that? A look at some of the most amazing shots of the year

... "I can't believe it." NEW ROCHELLE'S MIRACLE : New Rochelle was down two with 2.9 seconds left against rival Mount Vernon High School, and it only got worse from there. Khalil Edney's inbound pass was intercepted, and the Mount Vernon player lofted ...



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Westchester Legislators Honor State Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins

... the 17th legislative district in Yonkers, which Jenkins now represents. BOL Vice Chair Lyndon Williams (D-Mount Vernon) quoted James Weldon Johnson's poem "Lift Every Voice and Sing" (set to music by Johnson's brother, it is also known as "The ...



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Dorothy O. Searight

Dorothy O. Searight, 87, of Lorain, passed away Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at her home, following a sudden illness.



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Gospel and good works: Stanwood Lutheran church's charity efforts local, global

... basketball jerseys from Stanwood Middle School, 12 pounds of vegetable seeds from Alf Christianson Seed Co. in Mount Vernon, veterinary medical supplies, soccer balls and the financial know-how to help people start their own small businesses. In the ...



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Friday, March 8, 2013

Mount Vernon hears calls for independent probe

... body. It strikes me, under these circumstances, the ethics board isn't the body to do it." The members of Mount Vernon's ethics board are appointed by the City Council. One of the issues they are looking into is why Councilwoman Roberta Apuzzo's ...



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Craziest buzzer beater of the year

Ladies and Gentlemen, say hello to what is absolutely, positively the most incredible, bizarre outrageous buzzer beater of 2013, at any level.



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New Rochelle Basketball Video Has More Than A Million Youtube Hits

The video of Khalil Edney's 55-foot buzzer-beating basketball shot that gave New Rochelle a win over Mount Vernon last weekend has been viewed more than a million times on Youtube .



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Barracudas work to devour competition

The Mount Vernon YMCA Swim Team Barracudas sent 27 qualifiers to last weekend's YMCA Winter Championship Swim Meet in Canton and they returned with a fourth-place finish in their division - 12th overall out of 21 teams.



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Daniel S. Fruchter, 95, Of Eastchester, Hospital CEO, Pearl Harbor Survivor

Fruchter was born Aug. 10, 1918, in New York City to Dora and Philip Fruchter. A graduate of New York University and Syracuse University, he had a 45-year career in hospital administration, including 24 years as CEO of Union Hospital in the Bronx, until his retirement in 1989.



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A look at some of the most amazing shots this year

Nothing in basketball gets the blood flowing and the buzz buzzing like an incredible shot.



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What To Do In Pelham This Weekend

... A New Rochelle Council on the Arts Event. Free. St. Paul's Historic Site is located at 897 S. Columbus Ave. in Mount Vernon. North Avenue Indoor Flea Market : 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. American Legion Hall, 112 North Ave., New Rochelle.



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What To Do In New Rochelle This Weekend

... A New Rochelle Council on the Arts Event. Free. St. Paul's Historic Site is located at 897 S. Columbus Ave. in Mount Vernon. North Avenue Indoor Flea Market: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. American Legion Hall, 112 North Ave., New Rochelle. New Rochelle ...



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David D. Emerling

David D. Emerling, 77, of 148 Whitehill Ave., Jamestown, died at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday , at his residence.



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Thursday, March 7, 2013

Wartburg opens new housing; senior's apartment 'best I ever had'

... building at the Wartburg Adult Care Community. The Fredrichs Residence, part of a $42 million expansion of the Mount Vernon senior center, opened at the beginning of March. It has 61 studio and one-bedroom apartments, none of which costs more than ...



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Mount Vernon Ethics Board chief recuses herself from probe

... the Board of Ethics are more important than any one of us." The board began investigating Johnson, the head of Mount Vernon's Law Department, after it was revealed she has been driving a $45,000 BMW loaned to her by Sam Zherka, a local newspaper ...



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Should New Rochelle City Council Approve All Personnel Appointments?

... perceives how the city government should be run: fire anyone with whom you do not agree? Several days ago in Mount Vernon when Mayor Ernest Davis fired the Police Commissioner, the Council President, Yuhanna Edwards objected because he felt the ...



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Weekend Tag Sales Around Port Chester

... in Port Chester is hosting a garage sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. 226 Pennsylvania Ave. in Mount Vernon is hosting a moving sale from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. A house on Park Lane in North Salem is hosting a ...



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2 charged in New Rochelle burglaries

The men -- Douglas Bartee, 46, of Mount Vernon, and Brian Carter, 47, of New Rochelle -- were arrested in Mount Vernon on Tuesday and charged with two counts of burglary, police said.



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Weekend Tag Sales Around Greenburgh

... good deals? Here's a list of tag sales taking place around the area this weekend. 226 Pennsylvania Avenue in Mount Vernon is hosting a moving sale from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. A house on Park Lane in North Salem is hosting a moving ...



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Get Out Weekend Planner

... 914-738-3161. Eleanor Roosevelt and Ballet , Saturday, March 9, 1 p.m. St. Paul's Church, 897 S. Columbus Ave., Mount Vernon, NY. In recognition of March as Women's History Month, at 1:00 enjoy a dramatic presentation by the indomitable Eleanor ...



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David D. Emerling

David D. Emerling, 77, of 148 Whitehill Ave., Jamestown, died at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday (March 6, 2013), at his residence. He is survived by his wife, Margaret "Marge" Williams Emerling, whom he married Sept. 15, 1956, in Mt. Vernon, N.Y..



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Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Yonkers-Mount Vernon briefs

... more information visit www.curedevelopment.org, call 914-207-0648 or email bonniecuredevelopment@gmail.com. MOUNT VERNON - Yost & Campbell, a home heating, cooling and plumbing company, will give free energy-efficient light bulbs in March to ...



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City reception greets, thanks administrators

All Mount Vernon and Franklin County citizens are invited to attend a reception at the Mount Vernon City Hall from 2-4 p.m. Friday, March 8. The reception will serve a dual purpose, to thank Eddie Turner for his service and welcome newly hired city administrator Tony Stonecypher.



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Mount Vernon starts ethics probe

... have received subpoenas. Records of a Florida property Davis owns bear Councilwoman Roberta Apuzzo's Mount Vernon address. Davis' chief of staff and the city's top lawyer, Nichelle Johnson, has been driving a $45,000 BMW on loan to her from Sam ...



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Eleanor Bartolini, 98, Of Yorktown Heights

Bartolini was born March 27, 1914, to Paul and Theresa Robusto in Mount Vernon and spent most of her life in Yorktown Heights.



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Two charged in New Rochelle burglaries

NEW ROCHELLE - - Two men, one from New Rochelle and the other from Mount Vernon, were arrested Tuesday in connection with two city burglaries, police said.



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Legislators honor Senator Stewart-Cousins

... the 17th legislative district in Yonkers, which Jenkins now represents. BOL Vice Chair Lyndon Williams (D-Mount Vernon) quoted James Weldon Johnson's poem "Lift Every Voice and Sing" (set to music by Johnson's brother, it is also known as "The ...



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Ex-Knick Ray Williams Is Being Treated at Sloan-Kettering, Daily News Says

... homeless and living in a 1992 Buick as recently as two years ago, the newspaper said. Williams, who was born in Mount Vernon, New York, entered the NBA with the Knicks as the 10th pick in the 1977 draft.



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Somers' Lederman, Bertram Named To Ball's Hall Of Fame

... and at Saipan and Okinawa, Japan. For more than 50 years, Bertram has been a volunteer firefighter, in Mount Vernon and Eastchester before moving to Somers. He is a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8213, where he served as commander for ...



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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Mount Vernon Still Reliving New Rochelle Basketball Stunner

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Mount Vernon is still reeling from Khalil Edney's 55-foot buzzer-beater that ended the Knights' Section 1 tournament run against New Rochelle on Sunday.



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New Rochelle Basketball Defeats Binghamton, Advances

Khalil Edney, the New Rochelle player whose miracle buzzer-beater defeated Mount Vernon and has seen the video of his shot go viral around the world, scored six points.



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Fans Come Out To Support New Rochelle Basketball Team

... of Khalil Edney's big game-changing shot Sunday. "This is a big change for New Rochelle history, and for Mount Vernon history, too," said Toryn Landrine, who graduated from New Rochelle High School in 2008. "Little Edney is a quarterback, and that ...



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Three seek road commissioner's job in Vienna on Friday

... has been clerk for 15 years and tax collector for the past 14 years. Smith said she also works part-time at the Mount Vernon Post Office. The two town posts take up to 25-30 hours a week depending on the season, Smith said, and when she's ...



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New Rochelle boys basketball beats Binghamton in Class AA state regional semifinal

... Derek Dorn added 15 points. Senior Khalil Edney, Sunday's hero, who made a 60-foot heave at the buzzer to stun Mount Vernon 61-60 in the Section 1 final, came off the bench to score six points, grab four rebounds and block a shot. New Rochelle ...



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Watch: KIN4LIFE's 'Take Your Clothes Off'

This duo from Mt. Vernon, N.Y. is on fire with their new single "Take Your Clothes Off." Nor and IQ have taken it upon themselves to answer "what happened to the female rap game?" with a bang.



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Birth: Hazel Elizabeth Baxter, born Feb. 1, 2013

A daughter, Hazel Elizabeth Baxter, was born on Feb. 1, 2013 to Brielle and Michael Baxter of Mount Vernon, N.Y.



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Editorial: Ernie Davis and Roberta Apuzzo have some explaining to do

... his life in public office, reportedly owns nine properties in four states. Apuzzo, 68, runs a soup kitchen in Mount Vernon and was elected to the council in 2009 with the help of Davis, who was elected to his fourth term in 2011 after a four-year ...



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Mount Vernon girl escapes possible abduction

A female seventh-grade student was walking north on South Division Street this morning, to the Mount Vernon Middle School, when a greenish silver "old, rusty Dodge pick-up truck" pulled up and asked if she needed a ride.



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Abramo v. City of Mount Vernon

Nichelle A. Johnson, Corporation Counsel, Mount Vernon, N.Y., for appellants.Scaffidi & Associates, New York, N.Y. , for respondents.



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Roy R. Dawson

... one brother, Willie Dawson (Inez) of Woodford; two sisters, Ruth Mercer of Spotsylvania and Delores Dawson of Mount Vernon, N.Y.; brother-in-law Leonard White (Dorothy); two sisters-in-law, Alma Tibbs and Patsy Smith (Charles); good friends Robert ...



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Monday, March 4, 2013

Reporter elated to film 'The Shot'

... returning from a news conference with Khalil Edney, who sunk the winning basket Sunday during the historic Mount Vernon-New Rochelle AA basketball championship game. "I just wish I would have gotten the referee when he put his hands down. But I got ...



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Mount Vernon deals with another hard-to-forget loss

... more remarkable because of who the Huguenots beat for the Section 1 AA boys basketball championship. Mount Vernon had won seven consecutive championships, and 12 of the last 13, and in that time had added six state championships and 10 Final Four ...



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New Rochelle's task: Focus on the next game

... what New Rochelle did on Sunday at the County Center -- beating seven-time defending Section 1 Class AA champ Mount Vernon on Khalil Edney's just-barely buzzer-beater -- was amazing, almost indescribable. That it has gone beyond viral, swept the ...



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Bigger bragging rights: Buzzer-beater or breaking the rim?

Khalil Edney of New Rochelle High School hit a 55-foot game-winning buzzer beater from the opposite free throw line to give his team the 61-60 win over Mount Vernon in the Sectional Championship in Westchester, N.Y. Edney threw the initial inbounds pass that was stolen, but inexplicably the Mount Vernon player tossed the ball back toward Edney - ... (more)



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3 nabbed in armed robbery at Nanuet home

From left, Zachary Johnson, 31, of the Bronx; Ravindra George, 19, of the Bronx; and Jose Hernandez, 24, of Mount Vernon, have been charged with multiple felony counts in connection with a home invasion in Nanuet.



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New Rochelle Basketball Video Goes Viral

... High School's Khalil Edney made Sunday during the Class AA Section 1 Basketball Championship game against Mount Vernon Sunday afternoon . With just seconds on the clock and New Rochelle down by two points, Mount Vernon stole the ball and thought the ...



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MSG Varsity announcer Keith Irizarry recounts call that's become overnight sensation

... to beat all buzzer-beaters, in which Khalil Edney of New Rochelle scored from about 55 feet out to shock Mount Vernon, 61-60, in the Section 1 Class AA boys basketball final. What made the play so unusual for Irizarry as MSG Varsity's play-by-play ...



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New Rochelle Basketball Stuns National Media

... tweets from, among others, Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, a former New SEE IT: New Rochelle beats Mount Vernon on unbelievable 55-foot buzzer New York Daily News The play of the year may have happened on Sunday, and no, it was not at ...



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Video: Insane buzzer-beater shot lifts team in crazy comeback upset win

Out of a New York state high school basketball tournament championship game comes the most incredible over-half-court shot in basketball history.



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3 due in court Monday in armed robbery at Nanuet home

Zachary Johnson, 31, of the Bronx; Ravindra George, 19, of the Bronx; and Jose Hernandez, 24, of Mount Vernon, are charged with multiple felony counts in a home invasion in Nanuet.



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Mount Vernon Hoops Can't Catch a Break; Newburgh in '09, Now New Rochelle in '13

There's probably no other basketball team in America that's been on the wrong end of more shocking buzzer-beating losses than Mount Vernon High School.



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Incredible Buzzer-Beater Leads to Basketball Title

A 55 foot buzzer-beater shot by New Rochelle High School's Khalil Edney to win the New York sectional men's basketball title versus Mount Vernon High School is going viral.



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Must-see shot: Incredible buzzer-beater wins N.Y. high school championship

With one second left in Sunday's New York Section 1 Class AA championship game, the television announcer confidently told the audience that Mount Vernon was going to hold on for the win.



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Buzzer-beater lifts New Rochelle

... School in New York, hit a 55-foot, one-handed heave as time ran out, giving his team a 61-60 upset win over Mount Vernon in New York's Section 1 Class AA championship game. "I can't believe it happened. I'm in shock right now," Edney told ...



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Student that nails shot from 55 feet as time expires becomes immediate online sensation

... Edney hit a 60-foot shot as time expired to give ninth-seeded New Rochelle a 61-60 win against third-seeded Mount Vernon in the boys basketball Class AA final at the County Center Sunday. WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - It's going to be tough to top this ...



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0.1 of a Second Before Buzzer 3-Pointer for New Ro

New Rochelle High School football quarterback Khalil Edney found himself in the right place at the right time during the Class AA Section 1 Basketball Championship game against Mount Vernon Sunday afternoon.



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Craziest buzzer beater of the year

Ladies and Gentlemen, say hello to what is absolutely, positively the most incredible, bizarre outrageous buzzer beater of 2013, at any level.



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Buzzer beater flashback: Khalil Edney ... Chris Ross

The news shows and Internet are abuzz with a video of Khalil Edney of New Rochelle High School in New York hitting a game-winning shot from beyond halfcourt with 0.1 seconds on the clock Sunday.



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3 due in Clarkstown court Monday in Nanuet home invasion robbery

Zachary Johnson, 31, of the Bronx; Ravindra George, 19, of the Bronx; and Jose Hernandez, 24, of Mount Vernon, are charged with multiple felony counts in a home invasion in Nanuet.



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Woman Still Hospitalized Following Fire in Pelham

... from surrounding towns responded to a call from a multiple-family dwelling at 511 Sixth Avenue on the Pelham-Mount Vernon border at approximately 8:55 a.m. American Red Cross spokesperson Caroline Sherwin said Sunday that three dwellings had been ...



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The Craziest End to a High School Basketball Game You May Ever See: 3 ...

Just ask the New Rochelle High School boys basketball team. On Sunday, with just seconds left in the New York Section I Class AA boys basketball championship game against Mt.



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New Rochelle shocked Mt. Vernon in the New York Section I Class AA boys basketball championship

Ladies and Gentlemen, say hello to what is absolutely, positively the most incredible, bizarre outrageous buzzer beater of 2013, at any level.



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NY high school buzzer beater you must see: 55-footer to win it

... also offered his congratulations online. The sequence started when Edney's inbounds pass was broken up and a Mount Vernon player tried to run out the clock by flipping the ball in the air. Edney then brought it in and let fly for the win. The shot ...



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New Rochelle Basketball Edney's Miracle Shot Goes Viral

... from beyond half court to give New Rochelle a 61-60 comeback victory over rival and defending state champion Mount Vernon at the Westchester County Center. Edney, Young and teammate Joe Clarke appeared on several morning television shows Monday, ...



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Player Makes 60-Foot Shot At Buzzer To Win Game

When Khalil Edney spun and looked behind him, his tears of joy turned to tears of sorrow. Mount Vernon had swarmed the court in jubilation. He saw one player, Jakeeme Strugis, doing flips along the baseline. Opposing teammates and coaches tugging on ...



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Warren Henthorn Sr.

Warren Delbert Henthorn Sr., 91, of Mount Vernon passed away Saturday, March 2, 2013, at Knox Community Hospital surrounded by his caring family.



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Buzzer-beater lifts New Rochelle

... School in New York, hit a 55-foot, one-handed heave as time ran out, giving his team a 61-60 upset win over Mount Vernon in New York's Section 1 Class AA championship game. "I can't believe it happened. I'm in shock right now," Edney told ...



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Section 8: Housing voucher recipients packed into minority neighborhoods

... better, and then when you see better, it's like, 'Oh,' " said Sweat, 39, who works in the finance department at Mount Vernon and Sound Shore hospitals. Sweat's family is one of nearly 15,000 in the Lower Hudson Valley with a Section 8 voucher, ...



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Buzzer-beater: Yep, it's good, as New Rochelle stuns Mount Vernon

... shots. ESPN has entire shows devoted to the genre. Check this one out. No sooner does the announcer say, "and Mount Vernon is going to win," than, hey, check that, buddy: New Rochelle defeats Mount Vernon in the Class AA Section I championship game ...



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Must Watch: Insane Buzzer-Beater

From MSG Varsity: Edney, who didn't practice all week, sank a miraculous 55-foot buzzer-beating shot to lift New Rochelle to a thrilling 61-60 victory over seven-time defending champ Mt.



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Khalil Edney, New Rochelle Hoops Hero, Takes A Bow After Unreal Buzzer-Beater

Khalil Edney of New Rochelle High School stunned Mount Vernon with a 55-foot miracle shot as time expired to give the Huguenots a 61-60 win in the New York Section 1 Class AA final on Sunday.



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Amazing Half-Court Buzzer Beater Helps Team Win New York High School Title Game

New Rochelle High School was trailing Mt. Vernon by 10 points with 3 minutes left in the New York Section 1 Class AA championship game on Sunday afternoon.



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New Rochelle; More than just a big shot

Tweet WHITE PLAINS, NY - When you think of Mt. Vernon vs. New Rochelle, you think of one of New York State's greatest rivalries.



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High schooler's circus shot draws attention

... also offered his congratulations online. The sequence started when Edney's inbounds pass was broken up and a Mount Vernon player tried to run out the clock by flipping the ball in the air. Edney then brought it in and let fly for the win. WHITE ...



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Sunday, March 3, 2013

Amazing HS buzzer-beater in New Rochelle-Mount Vernon game

... ns also offered his congratulations online. The sequence started when Edney's inbounds pass was broken up and a Mount Vernon player tried to run out the clock by flipping the ball in the air. Edney then brought it in and let fly for the win.



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Amazing Buzzer Beater to Win Game

... ns also offered his congratulations online. The sequence started when Edney's inbounds pass was broken up and a Mount Vernon player tried to run out the clock by flipping the ball in the air. Edney then brought it in and let fly for the win.



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Despite efforts, Blessed Sacrament-St. Gabriel High will close

... had heard, she said, was that the school might merge with the Montfort Academy, which is moving from Katonah to Mount Vernon. Archdiocese spokeswoman Fran Davies said the decision to close different schools was based on a host of factors, not just ...



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Edney Buzzer-Beater Gives New Rochelle Boys Basketball Title

Joe Clarke discusses New Rochelle's miraculous 61-60 win over Mount Vernon in the Section 1 Class AA Boys Basketball Championship game Sunday.



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New Rochelle High School Basketball Buzzer Beater May Be Greatest Of All Time

... In the New York Section I Class AA boys basketball championship game between New Rochelle High School and Mount Vernon High School, New Rochelle ran off a 9-1 run to in final minutes but was still down 2 with 2.9 seconds to go when Khalil Edney, ...



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Video: New Rochelle tops Mt. Vernon on stunning buzzer-beater

With 2.9 seconds left on the clock and New Rochelle down by two, Khalil Edney had his inbound pass intercepted only to eventually come away with the loose ball.



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See it: Unbelievable buzzer-beater ending to HS championship game

With 2.9 seconds remaining, Edney inbounded the ball to half court, but it was stolen by a Mount Vernon player who threw it to another teammate back toward Edney's direction hoping to run off the clock.



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State to repair lights on Westchester County parkways

... to perform," said Breen, who added that outside workers triggered the state's bidding process. The state chose Mount Vernon-based Verde Electric Corp. last year. It took the company months to assemble the parts necessary to begin the job, Breen ...



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A moment of jubilation and heartbreak

... ago, and many since. It has seen crazy championship games on wild nights, like the time New Rochelle beat Mount Vernon in 2005 -- the only time from 1999 until yesterday that the Knights didn't win the Section 1 AA boys basketball championship. It ...



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Team wins playoff on wacky buzzer-beater

... 2.9 seconds left in Sunday's New York Section 1 Class AA championship game, New Rochelle High School trailed Mount Vernon by two. But Khalil Edney launched a desperation heave from well beyond half-court that found the net as time expired, giving ...



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New Rochelle miracle shot sinks Mount Vernon at buzzer

... Huguenots' basketball team stole a pass and drained a 55-foot-shot Sunday at the buzzer to defeat powerhouse Mount Vernon 61-60 for the Section 1 Class AA championship in White Plains. New Rochelle fans stormed the County Center court and began ...



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Edney Buzzer-Beater Wins New Rochelle Boys Basketball Title

Joe Clarke discusses New Rochelle's miraculous 61-60 win over Mount Vernon in the Section 1 Class AA Boys Basketball Championship game Sunday.



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New Rochelle

In one of the most improbable and stunning buzzer beaters you will ever see, New Rochelle defeated Mount Vernon , 61-60, on a three-quarter court heave at the horn to win the New York Section 1 AA Basketball title.



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Weekend fare hikes on trains, buses rankle riders

... Bee-Line bus services. "Salaries are not going up, but everything else is going up," said Eileen Johnston of Mount Vernon as she braved a frigid wind while exiting the Metro-North Beacon train station. MetroCard fares for all the systems increased ...



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Shocker at the Buzzer for New Rochelle HS

New Rochelle High School football quarterback Khalil Edney found himself in the right place at the right time during the Class AA Section 1 Basketball Championship game against Mount Vernon Sunday afternoon.



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New Rochelle shocks Mount Vernon at buzzer

Khalil Edney hit a 60-foot shot as time expired to give ninth-seeded New Rochelle a 61-60 win against third-seeded Mount Vernon in the boys basketball Class AA final at the County Center Sunday.



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Mount Vernon needs leadership

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Section 8:No Way Out

... better, and then when you see better, it's like, 'Oh,' " said Sweat, 39, who works in the finance department at Mount Vernon and Sound Shore hospitals. Sweat's family is one of nearly 15,000 in the Lower Hudson Valley with a Section 8 voucher, ...



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Woman Injured in Pelham Fire [UPDATED]

... from surrounding towns responded to a call from a multiple-family dwelling at 511 6th Avenue on the Pelham-Mount Vernon boarder at approximately 8:55 a.m. One woman was taken to Jacobi Medical Center with serious injuries, according to Pelham ...



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Woman Injured in Pelham Fire [UPDATED]

... from surrounding towns responded to a call from a multiple-family dwelling at 511 6th Avenue on the Pelham-Mount Vernon boarder at approximately 8:55 a.m. One woman was taken to Jacobi Medical Center with serious injuries, according to Pelham ...



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Section 1 Class AA Semifinal Recaps

... Westchester County Center. The opening game was between Mahopac and New Rochelle. The finale featured #1 ranked Mount Vernon and #5 ranked North Rockland. New Rochelle starts the game with aggressive man to man defense while Mahopac countered with ...



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Woman Injured in Pelham Fire

... from surrounding towns responded to a call from a multiple-family dwelling at 511 6th Avenue on the Pelham-Mount Vernon boarder at approximately 8:55 a.m. One woman was taken to Jacobi Medical Center with serious injuries, according to Pelham ...



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Friday, March 1, 2013

Mount Vernon pulls away from North Rockland

Brandon Martin had 15 points and 12 rebounds to lead Mount Vernon to a 52-40 win over North Rockland in a Class AA semifinal game Friday at the County Center.



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3 charged in Nanuet home invasion

... the scene armed with two handguns, a 14-inch machete and thousands of dollars in cash. Jose Hernandez, 24, of Mount Vernon, and Zachary Johnson, 31, and Ravindra George, 19, both from the Bronx, are each facing numerous felony charges for their ...



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Westchester Judge orders changes to county contracts board

... "He just cannot disagree with a law and say, 'I'm not going to follow it,' " said Legislator Lyndon Williams, D-Mount Vernon, one of the three legislative leaders who brought the lawsuit. The board, which has been in a long struggle with Astorino ...



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Richard Burke assumes command of Mount Vernon police

... appointment to the commissioners spot would come "very soon" but he would not specify when. Aksked if former Mount Vernon Police Commissioner Terrance Raynor was in the running, the mayor demured and said everyone's in the running. Raynor, who is ...



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