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Thursday, October 31, 2013

Rubino Named CEO Of YMCA Of Central, Northern Westchester

... Berkeley College, will guide the YMCA's funding and operations to include its branches in White Plains, Somers, Mount Vernon and Camp Combe in Putnam Valley. "I am grateful for this opportunity to lead the incredible team of professionals, board ...



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Budget brands no longer

... advanced materials to better meet the specific needs of the consumer," says Steven Corsun, owner and CEO of Mount Vernon, N.Y.-based Premier Brands. "It is imperative for retailers to continue to engage the consumer by offering advanced products ...



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Mount Vernon fatal fire: Fundraiser planned for victims, building's owners identified

Family and friends announced a Friday night fundraiser for the victims of the deadly fire in Mount Vernon, as Mayor Ernest Davis deflected criticism of the Fire Department's response.



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Mount Vernon Fire Union Chief Warns Department Is Short-Staffed

... when responding to a blaze but the first engine that arrived at 11 South Bond Street on Tuesday had two. Mount Vernon fire union president Ernie Richardson said the fire department is short-staffed and as a result, crews couldn't run a hose line and ...



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Grindstone Island resident William J. Foltz dies at the age of 77

... said. Mr. Foltz retired from Yale in 2006 but continued to teach and advise students. He was born in 1936 in Mount Vernon. Mr. Foltz had spent summers on Murray Isle in his youth and in 1976 he and his family built a home on Grindstone. A memorial ...



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Mount Vernon Continues To Mourn Family Lost In Fire

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Hearts weighed heavy and heads hung low on Wednesday in Mount Vernon, as the city continues to mourn the loss of four residents who were trapped in their basement apartment during a Tuesday morning fire.



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Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Mount Vernon firefighting resources criticized

... flames they encountered. "We didn't have enough guys to set up hoses," said Ernie Richardson, president of the Mount Vernon Fire Department's firefighters' union. According to industry standards, no fire engine ought to have fewer than four ...



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Officials: 1 basement exit was fatal flaw in N.Y. fire

... car was not the source of the flames. The car, a 1998 Honda Civic purchased Antonio UreA a, survivor of a Mount Vernon, N.Y., fire that killed his brother, sister-in-law, niece and nephew, says his family members didn't have to die. Raymond Antonio ...



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Car fire ignites blaze that kills four family members in Westchester County

MOUNT VERNON Investigators in Mount Vernon said a car that caught fire next to a house at 11 South Bond Street in that city early Tuesday morning, set the house on fire and killed four family members.



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Guerila Pink Partners with Midget Exotic Entertainer for "Small World Project" Documentary

Guerila Pink partners with Fantasy A.K.A. "Small World Project" to show the behind the scenes life of the international 4'2 stripper; available early 2014 on Netflix and OnDemand.



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Mount Vernon fire scene today: Candles, passers-by, sadness

... a few feet from the house apparently caught fire between 3 and 3:15 a.m. and the flames spread to the building. Mount Vernon Fire Chief Ted Stevenson said Raymundo Urena was awakened by a small explosion, heard a bigger one, then left the apartment ...



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Fatal Mt. Vernon house fire caused by parked car: fire chief

A car parked too close to a Westchester County home somehow caught fire, blocking the only exit from the basement apartment and leading to the death of a couple and their two adult children in an early morning blaze Tuesday.



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Firefighters Battling Deadly Westchester Fire

The blaze broke out around 3:30am on October 29, 2013 at 11 South Bond Street in Mount Vernon.



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Meet Adele, The Pelham Daily Voice Dog Of The Week

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Four Mount Vernon residents died in a Bond Street house fire early on Tuesday morning, officials said.



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Mount Vernon neighborhood 'in shock mode' after tragic blaze

Friends and neighbors of the stricken Urena family united in grief Tuesday night as a memorial of flowers and candles was erected at the site of the tragedy.



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Mount Vernon's resources scrutinized in wake of fatal fire

The fire that killed four people Tuesday morning had barely been extinguished when Councilman Rich Thomas began asking whether the city's Fire and Buildings departments had the resources they need to keep Mount Vernon safe.



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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Editorial: Tragic loss in Mount Vernon, and risks of more

... altered to make room for more occupants. While it remains unknown if any code violations existed at the Mount Vernon home on South Bond Street, the region has suffered from the risks posed by illegal subdivisions and other code violations ...



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Mount Vernon house fire: 2 victims escaped, returned to blaze to save parents

A son and daughter who escaped an early-morning fire at their Mount Vernon apartment were killed when they attempted to rescue their parents.



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Mount Vernon fire: Victims' bodies to be flown back to Dominican Republic

... his bedroom door to a living room full of smoke. Raymundo Urena made his way to the front door of the burning Mount Vernon home. He said his brother, Jesus Urena, 21, went in search of their parents. The next time Raymundo saw his brother, he was ...



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Don and Jan Mills

Funeral services for Don Mills, age 75, and Jan Mills, age 75, both of Jessieville, Ark., formerly of Mount Vernon, will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, 2013 at the First United Methodist Church in Mount Vernon.



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Nazareth man runs from police after assaulting girlfriend, court records say

Lloyd C. Vaughan , 27, of Mount Vernon, N.Y., allegedly assaulted Colleen Hooper about 10:45 inside her home in the 100 block of Center Street in the borough.



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Four Killed Tuesday In Mount Vernon House Fire

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Four Mount Vernon residents died in a Bond Street house fire early on Tuesday morning, officials said.



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4 family members die, 1 is injured in N.Y. house fire

... reportedly trapped in their burning basement apartment behind a locked door. Flames are visible at a house in Mount Vernon, N.Y., where four people were killed in the middle-of-the-night fire Oct. 29, 2013. Mount Vernon, N.Y., firefighters work at ...



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A family of 4 dies in house fire in Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon firefighters work at the scene of a fatal fire on 11 South Bond Street in Mount Vernon, N.Y., Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013.



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A family of 4 dies in house fire in Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon firefighters work at the scene of a fatal fire on 11 South Bond Street in Mount Vernon, N.Y., Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013.



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A family of four dies in house fire in Mount Vernon

... blaze Tuesday that raged through a two-story multi-dwelling house in Westchester County, authorities said. Mount Vernon Mayor Ernest Davis said the fire commissioner told him a car parked at the back of the house caught fire and ignited the ...



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Four people dead after early-morning fire engulfs apartments in Mount Vernon

... blaze Tuesday that raged through a two-story multi-dwelling house in Westchester County, authorities said. Mount Vernon Mayor Ernest Davis said the fire commissioner told him a car parked at the back of the house caught fire and ignited the ...



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Teen Escapes Fire That Kills Family

... tried to get to the victims through an interior stairwell in the multi-family home on South Bond Street in Mount Vernon, but the door was bolted, officials said. When they broke through the door, they found one victim in the stairwell and the other ...



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Couple, Two Children Killed in N.Y. House Fire

A raging house fire in Mount Vernon, N.Y. has claimed the lives of a couple and two of their children.



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4 killed in Westchester County, N.Y. house fire

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. - Four people died in an early morning blaze today that raged through a two-story multi-dwelling house in Westchester County, fire officials said.



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Mount Vernon house fire kills four in early morning blaze

... morning house fire in Westchester County, authorities said. The two-story house caught fire about 3:30 a.m. in Mount Vernon. Firefighters arrived to find flames shooting out of the basement and and back of the house, Mount Vernon Deputy Chief John ...



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Multiple fatalities in Mount Vernon house fire

A house fire on South Bond Street has taken multiple lives, police said. The fire broke out shortly before 3:30 a.m. at 11 S. Bond St. Police said it may have been started by a space heater in the basement.



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Gov. Dannel Malloy Urges Legal Action Against Con Ed Over Stopped Trains

... Authority to bring legal action against Con Edison to recover losses from the Sept. 25 power outage in Mount Vernon, N.Y., that disrupted service on train service on Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line for 12 days. During a Senate Commerce ...



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Phil Reisman: A hero steps forward in Tuckahoe

... attention than they deserve. So I want to introduce George Burns, who owns Magna-Dry Carpet & Restoration of Mount Vernon. Burns is not a wealthy man. But he decided to take heroic action after reading Sunday's column about the plight of Anne ...



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Monday, October 28, 2013

Shelter Experience Inspires Volunteerism

... s, is a "good organization." A volunteer since March, Graham-Turner's time has included responding to a fire in Mount Vernon and helping at a spring charity ball. She makes herself available on Friday nights and Saturday nights.



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://chappaqua.patch.com/groups/goodnews/p/shelter-experience-inspires-volunteerism

Connecticut Leaders Frustrated Over ConEd's Unwillingness to Compensate Commuters

... Metro-North asked Con Edison on Sept. 13 to remove from service one of the two high-voltage cables feeding the Mount Vernon, N.Y. station so that Metro-North could perform mechanical upgrades. On Sept. 25, the remaining line failed. On Monday, Ivey ...



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Mount Vernon freshman Lady Tigers volleyball team first at tourney

The Mount Vernon freshman Lady Tigers volleyball team placed first in their home tournament on Thursday and Saturday, October 3 and October 5. Members of the Mount Vernon High School Freshman Lady Tiger volleyball team display their first place trophy earned at their home tournament.



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Metro-North, Con Edison vow to prevent outages

... of two feeder cables out of service, at the request of Metro-North, to accommodate the railroad's work at its Mount Vernon, N.Y., station. The remaining feeder cable failed on Sept. 25, cutting off power and forcing the commuter railroad to reduce ...



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Metro-North, ConEdison vow to prevent outages

... ctric feeder cables should be taken out of service. It was done to accommodate work Metro-North is doing at its Mount Vernon, N.Y., station.



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Metro-North, Con Edison vow to prevent outages

... of two feeder cables out of service, at the request of Metro-North, to accommodate the railroad's work at its Mount Vernon, N.Y., station. The remaining feeder cable failed on Sept. 25, cutting off power and forcing the commuter railroad to reduce ...



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Saturday, October 26, 2013

Big 4th quarter pushes Buffalo State past UC

... 8, while Buffalo State evened its record at 4-4 overall (2-3 Empire 8). UC freshman running back Ryan Burnett (Mount Vernon, NY/Arch Bishop Stepinac) had a fine game, rushing 15 times for a game-high 77 yards and one touchdown. Burnett's fourth ...



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'Living Well" Program Empowers Bedford Seniors On Saturday

Wartburg, a senior-services facility in Mount Vernon, invites seniors on Saturday, Oct. 26 to learn about the Livable Communities Living Well program, which teaches older adults how to manage chronic diseases, on Saturday.



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'Living Well" Program Empowers Briarcliff Seniors On Saturday

Wartburg, a senior-services facility in Mount Vernon, invites seniors on Saturday to learn about the Livable Communities Living Well program, which teaches older adults how to manage chronic diseases, on Saturday.



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'Living Well" Program Empowers Rivertowns Seniors On Saturday

Wartburg, a senior-services facility in Mount Vernon, invites seniors on Saturday to learn about the Livable Communities Living Well program, which teaches older adults how to manage chronic diseases, on Saturday.



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Conn. governor seeks probe of NY rail...

... incident from ever being repeated." On Sept. 25, a failed electrical feeder cable at a Con Edison substation in Mount Vernon, N.Y. cut power to part of the New Haven Line, forcing the railroad to reduce rail service by half. The disruption lasted 12 ...



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Conn. governor seeks probe of NY rail power outage

... incident from ever being repeated." On Sept. 25, a failed electrical feeder cable at a Con Edison substation in Mount Vernon, N.Y. cut power to part of the New Haven Line, forcing the railroad to reduce rail service by half. The disruption lasted 12 ...



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Conn. governor seeks probe of NY rail power outage

... incident from ever being repeated." On Sept. 25, a failed electrical feeder cable at a Con Edison substation in Mount Vernon, N.Y. cut power to part of the New Haven Line, forcing the railroad to reduce rail service by half. The disruption lasted 12 ...



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2013/10/25/2762695/conn-governor-seeks-probe-of-ny.html

Conn. governor seeks probe of NY rail power outage

... incident from ever being repeated." On Sept. 25, a failed electrical feeder cable at a Con Edison substation in Mount Vernon, N.Y. cut power to part of the New Haven Line, forcing the railroad to reduce rail service by half. The disruption lasted 12 ...



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Conn. governor seeks probe of NY rail power outage

... incident from ever being repeated." On Sept. 25, a failed electrical feeder cable at a Con Edison substation in Mount Vernon, N.Y. cut power to part of the New Haven Line, forcing the railroad to reduce rail service by half. The disruption lasted 12 ...



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Friday, October 25, 2013

Conn. governor seeks probe of NY rail power outage

... incident from ever being repeated." On Sept. 25, a failed electrical feeder cable at a Con Edison substation in Mount Vernon, N.Y. cut power to part of the New Haven Line, forcing the railroad to reduce rail service by half. The disruption lasted 12 ...



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Conn. governor seeks probe of NY rail power outage

... incident from ever being repeated." On Sept. 25, a failed electrical feeder cable at a Con Edison substation in Mount Vernon, N.Y. cut power to part of the New Haven Line, forcing the railroad to reduce rail service by half. The disruption lasted 12 ...



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://www.modbee.com/2013/10/25/2993883/conn-governor-seeks-probe-of-ny.html#storylink=rss

Conn. governor seeks probe of NY rail power outage

... incident from ever being repeated." On Sept. 25, a failed electrical feeder cable at a Con Edison substation in Mount Vernon, N.Y. cut power to part of the New Haven Line, forcing the railroad to reduce rail service by half. The disruption lasted 12 ...



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Conn. governor seeks probe of NY rail power outage

... incident from ever being repeated." On Sept. 25, a failed electrical feeder cable at a Con Edison substation in Mount Vernon, N.Y. cut power to part of the New Haven Line, forcing the railroad to reduce rail service by half. The disruption lasted 12 ...



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2013/10/25/2642243/conn-governor-seeks-probe-of-ny.html#storylink=rss

Connecticut governor seeks probe of New York rail power outage

... incident from ever being repeated." On Sept. 25, a failed electrical feeder cable at a Con Edison substation in Mount Vernon, N.Y. cut power to part of the New Haven Line, forcing the railroad to reduce rail service by half. The disruption lasted 12 ...



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Conn. governor seeks probe of NY rail power outage

... incident from ever being repeated." On Sept. 25, a failed electrical feeder cable at a Con Edison substation in Mount Vernon, N.Y. cut power to part of the New Haven Line, forcing the railroad to reduce rail service by half. The disruption lasted 12 ...



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Malloy Demands Con-Ed Failure Probe from New York State

In a letter to the New York State Public Service Commission chairman, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy called for a "thorough investigation" into the Con Edison power outage in Mt.



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Hollywood is calling: Don Frankmano's set pieces are one-of-a-kind spooky theater

Wartburg Opens $31-Million Rehabilitation and Adult Day Care Center

... seniors in our community. Wartburg is proud to play a key part in this movement." "Look at what we are doing in Mount Vernon!" said the Honorable Ernest D. Davis, Mayor of the City of Mount Vernon. "As an architect, I am truly amazed at the design ...



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Thursday, October 24, 2013

Four businesses honored by NHI

In Mount Vernon's 2nd Ward, which is the west side of town north of Ariel-Foundation Park, first-term Republican John Francis is being challenged by Democrat Greg Richey.



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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Astorino 'savings' are not worth cuts

... n awhile. For many of us, it's not "all" about the taxes -- sometimes it's about the people, too. Lynne Smith Mount Vernon



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Oct. 23: The Jets game fight, bikers and Kings Plaza

... nursing supervisor) and his biker buddies in with those who have caused chaos on our roads. Lynda Costagliola Mount Vernon, N.Y.: Is it me, or does this mayoral race seem to be missing the important issues of the city? What does giving kids extra ...



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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Montefiore gets OK to take over Sound Shore, Mt Vernon hospitals

... bankrupt Westchester hospitals. The decision removes the final hurdle for the Bronx health system to take over Mount Vernon Hospital and Sound Shore Medical Center in New Rochelle. U.S. Bankruptcy Court last week approved Montefiore's $60 million ...



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Helen Patavino, 99, Executive Secretary, Ciba-Geigy Co. Of Ardsley

Helen Patavino, a resident of Reeds Landing in Springfield for over nine years, died Sunday, Oct. 20. She was 99. Patavino was born in 1914, in Mt.



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Tarrytown Hosts Boater Safety Forum

... binanti (Tarrytown), Sandy Galef (Ossining), Ellen Jaffee (Pearl River), Shelley Mayer (Yonkers), Gary Pretlow (Mount Vernon), James Skoufis (Chester) and Ken Zebrowski (New City).



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Monday, October 21, 2013

One Year Later, Lessons Learned From Sandy's Unprecedented Damage

... from the 2007 floods that damaged the Sound Shore when helping people with Sandy. He got trees off the road in Mount Vernon and New Rochelle and delivered generators to Chappaqua. Witnessing the damage made Killoran realize that Westchester ...



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Sunday, October 20, 2013

Bramson's Endorsements Top New Rochelle News This Week

... from fellow mayors Mike Spano (Yonkers), Tom Roach (White Plains), Mary Foster (Peekskill) and Ernie Davis (Mount Vernon). Tension escalates in second county executive debate as Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino and challenger Noam Bramson ...



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Fund-Raiser Gala Hosted By Briarcliff-Based SPCA Tops News This Week

... . Frank Capuano of Briarcliff Manor died on Tuesday, Oct. 15. He was 63. He was the proprietor of Pizza King in Mount Vernon for 40 years.



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Saturday, October 19, 2013

Montefiore CEO outlines plans to resuscitate hospitals

... money, losing patients and falling apart, he said. He has big plans to turn the bankrupt Sound Shore and Mount Vernon hospitals around. The first step? "Light bulbs," he said in an interview at his corner office where he oversees the sprawling ...



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Readers weigh in with their choices for exec

... to live within their means. He's a fair person with a good, solid vision for Westchester County." - TCGD from Mount Vernon. ✓ BRAMSON: "The notion that Rob Astorino should be re-elected because of claims of lowering taxes does not ...



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Mental health group helps Fairfax Co. teens cope

... classmates in times of crisis. Just days into the start of the school year last month, Butler, 16, a junior at Mount Vernon High School, found the skills she had picked up in the Youth Mental Health First Aid program useful. In the early hours of ...



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Chase on Cross County locks down nearby high school

... of the Chester Heights neighborhood near the parkway while police officers from the county, Eastchester, Mount Vernon and New Rochelle gave chase, officials said. Police dogs and officers in a helicopter also helped with the search but the passenger ...



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Remembering 'The Game': Ex-rivals revisit historic '73 Rye-Harrison game

... skirmishes that spilled onto Boston Post Road. Rye police called for help, and soon officers from Bronxville, Mount Vernon and even the New York City Department of Environmental Protection were on the scene. There was one arrest. Last year's ...



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Friday, October 18, 2013

Cool Jobs: Twin Educators Talk Balancing Career and Passion for the Business of Art

We have good news for you. You can have a cool career and make a good living. No need to choose between loving your job and paying your mortgage.



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Bronxville Children's Halloween Festival Scheduled for Sunday

... Travel, Lawrence Hospital, Steve Ircha / Aegis Capital, Bronxville Retailers, and Servpro of Scarsdale / Mount Vernon. The chamber also thanks the Village of Bronxville for its partnership in hosting the event and to Bob Krause of Mrs. Morgan's ...



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Thomas Byron O'Connell, 86, Of New Rochelle, Lifelong Westchester Resident

O'Connell was born Dec. 17, 1926, in Manhattan, son of Thomas Joseph and Isabelle O'Connell.



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Thursday, October 17, 2013

Jackets expect another win at Homecoming

There may be a parade around the high school track and cow patties on the practice field. But when the Mount Vernon High School football team takes the field against Delaware Hayes on Friday, it will be all business. The Yellow Jackets play host to ...



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Jackets expect another win at Homecoming

There may be a parade around the high school track and cow patties on the practice field. But when the Mount Vernon High School football team takes the field against Delaware Hayes on Friday, it will be all business. The Yellow Jackets play host to ...



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Ardsley Celebrates Fifth Annual 'ArdsleyCares Day'

Hundreds of Ardsley residents will join together for a day of community service throughout Westchester County called, 'ArdsleyCares Day' on Saturday, Oct. 26. This day of giving coincides with national Make a Difference Day, the nation's largest day of community service.



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Opinion: Bronxville's Alden Place Residents Oppose Developer

Nestled at the top of Gramatan Avenue, overlooking Laurel Brook, Brewster-Carver Cooperative Apartments may be Mount Vernon's quietest street.



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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Key couple celebrates 65 years10/16/13 Fred and Jean Carleton...

Key couple celebrates 65 years Not many couples reach their blue sapphire celebration - that is, 65 years of wedded bliss. But Fred and Jean Carleton did just that when they celebrated the anniversary of their Oct. 9, 1948 wedding in Mount Vernon, N.Y., with family and friends at a dinner party.



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Evelyn Bawdon

Funeral services for Evelyn Bawdon, age 95, will be held at the First United Methodist Church of Mount Vernon on Saturday, October 19, 2013 at 3 p.m.



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Theater for the New City to Present an American Family Takes a Lover, 11/7-17

"An American Family Takes a Lover" by Amina Henry is a dark, dark comedy that peeks into the household comprised of an upscale American couple, Richard David and Lady Anne, and their "other person," a young Black woman named Justine who is their slave.



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Mackey Sisters Present Landmark Twins Exhibit at NYC's Schomburg

On Sept. 28, Mackey Twins Art Gallery based in Mt. Vernon, N.Y., presented a weekend event called "TWIN," showcasing the works of twin artists, Terry Lynn and Jerry Lynn, at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.



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Happy Mental Health Day To All

... competency and the training of clinicians. Ms. Kerron Norman introduced a new one-year project initiated in the Mount Vernon, NY school district in Westchester County, " Creating Sanctuary in Mount Vernon Schools ." Mount Vernon is known to have ...



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Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Peekskill's Foster Among County Mayors Who Endorse Bramson

... from fellow mayors Mike Spano (Yonkers), Tom Roach (White Plains), Mary Foster (Peekskill) and Ernie Davis (Mount Vernon) on Tuesday. "I'm proud to endorse Noam Bramson as Westchester's next County Executive," Spano said in a statement. "Noam ...



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Several Westchester Mayors Endorse New Rochelle's Bramson

... from fellow mayors Mike Spano (Yonkers), Tom Roach (White Plains), Mary Foster (Peekskill) and Ernie Davis (Mount Vernon) on Tuesday. "I'm proud to endorse Noam Bramson as Westchester's next County Executive," Spano said in a statement. "Noam ...



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Mount Vernon freshman Lady Tigers volleyball team first at tourney

The Mount Vernon freshman Lady Tigers volleyball team placed first in their home tournament on Thursday and Saturday, October 3 and October 5. Members of the Mount Vernon High School Freshman Lady Tiger volleyball team display their first place trophy earned at their home tournament.



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Monday, October 14, 2013

John Lawrence LeViness, Jr.

... Jr., 68, of Raymond embraced the arms of his Father on January 4, 2013. He was born September 5, 1944 in Mount Vernon, NY. He was the son of John and Eva LeViness, devoted husband of Myra LeViness and proud father of John Lawrence LeViness III, ...



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NYPD Arrest Suspect in Connection with May 5 Gay Bashing in Midtown

... hate crime; The New York Daily News reports. On Oct. 3, NYPD detectives arrested 24-year-old Martin Marinez of Mount Vernon, NY for the May 5 attack on Kevin Atkins and Nick Porto in midtown Manhattan following a New York Knicks game. He is the ...



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Mark Steyn:

... to insisting that privately run sites such as the Claude Moore Colonial Farm and privately owned sites such as Mount Vernon were also required to shut. When the Pisgah Inn on the Blue Ridge Parkway declined to comply with the government's order to ...



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Sunday, October 13, 2013

Mental health program helps Fairfax County teens cope

... classmates in times of crisis. Just days into the start of the school year last month, Butler, 16, a junior at Mount Vernon High School, found the skills she had picked up in the Youth Mental Health First Aid program useful. In the early hours of ...



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Lois Henry: Hey pols -- let the animal experts do their work

The roof and air exchange in this part of the City of Bakersfield Animal Care Center on South Mount Vernon Avenue has been redone.



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Installation of Solar Trash Compactors in Greenburgh Tops News This Week

... out down in the nation's capital, Westchester County residents continue to be shut out of St. Paul's Church in Mount Vernon.



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Dobbs Ferry National Merit Commendations Tops This Week's Rivertowns News

... out down in the nation's capital, Westchester County residents continue to be shut out of St. Paul's Church in Mount Vernon.



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Saturday, October 12, 2013

Man Arrested In Connection With Attack On Gay Couple Near MSG

Police have arrested a Mount Vernon man in connection with an attack on a gay couple in Manhattan last spring.



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Man Arrested In Connection With Attack On Gay Couple Near MSG

Police have arrested a Mount Vernon man in connection with an attack on a gay couple in Manhattan last spring.



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Friday, October 11, 2013

Independence Party co-chair says Astorino punished her for not endorsing re-election bid

... were not permanent civil servants." Vazquez said she was stripped of her authority and transferred from her Mount Vernon office to a White Plains office, which she described as a "rubber room" where she had no work and no job duties. She said ...



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Frost, Frank D.

Frank D. Frost MOUNT VERNON: Frank D. Frost, age 63, of Mount Vernon, passed away on Tuesday, October 8, 2013 at Riverside Hospital in Columbus.



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Thursday, October 10, 2013

Few schools chiefs get take-home cars

... Most common is the old standard of submitting for mileage reimbursement, a Tax Watch survey has found. Mount Vernon Interim Superintendent Judith Johnson said she declined use of a school district automobile, in part because she has a tendency to ...



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State censures Mount Vernon Urban Renewal Agency

... expected to be timely and transparent with its financial reporting and to be accountable to the public." The Mount Vernon agency is one of 13 entities statewide that were cited for failing to file reports, with the reprimands becoming a permanent ...



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Judge Judy's Mentoring Program Kicks Off 7th Year in Westchester County

... Sheindlin funds the program. The schools in the program are Mamaroneck High School; White Plains High School; Mount Vernon, Nelson Mandela and Nellie A . Thornton high schools in Mount Vernon and Saunders High School in Yonkers. Meryl Lefkowitz, ...



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From Paper Boy to Music Mogul: Entrepreneurship Lessons from Sean 'Diddy' Combs

... It's no wonder Combs was guest of honor at the event. Combs was born in Harlem in 1969, grew up in Mount Vernon, N.Y., and started his entrepreneurship career early with a couple of newspaper routes. In college, he talked his way into an internship ...



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Judge Judy's Mentoring Program Kicks Off 7th Year in Larchmont

... Sheindlin funds the program. The schools in the program are Mamaroneck High School; White Plains High School; Mount Vernon, Nelson Mandela and Nellie A . Thornton high schools in Mount Vernon and Saunders High School in Yonkers. Meryl Lefkowitz, ...



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Cops: Dobbs Ferry Woman Arrested After Asking Passersby for Crack

... Seventh Degree, a misdemeanor. While processing the suspect, police discovered she had an active warrant out of Mount Vernon. She was therefore turned over to Mount Vernon Police and was due to appear in Dobbs Ferry Court today. Note: Arrests do not ...



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Charles Hunnicut

Charles Frederick "Charlie" Hunnicut, 68, of Kirk Street, Mount Vernon, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2013, at Knox Community Hospital.



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St. Paul's Remains Closed As Result Of Shutdown

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. While Republicans and Democrats continue to have it out down in the nation's capital, Westchester County residents continue to be shut out of St. Paul's Church in Mount Vernon.



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New York Jets Name Ardsley High's Maier Tristate Coach Of The Week

Colin Maier of Ardsley High School has been named this week's recipient of the New York Jets High School Coach of the Week Award.



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Seminar To Help Westchester Women, Minority Business Owners

Women and minority business professionals around Westchester County can get tips on how to be successful and profitable at a free seminar at Mount Vernon City Hall on Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. Liz Kallen, program manager for the Procurement Technical Center, will speak on how to do business with the state and federal government; Kim Jacobs, ... (more)



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Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Mount Vernon couple grows business through certification program

... to apply the certification to the business purposes," said White, 51, who runs DTM Parts Supply Inc. out of his Mount Vernon home with his wife, Darlene White. With guidance from the Procurement Technical Assistance Center in Pearl River, James ...



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AP NewsBreak: Conn. economy hurt by rail mishap

... vice between New Haven and Grand Central Terminal on Monday, thanks to a new electrical substation activated in Mount Vernon, N.Y.



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AP NewsBreak: Conn. economy hurt by rail mishap

... between New Haven and Grand Central Terminal on Monday, thanks to a new electrical substation activated in Mount Vernon, N.Y. You can send it anonymously. Click here to send us your tip - or - consider joining the Public Insight Network and become a ...



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Frank D. Frost

Frank D. Frost, 63, of Mount Vernon, passed away Oct. 8, 2013, at Riverside Hospital in Columbus.



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George A. Puccia

... at 11:00am at the White Church Cemetery in Lisbon. Mr. Puccia passed away on October 4, 2013 at Sunrise of Mount Vernon. He is survived by his daughters, Lisa Terenyi and her husband, Thomas; and Rita Filmonchik and her husband, John along with ...



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Wharton grad finds passion in playing organ

... to a much older life and time," he said. He was first inspired by music at church when he was growing up in Mount Vernon, N.Y. It was there that he learned to play the organ. At Penn, he realized his childhood hobby was actually a deep passion of ...



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Tuesday, October 8, 2013

HS Coach of the Week: Colin Maier, Ardsley

The New York Jets announced today that Colin Maier of Ardsley High School has been named this week's recipient of the New York Jets High School Coach of the Week Award.



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12,000 light bulbs = safer drinking water for some of Westchester, plus NYC

... Westchester are now receiving water treated at the new facility, the DEP said, including parts of Yonkers and Mount Vernon. The plant is part of the city's effort to meet more stringent federal regulations. The Environmental Protection Agency in ...



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Phony livery driver convicted of Mount Vernon rape

A Bronx man who authorities said masqueraded as a livery driver to lure a young woman into his car and assault her in Mount Vernon was found guilty Monday of third-degree rape.



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Woman pushed in front of train 'an amazing fighter'

... N.Y. sits in a police car as he is driven from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority police department in Mount Vernon, N.Y. on Sept. 25. Mickens is accused of pushing a woman to the tracks in front of a train at the White Plains Metro-North ...



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Leonard Elting, 92, Longtime Eastchester Resident, WWII Veteran

... Funeral Service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8 at the Sinai Free Synagogue, 550 North Columbus Avenue, Mount Vernon, NY 10552.



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Connecticut to New York City rail returns to normal for commuters

... of trains into Grand Central Terminal, thanks to a new electrical substation that had been activated at Mount Vernon, N.Y. "We're good. We're back go full strength. No issues this morning," Metro-North spokesman Aaron Donovan said. The return to ...



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Full power restored to Metro-North Monday; Amtrak also back to normal

... schedule on Sunday. Metro-North and Amtrak Acela service have been hobbled since Sept. 25, when power from the Mount Vernon, N.Y. substation that fed electricity to the New Haven Line failed. Full story: Hartford Courant



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Monday, October 7, 2013

Woman pushed in front of train 'an amazing fighter'

Howard J. Mickens, 39, of White Plains, N.Y. sits in a police car as he is driven from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority police department in Mount Vernon, N.Y. on Sept.



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Conn.-NYC rail returns to normal for commuters

... Monday morning to Grand Central Terminal. Metro-North said a new electrical substation has been activated at Mount Vernon, N.Y. An electrical circuit had failed, disrupting rail service since Sept. 25. The disruption reduced rail travel to half of ...



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Notify NYC Home

... Haven Line will resume Monday morning, October 7, following successful tests of a new electrical substation in Mount Vernon. For the remainder of this weekend, Metro-North will provide about 70 percent of normal New Haven Line service. For more ...



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LGBT History Month: Audre Lorde

... Hunter in 1959 and an MLS from Columbia University in 1960. For several years, she worked as a librarian in Mount Vernon and then New York City. In 1962, she married Edward Rollins, an attorney. They had two children but divorced in 1970. Her voice ...



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Foreclosure Filings in 3rd Quarter Up Sharply. Highest Since 2009

... Westchester Residential Opportunities (WRO), a non-profit housing agency with offices in White Plains and Mount Vernon, conducts Mortgage Default Orientation sessions most Tuesdays in their White Plains Office. Trained counselors are available to ...



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Conn.-NYC rail returns to normal for commuters

... of trains into Grand Central Terminal , thanks to a new electrical substation that had been activated at Mount Vernon, N.Y. The return to normal should bring relief to Interstate 95, the Merritt Parkway and other highways in southwest Connecticut ...



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New Haven Line Service Restored

Service was fully restored October 7th on Metro North's New Haven Line which lost power on September 25th when a substation at Mount Vernon, NY blew out.



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CT-NY: Full Power Restored To Metro-North Monday

... effect Monday morning, October 7, following the successful activation of a major new electrical substation at Mount Vernon," the railroad announced on its website. Amtrak also announced on Saturday that its Acela train service between Boston and New ...



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Full Power Restored To Metro-North Monday

... effect Monday morning, October 7, following the successful activation of a major new electrical substation at Mount Vernon ," the railroad announced on its website. Amtrak also announced on Saturday that its Acela train service between Boston and ...



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Conn.-NYC rail returns to normal for commuters

... Monday morning to Grand Central Terminal. Metro-North said a new electrical substation has been activated at Mount Vernon, N.Y. An electrical circuit had failed, disrupting rail service since Sept. 25. The disruption reduced rail travel to half of ...



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How the New Haven Line Got the Deep Freeze

Now that Metro North's New Haven Line is operating on a normal schedule for the first time in nearly two weeks, some are asking how the system was so vulnerable that a failure on a single power feeder line could cause such a problem.



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Conn.-NYC rail returns to normal for commuters

... Monday morning to Grand Central Terminal. Metro-North said a new electrical substation has been activated at Mount Vernon, N.Y. An electrical circuit had failed, disrupting rail service since Sept. 25. The disruption reduced rail travel to half of ...



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Conn.-NYC rail returns to normal for commuters

... Monday morning to Grand Central Terminal. Metro-North said a new electrical substation has been activated at Mount Vernon, N.Y. An electrical circuit had failed, disrupting rail service since Sept. 25. The disruption reduced rail travel to half of ...



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Conn.-NYC rail returns to normal for commuters

... Monday morning to Grand Central Terminal. Metro-North said a new electrical substation has been activated at Mount Vernon, N.Y. An electrical circuit had failed, disrupting rail service since Sept. 25. The disruption reduced rail travel to half of ...



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Metro-North returns to normal for Conn. commuters

... Monday morning to Grand Central Terminal. Metro-North said a new electrical substation has been activated at Mount Vernon, N.Y. An electrical circuit had failed, disrupting rail service since Sept. 25. The disruption reduced rail travel to half of ...



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Conn.-NYC rail returns to normal for commuters

... Monday morning to Grand Central Terminal. Metro-North said a new electrical substation has been activated at Mount Vernon, N.Y. An electrical circuit had failed, disrupting rail service since Sept. 25. The disruption reduced rail travel to half of ...



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Metro-North returns to normal for Conn. commuters

... Monday morning to Grand Central Terminal. Metro-North said a new electrical substation has been activated at Mount Vernon, N.Y. An electrical circuit had failed, disrupting rail service since Sept. 25. The return to normal rail service also should ...



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Sunday, October 6, 2013

Stars of the day/Must-see event

LHBCA Fall Exposure Event: Locals showcase talent for scouts

... an All-Star Game." The event featured two games -- one for seniors and another for sophomores and juniors. Mount Vernon senior Devante Banner (21 points) and Suffern sophomore Kevin Jefferson (22 points) were named the games' Most Outstanding ...



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MTA: New Haven Line Will Return To Full Service On Monday

... will resume Monday morning, Oct. 7, following successful initial testing of a new electrical substation at Mount Vernon," the MTA said in its statement. The line has been hampered for more than a week following a Con Edison cable failure which cut ...



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MRA: New Haven Line Will Return To Full Service On Monday

... will resume Monday morning, Oct. 7, following successful initial testing of a new electrical substation at Mount Vernon," the MTA said in its statement. The line has been hampered for more than a week following a Con Edison cable failure which cut ...



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Metro-North pledges full service back on track Monday

... the New Haven Line is the result of a successful overnight tests of a new $50 million electrical substation in Mount Vernon, N.Y., Metro-North spokeswoman Marjorie Anders said Saturday, adding that everyone at the railroad worked overtime to get the ...



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Notify NYC Home

... Haven Line will resume Monday morning, October 7, following successful tests of a new electrical substation in Mount Vernon. For the remainder of this weekend, Metro-North will provide about 70 percent of normal New Haven Line service. For more ...



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It's official: Full service resumes Monday

... the New Haven Line is the result of a successful overnight tests of a new $50 million electrical substation in Mount Vernon, N.Y., Metro-North spokeswoman Marjorie Anders said, adding that everyone at the railroad worked overtime to get the new ...



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Saturday, October 5, 2013

Phil Reisman: Bramson, Astorino seek turnout of certain voters

... deliberately failed to name candidates to oppose Family Court Judge Kathie Davidson, an African-American from Mount Vernon, and District Attorney Janet DiFiore. Nothing would surprise me in a county where both party chairmen are commissioners of ...



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Full service to resume on crippled NYC-Conn. rail

... The MTA says Monday's full service is made possible after a successful test of a new electrical substation in Mount Vernon, N.Y. Service on the line had been disrupted since Sept. 25, when a high voltage power feeder cable failed. A second feeder ...



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Full service to resume on crippled NYC-Conn. rail

... The MTA says Monday's full service is made possible after a successful test of a new electrical substation in Mount Vernon, N.Y. Service on the line had been disrupted since Sept. 25, when a high voltage power feeder cable failed. A second feeder ...



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Metro-North returns to full service Monday

... the New Haven Line is the result of a successful overnight tests of a new $50 million electrical substation in Mount Vernon, N.Y., Metro-North spokeswoman Marjorie Anders said, adding that everyone at the railroad worked overtime to get the new ...



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Full Power To Be Restored To Metro-North For Monday's Commute

... service will resume Monday morning following initial successful testing of a major new electrical substation at Mount Vernon ," the commuter railroad said. "I'm happy for the thousands of Connecticut commuters that service will be back to normal on ...



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Boys basketball: Area's top players under the spotlight

... on Monday; Mitchell is also a highly-regarded Division I prospect. They will be joined by, among others, Mount Vernon junior Jakeeme Sturgis and Tappan Zee junior Luke McLaughlin. The underclassmen will be followed by the seniors, who are scheduled ...



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Metro-North Says Regular Service to Resume Monday

... Line service will resume Monday morning following successful initial testing of a new. electrical substation at Mount Vernon, N.Y. For Saturday and Sunday, Metro-North will operate reduced hourly train service from all New Haven Line stations while ...



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Friday, October 4, 2013

From Paper Boy to Music Mogul: Entrepreneurship Lessons from Sean 'Diddy' Combs

... It's no wonder Combs was guest of honor at the event. Combs was born in Harlem in 1969, grew up in Mount Vernon, N.Y., and started his entrepreneurship career early with a couple of newspaper routes. In college, he talked his way into an internship ...



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Metro-North could restore full service by weekend

... morning commute was beginning Sept. 25, crippling the New Haven Line along a powerless eight-mile stretch in Mount Vernon, N.Y. The railroad provided a fraction of its normal service, using a fleet of 24 diesel trains until a temporary substation ...



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ConEd restores power on New Haven Line

... morning commute was beginning Sept. 25, crippling the New Haven Line along a powerless eight-mile stretch in Mount Vernon, N.Y. The railroad provided a fraction of its normal service, using a fleet of 24 diesel trains until a temporary substation ...



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Metro-North could restore full service by weekend

... morning commute was beginning Sept. 25, crippling the New Haven Line along a powerless eight-mile stretch in Mount Vernon, N.Y. The railroad provided a fraction of its normal service, using a fleet of 24 diesel trains until a temporary substation ...



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St. Paul's Church Lone Westchester Historical Site Closed During Shutdown

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. St. Paul's Church, Westchester County's only National Historical Site, remains closed as part of the nation's government shutdown.



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Wesley Pruden:

... Park Service appears to be closing streets on mere whim and caprice. The rangers even closed the parking lot at Mount Vernon, where the plantation home of George Washington is a favorite tourist destination. That was after they barred the new World ...



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Thursday, October 3, 2013

Tax Watch: Is $350 tax credit a 'gimmick'?

... get the credit they deserve, said state Sen. Jeffrey Klein, D-Bronx, whose district includes Pelham and part of Mount Vernon. Klein told Tax Watch that sending the checks -- instead of incorporating the credit into its annual income-tax forms -- ...



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MTA to credit pass holders for New Haven line outage

... stalled a third temporary transformer for the eight-mile section where a main electrical feeder cable failed in Mount Vernon, N.Y.



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Art on the Avenue: A Guide

... diversity, will be held rain or shine. The free event will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday along Mount Vernon Avenue between Hume and Bellefonte avenues. More than 340 artists and craftspeople will set up booths along Mount Vernon to display and ...



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Stamford businessman fails to end helicopter ban

... e disruption. Train service on the New Haven Line has been slowed since a Consolidated Edison feeder cable near Mount Vernon, N.Y., failed. Full service is expected to be restored by Tuesday.



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MTA: Metro-North New Haven Line adds trains; pass holders to get credit

... fewer switched Tuesday than Monday, Anders said. Con Edison acknowledged Monday that the power line at the Mount Vernon substation failed on Sept. 25 due to work its crews had done earlier to deliberately take a second line out of service. The ...



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Traffic: Cross County W/B accident in Mount Vernon

An accident was reported on the westbound Cross County Parkway east of Exit 8, North Columbus Avenue. The accident was reported shortly after 7 a.m. Thursday. No lanes were reported closed but drivers may run into delays. Lohud.com traffic map: http://lohud.com/traffic



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Metro-North chugs along on Dav 9 of meltdown

Power was lost on an eight-mile stretch of track when a 138,000-volt feeder cable went dead in Mount Vernon, N.Y. Since then, Con Edison has installed several temporary transformers that have allowed a limited number of trains to pass through the area.



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Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Mount Saint Mary students get a behind-the-scenes look at law

... N.Y.; Brigitte Levya, an undeclared student from Hyde Park, N.Y.; Teddy Douse, an interdisciplinary major from Mount Vernon, N.Y.; Joseph Borden, an accounting major from Newburgh, N.Y.; Trevor Kane, a business major from Stamford Conn.; and Patrick ...



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More trains for Metro-North riders

... along the New Haven line, thanks to the installation of another transformer to power a section of the tracks in Mount Vernon, NY. "The local diesel trains that are originating in Harrison will now make fewer stops and customers at Pelham and Mount ...



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David J. Burcsak

David John Burcsak, 33, of Mount Vernon, passed away Monday morning, Sept. 30, 2013, due to complications as a result of intestinal surgery and Duchene Muscular Dystrophy at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.



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Thomas Campbell

Thomas J. Campbell, 64, of Martinsburg Road, Mount Vernon, passed away Monday, Sept.



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CT-NY: Metro-North Commuters To Get Credit For Tickets

... things right," Malloy added. The New Haven Line has been hobbled by delays since a Con Ed feeder cable in Mount Vernon, N.Y. failed on Sept. 25. Also on Tuesday, the MTA board announced that it will add more New Haven Line trains during peak ...



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WD Wins Top 10 Volleyball Showdown

... won a big volleyball match Tuesday, earning the right to play a bigger one next week. The Hawks swept 3A No. 7 Mount Vernon, 25-14, 25-20, 25-22, in a Wamac Conference East Division encounter at Mount Vernon High School. West Delaware (25-3 overall, ...



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Tuesday, October 1, 2013

MTA to credit pass holders for Conn.-NY disruption

... a third temporary transformer for the eight-mile section where a main electrical feeder cable failed in Mount Vernon, N.Y. 5:58PM 13 WHAM News at 6:00 6:30PM ABC World News With Diane Sawyer 7:00PM ET Entertainment Tonight 7:30PM omg! Insider 8:00PM ...



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MTA to credit pass holders for Conn.-NY disruption

... stalled a third temporary transformer for the eight-mile section where a main electrical feeder cable failed in Mount Vernon, N.Y.



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MTA To Issue Credits For New Haven Line Weekly, Monthly Train Commuters

... 65 percent of regular service on Wednesday, Oct. 2, one week after the initial power outage occurred near Mount Vernon, officials said. The plan will go toward future purchases for New Haven Line customers with weekly or monthly tickets valid for ...



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Police ID Family Aboard Boat That Sunk off Greenwich

... Island in Greenwich on Sunday. Westchester County Police identified the Staar family - George Staar, 66, of Mount Vernon, NY and Paul Starr, 38, and his 5-year-old son Evan, of Hawthorne, NY - as those rescued from their sinking 25-foot Carolina ...



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Metro-North to vote on New Haven line credit or refund today

... 10 a.m. because of a problem with the overhead wires. But that had nothing to do with the power problem at the Mount Vernon substation, which Con Edison is working around the clock to fix, Anders said. That train had to be backed up and wound up ...



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Playland Serves as Metro-North Parking During Service Disruption

... power, the Metro North can only add a limited number of trains through the 8-mile section between Harrison and Mount Vernon, providing about 50 percent of normal service. Find train times using this special service schedule. Customers should ...



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Metro-North New Haven Line Commuters Continue To Cope With Delays

... woes, but not all. The added service allows a limited number of electric trains to travel between Harrison and Mount Vernon. Combined with the interim diesel service, this provides about 50 percent of normal train service on the New Haven Line. ...



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No Injuries for Westchester Family Rescued from Sinking Ship

... motorboat off the shore of Greenwich, Ct. around 8:38 a.m. Sunday. The Staar family - George Staar, 66, of Mount Vernon and Paul Starr, 38 and his 5-year-old son Evan, of Hawthorne- were uninjured after police rescued them from their 25-foot ...



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New Haven Line Full Service Expected October 8

... that provides approximately 50% of normal service on the New Haven Line. Repairs and testing on the permanent Mount Vernon substation are currently estimated to be completed so that service can be fully restored by October 8. To supplement this ...



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Donald V. DePasquale, 91, Of Fairfield, WWII Veteran

DePasquale was born Aug. 15, 1922, in Mount Vernon, N.Y., son of Dominic and Rose DePasquale, he had been a lifelong Mount Vernon resident prior to moving to Fairfield in 1990.



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Westchester Dealing With First Government Shutdown In 17 Years

... Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. In Westchester, the lone facility impacted will be St. Paul's Church in Mount Vernon. * There is no telling how long passports will be available during the shutdown. It depends on the undisclosed amount of money ...



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Metro-North Moves Up Repair Date As Malloy Demands Reimbursements

... sooner than predicted. Early predictions said it could take until Oct. 14 to fully repair the power problem in Mount Vernon, N.Y., that has disrupted train service. But trains could be fully up and running for commuters by Oct. 8 in New York and ...



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Senators seek probe into power failure on Metro-North

... Service Commission asking them to help restore power and figure out what caused Wednesday's power outage at a Mount Vernon substation of the Metro-North Railroad. The heavily used New Have Line between New York City's Grand Central Terminal and New ...



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Metro-North riders grin and bear it

... feeds like the one that went down. He wants his people to have that information to make sure what happened in Mount Vernon, New York last week doesn't happen here in Connecticut at some point in the future. NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) -- More trains are ...



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Westchester Now Dealing With First Government Shutdown In 17 Years

St. Paul's Church in Mount Vernon, which was transferred to the National Park Service in 1980, will be closed during the shutdown.



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