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Monday, September 30, 2013

3 rescued after abandoning sinking boat in Long Island Sound

A Mount Vernon man was pulled safely from the Long Island Sound on Sunday after his fishing boat began taking on water, authorities said.



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Nearly All Acela Service Will Run On Tuesday

... who thanked commuters for their patience. Rail service was disrupted Wednesday when a circuit failed in Mount Vernon, N.Y. Also on Monday, Con Edison said the power failure last week may have been related to a routine safety procedure used during ...



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://nj1015.com/nearly-all-acela-service-will-run-on-tuesday/

CT-NY: Metro-North Service May Be Fully Restored Sooner

... who thanked commuters for their patience. Rail service was disrupted Wednesday when a circuit failed in Mount Vernon, N.Y. Malloy said Metro-North service was running at about 50 percent of regular train capacity on Monday, but actual ridership was ...



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Metro-North service may be fully restored sooner

... who thanked commuters for their patience. Rail service was disrupted Wednesday when a circuit failed in Mount Vernon, N.Y. Malloy said Metro-North service was running at about 50 percent of regular train capacity on Monday, but actual ridership was ...



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Metro-North service may be fully restored sooner

... who thanked commuters for their patience. Rail service was disrupted Wednesday when a circuit failed in Mount Vernon, N.Y. Malloy said Metro-North service was running at about 50 percent of regular train capacity on Monday, but actual ridership was ...



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Metro-North service may be fully restored sooner

... who thanked commuters for their patience. Rail service was disrupted Wednesday when a circuit failed in Mount Vernon, N.Y. Malloy said Metro-North service was running at about 50 percent of regular train capacity on Monday, but actual ridership was ...



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2013/09/30/3233791/metro-north-delays-snarl-commuters.html

Only 50% of Metro-North Service Available for Commuters

... Updated: Sept. 30 8:45 a.m.: New Haven Line advises that customers traveling eastbound through the vicinity of Mount Vernon East should anticipate delays of up to 15 minutes due to a power failure in the area. Original story: Sept. 29 11:30 p.m. ...



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Metro-North service may be fully restored sooner

... who thanked commuters for their patience. Rail service was disrupted Wednesday when a circuit failed in Mount Vernon, N.Y. Malloy said he has been assured that Metro-North officials will begin discussing reimbursing commuters for monthly and weekly ...



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Doris F. Daniels, 91, Assistant Teacher, Stamford Public School System

Daniels was born Dec. 7, 1921, to Harry and Marie Fisher. She attended Hunter College.



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Metro-North New Haven Line at 50% service; park-rides draw few

... in recent days is bringing enough electricity to power two express trains at a time between Harrison and Mount Vernon where power went out last week when an electric feeder failed. The express electric trains will be combined with existing diesel ...



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Partial New Haven Line Service Resumption

Allegedly when Metro North was working on the Mount Vernon substation Wednesday September 26th which required one of the two 138,000 volt Con Edison feeder cables to be deactivated putting all power on the one only operating cable which burned out and place a nine mile segment between Rye and Pelham on the New Haven Line without power crippling ... (more)



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Only 50% of Metro-North Service Available for Commuters

Updated: Sept. 30 8:45 p.m.: New Haven Line advises that customers traveling eastbound through the vicinity of Mount Vernon East should anticipate delays of up to 15 minutes due to a power failure in the area.



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Half of Metro-North Service Available for Commuters

... only allows Metro-North to add a limited number of trains through the 8-mile section between Harrison and Mount Vernon, providing approximately 50 percent of normal service. As a result, a special schedule is still in effect." Displaced New Haven ...



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Metro-North delays snarl commuters for 6th day

... bout 65 percent of normal rush-hour rail traffic. Rail service was disrupted Wednesday when a circuit failed in Mount Vernon, N.Y.



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Metro-North delays snarl commuters for 6th day

... 65 percent of normal rush-hour rail traffic. Rail service was disrupted last Wednesday when a circuit failed in Mount Vernon, N.Y.



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://www.theday.com/article/20130930/NWS12/130939999/1047/NWS01

Moving day for the county's dogs and cats

... all the animals -- including 20 cats in carriers -- had been moved from their longtime home at 201 S. Mount Vernon Ave. to new digs at 3951 Fruitvale Ave. Blame the move on the landlord; the county had been ignominiously booted by the city with a ...



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Partial service restored in Northeast rail corridor

... to increase capacity for Monday, he said. The stricken section of 8-mile track is between Harrison and Mount Vernon, N.Y. Only two electric trains can be accommodated at one time. The 50% service Monday will be provided by a mix of electric and ...



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Sunday, September 29, 2013

Only 50% of Metro-North Service Available for Commuters

... only allows Metro-North to add a limited number of trains through the 8-mile section between Harrison and Mount Vernon, providing approximately 50% of normal service. As a result, a special schedule is still in effect." Displaced New Haven Line ...



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Train Service Added For Monday, But Metro-North Warns Of Continued Delays

... has been working since Wednesday to try to restore electricity to an 8-mile section of track in the area of Mount Vernon, N.Y., after the failure of a main feeder cable brought trains to a halt, Metro-North said in a statement. Additional electrical ...



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Some Train Service Added For Monday, But Metro-North Warns Of Delays

... has been working since Wednesday to try to restore electricity to an 8-mile section of track in the area of Mount Vernon, N.Y., after the failure of a main feeder cable brought trains to a halt, Metro-North said in a statement. Additional electrical ...



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Metro-North New Haven line: 50 percent of service to run Monday

... erected in recent days will bring enough electricity to power two express trains between Harrison and Mount Vernon, which will be combined with the existing diesel train service, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced. The revised ...



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Explainer: Your Monday Morning Metro-North Commute

... be diesel -- but there are now some electric trains as well (although they will run express from Harrison to Mount Vernon). Here's the MTA's web page on the outage. And check out the MTA's map, below. The MTA isn't sugarcoating it. "The rail service ...



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Senators want NYC-Conn. rail power failure probe

Officials say Saturday that will be the first time any electric trains have been able to run through an eight-mile section of track between Harrison and Mount Vernon after a power failure in a Con Edison feeder cable last week.



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2013/09/29/2708524/senators-want-nyc-conn-rail-power.html#storylink=rss

MTA says some electric rail service on Metro-North

... time any electric trains have been able to run through an eight-mile section of track between Harrison and Mount Vernon after a power failure in a Con Edison feeder cable last week. In addition, more than 8,000 park-and-ride spaces have been created ...



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Metro-North puts temporary fix in place

... failed. "This service plan will remain in effect until Con Edison is able to provide full power through the Mount Vernon feeder to the New Haven Line," Metro-North President Howard Permut said in the railroad's announcement. Since the power failure, ...



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://www.newstimes.com/local/article/Metro-North-puts-temporary-fix-in-place-4854537.php

Metro-North New Haven Line Could Be At 50 Percent Capacity By Monday

... morning, New Haven Line service between Stamford and Grand Central was halted as a result of a power failure in Mount Vernon. The Con Ed outage left an approximately 8-mile stretch of the train line without power, causing limited service to Grand ...



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Saturday, September 28, 2013

Metro-North pins hopes on temporary power

... diesel service, MTA officials expect the Metro-North Railroad to be running at 50 percent until the feeder in Mount Vernon, N.Y., is repaired. Photo: Lindsay Perry Tom Prendergast, left, Chairman and CEO of MTA, and Howard Permut, President of MTA ...



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Wheelchair athletes gather at Burke

... of similar age with similar disabilities, Sgaglio said. Jullisa Hibbert, 13, and Amanda Diogo, 15, both of Mount Vernon, competed in discus, javelin and table tennis, with Amanda planning to use her powered wheelchair for the afternoon road race. ...



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Cops arrest 2 teens in shooting of toddler in Yonkers

... Stamford, Conn. and Grand Central Terminal for several weeks while Con Edison works to fix a feeder cable in Mount Vernon, N.Y., that provides electricity to the overhead lines. New York State Police have CANCELED an AMBER Alert for a confirmed ...



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Open Houses In Wilton This Weekend

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. As limited service continues on Metro-North's New Haven Line due to Wednesday's power failure in Mount Vernon, N.Y., Gov. Dannel Malloy again called upon the railroad ...



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iS8/Nike Jumps Off At Home Base

The iS8/Nike Fall Tip-Off Classic is in its second week but Friday was the first games held at its historic home base of Intermediate School #8 in South Jamaica.



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Metro North power outage

... of the capacity needed for a normal commute. The disruption began after a Consolidated Edison feeder cable in Mount Vernon, N.Y., failed around 5:20 a.m., snarling service between Stamford, Conn., and Grand Central Terminal. Though it may take ...



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Friday, September 27, 2013

Skunks take Manhattan

... Stamford, Conn. and Grand Central Terminal for several weeks while Con Edison works to fix a feeder cable in Mount Vernon, N.Y., that provides electricity to the overhead lines. Looking for something fun to do outdoors this weekend? Ines Rosales got ...



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Malloy threatens lawsuit over rail service

... are still in the process of assessing the damage to their infrastructure, he said. The planned upgrade of the Mount Vernon substation got underway two weeks ago and was scheduled to be a month-long project, according to a spokeswoman for the ...



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Howard S. Anstendig, 74, Of White Plains, Orthodontist

Kasten was born July 14, 1947, in Mount Vernon, to Ralph and Michelle Lee Luciani Kasten.



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Cycling for cancer research in Times Square

... Stamford, Conn. and Grand Central Terminal for several weeks while Con Edison works to fix a feeder cable in Mount Vernon, N.Y., that provides electricity to the overhead lines. Looking for something fun to do outdoors this weekend? Ines Rosales got ...



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Richard Kasten, 66, Of Peekskill, Marine Corps Veteran

Kasten was born July 14, 1947, in Mount Vernon, to Ralph and Michelle Lee Luciani Kasten.



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Metro-North New Haven Line: makeshift commute again; power fix hope

... some stretches, including Rye, commuters will have to board buses to Harlem Line stations -- White Plains and Mount Vernon West. Other stations will have direct but much less frequent service to Grand Central Terminal Service plan, commuting ...



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Is Noam A Racist?

THE JOURNAL NEWS IS LEARNING THAT IT CAN NO LONGER IGNORE WESTCHESTER COUNTY MINORITIES IN THEIR REPORTING?


New Rochelle, New York African American Group Says That Westchester County Executive Candidate Noam Bramson Is Racist And Hostile To People Of Color

Democratic Candidate Bramson has had trouble with the New Rochelle African-American community for years.With the most recent incident being his expulsion of New Rochelle NAACP President Ron Williams from a public New Rochelle park.

The New Rochelle Lincoln Zuber Riders for Justice which is publicizing the longstanding issues between the black community and Bramson.

http://lockedoutbybramson.com/

NO AFRICAN AMERICAN SEAT AT THE TABLE

The group is upset that Bramson is destroying New Rochelle’s District 3, the city’s African-American council district, by lowering the percentage of African-Americans.

Census figures show that the black population had shrunk below 50 percent in the district from 2000 to 2010.

Further, minority citizens across the county feel that Noam Branson's insular campaign has set to the side minority democrats who initially supported county legislator Ken Jenkins bid for county executive.

http://jenkinsforwestchester.com/

NO AFRICAN AMERICAN VOICE IN THE COMMUNITY

When Ron Williams, the president of the New Rochelle NAACP, endorsed Bromson's opponent Rob Astorino, he had his news conference expelled from a public New Rochelle park.

http://www.newrochelletalk.com/content/doh-bramson-kicks-naacp-new-rochelle-branch-president-out-park-located-site-landmark-school-

The New Rochelle Lincoln Zuber Riders website says: “New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson has a long and disturbing history of hostility and discrimination against the African American community,” and “Mayor Bramson is no friend to people of color.”

The name of his organization is a tribute to a New Rochelle school desegregation case 50 years ago.

"A THREAT TO JUSTICE ANYWHERE IS A THREAT TO JUSTICE EVERYWHERE."
- Reverend Martin Luther King

All Westchester County Residents Be Concerned When A Newspaper Tries To Suppress Minority Voices In An Effort To Be A King Maker In Local Politics.

GHETTO NEWS STEREOTYPES OF BLACK PEOPLE IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY

The Journal News wants to place African Americans and other people of color in stereotypical boxes. But Asians, Blacks and Latinos are a very politically diverse group in Westchester County.

Gannet Publisher Janet Hasson would probably be shocked to learn that African Americans in Westchester County vote for Liberal Democrats, Independents, Conservative Republicans....and Oh My God!!!!....TEA Party candidates.

The Journal News seems to think that uppity Negros that speak badly of their Democratic party masters are suspect should be silenced.

Newspaper Conglomerate Gannet's Refused To Place An Ad In The Journal News From The New Rochelle Lincoln Zuber Riders, That Detailed Their Charges And Calling On Bramson To Apologize.

The County's Only Daily Newspaper Refused To Run The Minority Groups Advertisement.

Here Is The Ad That Gannett, The Journal News And Lohud.Com Did Not Want You To See....

http://www.newrochelletalk.com/files/Open%20Letter%20to%20Mayor%20Noam%20BramsonFINAL.pdf

THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE: Gannet Publisher Janet Hasson Is Now Backtracking And Finally Put out A Tiny Story About The New Rochelle Lincoln Zuber Riders

The story was placed bellow the fold on the front page of the Journal News in response to articles that have started to go viral n social media websites in Westchester County.

You know that a newspaper has failed its readers when they don't just report the news, but become a news story themselves.

SUPPRESSING FREEDOM OF SPEECH IN THE MINORITY COMMUNITY

Gannet Publisher Janet Hasson did not return calls seeking comment, but stated in her paper that Gannet wanted The New Rochelle Lincoln Zuber Riders to change wording in the advertisement, linked above, and the African American group refused

The Fact Is Gannets Journal News has a long history of trying to control and suppress the many varied voices in the African American community, by only interviewing the same handful black voices over and over and over.

ARE MINORITIES GETTING A FAIR SHOT IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK?

The Answer is “No” And It Is Now Time To Ask What Can be Done?

The Journal News, has tried (and repeatedly failed) at minority outreach many times,but the bias against the new bread of minority activists is clear in the Journal news editors refusal to publish concerns raised by The New Rochelle Lincoln Zuber Riders until now.

But Gannet Publisher Janet Hasson fails to realize that Westchester County is bubbling with a growing population of talented, lively minority students eager to prepare for careers in film, television, theater, print and broadcast journalism.

These minority communities want to bring a richness of culture, ideas and perspectives to the pages of the Journal News and are even willing to buy ads to do so.

Yet African-Americans, Latinos and Asians from all over the United States, Puerto Rico and Central America, many of them children of immigrants from Jamaica, Barbados, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Nigeria, Cameroon and South Africa are ignored by Gannet Publisher Janet Hasson in Westchester County.

Here Is The Story That The Journal News Finially Put Up About New Rochelle Lincoln Zuber Riders Yesterday....

GROUP CALLS BROMSON, HOSTILE, RACIST

Accusations of racism were injected into the Westchester County executive race over the weekend when a newly formed group from New Rochelle accused Democratic candidate Noam Bramson of hostility toward the African-American community in the city where he serves as mayor.

The Bramson campaign immediately hit back, saying the accusations came from proxies for the campaign of Republican County Executive Rob Astorino. The Astorino campaign denied involvement and his spokesman, Bill O’Reilly, said they don’t want the distraction from the campaign.

“It’s just not our issue. We don’t want to be involved in this,” he said.

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Mayor Bramson's resume includes being twice sued for racial discrimination, dismantling New Rochelle's only black majority district, using race against two African-American opponents, capping the number of minorities allowed to live in a new housing development, shut out minority businesses from government contracts, proposed eliminating the Human Rights Commission, and banned the NAACP President from historic Lincoln Park.
Here are the facts:
  • Twice sued for racial discrimination: FACT
    1. Noam Bramson was sued for violating the civil rights voting act when he created the redistricting plan that diluted New Rochelle's only black majority district.
      "A federal judge has ruled that the recently redrawn boundaries of New Rochelle's City Council districts violate the Voting Rights Act because the sole black majority district was diluted" (Associated Press, 12/12/03).
    2. Noam Bramson is currently being sued for racial discrimination over the creation of his garbage fee which unfairly targets minorities.
      "The fee is without regard to the actual cost of trash collection", said David Finger, attorney for the plaintiffs. "The people living in multifamily housing are paying a disproportionate portion of overall trash-collection. These people happen to be disproportionately minorities" (Talk of the Sound, 6/11/13).
  • Created the plan to dismantle New Rochelle's only majority black city council district: FACT
    In 2011, after the latest census, Noam Bramson was finally successful in dismantling New Rochelle's only black-majority district.
  • Used the race card to undermine and defeat his last two African-American opponents: FACT
    1. Used the race card to undermine and defeat last two African-American political opponents.
      Found guilty of an "unfair practice" by the Fair Campaign Practices Committee when he sent out an anonymous mailing essentially attacking his African-American opponent for Mayor for being an unwed dad (New Rochelle Patch, 11/5/11). Bramson intentionally did not send the mailer to members of the New Rochelle African-American community.
    2. Ken Jenkins, looking to make history as Westchester's first African-American County Executive was called the "front-runner" for the Democratic nomination for years (Politics on the Hudson, 1/11/12) but at the last minute Bramson somehow stole away the nomination pushing out Jenkins.
  • Shut out minority contractors and laborers from lucrative contracts and jobs: FACT
    1. Failed to enforce the city's Non-Discrimination and Employment Policy, also known as Resolution 205, in the building of the city-supported $100 million Heritage Homes Project.
    2. "... record of local minority hiring of skilled labor and subcontracting on the Heritage Homes Project is abysmal" (Talk of the Sound, 2/6/13).
  • Voted to cap the number of minorities in a brand new housing development: FACT
    1. Voted to limit the number of low-income blacks and Hispanics from the new Heritage Homes low-income housing development
    2. "The goal of (Bramson's) Hartley House redevelopment is to… attract persons of other racial backgrounds to purchase affordable housing in the complex in an effort to reduce minority concentration" (Talk of the Sound, 4/2/13).
  • Proposed eliminating the New Rochelle Human Rights Commission: FACT
    1. Proposed eliminating the Human Rights Commission
    2. "Noam Bramson proposed eliminating the commission to eliminate the conflicting jurisdictions…" (Journal News 3/19/02).

NY anesthesiologist sentenced for prescriptions

... 16,000 oxycodone pills. The Poughkeepsie Journal reports (http://pojonews.co/19EIqo3 ) that Dr. Arnold Roth of Mount Vernon had pleaded guilty to criminal sale of a prescription of a controlled substance and conspiracy charges in Dutchess County ...



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NY anesthesiologist sentenced for prescriptions

... 16,000 oxycodone pills. The Poughkeepsie Journal reports ( http://pojonews.co/19EIqo3 ) that Dr. Arnold Roth of Mount Vernon had pleaded guilty to criminal sale of a prescription of a controlled substance and conspiracy charges in Dutchess County ...



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://www.wcax.com/story/23545726/ny-anesthesiologist-sentenced-for-prescriptions

Shared Service Expo Highlights Municipal Cooperation

... William Hayes, police chief of Bedford, Lee Roberts, supervisor of the town of Bedford; Terrance Ray, Mount Vernon police commissioner; and Michael Grace, Yorktown supervisor. Astorino told The Daily Voice, " We have a lot of inter-municipality ...



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Women Who P.R.E.Y.

Sep. 26, 2013 - MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- On Saturday, October 12, 2013, "Women Who: P.R.E.Y." will take over the Hyatt House White Plains hotel in Harrison, NY.



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Suspect in train pushing has bizarre court appearance

... 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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Thursday, September 26, 2013

New Haven Line Partial Power Restoration Could Come Over Weekend

... morning, New Haven Line service between Stamford and Grand Central was halted due to a power failure in Mount Vernon. The outage left an approximately 8-mile stretch of the line without power, Metro-North spokeswoman Marjorie Anders told The Daily ...



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Malloy threatens lawsuit over rail service

Exasperated by the latest calamity to befall his administration, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy Thursday threatened legal action against Con Edison and the MTA against the backdrop of rush-hour commuters inconvenienced by a catastrophic power outage on the New Haven Line of Metro-North Railroad .



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Malloy-threatens-lawsuit-over-rail-service-4847267.php

Crazy commute doesn't stop riders

... There's still no timetable for repairs to the 138-kilovolt power line that serves a Metro-North substation in Mount Vernon failed. Con Ed has estimated repairs could take up to three weeks. A second feeder was already out of service during ...



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Tax Watch: Yonkers fixes slipshod tax collection

... real estate. Once 3 percent, the tax dipped to 1 percent before rising to 1.5 percent in 2005. Peekskill and Mount Vernon are the only other municipalities in the Lower Hudson Valley with a transfer tax. Both cities charge 1 percent. I paid the ...



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Malloy threatens lawsuit over rail service

Exasperated by the latest calamity to befall his administration, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy Thursday threatened legal action against Con Edison and the MTA against the backdrop of rush-hour commuters inconvenienced by a catastrophic power outage on the New Haven Line of Metro-North Railroad .



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Malloy-threatens-lawsuit-over-rail-service-4847267.php

Stamford Man Charged with Sex Assault of NY Girl, 15

... authorities arrested Louis Minaya, of 64 Spruce Street, Apt. 2, after a collaborative investigation with Mount Vernon, NY, and Connecticut State police. Kennedy said a 15-year-old girl reported to authorities that, on September 10, she was seated in ...



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://stamford.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/stamford-man-charged-with-sex-assault-of-ny-girl-15

DeGrego talks to students about September 11 attacks

... On the morning of the disaster, DeGrego, who was a forensic detective at the time, was working at his lab in Mount Vernon, N.Y., looking for fingerprints in a murder case, when word came that first one plane and then another had stuck the World ...



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Westchester Commuters React To Metro-North Delays

The delays on the Metro North New Haven Line caused by a power outage in Mount Vernon have left commuters feeling annoyed and eager for answers.



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3 ex-Westchester County workers accused in $195G parking fee thefts

... whom have also been charged. The three, identified as Jahmai Samuel, 27, of the Bronx; Marcus Harris, 29, of Mount Vernon; and Alessia Velez, 28, of Queens; apparently perpetuated the scheme far outside the view of authorities, who only uncovered ...



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Con Ed: It Could Take Three Weeks to Repair Metro-North Power Outage

... -- which is a very tough day," said MTA spokesman Aaron Donovan. Early Wednesday morning, a feeder cable in Mount Vernon failed , cutting power to Metro-North's busiest commuter rail line. Con Ed crews are working around the clock to assess damage ...



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New Haven Line Delays Could Last Weeks

... several weeks. The New Haven Line was stopped between Stamford and Grand Central because of a power outage in Mount Vernon Wednesday morning. Metro-North Railroad was able to set up limited service using diesel-fueled trains by the afternoon, but ...



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Full Railroad Service May Be Weeks Away

... stations on the New Haven Line, Malloy said. Malloy said the extent of the damage to the electricity cable in Mount Vernon, NY appears to be substantial, but the full extent isn't known. One problem is that the cable is extremely hot and has to be ...



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Power Outage Continues to Affect Amtrak, Metro North

... alternative for the trains. The delays began when a high-voltage feeder cable failed early in the morning in Mount Vernon, N.Y., a suburb north of New York City. Another feeder that could have powered the trains was out for equipment upgrades, said ...



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Daily commute to Manhattan on Metro-North could be a mess for a few weeks

... alternative for the trains. The delays began when a high-voltage feeder cable failed early in the morning in Mount Vernon, N.Y., a suburb north of New York City. Another feeder that could have powered the trains was out for equipment upgrades, said ...



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Short Takes: A briefing of people, issues and events around the country

... alternative for the trains. The delays began when a high-voltage feeder cable failed early in the morning in Mount Vernon, N.Y., a suburb north of New York City. Another feeder that could have powered the trains was also out for equipment upgrades, ...



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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Circuit failure delays Amtrak in...

... as far south as Washington. The delays began when a high-voltage feeder cable failed at about 5:20 a.m. in Mount Vernon, N.Y., a suburb of New York. Con Edison, the utility serving the New York City area, said another feeder was out on scheduled ...



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Full Railroad Service May Be Weeks Away

... stations on the New Haven Line, Malloy said. Malloy said the extent of the damage to the electricity cable in Mount Vernon, NY appears to be substantial, but the full extent isn't known. One problem is that the cable is extremely hot and has to be ...



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Power failure delays commuter rail in Conn., NY

... alternative for the trains. The delays began when a high-voltage feeder cable failed early in the morning in Mount Vernon, N.Y., a suburb north of New York City. Another feeder that could have powered the trains was also out for equipment upgrades, ...



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Full Railroad Service May Be Weeks Away

... stations on the New Haven Line, Malloy said. Malloy said the extent of the damage to the electricity cable in Mount Vernon, NY appears to be substantial, but the full extent isn't known. One problem is that the cable is extremely hot and has to be ...



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New Haven Line Delays Could Last Three Weeks

... scenario." The New Haven Line was stopped between Stamford and Grand Central because of a power outage in Mount Vernon Wednesday morning. Metro-North Railroad was able to set up limited service using diesel-fueled trains by the afternoon, but the ...



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Disruption could last weeks

... evening rush hour trains on the New Haven Line after this morning's electrical failure at a power substation in Mount Vernon, N.Y. Chris Ulert , a spokesman for Con Edison said a second feeder line that normally flows into the Mount Vernon ...



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Power Failure Delays Commuter Rail in Conn., NY

... alternative for the railroad. The delays began when a high-voltage feeder cable failed at about 5:20 a.m. in Mount Vernon, N.Y., a suburb north of New York City. Another feeder was also out for scheduled repairs for equipment upgrades, said Con ...



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No end in sight for rail woes

... evening rush hour trains on the New Haven Line after this morning's electrical failure at a power substation in Mount Vernon, N.Y. Chris Ulert , a spokesman for Con Edison said a second feeder line that normally flows into the Mount Vernon ...



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Power repairs for NY-Conn. rail woes may be weeks

... as far south as Washington. The delays began when a high-voltage feeder cable failed at about 5:20 a.m. in Mount Vernon, N.Y., a suburb of New York. Con Edison, the utility serving the New York City area, said another feeder was out on scheduled ...



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Power repairs for NY-Connecticut rail woes may be weeks

... as far south as Washington. The delays began when a high-voltage feeder cable failed at about 5:20 a.m. in Mount Vernon, N.Y., a suburb of New York. Con Edison, the utility serving the New York City area, said another feeder was out on scheduled ...



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Circuit failure delays Amtrak in Metro-North area

... as far south as Washington. The delays began when a high-voltage feeder cable failed at about 5:20 a.m. in Mount Vernon, N.Y., a suburb of New York. Con Edison, the utility serving the New York City area, said another feeder was out on scheduled ...



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RR disruption continues

... evening rush hour trains on the New Haven Line after this morning's electrical failure at a power substation in Mount Vernon, N.Y. Chris Ulert , a spokesman for Con Edison said a second feeder line that normally flows into the Mount Vernon ...



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Woman pushed in front of train, suffers leg trauma in White Plains; service resumes

Police also have a suspect in custody and are interviewing him at the police station in Mount Vernon.



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Rail disruption could last into Thursday

... evening rush hour trains on the New Haven Line after this morning's electrical failure at a power substation in Mount Vernon, N.Y. Chris Ulert , a spokesman for Con Edison said a second feeder line that normally flows into the Mount Vernon ...



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Circuit failure delays Amtrak in Metro-North area

... as far south as Washington. The delays began when a high-voltage feeder cable failed at about 5:20 a.m. in Mount Vernon, N.Y., a suburb of New York. Con Edison, the utility serving the New York City area, said another feeder was out on scheduled ...



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/09/25/5193319/circuit-failure-delays-amtrak.html

Power Outage Causing Amtrak Delays

... information about individual lines. The problems stem from a Con Edision high-voltage feeder that went down in Mount Vernon, New York that is also affecting Metro North commuter service between New York's Grand Central Station and Stamford, ...



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Power paralyzes Metro-North

... evening rush hour trains on the New Haven Line after this morning's electrical failure at a power substation in Mount Vernon, N.Y. Chris Ulert , a spokesman for Con Edison said a second feeder line that normally flows into the Mount Vernon ...



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Power problem paralyzes trains

... Sept. 25, 2013. Photo: Lindsay Perry STAMFORD -- An electrical failure along Metro-North's New Haven Line in Mount Vernon, N.Y. has crippled Wednesday morning's commute leaving passengers struggling to find alternate transportation into and out of ...



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Power problem paralyzes Metro-North

... Sept. 25, 2013. Photo: Lindsay Perry STAMFORD -- An electrical failure along Metro-North's New Haven Line in Mount Vernon, N.Y. has crippled Wednesday morning's commute leaving passengers struggling to find alternate transportation into and out of ...



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Metro-North New Haven line power problems

... between Stamford, Connecticut and Grand Central Terminal. The MTA says the loss of a Con Edison feeder cable in Mount Vernon, New York has caused power problems along the line. One diesel train is leaving on the hour from Stamford and one is also ...



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Metro-North New Haven Line suspension due to power issues in New Rochelle

... MTA suggests customers use the Harlem Line. Initially, delays were reported at 5:42 a.m. between Harrison and Mount Vernon. Service was suspended about 30 minutes later, potentially affecting thousands of commuters. At 6:44 a.m., the MTA could not ...



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Public Notice - City of Mount Vernon, Texas Department of Agriculture MS Grant Program - 8/22/2013

The City of Mount Vernon has recently completed Texas Community Development Block Grant Program activities under its 2011 TxCDBG Contract #711302 with the Texas Department of Agriculture.



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Astorino To Announce Online Job Fair In Mount Vernon

Westchester County Executive Robert Astorino and Mount Vernon representatives are scheduled to announce on Wednesday details of a Virtual On-Line Job Fair.



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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Volleyball: John Jay hands Hen Hud rare loss at home

... ... Alexis Demitrovic had seven kills and seven aces for Dobbs Ferry in a 25-10, 25-23, 25-12 win over Mount Vernon. ... Vanessa Rugova had 10 kills for Fox Lane in a 25-13, 19-25, 25-22, 25-18 win over Horace Greeley. ... Sabrina Perlleshi had 10 ...



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State police charge Mount Vernon man in targeting Cortlandt man's identity

After a five-month investigation, state police arrested a 48-year-old Mount Vernon man for using a man's personal information to open a credit account at Target.



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Monday, September 23, 2013

Woman's car plunges 40 feet from Hutchinson Parkway bridge

Police say a Mount Vernon woman was lucky she only suffered minor injuries Sunday when her car plunged 40 feet from the Hutchinson River Parkway and landed on a guardrail that pierced the vehicle.



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Timothy M. Dufficy Jr., 75

Timothy M. Dufficy Jr., passed away peacefully in his sleep Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013.



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Gator hunting

Austin Decker, son of Adam and Tracie Decker of Mount Vernon, won an alligator youth hunt through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.



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Pleasantville's Kirschner to Receive Humanitarian Award

... Partnership for Aging (WPPP)-a sponsor of the breakfast-and the Wartburg senior services facility of Mount Vernon. Kirschner will receive the Golden Harvest Humanitarian award. "Kirschner spearheaded the Westchester Chapter of the New York State ...



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Traffic: Accidents blocking lanes on Cross County, Palisades

An accident Monday morning on the eastbound Cross County Parkway at Gramatan Avenue in Mount Vernon was blocking a lane.



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Train station parking: The space your money can't buy

... do what I do without it," said Tracey Colabella of Tuckahoe, who takes the train from the Fleetwood station in Mount Vernon to reach her marketing job at the Perkins Eastman architectural firm in Manhattan. She has had to settle for a monthly pass ...



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40 drove drunk or drugged, cops say

... driving while intoxicated about 3 a.m. Sunday on Albany Post Road in Cortlandt. Alessia E. Dilworth, 22, of Mount Vernon was charged with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated about 5:30 a.m. Sunday on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Ramapo. ...



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Sunday, September 22, 2013

Mount Vernon festival brings smiles to Third Street

To hear Mayor Ernie Davis tell it, people needed a reason to visit the city's troubled Third Street and the arts could provide an answer.



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Timothy M. Dufficy Jr.

Westborough - WESTBOROUGH - Timothy M. Dufficy, Jr., passed away peacefully in his sleep September 19, 2013.



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A new generation of joint-replacement patients

... 57, had a total knee replacement last November. This summer, she started every morning with a power walk in Mount Vernon. Read our in-depth report on joint replacements, including the stories of patients, on our special page here: ...



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Saturday, September 21, 2013

The space your money can't buy

... do what I do without it," said Tracey Colabella of Tuckahoe, who takes the train from the Fleetwood station in Mount Vernon to reach her marketing job at the Perkins Eastman architectural firm in Manhattan. She has had to settle for a monthly pass ...



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Astorino Gives Small Businesses a Big Boost

... Astorino's MWBE liaison officer, Jim Coleman, to get his help on how to grow his government contract sales. The Mount Vernon based business specializes in locating hard to find parts. Its motto is, "You ring, we bring." Some of DTM's customer ...



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Friday, September 20, 2013

Westchester loses $7.4M in HUD grants in appeals court ruling

... that grandstanding has now cost the county a significant amount of money," said Legislator Lyndon Williams, D-Mount Vernon. Some of the 2011 money is expected to go to Yonkers, Mount Vernon, White Plains and New Rochelle, which apply separately for ...



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Second 'cab-jacking' this week ends in White Plains as gunman flees

... station at 10:45 p.m., Deputy Police Commissioner Richard Burke said. The man asked the driver to take him to Mount Vernon, where he directed the driver to the parking lot of 505 East Lincoln Ave. There he pulled out a gun and told the driver to ...



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Doug E. Fresh headlines Mount Vernon's Arts on Third Sunday

... County's biggest street festival, Arts on Third drew tens of thousands of people when it returned to Mount Vernon in 2012 after a four-year hiatus. This will be Fresh's second year in a row hosting. In August, he appeared in a music video featuring ...



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Mount Vernon landlord says city financially destroyed him

... Neville Douglas is asking the state Supreme Court to extend the deadline for him to file a lawsuit against Mount Vernon and various city officials who he accuses of causing him to lose his rental properties. Douglas, 68, said city officials ...



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A new generation of joint-replacement patients

... 57, had a total knee replacement last November. This summer, she started every morning with a power walk in Mount Vernon. But it's not just baby boomers who are getting their hips and knees replaced in record numbers. Older patients who refuse to ...



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James I. Murphy

... evening, September 17, 2013 from injuries he received following a car accident. Jim was born July 29, 1946 in Mount Vernon, New York the son of the late Eunice Campbell Brynildsen. On July 30, 1988, he married Lori A. Porter at her parent's camp in ...



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Thursday, September 19, 2013

Reception in Scarsdale Honors Scholarship Benefactor

Recently, Lanza was honored at a reception for the Lanza Investment in Kid's Early Education scholarship awards, administered through the Scarsdale-based Child Care Council of Westchester.



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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Fairfax high school suspensions down 18 percent last year

... After the records were posted online, school officials confirmed the documents' authenticity. In both years, Mount Vernon High School had the most suspensions. In 2011-12, Mount Vernon issued about 11.6 percent of the total suspensions, with 398. ...



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Monday, September 16, 2013

Key Digital Invites CEDIA 2013 Attendees to Booth Tours and Introduction of New ...

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Key Digital is extending an exclusive invitation to all journalists, as well as Pro A/V integrators, contractors, consultants, dealers and sales professionals to a personal tour of the totally redesigned Key Digital booth at CEDIA 2013! Each visitor will have a chance to see company's newest additions to its product portfolio.



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Man arrested in shooting death of Fairfax teen

Fairfax County police say a man has turned himself in to face charges in the shooting death of a Mount Vernon teenager.



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Fairfax County Teen Killed Near Hotel in Vienna

... of a person who was shot. Police responded to the scene about 2 a.m. Officers found 16-year-old Gerard Gomez of Mount Vernon on a sidewalk and tried to resuscitate him. Police say Gomez was pronounced dead at the scene. WTOP Radio reports Gomez was ...



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Sunday, September 15, 2013

Police have suspect in custody related to Fairfax County homicide

... himself in Sunday night. He's charged with the second degree murder of Gerard Gomez, police say. Gomez, of Mount Vernon, was shot and and killed outside the Residence Inn on Westwood Center Drive, in the Vienna area, about 2 a.m. Sunday. Gomez was a ...



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Mary Quintal

... went to be with her Lord on Sunday evening, Sept. 1, 2013 in Tampa, Fla. She was born on July 30, 1931 in Mount Vernon, N.Y. to parents Jennie (Capone) and Ralph Casino. A retired seamstress in the garment industry, Mary moved to Highlands County in ...



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Local digest

... fatally shot early Sunday outside a hotel in the Vienna area, Fairfax County police said. Gerard Gomez, of the Mount Vernon area, was found about 2 a.m. on a sidewalk next to the Residence Inn Tysons Corner on Westwood Center Drive, police said. He ...



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Fairfax County Teen Killed Near Hotel in Vienna

... of a person who was shot. Police responded to the scene about 2 a.m. Officers found 16-year-old Gerard Gomez of Mount Vernon on a sidewalk and tried to resuscitate him. Police say Gomez was pronounced dead at the scene. WTOP Radio reports Gomez was ...



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Fairfax County Teen Killed near Hotel in Vienna

... of a person who was shot. Police responded to the scene about 2 a.m. Officers found 16-year-old Gerard Gomez of Mount Vernon on a sidewalk and tried to resuscitate him. Police say Gomez was pronounced dead at the scene. WTOP Radio ...



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Fairfax County teen killed near Vienna hotel

... of a person who was shot. Police responded to the scene about 2 a.m. Officers found 16-year-old Gerard Gomez of Mount Vernon on a sidewalk and tried to resuscitate him. Police say Gomez was pronounced dead at the scene. WTOP Radio reports Gomez was ...



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Fairfax County teen killed near hotel in Vienna

... of a person who was shot. Police responded to the scene about 2 a.m. Officers found 16-year-old Gerard Gomez of Mount Vernon on a sidewalk and tried to resuscitate him. Police say Gomez was pronounced dead at the scene. WTOP Radio ...



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Saturday, September 14, 2013

Brock, Bobby, Bart and Cookie are Looking for Homes

"Brock" is a mellow three-year-old neutered male pit bull terrier mix who is cat, dog and child friendly.



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Friday, September 13, 2013

Mackey Twins Art Gallery presents TWIN at the Schomburg

Sep. 13, 2013 - MT VERNON, N.Y. -- Mackey Twins Art Gallery, Inc. is pleased to present a weekend art show featuring twin artists, Terry & Jerry Lynn , at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture beginning Saturday, September 28th at 2:00 PM; sponsored by Black Enterprise , The Greater Harlem Chamber of Commerce , and Harlem Arts Alliance ... (more)



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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Ken Singleton

... 1998, he worked as an analyst for Major League Baseball International. Born in Manhattan and raised in nearby Mount Vernon, N.Y., Singleton played both baseball and basketball in high school, and also played baseball in the Bronx Federation League ...



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Bronxille's Sam Eisenberg Dies at 98

Friends and family are saying a final farewell to prominent Bronxville attorney Sam Eisenberg.



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://bronxville.patch.com/groups/5-things/p/bronxilles-sam-eisenberg-dies-at-98

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

West Hartford Police Log for Sept. 7 - 8

... Bond was set at $500. He is scheduled to appear in Superior Court on Sept. 19. Jonathan McKinley, 19, of Mount Vernon, NY, was charged on Sept. 7 with disorderly conduct. Bond was set at $5,000. He was scheduled to appear in Superior Court on Sept. ...



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://westhartford.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/west-hartford-police-log-for-sept-7--8

Pillar of the Community Dies at 98

Friends and family are saying a final farewell to prominent Bronxville attorney Sam Eisenberg.



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://scarsdale.patch.com/groups/obituaries/p/pillar-of-the-community-dies-at-98

Doggie Dining, Citizenship Day in Alexandria and New Water Taxi Service

... public health and safety risks. Click here for a list of restaurants . Learn about how you can volunteer in the Mount Vernon area . A meeting will be held by the Mount Vernon at Home Volunteers at 1 p.m. in the Sherwood Meeting Room, located at 2501 ...



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://greateralexandria.patch.com/groups/5-things/p/doggie-dining-citizenship-day-in-alexandria-and-new-water-taxi-service_16eb2ed7

Monday, September 9, 2013

Sam Eisenberg, 98, Founding Partner Of White Plains Law Firm

Sam Eisenberg, 98, a founding partner of the White Plains law firm of Kurzman Eisenberg Corbin & Lever, LLP, died on Sept.



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://whiteplains.dailyvoice.com/news/sam-eisenberg-98-founding-partner-white-plains-law-firm

Mary Quintal

... went to be with her Lord on Sunday evening, Sept. 1, 2013 in Tampa, Fla. She was born on July 30, 1931 in Mount Vernon, N.Y. to parents Jennie (Capone) and Ralph Casino. A retired seamstress in the garment industry, Mary moved to Highlands County in ...



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://www.newssun.com/Obituaries/090813-Quintal

Sunday, September 8, 2013

Bernie Williams Performs at the White Plains Jazz Festival

... summer educational band; Gilberto Colon Jr. and Ensalada De Pulpo, and Sage, an all women's jazz ensemble from Mount Vernon.



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://whiteplains.patch.com/groups/around-town/p/bernie-williams-performs-at-the-white-plains-jazz-festival

Ghanaians bids farewell to Hannah Ayeh-Brachie

... at the Parkchester funeral home followed by a memorial church service at Living Faith International Church at Mount Vernon NY. That very evening the final funeral rite followed at Gauchos in the Bronx. A host of community and Crowd of mourners some ...



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://mobile.ghanaweb.com/wap/article.php?ID=285079

Saturday, September 7, 2013

New Rochelle Community Activist Endorses Astorino

... incumbent for re-election, including former 19-year Democratic State Assemblyman Ronald Tocci (D-New Rochelle); Mount Vernon City Councilwoman Deborah Reynolds (D-Mount Vernon); the Rev. Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson and Jewish community leaders ...



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://chappaqua.dailyvoice.com/politics/new-rochelle-community-activist-endorses-astorino

Heidelberg Speedmaster XL 75 Presses Springing Up from New York to New Hampshire

In the northeast U.S., a recent spate of Speedmaster XL 75 installations evinces the growing popularity of Heidelberg's market-leading XL platform in a flexible, half-size format.



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://www.inkworldmagazine.com/news/2013/09/06/heidelberg_speedmaster_xl_75_presses_springing_up_from_new_york_to_new_hampshire_?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+InkWorldBreakingNews+%28Ink+World+Magazine+Breaking+News%29

Friday, September 6, 2013

Scoop: the Chew on Abc - Week of September 9, 2013

... 11 - "Surprising Suppers" - "Hottest Men in the Kitchen" week with Chef Carla Hall visiting a firehouse in Mount Vernon, NY; Grammy Award winner Gloria Estefan; a lucky audience member wins the chance to cook with the hosts. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 - ...



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Scoop-THE-CHEW-on-ABC-Week-of-September-9-2013-20130906

Bumper Crop of Speedmaster XL 75 Presses Springing Up from New York to New Hampshire

September 5, 2013 - In the northeast United States, a recent spate of Speedmaster XL 75 installations evinces the growing popularity of Heidelberg's market-leading XL platform in a flexible, half-size format.



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://www.piworld.com/article/speedmaster-xl-75-presses-springing-up-from-new-york-to-new-hampshire/1

Hawthorne Woman Facing Stolen Gun Charges

EASTCHESTER, N.Y. A pair of Mount Vernon residents and a Hawthorne woman were among a group of four arrested in Tuckahoe after police investigated reports of shots fired over the weekend.



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://mountpleasant.dailyvoice.com/police-fire/tuckahoe-police-arrest-four-stolen-gun-charges

Thursday, September 5, 2013

Mount Vernon Police Investigating Three Armed Robberies in One-Hour Span

Around 11 p.m. on Sept. 2, Mount Vernon police responded to the first of three armed robberies that would take place within the hour.



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://www.examiner.com/article/mount-vernon-police-investigating-three-armed-robberies-one-hour-span?cid=rss

Public Notice - City of Mount Vernon, Texas Department of Agriculture MS Grant Program - 8/22/2013

The City of Mount Vernon has recently completed Texas Community Development Block Grant Program activities under its 2011 TxCDBG Contract #711302 with the Texas Department of Agriculture.



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://www.mt-vernon.com/notices/publiclnotices/10334-public-notice-city-of-mount-vernon-texas-department-of-agriculture-ms-grant-program-8-22-2013.html

HDMI Extenders support HDBaseT technology.

... equipment, and offer built-in EDID control, which ensures proper handshake between HDMI devices every time. MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- Key Digital , the expert in audio and video technology and solutions, is proud to introduce FatCat Series(TM) model ...



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://news.thomasnet.com/fullstory/HDMI-Extenders-support-HDBaseT-technology-20013709

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Obituary: Margaret Campbell Davison

... a trip to the West Coast and got as far as Denver, CO, where she was born on March 11, 1918. She grew up in Mount Vernon, NY and the Campbell family farm in Millerton, NY. She graduated from Oberlin College with a degree in English and earned a ...



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://www.antonnews.com/oysterbayenterprisepilot/79-oysterbayobits/32287-obituary-margaret-campbell-davison.html

Upholding The Art Of Chazzanut At YU's Belz School Of Jewish Music

Yeshiva College graduate Zachary Bienenfeld continues his studies at Belz. He will lead the High Holiday services at a Mount Vernon synagogue.



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://www.jewishpress.com/sections/features/feautures-on-jewish-world/upholding-the-art-of-chazzanut-at-yus-belz-school-of-jewish-music/2013/09/03/

Army Cadet Annmarie C. Allen

... student at Hofstra University, Hempstead. She is the daughter of Mayah and Hopeton Allen of East Third Street, Mount Vernon. Allen graduated in 2011 from Mount Vernon High School.



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://www.hvpress.net/news/135/ARTICLE/12832/2013-09-04.html

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Key Digital Introduces Breakthrough HDMI Extender KD-CATHD500Pro

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y., Sept. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Key Digital , the expert in audio and video technology and solutions, is proud to introduce FatCat Series model KD-CATHD500Pro HDBT/HDMI Extenders, the newest digital video distribution solution.



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://it.tmcnet.com/news/2013/09/03/7383164.htm

Upholding The Art Of Chazzanut At YU's Belz School Of Jewish Music

Yeshiva College graduate Zachary Bienenfeld continues his studies at Belz. He will lead the High Holiday services at a Mount Vernon synagogue.



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://www.jewishpress.com/uncategorized/upholding-the-art-of-chazzanut-at-yus-belz-school-of-jewish-music/2013/09/03/

Patricia Monteleone, 64, Of New Rochelle

Monteleone was born Nov. 8, 1948, in Mount Vernon, daughter of John and Jean Spear.



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://newrochelle.dailyvoice.com/obituaries/patricia-monteleone-64-new-rochelle

JoAnn Palmieri, 69, Longtime Hawthorne Resident

Palmieri was born May 23, 1944, in Mt. Vernon, to Joseph and Mary Barnaba. She lived in Hawthorne since 1969.



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://mountpleasant.dailyvoice.com/obituaries/joann-palmieri-69-longtime-hawthorne-resident

Plans for New Office, First Day of School and Discounted Wine

... The Howell'N Pig barbecue joint before those plans were abandoned. First Day of School for ACPS - Mount Vernon and Samuel Tucker students have been back in the class for a month, but the rest of Alexandria City's Public School system returns to the ...



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://delray.patch.com/groups/5-things/p/plans-for-new-office-first-day-of-school-and-discounted-wine

Monday, September 2, 2013

Active Brookfield Resident Mary Liscio, 95

... late Elio Liscio, former Dean of Fordham University College of Pharmacy, and former Councilman for the City of Mount Vernon, NY. She was a permanent resident of Brookfield for over 20 years, where she and her husband had maintained a summer home for ...



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://brookfield.patch.com/groups/obituaries/p/active-brookfield-resident-mary-liscio-95

Jocelyn Bonnette

She was born Nov. 15, 1924, in Mount Vernon, Ohio, to the late Oscar and Maude Fawcett.



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://mountvernonnews.com/obituary/13/09/02/obit?id=1

20 Days of Summer: Time for Labor Day Festivals

... Green is at 777 Lynn Street. Good Shepherd Catholic Church brings its 38th annual International Festival to the Mount Vernon community from noon until 6 p.m. today at the church. The Labor Day tradition includes ethnic dishes and drinks, as well as ...



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://kingstowne.patch.com/groups/summer/p/20-days-of-summer-time-for-labor-day-festivals_45a182a0

20 Days of Summer: Time for Labor Day Festivals

... is at 777 Lynn St., Herndon. Good Shepherd Catholic Church brings its 38th annual International Festival to the Mount Vernon community from noon until 6 p.m. today at the church. The Labor Day tradition includes ethnic dishes and drinks, as well as ...



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://arlington-va.patch.com/groups/summer/p/20-days-of-summer-time-for-labor-day-festivals_fb639618

20 Days of Summer: Time for Labor Day Festivals

... Green is at 777 Lynn Street. Good Shepherd Catholic Church brings its 38th annual International Festival to the Mount Vernon community from noon until 6 p.m. today at the church. The Labor Day tradition includes ethnic dishes and drinks, as well as ...



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://dalecity.patch.com/groups/summer/p/20-days-of-summer-time-for-labor-day-festivals_49333933

Sunday, September 1, 2013

20 Days of Summer: Time for Labor Day Festivals

... Green is at 777 Lynn Street. Good Shepherd Catholic Church brings its 38th annual International Festival to the Mount Vernon community from noon until 6 p.m. today at the church. The Labor Day tradition includes ethnic dishes and drinks, as well as ...



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://woodbridge-va.patch.com/groups/summer/p/20-days-of-summer-time-for-labor-day-festivals_2b8f5971

Bronxville's Weezie D 'Shows Fashion Has Heart'

Weezie D and Staples have teamed up with the Boys and Girls Club of Mount Vernon for a Back to School Drive that you can help with.



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://bronxville.patch.com/groups/business-news/p/bronxvilles-weezie-d-shows-fashion-has-heart

Once a doormat, Monroe has high expectations in 2013

... ability helped the Bearcats to a near-perfect record against Wesco North opponents, their only loss coming to Mount Vernon. "He can change a game with his big-play ability," Abrams said. "His breakaway speed, I don't know if it is as fast as some of ...



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20130901/SPORTS01/709019913/1004/Big-goals-for-Bearcats

Big goals for Bearcats: Once a doormat, Monroe has high expectations in 2013

... ability helped the Bearcats to a near-perfect record against Wesco North opponents, their only loss coming to Mount Vernon. "He can change a game with his big-play ability," Abrams said. "His breakaway speed, I don't know if it is as fast as some of ...



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20130901/SPORTS01/709019913/Big-goals-for-Bearcats

September 1: Charter schools, guardian angels and victim blaming

... institutions. Their business may be education, but they are profit-making corporations nevertheless. Sandi Lusk Mount Vernon, N.Y.: Eva Moskowitz gets it: You need a zero tolerance disciplinary policy for students to learn. One disruptive kid ...



via Mount Vernon Newswire http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/september-1-charter-schools-guardian-angels-victim-blaming-article-1.1442144

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