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Thursday, July 31, 2014

Mamaroneck, Larchmont Streets Torn Up For New Gas Line Installation

... get to work in August." The Streetscape project has hit several bumps in the road with the original contractor, Mount Vernon-based DiMarino Brothers. The village issued a stop work order last June, declaring the contractor in default of the ...



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Police: Drag racing crash in Dobbs Ferry killed driver, Chris Seguinot, of West Harrison

... of the bridge. Seguinot worked in construction at ELQ Industries in New Rochelle and Patrillo Contracting in Mount Vernon. Friends say the Camaro he was driving the night of the accident had been a graduation gift. Police anticipate filing charges ...



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Macintosh Electric Powers Up Annual Bull Rodeo in Westchester County, NY

... together, and is home to a large population of Mexican Americans and attracts returns from New Rochelle, Mount Vernon and Ossining populations; along with attracting neighboring residences of Bronx County, and Manhattan. The supplemental earnings ...



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Fascinating Account of Baseball Game Played at Pelham Bridge in 1878

... of Pelham. Ballplayers from all over the region from as far away as Staten Island and Yonkers and as near as Mount Vernon and New Rochelle traveled to Pelham to play ball. Baseball, at the time, could be a day-long affair ending with a glorious meal ...



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Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Mount Vernon Man Faces Life In Prison In Woman's Slaying

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Lloyd "Blue" Lewis, the Mount Vernon man implicated in the death of beloved South Sixth Street resident Emma Gruber , was arraigned on Wednesday, July 30, on a 17-count indictment that includes first-degree murder.



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Indictment in killing of NY woman, 85

... first-degree murder. Emma Gruber was last seen alive on Feb. 10 when a senior center bus dropped her off at her Mount Vernon home. A relative filed a missing person report. Detectives found her body on Feb. 12, under a large pile of clothes and a ...



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Not guilty plea entered for murder suspect

A Westchester County judge entered a not guilty plea today for the man accused of killing a Mount Vernon grandmother.



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Mount Vernon Suspect To Be Arraigned In Death Of Emma Gruber

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. A Mount Vernon man will be arraigned Wednesday on a murder charge in the slaying of his elderly neighbor in February.



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Frank Graziano, Jr., 88, Of Mount Vernon, Korean War Veteran

Graziano was born Jan. 7, 1926, in Mt. Vernon, to Frank Sr. and Elizabeth Graziano.



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Mount Vernon Apartment Fire Displaces One Resident

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Cleanup crews were hard at work in Mount Vernon on Tuesday, July 29, after flames tore through a North Terrace Avenue apartment in the morning.



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Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Radio show host continues to fight trespassing charge

... Police. If convicted, he faces a six-month jail sentence and a $1,500 fine. But Kelly appealed the case to the Mount Vernon-based 5th Appellate Court, which ruled the case was dismissed for an incorrect legal reason, and sent it back for trial. ...



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Neighbor Charged Five Months After Elderly Mount Vernon Woman's Murder

A Mount Vernon man was charged on Tuesday in the slaying of his 85-year-old neighbor, according to LoHud.com.



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Cops reel in NY man wanted as fugitive from justice

OiNiel A. Cherrington, 35, of Mount Vernon, N.Y., was taken into custody Saturday while fishing in Westport because, police said, he was wanted by the U.S. Marshal's office as a fugitive from justice.



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OiNiel A. Cherrington, 35, of Mount Vernon, N.Y., was taken into custody Saturday while fishing in Westport because, police said, he was wanted by the U.S. Marshal's office as a fugitive from justice.



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Red Light Traffic Cameras Coming To Mount Vernon

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. New Rochelle and Mount Vernon motorists are going to have to exercise a little more caution when approaching yellow lights in their cities after Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation to install red light traffic cameras at intersections.



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Monday, July 28, 2014

Broad Street Bridge closure causes headaches in Mount Vernon

The Broad Street Bridge connecting Mount Vernon and Yonkers is so worn out that crews have a long list of repairs, including fixing concrete piers and laying new pavement.



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Marine Division's Big Catch of the Day

... bond, police said today. According to Police Capt. Vincent Penna, Oneil Cherrington, 35, of 11 Prospect Ave., Mount Vernon, N.Y. was taken into custody after a computer search via the National Crime Information Center showed an active warrant from ...



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The Oakwood Heights Homeowners Association Revitalized

... starts a long time ago with Millicent and Louis Friedman. Both Mr. and Mrs. Friedman were born and bred in Mount Vernon. Mr. Friedman was a prominent local attorney and Mrs. Friedman a schoolteacher. They purchased a house on Sycamore Avenue in ...



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Sunday, July 27, 2014

Murder Charge Against Mount Vernon Security Guard Tops Week's News

A Mount Vernon man, Dontan Jenkins, 32, who works for a security company was accused of shooting and killing a coworker at Levister Towers on Monday, according to LoHud.com.



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Friday, July 25, 2014

Iona Freshman Fight Hunger, Homelessness In New Rochelle

... Rochelle and Westchester County. To address these issues, they worked with the Project Family Soup Kitchen of Mount Vernon and the Trinity St. Paul's Brown Bag Lunch Program of New Rochelle. They also engaged in a shoreline cleanup of the Huguenot ...



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Christine Raia, 85, Former Longtime Mount Vernon Resident

Raia was born Nov. 27, 1928, in Mount Vernon and she was the daughter of Enrico "Harry" Ciallella and Rose Covino Mosca.



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Stage Coach Accident in Pelham in Early 1883

... reported that Robert J. Vickery and one of his brothers, Fred Vickery, had bought a local livery business in Mount Vernon, NY and would take over its operation. See [Untitled], The Chronicle [Mount Vernon, NY], Jan. 30, 1890 (reporting "Messrs. ...



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Mobile Passport Office Heading To Mount Vernon

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Things just got easier for Mount Vernon residents considering traveling abroad this summer.



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Thursday, July 24, 2014

Mount Vernon firefighter Rodney Mack mourned

Family, friends and fellow firefighters gathered at Allen Memorial Church of God in Mount Vernon to say goodbye to Rodney Mack Jr. today.



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William DiVernieri, 96, Of New Rochelle, Retired Salesman, Liebmans

DiVernieri was born Oct. 9, 1917, in Mount Vernon. He was a salesman with Liebmans in New Rochelle for over 40 years until his retirement.



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Mount Vernon Not Sweating Brooklyn Bridge Flag Swap

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Despite some New Yorkers fearing a message of terror when a pair of bleached American flags were found flying atop the Brooklyn Bridge on Tuesday, July 22, many in Mount Vernon felt it a sign of expression or art, not a sign from an enemy.



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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

White Plains-based WCJS Wins Grant For After-School Program

... activities and educational support to students in second- through sixth-grade at Hamilton Elementary School in Mount Vernon for more than 15 years. With the grant, the program will be expanded to five days a week and to three hours per day. The ...



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Man arrested in shooting death of security guard

MOUNT VERNON City Police in Mount Vernon arrested a suspect in connection with the early morning shooting death of a male security guard in the lobby of 241 South 9th Avenue in the city on Monday.



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The Mystery of the Missing Bridegroom: Pelhamville Rocked by Mystery in 1893

... SHE SAID. ----- Mystery Connected With the Disappearance of a Bridegroom. A special to the New York World from Mount Vernon, N.Y., says: Pelhamville, a hamlet one mile east of this city, has a sensation. Miss Kate, the pretty nineteen-year-old ...



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Affordable Housing Sale To Give Mamaroneck Non-Profit A Boost

... based in Yonkers that also provides affordable housing. It owns about 1,000 units, mostly in Yonkers and Mount Vernon, with some in New Rochelle, White Plains, Greenburgh and the Bronx. "We would like to expand services far beyond just our own ...



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Optimism Spreads As Mount Vernon Schools Begin Transition

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. With new leadership at the top, and a clear vision in place for students, optimism is reaching a new high in the much-maligned Mount Vernon School District.



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Peggy Eason Returns for Encore at Don't Tell Mama Tonight

... her work or life. She has had an illustrious and varied career. She grew up in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and Mount Vernon, New York. An accomplished vocalist, Miss Eason is classically trained and began singing professionally from a very young age. She ...



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Peggy Eason Shows Them All At Don't Tell Mama

... has frequented since 2009. A native New Yorker, the cabaret artist grew up in the Williamsburg, Brooklyn and Mount Vernon, New York area. Classically trained, Eason earned her Masters in Voice and Music Education at the Manhattan School of Music ...



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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Lowes Moore Appointed to NCADD Westchester

Lowes Moore, Executive Director of the Mount Vernon Boys and Girls Club was recently appointed to the Board of Directors of the National Council for Alcoholism and Drug Dependence/ Westchester .



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Iona College Freshmen Get an Education in Serving Their Community

For the fifth consecutive year, Iona College welcomed first-year students to campus for Iona in Mission: Go New Ro, part of the Iona in Mission service program.



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Mount Vernon Security Guard Accused Of Killing Colleague

A Mount Vernon man who works for a security company stands accused of shooting and killing a coworker at Levister Towers on Monday, according to LoHud.com.



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Cuomo green lights red-light cameras for Rochester

Red-light camera programs in Rochester and Yonkers were extended for five years by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday, while new programs in New Rochelle and Mt.



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Guard for Brooklyn-based company, Nature's Finest Security, killed on the job in Mount Vernon

... to return that evening and shoot the victim inside the booth where he worked at an apartment building in Mount Vernon. They say the victim had only been employed for 10 days. Nature's Finest Security said it cannot comment on the investigation, but ...



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Bronx man killed in shooting on the job at Nature's Finest Security in Mount Vernon

According to investigators, the victim's supervisor, identified as 32-year-old Dontan L. Jenkins, has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection with the shooting.



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Helene Gaito Lorenzo, 85, Of Mount Vernon

Lorenzo was born in Mount Vernon, and was the daughter of Joseph and Mary Gaito.



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Monday, July 21, 2014

Iona College Welcomes New Students to Mission Service Program

The following release is from Iona College, and it chronicles "Iona in Mission: Go New Ro," which is a hands-on program that for the 2014 version helps to acquaint students with direct service and advocacy in the New Rochelle community: For the fifth consecutive year, Iona College welcomed first-year students to campus for Iona in Mission: Go New ... (more)



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Union president: Mount Vernon's fire department understaffed, unable to respond to all calls

Mount Vernon's union president admits his department could not respond to a June fire on Post Street in Yonkers because the department was down firefighters and the city would not pay overtime.



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Yonkers Cop Hurt In Mount Vernon Hit-Run Sues Suspect

... Mallon suffered a fractured spine when he was hit by a car driven by 27-year-old Leroi Bouche last month in Mount Vernon, according to the report. The report states Mallon is suing Bouche and Nicholas Richards, the owner of the car Bouche was ...



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New Rochelle Humane Society Makes Splash With Its Dog Wash Fund-raiser

... ndors, food and agility courses. The shelter partners with Pet Rescue of Larchmont and shares the proceeds with Mount Vernon.



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Image of the Second Pelham Bridge Built in 1834 From a Sketch Created in 1865

For much of the last two hundred years, there has been a bridge over the Hutchinson River where it empties into Eastchester Bay.



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New Mount Vernon Superintendent 'Excited' For Challenges

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Although he's aware of the countless challenges he'll face as he transitions to the Mount Vernon School District, new Superintendent Ken Hamilton says he is ready to step up to the plate and "restore the faith in public education."



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Sunday, July 20, 2014

SEOlympics: Best Marketing Blogs of the US East by @albertcostill

It's only fitting we return home to the USA for this month's edition of SEJ' SEOlympics it is the month we celebrate our independence and all.



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Two Mount Vernon Men Accused Of Kidnapping Tops Week's News

Greenburgh Police arrestted two Mount Vernon men, Michael Humphrey and Jason Dulyx , accused of kidnapping a woman who advertised escort services online and taking her from Queens to an Elmsford hotel.



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Greenburgh Police's Arrest On Crack Cocaine Charges Tops News Last Week

... shot down over the Russian-Ukraine border Thursday . Greenburgh police reported on Sunday, July 13, that two Mount Vernon men have been accused of kidnapping a woman who advertised escort services online and taking her from Queens to an Elmsford ...



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Friday, July 18, 2014

Mount Vernon mayor and firefighter unions at odds over size of force

Mount Vernon's firefighter unions are clashing with the mayor's office over allegations of understaffing, but the mayor argues that the problem amounts to sick time abuse.



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Mount Vernon Man Charged In Connection With Yonkers Homicide

... "Buddha," 23, of Yonkers; James Johnson, aka "Jimmy," 22, of Yonkers; and Kenneth Moore, aka "Doogie," 24, of Mount Vernon, N.Y. were arrested and charged for the gang-related homicide in Yonkers, police said. The men are members and affiliates of ...



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Brief Account of the 1890 Fire that Destroyed Loftus Brotherton's Grocery Store

... had a reputation for high quality goods, it was a busy and successful business that attracted shoppers from Mount Vernon, Pelham, and New Rochelle. The little store also served as an important gathering place for members of the community. I have ...



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New Anti-Violence Program Launched In Mount Vernon

Family Services of Westchester recently launched a new violence prevention program, SNUG, in Mount Vernon thanks to a $270,000 grant.



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Here's A Rundown Of Events Scheduled For Mount Vernon This Summer

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Plenty of events are scheduled for the rest of the summer in Mount Vernon.



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Thursday, July 17, 2014

WCHC Hosting Southern Westchester Summit Focusing On Tax Cap Initiative

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Wartburg and Westchester County Home Owners' Coalition will host the first Southern Westchester Summit from 7p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday at Wartburg's Conference Center at 200 Wartburg Place.



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BiologicTxA Selected As The Specialty Pharmacy For Prospective,...

... therapy on donor specific antibodies (DSA) in renal transplant recipients. Study sponsors are Databean of Mount Vernon, NY and eMax Health of White Plains, NY. The clinical trial involves ten leading Transplant Centers throughout the United States, ...



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William E. Matthews

... at the end of last summer. The son of William H. Matthews and the former Catherine Ramsay, he was born in Mount Vernon, N.Y., on Jan. 20, 1936. He grew up there, graduating from A.B. Davis High School and later from Manhattan College. He served in ...



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Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Mount Vernon baseball players learn life lessons

... summer day. No matter why they love this game, for this collection of 11- and 12-year-old baseball players in Mount Vernon, N.Y., all the hard work on and off the field is paying off. These kids and their coaches will be playing a tournament during ...



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Living Within the Tax Cap Forum for Southern Westchester

Jul. 16, 2014 - MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- Living within the Tax Cap Forum brings the Leadership of Southern Westchester Together Wartburg and Westchester County Home Owners' Coalition are pleased to host the first Southern Westchester Summit which will focus on Governor Cuomo's Tax Capt initiative and its implication for southern Westchester ... (more)



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Yorktown Welcomes New Coach Downes After Controversial Departure At Mahopac

... when Mahopac students were involved is a racially charge episode during a Section 1 semifinal loss to Mount Vernon High School in February. Following the loss, social media was filled with racist tweets from Mahopac students and others toward the ...



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Violence Prevention Program Introduced In Mount Vernon

In an effort to reduce and prevent street violence in one of Westchester's highest-risk communities, SNUG was established in Mount Vernon on July 1. Building on the SNUG initiative formed in New York in 2009, the program combines street outreach and violence intervention in localities that have been shown to have high rates of homicides and ... (more)



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Phony 'Gypsy' Cab Driver Sentenced For Mount Vernon Sexual Assault

A man who operated a fake "gypsy cab" and used it to assault a woman in Mount Vernon was sentenced to 12 years in prison and 20 years probation, according to Westchester District Attorney Janet DiFiore.



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New Rochelle, Mount Vernon slated to have red light cameras installed at intersections

Both cities got approval from the state Legislature to install the cameras, which are meant to cut down on red light runners.



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Tuesday, July 15, 2014

2015 FDNY calendar includes female firefighter

... summer day. No matter why they love this game, for this collection of 11- and 12-year-old baseball players in Mount Vernon, N.Y., all the hard work on and off the field is paying off. These kids and their coaches will be playing a tournament during ...



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Mount Vernon Little League players learn life lessons

... summer day. No matter why they love this game, for this collection of 11- and 12-year-old baseball players in Mount Vernon, N.Y., all the hard work on and off the field is paying off. These kids and their coaches will be playing a tournament during ...



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De Blasio headed to Italy despite LIRR strike threat

... summer day. No matter why they love this game, for this collection of 11- and 12-year-old baseball players in Mount Vernon, N.Y., all the hard work on and off the field is paying off. These kids and their coaches will be playing a tournament during ...



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Mayors of New Rochelle, White Plains and Others Support Tappan Zee Loan

The mayors of New Rochelle, White Plains, Yonkers and Mount Vernon, and the Town Supervisor of Greenburgh, released a statement Tuesday in support of the Tappan Zee Bridge reconstruction loan that uses state clean water fund money.



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New Rochelle, Mount Vernon slated to have red-light cameras installed at intersections

Both cities got approval from the state Legislature to install the cameras, which are meant to cut down on red light runners.



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New Rochelle, Mount Vernon slated to have red-light cameras installed at intersections

Both cities got approval from the state Legislature to install the cameras, which are meant to cut down on red light runners.



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Flooding Causes Roadway Closures In Westchester

The southbound Bronx River Parkway in White Plains is closed between Chatterton Avenue and Route 119 (Exit 21). The closure began at 3:20 p.m. The Hutchinson River Parkway is closed between East Third Street (Exit 10) and East Lincoln Avenue (Exit 12) in Mount Vernon. That closure began at 3:40 p.m.



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Bridge connecting Yonkers and Mount Vernon closes for repairs

Traffic is shut down for drivers in both directions at the intersection of Midland and Bronx River Road and Locust Street. The bridge will remain open to pedestrians.



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Monday, July 14, 2014

Stressed? Website Says Thata s a Santa Monica Thing

... No. 4 Neptune Beach, No. 5 Atlantic Beach and No. 9 Jacksonville Beach). Also included on the list are No. 3 Mount Vernon, N.Y. and No. 9 Alexandria, Va., which is tied with Jacksonville Beach. Some people might be surprised to find Santa Monica on ...



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All-Star FanFest: Baseball greats lead clinics for youth

... to do something with my life.' That's all that matters," Guardado said. Jack Price has been a coach with the Mount Vernon, New York team of Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities for almost 12 years. He said the program helps keep the kids involved in ...



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Two Mount Vernon Men Accused Of Kidnapping, Taking Victim To Greenburgh

Greenurgh Police reported on Sunday, July 13, that two Mount Vernon men have been accused of kidnapping a woman who advertised escort services online and taking her from Queens to an Elmsford hotel.



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Ellen Jane Tamilio, 65, Longtime Eastchester Resident

Tamilio was born July 22, 1948, in Bronxville, to Edward John and Cecelia Tierney.



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Frances Cardi, 89, Of Pleasantville, Worked For NY Telephone

Cardi was born March 26, 1925, in Mt. Vernon, to Louis and Francesca Marciante. After graduating from A.B. Davis High School in 1943, she worked at the family grocery store for several years.



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Sunday, July 13, 2014

Indictment Of Mount Vernon Man In Assault On Officer Tops Week's News

A Mount Vernon man, Leroi Bouche, 27 , was indicted on 10 counts on Tuesday stemming from an alleged assault of a Yonkers Police officer, according to Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore.



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Saturday, July 12, 2014

Mt. Vernon RBI epitomizes sportsmanship, teamwork

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Friday, July 11, 2014

Mount Vernon Man Arrested On Drug Charges In Norwalk

A Mount Vernon, N.Y., man was arrested in Norwalk on Friday after police said they found crack cocaine in his car.



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Broad Street Bridge Closes Monday Evening Until Late August

The following announcement is from the Westchester County Department of Public Works and Transportation: Work has begun on the rehabilitation of the Broad Street Bridge over the Bronx River Parkway, Bronx River and Metro-North Railroad in the cities of Yonkers and Mount Vernon.



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Mount Vernon Hosts First Film Festival In September

... nightly outdoor screening of classic films shown against the City Hall rotunda. It will also put a spotlight on Mount Vernon's diverse culture and celebrate actors who were either born in Mount Vernon or reside there now, such as Denzel Washington, ...



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Marie Barletta, 73, Former Longtime Mount Vernon Resident

Barletta was the daughter of Anthony and Jean Barletta. She attended The College of New Rochelle and graduated from Georgetown University and the Columbia School of Public Health.



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Mount Vernon Native Named 'Teacher Of The Year'

Eastchester teacher Toni Gamils, who hails from Mount Vernon, was named the "Teacher of the Year" by the New York Elementary Classroom Teachers Association.



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Author to Teach How to Elevate Fine Food with a Musical Pairing at...

Barbara Werner, a New York City-based author and professionally-trained chef, is offering a class, to be hosted at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse on July 17th, on how to elevate the culinary arts with the perfect musical pairing.



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Thursday, July 10, 2014

Mount Vernon Career Criminal Indicted For Assaulting A Police Officer

Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore announced that Leroi Bouche of 42 Sheridan Avenue, Mount Vernon, New York was arraigned today on a 10 count indictment charging him with: a one count of Leaving the Scene of an Incident Without Reporting and Personal Injury, a class "E" Felony under the NYS VTL, a one count of Aggravated Unlicensed ... (more)



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Theatrical Debut of Wartburg Puppeteers

Jul. 10, 2014 - MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- The Theatrical Debut of the Talented Wartburg Puppeteers at Wartburg's New Adult Care Center Mount Vernon, NY July 2, 2014 - Earlier this summer, the eight Talented Wartburg Puppeteers, a group of sixty-to-eighty year old registrants at the Adult Day Care Center at Wartburg, a senior services provider based in ... (more)



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Vera Donato, 92, Cafeteria Worker For New Rochelle Schools

Donato was born to Maria and Antonio. She worked several years for the New Rochelle Schools as a cafeteria worker.



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Barbara Werner Shares Food with a Musical Pairing at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse in Manhattan, 7/17

Gastronomy is the art of cooking or eating fine food. Music is the art of sound in time.



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Dedicated Homemaker Jane Pica, of Yorktown Heights, Passed Away

The following information was provided by Cargain Funeral Home-- Jane A. Pica, 97, of Yorktown Heights, New York, passed away on July 6, 2014.



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Mount Vernon Schools Continue Administrative Overhaul

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Fresh on the heels of the announcement of Dr. Kenneth Hamilton as permanent superintendent, the Mount Vernon Board of Education continued to fill in its administrative ranks with the hiring of an assistant superintendent for business.



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Tag Sales In And Around Scarsdale

... in Harrison is hosting a garage sale between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 12. 161 Pennsylvania Ave. in Mount Vernon is hosting a yard sale between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 12. 25 East Broad Street in Mount Vernon is hosting a tag ...



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Tag Sales In And Around New Rochelle

... in Harrison is hosting a garage sale between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 12. 161 Pennsylvania Ave. in Mount Vernon is hosting a yard sale between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 12. 25 East Broad Street in Mount Vernon is hosting a tag ...



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Anti-violence program Operation SNUG holds meeting in Mount Vernon

An anti-gun program held its first formal meeting in Mount Vernon Wednesday night to work to curb street violence.



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Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Lavin Adds Size To St. John's Roster

... of New York big men in Christ The King center Adonis Delarosa (Middle Village, N.Y.) and forward Keith Thomas (Mount Vernon, N.Y.) out of Westchester Community College. "We are pleased to sign two prospects from New York as we bolster the frontline ...



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High winds cause damage, power outages to thousands of homes

... ranch to snap and fall onto a convertible on the Cross County Parkway just east of the Broad Street overpass in Mount Vernon. The driver was able to get out on her own, but her car was heavily damaged.



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Record of the Celebration of the Silver Anniversary of the Mason...

... Village of North Pelham druggist Seth T. Lyman, met in the meeting room of Hiawatha Lodge No. 434 F. & A. M. in Mount Vernon to organize a new masonic lodge in the Town of Pelham to be known as Winyah Lodge. Winyah Lodge purchased the former club ...



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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Truman Scholar, Mount Vernon Resident Meets With Congressman

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Mount Vernon resident and Truman Scholarship recipient Akunna Faith Uka met with U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel last month to talk about public service careers, with a focus on teaching.



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... 27.12 percent more. 2. Indio, California, 14.64 percent more. 3. Inglewood, California, 13.96 percent more. 4. Mount Vernon, New York, 12.22 percent more. 5. Pharr, Texas, 11.51 percent more. 6. Richmond, California, 9.89 percent more. 7. Miami ...



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Mount Vernon Manhunt Suspect Faces 25 Years In Prison

Leroi Bouche, the career criminal who took police on a wild, nearly weeklong manhunt after running down an investigator in Mount Vernon last month, was arraigned Tuesday, July 8, on a 10-count indictment that includes eight felony charges.



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Mary Gertrude Therese Allen, 96, Of Mount Vernon

Allen was born Aug. 8, 1917, in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan. She graduated from the College of New Rochelle with a BA in English, and taught briefly in Our Lady of Victory school in Mount Vernon before accepting a job with Reader's Digest.



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Sid Leslie

A memorial service for Sid Leslie will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, July 12 at the First United Methodist Church in Mount Vernon



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Mount Vernon Tabs NJ Educator As New Superintendent

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. At long last, the Mount Vernon School District has found a permanent replacement for interim Superintendent Judith Johnson, with New Jersey native Dr. Kenneth Hamilton being named as her successor.



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Monday, July 7, 2014

Virginia Adele Holmes Sobek : Obituary

Virginia Adele Holmes Sobek of Conyers, Georgia passed away Thursday, June 26, 2014 at Heritage Healthcare in Jasper, Georgia in the presence of family.



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Women make more money than men in 16 U.S. cities, including Syracuse

... New York was the only other state with more than one city that favored women. Females in Westchester County's Mount Vernon earn 112.22 percent as much as their male counterparts on average. While all of the cities on the American Community Survey's ...



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More About Pelham Residents Who Served Their Nation During the U.S. Civil War

... was born August 17, 1839 and died June 10, 1917. He is buried at St. Paul's Church, National Historic Site in Mount Vernon, NY. His grave was decorated as the grave of a Civil War veteran as part of the Town of Pelham Memorial Day celebrations in ...



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Late German-Born Man Raised Two Children in Sudbury

... told there was an opening for him. Therefore, in the Fall of 1958, Werner and his new wife Elfriede moved to Mount Vernon, NY. They occupied one room of a shared apartment with some sympathetic Germans. In 1962 the first of Werner and Elfriede's ...



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Sunday, July 6, 2014

Shocker Summer: What if MTXE never arrived?

... was working hard on Scooter McCray, a 6-foot-8 standout who was named New York player of the year. He is from Mount Vernon, N.Y. Illinois State also was battling Michigan State for the signature of Mitch Anderson, who has set scoring records in the ...



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Thursday, July 3, 2014

Patriotic songs come in all sounds and colors

... brother John Rosamond Johnson in 1900. You can check a version by the Grace Baptist Church Cathedral Choir of Mount Vernon, N.Y., here http://bit.ly/1ge5n6m As the music plays, photos fade in and out from slavery, the fight for Civil Rights and ...



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Calling All Artists: Mount Vernon To Host First Film Festival

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Sound Shore cinefiles will have the opportunity to show off their finest creative work as the Mount Vernon and the People's Film Fest prepare for the first ever film festival in the city.



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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Rye Group Links Foster Children To Bicycles

... find the bike that was right for them, and then had them test it out. Grace, 7, and her brother John, 11, of Mount Vernon, were among the first 10 to benefit from the Bikes4Kids initiative. All 10, between the ages of 4 and 15, took home a bicycle, ...



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Rye Group Links Foster Children To Bicycles At White Plains YMCA

... find the bike that was right for them, and then had them test it out. Grace, 7, and her brother John, 11, of Mount Vernon, were among the first 10 to benefit from the Bikes4Kids initiative. All 10, between the ages of 4 and 15, took home a bicycle, ...



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Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued For Mount Vernon

As Tropical Storm Arthur barrels its way up the East Coast and temperatures soared toward 90 and the humidity levels grew, the National Weather Service has issued a a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 9 p.m. Wednesday that includes Westchester.



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... he and his ragged army of patriots were fighting to obtain -- he would have ridden his white horse back to his Mount Vernon plantation and stayed there. As it was Washington presided over the convention that drafted the U.S. Constitution and was ...



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Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Mount Vernon Hosts July 4 Celebration At St. Paul's

The city of Mount Vernon will host the annual Independence Day celebration at St. Paul's Church National Historic Site, South Columbus and South Third avenues, on Friday, July 4. Originally located on the Village Green of the town of Eastchester, St. Paul's Church is famous for its connection with the patriotic printer John Peter Zenger and the ... (more)



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Men shot at by drunk cop to sue city for $90M

... me my life." Borrelli had been driving Felice home that night after playing in a recreational hockey game in Mount Vernon. He wiped away tears at a press conference announcing the notice of claims. Borrelli, who was not struck by bullets, will sue ...



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Why Do We Call It the Village of Pelham Instead of Pelhamville? Because We Were Duped

... the Historic Pelham Blog transcribes a lengthy article about the incident that appeared in The Daily Argus of Mount Vernon (reprinted from The New York Times). It provides a fascinating glimpse into events that we can laugh about today, but which ...



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The critical readers of Mount Vernon Roundup know that when reading, viewing, or listening to any local "mainstream" news report or blog post, the main thing to realize is that truth and objectivity may be partialy obscured or totaly absent.

While local "mainstream" media outlets and blogs often self-righteously proclaimed that only the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, is published, the critical reader knows that local news reports in "mainstream" media have three primary purposes: (a) to entice their readers, (b) to be "politically correct" so as not to offend the powers that be, and (c) to lure advertisers by showing the number of docile readers the local publication draws.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Local "mainstream" journalists, editors and publishers need to make sure they produce well-researched articles that are based on objective description of empirical facts.

One of the goals of Mount Vernon Roundup is to help these local "Mainstream" journalists, editors and publishers need to strive to convey reality and contribute to enlightenment of Mount Vernon.

However, the critical reader must understand that journalism which abandons these criteria can be misleading and destructive, pandering to the powers that be rather than courageously and honorably serving truth and justice

Resources for Letter Writers

Mount Vernon Roundup publishes email addresses for reporters, editors, and publishers when such addresses are publicly made available.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Likewise, letters to local "mainstream" reporters, editors and publishers, while based on heartfelt convictions, also should be well organized, with points and logic developed in a rational sequence.

Proper grammar, spelling, and capitalization also help the local "mainsteam" reporter, editor or publisher view the received letter as worthy of serious consideration.

Brevity and conciseness are very important, and a long-winded rambling discourse is not likely to be given serious consideration.

For that matter, a "letter" does not even have to be a letter, a single sentence can get a point across.

Nor does a letter have to be for publication or even come from a verifiable source, all it needs to do is provide valid food for thought.

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More and more local "mainstream" media-sponsored web sites are providing submission forms or links where anyone and everyone can post "comments" on their stories.

Some sites also provide various forums of one type or another.However, these forums may require registration.

Many of the comments, suggestions, and cautions that we have provided the critical reader about the submission of comments are very applicable to participation in these forums.

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

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

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

When submitting such comments, it is important to "take the high road."Personal attacks, hatefulness, rash accusations, snide insinuations, misleading assertions, and outright lies are the stock in trade of many posters, but the most effective way to disarm and dismiss these posts is to rise far above such tactics.

Name-calling, abrasiveness, unsupported and insupportable assertions, and otherwise descending to the level of negative posters' inanities not only undermines one's credibility, but reduces the likelihood that one's comments will be accepted and printed.

Submissions should be brief and concise.

Two or three short paragraphs is about all that the average reader will assimilate .

Be polite, but factual.

Try to deal with reality, and not with far out ideas or wishful thinking.

Take your own concept or idea and address it as thoughtfully, professionally, and concisely as possible.

But first read the existing comments and make sure you are not repeating what someone else has already posted.

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