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Friday, January 31, 2014

Boys basketball: Mount Vernon starves off upset bid from White Plains

Without typical wattage from its stars, Mount Vernon has been forced to succeed with traits like its strength, hustle and its effort on the glass.



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Mt. Vernon fire victim awakens from coma

... was found collapsed in a pool of water in the basement, nearly three hours after a fire broke out in their Mount Vernon home. Diedra's brother, Frank Goldwire, was killed in the blaze, and firefighters called it a miracle that she even survived. ...



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LeadingAge NY Graduates 22 Academy Fellows at Wartburg

Jan. 31, 2014 - MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- Wartburg Hosts LeadingAge Graduation Ceremony Mount Vernon, NY, -- LeadingAge New York, the state's premier association of aging services organizations, graduated 22 fellows from its prestigious, year-long Leadership Academy during a recent ceremony held at Wartburg, a senior services provider located in Mount ... (more)



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Some Mount Vernon tenants finally have heat restored after fighting for 3 weeks

A three-week struggle to have heat restored at an apartment building in Mount Vernon has come to an end for most tenants.



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LogoTags Launches New Line of Teslin Dog Tags

... (BCM), the largest manufacturer of ball chains in the world. BCM was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Mount Vernon, New York, where it operates its main production facilities, administrative offices, and customer service operations. In ...



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Mount Vernon tenants still without adequate heat

Tenants at 630 E. Lincoln Ave. in Mount Vernon say they have been living without heat for about three weeks since a boiler shut down.



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Conviction in NY crash that killed 2

... has been convicted of criminally negligent homicide. District Attorney Janet DiFiore says Kenyatta Garner of Mount Vernon faces up to four years in prison when he is sentenced on May 20. Prosecutors say Garner was speeding on the southbound Saw Mill ...



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Mount Vernon Planning Changes Following Deadly Fires

A string of recent fatal fires in Mount Vernon have prompted city officials to call for a campaign to improve building inspections and increase residents' awareness, according to LoHud.com.



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Pace Basketball Set For White Out, Alumni Day

... 8 when they host Merrimack in a doubleheader at noon. Pace University is proud to be a content partner with The Mount Vernon Daily Voice. Contact us to learn more. MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- A string of recent fatal fires in Mount Vernon have prompted ...



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Scarsdale Student Helps Westchester Community College Earn Honor

... the region's top award for a student activities group. Students from White Plains, Port Chester, Scarsdale and Mount Vernon were among the group. The National Association of Campus Activities (NACA) Northeast Conference named the Westchester Events ...



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Thursday, January 30, 2014

Heat to be restored at 630 E. Lincoln Ave. in Mount Vernon after three-week deep freeze

Tenants at 630 E. Lincoln Avenue in Mount Vernon say they have been living without heat for about three weeks since a boiler shut down.



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Spate of fire fatalities sparks Mount Vernon inspections

... teach residents to protect themselves. "Never have I witnessed such a preponderance of fires and deaths," said Mount Vernon Mayor Ernest Davis, who is instructing the fire and building departments to gear up for the inspection and educational ...



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104 mph Saw Mill crash: Mount Vernon driver found guilty of homicide

A Mount Vernon man who crashed a Mercedes-Benz on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Yonkers in July 2012 -- killing two of his passengers and injuring three others -- was found guilty Thursday of criminally negligent homicide, assault and other charges.



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Fulton Avenue Drawbridge Will Close Through March

Effective Friday, January 31 at 10 a.m. and continuing until Friday, March 28, the Fulton Avenue Drawbridge between Secor Lane and Edison Avenue in Mount Vernon and Pelham Manor will be closed to vehicular traffic.



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Heat to be restored at 6:30 E. Lincoln Ave. in Mount Vernon after three-week deep freeze

The heat should be back on by the end of Thursday night for people living at a Mount Vernon apartment complex.



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Man Convicted In High-Speed Saw Mill Crash That Killed Two

A Mount Vernon man was convicted on two counts each of criminally negligent homicide and third-degree assault after a July 2012 car crash on the Saw Mill Parkway that killed two passengers and injured two others, according to a Westchester County District Attorney release.



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NWH Dietitians Host Stress Less, Snack Smart Table To Help Students

... Westchester Hospital is proud to be a content partner with The Mt. Kisco Daily Voice. Contact us to learn more. MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- A Mount Vernon man was convicted on two counts each of criminally negligent homicide and third-degree assault after ...



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Hackensack police arrest 2 for allegedly stealing chinchilla jackets valued at $130,000

YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Two Mount Vernon, N.Y. men were in custody and a third was being sought in connection with the thefts of $130,000 worth of chinchilla fur coats from a shop at Riverside Square Mall in Hackensack earlier this month.



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HLAC Announces 2014 Board of Directors

The Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Council introduces its new board of directors for the year, which includes four new members.



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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Dwight L. Miller

... 1950, at Mountain View Regional Medical Center. He was the youngest of seven children born Dec. 31, 2014, in Mount Vernon, to Isaac William Burl and Gertude Earlene (Hawk) Miller. Dwight married Laura (Valles) Miller on Dec. 12, 1989, in Arizona. He ...



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Accidents Lead To Delays On Sprain, Cross County, Hutchinson River Parkways

... a.m. There are ramp restrictions on the westbound Cross County Parkway between Route 22 and Columbus Avenue in Mount Vernon following an accident on the exit ramp reported at 8 a.m. There are ramp restrictions near the I-684 and I-84 interchange ...



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Accidents Lead To Delays On Sprain, Cross County, Hutchinson River Parkways

... a.m. There are ramp restrictions on the westbound Cross County Parkway between Route 22 and Columbus Avenue in Mount Vernon following an accident on the exit ramp reported at 8 a.m.



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Can Love for Books and Opera Keep You Young?

... hills in the winter. It was all clean fun!!! Teresa lived in South West Yonkers, on top of a hill overlooking Mount Vernon, where she walked to when she needed to shop for food; only after WWII a bus line was established for the local residents. Her ...



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Boys basketball: Mount Vernon knocks off rival New Rochelle

Mount Vernon boys basketball coach Bob Cimmino doesn't ask for much when the Knights play at rival New Rochelle.



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Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Edward J. Doup

... following an extended illness. The son of Howard H. and Helen M. (Strater) Doup, Ed was born April 25, 1929, in Mount Vernon. After graduating from Mount Vernon High School, Ed served in the U.S. Army, 1st Infantry (The Big Red 1) and was stationed ...



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Bryan D. Riley

... exotic cars that could be seen. He always aided family when they had car troubles. Drew was a 1980 graduate of Mount Vernon High School and attended the technical school in Newark. Survived by his parents, Paul and Sue; brother, Joel (Laura) and ...



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LoopFood: Chinese New Year

... veteran of the restaurant business and proprietor of bustling Spring Asian Cuisine in the Fleetwood section of Mount Vernon, is known for showcasing pan-Asian specialties from China, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam. The popularity of ...



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Mary Virginia Ferrara, 91, Of New Rochelle

Ferrara was born Oct. 2, 1922, in Mt. Vernon, to Frank and Maria Piperis. She was a parishioner of Holy Family Church.



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The Pelham Manor Post Office

Few in Pelham realize that there once was a Pelham Manor Post Office that served the neighborhood that became today's Village of Pelham Manor.



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Girls basketball: Practice makes perfect in Mount Vernon win vs. Scarsdale

Sabriana Franck said she shoots 50-80 free throws each day at practice. Aside from the fact that Mount Vernon coach Ayo Hart drills the necessity of good free-throw shooting into his players, Franck practices for moments like Monday.



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Monday, January 27, 2014

Fires in New Rochelle, Mount Vernon displace more than a dozen

More than a dozen people were displaced by a two fires Monday, one in New Rochelle and the other in Mount Vernon.



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Jan. 27: Justin Bieber, Chirlane de Blasio and the snow storm

Mt. Vernon, N.Y.: Like so many other young celebrities, Justin Bieber has gone from an innocent and engaging teen idol to an out-of-control young man .



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Sunday, January 26, 2014

Area college notebook: WVU's Taylor Palmer changes pace

... farms around Morgantown was one of the first things she noticed. Cows weren't exactly commonplace back home in Mount Vernon. "There is kind of a farm life out here, which I was not used to," Palmer said. More than three years later Palmer, who is ...



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Saturday, January 25, 2014

MTA chief calls Metro-North outage caused by workers 'unacceptable'

... the New Haven Line was crippled for 12 days after a feeder cable failed at a Metro-North substation in Mount Vernon, where equipment was being upgraded. The cable had apparently been damaged by Consolidated Edison as another line was taken out of ...



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McDowdell commits to Central Florida

The storied basketball tradition at Mount Vernon High School is well established.



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Friday, January 24, 2014

Ayson leads Pelicans to win

... and defensively." Tyler Loccisano scored 23 for Ardsley. Best of the rest: Devonte Banner scored 20 to lead Mount Vernon past Mamaroneck 69-41. Dean DeLucia had 14 for the Tigers. ... Jamil Gambari scored 22 as Woodlands beat Sleepy Hollow 58-36. ...



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Thursday, January 23, 2014

Backup power restored after computer glitches strand Metro-North trains

... to New York City in a few hours and he has no estimate on when trains will move again. Michele Wallace, 23, of Mount Vernon was aboard a New Haven Line train bound for Stamford, Conn., when it stopped about 7:40 p.m., shortly after leaving Grand ...



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Men's hockey approaches playoffs with deeper roster and new facilities

... team usually reserves ice time in July. Bram and Noisecat eventually found space for games at the Ice Hutch in Mount Vernon, and practice facilities at World Ice in Flushing and just north of campus at Riverbank State Park. It has also been a ...



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Custom Dog Tags for Immediate Shipment: LogoTags Increases Product...

... essence. LogoTags' parent company Ball Chain Manufacturing also produces all of its ball chain necklaces in its Mount Vernon, New York factory, which means that it is also able to ship the chains with the tags immediately.



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Saw Mill Accidents Cleared After Morning Rush

... Road near Route 117 in Mount Pleasant. The left lane of the westbound Cross County Parkway was also blocked in Mount Vernon between the Hutchinson River Parkway exit (9) and Gramatan Avenue. An early morning accident on I-87 that may have involved ...



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Saw Mill Accidents Reported After Morning Rush; Delays On 9A, Cross County

... Road near Route 117 in Mount Pleasant. The left lane of the westbound Cross County Parkway is blocked in Mount Vernon between the Hutchinson River Parkway exit (9) and Gramatan Avenue. An early morning accident on I-87 that may have involved as many ...



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Saw Mill Accidents Reported After Morning Rush; Delays On 9A, Cross County

... Road near Route 117 in Mount Pleasant. The left lane of the westbound Cross County Parkway is blocked in Mount Vernon between the Hutchinson River Parkway exit (9) and Gramatan Avenue. An early morning accident on I-87 that may have involved as many ...



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William A. Mauro, 84, Former Montrose Resident

Mauro was born Sept. 7, 1929, in Mount Vernon, N.Y., to John and Mary Cerrone Mauro.



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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Air Force Airman Shaquille S. Coley

... gh the Community College of the Air Force. Coley is the son of Janet Whyte and nephew of Maxine Palmer, both of Mount Vernon, N.Y. He is a 2012 graduate of Wekiva High School, Apopka, Fla



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Helen Fiorentino, 89, Of Mount Vernon

Fiorentino is survived by her children, Peggy Spear and Judy Solano; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and sister, Dora Breglia.



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Taber named as assistant coach in Heart of Champion Bowl

... of a Champion Bowl, which will be played on Saturday June 14 at Trinity Mother Francis Rose Stadium in Tyler. Mount Vernon High School's Mike Alexander will serve as the Blue's head coach, with Taber being one of three offensive assistants. ...



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Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Alfreda M. Bond

Alfreda Mae Bond, 89, of Mount Vernon, died Monday morning, Jan. 20, 2014, at her home.



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Early History of Pelham Heights: 'Then Was Formed The Idea That Gave Pelham Heights Its Birth'

... the Pelham station on the south, is located the village of Pelham, known as Pelham Heights. The city of Mount Vernon on the west, the first station from the Grand Central Station, and the city of New Rochelle, on the east, the third station, had ...



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Giovanni Russo, 66, Of Eastchester

... Cosenza, Italy, to Michele and Aurora Russo. He was currently working at the Water Department of the City of Mount Vernon where he was in his 20th year. Russo is survived by his wife, Francesca; children, Michele (Nicole), Daniel (Maria Teresa) and ...



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Monday, January 20, 2014

Repaving project will put the choke on I-95 traffic

... costs brought new oversight to major infrastructure projects statewide. If traffic does back up on I-95, said Mount Vernon businessman Nick Portanova, "There are always alternate routes." Portanova, who also was buying gas at the Shell station, ...



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Sunday, January 19, 2014

Dr. Brenda Smith, former Mount Vernon Superintendent of Schools to...

Unity Breakfast honoring Dr. Martin Luther King will be held Monday 8 A.M. at the Slater Center, White Plains 8 A.M. featuring Brenda L. Galloway Smith as keynote speeker Dr. Smith has been an educator, public servant and religious leader, spending 39 years in education, and is a retired Superintendent of Mount Vernon Public Schools, the first ... (more)



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Budget Process Delay Tops Mount Vernon News This Week

Friday's Board of Estimate and Contracts meeting saw councilwoman Debra Reynolds ejected from the building and although Mount Vernon officials are overwhelmingly behind in their budget process , city officials couldn't come together during the meeting.



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Saturday, January 18, 2014

Girls basketball: Westlake hits 12 3s, sinks Maria Regina in OT; more results

... team in a 46-38 win over Catholic Central. ... Gabby Rosenzweig scored 18 points for Somers in a 61-44 win over Mount Vernon. ... Sa m Srinivasan scored 27 points (20 free throws) for Horace Greeley in a 61-55 win over Peekskill. ... Kelly Guarino ...



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William R. Myers

... The family will receive friends at 9 a.m. Saturday in Smith Hall, adjacent to the church Bill was born in Mount Vernon, a son of the late John Myers and Mary Jane Vail Myers. He graduated from Mount Vernon High School and attended Franklin ...



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Guidance Center to Hold Info Session on Substance Abuse Treatment

From The Guidance Center of Westchester: The Guidance Center of Westchester will host an information session on The Seven Challenges, an adolescent substance use treatment program, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Monday January 27th at the agency's 256 Washington St., Mount Vernon office.



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Simunyola Family of Westchester Wins USTA Eastern Tennis Award

... among over 10 individuals and across many generations. The Simunyola family runs the Kela Indoor Tennis in Mount Vernon, NY and features numerous tennis instructors and coaches with unwavering passion for teaching the sport. Kela Simunyola, who came ...



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Friday, January 17, 2014

See What's Open Or Closed In Mount Vernon On MLK Jr. Day

Monday, Jan. 20, is a federal holiday. Here's a look at what will be open and what will be closed in Mount Vernon on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.



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Two Men Sentenced In Peekskill Fatal Stabbing

... in Peekskill in 2012, according to LoHud.com. Sunil Williams, 30, of the Bronx and Maurice Walker, 34, of Mount Vernon, both reached plea agreements in October of last year to avoid being charged with murder. Walker will serve a two-year sentence ...



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Security Concerns Postpone Mount Vernon-New Rochelle Basketball Game

NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. Security concerns forced the postponement of Friday's boys basketball game between Mount Vernon and New Rochelle.



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William B. Peterson

William B. Peterson, 76, of Mount Vernon, passed away Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014, at the Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus.



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Gibel v. Resnik Holdings, 30761/2010

... slipped and fell on chunks of ice in front of East 5th Street near its intersection with South Fulton Avenue, Mount Vernon. On February 17, 2012, plaintiff commenced this personal injury action against defendant the owner of the building located at ...



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Friday Morning Accidents On Hutchinson River Parkway Cause Delays

Stopped-and-go traffic was the result of an accident in Mount Vernon reported at 9 a.m. between Pelhamdale Avenue and East Lincoln Avenue on the Pelham-Mount Vernon border.



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MLK's Legacy, Wine Tasting and Alice in Wonderland

By Alfred Branch and Michael Woyton. a€¢ Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Shabbat Service: Westchester Reform Temple is hosting its annual Shabbat service Friday honoring the legacy and teachings of Martin Luther King, Jr. The guest speaker will be Reverend Dr. Stephen W. Pogue of the Greater Centennial AME Zion Church, Mt.



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Robert Fritz

Robert J. "Bob" Fritz, 89, of St. Marys, died at 4:50 p.m. Jan. 14, 2014, at the St. Marys Living Center.



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The Short List: Top things to know today

... many as three possible suspects are being sought, police said. Basketball game postponed Today's game between Mount Vernon and New Rochelle at New Rochelle High School has been rescheduled for Tuesday due to security concerns. Snow shower ...



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Thursday, January 16, 2014

Tax Watch: STAR relief may wink out for 33,000 in region

... after the local assessor found he held STAR exemptions on two properties. Terrance Raynor, now serving as Mount Vernon police commissioner, in 2013 paid the state $19,023 after it was discovered he had STAR exemptions on a rental property in Mount ...



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White Plains Hospital, Montefiore interested in Cuomo's medical marijuana plan

White Plains Hospital and the health care system that owns hospitals in New Rochelle and Mount Vernon are among 10 facilities statewide that have expressed interest in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to legalize medical marijuana, according to the state Department of Health.



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1 dead, 2 injured in fire at multi-family home on South First Avenue in Mount Vernon

A man was killed and two others were hospitalized as a result of a raging fire in Mount Vernon Wednesday night.



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Two men get prison time in fatal stabbing outside Peekskill barbershop

... in November 2012. Both men, identified as Sunil Williams, 30, of the Bronx and Maurice Walker, 34, of Mount Vernon, were originally charged with murder but had the charges reduced after reaching a plea agreement with prosecutors in October. On ...



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Two Sentenced in Fatal Peekskill Stabbing

... Bronx resident, was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in state prison, while Maurice Walker, a 34-year-old Mount Vernon resident, was sentenced to two, following the death of 23-year-old Alexander Rochester. He was killed in the vicinity of Platinum ...



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Mount Vernon is plagued by potholes

However, those in the streets of the north end of Mount Vernon have been bedeviling us and damaging our cars for years.



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Fire devastates Mount Vernon family

... two men and one woman were inside at the time of the fire. Officials say Frank Goldwire, 51, died on the way to Mount Vernon Hospital. Dierdra Biersay, 47, the building owner's wife, and Medford Hamilton, affectionately known as 'Cowboy,' were also ...



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One Dead, Two Injured In Mount Vernon Fire

One man was killed and two others injured in a fire that gutted a multi-family home on South First Avenue in Mount Vernon on Wednesday night, according to LoHud.com.



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Fire turns deadly on South First Avenue in Mount Vernon

... in the building, two men and one woman were inside at the time of the fire. All three people were taken to Mount Vernon Hospital, and one person later died as a result of the blaze. There is no official word yet on the victim's identity. However, ...



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Man dies in Mount Vernon fire; woman 'fighting for life'; overloaded power strip faulted

A Mount Vernon man died Wednesday night and a woman was fighting for her life on Thursday after a smoky fire that injured a third resident of the South First Avenue home, officials said.



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Mount Vernon fire leaves 1 dead, 2 injured

Firefighters battled a raging house fire in Westchester County Wednesday night that claimed the life of one person and left two others injured.



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Robert Fritz

... Wapakoneta and she survives at the residence. He is also survived by his two children, Nancy (Rick) Hornich of Mount Vernon and David (Susan) Fritz of Saint Marys; by five grandchildren, Ashley Bunnell of Columbus, Matthew Bunnell of Jacksonville, ...



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Fire turns deadly on South First Avenue in Mount Vernon

... in the building, two men and one woman were inside at the time of the fire. All three people were taken to Mount Vernon Hospital, and one person later died as a result of the blaze. There is no word yet on the victim's identity. Neighbors tell News ...



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James J. Colonna, 83, Of Mount Vernon

Calling hours are Thursday, Jan. 16 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at F. Ruggiero & Sons, Inc. , 732 Yonkers Ave., Yonkers, NY 10704. (914)-375-1400). Funeral Service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 17 at the funeral home, with entombment to follow at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx.



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A Shabbat Service in Scarsdale Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Vernon. Reverend Pogue will be joined by the voices of choir members from Greater Centennial AME Zion Church, leading us in spirituals, gospel and freedom songs.



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Mount Vernon's Matthew Zidow Becomes Certified Banker

Mount Vernon resident Matthew Zidow has passed the certified IRA services professional examination and is now a member of the Institute of Certified Bankers.



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Living Well Health Visits Mount Pleasant, Mount Vernon

The Westchester County program for senior citizens called "Living Well" is coming later this month to Mount Vernon and Mount Pleasant.



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Wednesday, January 15, 2014

MTN Appoints Venegas GM, Oil and Gas

... Manager of Battelle's Maritime Systems business unit. Byus joined Battelle in December 2007 The Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon finished 2013 by shipping more cargo during the fourth quarter than any other quarter in the port's 37-year history. The ...



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Anthony Joseph Barrella Obituary, WWII Vet, U.S. Space Program...

Anthony Joseph Barrella, passed away in the early morning hours of Jan 14, 2014 at the age of 92, known as "Barrels" to many of his closest friends and family.



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Carolyn L. Magill

She was born March 30, 1928, in Mount Vernon to the late Earl and Emma Hess. Carolyn moved to Burkburnett, Texas in 1973 and lived in Burkburnett and Wichita Falls till the fall of 2013.



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Editorial Spotlight: NY Senate IDC members discuss 2014 goals live at

Three members of the IDC will join the discussion: Sen. Jeffrey Klein, co-leader of the Senate, whose district includes parts of the Bronx, Yonkers, Mount Vernon and all of Pelham; Sen. David Carlucci, whose district includes the towns of Clarkstown, Orangetown, Ramapo and Ossining; and Sen. Diane Savino, who represents parts of Brooklyn and Staten ... (more)



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Man Charged with Breaking In, Stealing $850 from Tarrytown Stationery Store

Tarrytown Detectives reported the arrest of a Mount Vernon man with a "lengthy record" for the break in and burglary of the Tappan Zee Stationery store in October.



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Westchester CC Plans Grand Opening Of Extension Center In Mount Vernon

... College will hold a grand opening at its new 22,000-square-foot Extension Center at 17 S. Fifth Avenue in Mount Vernon on Wednesday, Jan. 22, at 11:30 a.m. In 2003, the college opened its first Extension Center in Mount Vernon, which it outgrew. ...



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Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Verizon New York, Inc. v. Consolidated Edison, Inc., 113564/06

... and trespass. Verizon alleges that Con Edison damaged its underground cables near 313 East Third Street, Mount Vernon, New York, on or about April 13, 2004, by negligently operating its equipment, negligently excavating, and failing to provide a ...



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Custom Dog Tags for Immediate Shipment: LogoTags Increases Product...

... essence. LogoTags' parent company Ball Chain Manufacturing also produces all of its ball chain necklaces in its Mount Vernon, New York factory, which means that it is also able to ship the chains with the tags immediately.



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Joan Braddock

... entered the gates of heaven to join her husband of 65 years, Doyle, on Jan. 12, 2013. Joan was born in Mount Vernon, on March 13, 1925, the daughter of the late Greg and Ruth Owen. She graduated from Mount Vernon High School in l943 and Mount Carmel ...



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Carolyn L. Magill

Carolyn L. Magill, 85, of Gambier Road, Mount Vernon, passed away Monday, Jan. 13, 2014, at Knox Community Hospital in Mount Vernon.



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Doctor to lead new geriatrics practice at Chenango Memorial

... Multan, Pakistan; completed a rotating internship at Toledo Hospital in Ohio; internal medicine residencies at Mount Vernon Hospital, in Mount Vernon, NY, and St. Vincent's Hospital in Indianapolis; and a pulmonary fellowship at VA Medical ...



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Anna D'Andrea, 100, Former Longtime Mount Vernon Resident

D'Andrea was born Jan. 9, 1914. A longtime resident of Mount Vernon, she moved to Scotch Plains in 2010.



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Yonkers man faces arraignment in crash that killed friend

A 27-year-old Yonkers driver whose car smashed into a tree in Mount Vernon in August, killing a friend, is expected to be arraigned Tuesday morning on vehicular manslaughter charges.



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Tempers Flare As Mount Vernon Budget Remains Behind Schedule

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Although Mount Vernon officials are overwhelmingly behind in their budget process, city officials couldn't come together during Friday's Board of Estimate and Contracts meeting, which saw councilwoman Debra Reynolds ejected from the building.



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Larchmont Library To Host 'Westchester Review' Reading

... Julie Domonkos and Herb Friedman; Scarsdale residents Linda Hillman Chayes and Bonnie Jill Emanuel and Mount Vernon residents Daphne Carter McKnight, Wendy Zierler and James Zimmerman. The Westchester Review is available in local bookstores ...



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Monday, January 13, 2014

Pothole peril: Seasonal affliction comes early to local roads

... but Tergis said Monday that his crews had just been able to buy hot asphalt from the RCA Asphalt plant in Mount Vernon. Greenburgh Public Works Commissioner Victor Carosi said his crews have a different solution: They are using a machine recently ...



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Wrestlers focus on first OCC title

Andrew Sierawski of Delaware Hayes tries to finish off Hilliard Darby's Alec Barker in a match at 220 pounds during a meet Dec. 12. The Pacers will compete against Mount Vernon and host Olentangy on Thursday, Jan. 16. Having returned a program-record eight Division I district qualifiers from last season, including two state qualifiers in Greg ... (more)



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J Prophet Releases First Volume of In the Word Series on January 21st

Jan. 13, 2014 - MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- Peace and Power Media announces today that J PROPHET will release the first volume of his inspiring, cutting edge devotional series on January 21st.



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Sunday, January 12, 2014

Boys basketball: White Plains on rebound

White Plains had to spit out the sour taste of losing for the first time in seven tries this season after Wednesday's Mount Vernon game.



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Saturday, January 11, 2014

Tenants still without heat in Oakwood Gardens in Mount Vernon

Residents at the Oakwood Gardens at 630 East Lincoln Ave. in Mount Vernon continued to be without heat Friday evening.



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Flood Watch Extended Until Sunday Morning In Mount Vernon

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. The Flood Watch issued by the National Weather Service scheduled to expire Saturday night has been extended until Sunday morning at 6 a.m. in Westchester County.



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Advocates for people with disabilities, Senate IDC members talk state budget

... discussion: Sen. Jeffrey Klein, co-leader of the Senate, whose district includes parts of the Bronx, Yonkers, Mount Vernon and all of Pelham; Sen. David Carlucci, whose district includes the towns of Clarkstown, Orangetown, Ramapo and Ossining; and ...



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Recreation: Missing Link powers way to title; North Rockland, Suffern to hold Hall of Fame inductions

... football bowl games. John Morris III of Carmel, Kyle Samuels of New City and Jourdon Delerme-Brown of Mount Vernon all took part in the games played on Jan. 4, at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla. Delerme-Brown, a varsity wide receiver at the ...



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Children's Benefit Concert Set For Purchase On Jan. 25

... concert to benefit at-risk children. The concert that benefits children from the Edward Williams School in Mount Vernon starts at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 25, at SUNY Purchase Recital Hall in Purchase in collaboration with Westchester Reform ...



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Friday, January 10, 2014

Tenants continue without heat in Oakwood Gardens in Mount Vernon

Residents at the Oakwood Gardens at 630 East Lincoln Ave. in Mount Vernon continued to be without heat Friday evening.



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Junior League Of Bronxville Drive Brings In More Than 700 Coats

The Junior League of Bronxville's Holiday Coat and Gloves Drive brought in more than 700 coats for Mount Vernon's Community Service Associates.



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County Executive, Chair of Board of Legislators Announce $274 Million ...

... projects include the rehabilitation of the Ashford Avenue Bridge in Ardsley and the Fulton Avenue Bridge in Mount Vernon and Pelham Manor. There is $31 million planned for the Parks and Recreation Department for projects that include improvements ...



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Astorino Discusses TZ Bridge, Christie, Cuomo, Possible Run For Governor

... projects include the rehabilitation of the Ashford Avenue Bridge in Ardsley and the Fulton Avenue Bridge in Mount Vernon. Astorino and Kaplowitz predict that the projects will create hundreds, if not thousands of jobs for Westchester County ...



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Heat promised to tenants in Oakwood Gardens in Mount Vernon

... tenants have had no heat or hot water for days. Residents at the Oakwood Gardens at 630 East Lincoln Ave. in Mount Vernon say they've been living without heat for a week. They say when the superintendent tried to start up the heat Wednesday, a pipe ...



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Pauline Tramontano, 105, Of Mount Vernon

... Tramontano (Rosemarie) of White Plains, Rosemarie Petrone (William) of Port Chester and Robert Tramontano of Mount Vernon; 10 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. She was predeceased by her parents; husband, ...



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Benjamin J. Pastore, 86, Of Mount Vernon, Worked For Con Edison

... 10704. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 11 at Saints Peter & Paul Church, Birch St., Mount Vernon. Interment will follow at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne.



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Tenants in Oakwood Gardens in Mount Vernon still without heat, water

... tenants have had no heat or hot water for days. Residents at the Oakwood Gardens at 630 East Lincoln Ave. in Mount Vernon say they've been living without heat for a week. They say when the superintendent tried to start up the heat Wednesday, a pipe ...



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Helen M. Edwards Owens, 89, Longtime Mount Vernon Resident

Helen M. Edwards Owens, a longtime resident of Mount Vernon and New Rochelle, died Tuesday, Jan. 7. She was 89. Owens was born June 13, 1924, in Cleveland, Ohio, to George and Sadie McJunkins Edwards.



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Mount Vernon Mayor's Proposed Budget Would Boost Tax Rate 7.78 percent

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Mount Vernon Mayor Ernest Davis has presented a $96,090,198 budget for 2014, representing a 7.78 percent property-tax rate increase for residents.



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Thursday, January 9, 2014

Yonkers Residents Massari, Tunnock Participate In Stepinac Food Drive

... Plains; Offut Perry-Porter of Irvington; Christopher Massari and Terrence Tunnock of Yonkers; Elijah Fraley of Mount Vernon; and Bradley Stein, Xavier Vega and Jason Concepcion-Elukowich of the Bronx. Students have been challenged to bring in 25,000 ...



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Students Learn About World Hunger Through Project Goat

Some young Eastern Iowa students are supporting goats in a third world country. It's all part of a class at Mount Vernon Middle School.



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Mount Vernon still struggling to pass 2014 budget

... get its first chance to comment on Mayor Ernest Davis' proposed 2014 budget. It marks the second year in a row Mount Vernon is late in adopting its budget. Last year, the city missed its Dec. 31 deadline by just two days. This time around, the ...



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Helen M. Edwards Owens, 89, Former New Rochelle Resident

Helen M. Edwards Owens, a longtime resident of Mount Vernon and New Rochelle, died Tuesday, Jan. 7. She was 89. Owens was born June 13, 1924, in Cleveland, Ohio, to George and Sadie McJunkins Edwards.



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Scarsdale's Calvello Participates In Stepinac Canned Food Drive

... Plains; Offut Perry-Porter of Irvington; Christopher Massari and Terrence Tunnock of Yonkers; Elijah Fraley of Mount Vernon; and Bradley Stein, Xavier Vega and Jason Concepcion-Elukowich of the Bronx. Students have been challenged to bring in 25,000 ...



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Stepinac Students Kick Off 'Souper Bowl' Canned Food Drive

... Plains; Offut Perry-Porter of Irvington; Christopher Massari and Terrence Tunnock of Yonkers; Elijah Fraley of Mount Vernon; and Bradley Stein, Xavier Vega and Jason Concepcion-Elukowich of the Bronx. Students have been challenged to bring in 25,000 ...



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Irvington's Perry-Porter Participates In Stepinac's Canned Food Drive

... Plains; Offut Perry-Porter of Irvington; Christopher Massari and Terrence Tunnock of Yonkers; Elijah Fraley of Mount Vernon; and Bradley Stein, Xavier Vega and Jason Concepcion-Elukowich of the Bronx. Students have been challenged to bring in 25,000 ...



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Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Brandon Martin, Judah Alexander lead Mount Vernon

While Mount Vernon's game against the White Plains Tigers didn't feature the high-powered offense most associate with the program, the results were still the same.



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Editorial: Education at forefront of Cuomo's agenda

... like East Ramapo, where children don't even have full-day kindergarten, let alone full access to pre-k, and Mount Vernon, even the tightest of school budgets can't pass an electorate that either doesn't have the wherewithal or interest to invest in ...



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Joshua Tree bar and restaurant in Allston closes; developer working to complete deal to buy property

... and a deal is in the works for a prominent Boston development and real estate firm to buy the property. The Mount Vernon Company is in the final stages of purchasing the location at 1314 Commonwealth Ave., according to owners on both sides of the ...



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Tenants at 630 East Lincoln Ave. in Mount Vernon without heat for 5 days

Residents at a Mount Vernon apartment building continue to struggle in the cold, five days after the boiler broke down.



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Residents on East Lincoln Avenue in Mount Vernon suffer in cold

Tenants in a Mount Vernon apartment building are now slowly starting to get heat and hot water back into their homes this morning.



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Raymond A. Frasene Sr., 92, Longtime Elmsford Resident, WWII Veteran

... three battle stars and was awarded the Purple Heart. He worked as an industrial chemist for Spraylat in Mount Vernon. He was a parishioner of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Elmsford for over 60 years serving as minister of the Word, and was a ...



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Kriner, Ellen M. Jones

... in nature in all seasons. She is survived by four sons, Joseph E. (Paula) Kriner of Newark, Murray Kriner of Mount Vernon, John (Donna) Kriner of Jeffersonville, IN and Timothy (Julie) Kriner of Mount Vernon; a daughter, Melissa Kriner of ...



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Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Theya re BAAAAACK! Foreclosures soar 48% in the County: Stricter Financing Rules coming

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



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Local GoFundMe Campaign: Help Isaac Stay at SUNY Purchase

Mount Vernon resident Isaac Campbell needs your financial assistance to keep him in school at SUNY Purchase.



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Obituary: Michael S. Fiorentino, 92

Michael S. Fiorentino, 92, passed away on Thursday, January 2, peacefully at Kent County Hospital, surrounded by his loving family.



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Robert E. Beach

Master Sergeant Robert Earl Beach, U.S. Army retired, 92, of Mount Vernon, passed away unexpectedly Jan. 1, 2014, in Tampa, Fla.



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Rudolph Boettigheimer, 94, Longtime New Rochelle, WWII Veteran

Boettigheimer was born March 13, 1919, in New Brunswick, N.J., to Rudolph and Eleanore Dunn Boettigheimer.



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Westchester Church to Host Concert to Benefit At-Risk Youth

From the Church of St. James the Less: The Church of St. James the Less and The Canadian Chamber Orchestra of New York City's 7th annual concert bringing together different religious and musical groups to benefit at-risk children from the Edward Williams School in Mount Vernon and provide essential funding for the continuation of music programming ... (more)



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After Turbulent Year, Metro-North President To Step Down

... deal with long-term delays on the New Haven Line after an electrical feeder line experienced heavy damage near Mount Vernon, N.Y., on Sept. 25. The resulting repairs disrupted New Haven Line service for 12 days, prompting Gov. Dannel Malloy and ...



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Monday, January 6, 2014

Ex-Mount Vernon hoop star accused of slashing NYC bouncer

A former Mount Vernon High School basketball star who was arrested early Sunday morning in Manhattan on charges of slashing a night club bouncer with a razor said Monday that she was merely defending herself from a "300-pound" security guard who beat her and tried to drag her from the club by her hair.



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Scarsdale Church to Host Concert to Benefit At-Risk Youth

From the Church of St. James the Less: The Church of St. James the Less and The Canadian Chamber Orchestra of New York City's 7th annual concert bringing together different religious and musical groups to benefit at-risk children from the Edward Williams School in Mount Vernon and provide essential funding for the continuation of music programming ... (more)



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Melting snow possible cause of Mount Vernon track fire, City Hall closing

... conditions throughout the day in various situations just because of the nature of the weather," Matthews said. Mount Vernon City Hall, at 1 Roosevelt Square, is not far from another morning incident, a sparking track fire on the third rail of the ...



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Elizabeth Frank

She is survived by her son, Jon Frank of Mansfield; her daughter, Jennie Downing of Mount Vernon; a grandson, Lance Downing; a granddaughter, Leslie Downing; and close family, Bill Paulson.



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Obituary: Paul O. Jensen, 68

... Lynnfield passed away at home on Monday, December 30 after a year long battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in Mount Vernon, NY on November 24, 1945 he was the son of the late Poul O. and Augusta (Zeiller) Jensen. Employed as a safety engineer for ...



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Sunday, January 5, 2014

In Memoriam: Nicholas Piperis, 86

Nicholas Piperis, 86, of Sandy Hook, passed away with his wife and four children by his side on January 2nd.



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Clubgoer slashes bouncer after getting booted from club

... getting tossed from a Manhattan night spot and slashed the bouncer with a razor, police said. Tatiana Lewin, of Mount Vernon, N.Y., was ejected from Escuelita, a gay dance club on W. 39th St., for getting into a fight about 4:20 a.m., police said. ...



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Margaret D. Cunning

... Ga., passed away Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2013, with her family by her side. "Peggy" was born Feb. 28, 1933, in Mount Vernon, N.Y. She grew up in New Rochelle, N.Y., and attended school in nearby Mount Vernon. She married Frank Cunning in 1955, and they ...



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Saturday, January 4, 2014

Bobbie Beckham

Funeral services for Bobbie Manes Beckham, age 79 of Mount Vernon, will be 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6, 2014 at the First United Methodist Church, Hwy.



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Friday, January 3, 2014

Abandoned gift dogs swamp shelters after Christmas

... 20 of the tiny Mexican dogs seeking new homes, including one found abandoned - and wearing a pink dress - in Mount Vernon. "It's really sad," Zambito told The Post on Thursday. "People give them as gifts and, inevitably, it doesn't work out and they ...



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Thursday, January 2, 2014

Stephen Collamore, South stun New Rochelle at OT buzzer

... that was it." New Rochelle (2-4) found the final play difficult to stomach, a pain similar to the one it dealt Mount Vernon on Khalil Edney's famous buzzer beater from beyond halfcourt in last year's Class AA final. "That's why this hurts so much ...



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Talking with a Someone who's poised to hula in Haifa

Linda Levy: I grew up in Mount Vernon, N.Y., in a four-generation Jewish home. My great-grandfather had been a rabbi in Montreal, and he lived with us for the last four or five years of his life.



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Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Crabbs, Robert Owen "Bob"

Be the first to share your memories or express your condolences in the Guest Book for ROBERT OWEN BOB CRABBS.



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Robert A. Brooks, at 82,a of Dartmouth, engineer

Mr. Brooks worked as an electrical engineer at Magnetic Analysis in Mount Vernon, N.Y., for 38 years until he retired in 1994.



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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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