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Saturday, January 31, 2015

Melton Named Bridgeport's New Football Coach

... a year at Lucas High School as an assistant football coach in 2012. For the last two seasons, the 25-year-old Mount Vernon native has assisted the Bridgeport program. Melton took that next step in his career Friday when he was introduced as the new ...



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Theresa L. Torrisi "Tess"

... completed her Professional Secretarial Certificate and worked as a legal secretary for a prominent law firm in Mount Vernon, NY before leaving the workplace to raise a family. A family statement reads: "Our world-class mother provided us with ...



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Friday, January 30, 2015

Melton named Bridgeport football coach

Zach Melton, an assistant coach at Bridgeport High School the past two seasons, has taken over as head coach, it was announced Friday. Melton, a 2008 graduate of Mount Vernon High School in Ohio, was special teams coordinator for the Bulldogs for the past two seasons, as well as the running backs, wide receiver and defensive backs coach.



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Mount Vernon Celebrates Black History With Famous Actresses, Producer

Mayor Ernest D. Davis, Mount Vernon Youth Bureau and Mount Vernon Community That Cares present the eighth annual black history month challenge featuring famous actresses on Wednesday, Feb. 25 at Mount Vernon Armory from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.



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Thursday, January 29, 2015

Richard Thomas Elected Councilman of Mount Vernon, NY

... YORK -- Wednesday, November 9, 2011 MEDIA ADVISORY: Listen. Learn. Lead. Richard Thomas Elected Councilman of Mount Vernon, NY Mount Vernon, NY --- Johnson Edman Advertising was hired by Council Candidate Richard Thomas to work on his branding, ...



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Doris I. Koch, 82, General Foods Retiree

A lifelong Westchester resident, Koch attended Mount Vernon and Yonkers Public Schools. Koch was a retiree of General Foods in White Plains.



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The McLaughlin siblings will chase records when several of N.J.'s ...

... Michigan- Taylor McLaughlin , who has run a US #2 this season of 33.85, will clash with US #1 Rai Benjamin of Mount Vernon, N.Y (33.40). McLaughlin has a great shot at the N.J. state record of 33.50 set last year by Zyaire Clemes of Trenton. ...



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$60M Grants To Benefit At-Risk Youth, Including In Mount Vernon

... next three years." The grants will support 50 programs serving at-risk youth throughout Elmsford, Greenburgh, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, Ossining, Peekskill, Port Chester, Sleepy Hollow, Tarrytown, White Plains and Yonkers. The annual grants ...



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It's Game On For Super Bowl Eats In Mount Vernon

... and $5 craft beers. Kickoff: 152-154 Mamaroneck Ave., 914-761-0272, http://ift.tt/1iCtAIv . Maggie Spillane's, Mount Vernon: How can you not love "free" -- especially when it's paired with wings? The half time buffet features five different ...



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Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Four Plead Guilty In Mount Vernon Gang Deaths

Four members of the Get Money Gangstas street gang pleaded guilty in relation to a Mount Vernon murder three years ago. MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Four members of the Mount Vernon Get Money Gangstas street gang pleaded guilty to reduced charges in Westchester County court and now face lengthy prison sentences.



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Mount Vernon Lifts State Of Emergency As Snow Melts

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. With snow beginning to slowly melt, Mayor Ernest Davis has lifted the state of emergency the city entered Monday. On Wednesday morning, Davis announced that with the nor'easter come and gone, Mount Vernon could return to its normal operations.



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Officials To Break Ground On Long Delayed $60M Development

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. After years of delays, Mount Vernon officials are finally set to bring the downtown LaPorte mixed-use development to life with a groundbreaking on Gramatan Avenue on Wednesday. The $60 million development, tentatively scheduled to be completed by the fall of next year, will include 159 units for rent, 19,500-square-feet of retail space, and a municipal parking garage.



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Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Four plead guilty in Mount Vernon street gang shootings

WHITE PLAINS Four members of what officials called Mount Vernon's must violent street gang, GMG, have pled guilty to charges lodged against them. Mark Ogilvie, also known as "Markie," 25, of Mount Vernon, pled to two counts of manslaughter and one count of criminal possession of a weapon.



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Four Plead Guilty In Mount Vernon Gang Murder

Four members of the Get Money Gangstas street gang pleaded guilty in relation to a Mount Vernon murder three years ago. MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Four members of the Mount Vernon Get Money Gangstas street gang pleaded guilty to reduced charges in Westchester County court and now face lengthy prison sentences.



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Monday, January 26, 2015

Four Plead Guilty In Relation To Mount Vernon Gang Murder

Four members of the Get Money Gangstas street gang pleaded guilty in relation to a Mount Vernon murder three years ago. MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Four members of the Mount Vernon Get Money Gangstas street gang pleaded guilty to reduced charges in Westchester County court and now face lengthy prison sentences.



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Mount Vernon Enters State Of Emergency As Storm Arrives

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. With more than two feet of snow expected to accumulate in the area over the next several days, Mount Vernon Mayor Ernest Davis has entered the city into a state of emergency in advance of the heart of the storm. Beginning at 5 p.m. on Monday, the city will join several other Westchester municipalities in a state of emergency, and city officials are warning residents that the conditions will make both driving and walking outside difficult on Monday night and Tuesday.



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Bruce Nickel, 84, Of Stamford

Born on June 30, 1930. in the Bronx, to Olga and Bob Nickel, he grew up in Mount Vernon and Scarsdale, N.Y..



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Amani Public Charter School Closed In Mount Vernon Tuesday

The new Mount Vernon home of the Amani Public Charter School will be closed on Tuesday in advance of the nor'easter. MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. The potentially legendary Nor'easter bearing down on the East Coast has forced the Amani Public Charter School to close on Tuesday.



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Mother, Children Displaced By Mount Vernon Fire

A Mount Vernon mother and her two children are homeless after a fire broke out in their Union Ave. home on Friday, according to News 12 Westchester.



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DWI, no license, leaving scene of an accident charges in Potsdam

Nefray F. Demetrius, 19, Mount Vernon, was charged with first-offense driving while intoxicated early Sunday. Potsdam police said a patrol saw her driving with no headlights at 3:33 a.m. on Main Street.



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Median Sale Price Climbs 8 Percent For Pelham Real Estate

... and got a little ahead of itself. It's like we flooded the engine." Homes in the gateway to New York City -- Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, Yonkers and Pelham -- saw a 1 percent decline for the year. The median sale price rose 10 percent in New ...



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Potsdam PD Public Record

Village police charged Nefray F. Demetrius, 19, of Mount Vernon with driving while intoxicated and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and ticketed her for failure to use headlights following a traffic stop at 3:33 a.m. Sunday on Main Street. She reportedly had a blood alcohol content of 0.11 percent.



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Median Sale Prices Rises 10 Percent For New Rochelle Real Estate

... and got a little ahead of itself. It's like we flooded the engine." Homes in the gateway to New York City -- Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, Yonkers and Pelham -- saw a 1 percent decline for the year. The median sale price rose 10 percent in New ...



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Median Sale Price Climbs 4 Percent For Yonkers Real Estate

... and got a little ahead of itself. It's like we flooded the engine." Homes in the gateway to New York City -- Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, Yonkers and Pelham -- saw a 1 percent decline for the year. The median sale price rose 10 percent in New ...



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FRANCIS "WALTER" KOSKEY

... Suffern. He was 71. The son of the late Frank Koskey and Elizabeth Gabor Koskey, he was born January 9, 1944 in Mount Vernon, NY. He was a veteran of the United States Army. He is survived by his loving wife, Janice E. Conklin Koskey, at home; two ...



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Sunday, January 25, 2015

Mamaroneck Hoops Succumbs to New Rochelle

... in the game. Both teams are now have identical records, 8-6, and are only second behind the powerhouse Mount Vernon team, who are 11-3 but are undefeated with a 6-0 in the conference. Mamaroneck has the unenviable task of facing the double tough ...



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Friday, January 23, 2015

Demolitions an ugly reality for cities losing people

... you more in fire overtime, let alone the risk of injury, than the cost of demolition.'' Ernie Davis, mayor of Mount Vernon, N.Y., estimated that a residential demolition in his city neighboring the Bronx costs between $50,000 and $55,000 because ...



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Fire torches 2-family home

Heavy smoke and flames were billowing from windows on the first and second floors at a home on South 5th Ave. overnight. Several people are homeless after a fire torched at a home on South Fifth Avenue in Mount Vernon last night.



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CEVA Opens 4th Chicago Office

... Guards open maritime lanes for commercial vessels The U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards are The Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon handled 735,000 tons of cargo in December, which was the highest ever single-month total at any of Indiana's three ports, and ...



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Thursday, January 22, 2015

What Can New Rochelle Expect from Red Light Cameras at Intersections?

... reports by the Automobile Association of America which opposes Red Light Cameras. New Rochelle, along with Mount Vernon, submitted a request to be approved for a New York State program to install Red Light Cameras over the summer. The New York State ...



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You don't have to know the game to have an opinion

... not beyond rooting for the Detroit Lions because they were my late adored father's favorites. Raised in Mount Vernon, N.Y., my dad somehow took it into his head as a lad to root for all the Detroit teams. He was devoted to the Tigers of baseball as ...



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Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Astorino Announces Date for Westchester County's Firefighter Exam

... the county. All local fire departments, with the exception of Yonkers, White Plains, New Rochelle and Mount Vernon, hire from this list. "This exam offers all Westchester residents an excellent opportunity for a career in public service," said ...



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Introducing Cuomo 2.0

... Governor Andrew Cuomo has run the campaign he didn't run last fall. He's dashed from Uniondale to Rochester to Mount Vernon to midtown, unveiling a barrage of proposals: to cut property taxes for middle-class homeowners by $1.7 billion, to steer ...



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PepsiCo Grant Buys Freightliner Truck for The Food Bank for Westchester

... streets encountered in many Westchester communities, particularly in older downtown neighborhoods of Yonkers, Mount Vernon and New Rochelle. Toby Pidgeon, Director of Operations at the Food Bank, said the truck will be used to pick up food donated ...



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One-Stop Career Center Closed In Mount Vernon Wednesday

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. The One-Stop Career Center at the Department of Social Services' Mount Vernon District office will be closed Wednesday as crews continue to clean up from Sunday's storm.



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Find A Job In, Around Larchmont, Mamaroneck

... is seeking an adjunct instructor in Spanish at its Dobbs Ferry campus. Tim Horton's Coffee and Bake Shop in Mount Vernon and New Rochelle is seeking full-time and part-time associates to work for its team. A small medical services company, is ...



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Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Mount Vernon Man Charged With DWI In Scarsdale

SCARSDALE, N.Y. A Mount Vernon man was arrested by Scarsdale police over the weekend after he was accused of driving under the influence following a routine traffic stop. Stephen Broege, 43, was arrested shortly before midnight on Saturday after he was pulled over on Post Road after officers noticed that the taillights on his speeding car were not operational.



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Bearcat beat | - We Are One' week successful

... For sports this week, there will be another boys' basketball game tonight, Tuesday, Jan. 20, at home against Mount Vernon at 7:15 p.m. The girls basketball team will play Wednesday, Jan. 21, away at 7:15 p.m. against Kamiak High School and at home ...



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The Precise Location of the Congregational Church as Shown on a Map Published in 1908

... altered terrain. Today's posting to the Historic Pelham Blog uses the hard-to-find 1908 Fairchild Atlas of Mount Vernon and Pelham to locate the church precisely. There are two editions of the Fairchild Atlas. The first was published in 1899. The ...



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Mount Vernon Resident Brews Up Fun (And Good Beer) At Kolsch Fest

... an American lager, explained Mike LaMonthe, head brewmaster and founding partner (and Stone's brother). The Mount Vernon resident pointed out that it's "crisp and refreshing with a lot of character." Other Broken Bow brews will be on tap as well ...



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More Red Light Cameras Installed In Westchester

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. Westchester County residents are going to need to exercise a little extra precaution when they approach a yellow light, as more and more municipalities install red light traffic cameras and popular intersections. Last week, Mount Vernon became the third Westchester city joining New Rochelle and Yonkers to install red light security cameras at popular, densely traveled intersections in an effort to catch motorists on the wrong end of a yellow light.



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Monday, January 19, 2015

Fiscal Watchdogs Eye Price of Cuomo's Plans

... young people and invest in communities that were left behind," he told an audience at Grace Baptist Church in Mount Vernon on Sunday. The Governor said he plans to cover the costs through regular tax revenue, a windfall from bank settlements, and a ...



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Bocce Ball Web Series Filmed in Mount Vernon

"Bocce Ballers" is a web series that is based on the writing of Amanda D'Aquilas. The series is about bocce ball and family life, according to News 12 .



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Sunday, January 18, 2015

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

Monday 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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Friday, January 16, 2015

Police: Heroin overdose kills 1, another saved

Police saved one man in Valhalla from a heroin overdose, while another suspected overdose victim was found dead in his car at a White Plains gas station. Mount Vernon police responded to a Valhalla home at around 2:30 p.m. Thursday after a resident was found blue in the face by a friend.



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'Bocce Ballers' web series to film in Mt. Vernon

"Bocce Ballers" is based loosely on writer Amanda D'Aquilas in-laws and is beginning its second season. A web series dedicated to family life and bocce ball is being filmed this weekend at Mount Vernon's Hartley Park.



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Mount Vernon Vows To Improve English Proficiency Effort

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Following a parent's complaint that two Spanish-speaking students did not get the help they needed to learn English for about a year, the Mount Vernon school district has decided to improve its program for teaching the English language, lohud reports.



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Mount Vernon Educators Gathering For Special Saturday Conference

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. The Mount Vernon Board of Education is set to continue its string of "Board President Saturday Conferences" this weekend with a discussion on parenting behavior. Since taking ove r for Judith Johnson earlier this year, new Superintendent Kenneth Hamilton has teamed with the Board of Education in an effort to regain the city's trust and begin building ties between the community and the much-maligned school district.



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Mount Vernon Makes 2015 Sanitation Schedule Available

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. The 2015 sanitation schedule for the north side and south side of Mount Vernon is now available online here .



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Thursday, January 15, 2015

Mount Vernon Holds Off New Rochelle's Rally Before Standing-Room Only Crowd

When the New Rochelle and Mount Vernon High School boys basketball teams get together, it's usually the hottest ticket in town, and Thursday at New Rochelle High School was no different. With a standing-room only crowd inside the building and dozens more stuck outside in the cold and unable to get in, it was the Knights who held off a late surge from the host, and held on for a 61-57 victory.



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Weekend Storm Could Bring Snow, Rain To Mount Vernon

Westchester's big chill will finally break during the day Sunday, with temperatures reaching the 40-degree mark, but there will be a chance of snow overnight into Monday. Temperatures will hover around freezing on Thursday and Friday with sunny skies, but wind-chill values will still be in the 20s.



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Mount Vernon Will Begin Enforcing New Red-Light Cameras At Four Sites

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. After a 30-day probationary period to get motorists acclimated to the new red light traffic cameras, the Mount Vernon Police Department is poised to begin enforcing the new policy. The 30-day warning phase will be over beginning on Thursday, and the 24-hour cameras will be active and police officials will be issuing notices for drivers caught running a red light.



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Mount Vernon's Tom Hutcherson Named Tennis Man Of The Year

Tom Hutcherson of Mount Vernon was named USTA Eastern's Leslie J. FitzGibbon Tennis Man of the Year for his excellence in the tennis community, not only as a player and teacher, but also as a leader. Hutcherson will receive the award at USTA Eastern's Tennis Conference on Saturday, Jan. 31, at the Renaissance Hotel in White Plains.



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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Mount Vernon man injured in Highway 30 crash

The Linn County Sheriff's Office says 59-year-old Thomas Carter of Mount Vernon was headed east on Highway 30 near Palisades State Park at around 11:46 a.m. when he lost control of his car. The car went into the ditch, rolled over and then came to rest on its wheels.



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Mount Vernon's State Senator Elected Women In Government Director

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. State Sen. Ruth Hassell-Thompson was sworn in as a 2015 State Director with Women in Government during the 21st Annual State Directors' Conference in Pete Beach, Fla. The Women In Government Foundation, Inc. is a national non-profit and non-partisan organization of women state legislators providing leadership opportunities, networking opportunities and educational resources.



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Con Edison To Start Pipeline Work In Mount Vernon

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Con Edison crews will once again be populating the streets of Mount Vernon beginning on Wednesday, as they continue upgrading gas mains and selected buried gas services in the city. Since last year, crews have been periodically working in the city, upgrading the antiquated pipeline in select areas of Mount Vernon.



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Tuesday, January 13, 2015

TD Bank Mount Vernon Presents Business Plan Workshop

TD Bank is hosting a workshop for businesspeople interested in putting together a business plan with industry experts from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at TD Bank in Mount Vernon.



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'Stone Croft' on the Esplanade, Once the Home of Henry B. B. Stapler

... & Son, masons, and Samuel W. Dassler, carpenter, have the contracts." Source: Pelham Manor , The Daily Argus [Mount Vernon, NY], Jul. 18, 1892, Vol. 1, No. 92, p. 1, col. 2. What follows is a brief biography of H.B.B. Stapler published in 1907. ...



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Mount Vernon Fire Department To Begin Annual Inspections

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Mount Vernon homeowners will soon be getting a familiar knock on the door, as city officials with the fire department get prepared to begin the annual fire safety inspections of all multi-family residential apartment buildings and three-family plus homes. According to Mount Vernon's acting Fire Commissioner Noah Lighty, beginning in the end of January, officials from the Bureau of Fire Prevention will begin making their home calls as mandatory fire safety inspections are conducted.



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Lots of changes for Eagles hoops

... are five players right now who Morris, Jr., feels can contribute right away. Six-foot-5 Michael Campbell from Mount Vernon, N.Y., comes in as a junior and scored 12 points with six rebounds in the win over New England College. In that same game, 6-0 ...



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Monday, January 12, 2015

Westchester Has Lots Of Places To Enjoy Winter Sports

... Route 128, Armonk; Mountain Lakes Park, Hawley Road, North Salem; Willson's Woods Park, East Lincoln Avenue, Mount Vernon; and Tibbetts Brook Park, Midland Avenue, Yonkers (only when "Skating Today" sign is posted). Weather permitting, sledding is ...



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Improving education across the state

... lawsuit was filed on behalf of students in several small cities in the state, including Jamestown, Port Jervis, Mount Vernon and Newburgh. It says that per pupil funding in the cities, which have an average 72 percent student poverty rate, is $2,500 ...



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Isaac C. Hill, Involved with Pelham Education for Forty-Five Years, Retired in 1922

... years of devoted service in the cause of education in The Pelhams. Back in the days of 1877, Mr. Hill came from Mount Vernon to become principal of the Prospect Hill school at Pelham Manor. The school at that time was housed in a wooden shack on the ...



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Sunday, January 11, 2015

Letter: Rapes and violence against women in SVG

... rs, your daughters, your nieces.... What are we going to do to stop this from being repeated? Helena R. Edwards Mount Vernon, New York



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Friday, January 9, 2015

The Closing of Split Rock Road in December, 1937

... was named [sic]." Source: Split Rock Road to Be No More; New York Stretch Being Torn Up , The Daily Argus [Mount Vernon, NY], Dec. 29, 1937, p. 12, cols. 3-4. " PLAN TO PRESERVE OLD HISTORIC INDIAN TRAIL ----- Town Historian Urges Park Department To ...



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Mount Vernon DPW Won't Be Fooled Again This Winter

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Following a winter that saw an endless stream of complaints from residents frustrated with shoddy snow removal practices in Mount Vernon, Department of Public Works officials took painstaking efforts to ensure they weren't fooled again. Last year, an aging fleet of DPW vehicles wreaked havoc on the city as truck after truck broke down as Mother Nature continued dumping snow, sleet and hail on Mount Vernon during a ruthless winter.



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January's A Great Time To Join The Red Cross, Says Mount Vernon Volunteer

Two years ago in January, Mount Vernon resident Angelo Nobile was inspired to join his local Disaster Action Team of the Metro New York North Chapter of the American Red Cross . An information technology specialist by day, Nobile is also a disaster responder by night.



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Thursday, January 8, 2015

Mount Vernon Man charged with threatening to shoot police officers

WHITE PLAINS The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and the FBI announced today the arrest of Jeremy Mott, 24, of Mount Vernon, on charges of threatening to shoot members of the Police Department of the City of Mount Vernon, New York. The Complaint alleges that Mott posted messages on Internet social media sites in which he threatened to shoot Mount Vernon police officers and included a digital image depicting the shooting of a police officer.



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John M. Lalli, C.O.O. Recognized by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication

John M. Lalli, C.O.O. of Pearl River, New York has been included in the Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Edition for his outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of information technology. About John M. Lalli, C.O.O. Mr. Lalli has over 30 years experience in the information technology field.



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Westchester Surrogate Court Judge Anthony Scarpino Leaving Bench To Enter Private Practice

After 14 years as Westchester County Surrogate, Judge Anthony A. Scarpino Jr. has announced that he is stepping down from the bench effective January 31st. Scarpino, who began his judicial career in 1984 at age 32 when he was appointed Associate City Court Judge in his home town of Mount Vernon, NY, said that upon leaving the bench he will enter private practice in a senior level position at a regional law firm.



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Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Mount Vernon Man Made Series Of Threats To Police, FBI Says

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. A Mount Vernon man was arrested by the FBI agents on Tuesday and accused of social media threats to harm police officers. With the nation struggling with tension between the African-American community and law enforcement, Jeremy Mott, 24, was accused of posting a series of messages on Instagram and Facebook threatening officers just days after a pair of NYPD officers were gunned down in cold blood in Brooklyn last month.



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Westchester Surrogate Scarpino Steps Down From Bench

After 14 years as Westchester County surrogate, Judge Anthony A. Scarpino Jr., a Mount Vernon native, has announced that he is stepping down from the bench effective Saturday, Jan. 31. Scarpino, who began his judicial career in 1984 at age 32 when he was appointed associate City Court judge in his hometown of Mount Vernon, said that upon leaving the bench he will enter private practice in a senior-level position at a regional law firm. Scarpino has extensive judicial experience at the municipal, county, regional and state levels.



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Graffiti Warns That Queens Cops Are - Next to Die'

... social media or in conversations overheard by others. The Big Apple isn't alone in the Empire State. Police in Mount Vernon, New York also recently arrested a man for making threats against the lives of police on social media.



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Mount Vernon Man Threatened Police Days After NYPD Killings, FBI Says

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. A Mount Vernon man was arrested by the FBI agents on Tuesday and accused of social media threats to harm police officers. With the nation struggling with tension between the African-American community and law enforcement, Jeremy Mott, 24, was accused of posting a series of messages on Instagram and Facebook threatening officers just days after a pair of NYPD officers were gunned down in cold blood in Brooklyn last month.



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Westchester County Surrogate Court Judge Anthony Scarpino Jr. Steps Down from the Bench

... cases in the county, Scarpino was first elected to the post in 2000 and was re-elected in 2010. A native of Mount Vernon, Scarpino began his judicial career at age 32 in the mid-1980s when he was appointed Associate City Court Judge in that ...



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Griffith Named Mount Vernon City Council President

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. In Mount Vernon, it's a new year and a new City Council president after Councilman Marcus Griffith was sworn in as Roberta Apuzzo's successor. In the City Council chambers, Griffith was sworn into his new position in front of an audience of well-wishers, family, friends, current and former elected city officials, as he took over a position in a city in need of strong leadership.



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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Man busted for making online threats to shoot cops

A Mount Vernon man was arrested by the feds Tuesday for using social media to threaten to shoot police officers. Jeremy Mott, 24, allegedly posted chilling threats against Mount Vernon cops Christmas Eve on Instagram and Facebook - including a photo of someone firing at a cop through a police car window - only four days after two New York City cops were killed execution-style in a parked patrol car .



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FBI Says Mount Vernon Man Threatened Police Days After NYPD Killings

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. A Mount Vernon man was arrested by the FBI agents on Tuesday and accused of social media threats to harm police officers. With the nation struggling with tension between the African-American community and law enforcement, Jeremy Mott, 24, was accused of posting a series of messages on Instagram and Facebook threatening officers just days after a pair of NYPD officers were gunned down in cold blood in Brooklyn last month.



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FBI Arrests Mount Vernon Man In Threat To Police

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. A Mount Vernon man was arrested by the FBI agents on Tuesday and accused of social media threats to harm police officers. With the nation struggling with tension between the African-American community and law enforcement, Jeremy Mott, 24, was accused of posting a series of messages on Instagram and Facebook threatening officers just days after a pair of NYPD officers were gunned down in cold blood in Brooklyn last month.



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Suspects arrested after NYPD officers shot overnight

... Black Lives Matter protests. On Tuesday afternoon, the FBI announced that it had arrested a 24-year-old man in Mount Vernon, N.Y., for allegedly making social media threats to kill police officers. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has come under fire ...



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U.S. Attorney: Westchester Man Arrested for Threatening to Shoot Police Officers

Jeremy Mott, 24, of Mount Vernon was arrested in White Plains Tuesday on charges of threatening to shoot Mount Vernon police officers, United States Attorney Preet Bharara announced. Mott posted messages on Facebook and Instagram, which included digital images of officers being shot while sitting in a squad car, according to Bharara.



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Elaine Petrillo, 90, Former Mount Vernon Resident

Elaine Petrillo, formerly of Mount Vernon, passed away in Fort Lauderdale on Tuesday, Dec. 30, at the age of 90. Elaine was born in New York City on May 8, 1924. She graduated from Cathedral High School and shortly after began her career with New York Telephone Co.



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Mount Vernon Fire Temporarily Displaces One

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. A snowy Mount Vernon morning was interrupted by the sounds of sirens on Tuesday when firefighters responded to a Brookside Drive blaze that temporarily left one out in the cold. Shortly after 10 a.m. a fire burned inside a Brookside Drive home, damaging the interior of the residence.



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Town awards PILOT, issues bonds

The tax break for Kearny Point Industrial Park - or, at least, the first in what's likely to be a series of such financial concessions - is a done deal. Kearny's governing body voted in special session Dec. 29 to approve an ordinance granting a 30-year PILOT for an existing warehouse known as Building 78 on John Miller Way.



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FBI arrests man suspected of threatening to kill New York police

The FBI said on Tuesday it arrested a man suspected of threatening on social media to kill police officers in Mount Vernon, New York. Mott posted messages on Facebook and Instagram in December threatening to injure and kill police in Mount Vernon, a suburb north of New York City, according to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court.



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FBI arrests man suspected of threatening to kill New York police

The FBI said on Tuesday it arrested a man suspected of threatening on social media to kill police officers in Mount Vernon, New York. Mott posted messages on Facebook and Instagram in December threatening to injure and kill police in Mount Vernon, a suburb north of New York City, according to a criminal complaint filed in US District Court.



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FBI Arrests Man, 24, Over Alleged Facebook Threats to Police

A 24-year-old Westchester County man has been charged with posting threats against police officers on social media, according to a federal criminal complaint. Jeremy Mott, of Mount Vernon, was arrested by the FBI Tuesday.



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FBI arrests man suspected of threatening to kill N...

The FBI said on Tuesday it arrested a man suspected of threatening on social media to kill police officers in Mount Vernon, New York. Mott posted messages on Facebook and Instagram in December threatening to injure and kill police in Mount Vernon, a suburb north of New York City, according to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court.



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FBI arrests man suspected of threatening to kill New York police

The FBI said on Tuesday it arrested a man suspected of threatening to kill police officers in Mount Vernon, New York.



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Monday, January 5, 2015

Mount Vernon Makes Way For Senior Housing Development

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Westchester County hopes to buy a $1 million piece of Mount Vernon real estate and sell it back for a dollar to establish a senior housing complex proposed by Grace Baptist Church, lohud reports.



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Sunday, January 4, 2015

Services are Jan. 5 for David Murden

David T. Murden, 87 of Pleasantville, NY, passed away January 1, 2015. He was born September 1, 1927 in Mt.



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Mount Vernon Robotics Team Aims at International Competition

High School Students in Mount Vernon have just six weeks to build a robot. Their entry will be going head-to-head against teams from across the country.



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Saturday, January 3, 2015

Yonkers, Mount Vernon Eligible For Magnet School Grants

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. Yonkers and Mount Vernon public school administrators are eligible to apply for grants that could establish up to three new magnet schools in Westchester County, lohud.com reported.



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Friday, January 2, 2015

Mount Vernon Charter School Under One Roof For First Time

Amani Public Charter School Executive Director Debra Stern gets ready for the school's first day in its new facility in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon students Ella Stern and Marsha Stern put finishing touches on wall mural at Amani Public Charter School, preparing for new facility opening.



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State police capture fugitive in Lackawanna County

Officers stopped Conrad Edward Gardner, 51, of Mount Vernon, New York, for driving 83 mph in a 55 mph zone on Interstate 380 in Roaring Brook Twp. at about 11:30 a.m. on New Year's Eve.



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Thursday, January 1, 2015

Regional briefs for 1/1/2015

Police pulled a man over for speeding on Interstate 380 Wednesday and discovered he was wanted for larceny in Maryland. Troopers said Conrad Edward Gardner, 51, 305 Mundy Lane, Mount Vernon, N.Y., was driving 83 mph in a 55 mph zone at mile marker 24. After they pulled him over, they found the warrant from Bel Air, Md.



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Arrest made in November death of Bronx man

Cops say the victim was found unconscious at Bronx Park East and Mace Avenue. According to police, William Ewell was found unconscious at Bronx Park East and Mace Avenue in Allerton after getting into an argument with 20-year-old Donald Leito, of Mount Vernon.



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New Rochelle Celebrates 2015 By Ringing In The New Year At Noon

Mahogany Jean-Charles, 7, of Mount Vernon has fun at New Roc City's "New Year's at Noon" celebration. NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Hundreds of balloons reigned down on hundreds of people at New Roc City's Fifth Annual "Ring in the New Year at Noon" event Dec. 31. The family-friendly celebration, a G-rated Times Square-like party geared towards families with children ages two to ten, featured face painting, arts and crafts, sports demonstrations, clowns, snacks, magicians and games along with lots of happy faces and revelry.



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Clark Rogers

Vernon, died Monday, December 29, 2014 at the Solon Nursing Care Center. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, January 3, 2015 at Brosh Chapel, located at 100 South Cedar Street in Solon, where there will be a 2 p.m. Memorial service with a reception to follow.



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Regional briefs for Jan. 1, 2015

Police pulled a man over for speeding on Interstate 380 Wednesday and discovered he was wanted for larceny in Maryland. Troopers said Conrad Edward Gardner, 51, 305 Mundy Lane, Mount Vernon, N.Y., was driving 83 mph in a 55 mph zone at mile marker 24. After they pulled him over, they found the warrant from Bel Air, Md.



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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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