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Sunday, April 19, 2015

Pipe Impales Woman After Jumping Off Apartment Building In Mount Vernon

A woman was impaled by a pipe after jumping off the roof of a four-story apartment building in Mount Vernon, according to lohud.com.



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Saturday, April 18, 2015

Purchase College Students Receive Chancellor's Awards for Excellence

... International Week in Japan. As a volunteer for Project Focus, he mentored homeless and low-income children in Mount Vernon. Brown is an Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) student and has mentored incoming EOP freshman. He was also recently named ...



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Just Listed: 160 Douglas Place Mount Vernon, Ny 10552

Patty Breen & Tracy Walsh is proud to support community news & The Mount Vernon Daily Voice.



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Friday, April 17, 2015

Mount Vernon Officials To Host Public Schools Budget Hearing

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. The Mount Vernon Board of Education is set to continue its string of "Board President Saturday Conferences" this week, as it continues to tinker and refine the schools budget for the upcoming academic year. Since taking over for Judith Johnson last year, Superintendent Kenneth Hamilton has teamed with the board 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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Thursday, April 16, 2015

Early Files 4-17-15

A group of 9 to 12 year- olds takes off at the start of the annual Barnstable Recreation Junior Road Race at the Marstons Mills Elementary School with 115 participants in 1995. Barnstable Patriot Files/Nickerson Archives 1845 For Sale A SIX year old OX, sound, kind and strong-- which will be sold reasonable; or the Subscriber would like to PURCHASE near OX, of about the same age, to yoke with him.



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Author, former prosecutor Linda Fairstein 'humbled' by Women of Achievement honorees

... a registered nurse, the importance of volunteer work. Long after she retired, her mother would travel from Mount Vernon to Harlem to volunteer. "She made that trip until she was 86 years old," Ms. Fairstein said. "All my young life I wanted to be a ...



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Mount Vernon Firefighters Save Infant Boy

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Mount Vernon firefighters saved a 9-month-old boy Sunday after responding to a call about an unresponsive child who had no pulse, reports lohud .



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Mount Vernon pastor achieves milestone

Richardson has served as Mount Vernon's Grace Baptist Church's senior pastor for 40 years. Yesterday's celebration included worship and a host of guest speakers.



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The Pelham College Fund: Important During the Great Depression

... College Fund seems to been prompted, at least in part, by the success of "The Students' College Fund of the Mount Vernon High School" created in May, 1923. The goal of the fund was to raise $15,000 to allow interest earned on the fund to be gifted ...



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Mount Vernon Library Offers Volunteer Opportunities

Becoming a volunteer at the Mount Vernon Public Library connects you with a world of literacy, cultural diversity and learning. Library volunteers play an important role in connecting people with ideas and information.



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Mount Vernon Continues Discussing Housing Plans

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. After weeks of conferring and discussion with the community, Mount Vernon city officials continue developing a five-year consolidated plan so they can remain eligible for funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Officials held a public forum at the Mount Vernon Public Library on Tuesday night as they continue to put together a plan that will keep the city in line for necessary funding with several projects many of which include affordable housing units that have recently, or will soon break ground.



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Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Westchester's LDC To Vote On Renovation Of Mount Vernon's Wartburg

Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino and Local Development Corporation will join together for a vote on a resolution that would revitalize Wartburg Senior Housing, a nonprofit that provides a full range of senior living and home care services to seniors throughout Westchester and the region. The plan before the board would enable the Mount Vernon-based organization to save nearly $2.5 million by refinancing existing debt and paying for capital improvements to its assisted living facility, allowing the nonprofit to sustain its mission for the next generation of seniors.



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Pleasantville School District Issues Weekly Update

... board awarded contracts for construction at Bedford Road Schools to Avanti Building Construction Corporation of Mount Vernon; general construction at Pleasantville High School and Middle School to Peter A. Camilli & Sons, Inc. of Pleasantville; roof ...



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The Secor Estate in the Village of Pelham Manor

... interment will be made in Woodlawn cemetery." Source: OBITUARY. . . . James Francis Secor , The Daily Argus [Mount Vernon, NY], Dec. 28, 1904, p. 5, col. 6. " MISS ANNA SECOR, OLD RESIDENT, DIED ON FRIDAY ----- Miss Anna A. Secor, 87, member of one ...



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Single-Family Home Sales Fall 35 Percent In Pelham

... a bit, but now you'll see some consistency." In Westchester County's gateway to New York City communities -- Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, Yonkers and Pelham -- sales fell 8 percent compared to the first quarter in 2014 and the median sales price ...



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Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Fire Chief Says He First Thought Stabbing Was Purse Snatching

Police believe Sidney Brown, a 51-year-old Mount Vernon, man in the relationship with 36-year-old Deborah Henry of Yonkers, waited for her at the train station and ambushed her with a knife. DePaoli fought off the attacker with a softball bat just before a nearby Irvington police officer used a taser on the man.



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'Luxury Workforce' Housing Coming to New York Suburb

... to your colleagues, clients or customers visit http://ift.tt/oBSjGY. A rendering of 203 Gramatan Ave., in Mount Vernon, N.Y. Developers are marketing the property as "luxury workforce" housing.



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Fire Chief Details Stabbing Incident Involving Mount Vernon Man

Police believe Sidney Brown, a 51-year-old Mount Vernon, man in the relationship with 36-year-old Deborah Henry of Yonkers, waited for her at the train station and ambushed her with a knife. DePaoli fought off the attacker with a softball bat just before a nearby Irvington police officer used a taser on the man.



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Mount Vernon Mayoral Race To Be Hotly Contested

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. It's going to be a crowded ballot when Mount Vernon voters head to the polls on Election Day, as several prominent, longtime politicians have thrown their hat into the ring and plan to challenge much-maligned Mayor Ernest Davis in the upcoming race. Just months after being sentenced to probation and a fine after pleading guilty to tax evasion charges last year, Davis got less fortuitous news last week, as Mount Vernon Sen. Ruth Hassell-Thompson and City Council member Deborah Reynolds have announced their intention to run for the mayor's seat.



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Bearcat Beat | Smarter Balanced testing begins

... 17, against Jackson at Jackson High School at 4 p.m. Girls tennis will have matches today, April 14, against Mount Vernon at Mount Vernon High School at 3:30 p.m. and April 17, against Jackson at Monroe High School at 3:30 p.m.. Boys soccer will ...



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Monday, April 13, 2015

House fire reignites mutual aid dispute between Yonkers Firefighters Union and Mount Vernon

The union is blasting Mount Vernon for what it calls an abuse of the mutual aid program. It says the abuse is costing Yonkers taxpayers thousands of dollars.



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Steven Z. Edelman, 74, Of Yonkers

YONKERS, N.Y. Steven Z. Edelman, of Yonkers and formerly of Mount Vernon, died on April 10. He was 74. He is survived by his wife, Claudine Edelman, son William D. Edelman and his wife Randi, and grandchildren Jessica and Lindsay.



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Mount Vernon Resident Recalls Holocaust With Poems Of Lives Lost

For the first time ever, and in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Francoise Grab, a poet living in Mount Vernon, will have her work set to music. "Stories of Liberation," presented at City Hall April 13 at 7 p.m. is sponsored by the Mount Vernon Jewish Community Council and The Office of the Mayor and is all about never forgetting the atrocities of the War.



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Promoting Paw-sitive Pet Parenting

... reading from The College of New Rochelle. Before retiring, she taught students at Columbus Elementary School in Mount Vernon for 35 years. Pierce now spends much of her time volunteering in a read-a-loud program at Grimes Elementary School in Mount ...



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Louis Pantuso

Louis Pantuso, beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather died following a long illness at Orange Regional Medical Center surrounded by his loving family.



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Sunday, April 12, 2015

Mount Vernon Family Displaced Following Fire

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. A Mount Vernon family lost their home Sunday morning in a fire on Darwood Place, reports News 12 Westchester .



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2-alarm fire displaces Mount Vernon family

The fire started in the basement of a home on Darwood Place in Mount Vernon. The flames broke out at around 7:30 a.m. Sunday at a home on Darwood Place.



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Saturday, April 11, 2015

Sen. Klein, Mount Vernon Student Talk Government

State Sen. Jeffrey Klein met with Thomas Curro, a 13-year-old student from Mount Vernon, who took part in a weeklong government class sponsored by Teen Pact. The organization sponsored a program where students learn how bills are passed and about the three branches of government.



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Man, 51, Faces Charges In Irvington Stabbing

Sidney Brown, a resident of Mount Vernon, was charged Friday with second-degree attempted murder after he allegedly stabbed his girlfriend at the Irvington train station, according to lohud.com. The Deborah Henry, 36, of Yonkers, was repeatedly stabbed in the chest and neck with a knife on Wednesday, April 8, according to lohud.com.



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Mount Vernon Man Faces Charges In Irvington Stabbing

Sidney Brown, a resident of Mount Vernon, was charged Friday with second-degree attempted murder after he allegedly stabbed his girlfriend at the Irvington train station, according to lohud.com. It was reported that the Yonkers woman, Deborah Henry, was repeatedly stabbed in the chest and neck with a knife on April 8, according to lohud.com.



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Mount Vernon Man, 51, Charged in Irvington Train Station Assault

A 51-year-old Mount Vernon man has been charged with attempted murder in connection with the Wednesday night stabbing at the Irvington train station that was broken up by Fire Chief Chris DePaoli. Sidney Brown repeatedly stabbed Deborah Henry, the mother of his children, during an altercation at the train station, according to authorities.



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Westchester Remembers The Holocaust With Countywide Events

... p.m.. Information: 175 Rockland Ave., (914)-698-2960, wjcenter.org/ . Monday, April 13, City Council Chambers, Mount Vernon: Three rabbi's -- Rabbi Andy Bossov from Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS), Rabbi Barzilai from Sinai Free ...



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White Plains Is Among Area Towns Honoring Holocaust Rembrance Day

... p.m.. Information: 175 Rockland Ave., (914)-698-2960, wjcenter.org/ . Monday, April 13, City Council Chambers, Mount Vernon: Three rabbi's -- Rabbi Andy Bossov from Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS), Rabbi Barzilai from Sinai Free ...



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Mount Vernon City School District Presents 'The Wiz'

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. The Mount Vernon City School District is presenting "The Wiz" Friday, April 17 through Sunday, April 19 at the Mount Vernon High School auditorium. Under the direction of Evelyn Collins, Mount Vernon City School District's director of the arts and featuring students from Thornton, Mandela/Zollicofer and Mount Vernon High Schools, "The Wiz" is the first stage production in Mount Vernon in nearly five years.



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Almerinda Valvano, Mount Vernon Resident, 96

Visitation is Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., at the Yannantuono Burr Davis SharpeFuneral Home, 584 Gramatan Ave, Mount Vernon. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m., on Saturday, at St. Ursula's Church.



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Friday, April 10, 2015

Sidney Brown charged with attempted murder in connection with stabbing at Irvington train station

A Mount Vernon man has been charged with attempted murder in connection with Wednesday night's stabbing at the Irvington train station. Sidney Brown, 51, is accused of stabbing the mother of his children, Deborah Henry, repeatedly.



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Police Investigating Mount Vernon Avenue Shooting

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. The search continues for an unidentified assailant who fired off several rounds in a Mount Vernon residence. Police officials confirmed that shortly after 9 p.m. on Thursday night, officers responded to a two-story building at 60 Mount Vernon Ave. after neighbors reported shots fired in a stairwell in the domicile.



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Man in critical condition after shooting

Cops say they rushed to an apartment building at 60 Mount Vernon Ave. Thursday night after reports of shots being fired at around 9 p.m. They found a man bleeding from wounds.



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Pretlow Pledges $1M For Mount Vernon Memorial Field Repairs

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Just days after members of the Mount Vernon community rallied together to protest the lack of progress at the long-dormant Memorial Field, Assemblyman J. Gary Pretlow has pledged money to expedite construction at the once vibrant field. On Thursday, Pretlow announced $1 million has been pledged toward construction at the field, with an additional $250,000 for repairs of the municipal parking lot that hasn't been improved in more than a decade.



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Anonymous Mount Vernon Gun Buyback Set For Saturday

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. After weeks of stressing the importance of cleaning up the streets of Mount Vernon, officials with the city police department and Westchester County Crime Stoppers are set for their big gun buyback program. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Doles Community Center, local residents can turn in any firearms to officials no questions asked and will be rewarded with up to $500 in gifts in exchange.



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Best Gas Prices In And Around Pelham

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. Before you head out for the weekend, find out where the best gas prices are in the Mount Vernon and Pelham areas.



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Mount Vernon Educators Go To 'Future Ready Summit' In Atlanta

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Members of the Mount Vernon City School District attended the third Future Ready Regional Summit in Atlanta, Ga., March 25 and 26. Twelve summits are planned nationwide by the U.S. Department of Education to help local administrators improve their use of modern technology as a teaching tool inside and outside the classroom. Deputy Superintendent Jeff Gorman, Standards Administrator for Technology Joseph McGrath, Davis Middle School Principal Joshua Whitham and Eric Sheninger, technology pioneer educational leader.



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Police: Shots fired in Mount Vernon stairwell

It is unclear if anyone was shot or if police have made any arrests. Police rushed to an apartment building in Mount Vernon Thursday night after reports of shots being fired in a stairwell.



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Thursday, April 9, 2015

Vista Murrieta's Michael Norman is ready to show his skills at Arcadia

Vista Murrieta High's Michael Norman has California's fastest time this year in the 200 at 20.71 seconds Michael Norman of Vista Murrieta High is prepared to show the best competition in America what he can do at the Arcadia Invitational on Saturday. As a sophomore last year, he finished second at the CIF state championships in the 400 with a time of 46.94 seconds and second in the 200 in 20.92.



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Fire Chief Being Hailed As Hero In Irvington Stabbing Incident

Emergency surgery and the quick thinking of Irvington's fire chief saved the life of a 36-year-old Yonkers woman who was the victim of a stabbing in a domestic dispute on Wednesday night at the Irvington train station , according to News 12. Police believe the 51-year-old Mount Vernon man in the relationship with the woman waited for her at the train station and ambushed her with a knife, according to the report. Irvington fire chief Chris DePaoli is being hailed as hero in the incident.



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Yonkers Woman Survives Stabbing In Domestic Dispute In Irvington

Emergency surgery and the quick thinking of Irvington's fire chief saved the life of a 36-year-old Yonkers woman who was the victim of a stabbing in a domestic dispute on Wednesday night at the Irvington train station , according to News 12. Police believe the 51-year-old Mount Vernon man in the relationship with the woman waited for her at the train station and ambushed her with a knife, according to the report. Irvington off-duty fire chief Chris DePaoli is being hailed as hero in the incident.



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Fast-Acting Fire Chief Thwarts Stabbing at Irvington Train Station

... assailant and the victim were hospitalized. Authorities have not realized their identities, but are said to be Mount Vernon and Yonkers residents, respectively. "I thought, oh my god, I don't want to get stabbed in front of my children," DePaoli ...



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Mount Vernon Edcuators Go To 'Future Ready Summit' In Atlanta

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Members of the Mount Vernon City School District attended the third Future Ready Regional Summit in Atlanta, Ga., March 25 and 26. Twelve summits are planned nationwide by the U.S. Department of Education to help local administrators improve their use of modern technology as a teaching tool inside and outside the classroom. Deputy Superintendent Jeff Gorman, Standards Administrator for Technology Joseph McGrath, Davis Middle School Principal Joshua Whitham and Eric Sheninger, technology pioneer educational leader.



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Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Con Ed Continues Working On Gas Pipes In Mount Vernon

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Contracting crews from Con Edison are once again set to populate the streets of Mount Vernon as they continue upgrading gas mains and selected buried gas services in the city. Dating back to 2014, crews have been periodically frequenting the city to make improvements, upgrading the antiquated pipeline in carefully determined parts of Mount Vernon.



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9 Westchester schools fail in state rankings

Eight public schools in Yonkers and one in Mount Vernon are listed as failing by the state.



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Public Notice - Notice of General Trustee Election - 4/9/2015

... Election. to elect three school trustces for three year terms. LOCATION(S) OF POLLING PLACES: Precinct #101; Mount Vernon City Hall - Council Room, at 109 N Kaufman St., Mount Vernon, 75457 Precinct #102; Hagansport Community Ccnter at 10284 Tx. ...



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Con Edison Continues Working On Gas Pipes In Mount Vernon

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Contracting crews from Con Edison are once again set to populate the streets of Mount Vernon as they continue upgrading gas mains and selected buried gas services in the city. Dating back to 2014, crews have been periodically frequenting the city to make improvements, upgrading the antiquated pipeline in carefully determined parts of Mount Vernon.



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Mount Vernon City Council to Honor Outstanding Citizens

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Mount Vernon City Council will honor outstanding citizens and groups that have contributed to the city in a ceremony on April 8. Honorees include the following: Nancy Fitch, the first female and African-American City Clerk of Mount Vernon; Edna Harris, advocate for seniors, safety and exemplary faith-based leadership; Henry A. May, historian, author and founder of Parent Involvement Day; and all school safety crossing guards at Mount Vernon.



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Tuesday, April 7, 2015

Close Heastie associate eyes Senate seat

... by Democratic state Sen. Ruth Hassell-Thompson. Hassell-Thompson is herself set to run this year for mayor of Mount Vernon in Westchester. She is a strong favorite, but has also told the Bronx Times she will not run for reelection to the Senate in ...



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OSHA Fines Mount Vernon Lighting Firm For Safety Lapses

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined lighting and display company Bridge Metal Industries, 717 S. Third Ave., for worker safety lapses, reports lohud .



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President Of MacQuesten In Pelham Learned From The Ground Up

... of Westchester website . Success understates Fogliano's impact at MacQuesten. The firm was founded in 1960 as a Mount Vernon-based family construction business by her father, Sabino. Fogliano joined in 1983 after she graduated from Fordham ...



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President Of MacQuesten In Pelham Learned From The Ground Up

... of Westchester website . Success understates Fogliano's impact at MacQuesten. The firm was founded in 1960 as a Mount Vernon-based family construction business by her father, Sabino. Fogliano joined in 1983 after she graduated from Fordham ...



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TGCW Bringing Affordable Housing, Outreach Programs To New Rochelle

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. The Guidance Center of Westchester is getting some help from several outlets as it continues its commitment to helping the homeless of southern Westchester County. The multi-service agency was the recipient of four grants that will add 93 individual apartments to The Guidance Center of Westchester Housing Services Department.



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Evelyn Hughes

Evelyn was born January 26, 1929 to Anna and Joseph Beladino in New York. Evelyn grew up in the Bronx and resided in Mt.



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Evelyn Hughes

Evelyn Hughes, 86, died peacefully at St. Vincent Hospice in Indianapolis on Friday, April 3, 2015 surrounded by her children. Evelyn was born January 26, 1929 to Anna and Joseph Beladino in New York.



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Monday, April 6, 2015

Mount Vernon Motorist Charged In Hit And Run After Striking Teen

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. A Mount Vernon man has been taken into custody after he was accused of striking a bicyclist with his car and fleeing from authorities over the weekend in the Bronx. Kabiru Mohammed, 37, was driving on Jerome Avenue in the Bronx shortly before 10 p.m. on Saturday night when he made a turn, crossing over a double yellow line and striking the teenager, who was riding his bike police said.



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New York Yankees Legend Mariano Rivera to Host Youth Baseball ProCamp in May

... of 2015. According to a press release from the Yankees, the one-day camp for boys and girls will take place in Mount Vernon, NY, on May 2, and will have two segments: one for children in grades 1-4 and the other for children in grades 5-8: The ...



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Early Baseball Game Played by Pelham Team in 1866

... later in 1866. According to the reference, on July 4, 1866, the Nonpareil team of City Island played Una of Mount Vernon "on Nonpareil ground." Una won the game 49 to 9. The reference appears immediately below, followed by a citation to its source. ...



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Sunday, April 5, 2015

Mount Vernon man charged in Bronx hit-and-run

A Mount Vernon man has been arrested after police say he fled the scene after striking a teenager who was riding a bicycle in the Bronx.



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Letter: A personal response to PM Gonsalves from a domestic violence and attempted rape victim

... lence against women is not a respecter of political party. Women in all parties are violated. Helena R. Edwards Mount Vernon, New York



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Exploring the Richmond Garden Trail

... the square, was originally intended as the final resting place of President Washington. (His remains are at his Mount Vernon estate.) Often called the "Central Park of Richmond," Maymont is a 100-acre landscape, with a 45-foot cascading waterfall. ...



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Saturday, April 4, 2015

Early Pittsburgh (Pa.) district double eagle historical flask brings $57,330 in Heckler's auction

... premium. The sale's runner-up lot was a "North Bend - Tippecanoe" historical cabin bottle, probably made by Mount Vernon Glass Works (Mt. Vernon, N.Y., circa 1840). The 5 A3 4 inch bottle, one of only a few known (and possibly the only one with a ...



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Friday, April 3, 2015

Mount Vernon Fire Department Seeks Volunteers To Install Smoke Detectors

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. The Mount Vernon Fire Department, the American Red Cross and the Office of Civil Defense Department will be having a recruitment drive to find volunteers to help install smoke detectors throughout the city. The main smoke detector installation day for Mount Vernon will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 25. Another position available is that of a documenter/reporter.



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Rally For Memorial Field Set In Mount Vernon This Weekend

After years of debate, consternation, unrest and confusion regarding the future of the once vibrant Memorial Field in Mount Vernon , local organizations are teaming up in an attempt to get answers from the elected officials tasked with giving them . On Saturday, members of Black Westchester and People Before Politics Radio are hosting a public rally , with an invitation to any and all Mount Vernon politicians, at the Embassy of First.



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Best Gas Prices In And Around Pelham

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. Before the weekend begins, find out where the best gas prices are in the Pelham and Mount Vernon areas.



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Rain, Thunderstorms Headed To Mount Vernon

Sunny skies during the day on Thursday have given way to clouds, showers and potential thunderstorms in Westchester County overnight and into Friday, the National Weather Service says. Wet weather will prevail on Friday with a high near 60 degrees.



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Thursday, April 2, 2015

Dorothy Kathleen 'Kitty' Harrison

Dorothy Kathleen "Kitty" Harrison, 85, of Mount Vernon, went to be with her Heavenly Father and Lord Jesus Christ on Wednesday, April 1, 2015. She was born July 1, 1929 to the late C.C. "Curley" Keathley and Laura Alice Keathley of Mount Vernon.



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Roger Maloney, 76, Of Stamford

He was born in Mount Vernon, N.Y., on Jan. 14, 1939, to Raymond and Selma Maloney. He served in the U.S. Air Force.



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Media Magic Offering Mount Vernon Teens Documentary Filmmaking Opportunity

Media Magic is offering interested teens a chance to learn how to make their own films, including shooting and editing, through a workshop training program. Eric Tait , media consultant and award-winning broadcast journalist and documentarian, has been running Media Magic, a program at the Doles Center in Mount Vernon.



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Mount Vernon Graduate Named Youth Of The Year By Boys And Girls Club

Jaron Dobson, a 2014 graduate of Mount Vernon High School, has been named the 2015-16 Youth of the Year by the Boys & Girls Club of Mount Vernon. He is a member of the Teen Program at the Boys & Girls Club of Mount Vernon, a junior staff member and also participates in the Poet's Club.



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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Mamaroneck Police Arrest Mount Vernon Man After Village Deli Burglary

A 48-year-old Mount Vernon man has been charged in connection with the March 11 burglary at Village Deli, 1023 West Boston Post Road in Mamaroneck. Carl Spasoff also was arrested on March 12 by Greenburgh police shortly after burglaries of a Scarsdale wine store and the Romantic Depot in Elmsford.



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Knox Co. Deputies Arrest Two, Seize More Than 100 Pills In Bust

... also confiscated $4,500 in cash and several electronic devices. Deputies arrested Ernest Richardson, 43, of Mount Vernon, N.Y. and Mark Leak, 36, of Waterbury, Conn. Both men face trafficking charges. Three people face charges after Kentucky State ...



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Nancy Orlan

... Winifred. She is survived by her son, Marcus (Sandie) Parks, of Mooreland; daughter Laura (Tom) Sommerfield, of Mount Vernon; two grandchildren, Sarah Parks and Susan Clouse; and six great-grandchildren. Her funeral service will be conducted at 10 ...



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Pelham Settled the Unpaid Tax Bills of the Defunct New York,...

... line continued through a tunnel beneath the Bronx and Pelham Parkway and proceeded northward into the City of Mount Vernon. The line proceeded through an "open cut" in Mount Vernon and across a viaduct built over the New Haven's Grand Central ...



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Mount Vernon Public Library Conducts Patron Survey

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. The Mount Vernon Public Library has published an online survey for its patrons and plans to hold a prize drawing for eligible participants. Local residents who do not use the Mount Vernon Public Library may also participate and are asked for feedback on what officials can do to change the situation.



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Mount Vernon Schools Superintendent, Students Launch New TV Program

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Students at Mount Vernon High School, along with Mount Vernon City Schools Superintendent Kenneth R. Hamilton, have a new cable access television series. The program, "Supt.



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Resources For Critical Readers

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.

Resources For Blog Comments

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.

Suggest a News Story

Mount Vernon Roundup is a website that encourages fair, accurate, and complete media reports and blog posts about the people and events in and around Mount Vernon.

If you would like to be one of Mount Vernon's newest ethical journalists that is willing to report the complete truth about the diversity and magnitude of the human experience in our city, then please submit your news story to....

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Or if you have a blog about Mount Vernon, then submit links to your blog posts to.....

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Or if you have a news tip or story idea, then submit these items to....

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Or if you notice news or blog links concerning Mount Vernon, then send them to......

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Please include contact information with the items you submit to us.

You will not be contacted unless your submission has a problem or is unusable.