Mount Vernon Roundup: 2012

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Sunday, April 1, 2012

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20 Hyper Local Mount Vernon News Stories....

Fiancée recalls deep love for Mount Vernon officer killed in crash _{2012-04-01, 02:41 am}
... 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. John the Baptist Church, Yonkers Lissette Ortiz had planned to go out with her fiance, Mount Vernon police Officer Reginald Velez Jr., the night he died in a fiery car crash, but she stayed home because she was too tired. 'He ...
Fiancée recalls her life with officer killed in crash _{2012-03-31, 02:41 pm}
There's no hiding his enthusiasm when it comes to next week's gig at an awards luncheon in White... Lissette Ortiz likened her life with Mount Vernon police officer Reginald Velez to a 'tragic love story you can only see on the big screen.' In her first comments since Velez was killed Thursday in a pre-dawn car crash, his fiancee told The Journal ... (more)
In brief: Mt. Vernon officer's funeral arrangements set; Mahopac... _{2012-03-31, 02:34 am}
... he is currently undergoing a psychiatric evaluation. Funeral arrangements have been made for a 29-year-old Mount Vernon police officer who was killed early Thursday in a fiery crash on Interstate 95 when he drove the wrong way into the southbound ...
Richard Paul McMillan _{2012-03-31, 12:06 am}
The Rev. Richard Paul McMillan, 82, of Ohio Eastern Star Home in Mount Vernon, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, March 29, 2012, following an extended illness.
NYC: The Weekly Carnage _{2012-03-30, 11:40 pm}
... on the origins and purpose of this column, please read About the Weekly Carnage . Reginald Velez, an off-duty Mount Vernon cop, was killed in a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer on I-95 in the Bronx. Photo: Daily News A 56-year-old pedestrian ...
Retired White Plains Fireman Hovanec Dies at 82 _{2012-03-30, 07:30 pm}
... worked as a firefighter for the City of White Plains for more than 30 years. He was born July 22, 1929, in Mount Vernon, N.Y., to Irvin and Ann Hovanec. Educated in Mount Vernon, Hovanec graduated from Edison Vocational and Technical High School. He ...
Elmsford's James Hovanec Dies at 82 _{2012-03-30, 07:30 pm}
He was born July 22, 1929 in Mt. Vernon, NY to Irvin and Ann Hovanec. Educated in Mt.
Russo, Former Eastchester Secretary, Dies at 94 _{2012-03-30, 02:00 pm}
... Engineering. In June of 1957, she married Arthur Russo and they had one daughter, Lisa. The family moved from Mount Vernon to Eastchester in 1964, where Russo pursued many activities and cultivated even more friendships. She enjoyed life with her ...
Mount Vernon places third overall at district U.I.L. event _{2012-03-28, 03:00 am}
Mount Vernon High School finished in third place overall at the district University Interscholastic League competition last week.
$27.6M grant to add housing to Westchester adult care community _{2012-03-30, 05:03 pm}
... granted to Westchester County facilities, the Times wrote. As it stands, the Wartburg Adult Care Community, a Mount Vernon-based facility, has 31 fair market-rented cottages meant for independent living, a dementia center and a nursing home. The ...
Affordable Senior Housing at the Wartburg Adult Care Community Featured in New York Times _{2012-03-30, 03:23 pm}
... This new construction project is located on the historic 26-acre campus of the Wartburg Adult Care Community in Mount Vernon, NY, and features 60 studio and one-bedroom units for independent senior living. The Wartburg is a not-for-profit ...
Court vote will be discussed _{2012-03-30, 03:04 am}
... by a Democratic panel last week in a 7-6 vote, following a daylong grilling about the financial practices of a Mount Vernon, N.Y., liquor store owned by his family. Kwon also was questioned about his political affiliation. An independent, he had ...
Funeral arrangements set for Mount Vernon police officer Reginald Velez _{2012-03-30, 03:00 am}
Ali Silfen made the go-ahead basket and two clutch free throws to lift Blind Brook to a 69-66... Maia Hood and Ayanna Behagan each scored 20 points to lead top-seeded Hamilton to a 57-40 win over... Funeral arrangements have been made for a 29-year-old Mount Vernon police officer who was killed early Thursday in a fiery crash on Interstate 95 when ... (more)
Iris J. McCollum _{2012-03-30, 11:25 am}
Iris J. McCollum, 78, of Mount Vernon, died Thursday, March 29, 2012, at the Country Club Retirement Campus in Mount Vernon.
Boys & Girls Club of Mount Vernon 100th Anniversary Gala _{2012-03-30, 11:11 am}
YES Network Yankees broadcaster and former MLB player Ken Singleton, a Mount Vernon native; CBS 2 Meteorologist Elise Finch; New York State Senator Malcolm Smith; and lifelong Mount Vernon resident and former New York State Athletic Commission Chairman John R. Branca were among those honored with the Denzel Lifetime Achievement Award at the Boys & ... (more)
Some morning Metro-North delays expected _{2012-03-30, 07:43 am}
... Street and backtrack to Fordham. Southbound Harlem line local trains are stopping at northbound platforms from Mount Vernon to Melrose. Hudson line service is not affected.
Foodtown shut out of deal for supermarket _{2012-03-30, 04:20 am}
... supermarket. Here, a shopper makes her way across the Thruway parking lot in October. PSK Operating of Mount Vernon charges it was entitled to match the offer for the shopping center's supermarket, a member of the Foodtown cooperative, before a sale ...
Head-on horror _{2012-03-30, 03:23 am}
An off-duty Mount Vernon cop driving the wrong way on a Bronx highway died in a fiery crash when he slammed head-on into a tractor-trailer yesterday, cops said.
Boys track and field preview: Mount Vernon chasing team titles and college scholarships_{2012-03-30, 03:11 am}
There's no hiding his enthusiasm when it comes to next week's gig at an awards luncheon in White... The Westchester indoor track co-athletes of the season were Steven Gayle of Mount Vernon, left, and Thomas Johnson of White Plains.
Panelists address issues in Trayvon Martin killing _{2012-03-30, 03:00 am}
... he... From left, civil rights attorney Debra Cohen; the Rev. Edward Mulraine of Unity Baptist Tabernacle in Mount Vernon; ACT, Inc. mentoring program founder Penny Jennings; and Yonkers Violence and Gang Prevention Coalition Chairman Jim Bostic ...

Monday, March 5, 2012

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Boys basketball: Mount Vernon captures 7th straight crown _{2012-03-05, 02:36 am}
Saniya Chong had 31 points and scored her 2,000th varsity point to lead Ossining to a 79-48 win... Mount Vernon's William Robinson, center, holds the gold ball as he celebrates with his teammates after defeating Mahopac 77-51 to win the Class AA sectional championship at the Westchester County Center in White Plains Sunday.
Boys basketball: Section 1 strips Biondi of Class D crown _{2012-03-05, 01:37 am}
The first-team all-state lineman at Mount Vernon High School also earned MVP honors in each of the last two Class D sectional boys basketball tournaments.
Mount Vernon, New Rochelle homes damaged in fires; 11 residents displaced _{2012-03-04, 05:40 pm}
Firefighters extinguished a blaze this afternoon at 452 S. First Ave. in Mount Vernon.
Mount Vernon boys roll over Mahopac to win record seventh straight sectional title _{2012-03-04, 03:18 pm}
A 76-year-old Mount Ivy man was fatally struck by an SUV today at the ShopRite Shopping Center on... WHITE PLAINS - Jack Sullivan scored 22 points on 9-of-13 shooting and hit all three of his 3-point... Mount Vernon players celebrate with the gold ball after defeating Mahopac 77-51 to win the boys basketball Class AA Section 1 championship at the ... (more)
Two homes damaged in fires _{2012-03-04, 03:00 am}
... in damage. / (Ernie Garcia/The Journal News) The Red Cross is helping 11 residents of a three-family house in Mount Vernon find temporary shelter after a fire damaged their apartments Sunday afternoon. Firefighters received a call about a fire at ...
Mount Vernon Music to present a concert of organ music _{2012-03-04, 09:55 am}
Mount Vernon Music presents a concert of organ music on Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 7:30 PM in the First United Methodist Church, 522 Hwy 37S in Mt.
Mahopac Defeats Fox Lane in Sectional Semifinals _{2012-03-03, 03:01 am}
... over second-seeded Fox Lane. Mahopac advances to the Section 1 Class AA Championship game against top-seeded Mount Vernon on Sunday at noon. The Indians are making their first title-game appearance since 1986, when they lost to Mount Vernon. Fox ...
South Falls Against Mount Vernon _{2012-03-03, 08:21 am}
The Clarkstown South boys basketball team fell to Mount Vernon Friday night 59-53. Mount Vernon used a dominant second quarter to defeat Clarkstown South in the Class AA semifinals at the Westchester County Center.
Boys basketball: Mount Vernon fends off Clarkstown South, 59-53 _{2012-03-03, 03:46 am}
If you are Ozzie Smith's son and you play baseball, there is one question you get asked all the... Clarkstown South's Matthew Brenner, left, guards Mount Vernon's Randy Stephens during their Section 1, Class AA basketball semifinal at the Westchester County Center Friday.
Gritty Tappan Zee on special run _{2012-03-03, 03:00 am}
... ball on Sunday, against Poughkeepsie - which has played in the last four Class AA championship games against Mount Vernon - after beating Byram Hills (also without one of its best players, Jeff Lynch) Friday, 48-46. Unlike 2010, when it was 17-6, or ...
Fairfield County Youth Tourney Hits the Hardwood _{2012-03-02, 08:00 pm}
... through March 11. Besides Fairfield County, teams from New Haven, Waterbury, Southbury and Madison as well as Mount Vernon, N.Y., are among the other communities with teams in the field. Among the most compelling divisions will be the sixth-grade ...
Ex-Pelham Parish Secretary, Janniello Dies at 83 _{2012-03-02, 05:40 pm}
She was born Feb. 28, 1929 in Mt. Vernon and married the late Frank Janniello, who predeceased her on Sep.
Area new business roundup _{2012-03-02, 11:44 am}
... is New Life Church of the Nazarene. Located at 998 Newark Road, the church congregation has been meeting at the Mount Vernon High School auditorium for the past two years after experiencing much growth. The church recently purchased the 84 Lumber ...
Hot tickets _{2012-03-02, 03:21 am}
... or call 701-3313. March 25: Hear about the restoration of George Washington's Pleasure Garden at Mount Vernon at the 10th Goodwood Garden Symposium at Goodwood Museum & Gardens. Dean Norton, director of horticulture at the founding father's estate, ...
Motorcycles, jewelry stolen from Greenburgh recovered in burglary suspect's home, cops say _{2012-03-02, 07:53 am}
While most of the area's lakes and ponds aren't frozen over yet, there are still plenty of places... GREENBURGH - A 26-year-old Mount Vernon man accused of having jewelry and motorcycles that were stolen from Greenburgh homes was in Westchester County jail without bail on felony burglary and stolen property charges, police said.
WVU basketball: For Hinds, Mountaineers, 'everything is not fine' _{2012-03-02, 04:00 am}
... with his performance Tuesday night. In the four games before the 92-75 win against DePaul, the freshman from Mount Vernon, N.Y., had problems. He had made just six shots and missed 24 and totaled but 15 points. Worse yet, he could look around the ...
Avon's Yonkers district is top seller nationally; 650 local sales agents to be honored _{2012-02-29, 02:41 am}
... honoring about 650 sales representatives in District 2091, which covers most of Yonkers, plus a few parts of Mount Vernon and the Bronx. Maria Rivera, District 2091's manager, said her agents' success is due to their ability to connect with their ...
2 treated after fire in Mount Vernon apartment house; cause still being sought _{2012-02-28, 05:32 pm}
A fire ripped through the second floor of a three-story building at 218 Tecumseh Avenue about 5:30 p.m. / Kenneth Bailey MOUNT VERNON - Two people were taken to area hospitals and a large family was forced from their home after a fire ripped through the second floor of a three-story building, officials said.
Rye Council Sours on Cash Real Estate Transfer Tax _{2012-03-02, 12:27 am}
... the transfer tax may be tough to pass." However, three municipalities within the county, Peekskill, Yonkers and Mount Vernon employ a transfer tax. Council member Parker advocated for further exploring the transfer tax as a way to increase capital ...
Fox Lane Prepares for Semifinals at County Center _{2012-03-01, 08:00 pm}
... Knights as a possible finals matchup, Violante did not mince words. "Let's not kid around. You've got Mount Vernon ahead of you," Violante said. "Mount Vernon is Mount Vernon. Hopefully we can get an opportunity to play them." He added, "We're .

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

02/29/12 The Raw Mount Vernon News Feed

Manhunt after man is shot in Mount Vernon _{2012-02-28, 02:37 pm}
Police surround a red BMW during a manhunt on West Sidney Avenue in Mount Vernon Tuesday.
1st Annual Ice Skating Fundraiser _{2012-02-28, 12:52 pm}
The 1st Annual Ice Skating Fundraiser will be held on Sunday, March 4th at The Ice Hutch located at 655 Garden Avenue in Mt Vernon, NY from 5:00pm-7:00pm. There will be DJ's playing the best music & Special Guest Celebrities in the building.
I-95 Bridge Work Could Affect Your Morning Commute in Harrison _{2012-02-27, 06:00 pm}
... Authority. The $3.2 million project, scheduled to be completed by the fall of 2013, was contracted out to Mount Vernon-based Defoe Corporation in December. It includes reconstruction work on four bridges, two of which begin Thursday, and the other ...
Greenburgh Police Respond to Fight at Friday's _{2012-02-28, 12:05 am}
... nd Sleepy's. The suspect ran and jumped over a fence before being caught and hit with a stun gun. A 23-year-old Mount Vernon man was charged with public lewdness and resisting arrest.
Harold Dawson Sr. _{2012-02-27, 10:04 pm}
Harold Dawson Sr., 81, a native of Lobeco, died Sunday, Feb. 26, 2012, at New Rochelle Hospital in New Rochelle, N.Y. Arrangements by Camelot Funeral Home of Mt. Vernon, N.Y.
White Plains Cops: Pizzeria Owner Charged With Violations _{2012-02-27, 09:31 pm}
... criminal possession of a forged instrument, a misdemeanor. WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- White Plains police say a Mount Vernon man swindled $3,376.68 from his employers at J. Crew via false... WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- White Plains police stopped a man ...
I-95 Bridge Work Could Affect Your Morning Commute in Mamaroneck _{2012-02-27, 06:00 pm}
... Authority. The $3.2 million project, scheduled to be completed by the fall of 2013, was contracted out to Mount Vernon-based Defoe Corporation in December. It includes reconstruction work on four bridges, two of which begin Thursday, and the other ...
10 things to watch at Section 1 boys tournament _{2012-02-27, 02:30 am}
Mount Vernon's Isaiah Cousins dribbles the ball down the court pass New Rochelle's Terrence Holden in game action at Mount Vernon High School Feb.
I-95 Bridge Work Could Affect Your Morning Commute in Rye_{2012-02-27, 03:50 pm}
... Authority. The $3.2 million project, scheduled to be completed by the fall of 2013, was contracted out to Mount Vernon-based Defoe Corporation in December. It includes reconstruction work on four bridges, two of which begin Thursday, and the other ...
5 Things for the Week Ahead: Budgets, Lectures and Workshops _{2012-02-27, 02:39 pm}
... Place in Pelham. Call the district at 845-738-3434 for more information. 2.) The historic St. Paul's Church in Mount Vernon is hosting "St. Paul's and the Civil War" at 7 p.m. Wednesday . The church, which is a National Historic Site, is located at ...
Ruben Diaz Sr. Blasts Congressional Redistricting Efforts: 'The Bronx Is Not a Colony' _{2012-02-27, 11:55 am}
... Manhattan's demographics changing, some lawmakers have proposed uniting Mr. Rangel's district in Harlem with Mount Vernon via the Bronx to give him a seat with an African American majority along the lines of a proposal made by the NAACP . The Bronx ...
Troopers charge 11 with drunken or drugged driving in Westchester, Rockland, Putnam _{2012-02-27, 07:41 am}
... and investigations in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties, state police said. Germaine Tolliver, 32, of Mount Vernon was charged with driving while intoxicated and aggravated driving while intoxicated, felonies, about 3:50 a.m. Sunday on the ...
To Be Black at Stuyvesant High _{2012-02-26, 12:50 am}
... lives in the Wakefield section of the Bronx, attended sixth and seventh grades in Jamaica, and eighth grade in Mount Vernon, a Westchester County suburb. Her father, Donovan Miller, a director of accounting at Bronx Community College, recalled ...
Dolores Ann Davis _{2012-02-25, 11:44 am}
Dolores Ann Davis, 62, of Vernonview Drive, Mount Vernon, passed away Friday, Feb.
Section 1 hockey: Motivated Pelham blanks John Jay in semis _{2012-02-25, 03:59 am}
From right, Pelham's Danny Shea jumps into the arms of teammate Mark Hernandez after Shea scored a first period goal against John Jay during Friday's playoff game at the Ice Hutch in Mount Vernon.
Former NY Gov. Spitzer to raise money for Inslee _{2012-02-24, 11:33 pm}
... a history of drugs and assault. A fugitive was shot dead by U.S. marshals after he opened fire at them in a Mount Vernon neighborhood, officials said. A local woman is under arrest after she allegedly tried to hire a hit man to kill her estranged ...
Tonite, Tonite _{2012-02-24, 10:46 pm}
The Mello-Kings were one-hit wonders in the doo wop world, fondly remembered for the their lone national hit, "Tonite, Tonite." They were an all-white vocal group from Mt.
Pelham Manor Police Blotter: Fatal Hit and Run Accident, DWAI Arrest, CVS Theft _{2012-02-24, 04:54 pm}
... been cleared out. Prior to the incident, the store manager received a phone call from the manager at a CVS in Mount Vernon warning him that two men that had come into his store earlier in the day and stole more than $2,000 worth of merchandise. The ...
Scarsdale's Rocco DeMarco, 84, Honored Saturday _{2012-02-24, 04:40 pm}
The son of Louis and Carmella DeMarco, he was born Aug. 21, 1927 in Hartford, Conn.
in Area Churches _{2012-02-24, 02:21 pm}
A community breakfast buffet at Christ United Methodist Church in Newcomerstown, will be from 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb.

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