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Sunday, April 1, 2012

04/01/12 The Raw Mount Vernon News feed

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 scholarships2012-03-30, 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 ...
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