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Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Obituary: Arlene E. Dreyer

... age 69, according to her obituary from Oelker-Cox & Sinatra Funeral Home. Dreyer was born on Nov. 26, 1944 in Mount Vernon, according to her obituary, which lists her career as having included working in the Human Resources department for Con Edison ...



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John J. Mahon Jr.

Born in Queens, N.Y. Sept. 27, 1933, he was the son of John and Ethel Mahon. From 1954 to 1956, John served in the U.S. Army then attended Columbia University receiving his law degree.



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Arlene E. Dreyer, 69, Of Mt. Kisco

Dreyer was born Nov. 26, 1944, in Mt. Vernon; daughter of Henry and Edith Dreyer Dreyer.



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It Was An Eventful 2013 In Westchester County

... he began his victory speech. In March, New Rochelle's Khalil Edney scored an improbable buzzer-beater against Mount Vernon. The feat was caught on a video that quickly went viral. The game-winning shot was the lead story on the 8 p.m. ESPN ...



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Monday, December 30, 2013

Robert A. Brooks

Bob was born in the Bronx, NY and worked as an electrical engineer at Magnetic Analysis in Mount Vernon, NY for 38 years until he retired in 1994.



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Eunice Greenberg, 84, Of Fairfield

Greenberg was born in Mount Vernon, N.Y.; daughter of William and Cora Schutzer.



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Saturday, December 28, 2013

Westchester Cadets Lay Wreaths at Historic Site

By Katherine Torres Cadets and Senior Members of Westchester Cadet Squadron 1 of the Civil Air Patrol , the official auxiliary of the US Air Force, participated with Wreaths Across America to honor the veterans interred at our nation's cemeteries and at cemeteries around the world, during the 22nd annual Wreaths Across America Day, which took place ... (more)



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New Democratic Leadership In Westchester Board Of Legislators

... Catherine Borgia (D-Ossining) who will be the next Majority Leader, and BOL Vice Chair Lyndon Williams (D-Mount Vernon) who will become the new Majority Whip. These new leadership positions will take effect at the next regular meeting of the BOL on ...



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Friday, December 27, 2013

Westchester Civil Air Patrol Honors Vets With Holiday Wreath Ceremony

... placed on a veteran's grave at St. Paul's reads "Today, I placed a Wreath on the Grave of an American Hero". MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- Cadets and Senior Members of Westchester Cadet Squadron 1 of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) joined Wreaths Across America ...



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Westchester Civil Air Patrol Honors Vets With Holiday Wreath Ceremony

... and at cemeteries around the world. The ceremony took place at St. Paul's Church, a national historic site in Mount Vernon that was used as a hospital during the Revolutionary War. Veterans, retired service members and cadets travelled through the ...



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Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Borgia picked as Westchester Board of Legislators' majority leader

... who announced last week that he would not be seeking a third term as majority leader. Lyndon Williams, D-Mount Vernon, will serve as majority whip to fill out the leadership team for the 2014-15 legislative session. The selections followed a caucus ...



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Frank Charles Nelson

... He was born August 5, 1940, to Grant and Clytie Nelson in Sedro Woolley, . He attended school in Conway and Mount Vernon. He graduated from Mount Vernon High School in 1958, and attended Skagit Valley Community College for a year. On December 31, ...



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Monday, December 23, 2013

Patricia J. Voight, 72, Worked As Bookkeeper In White Plains

Voight was born March 10, 1941, in Mount Vernon. She was employed as a bookkeeper in New Rochelle, White Plains and Scarsdale.



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Stephen Calloway, 67, Former New Rochelle Resident, Vietnam War Veteran

Calloway was born Aug. 28, 1946, in Ossining, N.Y., to Samuel and Eleanor Calloway.



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Patricia J. Voight, 72, Worked As Bookkeeper In New Rochelle

Voight was born March 10, 1941, in Mount Vernon. She was employed as a bookkeeper in New Rochelle, White Plains and Scarsdale.



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"The Founders at Home: The Building of America, 1735-1817"

... on the architectural, social, and political relevancy of each man's private residence; from Washington's Mount Vernon and Jefferson's Monticello to Madison's Montpelier. Myron Magnet discusses his book with Richard Brookhiser, senior editor of ...



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How Astorino defeated Bramson: The town-by-town tally

... former County Executive Andy Spano when he lost to Astorino in 2009. Bramson won White Plains, Greenburgh and Mount Vernon with larger margins than Spano. And he pushed Mamaroneck and Scarsdale, which border New Rochelle, back into the Democratic ...



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Clare Elizabeth Trudel, 82, Of Norwalk, Administrative Specialist

... Kenlon, Sr. and Marie Burke Kenlon of Mt Vernon, N.Y., in 1931. She graduated from St. Gabriele's High School, Mount Vernon, class of 1949, and the Berkely Business School. She held various positions as an administrative specialist over the course ...



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Sunday, December 22, 2013

Obama Hopes for Trouble-Free Hawaii Vacation

... "I don't want any interruptions. He deserves a vacation," Brian Pritchett, an assistant principal visiting from Mount Vernon, N.Y., said as he sipped a rum-infused drink dubbed the "Obama Mama" at a Honolulu hotel. "He puts in too many hours to not ...



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Saturday, December 21, 2013

Wildcats win double-dual match | Wrestling

One was close, one was a rout and both were wins for the Oak Harbor High School wrestling team in a double-dual meet at Mount Vernon High School Thursday, Dec. 19. The Wildcats and Mount Vernon were tied going into the final bout, and it took Jackson Constant only seven seconds to pin his opponent and give Oak Harbor the 37-31 win.



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Friday, December 20, 2013

70 graduate from Westchester County Police Academy

... in age from 21 to 55 and will join 14 different law enforcement agencies across the county, with 21 headed to Mount Vernon and 16 going to Yonkers. This is the 136th session to graduate from the Westchester County Police Academy. Training of ...



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Road map to victory: Astorino cut into Dem strongholds to defeat Bramson

... former County Executive Andy Spano when he lost to Astorino in 2009. Bramson won White Plains, Greenburgh and Mount Vernon with larger margins than Spano. And he pushed Mamaroneck and Scarsdale, which both border New Rochelle, back into the ...



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LogoTags Now Offering Color Printed Dog Tags Starting at 40 Cents Each...

... and storage capabilities. In addition to its manufacturing facilities for both the tags and ball chains in Mount Vernon, New York, LogoTags now also has a factory in China that enables it to offer prices far below its nearest competitors. "It's ...



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Westchester Target Shoppers React To Credit Card Scam

... the store Thursday. "I just used my card," said Miriam Verna of New Rochelle as she finished shopping at the Mount Vernon Target. She said that the news did not make her nervous about visiting the store. "I checked my bill. I only spent $17. I ...



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Thursday, December 19, 2013

Trinidad woman sentenced for US vet's kidnapping

... her role in the kidnapping of a U.S. Army veteran in the Caribbean country. Gunmen snatched Balram Maharaj of Mount Vernon, New York, in April 2005 from a bar outside Trinidad's capital and held him for ransom. The naturalized U.S. citizen died as a ...



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In US court, Trinidad woman sentenced to 20 years for role in 2005 kidnapping of US Army vet

... her role in the kidnapping of a U.S. Army veteran in the Caribbean country. Gunmen snatched Balram Maharaj of Mount Vernon, New York, in April 2005 from a bar outside Trinidad's capital and held him for ransom. The naturalized U.S. citizen died as a ...



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Trinidad woman sentenced for US vet's...

... her role in the kidnapping of a U.S. Army veteran in the Caribbean country. Gunmen snatched Balram Maharaj of Mount Vernon, New York, in April 2005 from a bar outside Trinidad's capital and held him for ransom. The naturalized U.S. citizen died as a ...



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Westchester Board of Legislators leadership slate breaks party barriers

... who have so far stuck with the current leadership of Legislators Ken Jenkins, D-Yonkers, and Lyndon Williams, D-Mount Vernon, stayed away from the press conference and are scheduled to hold a meeting Monday to discuss their leadership decisions. ...



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Alleged Racist Facebook Post By Pleasantville Cop Prompts Outcry

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Mount Vernon is speaking out against Pleasantville police officer Peter Burns , who allegedly posted a racism-fueled rant against President Barack Obama on his Facebook page.



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Larchmont Tennis Player Accepted To Washington University

Yukelis plays for the Kela Tennis Club in Mount Vernon. She is currently ranked 42nd in the USTA Eastern Junior Ranking.



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BRIEFS: Harrison selling tickets to New Castle tournament

... on Dec. 28 in the City Securities Hall of Fame Classic in New Castle. Greensburg, ranked No. 1 in 3A, will meet Mount Vernon (Fortville) in the other semifinal. The consolation game is scheduled for 5:07 p.m. CST, with the title game to follow. ...



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Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Music mogul Jeff Redd called us and told us about fatherhood - Part 2

... that they are going to make mistakes. I know that they are going to have to learn some things on their own." Mount Vernon, N.Y. - This is the continuation of our conversation with R & B star and star-maker, Jeff Redd , who while building his own ...



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Mount Vernon dad appeals for help finding missing son

... God in Christ, where he serves as a minister. "All we want to know is what happened." Michael Leslie Green, a Mount Vernon native who attended Salesian High School in New Rochelle, was working toward a degree in physical education at Virginia State ...



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Purchase Students Give Homework Help At Port Chester-Rye Brook Library

... three locations including the Port Chester-Rye Brook Library, Don Bosco Center in Port Chester, and Westhab in Mount Vernon. The program is a collaboration with the New York Campus Compact and the AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) ...



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Mamaroneck, Here Are Winning $636M Mega Millions Numbers

Januzzi was born Feb. 18, 1922, in Mount Vernon, to Vincenzo Ianuzzi and Pasqualina Paladino.



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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

George A. Januzzi, 91, Letter Carrier In New Rochelle

Januzzi was born Feb. 18, 1922, in Mount Vernon, to Vincenzo Ianuzzi and Pasqualina Paladino.



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George A. Januzzi, 91, Longtime Larchmont Resident

Januzzi was born Feb. 18, 1922, in Mount Vernon, to Vincenzo Ianuzzi and Pasqualina Paladino.



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"Christmas Store" in need of clothing

... Anyone wishing to donate items should deliver them to the church office at the First United Methodist Church - Mount Vernon. For more information, see the December 5 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.



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Donald R. Bateman

... away Dec. 12, 2013, at the Selma Markowitz Care Center, of Hospice of Central Ohio, Newark. He was born in Mount Vernon on March 22, 1922, to the late John J. and Mary (Lorena) Bateman. He was a graduate of Mount Vernon High School where he was a ...



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Monday, December 16, 2013

Sandy recovery: What did your donations pay for?

... fires here in New York connect -- 1 this morning that -- tragically lost four members of the community and Mount Vernon and so the work goes on we have between eight and ten disasters every day. Good enough and -- in the wake of Saturday and what ...



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Dennis Busti, 71, Of Eastchester

Busti is survived by his wife, Mary; children, Joanna and Jason Busti; brothers, Louis Scampone Sr., Edward Busti; and two grandchildren.



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Own One of Langdon Terrace's Most Magnificent Homes

One of Langdon Terrace's most magnificent homes is on the market at 231 Tecumseh Avenue in Mount Vernon.



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Own One of Langdon Terrace's Most Magnificent Homes

One of Langdon Terrace's most magnificent homes is on the market at 231 Tecumseh Avenue in Mount Vernon.



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The pot was in the mail; Mount Vernon man arrested

... 3 pounds of marijuana, officials said. Nicholas Clahar, 30, of 452 Union Ave. was arrested Thursday as Mount Vernon narcotics detectives conducted a surveillance on a residence on the 200 block of Union Avenue after learning that a package ...



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Own One of Langdon Terrace's Most Magnificent Homes

One of Langdon Terrace's most magnificent homes is on the market at 231 Tecumseh Avenue in Mount Vernon.



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Angel gifts to be picked up next Tuesday, Wednesday

... Family Life Center of the First United Methodist Church, just across from the elementary school on Hwy. 37 in Mount Vernon. Almost 300 children will receive an Angel Gift this year. For more details about the pick up process, see the December 12 ...



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Own One of Langdon Terrace's Most Magnificent Homes

One of Langdon Terrace's most magnificent homes is on the market at 231 Tecumseh Avenue in Mount Vernon.



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Sunday, December 15, 2013

25-year-old Mount Vernon murder mystery: Who is Jane Doe?

... placed on a set of used garage door springs. Her name is still a mystery; investigators call her Jane Doe. Mount Vernon detectives, swamped with unsolved murders and other serious crimes, set aside their investigation of the 1988 murder for most of ...



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Book Discussion on [The Founders at Home]

... on the architectural, social, and political relevancy of each man's private residence, from Washington's Mount Vernon and Jefferson's Monticello to Madison's Montpelier.Myron Magnet spoke about his book with Richard Brookhiser at the New York ...



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Saturday, December 14, 2013

Mary Hicks - updated

Funeral services for Mary Hicks of Mount Vernon will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, at the First United Methodist Church in Mount Vernon.



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Friday, December 13, 2013

Francoise Bollack's New Book Highlights the Most Innovative Adaptive Reuse Projects

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Affordable Care Act Resources In Westchester: How To Get Enrolled

... it can become overwhelming. According to the New York State Department of Health, in New Rochelle, Mount Vernon and White Plains alone, there are 97,928 uninsured individuals. Despite the confusion of the new law, there are resources within ...



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The Short List: Top things to know today

... school district to borrow nearly $1.9 million to upgrade athletic fields and fix crumbling masonry. Mount Vernon residents flee fire Several Mount Vernon residents fled into the frigid outdoors after a fire broke out in their homes Thursday night, ...



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Boys basketball: White Plains starts season right

... you can ask for. I think we can have a great season." Veterans like DeMello helped Tucker -- the son of former Mount Vernon star Lewis Tucker -- overcome early nerves. After early foul trouble, he returned midway through the second quarter to hit ...



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Mount Vernon residents flee into frigid temperatures following fire

MOUNT VERNON Several residents fled into the frigid outdoors after a fire broke out in their homes Thursday night, officials said.



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Thursday, December 12, 2013

Doctor Discusses Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, each year in the United States hundreds of people are killed as a result of non-fire related Carbon Monoxide poisoning associated with consumer products.



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Charlotte Frances Bulanchuk, 91, Former Pelham Resident

The following obituary appeared on Legacy.com: Charlotte Frances Bulanchuk, 91, formerly of Pelham, NY died Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, at Schuyler Ridge Residential Health Care.



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Anne Boyar, New Rochelle Resident

The following obituary appeared on Legacy.com : Anne Boyar of New Rochelle, NY, formerly from Bronxville, passed away on December 8, 2013.



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Charlotte Frances Bulanchuk, 91, Former Pelham Resident, Homemaker

Bulanchuk was born Dec. 3, 1922, in Mt. Vernon; daughter of William and Frances Rapp.



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Knights off to a fast start

... more than nine months from that moment and nearly three shy of exacting any true redemption for it. Still, as Mount Vernon's players huddled in the locker room before their season opener, that buzzer-beating loss to New Rochelle and their role in it ...



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Empire Coffee brews success

... has traditionally been a family business. "It made sense for a few reasons," says Richter, who grew up in Mount Vernon and graduated from Port Chester High School. "It was very expensive to start up a business; you needed capital for the ...



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Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Westchester County Lawmakers Adopt Budget for 2014

... whether they are seniors on fixed-incomes or working mothers," said BOL Vice Chair Lyndon Williams (D-Mount Vernon). "Beneath the wealth and prosperity in Westchester, there is homelessness and residents with mental health issues. This budget works ...



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Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Gang member arrested in 2012 shooting

MOUNT VERNON A Mount Vernon man, who is a member of the "Gunnaz" street gang, has been arrested for the 2012 shooting of a city resident.



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Many projects considered by Mount Vernon council, school board

Collaborative projects between the school district and the city were discussed Monday evening when the Mount Vernon City Schools Board of Education hosted Mount Vernon City Council for their annual joint meeting at the Mount Vernon Middle School library.



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Best Ventilation Purifying system

Hi! We live in Mt. Vernon, NY. Our basement is plagued by a bad odor that sits at the top of the stairs.



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SUBJ1

The usual rules of courtesy apply: 1. Be nice. 2. If you can't be nice, be polite.



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"The Founders at Home: The Building of America, 1735-1817"

... on the architectural, social, and political relevancy of each man's private residence; from Washington's Mount Vernon and Jefferson's Monticello to Madison's Montpelier. Myron Magnet discusses his book with Richard Brookhiser, senior editor of ...



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Report: $7 billion in N.Y.tax breaks split unevenly

... major retailers. Target, for example, received tax breaks since 2001 to build stores in Monroe County and Mount Vernon. "We need a New York that works for all of us, where big corporations are responsible for paying their fair share of taxes to ...



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County Board Pass Astorino Budget. Add $900,000 in Child Care Spending

... whether they are seniors on fixed-incomes or working mothers," said BOL Vice Chair Lyndon Williams (D-Mount Vernon). "Beneath the wealth and prosperity in Westchester, there is homelessness and residents with mental health issues. This budget works ...



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Teachers Union Holds Westchester Rally For Increased Educational Funding

... day, that's wrong." Sen. George Latimer (D-37) spoke about his lower socioeconomic background growing up in Mount Vernon, and how it public schools affected his and his daughter's lives. "Were it not for public education: the schools I went to, the ...



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Gospel double for Brotha George

... out to record the funeral song, In the Arms of Jesus, for his friend Patrice Miller, a funeral home director in Mount Vernon, New York. The comments on this page do not necessarily reflect the views of The Gleaner. The Gleaner reserves the right not ...



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Westchester County Adopt Budget for 2014

... whether they are seniors on fixed-incomes or working mothers," said BOL Vice Chair Lyndon Williams (D-Mount Vernon). "Beneath the wealth and prosperity in Westchester, there is homelessness and residents with mental health issues. This budget works ...



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Monday, December 9, 2013

Report: $7B in tax breaks not evenly split in NY

... major retailers. Target, for example, received tax breaks since 2001 to build stores in Monroe County and Mount Vernon. "We need a New York that works for all of us, where big corporations are responsible for paying their fair share of taxes to ...



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Report: New York's $7B in tax breaks unevenly split

... major retailers. Target, for example, received tax breaks since 2001 to build stores in Monroe County and Mount Vernon. "We need a New York that works for all of us, where big corporations are responsible for paying their fair share of taxes to ...



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Nadene McCullough

Nadene McCullough, 77, of Mount Vernon, passed away Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013, at Riverside Hospital in Columbus.



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Doris M. Fable, 90, Retired Westport-Weston YMCA Receptionist

Fable was born Feb. 25, 1923, in Mount Vernon, N.Y., the daughter of Otto and Evelyn Mills.



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Female teacher 'raped boy, 16, she taught at Yonkers residential center for troubled youth'

... at Leake & Watts residential centre in Yonkers for three months. She has been accused of raping the student in Mount Vernon and at Glenwood Lake, in New Rochelle, New York. White was arrested on Wednesday by police and she was released without bail ...



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Westchester water study backs plan to abandon $100M ultraviolet treatment plan

... plan will work to get treated water to all of county Water District 1, which serves 175,000 people in Yonkers, Mount Vernon, White Plains, Scarsdale and North Castle, without hurting the other communities. Now, only Yonkers and Mount Vernon get ...



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Sunday, December 8, 2013

Police Search In New Rochelle School After Bomb Threat Tops News This Week

... 34, with rape in connection with two sexual encounters she had with a 16-year-old boy at a county park in Mount Vernon. The train that derailed Sunday morning in the Bronx was traveling at 82 miles per hour when it went over a curve, National ...



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Gingerbread Replica Of Sleepy Hollow Landmark Tops News This Week

... a teacher with rape in connection with two sexual encounters she had with a 16-year-old boy at a county park in Mount Vernon. There is no indication of any mechanical malfunction in the train, rails, or signal system involved the Metro-North Hudson ...



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Induction Of Radar 'Wrong Way' LED Signs Tops White Plains News This Week

... a teacher with rape in connection with two sexual encounters she had with a 16-year-old boy at a county park in Mount Vernon. The train that derailed Sunday morning in the Bronx was traveling at 82 miles per hour when it went over a curve, National ...



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Female Teacher's Arrest on Rape Charges Tops Pelham News This Week

Westchester County Police charged a teacher Meaghan White, 34, with rape in connection with two sexual encounters she had with a 16-year-old boy at a county park in Mount Vernon.



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New Facilities' Plan at School Of The Holy Child In Rye Tops News This Week

... a teacher with rape in connection with two sexual encounters she had with a 16-year-old boy at a county park in Mount Vernon.



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Four Killed In Metro-North Train Derailment Tops Mamaroneck News This Week

... 34, with rape in connection with two sexual encounters she had with a 16-year-old boy at a county park in Mount Vernon. Five Mamaroneck residents have nominated themselves to the public library's Board of Trustees . They will be elected on ...



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Opening of Smashburger In Scarsdale Tops News This Week

... a teacher with rape in connection with two sexual encounters she had with a 16-year-old boy at a county park in Mount Vernon. Certain motorists around Eastchester and Scarsdale got a little too into the Thanksgiving spirit over the long holiday ...



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End Of Police Chase In Eastchester Arrest Tops News This Week

... a teacher with rape in connection with two sexual encounters she had with a 16-year-old boy at a county park in Mount Vernon. The train that derailed Sunday morning in the Bronx was traveling at 82 miles per hour when it went over a curve, National ...



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Teachers and students in Nyack, Yonkers to rally against education overhaul

... to join local union leaders at the Richard C. Dodson School in Yonkers. Teachers union presidents from Yonkers, Mount Vernon and Harrison are slated to attend. In New York, rallies will also focus on concerns about the implementation of the Common ...



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Saturday, December 7, 2013

"Christmas Store" in need of clothing

... Anyone wishing to donate items should deliver them to the church office at the First United Methodist Church - Mount Vernon. For more information, see the December 5 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.



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Westchester water study backs plan to abandon $100M ultraviolet treatment plan

... will work to get treated water to all of county Water District 1, which serves about 175,000 people in Yonkers, Mount Vernon, White Plains, Scarsdale and North Castle, without hurting the other communities. Now, only Yonkers and Mount Vernon get ...



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Friday, December 6, 2013

Lone U.S. High School Bearing Mandela Name, In Westchester, Mourns His Loss

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Hearts hung heavy in Mount Vernon on Friday, as the lone high school named after South African civil rights icon Nelson Mandela mourned his death.



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Valley Cottage teacher charged in rape of student investigated in New Rochelle incident

A teacher at Leake & Watts residential center for troubled youth in Yonkers who was accused Wednesday of raping a 16-year-old male student in Mount Vernon is being investigated for allegedly having intercourse with the boy in a New Rochelle park, police said Friday.



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Spirit of Coopertion Aids $177M Cathedral Upgrade

What does it take to do a massive spire-to-sidewalk, inside-to-outside restoration of one of Manhattan's best-known landmark churches? The crew assigned to the three-year, $177-million upgrade of St. Patrick's Cathedral has found it comes down to preparation, coordination and an enormous amount of scaffolding.



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Women of Faith simulcast Saturday

Members of the First United Methodist Church of Mount Vernon will be hosts for a Women of Faith Christmas live simulcast on Friday, December 6. The event will be from 7 to 9:30 p.m. in the Family Life Center.



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Horner jumps at chance to fight

... young man will enter the chain-link enclosure only having signed up to fight last Friday. When 19-year-old Mount Vernon resident Kyle Horner squares off with Chris Healy, it will be the first time each has fought as an amateur. Healy has trained for ...



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Thursday, December 5, 2013

Pleasantville Tree Lighting Brightened By Record Crowd

... Pace University is proud to be a content partner with The White Plains Daily Voice. Contact us to learn more. MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- Westchester County Police today said they charged a teacher with rape in connection with two sexual encounters she ...



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Tax cap widens gap between school districts

... to an average of $114 per child in the poorest 10 percent. Judith Johnson, interim schools superintendent in Mount Vernon, one of Westchester's poorest districts, wrote in wide-ranging testimony submitted to the state Senate Education Committee ...



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Teacher at troubled youths center charged with rape

... with rape. She is accused of having sex with the boy at Willson's Woods Park, a Westchester County park in Mount Vernon, N.Y., said Kieran O'Leary, a county police spokesman. Other alleged sexual encounters between the student and teacher in ...



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Pleasantville Tree Lighting Brightened By Record Crowd

... out free cupcakes, basketball tickets, and other giveaways, and Pace mascot T-Bone posed for photos with fans. MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- Westchester County Police today said they charged a teacher with rape in connection with two sexual encounters she ...



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Yonkers Female Teacher Charged With Having Sex With Student

Westchester County Police today said they charged a teacher with rape in connection with two sexual encounters she had with a 16-year-old boy at a county park in Mount Vernon.



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Westchester Residents Express Support For Child Care Funding Changes in 2014 Budget

... along with help for issues that are too big to solve on their own," said BOL Vice Chair Lyndon Williams (D-Mount Vernon). "As elected officials, it is our duty to protect those who are less fortunate. These public hearings give our residents ...



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Should You Be Taking A Statin?

Statins are medications that are used to help lower your cholesterol. Studies have shown that elevated cholesterol levels increase the risk of having a heart attack or stroke.



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Carmine Liberatore, 83, Retired Ewen Parker Employee In Elmsford

Liberatore was born July 19, 1930, in Yonkers, son of Joseph and Yolanda Liberatore.



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Pace University Goes Hollywood With Film Festival

PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. Pace University will host a day of fun, film and food on Saturday, Dec. 7, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of its Pleasantville campus.



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Elmsford Resident Named Physician Of The Year

Dr. Akira Todo, medical director of the Stroke Program and Neurology Hospitalist at Northern Westchester Hospital, was named Physician of the Year at NWH's annual Physician Dinner.



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Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Mount Vernon's Police Chief Roland retiring

... after a chase in the West Sidney Avenue area. He was driving in the area when he spotted Shayne Jumbo, 22, of Mount Vernon shooting at another city man. The 56-year-old chief, who is a marathon runner and police diver, jumped out of his car with ...



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Janet Gertrude Everett, 92, Former New Rochelle Resident

Everett was born May 5, 1921, in Mount Vernon, to Janet and O. Stanley Gilchrest.



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Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Bridge and Tunnel Kid

... employ lightly, tapping these words as I am only a mile or so from the childhood home of E.B. White here in Mount Vernon - another of those small cities ringing the big one, urban places like New Rochelle, Yonkers, Union City, and Hoboken where ...



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Yesterdays Dec. 4

... daughter of Guy and Brenda Atkinson of the Naylor community, has been named the 1988-89 campus queen at Mount Vernon High School. Miss Atkinson is a junior at Mount Vernon and a member of the senior girls basketball team. John Mazurek Sr. of Glen ...



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Sports Illustrated Features New Rochelle's Edney and 'The Shot'

... court basketball miracle shot that gave the Huguenots the Section 1 Class AA boys basketball title over mighty Mount Vernon last February at the Westchester County Center. The Sports Illustrated piece details the fame and the long shot that went ...



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LogoTags Extends Special Discounts on Custom Challenge Coins Through the End of 2013

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



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Mount Vernon basketball teams have high expectations for season

The athletic nickname at Mount Vernon High School, as it turns out, is very appropriate this winter.



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Monday, December 2, 2013

Potomac Yard Construction, Del Ray Tree Lighting and Hitchcock

... at the library (2501 Commonwealth Ave.). An after-movie discussion will be held at St. Elmo's Coffee Pub (2300 Mount Vernon Ave.). Del Ray Tree Lighting and Luminarias - If you missed Alexandria's city tree lighting over the weekend, Del Ray will ...



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Celebration of Lights, White Plains Common Council Meets Monday;...

Tila Younger of Mount Vernon, joined by her daughter Jayleen Seeburg, spoke about the Invest in Kids programs during public hearing on the 2014 Proposed County Budget in Yonkers on Nov. 26. Photo credit: Westchester County BOL/ Aviv Meyers)



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Marianne Filizzola, 57, Of Pound Ridge

Filizzola was born May 20 1956, in Mount Vernon. She worked as an elementary school teacher for the Mount Vernon School District.



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Yakub, Sonya Smith

... Cindy (Gene) Perrin and her family of Bristol, TN; father and mother in law, Mohamed and Shireene Yakub of Mount Vernon, NY; and sister and brother in law Donna and David Tsui of Rye Brook, NY. Visitation will be held Monday, December 2, 2013 from ...



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NYC train derailment is latest woe for Metro-North

25, a feeder cable in suburban Mount Vernon, N.Y., failed, knocking out power for 12 days to Metro-North's New Haven line, which carries 132,000 commuters daily.



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NYC train derailment is latest woe for Metro-North

... even though the railroad's train accident record had been improving. - On Sept. 25, a feeder cable in suburban Mount Vernon, N.Y., failed, knocking out power for 12 days to Metro-North's New Haven line, which carries 132,000 commuters daily. - On ...



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Sunday, December 1, 2013

NYC train derailment is latest woe for Metro-North

... another problem in what has been a year plagued by safety issues. - On Sept. 25, a feeder cable in suburban Mount Vernon, N.Y., failed, knocking out power for 12 days to Metro-North's New Haven line, which carries 132,000 commuters daily. - On May ...



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NYC train derailment is latest woe for Metro-North

... another problem in what has been a year plagued by safety issues. - On Sept. 25, a feeder cable in suburban Mount Vernon, N.Y., failed, knocking out power for 12 days to Metro-North's New Haven line, which carries 132,000 commuters daily. - On May ...



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NYC train derailment is latest woe for Metro-North

... another problem in what has been a year plagued by safety issues. - On Sept. 25, a feeder cable in suburban Mount Vernon, N.Y., failed, knocking out power for 12 days to Metro-North's New Haven line, which carries 132,000 commuters daily. - On May ...



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NYC train derailment is latest woe for Metro-North

... another problem in what has been a year plagued by safety issues. - On Sept. 25, a feeder cable in suburban Mount Vernon, N.Y., failed, knocking out power for 12 days to Metro-North's New Haven line, which carries 132,000 commuters daily. - On May ...



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Police group seeks to offer peer counseling, emotional support

When Mount Vernon homicide detective Matt Frank was lying in a Bronx hospital bed after being shot, New York City police officers funneled into his room offering food, rides for family members and conversation.



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Saturday, November 30, 2013

Gang member arrested in 2012 shooting

MOUNT VERNON A Mount Vernon man, who is a member of the "Gunnaz" street gang, has been arrested for the 2012 shooting of a city resident.



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Friday, November 29, 2013

Nancy LaNetta Pinkard Fowlkes, 89, Of White Plains

Fowlkes was born Aug. 26, 1924, to Amos M. and Nettie B. Pinkard. She grew up in Mount Vernon and graduated from A.B. Davis High School.



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Westchester B.L.U.E.: Officers band together to support their own

When Mount Vernon homicide detective Matt Frank was lying in a Bronx hospital bed after being shot, New York City police officers funneled into his room offering food, rides for family members and conversation.



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Mount Vernon, NY police dog dies of cancer

Officer Eugene Wilsea is the partner of Sito's handler. He says Sito was instrumental in the 2007 arrest of a suspect who was convicted of murder.



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Local Civil Air Patrol Cadets to Take Part in Wreaths Across America

Members of the Westchester Cadet Squadron 1 of the Civil Air Patrol, based in New Rochelle, will be holding its first Wreaths Across America ceremony this year at St. Paul's Church, a National Historic Site in Mount Vernon.



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Thursday, November 28, 2013

Girls basketball preview: Unsung bosses

... B. Since Class AA was established in 2004, three teams have combined to win every section title -- Ossining, Mount Vernon and White Plains. This season, the Pride, winners of the last three Class AA titles and inaugural title in 2004, have a BEDS ...



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Port Chester Police Arrest Alleged Grease Thieves

... behind a restaurant, according to a story on Patch. com. Michael Frazier-Footes, 40, 39 Elliot Street, Mount Vernon, and Michael Rush, 50, 23 First Street, New Rochelle, each were charged with attempted petit larceny, the story said. At about 4:40 ...



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Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Port Chester Police Nab 'Grease Bandits'

Port Chester Police arrested a pair of Westchester men accused of stealing grease from its receptacle out back of a local restaurant.



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Independent Silver Band holds concert

The Independent Silver Band held a special free concert Thursday night at the First United Methodist Church in Mt.



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Remembrances

Joan Levy Abraham, a resident of Laguna Woods, passed away November 1, 2013; she was 87. She was born July 6, 1926, in Mt.



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The Shot: New Rochelle vs. Mt. Vernon, March 3, 2013

... New Rochelle High (12-9) trail the team that has won a record seven sectional championships in a row, the 19-1 Mount Vernon Knights, 60-58. From beneath his own basket New Rochelle's Khalil Edney, a 6' 4" senior forward, launches a pass toward ...



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Shop local: Gift ideas from Ace Endico

Whether you're servicing a small family gathering or hosting a holiday party bash, you'll find high quality and imported foods.



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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Westchester child-care, nonprofit groups guard funding in 2014 budget plan

... the Invest in Kids program, which has supported the Safe Haven after-school program at Longfellow Elementary in Mount Vernon. Jayleen stays there until her mother gets off work. "All I want is for my kid to be safe until I get there," she said. ...



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President Obama, Pardon Both the Turkey and Drug War Prisoners for the Holidays

... 1985, I was arrested when I got caught up in a drug sting. I delivered four ounces of cocaine from the Bronx to Mount Vernon, New York. Twenty cops came out of nowhere and I was placed under arrest. I did everything I could do wrong and was ...



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Monday, November 25, 2013

Ex-Mt. Vernon secretary accused of OT theft

A former secretary to the Mount Vernon water commissioner was arrested after allegedly stealing more than $4,000 by falsifying overtime claims.



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Alfred J. Ambrose

Alfred "Al" J. Ambrose, 91, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., and a native of Mount Vernon, New York in Westchester County, died Nov. 18, 2013, at The Health Center at Adam's Place.



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Woman, 61, dies in Mount Vernon house fire

... a bathroom in the two-family home on East Cedar Street, apparently died while trying to put out the blaze, said Mount Vernon Fire Capt. Ricky Montana. Officials did not identify the woman, saying the fire was under investigation. They referred ...



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Sunday, November 24, 2013

Lawmakers divided on school tax liability distribution plan

... their funding through per-pupil allocations from local school districts. State Sen. Ruth Hassell-Thompson, D-Mount Vernon, warned that it would be unfair to exclude charter schools from the infusion of tax-credit dollars, especially when the public ...



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School Evacuation After Phone Threat Tops New Rochelle News This Week

... sent home early Wednesday after the district said it received a threatening phone call . Four members of the Mount Vernon street gang, Get Money Gangstas (GMG) , have been indicted on murder charges, effectively shutting down the organization, ...



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Saturday, November 23, 2013

Editorial: Busing in trouble for White Plains

... goal that day, when he got on the bus, was to "kill a white woman." He remains in prison. * In 2008, off-duty Mount Vernon police officer Christopher Ridley tried to arrest a shelter resident after a mugging down the street. When White Plains ...



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4 reputed Mount Vernon gang members indicted in revenge killings

Four men have been indicted in a pair of revenge killings in Mount Vernon last year in what authorities described as a major blow to a street gang responsible for some of the city's worst acts of recent gang violence.



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Pelham Drawbridge Re-Opens With One Lane Each Way

The Fulton Avenue Drawbridge between Secor Lane and Edison Avenue in Mount Vernon and Pelham Manor has re-opened to traffic, but with just one lane in each direction.



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Friday, November 22, 2013

Obituaries for Friday, November 22

Aud Wilson Brown , 93, of Paris went to be with his Lord and Savior Wednesday November 20, 2013.



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Public debate Tuesday at Cultural Arts Center

The Franklin County Arts Alliance will partner with the Mount Vernon High School Debate teams for a Cross Examination debate for the public at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, November 12 at the Cultural Arts Center at Dallas and Rusk streets in downtown Mount Vernon.



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Scouting for Food drive Saturday

The annual "Scouting for Food" door-to-door collection of non-perishable food items in Mount Vernon will be Saturday, November 23. Items collected will be used for the 2013 Christmas for All Food Baskets.



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Thursday, November 21, 2013

4 Gang Members Indicted For Murder In Mount Vernon

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Four members of the Mount Vernon street gang, Get Money Gangstas , have been indicted for murder, effectively shutting down the organization, according to Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore.



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Michael Brown's Central Park apartment reveals valuable art work

... of 19 pieces in the apartment on Central Park South was made Nov. 7 by appraiser R. Alexander Boyle of Mount Vernon, N.Y., and was filed Thursday in Houston federal court. According to another court document filed Thursday, it wasn't until Brown ...



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Sooners want to stick to game plan against Seton Hall

... Classic, where they will open with Seton Hall at 6 p.m. Friday at the Barclays Center. Cousins is from nearby Mount Vernon, N.Y., and will get a chance to play in front of a hometown crowd for the first time with the Sooners. "I can't wait," Cousins ...



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Lady Tigers sweep Daingerfield

The Mount Vernon High School Lady Tiger basketball varsity team started their 2013 season by sweeping the Daingerfield blue Tigers in their game Friday night in Mount Vernon.



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4 alleged Mount Vernon gang members indicted in revenge killings

Four men were indicted Thursday in a pair of revenge killings in Mount Vernon last year in what authorities described as a major blow to a street gang responsible for some of the city's worst acts of recent gang violence.



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Four Gang Members Indicted For Murder In Mount Vernon

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Four members of the Mount Vernon street gang, Get Money Gangstas , have been indicted for murder, effectively shutting down the organization, according to Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore.



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Westchester County Center Parking Scam Suspects Plead Guilty

From left to right: Jahmai Samuel, 27, of the Bronx; Alessia Velez, 28, of Queens; and Marcus Harris, 29, of Mount Vernon.



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3 ex-Westchester parking lot workers plead guilty in $195G permit scheme

... at least 12 other people. They were identified as Jahmai Samuel, 27, of the Bronx; Marcus Harris, 29, of Mount Vernon; and Alessia Velez, 28, of Queens. Authorities said the workers defrauded the county over three years, from Aug. 13, 2009, until ...



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Obituary for Sigmund Blatt

Sigmund Blatt, 85, of Chattanooga, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013, at NHC of Chattanooga. A native of Mount Vernon, N.Y., he was a son of the late David and Shirley Askt Blatt. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a ...



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New VP, Executive Director Named For Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital

Montefiore Health Systems appointed Anthony Alfano as vice president and executive director of Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital on Monday, Nov. 18. Montefiore recently opened Montefiore New Rochelle and Montefiore Mount Vernon along with Schaffer Extended Care Center at the former Sound Shore Health System facilities.



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Wednesday, November 20, 2013

LogoTags Offering Complimentary Ball Chain Necklaces with Custom Dog Tags

... of its parent company, Ball Chain Manufacturing (BCM), which was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Mount Vernon, New York. BCM is the world's largest manufacturer of Ball Chain and the only manufacturer of Ball Chain in the United States. BCM ...



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Mount Vernon to be host for girls basketball tournament

Members of the coaching staff at Mount Vernon High School will be hosts for the Belt Buster Round Up girls basketball tournament Thursday, November 21 through Saturday, November 23. "This is the first time Mount Vernon has been host for a varsity basketball tournament," said Coach Brad Floyd.



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Robert A. Baker

... of Lexington, and formerly of Spencer, went home to be with his Lord on Monday, Nov. 18, 2013. He was born in Mount Vernon, to Howard and Margaret Adams Baker. Rev. Baker graduated from Mount Vernon High School in 1946, Ashland University, Oberlin ...



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Nearly 5,000 Parents, Students, Teachers Rally For Education Tax Credit

... spoke at the rally, including representatives of Yonkers, New Rochelle, Greenburgh, Scarsdale, White Plains, Mount Vernon and other municipalities. State Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins told the students in the crowd she approved of ...



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Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Montefiore names executive director to New Rochelle Hospital

... Downtown Hospital, which merged with New York Presbyterian over the summer. No leader has been named yet for Mount Vernon Hospital, which was also sold in the nearly $60 million Sound Shore bankruptcy deal. The facility, long seen as the ...



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I am awaiting the WBOE to finish counting votes

... 15 of the signatures give an address in the Bronx, 2 give a Larchmont address, and there is 1 each from Mount Vernon and Port Chester. These people are not New Rochelle residents let alone "neighbors" of Ms. Sherman. 46 of the names appear to have ...



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Court: Freshwater's termination valid

The Ohio Supreme Court, by a 4-3 vote, has denied the appeal of former Mount Vernon Middle School John Freshwater.



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Fairfield's DeBernardis Dies at 52

Kathy DeBernardis, age 52, of Fairfield, CT, the loving wife of Thomas DeBernardis and the mother of Kevin, Caroline and Lauren, passed away suddenly on Friday, November 15, 2013.



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First Executive Director of Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital Appointed

... director of Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital. Montefiore recently opened Montefiore New Rochelle and Montefiore Mount Vernon along with Schaffer Extended Care Center at the former Sound Shore Health System facilities. The two hospitals will be run ...



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Richard W. Haggerty, Jr., 83, Of Stamford, Owned R.W. Haggerty Pool

Haggerty was born Aug. 25, 1930, in Mt. Vernon, N.Y., to Richard W. and May Mahar Haggerty, Sr. He started his own business in 1956, R.W Haggerty Pool of Stamford.



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Notes From the Captain Lawrence Tasting Room

... new one. Steven DeRosa and his pug Bogie are still reveling in the Red Sox championship. Kayode Howard of Mount Vernon and Kristina Katz of Mahopac are here for an unofficial Westchester Community College reunion. He digs the Liquid Gold, but says ...



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Schools urged to amp up music instruction

... ent of Education. The first school to implement the program, the Sacred Heart/Mt. Carmel School for the Arts in Mount Vernon, N.Y., was awarded in 1994 a National Blue



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Monday, November 18, 2013

I am completely above board.

... 15 of the signatures give an address in the Bronx, 2 give a Larchmont address, and there is 1 each from Mount Vernon and Port Chester. These people are not New Rochelle residents let alone "neighbors" of Ms. Sherman. 46 of the names appear to have ...



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Man faces 40 years in Q Ball Cafe shooting Man accused of killing a...

... arrested the same day, and a nearly monthlong nationwide search was launched for Lampkin. He was arrested in Mount Vernon, N.Y., on April 27 after two plainclothes officers in the city west of the Bronx noticed a group of five men drinking alcohol ...



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Brian, You clearly fell off

... 15 of the signatures give an address in the Bronx, 2 give a Larchmont address, and there is 1 each from Mount Vernon and Port Chester. These people are not New Rochelle residents let alone "neighbors" of Ms. Sherman. 46 of the names appear to have ...



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Unscrupulous

... 15 of the signatures give an address in the Bronx, 2 give a Larchmont address, and there is 1 each from Mount Vernon and Port Chester. These people are not New Rochelle residents let alone "neighbors" of Ms. Sherman. 46 of the names appear to have ...



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Saturday, November 16, 2013

Yesterdays Nov. 17

... Mrs. Myers B. Curtis. Hostesses were Mrs. George W. Ligon and Mrs. Coy Turner. Tracey Garrison was named 1988 Mount Vernon High School homecoming queen during ceremonies at a recent basketball game with Bigelow High School. Miss Garrison, daughter ...



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Parking lots an example of Fairfax schools' economic gap

... "There's some things I wish we had that I could provide with extra revenue," said Nardos King, principal of Mount Vernon High School near Alexandria, where more than half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunches, a federal measure ...



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Harrison Police Arrested Car Chase Suspect

... but he was caught while trying to enter his vehicle. Bansey, who police said has felony charges pending in Mount Vernon, was allegedly driving a stolen vehicle Wednesday night in Harrison when a police officer tried to stop him. Police said Bansey ...



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March Of Dimes Honors Joe Simone With Lifetime Achievement Award

Joe Simone, of Simone Development Companies, received the Martin S. Berger Award for Lifetime Achievement at the annual March of Dimes Breakfast.



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Friday, November 15, 2013

Mount Vernon Man Charged in April Kidnapping, Robbery

Westchester County District Attorney Jane DiFiore announced Friday the 17-count indictment of Andre Jones, 23, of Locust Street in Mount Vernon.



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Mount Vernon man, 23, indicted on kidnapping, robbery charges

He's only 23, but a Mount Vernon man could be looking at 25 years in prison for his role in an armed robbery earlier this year in which the victim was locked in a car trunk and forced to withdraw cash from ATMs, Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore said Friday.



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Parolee Indicted For Eight Hour Kidnapping And Robbery Odyssey Through New Rochelle And Mount Vernon

Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore announced that Andre Jones, 23, of 506 Locust Street, Mount Vernon, New York was arraigned today on a seventeen count indictment charging him with one count of Kidnapping in the Second Degree, a class "B" Felony, three counts of Robbery in the First Degree, class "B" Felonies, three counts of ... (more)



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Mount Vernon Parolee Indicted For 8-Hour Kidnapping, Robbery Spree

A Mount Vernon parolee was indicted on 17 counts on Friday, including second-degree kidnapping and three counts of first-degree robbery, according to a statement released by Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore.



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Mount Vernon, Yonkers, New Rochelle Hold Retail Development Conference

Officials from the cities of Mount Vernon, Yonkers and New Rochelle will join the International Council of Shopping Centers on Friday for a conference to discuss how to increase Lower Westchester's retail profile "Is Your Downtown Retail Ready? Understanding What Retailers Want," will bring developers together with retailers and municipal planners ... (more)



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Independent Silver Band holds concert

The Independent Silver Band held a special free concert Thursday night at the First United Methodist Church in Mt.



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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Harold Shiphorst, 95

... 95, passed away Tuesday, November 12, 2013, at Autumn Glen in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. He was born in Mount Vernon, New York, and grew up in Oakland, New Jersey. He worked for Watson and Flagg in Paterson, N.J. and later for General Electric. He ...



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'It was such a special day', Oxhey cancer survivor awarded British Empire Medal

... 17 years has been awarded a British Empire Medal. Angela Cox, of Brookmill Close, who runs a fitness class at Mount Vernon Hospital for women fighting or recovering from cancer, was recognised in The Queen's Birthday Honours List earlier this year. ...



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Jane J. Tille

... of 91. Jane was born Dec. 14, 1921, to the late Frank A. and Lucille S. (Steinmetz) Jones in the small town of Mount Vernon. She was a graduate of Mount Vernon High School, attended Denison University from 1939-1942 where she was a member of Kappa ...



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Shane Dean Tour Is Coming To GH Soon

... Group. Come out and Support this worthy cause! www.shanedean.com Shane Dean is a native of "Money Earnin" Mount Vernon, New York. This star-studded city produced such names as Denzel Washington, Sean P. Diddy" Combs, Ben Gordon, Dick Clark, Art ...



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The Colorful History of Westchester County

... our second President, John Adams, was forced to leave and came to live with his daughter on Route 22 in Mount Vernon. Founding Father John Jay was raised in Rye, matriculated at King's College (Columbia) at age 14 and went on to be Governor, ...



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Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Gravy train: Yonkers woman swiped $35G in lunch money from Mount Vernon schools

Mount Vernon public school students enjoying a meatball hero or beef chimichanga during lunch were unwittingly padding the pockets of a food-service worker at the district -- to the tune of $35,000, authorities said Tuesday.



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Gravy train: Yonkers woman swiped $35G in lunch money from Mount Vernon schools

Mount Vernon public school students enjoying a meatball hero or beef chimichanga during lunch were unwittingly padding the pockets of a food-service worker at the district -- to the tune of $35,000, authorities said Tuesday.



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Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing $35,000 From School Lunch Program

A 39-year-old Yonkers woman, who formerly worked in food services at Mount Vernon High School, pled guilty Tuesday to stealing more than $35,000 from the school system by manipulating computer program that monitored the food program.



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Aramark Food Service Worker Pleads Guilty for Stealing Lunch Money in Mount Vernon

... The defendant, a former employee of Aramark, a food services/facilities management company, was assigned to the Mount Vernon School District Food Service Department located within Mount Vernon High School at 100 California Road. From September 10th, ...



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Woman Stole $35,000 From School Lunch Program: DA

A 39-year-old Yonkers woman, who formerly worked in food services at Mount Vernon High School, pled guilty Tuesday to stealing more than $35,000 from the school system by manipulating computer program that monitored the food program.



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Mount Vernon: Broken main leads to boil-water alert

The city has issued a boil-water alert in response to a ruptured water main. The break occurred earlier this morning on a line running below South Fulton Avenue between Beekman Avenue and Amsterdam Place, according to Shari Harris, an aide to Mayor Ernest Davis.



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Yonkers Woman Pleads Guilty To Stealing $35K In Lunch Money

A Yonkers woman has pleaded guilty to one count of grand larceny for stealing more than $35,000 from the Mount Vernon School District department, according to a statement released by Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore.



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Yonkers Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing $35,000 From Mount Vernon Schools

A 39-year-old Yonkers woman, who formerly worked in food services at Mount Vernon High School, pled guilty Tuesday to stealing more than $35,000 from the school system by manipulating computer program that monitored the food program.



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Monday, November 11, 2013

Filomena Spagnoletti, 76, Of Hawthorne

Spagnoletti was born Dec.10, 1936, to Antonio and Saveria Della Vecchia in Nusco, Italy.



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Rapper DMX's bankruptcy filing tossed

... his bankruptcy case, citing legal noncompliance. Earl Simmons, 42, the hip-hop star who traces his roots to Mount Vernon and Yonkers in New York, stands to lose his possessions, including his share of a Mount Kisco home, now that he doesn't have ...



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Public debate Tuesday at Cultural Arts Center

The Franklin County Arts Alliance will partner with the Mount Vernon High School Debate teams for a Cross Examination debate for the public at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, November 12 at the Cultural Arts Center at Dallas and Rusk streets in downtown Mount Vernon.



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Sunday, November 10, 2013

'Tap-and-go' smart card on mass transit horizon

... a bus and find that the card reader won't take their MetroCard. That can happen often, said Cresolyn Smart of Mount Vernon, who was waiting Friday morning at New Rochelle's downtown transportation center to catch a bus to her healthcare job on ...



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SUNYIT wins 3rd NEAC title in four years

The SUNYIT Men's Soccer Team won their third NEAC Conference Championship in four years on Sunday, beating the defending champion Morrisville State Mustangs in a shootout, 4-2.



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Pelham liquor store robbery: Reward offered for tip; watch surveillance video of suspects

... village police will issue fliers offering the reward. The fliers will be posted and handed out in Pelham, Mount Vernon and New Rochelle, Keller said. Crime Stoppers released surveillance photos and video of the suspects outside the store. At 5:14 ...



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$30G of heroin fished from river after Hutch crash, cops say

... two incidents, county police tried to stop a Honda on the northbound parkway near the Cross County Parkway in Mount Vernon about 3:25 p.m. Tuesday. The sedan sped off and made an illegal U-turn at Webster Avenue in New Rochelle back onto the ...



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Saturday, November 9, 2013

Mount Vernon school board votes for outside probes

... of Education voted unanimously on Wednesday to refer the allegations made by activist Samuel Rivers on his "Mount Vernon Exposed" blog to various federal, state and county agencies to determine if the broad-based charges of wrongdoing are valid or ...



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Henthorn, Ada Elizabeth

Ada Elizabeth Henthorn SOUTH CAROLINA: Ada Elizabeth Henthorn, age 77, of South Carolina formerly of Mount Vernon passed away on Thursday morning, November 07, 2013 at the Trident Medical Center in Charleston, SC.



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Open Houses In Pelham This Weekend

Mount Vernon-based Wartburg senior care facility announced the appointment of Pelham resident Jeanette Carlson to its board of directors recently.



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Wartburg Appoints Pelham Resident To Board Of Directors

Mount Vernon-based Wartburg senior care facility announced the appointment of Pelham resident Jeanette Carlson to its board of directors recently.



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Friday, November 8, 2013

Car fire ignites blaze that kills four family members in Westchester County

MOUNT VERNON Investigators in Mount Vernon said a car that caught fire next to a house at 11 South Bond Street in that city early Tuesday morning, set the house on fire and killed four family members.



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Rapper DMX's bankruptcy filing tossed

... his bankruptcy case citing legal noncompliance. Earl Simmons, 42, the hip-hop star who traces his roots to Mount Vernon and Yonkers, stands to lose his possessions, including his share of a Mount Kisco home, now that he doesn't have protection from ...



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Police Retrieve Heroin Worth $30,000 Dumped Along Hutchinson River

... according to LoHud.com . County police were in pursuit of a vehicle traveling northbound on the parkway near Mount Vernon. Following a crash, the suspect began throwing items into the river and nearby catch basin. Mount Vernon police later pulled ...



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Yorktown's Cynthia Rubino Named CEO of YMCA

Yorktown's Cynthia Rubino has been named as CEO for The YMCA of Central and Northern Westchester.



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Reward offered in Pelham liquor store robbery

... police will issue fliers Friday offering the reward. The fliers will be posted and handed out in Pelham, Mount Vernon and New Rochelle, Keller said. At 5:14 p.m., two men walked into the liquor store when only the owner, a man in his 50s, was ...



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New Rochelle's Donny Powell Rises On Basketball Court At New Haven

... Powell, who was a member of the Section 1 champion New Rochelle High School basketball team that upset rival Mount Vernon and reached the Class AA state final being beaten last March, has made the Chargers 2013-14 varsity squad. "Things went good ...



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Police fish 2,900 heroin envelopes from Hutchinson River, basins

... county police tried to stop a Honda on the northbound lanes of the parkway near the Cross County Parkway in Mount Vernon about 3:25 p.m., Tuesday. But the sedan sped off and made an illegal U-turn at the Webster Avenue exit in New Rochelle back onto ...



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Thursday, November 7, 2013

Safety improved, Metro-North tells NTSB

The National Transportation Safety Board wants to know if a May 4 near-hit of a Metro-North track worker in Mount Vernon may have provided a warning that could have prevented a fatal train accident 24 days later.



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Wartburg Donates Medical Beds and Furniture to Hospitals in Jamaica

Nov. 7, 2013 - MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- CONTACT: Karen Thomas, 914.513.5308 kthomas@wartburg.org Wartburg Donates Medical Beds and Furniture to Hospitals in Jamaica Mount Vernon, NY, October 7, 2013 - Wartburg has donated over thirty medical beds, sixty night stands and miscellaneous furniture to the Faith Deliverance Tabernacle Medical Outreach ... (more)



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Wartburg's Model 'Creative Aging' Program Featured at LeadingAge Annual Meeting

Nov. 7, 2013 - MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- WARTBURG'S MODEL "CREATIVE AGING" PROGRAM FEATURED AT LEADINGAGE ANNUAL MEETING IN TEXAS Wednesday, October 30, 2013 Mount Vernon, NY -- At the 13th National LeadingAge Annual Meeting and Expo this week in Dallas, TX, Wartburg's Ann Frey, Director of Volunteers and Janet Palazzolo, Vice President of Residential ... (more)



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The Day Sean 'Diddy' Combs Came to Brownsville to Watch a Pop Warner Game

... him almost every day for a week in the fall of 2002. The Mo Better Jaguars had an upcoming match-up against the Mount Vernon Razor Backs. Combs's son was on the Midget team and he planned to come down to Brownsville's Betsy Head Park to watch the ...



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Westchester Children's Association Hosts 'Raise The Age' Meeting

... at 16; instead of being jailed as adults, they were sent to the Youth Shelter Program of Westchester in Mount Vernon, an innovative alternative to jail for young men ages 16-21 awaiting disposition of various criminal charges," representatives said ...



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Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Montefiore Takes Over Former Sound Shore Medical Center

"The Mount Vernon hospital and the New Rochelle hospital are now on their way to becoming vital institutions offering the finest health care to these communities," said Steven Safyer, M.D., president and CEO at Montefiore Health System.



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Montefiore's $60M purchase of Sound Shore, Mount Vernon hospitals complete

The sale of Sound Shore and Mount Vernon hospitals was completed early Wednesday morning, according to its new owner, Montefiore Health System.



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Montefiore Completes Acquisition of Sound Shore Medical Center

Montefiore Health System today announced the opening of Montefiore New Rochelle, Montefiore Mount Vernon and Schaffer Extended Care Center at the former Sound Shore Health System facilities.



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Mount Vernon ends Mediapolis' season

When Mount Vernon High School senior Hannah Whitley takes off the protective facemask, she's a typical happy-go-lucky teenage ... John Gaines/The Hawk Eye Mediapolis' Molly Woodruff dives for a dig against Mount Vernon in a Class 3A regional final Tuesday at West Liberty.



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... his plan and offering him a new one that's nearly twice as expensive. Then the 60-year-old retiree from Mount Vernon heard about more people like himself with canceled plans and soaring premiums. Finally, he spent hours on the phone and computer ...



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Westchester Board of Legislators: Democrats push to expand majority

... year by 50 votes. That's the year the Democrats lost their 12-5 veto-proof majority. In District 14 in Mount Vernon and Yonkers, longtime Republican incumbent Bernice Spreckman held a 400-vote lead with about 80 percent of districts reporting in ...



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Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Westchester Voters Turn Out

... to be in charge of our county government for the next four years," Adam Washington, 72, said while leaving Mount Vernon City Hall. "The numbers have seemingly been down in recent years outside of presidential elections, so hopefully people step up ...



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2 close games, 1 Oak Harbor win | Youth football

The Oak Harbor senior division youth football team rallied to defeat Bellingham Red 18-16 in the North Cascade League tournament semifinals at Mount Vernon High School Saturday, Nov. 2, to snag a berth in the championship game.



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Dorothy Frances O'Brien Finch, 85, Of Hawthorne

Finch was born Feb. 19, 1928, to William and Mary Catherine O'Brien in Mt. Vernon.



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David Lawrence Center Adds Aaron Lapp to Development Team

... years as a Director of Development. In his most previous position with the Guidance Center of Westchester in Mount Vernon, New York, Lapp was responsible for developing diverse, innovative solicitation programs, stewarding major individuals, ...



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Dorothy Frances O'Brien Finch, 85, Retired Cosmetologist In White Plains

Finch was born Feb. 19, 1928, to William and Mary Catherine O'Brien in Mt. Vernon.



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Casinos make sense for New York

... membership would guarantee their jobs. This also could be done in private industry as well. Francis V. Volpe Mount Vernon



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Monday, November 4, 2013

Two Plead Guilty In Peekskill Barbershop Stabbing

A Bronx man pleaded guilty to manslaughter and a Mount Vernon man pleaded guilty to assault and illegal weapons charges stemming from an incident where a man was stabbed to death in a Peekskill barber shop a year ago, according to LoHud.com.



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Peekskill barbershop stabbing: Two men plead guilty

... would kill Rochester if he stepped inside the shop. "That man wants somebody to stab him up," Walker, 33, of Mount Vernon, said. Minutes later, Rochester was stabbed several times after first fighting with Walker and then Williams, who jumped into ...



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Mount Vernon infant's death probed by cops

... member who started CPR on the child, police said. The family called 911 at 10:11 a.m. The child was taken to Mount Vernon Hospital by ambulance where he was pronounced dead at 10:51 a.m. Sunday, Adinaro said. "The mother is distraught," Adinaro ...



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Wartburg Appoints Pelham Resident to Board of Directors

... living, Alzheimer's/dementia care, skilled nursing, rehabilitation and hospice care. Its 34-acre campus in Mount Vernon serves seniors and their families in southern Westchester and the northern Bronx. Wartburg's nursing home has been recognized by ...



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