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Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Eight Lucky Contestants Win $500 Gift Cards through Friedrich "Beat the Heat" Facebook Contest

... let us know how we can improve our customer service and product experience." Contest winner Sherry Cener, of Mount Vernon, New York, used her gift card toward the purchase of a Friedrich Kuhl unit. The elegantly designed Kuhl is a commercial-grade ...



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Westchester Foreclosure Filings Surge In First Half Of 2013

... cting Westchester Residential Opportunities (WRO), a non-profit housing agency with offices in White Plains and Mount Vernon to get information on foreclosures.



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New Rochelle's Largest Employer Terminates ALL of its 2,000 Employees.

... Schaffer Extended Care Center in New Rochelle, NRHMC Services Corp. in New Rochelle, The M.V.H. Corp. in Mount Vernon and New Rochelle Sound Shore Housing L.L.C. There is no guarantee that they will be rehired. According to employees that I have ...



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New Rochelle's Largest Employer Terminates ALL of its 2,000 Employees.

... Schaffer Extended Care Center in New Rochelle, NRHMC Services Corp. in New Rochelle, The M.V.H. Corp. in Mount Vernon and New Rochelle Sound Shore Housing L.L.C. There is no guarantee that they will be rehired. According to employees That I have ...



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2 plead not guilty in slaying of Yonkers man

... murder charges in connection with the incident. Keith Thigpen, 20, of Tarrytown and Adam L. Kirkland, 21, of Mount Vernon allegedly stole a video game and car keys from Henry DiMatteo, before they stabbed DiMatteo in the chest and arm with a ...



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Out Of The City, Into The Pool

... Jamilah, a Bronx resident, says she swims in a nearby city pool, the closest pool to Davion's neighborhood in Mount Vernon is an hour's trip by bus and train.. Dana Galgano, 15, was the one who got the family involved in setting up the host family ...



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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Rapper DMX, a Mount Vernon native, caught on video during DUI arrest

... released. X was given a breathalyzer test and easily passed it." Nati told USA TODAY that the rapper, a Mount Vernon native and former Yonkers resident, was pulled over because he wasn't wearing a seat belt. The rapper was seen driving ...



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Monday, July 29, 2013

BOL: Astorino Has Yet To Submit White Plains Park Bond

Westchester County Board of Legislators say they would be happy to look at the bond proposals for parks in North Castle, Mount Vernon, White Plains and Yonkers, but first County Executive Robert Astorino must submit them.



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BOL: Astorino Has Yet To Submit North Castle Park Bond

Westchester County Board of Legislators say they would be happy to look at the bond proposals for parks in North Castle, Mount Vernon, White Plains and Yonkers, but first County Executive Robert Astorino must submit them.



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4th complaint against NY rabbi in fake-cop cases

... with a fake badge who's already been charged three times with impersonating an officer. They say a woman from Mount Vernon told them she recognized Rabbi Alfredo Borodowski from recent news stories. She says he confronted her in May on a parkway ...



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Sunday, July 28, 2013

Horoscope: July 16, 2013

BIRTHDAY GAL: Actress Robinne Lee was born in Mount Vernon, N.Y., today in 1974.



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Old Put railroad replica in Yonkers may become museum

... end in 1958. Freighters made the last run to Carmel in 1970. Dan Del Bene, who grew up in Yonkers and lives in Mount Vernon, is filling his father's replica station with model trains, vintage photos, posters and other railroad artifacts. A ...



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Friday, July 26, 2013

Astorino Seeks Funding For White Plains' Cranberry Lake Preserve

... e bond acts, which cover design work, also include $400,000 to expand the parking lot at Wilson's Woods Park in Mount Vernon and $650,000 for a new pathway on the Bronx River Reservation in Yonkers, according to the release.



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Uninterrupted train service on Hudson line expected Monday

... ding the Yankees game. On Saturday and Sunday, however, customers will be bused all day between the Yonkers and Mount Vernon stations en route to or from Grand Central Terminal. The interim schedules are posted at www.mta.info .



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Thursday, July 25, 2013

Driver hits boy, 12, and police cruiser in Mount Vernon, cops say

A 46-year-old former Mount Vernon man who now lives in Hanover, Pa., is being held in jail after crashing into cars, hitting a 12-year-old boy and ramming into a police cruiser Tuesday night, police said.



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Surety ruling expected on Larchmont Streetscape contractor

... job is at fault. The village issued a stop-work order against the $1.65 million project last month and said Mount Vernon-based DiMarino Brothers Contracting was in default for "failures to comply with the terms and conditions" of the contract. In ...



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Mount Vernon man gets 12 years for arson, intimidating witness

A Mount Vernon man was sentenced Thursday to 12 years in state prison for setting fire to the entrance door of an apartment building and then trying from jail to intimidate a witness to the arson.



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Hospitals' bankruptcy yields 2,000 layoff notices; nursing school threatened

Nearly 2,000 people who work for Sound Shore and Mount Vernon hospitals have received layoff notices as the impact from their parent company's bankruptcy spreads to a well-established nursing school.



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Mount Vernon Woman Gets 10 Years In Her Newborn's Slaying

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. The Mount Vernon woman who fatally suffocated her newborn last summer was sentenced to 10 years in prison.



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Tag Sales Planned In Southern Westchester

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. The Mount Vernon woman who fatally suffocated her newborn last summer was sentenced to 10 years in prison.



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Eastchester, 'Get To Know Noam' Bramson

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Just weeks after Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino spoke in Mount Vernon during his "Ask Astorino" series, his opponent in the race for county executive, New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson, will hold a town hall style speech of his own for Mount Vernon and Eastchester residents.



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Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Rabbi charged with 4th cop impersonation case

That's four. A Larchmont rabbi was charged Wednesday by state police with a fourth case of impersonating a police officer, this time for allegedly targeting a Mount Vernon woman who pulled in front of him on the Sprain Brook Parkway in May. He is due in Greenburgh town court Aug. 2 on the charge.



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Cops: Peekskill Lincoln monument damaged; Mount Vernon mugging; more

... and police said they recovered the stolen goods. He is due back at City Court on Aug. 1. -- Terence Corcoran MOUNT VERNON - A 42-year-old Bronx man was beaten by three toughs, one armed with a handgun, and robbed of his wallet and money on the ...



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'Street-scrape:' What Happened to Larchmont's Downtown?

... that area, this occurred because the Village issued a stop-work order to the contractor, DiMarino Brothers of Mount Vernon. "Significant construction, management and safety issues" were at issue, said Larchmont Mayor Anne McAndrews. Now the work ...



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Service interruptions continue on Metro-North's Hudson line

... Customers will be transported from Grand Central Terminal around the site on special Harlem line trains to Mount Vernon and then by bus to Hudson line trains in Yonkers. The same workaround will be used in reverse. Several other earlier trains will ...



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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Newarks Pro Basketball Team Offers Open Tryout

The eight-year-old franchise -- which finished fifth out of 80 teams in the 2012-13 season -- won't start playing regular season games again for several weeks yet, but that doesn' t mean the team is idle right now.



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Mount Vernon mom who suffocated newborn sentenced to 10 years

A Mount Vernon woman was sentenced to 10 years in prison Tuesday in connection with the suffocation death last summer of her newborn son, whom she wrapped in plastic bags after giving birth to him at her apartment.



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August J. Carideo, 90, Of Pelham, Member Of The Pelham Volunteer Fire Dept.

Carideo was born to Cosmo and Angelina . He was a graduate of Edison H.S.; he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II aboard the USS Prairie.



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Monday, July 22, 2013

Westchester briefs

... in Island Park since 2011. He studied at the University of Hartford's Hartt School of Music and Mercy College. MOUNT VERNON - Westchester County has earmarked $174,000 for four youth programs run by the city of Mount Vernon. The money will ...



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Donald R. 'Donnie' Minder

He was born Jan. 18, 1962 in Charleston, S.C. Donnie was a 1980 Mount Vernon High School graduate, where he was a talented baseball player.



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New Agents Join Charles Rutenberg Realty's Offices in Plainview, The Bronx and Oceanside

Jul. 22, 2013 - PLAINVIEW, N.Y. -- Charles Rutenberg Realty, Inc. has recently added new Real Estate Salespersons and Broker Associates to the firm's Plainview, Bronx and Oceanside locations.



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Rabbi facing 3 fake-badge charges accused in 4th case

... charged three times with impersonating a police officer, now faces the possibility of a fourth. A 30-year-old Mount Vernon woman told The Journal News on Friday that Rabbi Alfredo Borodowski pulled a fake police routine on her too, chasing her on ...



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N.Y.a s Westchester County Airport eyes plan for future

... for travelers and pilots. He said the airport's parking garage needs to be expanded. Tim Parent, 36, of Mount Vernon has fond childhood memories of going to the airport with his father to watch planes land and take off. With a scanner from Radio ...



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Hutch to reopen soon S/B in Mount Vernon; truck hit bridge

A refrigerated tractor-trailer carrying oranges struck the Cross County Parkway overpass on the Hutchinson River Parkway, shearing off its roof and closing the southbound parkway for most of the night.



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Summer school squeeze: Makeup classes shrink as budgets tighten

... summer schools. Yorktown schools are only offering remedial elementary classes paid for with a grant. Mount Vernon is offering classes only for students who would not graduate from high school otherwise. "Unfortunately, we have had to shrink ...



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Sunday, July 21, 2013

Student Awards Top Eastchester's News This Week

... Zamor topped the benchmark 3.8 grade point average, and was honored at a town hall meeting Astorino hosted in Mount Vernon. Piya Kerdlap of the Eastchester High School class of 2009 was awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarship . Kerdlap ...



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Saturday, July 20, 2013

30 miles can save $76G on joint surgery

... are required to charge the same rate for all care. Billing systems have become so complex that Sound Shore and Mount Vernon hospitals cited problems with a new computer program as one of the factors that led to their May bankruptcy filing. The ...



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Larchmont Synagogue Supports Rabbi that Impersonated Cops

... was reported, other people reported similar incidents in White Plains and Yonkers. On Friday, A 30-year-old Mount Vernon woman became the fourth to come forward, telling The Journal News Rabbi Borodowski pulled a fake police routine on her too, ...



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Rev. Al Sharpton Discusses Trayvon Martin Case In Mount Vernon

Rev. Al Sharpton led a service Thursday night at Grace Baptist Church in Mount Vernon, where he decried the verdict of the George Zimmerman trial.



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4th complaint against NY rabbi in fake-cop cases

... with a fake badge who's already been charged three times with impersonating an officer. They say a woman from Mount Vernon told them she recognized Rabbi Alfredo Borodowski from recent news stories. She says he confronted her in May on a parkway ...



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Friday, July 19, 2013

Cross country walk for diabetes stops in Victorville

... on Wednesday, as he trekked along Route 66. A member of the Prince Hall Progressive Masonic Lodge No. 64 in Mount Vernon, New York, Cleveland was given a night stay at the Ambassador Hotel in Victorville by the Victorville Masonic Lodge. After ...



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4th complaint against NY rabbia

... with a fake badge who's already been charged three times with impersonating an officer. They say a woman from Mount Vernon told them she recognized Rabbi Alfredo Borodowski from recent news stories. She says he confronted her in May on a parkway ...



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4th complaint against NY rabbi in fake-cop cases

They say a woman from Mount Vernon told them she recognized Rabbi Alfredo Borodowski from recent news stories.



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4th complaint against NY rabbi in fake-cop cases

... with a fake badge who's already been charged three times with impersonating an officer. They say a woman from Mount Vernon told them she recognized Rabbi Alfredo Borodowski from recent news stories. She says he confronted her in May on a parkway ...



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'Road Rage Rabbi': Fourth victim comes forward

... charged three times with impersonating a police officer, now faces the possibility of a fourth. A 30-year-old Mount Vernon woman told The Journal News Friday that Rabbi Alfredo Borodowski pulled a fake cop routine on her too, chasing her on the ...



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Rev. Al Sharpton Discuss Trayvon Martin Case In Mount Vernon

Rev. Al Sharpton led a service Thursday night at Grace Baptist Church in Mount Vernon, where he decried the verdict of the George Zimmerman trial.



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Marla Fay Dayton

... best attitude. Friends may call Sunday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Dowds-Snyder Funeral Home, 201 Newark Road, Mount Vernon. A memorial service will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at the Newark Road Church of Christ, 1200 Newark Road, Mount Vernon. The ...



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Revisiting favorites: Another look at Piermont

Thursday, July 18, 2013

Sharpton at Martin service: 'We've not lost our nerve'

The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks about the Trayvon Martin case at Grace Baptist Church in Mount Vernon, N.Y., on July 18, 2013.



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Sharpton tells crowd at Martin service: 'We've not lost our nerve'

... took on new meaning. "The shame of it is we really have the same issues, they just call them different names," Mount Vernon resident Gail Stewart-Evans said outside the church. Each speaker explicitly tied the verdict to the ongoing fight for ...



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Airport to revamp its master plan

... for travelers and pilots. He said the airport's parking garage needs to be expanded. Tim Parent, 36, of Mount Vernon has fond childhood memories of going to the airport with his father to watch planes land and take off. With a scanner from Radio ...



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The Short List: Top things to know today

Sharpton at Martin service: 'We've not lost our nerve'

The Rev. Al Sharpton speaks about the Trayvon Martin case at Grace Baptist Church in Mount Vernon, N.Y., on July 18, 2013.



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Jack M. Miller

... of Franklin County will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 20, at the First United Methodist Church on Hwy. 37S in Mount Vernon. He died Saturday, July 6. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be given to the First United Methodist Church's ...



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Mount Vernon Grad Loftus to Play Basketball at Hofstra

Kelly Loftus was a four-year varsity athlete who helped the Mount Vernon girls' basketball program capture three National District championships and come within one victory of a state tournament berth in 2012.



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Tuckahoe Student Wins Education Award From Astorino

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Despite demonstrators Monday outside the Grace Baptist Church in Mount Vernon, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino continued his "Ask Astorino" town hall series as scheduled.



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Photos: Working Through The Rivertowns Heat Wave

... plenty of water and avoid long periods in the direct heat unless necessary. A light installation crew from Mount Vernon-based Verde Electric Co. had no protection from the midday heat while installing a light post at the intersection of Tarrytown ...



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Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Utilities Starting To Worry About Power Demand, Urge Conservation

... some fans in the only place she has to go. When reminded how oppressive the condition were on Wednesday, the Mount Vernon resident said, "Yes, it is, but I have two fans. I have this one on and I have the one in the kitchen. Oh yes, I don't think I ...



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Joan Ann Gentile

Joan Ann Gentile, of Middletown, died Friday, July 12, 2013, during her annual family reunion visit to Clarksville, VA.



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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Marchers protest Zimmerman verdict in White Plains, Mount Vernon

... "There's white people feeling shame as well. ... We need this time to come together and share the pain." In Mount Vernon, Joseph Jennette, 44, organized a march from City Hall to the Greater CentennialAME Zion Church. "We need to stand together as ...



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Mount Vernon to begin fixing 'disgusting' roads

... with a series of muffler-rattling cracks, divots and potholes. It can be rough out there. "It's disgusting," Mount Vernon resident (and frequent driver) Leon Binns said as he sat in his car a few blocks from City Hall. "My opinion is the city's ...



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Horoscope: July 16, 2013

BIRTHDAY GAL: Actress Robinne Lee was born in Mount Vernon, N.Y., today in 1974.



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Sharing A Wonderful Baseball Experience

This past weekend, my hometown theatre had a special showing of '42' with a Q n A afterward with Ralph Branca and his son in law,Bobby Valentine.



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7 charged with drunken driving

... Road in Kent, Kent police said. Cabrera's car struck a rock wall, and he tried to drive off but an off-duty Mount Vernon police officer stopped and detained him until Officer Kevin Radovich responded, police said. Cabrera's blood-alcohol level was ...



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Number of structurally deficient bridges grows in state

... who lives a block away. "It's ridiculous." The bridge, owned by Metro-North Railroad, is one of nine spans in Mount Vernon that state inspectors have deemed either structurally deficient or functionally obsolete. Seven belong to the railroad. ...



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Monday, July 15, 2013

Commentary: Kennedy ruling reflects double standard

... on the improbable and the historic. Its basketball team rose from the depths of a .500 record, shocked rival Mount Vernon at the buzzer and reached the state final. What happened next was anything but a "Hoosiers" moment. In pursuit of the ...



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Saturday, July 13, 2013

Heritage Woods of Flora Affordable Assisted Living to Host Breakfast for Seniors

Heritage Woods of Flora, a BMA Management affordable assisted living community, is hosting a Breakfast for Seniors on July 17. The community in Clay County, Illinois serves seniors of all incomes, including those on Medcaid.



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Friday, July 12, 2013

Mt. Vernon cops seek help in shooting probe

... 10 p.m. Though the officers found no victims or witnesses, they soon received a report that a 24-year-old Mount Vernon man with gunshot wounds to his leg and foot had arrived for treatment at a local hospital. His wounds were not considered ...



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Irene Schindler: Her house is an island surrounded by a sea of color

... male teachers had left for the war. After 48 years as a public school teacher and administrator, primarily in Mount Vernon, she retired in 1993 and before long was back at work as a volunteer teacher in the Learning in Retirement program at Iona ...



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Suspicious prescriptions raise concern at Port pharmacy

... Antiques on Front Street caught the attention of store owner Dennis Gargiulo when they said they came from Mount Vernon to pick up a prescription at Aliton's Pharmacy. When Gargiulo asked why they would drive an hour and a half to fill a ...



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Mount Vernon's Rai Benjamin sets school, county track marks in Ukraine

Rai Benjamin has been in Ukraine, hurdling for Antigua and setting records for Mount Vernon and Westchester County.



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Mount Vernon Will Tear Down Unsafe Buildings

After a year of contractor squabbles, Mount Vernon will tear down four buildings at 306 South 6th Ave. and on 7 West Third Street, all of which were deemed unsafe by the city.



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Thursday, July 11, 2013

Cop news: Prostitution noisy tussle; burglary arrest

Teachable Moments: White's elements shaped writing style

... a best-seller. The path to fame as a children's novelist was not direct. White was born on July 11, 1899, in Mount Vernon, N.Y. White volunteered for the Army during World War I and returned to attend Cornell University, where he took William ...



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White's elements shaped writing style

... a best-seller. The path to fame as a children's novelist was not direct. White was born on July 11, 1899, in Mount Vernon, N.Y. White volunteered for the Army during World War I and returned to attend Cornell University, where he took William ...



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Bernadette Green, appellant, v. Quincy Amusements, Inc., respondent, et al., defendant.

DeAngelis & Hafiz, Mount Vernon, N.Y. , for appellant.Law Offices of John W. Manning, P.C., Tarrytown, N.Y., for respondent.



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Eastchester Residents Can Earn Apollo Theater Performance

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. Auditions for the annual Arts on Third Festival will take place next week to determine who will compete on the festival's amateur stage for the chance to perform at the Apollo Theater.



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Elwyn Brooks 'E. B.' White

A long-time contributor to " The New Yorker " magazine, he also wrote many famous books for both adults and children, such as the popular Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little , and co-authored a widely used writing guide, The Elements of Style , popularly known by its authors' names, as "Strunk & White."



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Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Mount Vernon takes heat for derelict buildings

... The problem, Thomas said, goes beyond a few derelict houses. He said a total of 54 buildings scattered across Mount Vernon's 4 square miles are in such poor condition that the city has the right to knock them down. He said Mount Vernon ought to ...



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Snakes on the agenda for girls in STEM camp program

... empathy for his critters. After seeing a deformed turtle born without an eye, Gabrielle Jackson, 16, of Mount Vernon -- who attends Good Counsel Academy in White Plains -- sighed sorrowfully. "Oh, he's just been through so much," she said. As ...



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Did You Know: Mount Vernon And The Bill Of Rights

EASTCHESTER, N.Y. Did you know that a historic Mount Vernon landmark that once stood in the boundaries of Eastchester is considered the birthplace of the Bill of Rights? In 1733, more than 40 years before America would take to the battlefield to defends its liberty against the Red Coats in the Revolutionary War, John Peter Zenger was a reporter and ... (more)



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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Foreclosures Soar first six months of Year in County

... Westchester Residential Opportunities (WRO), a non-profit housing agency with offices in White Plains and Mount Vernon, conducts Mortgage Default Orientation sessions most Wednesdays in their White Plains Office. Trained counselors are available to ...



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Monday, July 8, 2013

Louis J. Carideo, Sr., 89, Longtime Eastchester Resident, Electrician

Carideo was born Oct. 1, 1923, to Julius and Anna Carideo who were lifetime residents of Mt.



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Dominick Serraro, 93, Of Pelham, WWII Veteran

Serraro was born Nov. 16, 1919, in Mt. Vernon, to Angela Marie Poda and Francesco Serraro.



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Saturday, July 6, 2013

Editorial: Special-ed provider reviews should be routine

... nearly $49 million in contracts with New York City and nine Westchester school districts, including Yonkers and Mount Vernon, between 2007 and 2011. A contingent of such private service providers dot the state. The Westchester school also received ...



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Friday, July 5, 2013

Jon L. Gigliotti

Mr. Gigliotti was born Dec. 31, 1946, in Mt. Vernon, N.Y., a son of John and Josephine Gigliotti.



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Vaughan, Marie H.

Marie H. Vaughan BUCYRUS: Marie H. Vaughan, 89 of Bucyrus passed away at 7:52 am Wednesday July 3, 2013 at Emeritus at Hillenvale Nursing Home in Mt.



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Westchester Parks Host Family Film Frenzy This Summer

... last. The series continues with a showing of "Madagascar 3" (2012 PG) on July 16 at Willson's Waves Pool in Mount Vernon; "Finding Nemo" (2003 G) on July 25 at Glen Island Beach in New Rochelle; and "Rise of the Guardians.\" (2012 PG) on Aug. 6, at ...



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Thursday, July 4, 2013

Residents see downside to upgrade: Yonkers ShopRite to close during renovations

... grocery store in Getty Square is also closed for renovations. That means she'll have to go to a bazaar in Mount Vernon, accessible only by cab or bus, to find the foods she likes. "It's going to be a big inconvenience," Clarke said. ShopRite has ...



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Mount Vernon man charged with DUI

A 37-year-old Mount Vernon, N.Y., man was arrested early Fourth of July morning for driving under the influence after police stopped him for driving recklessly on Newtown Road.



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Sydney Elliot Henderson

Sydney Elliot Henderson, 93, passed away peacefully June 20, 2013 after a brief illness.



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Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Yonkers ShopRite's temporary closure a bitter dish for shoppers

... grocery store in Getty Square is also closed for renovations. That means she'll have to go to a bazaar in Mount Vernon, accessible only by cab or bus, to find the foods she likes. "It's going to be a big inconvenience," Clarke said. ShopRite has ...



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Comptroller: Westchester Special Ed School Overcharged Taxpayers $800K

... in contracts with New York City schools and nine districts in Westchester, including the cities of Yonkers and Mount Vernon. It also received payment from Westchester County for pre-school programs," the Democrat and Chronicle reported. The New York ...



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Audit: Special-ed school in Yonkers overcharged $800,000

... in contracts with New York City schools and nine districts in Westchester, including the cities of Yonkers and Mount Vernon. It also received payment from Westchester County for preschool programs. Most of the money is reimbursed by the state ...



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Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Audit: Yonkers special-ed provider misused $800,000

... in contracts with New York City schools and nine districts in Westchester, including the cities of Yonkers and Mount Vernon. It also received payment from Westchester County for pre-school programs. Most of the money is reimbursed by the state ...



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Michael A. Hardy: Being Whole

... Recently, I listened to a sermon given by Rev. Dr. W. Franklyn Richardson, pastor of Grace Baptist Church in Mount Vernon, New York and Chairman of the Board of National Action Network, the civil rights organization lead by Rev. Al Sharpton. His ...



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6 Things You Should Know About Collectibles

... sell if they're undamaged and in their original boxes, says Josh Tane, of estate seller Adams Unlimited, in Mount Vernon, N.Y. Collectors are also buying very fine, old German and French dolls in porcelain and bisque. High-value sports cards are ...



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Monday, July 1, 2013

07/25 Family Film Frenzy to Screen Finding Nemo at Glen Island Beach in New Rochelle

... The series continues with a showing of Madagascar 3 (2012 - PG) on Tuesday, July 16 at Willson's Waves Pool in Mount Vernon; Finding Nemo (2003 - G) on Thursday, July 25 at Glen Island Beach in New Rochelle; and Rise of the Guardians. (2012 - PG) on ...



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Juliet Lucy Felitti, 93, Longtime New Rochelle Resident

Felitti was born Dec. 13, 1919, in Mt. Vernon, to Angelo and Filomena Sticca. She worked as a secretary for IBM for many years before her retirement and was active in the Feeney Park Senior Center.



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Bushey men cycle from London to Brussels for cancer trust

Five friends from Bushey have cycled from London to Brussels to raise funds for the Cancer Treatment and Research Trust at Mount Vernon Hospital in Northwood.



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While local "mainstream" media outlets and blogs often self-righteously proclaimed that only the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, is published, the critical reader knows that local news reports in "mainstream" media have three primary purposes: (a) to entice their readers, (b) to be "politically correct" so as not to offend the powers that be, and (c) to lure advertisers by showing the number of docile readers the local publication draws.

Beyond these less than honorable motivations listed above, local "mainstream" reporters, editors and especially publishers are also prone to inject their own personal prejudices and biases, either consciously or unconsciously.

The critical reader should be aware of these potential problems.The critical reader needs to have many questions in his mind when examining local "mainstream" media items and blog posts.

Many times the vocabulary employed by local "mainstream" journalists and editors is often pejorative and very value laden.

Actually, this is an argument in and of itself that there is a bias.It is up to the critical reader to point this out by means of blog posts and letters to the local "mainstream" newspaper editors and publishers..

There are honest and objective local "Mainstream" journalists, editors and publishers who try and produce a newsppaper that presents all sides of every issue.

However, these local journalists, editors and publishers who have succeed in resisting the pressures to be biased are few and far between.

Many times the critical reader will discover that these local "mainstream" journalists, editors and publishers cave in to pressures, and/or who are prejudiced and nonobjective by nature.

It is therefore up to the critical reader to carefully evaluate and then reject or accept the claims and assertions that are made in any given news story or blog post.

Local "mainstream" journalists, editors and publishers need to make sure they produce well-researched articles that are based on objective description of empirical facts.

One of the goals of Mount Vernon Roundup is to help these local "Mainstream" journalists, editors and publishers need to strive to convey reality and contribute to enlightenment of Mount Vernon.

However, the critical reader must understand that journalism which abandons these criteria can be misleading and destructive, pandering to the powers that be rather than courageously and honorably serving truth and justice

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Mount Vernon Roundup publishes email addresses for reporters, editors, and publishers when such addresses are publicly made available.

We encourage our reader to send intelligent, civil, and reasonable emails to these journalists, editors and publishers.

However, a critical reader who sends some correspondence to an email address obtained from this website is, in one sense, representing this blog.

What the writer says, and how it is said, reflects directly on Mount Vernon in general and on this site in particular.

Local "mainstream" reporters, editors and publishers are interested in deadlines and getting stories written that people will read.

If a critical reader can help them do that, then their contributions will be greatly appreciated.

Remember, good stories are factual and well organized, but they also communicate something of the human spirit.

Likewise, letters to local "mainstream" reporters, editors and publishers, while based on heartfelt convictions, also should be well organized, with points and logic developed in a rational sequence.

Proper grammar, spelling, and capitalization also help the local "mainsteam" reporter, editor or publisher view the received letter as worthy of serious consideration.

Brevity and conciseness are very important, and a long-winded rambling discourse is not likely to be given serious consideration.

For that matter, a "letter" does not even have to be a letter, a single sentence can get a point across.

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Many of the comments, suggestions, and cautions that we have provided the critical reader about the submission of comments are very applicable to participation in these forums.

There are no established "standards" for the submission of these comments, and it is necessary and important to very carefully read the instructions, requirements, and limitations for submitting your comments.

Some local "mainstream" newspaper or blog sites may ask for a name, but these are not checked, so there is no need to use your real name if you do not want to.

Other local "mainstream" newspaper or blog sites may allow only a first name, some may permit the inclusions of URL references, links, HTML code, and email addresses, whereas others may not.

When submitting such comments, it is important to "take the high road."Personal attacks, hatefulness, rash accusations, snide insinuations, misleading assertions, and outright lies are the stock in trade of many posters, but the most effective way to disarm and dismiss these posts is to rise far above such tactics.

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