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Thursday, July 16, 2020
JOURNAL NEWS: Mount Vernon pastry shop delivers creative treats, old-fashioned hospitality
Mother-son team have come up with creative ways, and some creative sweets, to survive a downturn in business due to COVID-19....
https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/foodnews/mount-vernon-pastry-shop-delivers-creative-treats-old-fashioned-hospitality/ar-BB16rJoX
JOURNAL NEWS: Mount Vernon mulls new offer for troubled YMCA building
A developer plans to make the land where the YMCA sits part of a new development to transform the neighborhood in Mount Vernon.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/mount-vernon-mulls-new-offer-for-troubled-ymca-building/ar-BB16s3ar
JOURNAL NEWS: Mount Vernon mayor's campaign spokeswoman in line for public relations job with the city
Initial City Council vote for hiring of TCC Media for city PR job lacked 4-vote majority so requires a second vote where 3-2 ...
https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/2020/07/09/mount-vernon-mayor-campaign-spokeswoman/5404914002/
YAHOO: Plans To Close Mount Vernon Hospital On Hold: Montefiore CEO
MOUNT VERNON, NY — Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital officials have rescinded lay-offs for their Intensive Care Unit nurses after heated protests by community members and elected officials.
In a meeting Monday, Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard met with Montefiore Health Systems CEO Dr. Philip Ozuah. She was joined by local, county, state and federal elected representatives, and clergy.
"Dr. Ozuah noted that there are no plans to close Mount Vernon Hospital and that he’s willing to re-imagine healthcare within the city," the mayor wrote on Medium.com. "He also reiterated that he’s not tethered to the original plan to close the hospital, which was scheduled to close on June 30th, 2020."
Everyone in Mount Vernon was surprised when Montefiore Health System announced Oct. 15 that the hospital would be closed and a new emergency department and urgent care center would be built in the city instead.
https://news.yahoo.com/no-plans-close-mount-vernon-210708138.htmlJOURNAL NEWS: Lawsuit alleges sexual harassment by Mount Vernon library board president
https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/mount-vernon/2020/07/16/lawsuit-alleges-sexual-harassment-mount-vernon-library-board-president-oscar-davis-jr/5450885002/
Four employees of the Mount Vernon Public Library have filed a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment by Oscar Davis Jr., the president of the library Board of Trustees.
Four employees of the Mount Vernon Public Library have filed a lawsuit alleging sexual harassment by Oscar Davis Jr., the president of the library Board of Trustees.
Three of the plaintiffs are John Does who allege they were subjected to improper touching by Davis after he helped get them jobs at the library as teenagers.
The fourth plaintiff is Catherine Webb, a longtime employee who heads the library’s community outreach department. She claims Davis would call himself her “Daddy," proposition her and touch her inappropriately at the library and in his car when she accepted his offer of rides home or to work events.
Gary Newman, head of the reference department and the library workers’ CSEA union representative, called on Davis to resign from the board or be removed based on the allegations. Newman and other union officials have been critical of Davis' leadership in the past....
JOURNAL NEWS: Mount Vernon man arrested in April shooting facing second-degree murder charge
Mount Vernon police have arrested the man they believe fatally shot Kashawn Smith on April 28 but they remain mum on what led...
https://www.lohud.com/story/news/crime/2020/07/16/2nd-degree-murder-charge-suspect-mount-vernon-killing/5450420002/
Saturday, February 1, 2020
Gang Leader Found Guilty In Garden Bar Shooting
The leader of the G-Shine Bloods gang is also accused of conspiring from Westchester County Jail to kill a witness to the shooting.
MOUNT VERNON, NY — The leader of the G-Shine Bloods gang, Jason Garcia of Mount Vernon, was found guilty on all counts following a jury trial before Westchester County Court Judge Anne Minihan for the Mount Vernon Garden Bar shooting in 2016. District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. announced the verdict Friday afternoon.
Garcia, 36, was found guilty of Attempted Murder in the Second Degree, a class B Felony; two counts of Assault in the First Degree, class B felonies; and two counts of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree, class C felonies.
According to the evidence presented at trial, at 1:44 a.m. Dec. 10, 2016 outside the bar on 5th Avenue, Garcia aka "Mecca-J" ordered Matthew Brown, a Bloods gang associate, to shoot someone who owed Garcia money for marijuana.....
https://patch.com/new-york/mountvernonny/mount-vernon-gang-leader-found-guilty-garden-bar-shooting
https://patch.com/new-york/mountvernonny/mount-vernon-gang-leader-found-guilty-garden-bar-shooting
Sunday, January 20, 2019
JOURNAL NEWS: New Rochelle looks to attract farm brewery tasting rooms
More enthusiastic was Chris Sheldon, a New Rochelle native who once expressed interest in opening a small farm brewery in his home city but ended up establishing Diner Brew Co. in #MountVernon instead.
He doesn't intend to move his production facilities to another location now that they're established, but he is happy about the prospect of being able to sell his products in his hometown....
RUMORS: There Is Snap Chat Group Where Mount Vernon High School Students Are Sharing Videos Of Teachers And Guards Flirting With Underage Girls And Other Nasty Stuff.
CLOCK IS TICKING: It Is Probably Just A Matter Of Time Before These Leak Out And Parents Get To See What Mount Vernon High School Is Really Like For Their Daughters
DAILY VOICE: Sex Offender Convicted Of Touching Woman, 68, Reports Move In Mount Vernon
A registered sexual offender convicted of having sexual contact with a 68-year-old woman has reported an address change in Westchester County.
The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services issued an alert this week to Westchester residents regarding the residency of 60-year-old Fred Smith, who has reported an address change from Westchester County Jail to a residence on Highland Avenue in Mount Vernon......
Due To Federal Government Shutdown, County Executive George Latimer is Allowing Mount Vernon SNAP Precipitants To Access Their February Benefits Early
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: As the federal government shutdown nears the end of its fourth week, Westchester County Executive George Latimer and the Department of Social Services are helping residents who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) access their February benefits early.
PRESS RELEASE: If you received SNAP benefits in January and were scheduled to receive SNAP benefits in February, your February benefit will be made available now, rather than in February. Recipients can begin to use their benefits immediately.
QUOTE: Westchester County Executive George Latimer said: “As the federal government shutdown continues with no end in sight, it’s understandable that our SNAP recipients are starting to feel the pinch. The SNAP program provides nutritional assistance to thousands of our eligible, low-income families, and we are happy to assist them with the process of accessing their benefits two weeks early. Every little bit helps.”
Commissioner of the Westchester County Department of Social Services #KevinMcGuire said: “We share recipients’ concerns about their important Federal SNAP benefits, and are carefully monitoring developments at both the State and Federal levels to provide as much information and help as possible, and offer assistance to residents with questions about their benefits. Our Westchester County Case Management Information Center team can be reached at (914) 995-3333 and stands ready during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., to answer any questions regarding these or other available benefits.”
The payment is the entire February SNAP benefit, not an additional payment for the month of January.
The Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) has not yet received any information on how the federal government shutdown may impact March SNAP benefits.
SNAP recipients are welcome to visit any of Westchester County’s DSS District Offices for assistance.
They can also call the Westchester County Case Management Information Center at (914) 995-3333.
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION: The 54 Page Proposed 2019 City Of Mount Vernon
PUBLIC HEARING: A City Council Public Hearing On January 22nd At 7 PM At City Hall
Mount Vernon City Hall
Address: 1 Roosevelt Square N, Mt Vernon, NY 10550
Phone: (914) 665-2300
MV EVENTS: Mount Vernon Youth Bureau Winter After School Youth Employment and Training Program
https://www.facebook.com/groups/MountVernonNewswire/permalink/1417166801753145/
Sunday, August 27, 2017
FOCUS ON: Mount Vernon Heights
Mount Vernon Heights' highly elevated terrain has earned the moniker "the rolling hills of homes"
It is home to the city's commercial corridor, along Sandford Boulevard (6th Street).
Sandford Blvd (6th Street)—also known as "Sandford Square"—is a certified commercial corridor, which anchors businesses such as Bed Bath & Beyond, Best Buy, Colonial Plaza (a strip mall), CVS Pharmacy, Famous Footwear, Hooperstown, Petco, Restaurant Depot, Staples, Stop and Shop, and Target.
Sandford Square attracts residents from Mount Vernon, nearby communities in Westchester County and the Bronx, and shoppers from as far away as Connecticut via the Merrit Parkway and I-95, which merge onto the Hutchinson River Parkway.
Most of the commercial development in this corridor has occurred since the 1980s. The area is still undergoing revitalization to encourage economic development within this 400-acre of land along and around the boulevard
https://www.facebook.com/mv.roundup/posts/1633609770016678
It is home to the city's commercial corridor, along Sandford Boulevard (6th Street).
Sandford Blvd (6th Street)—also known as "Sandford Square"—is a certified commercial corridor, which anchors businesses such as Bed Bath & Beyond, Best Buy, Colonial Plaza (a strip mall), CVS Pharmacy, Famous Footwear, Hooperstown, Petco, Restaurant Depot, Staples, Stop and Shop, and Target.
Sandford Square attracts residents from Mount Vernon, nearby communities in Westchester County and the Bronx, and shoppers from as far away as Connecticut via the Merrit Parkway and I-95, which merge onto the Hutchinson River Parkway.
Most of the commercial development in this corridor has occurred since the 1980s. The area is still undergoing revitalization to encourage economic development within this 400-acre of land along and around the boulevard
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Resources For Critical Readers
The critical readers of Mount Vernon Roundup know that when reading, viewing, or listening to any local "mainstream" news report or blog post, the main thing to realize is that truth and objectivity may be partialy obscured or totaly absent.
While local "mainstream" media outlets and blogs often self-righteously proclaimed that only the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, is published, the critical reader knows that local news reports in "mainstream" media have three primary purposes: (a) to entice their readers, (b) to be "politically correct" so as not to offend the powers that be, and (c) to lure advertisers by showing the number of docile readers the local publication draws.
Beyond these less than honorable motivations listed above, local "mainstream" reporters, editors and especially publishers are also prone to inject their own personal prejudices and biases, either consciously or unconsciously.
The critical reader should be aware of these potential problems.The critical reader needs to have many questions in his mind when examining local "mainstream" media items and blog posts.
Many times the vocabulary employed by local "mainstream" journalists and editors is often pejorative and very value laden.
Actually, this is an argument in and of itself that there is a bias.It is up to the critical reader to point this out by means of blog posts and letters to the local "mainstream" newspaper editors and publishers..
There are honest and objective local "Mainstream" journalists, editors and publishers who try and produce a newsppaper that presents all sides of every issue.
However, these local journalists, editors and publishers who have succeed in resisting the pressures to be biased are few and far between.
Many times the critical reader will discover that these local "mainstream" journalists, editors and publishers cave in to pressures, and/or who are prejudiced and nonobjective by nature.
It is therefore up to the critical reader to carefully evaluate and then reject or accept the claims and assertions that are made in any given news story or blog post.
Local "mainstream" journalists, editors and publishers need to make sure they produce well-researched articles that are based on objective description of empirical facts.
One of the goals of Mount Vernon Roundup is to help these local "Mainstream" journalists, editors and publishers need to strive to convey reality and contribute to enlightenment of Mount Vernon.
However, the critical reader must understand that journalism which abandons these criteria can be misleading and destructive, pandering to the powers that be rather than courageously and honorably serving truth and justice
While local "mainstream" media outlets and blogs often self-righteously proclaimed that only the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, is published, the critical reader knows that local news reports in "mainstream" media have three primary purposes: (a) to entice their readers, (b) to be "politically correct" so as not to offend the powers that be, and (c) to lure advertisers by showing the number of docile readers the local publication draws.
Beyond these less than honorable motivations listed above, local "mainstream" reporters, editors and especially publishers are also prone to inject their own personal prejudices and biases, either consciously or unconsciously.
The critical reader should be aware of these potential problems.The critical reader needs to have many questions in his mind when examining local "mainstream" media items and blog posts.
Many times the vocabulary employed by local "mainstream" journalists and editors is often pejorative and very value laden.
Actually, this is an argument in and of itself that there is a bias.It is up to the critical reader to point this out by means of blog posts and letters to the local "mainstream" newspaper editors and publishers..
There are honest and objective local "Mainstream" journalists, editors and publishers who try and produce a newsppaper that presents all sides of every issue.
However, these local journalists, editors and publishers who have succeed in resisting the pressures to be biased are few and far between.
Many times the critical reader will discover that these local "mainstream" journalists, editors and publishers cave in to pressures, and/or who are prejudiced and nonobjective by nature.
It is therefore up to the critical reader to carefully evaluate and then reject or accept the claims and assertions that are made in any given news story or blog post.
Local "mainstream" journalists, editors and publishers need to make sure they produce well-researched articles that are based on objective description of empirical facts.
One of the goals of Mount Vernon Roundup is to help these local "Mainstream" journalists, editors and publishers need to strive to convey reality and contribute to enlightenment of Mount Vernon.
However, the critical reader must understand that journalism which abandons these criteria can be misleading and destructive, pandering to the powers that be rather than courageously and honorably serving truth and justice
Resources for Letter Writers
Mount Vernon Roundup publishes email addresses for reporters, editors, and publishers when such addresses are publicly made available.
We encourage our reader to send intelligent, civil, and reasonable emails to these journalists, editors and publishers.
However, a critical reader who sends some correspondence to an email address obtained from this website is, in one sense, representing this blog.
What the writer says, and how it is said, reflects directly on Mount Vernon in general and on this site in particular.
Local "mainstream" reporters, editors and publishers are interested in deadlines and getting stories written that people will read.
If a critical reader can help them do that, then their contributions will be greatly appreciated.
Remember, good stories are factual and well organized, but they also communicate something of the human spirit.
Likewise, letters to local "mainstream" reporters, editors and publishers, while based on heartfelt convictions, also should be well organized, with points and logic developed in a rational sequence.
Proper grammar, spelling, and capitalization also help the local "mainsteam" reporter, editor or publisher view the received letter as worthy of serious consideration.
Brevity and conciseness are very important, and a long-winded rambling discourse is not likely to be given serious consideration.
For that matter, a "letter" does not even have to be a letter, a single sentence can get a point across.
Nor does a letter have to be for publication or even come from a verifiable source, all it needs to do is provide valid food for thought.
We encourage our reader to send intelligent, civil, and reasonable emails to these journalists, editors and publishers.
However, a critical reader who sends some correspondence to an email address obtained from this website is, in one sense, representing this blog.
What the writer says, and how it is said, reflects directly on Mount Vernon in general and on this site in particular.
Local "mainstream" reporters, editors and publishers are interested in deadlines and getting stories written that people will read.
If a critical reader can help them do that, then their contributions will be greatly appreciated.
Remember, good stories are factual and well organized, but they also communicate something of the human spirit.
Likewise, letters to local "mainstream" reporters, editors and publishers, while based on heartfelt convictions, also should be well organized, with points and logic developed in a rational sequence.
Proper grammar, spelling, and capitalization also help the local "mainsteam" reporter, editor or publisher view the received letter as worthy of serious consideration.
Brevity and conciseness are very important, and a long-winded rambling discourse is not likely to be given serious consideration.
For that matter, a "letter" does not even have to be a letter, a single sentence can get a point across.
Nor does a letter have to be for publication or even come from a verifiable source, all it needs to do is provide valid food for thought.
Resources For Blog Comments
More and more local "mainstream" media-sponsored web sites are providing submission forms or links where anyone and everyone can post "comments" on their stories.
Some sites also provide various forums of one type or another.However, these forums may require registration.
Many of the comments, suggestions, and cautions that we have provided the critical reader about the submission of comments are very applicable to participation in these forums.
There are no established "standards" for the submission of these comments, and it is necessary and important to very carefully read the instructions, requirements, and limitations for submitting your comments.
Some local "mainstream" newspaper or blog sites may ask for a name, but these are not checked, so there is no need to use your real name if you do not want to.
Other local "mainstream" newspaper or blog sites may allow only a first name, some may permit the inclusions of URL references, links, HTML code, and email addresses, whereas others may not.
When submitting such comments, it is important to "take the high road."Personal attacks, hatefulness, rash accusations, snide insinuations, misleading assertions, and outright lies are the stock in trade of many posters, but the most effective way to disarm and dismiss these posts is to rise far above such tactics.
Name-calling, abrasiveness, unsupported and insupportable assertions, and otherwise descending to the level of negative posters' inanities not only undermines one's credibility, but reduces the likelihood that one's comments will be accepted and printed.
Submissions should be brief and concise.
Two or three short paragraphs is about all that the average reader will assimilate .
Be polite, but factual.
Try to deal with reality, and not with far out ideas or wishful thinking.
Take your own concept or idea and address it as thoughtfully, professionally, and concisely as possible.
But first read the existing comments and make sure you are not repeating what someone else has already posted.
Some sites also provide various forums of one type or another.However, these forums may require registration.
Many of the comments, suggestions, and cautions that we have provided the critical reader about the submission of comments are very applicable to participation in these forums.
There are no established "standards" for the submission of these comments, and it is necessary and important to very carefully read the instructions, requirements, and limitations for submitting your comments.
Some local "mainstream" newspaper or blog sites may ask for a name, but these are not checked, so there is no need to use your real name if you do not want to.
Other local "mainstream" newspaper or blog sites may allow only a first name, some may permit the inclusions of URL references, links, HTML code, and email addresses, whereas others may not.
When submitting such comments, it is important to "take the high road."Personal attacks, hatefulness, rash accusations, snide insinuations, misleading assertions, and outright lies are the stock in trade of many posters, but the most effective way to disarm and dismiss these posts is to rise far above such tactics.
Name-calling, abrasiveness, unsupported and insupportable assertions, and otherwise descending to the level of negative posters' inanities not only undermines one's credibility, but reduces the likelihood that one's comments will be accepted and printed.
Submissions should be brief and concise.
Two or three short paragraphs is about all that the average reader will assimilate .
Be polite, but factual.
Try to deal with reality, and not with far out ideas or wishful thinking.
Take your own concept or idea and address it as thoughtfully, professionally, and concisely as possible.
But first read the existing comments and make sure you are not repeating what someone else has already posted.
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If you would like to be one of Mount Vernon's newest ethical journalists that is willing to report the complete truth about the diversity and magnitude of the human experience in our city, then please submit your news story to....
MountVernonRoundup@gmail.com
Or if you have a blog about Mount Vernon, then submit links to your blog posts to.....
MountVernonRoundup@gmail.com
Or if you have a news tip or story idea, then submit these items to....
MountVernonRoundup@gmail.com
Or if you notice news or blog links concerning Mount Vernon, then send them to......
MountVernonRoundup@gmail.com
Please include contact information with the items you submit to us.
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