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Mount Vernon native Janet DiFiore used her first speech as the state's top judge to point to a reduction in case backlogs and delays and to announce reforms she says will "enhance the delivery of justice for all New Yorkers." The Democrat and former Westchester County district attorney delivered her take on the "State of Our Judiciary" at the Bronx Hall of Justice on Wednesday, Feb. 22. Her choice of site was a departure from a longstanding tradition of delivering the address at Albany's Court of Appeals Hall.
JERSEY CITY -- A Jersey City woman charged with shooting her ex-boyfriend in the back of the head in 2014 has pleaded guilty to the homicide and will face a potential sentence of up to 10 years in prison. 46, of Mt.
In an effort to discourage taggers from defacing custom art installations throughout the city, Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas is introducing a program encouraging artists to instead be productive, not destructive. Recently, residents have noticed that public art installations - including the new Wall of Legends at Memorial Field and the Heavy D mural - have been targeted by graffiti artists attempting to make their mark in Mount Vernon.
Funeral services have been set for former Mount Vernon Mayor Ronald Blackwood, who passed away last week at the age of 91. Locally, a public service has been set for noon on Thursday at the Grace Baptist Church, with a mass scheduled for Saturday in New Symrna Beach, Florida, where he died last week due to complications from Parkinson's disease, according to his obituary. An immigrant, Blackwood was born in Jamaica before making his way to Mount Vernon, where he was elected as mayor in 1985, making him the first black mayor elected in New York State.
... swept their home in the middle of the night. The blaze in the two-story house in the Westchester County town of Mount Vernon started just after 3 a.m. Sunday. Police say the body of the woman, identified as Nina Bryant, and her daughter, Nadia ...
... of students from Westchester. Other Westcheste r schools that made Niche.com's list were: The Montfort Academy, Mount Vernon (No. 25); John F. Kennedy High School, Somers (No. 33); Archbishop Stepinac High School, White Plains (No. 66); Maria Regina ...
Fire officials in Mount Vernon are working to find out what sparked a house fire that claimed the life of a young mother and her baby girl. Nina Bryant and her 17-month-old daughter Nadia were both killed in the fire, but the rest of the nine family members were able to escape.
Fire officials in Mount Vernon are working to find out what sparked a house fire that claimed the life of a young mother and her Nina Bryant and her 17-month-old daughter Nadia were both killed in the fire at 31 S. 13th Ave. Fire officials in Mount Vernon are working to find out what sparked a house fire that claimed the life of a young mother and her baby girl. Nina Bryant and her 17-month-old daughter Nadia were both killed in the fire, but the rest of the nine family members were able to escape.
A young woman and her infant were killed when a fire ripped through their Mount Vernon home early Sunday, officials said. The blaze started on the second floor and quickly spread to other parts of the Westchester County home around 3:30 a.m., authorities said.
Authorities in a New York City suburb say a mother and her baby daughter died in a fire that swept their home in the middle of the night. The blaze in the two-story house in the Westchester County town of Mount Vernon started just after 3 a.m. Sunday.
Authorities in a New York City suburb say a mother and her baby daughter died in a fire that swept their home in the middle of the night. The blaze in the two-story house in the Westchester County town of Mount Vernon started just after 3 a.m. Sunday.
The mother and infant daughter were killed after flames tore through a house in a quick-moving overnight fire in Mount Vernon early Sunday morning have been identified. Nina Bryant, who was in her early 30s, and her daughter, Nadia Bryant, age 17 months, sustained fatal injuries, Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas said early Sunday afternoon.
Officials say the entire home at 28 S. 13th Ave. was engulfed in flames when they arrived at the scene around 3:30 a.m. News 12 is told that 10 other people lived in the home. They say the mother and infant were found dead on arrival.
A mother and her infant child were both killed after flames tore through a house in a quick-moving overnight fire in Mount Vernon early Sunday morning, according to authorities. The second floor of the house quickly became engulfed in flames shortly after the fire broke out at around 3:30 a.m. Sunday.
The New York City woman charged with shooting her ex-boyfriend in the head with his own gun in 2014 is slated to go on trial this upcoming week. Cheryl Nisbett, 40, is charged with murdering Robert Ashbourne, 46, of Mt.
... not a politician, a man who worked with grace and grit." Born in Jamaica, Blackwood was elected mayor of Mount Vernon in 1985, according to Thomas, who said that he worked constantly to promote job opportunities, affordable housing and ...
... Executive Ed Day, a Republican, shared the stage with the governor and endorsed the proposal. The mayor of Mount Vernon also said sharing would help eliminate duplication of basic services. A spokesman for Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, ...
Former NFL running back Ray Rice spoke Thursday at a Mount Vernon youth conference with the theme of "second chances." The conference was held at Faith Christian Assembly Church, and the main speaker was former NFL player Ray Rice.
... 126 pounds, with brown hair and eyes. He is considered a runaway and may have traveled to the Bronx or Mount Vernon. Jenica Singh has been missing since Jan. 27. Singh, 17, is described as white female, 5-foot-2, 115 pounds with light brown hair and ...
The Mount Vernon night club where owner O'Neil Bandoo was shot and killed on Christmas Day has reportedly lost its liquor license. According to a lohud report , the New York State Liquor Authority has revoked the liquor license at The Mansion on North Third Avenue in the wake of a fatal holiday shooting that left several others injured.
The Mount Vernon man accused of the fatal stabbing a 24-year-old Yonkers resident last year has been arraigned on manslaughter and weapons charges. According to Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Donte Pace, 22, has been arraigned in Westchester County Court on Wednesday, where he was formally charged with manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon following the assault of his victim last October.
... next month, adding 100,000 square feet to its steel processing facility. On the Ohio River, the Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon handled nearly 2.5 million tons of cargo during the fourth quarter shattering its previous quarterly record by 44 percent. ...
Vernon, New York inside his car on Aug. 5, 2014. After he was shot, Ashbourne's car cruised through the intersection of Waverly Street and Palisade Avenue in the Heights section of Jersey City, smashing into a parked vehicle.
The Mount Vernon man accused of the fatal stabbing a 24-year-old Yonkers man last year is due back in court this week. Donte Pace, 22, is scheduled to appear in Westchester County Court later this week, where he will be arraigned on charges that include manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon following the assault of his victim last October.
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... McDonald's Filet-O-Fish sandwich? Expect farm-to-table favorites. Not a gourmet, but self-sufficient on his Mount Vernon, N.Y. property. Loved fish, sweet Madeira wine and bought hazelnuts by the barrel. And while he didn't necessarily chop down the ...
ArtsWestchester was joined by New York State and Westchester County elected officials on Friday, Feb. 3, for a ceremony to present $55,440 in Arts Alive grants to 29 local arts projects throughout Westchester County, including those in Mount Vernon: Mount Vernon Public Library and PJS Jazz Society. Arts Alive grants are made possible with funds from the Decentralization Program , a re-grant program of the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, according to a release.
The man accused in the deadly Christmas shooting at a Mount Vernon nightclub was arraigned on a 12-count indictment Thursday. According to police, 39-year-old Errol Hillary was thrown out of a late night party at The Mansion nightclub on North Third Avenue on Christmas Eve.
Errol Hillary, the man accused of gunning down a popular Mount Vernon nightclub owner on Christmas Day and wounding five other men, pleaded not guilty Thursday, according to Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. The Bronx resident, 41, who did not speak during the arraignment before Judge Barry Warhit in Westchester County Court, is accused of killing O'Neil Bandoo and injuring five others following an argument around 4:30 a.m., Dec. 25, 2016, inside the Mansion at 4 N. Third Ave. He is charged with second-degree murder, criminal possession of a weapon, five counts of second-degree attempted murder, four counts of assault and one count of second-degree assault, all felonies, Scarpino said.
... flagged down Westchester County Police Officer Jerome Schulman III on the eastbound Cross County Parkway in Mount Vernon to report that a white sedan had rear-ended her car and fled the scene, according to O'Leary. Schulman began a canvass of the ...
Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas threw the city clerk out of a meeting at Mount Vernon City Hall Tuesday -- and when the clerk left, it was on a stretcher. City Council President Roberta Apuzzo says she'd never seen anything like it before.
... say. She faces up to 25 years in prison when she's sentenced March 21. Samia Rose's body was found at their Mount Vernon apartment on Aug. 5, 2016 , when police responded to a 911 call for a report of a child who died in her sleep, authorities said. ...
The man accused of shooting and killing a popular Mount Vernon nightclub owner on Christmas Day is due back in court this week to face murder charges. On Thursday, 40-year-old "career" criminal Errol Hillary is expected back in court after being indicted earlier this month on murder charges after being accused of killing club owner O'Neil Bandoo and injuring several others in a holiday shooting spree at The Mansion on Third Avenue.
A Mount Vernon mother has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter following the "suspicious" death of her 15-month-old daughter last year. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino said on Tuesday that Deasia Bartee, 27, pleaded guilty in court to a felony manslaughter charge for her role in the death of her daughter, Samia Yusef.
The man accused of shooting and killing a popular Mount Vernon nightclub owner on Christmas Day is due back in court this week to face murder charges. On Thursday, 40-year-old "career" criminal Errol Hillary is expected back in court after being indicted earlier this month on murder charges after being accused of killing club owner O'Neil Bandoo and injuring several others in a holiday shooting spree at The Mansion on Third Avenue.
