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The Mount Vernon Urban Renewal Agency has announced the furloughing of nearly a dozen longtime employees due to a lack of federal funding, according to Mayor Richard Thomas. Officials announced that 10 employees have been granted a leave of absence from their positions as Mount Vernon continues to deal with a "looming financial crisis" within the Agency that "threatened taxpayers as well as the employees."
Students in Mount Vernon continue to see marked improvements on state tests as the school district continues to improve under Schools Superintendent Kenneth Hamilton. The State Education Department released the results of this year's Common Core tests , with proficiency rising in the ELA from 37.9 percent to 39.8 percent and the statewide combined math proficiency score rising from 39.1 percent to 40.2 percent .
... the paper. It took a number of days over the course of a few weeks to complete the print. Waitzman lives in Mount Vernon, New York, where he was born and raised. He frequently visits Mount Pleasant, where his mother, brother and sister reside. Some ...
Those planning to cool down and beat the heat by " sliding the city " this weekend are out of luck as the event in Mount Vernon has been canceled. Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas announced on Wednesday that "due to a combination of factors outside our control," city officials have been forced to indefinitely postpone the "Slide the City" event, which drew a sizable crowd at the inaugural event last year.
... on Tuesday after he was accused of cheating the government out of $1.7 million in a tax evasion case. A Mount Vernon native who grew up in Yonkers, the 46-year-old Simmons lived near the Bedford border on McLain Street in Mount Kisco with now ...
... New Rochelle, on the east by New Rochelle and Long Island Sound, on the south by City Island and on the west by Mount Vernon." The district was served by a central office at New Rochelle so that when Pelham Manor residents cranked their phones and ...
... my favorite guide to the writer's craft, "Elements of Style." Born Elwyn Brooks White, on July 11, 1899, in Mount Vernon, New York, White was never fond of his name. ""I never liked Elwyn. My mother just hung it on me because she'd run out of names. ...
Paul Robert Tesoro, longtime morning show host of Central Hudson's "Almanac" radio program, died Sunday after a long illness surrounded by his family and closest friends. He was 66. Born in Mount Vernon, on Feb. 7, 1951, Tesoro was predeceased by his parents, Robert and Grace Tesoro, in-laws William and Teresa Scotti, and son, Andrew Tesoro.
... based on information that he operated his privately-owned locksmith business, Schimoler's Locksmith in Mount Vernon, out of New Rochelle High School. His father Eduard is said to have had a similar set up with Jacob's Locks of New Rochelle. The ...
... sculpture. However, the general owned slaves from the age of 11, and more than 300 slaves labored at his Mount Vernon plantation at the time of his death. One of New York's best-loved mayors, serving from 1934 to 1945, the "Little Flower" fought the ...
... makeup artist for Cardi B (back when her stage name was Camilla) and other dancers at Sue's, a strip club in Mount Vernon, New York, added some powder to her face with a brush. The rapper's use of "roach" made news recently: Some Twitter users had ...
... makeup artist for Cardi B (back when her stage name was Camilla) and other dancers at Sue's, a strip club in Mount Vernon, N.Y., added some powder to her face with a brush. The rapper's use of "roach" made news recently: Some Twitter users had dug ...
Four candidates vying for elected positions in Mount Vernon have been removed from the ballot by a judge following reports of fraud. The candidates from the "Committee for a Stronger Mount Vernon," which includes Adriane Saunders, Robin Harmon-Myers, and Walidah Aime saw their names removed from any potential ballot after a judge invalidated their candidacy.
Not to be left out of the Summer Reading Buddies craze, Westchester Deputy County Executive Kevin Plunkett recently volunteered as a guest reader at the JCY-Westchester Community Partners. The program has been a huge success this year with hundreds of kids and their parents signing up to take part in the events held at the Yonkers, Mount Vernon, and Ossining Public Libraries.
Not to be left out of the Summer Reading Buddies craze, Westchester Deputy County Executive Kevin Plunkett lent his services as a guest reader at the JCY-Westchester Community Partners program at Yonkers' Riverfront Library. The program has been a huge success this year with hundreds of kids and their parents signing up to take part in the events held at the Yonkers, Mount Vernon, and Ossining Public Libraries.
The City of Mount Vernon intends to submit an application to the Texas Department of Agriculture under the 2017 Downtown Revitalization & Main Street Fund for public infrastructure improvements.
Not to be left out of the Summer Reading Buddies craze, Westchester Deputy County Executive Kevin Plunkett recently volunteered as a guest reader at the JCY-Westchester Community Partners. The program has been a huge success this year with hundreds of kids and their parents signing up to take part in the events held at the Yonkers, Mount Vernon, and Ossining Public Libraries.
... The unidentified suspect then took off on foot. Officials have not disclosed what was stolen in the robbery. In Mount Vernon, a third suspect is in custody following a reported robbery of the BP gas station on West Broad Street on Tuesday morning. ...
Cousins Vito Secchiano and Angelo Maiorano each had their own construction background from growing up working with their fathers during their summers. Maiorano worked with his father Alfredo before and during college at his paving company, Community Paving Corp., and then as a project engineer after college for Civetta Cousins JV LLC, a major New York City excavation and foundation contractor; Secchiano also had grown up working in his father Gino's construction business, MVM Construction LLC in Mount Vernon, N.Y. Both men also had an entrepreneurial spirit; over the years, they had discussed starting a business together.
... government, and house of worship applications. Key Digital products are designed and engineered in-house in Mount Vernon, NY. Superior quality, ease-of-installation, and versatility are the result of strenuous research, development, and testing. ...
A strange scene unfolded in Scarsdale that led to the arrest of a teenager and detainment and several others from Mount Vernon. Police were conducting larceny patrol on East Parkway at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 8 during the late train arrival times when officers spotted three black males exiting the train station, walking toward the Central Taxi stand.
The $1 million winner of Saturday's Powerball jackpot who bought the ticket in Westchester has not come forward, but that person won't remain anonymous for long, according to the New York Lottery. The $2 Powerball ticket sold at the Estrella Minimarket in Mount Vernon was the second $1 million winner sold since the "roll-up" of the game began on June 14, said Lottery Spokeswoman Carolyn Hapeman.
Earl Simmons, the rapper DMX who has been accused of cheating the government out of $1.7 million in taxes, was placed under full house arrest in his Westchester home Friday and ordered to wear an ankle bracelet after court officers found cocaine and other drugs in his system. A Mount Vernon native who grew up in Yonkers, the 46-year-old Simmons lived near the Bedford border on McLain Street in Mount Kisco with now estranged wife Tashera Simmons before putting the home into foreclosure in 2016 after filing for bankruptcy.
... into the first year of Washington's marriage to Martha Custis. The letter regards the procurement of items for Mount Vernon mentions Mrs. Washington twice, as well as notable Virginians associated with Washington, including William Mercer, Henry ...
Commercial real estate, I learned recently, is one of the least diverse industry sectors in the American economy. But G. Lamont Blackstone, principal of G. L. Blackstone & Associates L.L.C. in Mount Vernon, New York, along with his team at Project REAP, is working hard to change the complexion of commercial real estate, a historically closed and insular sector.
... teen Sanaah Hamilton to a ceremonial contract. Hamilton was a teammate of Shamoya McKenze, a teen from Mount Vernon, N.Y., who died tragically when she was struck by a stray bullet on New Year's Eve. The Liberty had previously made McKenzie their ...
... that all dogs that may have been bitten by the Ellis dog, be chained." Source: THE COUNTY , The Chronicle [Mount Vernon, NY], Jan. 7, 1887, Vol. XVIII, No. 948, p. 2, col. 4 . " CHATTER. . . . -- Mrs. John S. Ellis of Bartow-on Sound has gone ...
The Department of Justice is reportedly intending to file a lawsuit against the City of Mount Vernon for violations of the Clean Water Act that could cost taxpayers. According to Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas, the Department of Justice has given notice to city officials that they intend to file a lawsuit for violations of the Clean Water Act and a systemic refusal to adhere to environmental consent orders since 2003.
... Fair mall. Danbury Police said the staff at Jos. A. Bank had dealt with the deliveryman, Javon Willis, 24, of Mount Vernon, N.Y., in the past and had ongoing issues with his handling of the store's packages. Around noon on Wednesday, Willis made a ...
According to the New York Times , cities like Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, and Yonkers are starting to play host to developers as the housing crunch hits New York City. Mount Vernon is the home of a $48 million five-building 179-unit rental project near the Fleetwood station and this fall will see the opening of the Mount Vernon brewery at a site that used to manufacture fake Christmas trees, according to the Times.
... Grace (Riley) Stickle. After graduating from Newark High School, he married h...is sweetheart and they moved to Mount Vernon to work and raise a family. A loving and compassionate man who worked hard with his hands to provide for his family, he felt ...
... In a flurry of activity, developers are adding apartments, stores, restaurants, theaters and even a brewery to Mount Vernon, New Rochelle and Yonkers, where local leaders are embracing aggressive growth policies. "The question is, What took them so ...
Leading display lamination company positions itself for growth and raises the bar with new rebrand under LamAmerica, a division of Idesco Safety Co., LLC Idesco Safety Co., LLC, a national manufacturer and distributor of laminated safety tags, lockout/tagout materials, indoor and outdoor signage, and laminating pouches and equipment, today announced that, effective immediately, all sales and production of the Laminall vinyl counter card division will operate under the auspices of LamAmerica, a new division of Idesco Safety Co., LLC. LamAmerica will set the standard in point of purchase vinyl displays with Laminall's unique line of printed counter cards, tent cards, logo plaques, specialty branded point of purchase displays, commercial signage and presentations of all sizes and types.
... the area created by John F. Fairchild and included in the first and second editions of his Atlas of the City of Mount Vernon and the Town of Pelham both end roughly at the border between Pelham and New Rochelle. Both show, however, that the property ...
Although she didn't get the results she sought, Mount Vernon's track superstar Deajah Stevens represented Westchester over the weekend at the IAAF World Championships in London. Stevens made it to day three of the championships, falling in the first semifinal of the 100-meter sprint after a slow start.
