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Ex-NBA player and former Sixth Man of the Year Ben Gordon was reportedly hospitalized for a psychiatric evaluation following an incident involving a woman at his Mount Vernon business. The Journal News reported this week that police had to be called to Of Our Own - his recently opened holistic wellness gym downtown - at approximately noon on Saturday, when a "distraught" woman reported to officers that Gordon had locked himself in the back of the building with a knife.
Former NBA Sixth Man of the Year Ben Gordon was reportedly hospitalized for psychiatric evaluation after he was involved in a confrontation with a woman that required police intervention at his business in Mount Vernon, N.Y. According to The Journal News , cops on Saturday responded to a call from Of Our Own, Gordon's newly opened sports rehabilitation and training center, where they arrived around noon to find a distraught woman crying and shaking inside the entrance. The 31-year-old woman told police she packed her bag to leave after getting into an argument with Gordon, who then "began to destroy and throw everything" inside the store, according to the police report.
Former NBA Sixth Man of the Year Ben Gordon was reportedly hospitalized for psychiatric evaluation after he was involved in a confrontation with a woman at his business in Mount Vernon, New York, on Saturday.
... to the lineup, and that group of Javon Greene (McDonough, Ga.), Goanar Mar (Mankato, Minn.) and Greg Calixte (Mount Vernon, N.Y.) have been on campus all summer adjusting to college life, hitting the weight room, and working 1-on-1 with the Mason ...
Gordon recently opened Of Our Own: Sports Rehab and Recovery at 158A Gramatan Avenue in Mount Vernon. The wellness center offers holistic sports medicine treatments like cryotherapy, fascial stretch therapy, Chinese cupping, crystal therapy and an array of massages.
Gordon recently opened Of Our Own: Sports Rehab and Recovery at 158A Gramatan Avenue in Mount Vernon. The wellness center offers holistic sports medicine treatments like cryotherapy, fascial stretch therapy, Chinese cupping, crystal therapy and an array of massages.
... and new faces in the community. This is just the beginning of several other campaigns to become more visible." Mount Vernon spent its day with two projects. Along with helping moving logs from a property, a small group helped move an access ramp ...
... 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 ...
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.
Cleanup efforts continue at Memorial Field in Mount Vernon, as city officials attempt to once again make it a viable recreation hub in Westchester County. Members of the Mount Vernon Department of Public Works have been busy recently, cutting tracks at Memorial Field and preparing the field to lay down a semi-permanent track that can be used for walking, light jogging and exercise, according to Mayor Richard Thomas.
Cleanup efforts continue at Memorial Field in Mount Vernon, as city officials attempt to once again make it a viable recreation hub in Westchester County. Members of the Mount Vernon Department of Public Works have been busy recently, cutting tracks at Memorial Field and preparing the field to lay down a semi-permanent track that can be used for walking, light jogging and exercise, according to Mayor Richard Thomas.
... Mickey Mantle North Atlantic Regional baseball championship for 16-to-18-year-olds over teams from Brooklyn and Mount Vernon, N.Y., in Lyndhurst, N.J. Colts quarterback Earl Morral gets ready to pass during Super Bowl III in Miami on Jan. 12, 1969. ...
... & Casino. Mackenzie Randall/Observer-Reporter Fear The Dragon owner Bruce Trogdon of Emerald Highlands Farm in Mount Vernon, Ohio, hugs Jennifer Brown, wife of trainer Brian Brown, Saturday at The Meadows Racetrack & Casino. MEADOW LANDS – ...
Two Westchester men who were charged with assaulting and critically injuring a 55-year-old man at a Baltimore Ravens home game last October were each sentenced to 18 months of probation. Both Scott Smith, a 30-year-old Mount Vernon firefighter, and 32-year-old Andrew Nappi of Eastchester entered Alpha pleas in Baltimore City Circuit Court charges of misdemeanor second-degree assault.
Two Westchester men who were charged with assaulting and critically injuring a 55-year-old man at a Baltimore Ravens home game last October were each sentenced to 18 months of probation. Both Scott Smith, a 30-year-old Mount Vernon firefighter, and 32-year-old Andrew Nappi of Eastchester entered Alpha pleas in Baltimore City Circuit Court charges of misdemeanor second-degree assault.
... Ravens game last year, leaving him with a critical brain injury, will not serve jail time. Scott Smith, 30, of Mount Vernon and Andrew Nappi, 32, of Eastchester each entered an Alford plea Friday in Baltimore City Circuit Court on one count of ...
Westchester County's first women's semi-pro basketball team is being formed in the memory of Shamoya McKenzie, the 13-year-old girls basketball star who was shot and killed in Mount Vernon on New Year's Eve. Tryouts begin on Wednesday for the Mount Vernon ShamRocks, which are being held at the Boys & Girls Club on South 6th Avenue.
In their continued efforts to curtail gun violence in Mount Vernon, city officials came together for the second annual "Stop the Violence" basketball tournament. Over the weekend, city officials hosted the second Project SNUG - guns spelled backward - basketball tournament, which is part of a "transformative initiative aimed at reducing violence in neighborhoods."
Iowa's Logan Kelly has become the first archer to shoot a perfect score in 3D competition when he shot a 300 on June 17 at the International Bowhunters Organization Midwest Invitational National Archery in the Schools Program 3D Challenge tournament, in Bloomington, Ind. Logan Kelly, from Mount Vernon, scored the first perfect round in a national 3D archery competition.
... then bring it down. The USA Basketball New York Coach Academy - Presented by Nike, will take place May 20-21 in Mount Vernon, New York. With the goal of providing children a safe and fun environment in which to play basketball, USA Basketball will ...
... 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. ...
... 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. ...
... 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. ...
Fresh off of the Parade of Champions for the Mount Vernon boys basketball team , some of the squad's best and brightest have made it official that they will continue their storied careers next year at the Division I collegiate level. Two Mount Vernon High School seniors - and starters on this year's New York State Class AA Championship team - have signed their letters of intent for full athletic scholarships next season.
Mount Vernon touted some of their best and brightest on Wednesday as they played host to a Parade of Champions to celebrate the boys varsity basketball team that brought home state championship gold. At approximately noon on Wednesday, the championship motorcade featuring a boisterous crowd that included players, coaches, local politicians, educators, cheerleaders and the band stepped off from the High School, making their way to City Hall for a reception in their honor.
Mount Vernon touted some of their best and brightest on Wednesday as they played host to a Parade of Champions to celebrate the boys varsity basketball team that brought home state championship gold. At approximately noon on Wednesday, the championship motorcade featuring a boisterous crowd that included players, coaches, local politicians, educators, cheerleaders and the band stepped off from the High School, making their way to City Hall for a reception in their honor.
... that the Vails were named after a member of the Vail family of City Island. See City Island, The Chronicle [Mount Vernon, NY], May 31, 1878, Vol. IX, No. 454, p. 2, col. 5. The two teams were scheduled to play the previous week as well, although no ...
... matches in the autumn, in which they expect to be more victorious." The following week, The Chronicle of Mount Vernon included numerous reports of local baseball in Pelham. The paper reported that on August 16, 1884, the Vails of City Island would ...
After being delayed by Mother Nature, officials in Mount Vernon are ready to host the victory parade planned to celebrate the boy's varsity basketball team's state championship victory. On Wednesday, April 19, the championship motorcade will weave through city streets and by the high school they call home.
Andre Drummond of the Detroit Pistons is a massive man with a big appetite. But Halo Burger's newest item is large enough to feed the 6-foot-11, 279-pound center.
Andre Drummond teams up with Halo Burger Pistons center and NBA All-Star's own Dre Burger will help raise funds for Special Olympics of Flint Check out this story on detroitnews.com: http://detne.ws/2ogzgLT The 6-foot, 11-inch Mount Vernon, New York, native has been named the first spokesman for Halo Burger, a 93-year-old Michigan-based burger chain. With this honor comes a signature Dre Burger, debuting at all Halo Burger locations Sunday.
... project in celebration of their upcoming Bar Mitzvah. Hundreds of families filled the Sports Underdome in Mount Vernon during the two-day tournament, where 15 teams comprised entirely of middle school students from the lower Hudson Valley, Greenwich ...
With rain expected to hit the area this week, officials in Mount Vernon have been forced to postpone the victory parade planned to celebrate the boy's varsity basketball team's state championship. On Wednesday, officials announced that due to the scheduled forecast, they were forced to postpone the parade - originally scheduled for Thursday - for two weeks, to Wednesday, April 19. The parade will step off at noon on April 19, starting at the Mount Vernon High School and continuing through to Mount Vernon City Hall.
Harness racing began as early as 1554 with trotting races in Holland, and by the mid and late 1700s, similar events across Europe had become known as road racing. In the early 1800s, harness racing begun to thrive at county and agricultural fairs in the United States and eastern and central Canada.
... according to the report. Samantha Jagmohan and Savika Balran, seniors at Nellie A. Thornton High School in Mount Vernon, are developing an app called "Pointers," which offers a range of health, nutrition and everyday tips to seniors. "I think it's ...
... a few down at the County Center, though, just feels a little different. "It's a great feeling," the 6-foot-9 Mount Vernon senior said. "I got some great passes from my teammates and I just had to finish them." Calixte's two alley-oop slams ...
... a few down at the County Center, though, just feels a little different. "It's a great feeling," the 6-foot-9 Mount Vernon senior said. "I got some great passes from my teammates and I just had to finish them." Calixte's two alley-oop slams ...
Mt. Vernon, NY. The Montfort Academy's President Richard Greco, Jr. today announced that Montfort's Girls Basketball team defeated EF Academy by a score of 39 to 29 in the championship game of the Westchester Independent Athletic Association yesterday.
... (Amitville, N.Y.) led The Hall with a career-high 13 points in the setback, while senior and fellow center (Mount Vernon, N.Y.) closed her Seton Hall career with eight points and eight rebounds. For DePaul, Chante Stonewall led four players in ...
