Editor Brian Harrod provides hyper-local news for Mount Vernon, NY, that is also continually updated from thousands of sources on the Roundup Newswires Network
One of the most significant economic development trends dramatically affecting our region today is Smart Growth, a concept the Westchester County Association pioneered in Westchester through our Blueprint for Westchester five years ago. It emphasized:mixed-use development; sustainable, walkable cities; and upgrading our infrastructure, among other things.
A New Rochelle man took police in Scarsdale on a wild chase last week through several backyards after being busted with a car that had been reported stolen in Mount Vernon. At approximately 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 28, police were dispatched to the corner of Post and Dickel Road, following reports of an abandoned car.
Cameron + Company is releasing Dr. Nadim Shaath's definitive new book, Healing Civilizations: The Search for Therapeutic Essential Oils & Nutrients, on Tuesday, March 14. More than a reference manual, this natural healing guide also details the author's travels across the globe and features the stunning photography of photojournalist Thomas Hartwell. Healing Civilizations is the culmination of Dr. Shaath's personal journey around the world over the past twenty-five years, seeking out and rediscovering essential oils and therapeutic ingredients used since antiquity.
A former religion teacher at the Westchester Day School in Mamaroneck who pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography -- including videos he had gotten mailed to the school where he worked -- will be spending some time behind bars. Lyle Kamlet, a Mount Vernon resident, was sentenced Tuesday to three years and three months in prison by Judge Kenneth M. Karas in federal court in White Plains, according to Preet Bharara, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York.
... 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 ...
... of children and teachers in Newtown, Conn., according to lohud.com. Citing two shootings that took place in Mount Vernon over the holidays and gun violence around the country in general, Feiner said Westchester shouldn't be seen to be promoting ...
... of guns in our community by using taxpayers' buildings for guns shows," said Legislator Lyndon Williams, D-Mount Vernon. The vote was prompted by plans for a gun show at the County Center in White Plains on Jan. 21-22, as reported here by Daily ...
... of guns in our community by using taxpayers' buildings for guns shows," said Legislator Lyndon Williams (D-Mount Vernon). "We must take a stand against the proliferation of guns in our community. These guns are not manufactured in our city. They are ...
Citing recent acts of violence in Mount Vernon and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Democratic members of the Westchester County Board of Legislators say they have an obligation to ban the upcoming gun show at the County Center in White Plains. Lawmakers were expected to vote Monday night to prohibit gun shows on county-run property, saying that it is not about Second Amendment rights, but safety.
Dec. 14, 2016 - PRLog -- ANGELA CIMINELLO RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS WOMEN IN BUSINESS AWARD FROM 914INC. MAGAZINE Mount Vernon, N.Y. - Angela Ciminello, recently promoted to Vice President of Development and Marketing at Wartburg, received one of 914Inc. magazine's annual Women in Business Awards for 2016, honoring "Westchester's most powerful executives, entrepreneurs, and government and nonprofit leaders."
... will cherish them." Guild members hail from throughout Westchester, as far north as Croton and as far south as Mount Vernon. During the last five years alone, more than 500 quilts have been distributed to many local agencies including: the state ...
... service on May 29, 1912. Eventually it ran from the southernmost part of the Bronx near the Harlem River to Mount Vernon where it branched north to White Plains and east, through Pelham, eventually as far as Port Chester. Throughout construction and ...
... will cherish them." Guild members hail from throughout Westchester, as far north as Croton and as far south as Mount Vernon. During the last five years alone, more than 500 quilts have been distributed to many local agencies including: the state ...
In this Dec.5, 2011 photo provided by his family, Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., is seen on the day of his funeral at Mount Calvary CME Church In Mount Vernon, N.Y. When the police arrived at his suburban Westchester County home five years ago after a mistaken call for help, Chamberlain barred the door and repeatedly told them to go away. The confrontation ended 90 minutes later with the death of Chamberlain, 68, a former Marine.
In this Dec.5, 2011 photo provided by his family, Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., is seen on the day of his funeral at Mount Calvary CME Church In Mount Vernon, N.Y. When the police arrived at his suburban Westchester County home five years ago after a mistaken call for help, Chamberlain barred the door and repeatedly told them to go away.
