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In the Hudson Valley, Westchester County is receiving $1.1 million to split between Mount Vernon and Yonkers. In Rockland County, Spring Valley police and the sheriff's and probation departments will share $102,000.
A Mount Vernon mother has been charged with endangerment of a child after an investigation into the 2015 shooting death of her 4-year-old child. Her arrest came as a result of the investigation into the May 25, 2015 shooting death of her daughter, which took place at their family apartment on Walnut Street in Yonkers.
A Mount Vernon woman has been remanded to the Westchester County Jail for her role in the death of her 5-year-old daughter, who shot herself in the face with an illegal gun in Yonkers. On Thursday, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino Jr. announced that 24-year-old Tantania Manners has been charged with a misdemeanor count of endangering the welfare of a child following a lengthy investigation into the death of the child in Yonkers in 2015.
Some southern Westchester residents and businesses may see little to no water pressure on Tuesday morning as the region experiences service interruptions in certain parts of the area. According to officials, multiple municipalities - including Yonkers, Larchmont, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, Eastchester and Bronxville - were all experiencing water pressure issues after a shaft at an upstate water infrastructure that supplies the area was shut down on Tuesday morning.
... According to police, 18-year-old Yonkers resident Nasir Brown was observed standing over and assaulting Mount Vernon resident Spencer Adams, 26, who was in possession of a loaded handgun. At the time of the interrupted assault, the Yonkers Police ...
... that enslaved Africans were vital to their success and the development of Westchester. St. Paul's Church in Mount Vernon, a National Historic Site, was the center of community life in the 18th and 19th century. Many of the 9,000 interred in the ...
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.
The FBI announced Tuesday that it's adding its muscle and up to $5,000 rewards to help Mount Vernon officials solve five open homicide cases. To do so, the FBI Westchester County Safe Streets Gang Task Force is asking for the public's help in solving the homicides that run from 2011 to 2016, FBI officials said.
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.
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.
... shooting death of Michael Nolan, 23, outside the Burger King on Central Avenue in September 2015. Cole, 22, of Mount Vernon, pleaded guilty to second-degree criminal possession of a weapon in 2016. As part of his plea deal, Cole was sentenced to ...
The driver involved in the shooting death of 23-year-old Yonkers resident and Oakland Athletics baseball prospect Michael Nolan was sentenced in Westchester County Court on Wednesday. On Wednesday, Mount Vernon resident Garth O'Neil was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to a felony charge of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon in relation to the shooting that left Nolan with a bullet in his head outside of a Burger King on Central Park Avenue.
The driver involved in the shooting death of 23-year-old Yonkers resident and Oakland Athletics baseball prospect Michael Nolan was sentenced in Westchester County Court on Wednesday. On Wednesday, Mount Vernon resident Garth O'Neil was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to a felony charge of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon in relation to the shooting that left Nolan with a bullet in his head outside of a Burger King on Central Park Avenue.
... shooting death of Michael Nolan, 23, outside the Burger King on Central Avenue in September 2015. Cole, 22, of Mount Vernon, pleaded guilty to second-degree criminal possession of a weapon in 2016. As part of his plea deal, Cole is expected to be ...
... 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 ...
In a scathing statement, Democratic Assemblyman Gary Pretlow said Gov. Andrew Cuomo is using "bribery" tactics in order to pass his agenda in exchange for lawmaker pay raises, according to the New York Post. Pretlow, who represents the districts of Mount Vernon and Yonkers, told the Post that the governor has said he will approve pay raises if lawmakers agree with his ethics reform or approve Uber in upstate New York, among other items, reported the Post.
In a scathing statement, Mount Vernon Democratic Assemblyman Gary Pretlow says Governor Andrew Cuomo is using "bribery" tactics in order to pass his agenda in exchange for lawmaker pay raises, according to the New York Post. Pretlow, who represents the districts of Mount Vernon and Yonkers, told the Post that the governor has said he will approve pay raises if lawmakers agree with his ethics reform or approve Uber in upstate New York, among other items, reported the Post.
The revitalization efforts at historic Memorial Field got a big boost on Thursday, when New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo awarded Mount Vernon $2 million at the Regional Economic Development Council. On Thursday, Mount Vernon was awarded $1,641,928 to investigate and repair the city's sewer infrastructure; $520,000 for the redevelopment of Memorial Field and $40,000 to develop an arts and cultural master plan for the city.
Harry was born on October 1, 1921 in Yonkers to Dimitri and Anna Welgos Patz and was raised and educated in Yonkers, graduating from Yonkers High School in 1939. He joined the U.S. Army on July 31st, 1942 and served 38 months, including 31 months in the southwest Pacific Theatre of Operations, mostly with the 91st Chemical Mortar Company, involved in the invasions of Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands and Leyte in the Philippine Islands.
... cardiomyopathy that can affect a survivor after a loved one's passing. After marrying in Italy, they settled in Mount Vernon before moving to Yonkers and then to their son's home in Stormville. Freddy came to New York speaking only Italian. He spent ...
A 21-year-old man was arrested Friday and arraigned Saturday in connection with a homicide that occurred in Yonkers on Oct. 18, Yonkers police said. Donte Pace of Mount Vernon was arraigned in Yonkers Criminal Court for first-degree manslaughter and was remanded to the Westchester County Jail without bail.
The data, pulled from a federal report, shows that Mount Vernon, Yonkers and Peekskill have students who are chronically absent, said lohud.com. Mount Vernon reported an absenteeism rate of 33.3 percent, Yonkers was 24.9 percent and Peekskill reported 30 percent, according to data from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights that was examined by the Westchester Children's Association, added lohud.com.
A Yonkers man was sentenced Thursday to more than 22 years in federal prison for his role in kidnapping and forcing into prostitution a 19-year-old Mount Vernon woman, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Clydedoro Graham, 28, was convicted in November 2015 of kidnapping, conspiring to engage in sex trafficking and attempting to engage in sex trafficking.
... murder before pleading down. Dawson and Singh are each facing assault charges. A fourth defendant, Mount Vernon resident Garth O'Neil is scheduled to be sentenced on Thursday Dec. 1 on a felony charge of second-degree criminal possession of a ...
Mount Vernon native DMX was back in Westchester recently to thank the Yonkers police officers who helped save his life at a local hotel parking lot earlier this year. In February, the rapper was rushed to the hospital after first responders were alerted of a man who had collapsed, wasn't breathing and was unresponsive in the parking lot of the Ramada Inn in Yonkers.
The basketball team and the Mount Vernon community put up fences and put down mulch to give the Westchester School for Special Needs Kids a brand new playground. Organizer Elijah Brown was responsible for everything from ensuring the right amount of mulch to getting enough volunteers to get the work done in just a few hours.
... Got a nose for [...] Dasia Bartee is the mother of a 15-month-old girl named Samia who was found dead in a Mount Vernon apartment on Friday, Aug. 5. 2016. (Credit: CBS2) YONKERS, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) - A Mount Vernon was indicted Thursday in the ...
... Pelham Bridge in the Town of Pelham. It read: "CITY ISLAND. -- A stage line was recently established between Mount Vernon and Yonkers, connecting with trains on the New-Haven, Harlem, and Hudson River railroads. The success of the line has induced ...
... Bridge. The story seems to begin in 1882 when Pelham became locked in a battle with its next door neighbor, Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon sought authorization to construct a new sewer system and, craftily, omitted from its proposal precisely where its ...
... Bridge. The story seems to begin in 1882 when Pelham became locked in a battle with its next door neighbor, Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon sought authorization to construct a new sewer system and, craftily, omitted from its proposal precisely where its ...
