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Historic Mount Vernon church takes a somber approach to Fourth of July

MOUNT VERNON - A church used to house injured and sick soldiers during the Revolutionary War was the site of a solemn celebration yesterday.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

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Mount Vernon sows first community garden

MOUNT VERNON - With the help of public officials, volunteer gardeners, businesses, seniors and children, local shelters will soon receive fresh fruits and vegetables from the city's first community garden.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

Journal News

Vanilla, bean there, done that

Plain Jane vanilla soft-serve is great, and so is a pint of Ben & Jerry's eaten standing in front of the freezer.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

The Journal News

Mount Vernon motorcyclist 'critical' after Pelham Manor crash

A Mount Vernon man remains in the hospital after he was ejected from his motorcycle in an accident yesterday afternoon.

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Tue Jun 30, 2009

Journal News

DATABASE: Taxable sales plunge in Westchester, Putnam

A broad measure of economic activity shows that sales in Westchester and Putnam counties are tumbling at their fastest pace in at least 19 years.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

The Journal News

Closing of site for special-ed students in Mount Vernon leads to dispute

The Southern Westchester Board of Cooperative Educational Services will close at least one site where it educates the region's most severely disabled children, a move that has prompted legal wrangling with the owner of the property.

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

Journal News

View photos from Nelson Mandela High School graduation

See a collection of photographs from the Nelson Mandela High School graduation at http://lohud.com/gradphotoswestchester. The school is located in Mount Vernon.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

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Second suspect in custody in Mount Vernon robbery

MOUNT VERNON - A second suspect has been arrested in connection with a robbery Friday night, police said yesterday.

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Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

New York Senate remains chaotic

In a raucous scene, Senate Democrats and Republicans held dueling sessions on the Senate floor Tuesday, with senators talking over one another and seeking to prevent the other side from conducting business.

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Tue Jun 23, 2009

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Jobs decline for 7th month in region

Jobs in the Lower Hudson Valley contracted in May for the seventh consecutive month, though the regional labor market fared less poorly than neighboring New York City and the state, new data showed.

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Sun Jun 21, 2009

The Journal News

Mt. Vernon businessman guilty of sexually abusing woman

A 42-year-old Mount Vernon businessman was found guilty today of sexually abusing a 28-year-old acquaintance he was supposed to be driving to work.

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Sat Jun 20, 2009

The Journal News

Mount Vernon detectives make quick work of robbery arrest

Aided by emergency service units and Westchester County police aviation, two Mount Vernon police detectives nabbed a suspect in a violent robbery just two and a half hours after it happened last night.

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Journal News

Four area banks may need new charters under Obama plan

Four thrift-chartered banks in the Lower Hudson Valley, including Provident Bank in Montebello, would have to obtain new charters under President Obama's proposed reorganization of the nation's banking system.

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Fri Jun 19, 2009

Journal News

Manslaughter conviction in 2008 Mt. Vernon shooting

WHITE PLAINS - A 41-year-old Bronx man was acquitted of murder but found guilty of manslaughter today in the fatal shooting of a Mount Vernon man last year.

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Journal News

30 state workers accused of benefits fraud

Three Lower Hudson Valley residents who supplemented their income by claiming unemployment benefits while holding jobs with the state are now facing felony charges, the state Attorney General's Office said yesterday.

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Thu Jun 18, 2009

The Patent Trader

Cops: Mount Vernon man, 24, nabbed in Yonkers SUV break-in

A 24-year-old Mount Vernon man was arrested early this morning and charged with breaking into a 2007 sport utility vehicle in Yonkers, police said.

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Wed Jun 17, 2009

Journal News

Rides, games are draw at Mount Vernon's Memorial Field

MOUNT VERNON - City officials are reviving an old tradition at Memorial Field by holding a city fair that features rides, games and food.

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Journal News

Cops: Crips-Bloods feud led to 16-year-old's fatal stabbing

MOUNT VERNON - A 27-year-old federal convict who is reputedly a member of the Crips street gang has been charged in the slaying of a 16-year-old Mount Vernon boy last month.

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Tue Jun 16, 2009

The Journal News

3 teens charged in robbery at Yonkers' War Memorial Field

An 18-year-old Mount Vernon man and two Yonkers teenagers have been arrested after they robbed three men at gunpoint in War Memorial Field, Yonkers police said.

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The Journal News

Mount Vernon launches census awareness campaign

Mayor Clinton Young announced a public outreach campaign yesterday that he hopes will lead to a full and accurate count of city residents in the 2010 census.

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