Vernon News

December 10, 2009 by Vernon Parker , published online 12-10-2009 On Dec. 10, 1896, the New York Aquarium opened its doors for the first time at Castle Clinton in Battery Park, Manhattan.

Mt. Vernon, NY - Mt. Vernon's Mayor Young has released his 2010 proposed budget; a 3.93% budget increase, one of the lowest in Westchester County.

FERRISBURGH -- Anne Pettibon, daughter of Laura and Christopher Pettibon of Vergennes, and Ryan Ablondi, son of William Ablondi and the late Helen Ablondi of Mount Vernon, N.Y., were united in marriage Aug.

Mt. Vernon, NY The replacement of the Park Avenue bridge in Mount Vernon is scheduled to begin on Monday, December 7th.

The police commissioner of Mount Vernon has resigned from his Westchester County post to head the White Plains' public safety commissioner.

I recently ran across an odd item that I previously knew nothing about. It involved a reported effort by a lawyer in Philadelphia to raise questions about the validity of titles of property owners throughout Pelham in an effort to extract settlement funds from local property owners.

During the late '80s, Al B. Sure! enjoyed a brief run as one of new jack swing's most popular romantic singers.

Mount Vernon, NY, native Mike Phillips became interested in music at a young age, moving through several different instruments before settling on the saxophone.

A plan to charge Oneida County residents a $5 per year motor vehicle use fee has been approved.

You are not logged in. Register now . November 25, 2009 by Vernon Parker , published online 11-25-2009 Along the East River on the Brooklyn waterfront is a small area in the vicinity of the original Fulton Ferry terminal.

A strip of trees separating a residential neighborhood from an industrial zone isn't much of a woodland, but to Keith Cross it's a paradise.

Regular readers recognize that I periodically post information about the work of the Pelham Manor Protective Club first established in 1881 as a "Vigilance Committee" to oversee the health and welfare of Pelham Manor residents a decade before the incorporation of the Village of Pelham Manor.

When Patty Jennings, area coordinator for Operation Christmas Child, handed wrapped shoeboxes filled with small gifts to children in a village in Burkina Faso, Africa, they didn't squeal with excitement or jump for joy.

If there is an interest in creating cloth dolls within the county of Westchester, New York, aspiring doll artist can contact 3D Cloth Doll Club, located in Mount Vernon, New York.

Construction work on Route 46 between East Dominick Street and Chestnut Street .

Mt. Vernon, NY - At a press conference last Monday, Mayor Clinton I. Young, Jr., Youth Bureau Executive Director DaMia Harris, and several dozen youth within the community introduced a number of programs that are now offered through the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau during after-school hours and weekends.

A stack of books sits across from Minnie Levine at the kitchen table in her Sun City Hilton Head home.

A massive outage left many T-Mobile USA customers across the country unable to make calls or get data on their cellular phones on Tuesday.

Vernon Downs Casino and the Harness Horse Association of Central New York are teaming up to help out families in need during the Holiday season through the Food Bank of Central New York.

On 10/31/09, Frank Molnar, age 39, of 4642 Beaver Meadow Rd., Vernon, NYA was arrested by the New York State Police - Syracuse for Driving While Intoxicated after his vehicleA left the roadway and struck a guiderail on the Thruway.A Mr.