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NEW LOCATION ANNOUNCEMENT: The MVAC’s “The Art of Voting” Exhibit & Reception Will Now Take Place at the Wartburg Rehabilitation Center.

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MVAC’S “THE ART OF VOTING” EXHIBIT & RECEPTION MOVES TO WARTBURG REHABILITATION CENTER MOUNT VERNON, NY — The Mt. Vernon Arts & Cultural Society (MVAC)...
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League of Women Voters to Host District 15 County Legislator Candidate Forum

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YONKERS, N.Y. — The League of Women Voters of the Rivertowns will host a virtual candidate forum for Westchester County Legislator District 15 on...
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Nilda Hofmann Named First Deputy Commissioner of Westchester County Public Safety, Breaking Two Historic Barriers

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Westchester County District Attorney’s Office Chief of the Investigations Division John O’Rourke Named Deputy Commissioner WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins announced...
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Mayor Spano & Yonkers Fire Dept. Urge Residents To “CHARGE INTO FIRE SAFETY”

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Fire Prevention Week (FPW™), October 4–10, 2026, Highlights Safe Charging Practices and Lithium-Ion Battery Safety YONKERS, N.Y. — Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and the Yonkers...
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League of Women Voters to Host Assembly District 90 Candidate Forum

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YONKERS, N.Y. — The League of Women Voters of the Rivertowns will host a virtual candidate forum featuring the two candidates seeking to represent...
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Yonkers Firefighter Exam Applications Open; Deadline Set for November 25

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YONKERS, N.Y. — The City of Yonkers is accepting applications for its 2026-2027 Firefighter Examination, with the filing deadline set for Wednesday, November 25,...
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League of Women Voters to Host District 15 County Legislator Candidate Forum

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YONKERS, N.Y. — The League of Women Voters of the Rivertowns will host a virtual candidate forum for Westchester County Legislator District 15 on...
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League of Women Voters to Host Assembly District 90 Candidate Forum

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YONKERS, N.Y. — The League of Women Voters of the Rivertowns will host a virtual candidate forum featuring the two candidates seeking to represent...
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Lawler vs. Conley: What Did Either Candidate Actually Offer Black Voters in NY-17?

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIU9kcsAldc The recent televised debate between Republican Congressman Mike Lawler and Democratic challenger Cait Conley covered a tremendous amount of ground. For nearly an hour,...
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Two Battles, One City: Mayor Shawyn Fought Cancer, But What Is Mount Vernon Fighting Within City Hall?

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Her illness deserves compassion. Her leadership still demands accountability. I watched Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard go live, reveal her cancer journey, and announce being cancer-free for...

FREEDOM: I Volunteered to Wear One Hat, Then Found Myself Wearing a Thousand

Blacks in Law Enforcement: Mount Vernon Mayor’s Office Lied About Who Hired Jennifer Lackard — It Wasn’t Glenn Scott

Mount Vernon Owes the Public More Than a Press Release By Kenneth Chamberlain Jr.

Cinquemani Condemns “Institutional Excuses,” Calls for Community-First Public Safety Reform in Mount Vernon

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SAME UNIFORM, DIFFERENT LOYALTY: How Correction Union Leaders Abandoned Their State Brothers and Sisters

Once, a rule in the labor movement had meaning: an injury to one is an injury to all. In corrections, this saying should carry even more weight,...
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Nilda Hofmann Named First Deputy Commissioner of Westchester County Public Safety, Breaking Two Historic Barriers

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Westchester’s First Recreational Cannabis Dispensary Opens In Mount Vernon

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If You Felt It, You’re Not Wrong: The Inheritance Is Real. So Is The Denial.

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What bothers me is the expectation that we will explain racism gently enough for the people benefiting from it to remain comfortable. You bring...
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We have become very good at recognizing injustice when it belongs to somebody else. We can identify institutional racism, workplace discrimination, political corruption, misogyny,...

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Adriana Erin Rivera Shares Excerpt of Her Book “Paloma’s Song,” Dedicated to 1898 Conquest of Puerto Rico at MV Gallery

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Adriana Erin Rivera, an award-winning New Jersey-raised author of Puerto Rican descent, shared excerpts of her first book published by the Smithsonian Institute, "Paloma's...
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NEW LOCATION ANNOUNCEMENT: The MVAC’s “The Art of Voting” Exhibit & Reception Will Now Take Place at the Wartburg Rehabilitation Center.

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MVAC’S “THE ART OF VOTING” EXHIBIT & RECEPTION MOVES TO WARTBURG REHABILITATION CENTER MOUNT VERNON, NY — The Mt. Vernon Arts & Cultural Society (MVAC)...

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League of Women Voters to Host District 15 County Legislator Candidate Forum

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