Mount Vernon Community Gathers For Gun Violence Awareness Month
Bright orange balloons, ribbons, outfits, and posters saying “End Gun Violence” were on display at the Gun Violence Awareness Month kickoff event at the...
Mount Vernon’s Memorial Field Continued Construction Becomes A Sign For “Better Days Ahead Of Us”
As a newly retired United States Postal Service employee, Melvin Jones, 65, is excited to use his free time to once again run laps...
Justice Dept Announces Pattern Or Practice Investigation Into MVPD
Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney Damian Williams for the Southern District of New York...
The Children March in Mount Vernon
Beyond the Classroom...
During the height of the Civil Rights Movement many children were interested in activism. Classes were held by advisors and individuals who...
Mount Vernon’s Lillian C. Jones Turns 100 Years Old
My mother always told me and my sister before she passed that she wanted us to give her flowers while she was still alive....
Mount Vernon 911 System Failed City Resident Leaving Victim Helpless For Hours
A frustrated caller tried desperately to give her location, but two Mount Vernon police dispatchers had trouble pinpointing the victim while telling the caller...
Armani Charter Public School Presents Annie Jr.
Orphans sang about “A Hard Knock Life” while scrubbing floors and banging buckets. Dozens of residents from Mt. Vernon were entertained at the Doles...
Let Girls Learn Day 2018
Girls and Mothers from Westchester, Long Island, Brooklyn, Long Island, and Hudson Valley joined at Mt. Vernon Public Library Let Girls Learn Day with...
