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Nicole Lucio Announces Candidacy for Mount Vernon City Council
Today, Nicole Lucio officially announced her intent to run for Mount Vernon City Council, pledging to focus on improving Mount Vernon by encouraging open...
Former Congressman Bowman Papers Memorialized at Mount Vernon Public Library
Former Congressman Jamaal Bowman, Ed.D., the first African American in history to represent New York's 16th congressional district, in celebration of Black History Month...
Erica Peterson Announces Candidacy for Mount Vernon City School District Board of Trustees
Mount Vernon High School Parent Teacher Association President Erica Peterson contacted Black Westchester to officially announce her intentions to run in the upcoming election...
Mount Vernon NAACP Writes Letter To NYS Education Dept In Opposition To Amani Charter School Expansion
The Mount Vernon Chapter of The NAACP writes a letter to the New York State Education Department in strong opposition to the expansion of...
Mount Vernon Democratic City Committee Held Convention & The Nominees Are…
The Mount Vernon City Democratic Committee held their nominations for the 2025 Election on Thursday, February 13th. Several district leaders nominated candidates and then...
CBS’s FBI: Most Wanted Films on Location at Wartburg’s Historic Campus
Wartburg, a premier senior care and housing provider, recently served as the backdrop for filming CBS’s hit drama FBI: Most Wanted. Various locations across...
Comptroller Releases Mount Vernon Delinquent Property Tax Information List
On Thursday, January 30th Mount Vernon Comptroller Dr. Darren M. Morton released a list of those delinquent on their Property Taxes in the City...
Dr. Veronica K. Smith Addressed NYS Assembly Joint Legislature On Elementary & Secondary Education
On Wednesday, January 29, 2025, Dr. Veronica K. Smith, Acting Superintendent of the Mount Vernon City School District, addressed the NYS Assembly Joint Legislative...
Mount Vernon’s Clarence “Divine” Maclin Is A 2025 Oscar Nominee For Best Adapted Screenplay For Sing Sing The Movie
Mount Vernon native Clarence "Divine" Maclin is a 2025 Academy Award nominee for Best Adapted Screenplay of Sing Sing, a prison drama film based on the...
Cynthia Turnquest-Jones Officially Announces Her Candidacy For MV City Council
The latest candidate to announce their candidacy Cynthia Turnquest-Jones. On Thursday, January 23, 2025, local resident Cynthia announced her candidacy for one of the three...
Nicholas Mastrogiorgio Announces His Candidacy For Mount Vernon City Council
The race for Mount Vernon council is getting more crowded by the day. The latest candidate to announce their candidacy is former Mount Vernon...
Councilwoman Danielle Browne Announced Candidacy for Mount Vernon City Court Judge
Councilwoman Danielle Browne announced her candidacy for City Court Judge in Mount Vernon, on Monday, January 20th via Youtube video (see below).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxvFMNwiJuk
In the...
Mount Vernon’s Opportunity to Community Revitalization Through ELOC Initiative
Mount Vernon, NY, a city currently facing significant financial challenges, including $59 million in unpaid taxes, is a community in urgent need of resources...
Mount Vernon Board of Education Approves New School Building Reconfiguration and Closure Of Three Schools
The Mount Vernon City School District (MVCSD) released the following statement on their website:
The Mount Vernon Board of Education approved a new school building...
MV NAACP Writes Open Letter to MVCSD, Board Votes To Close Three School At Special Meeting
The Mount Vernon NAACP Branch wrote an open letter on Tuesday, January 14th to the Mount Vernon City School District (MVCSD) Board just hours...
The Mount Vernon Comptroller’s Office Detects and Prevents Fraudulent Activity
The City Of Mount Vernon Comptroller's office released the following statement, Tuesday.
The Office of the Comptroller recently identified unusual and unauthorized activity on one...
Former Mt Vernon Bldg Dept Employees Arrested & Charged With Deed Fraud
Charlene Humphreys and Damon Davis, two former employees of the Mount Vernon Building Department were arrested Wednesday by the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office.
Both...
Denzel Washington School of the Arts Gospel Choir Opens For Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular
The Denzel Washington School of the Arts (DWSA) Gospel Choir, led by Choir Director Angela Hall and Co-Director Tanya Mack, performed live at the...
Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard & MVPD Leadership Press Conf on DOJ Investigation Report
Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard, along with the executive leadership of the Mount Vernon Police Department, held a press conference, on Friday, December 13th to address...
“DOJ Report Finds Alarming Civil Rights Violations by Mount Vernon Police” – NYCLU
The United States Department of Justice today released a report finding that the Mount Vernon Police Department has engaged in a pattern of civil rights abuses,...
