Legislator Tyrae Woodson-Samuels Speaks Out on Lake Isle Dam
Black Westchester first warned residents about the potential risk the failure of the deteriorating Lake Isle Dam could mean to residents of Mount Vernon just before Read More
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Shadows of Katrina In Westchester, Lake Isle Dam Risk To Mount Vernon
The Lake Isle Dam is a human-made structure erected in 1894 to create a drinking water reservoir for New Rochelle residents. Located in Eastchester, New York, the dam has Read More
The Lauren Carter Interview
Mount Vernon – Former Mount Vernon Deputy Clerk Lauren Carter stopped by the Black Westchester Power Hour Radio Show, Monday, December 7, 2020 to talk about why she Read More
Mount Vernon’s Marlon Taylor inks contract with Washington Wizards
Mount Vernon native Marlon Taylor’s hoop dreams are coming true as he finds his home in the NBA for his rookie year, signing an Exhibit 10 contract with the Washington Read More
Mount Vernon Issues Stay at Home Advisory Amid Rising COVID-19 Cases
One day after Governor Cuomo issued new COVID-19 Guidelines which include Bars, Restaurants and Gyms closing at 10pm and the significant reduction of the size of public and Read More
Mount Vernon Company Aris Energy Solutions And Partners Wins Federal Dept. Of Energy (DOE) Award
Aris Energy Solutions announces that it has been selected for a Department of Energy funding award for its proposal “Modular Fuel Cells Providing Resiliency to Data Centers Read More
Harmony Designs Furniture & Interiors (Mount Vernon)
One of the African-American owned businesses I thought of when, I came up with the idea to do the Small Business Edition of the newspaper, was Harmony Designs. Located on Read More
Black Lives Matter: A Pictorial Review Of Local Rallies And Protests In Westchester County
Not even the Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic could stop the need to continue fighting for social justice as more African-Americans are killed at the hands of law enforcement. Read More
Sen. Biaggi and Congressman Engel Speak On Leaked Police Tapes Alleging Corruption & Misconduct In The MVPD
MOUNT VERNON, NY – This week, we reposted with permission from the author, a story by George Joseph that originally ran in the Gothamist, titled “The Mount Vernon Police Read More
Breaking News: Mommy, I Do Not Feel Well: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in children (MIS-C) Cases In Westchester
It starts out with a tummy ache or maybe a slight fever and the whisper, “Mommy, I do not feel well”. Hospitals worldwide are admitting Young patients for the mysterious Read More
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