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Mount Vernon, New York is located in Westchester County. Zip codes in Mount Vernon, NY include 10551, 10550, and 10552. The median home price in Mount Vernon is $359,000 which is roughly $152/per square foot. More Mount Vernon information.

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Thursday May 16 | Ledger-Enquirer.com

Susie Essman, of 'Curb Your Enthusiasm,' is actually charming

The "Curb Your Enthusiasm" star who plays one of the most foulmouthed, sarcastic borderline personalities on TV isn't one herself.

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Wed May 15, 2013

Examiner.com

Diddy's car stopped by police at gunpoint

Diddy was reported to have been stopped by the Los Angeles police department at gunpoint according to TMZ reports on Wednesday, May 15.

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Tue May 14, 2013

Empire State News

Westchester man indicted in two car crash deaths

WHITE PLAINS A Mount Vernon man has been charged with two counts of felony criminally negligent homicide in an eight count indictment in connection with the deaths of two people on July 8, 2012.

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Sun May 12, 2013

Newsday

Mount Vernon women tried to rob man with sword, police say

Two Mount Vernon women were arrested early Sunday morning after they allegedly tried to rob a man with a sword, police said.

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Sat May 11, 2013

Newsday

Tappan Zee Bridge painters reach the heights for a brush with greatness

Nearly every day from spring to fall, Leroy Bailey and six of his colleagues report to a job that is not for the fainthearted.

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Fri May 10, 2013

The Bedford Daily Voice

Westchester Water Taste Test Winners

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. Nearly 200 Westchester residents voted Mount Vernon the tastiest water in the county during an annual blind taste test of the county's water suppliers Friday.

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WFMY 2 Greensboro

Malcolm X's Grandson Killed In Mexico

Family members of Malcolm Shabazz, the grandson of slain civil rights leader Malcolm X, plan to head to Mexico, where he was killed Thursday during a reported robbery, a Shabazz family spiritual adviser told The Journal News Friday.

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Thu May 09, 2013

Patch.com

Man Faces Felony DWI Charges in Tuckahoe

Police say a Mount Vernon man was arrested in Tuckahoe for driving drunk in the Village.

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Wed May 08, 2013

Art Daily

Childe Hassam's 1920 oil painting "The East Hampton Elms in May" climbs to $288,000 at Shannon's

The top lot of the sale was Childe Hassam's 1920 oil, The East Hampton Elms in May .

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Newsday

Sen. Ruth Hassell-Thompson secretly taped by former state Sen. Huntley, document says

State Sen. Ruth Hassell-Thompson speaks during a gathering of city officials and residents at City Hall in Mount Vernon to mourn the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary mass shooting.

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Newsday

Irema Johnson, of Mount Vernon, left 2 pit bull pups, kitten to starve to death, officials say

This photo shows the Mount Vernon apartment of Irema Johnson, 31, who is charged with three counts of animal cruelty after allegedly leaving two pit bull puppies and a kitten to starve to death.

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Patch.com

Junior League's 'Girl-Topia' a Big Success

Thanks to Junior League of Central Westchester Media Chair Christine Pasqueralle for the following: Communities often come together under difficult circumstances, working together toward a common goal.

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Mon May 06, 2013

Newsday

Brad Durant, Mount Vernon police dispatcher, found dead Sunday night

Brad Durant, 42, of Mount Vernon, had worked for the Police Department for more than five years.

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Fri May 03, 2013

The Journal News

Tuckahoe cops: Erratic driving, 2-car crash leads to two DWI arrests

A Mount Vernon man with a previous drunken-driving conviction was arrested Friday morning on the same charge after being spotted driving erratically on the southbound Sprain Brook Parkway.

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Hemmings Auto Blogs

Ahrens-Fox fire engine sells for $125,000

Fire equipment manufacturer Ahrens-Fox earned its reputation for innovation and premium quality by adhering to its founders' credo of "Nothing too good for the fire service, only the best will do." Considered by many collectors to be the "Cadillac" of fire apparatus, its vintage fire engines typically command premium prices at auction.

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The Journal News

On high school stages: 60 musicals down, 4 to go

The winter-spring musical season that began in February with "Urinetown" at White Plains High School is drawing to a close this weekend.

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The Gleaner

Past students give back to Mt James All-Age

Phyllis Anderson of the Jamaica Reading Association reads to grade-three students at the Jamaica Reading Association and First Heritage Co-operative Credit Union Reading Week 'Read-Aloud' session at the Cockburn Gardens Primary and Junior High School on Tuesday.

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Thu May 02, 2013

Fredericksburg.com

Extradition fight anticipated The man accused in the fatal shooting...

The man accused in the fatal shooting March 30 at the Q Ball won't be facing Spotsylvania County prosecutors anytime soon.

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Patch.com

8 Families Displaced by Mount Vernon Fire; Con Ed Workers Acted as Rescuers

Eight families were displaced by a smokey fire in Mount Vernon Wednesday that tore through several apartments and spat a dense cloud of smoke onto the nearby Cross County Parkway, snarling traffic.

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Wed May 01, 2013

Hudson Valley Press

New York CPAs to install Kirkland as next President

J. Michael Kirkland, CPA, will be installed as the 2013-2014 President of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants Board of Directors at the organization's 117th Annual Election Meeting and Dinner May 16th at the New York Marriott Marquis at Times Square.

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