Mount Vernon News

Celebrate Mardi Gras with CJ Chenier. The Grammy-nominated entertainer will perform, and there will be lots of revelry, including some beads, masks and who knows what else.

Caroline Evans of Harriman portrays historical figure Harriet Tubman during the Special Program Commemorating President's Day and African American History Month at St.

Juan Suarez, 68, of White Plains, says the last taxi fare increases in 2002 were so minimal that he didn't realized they'd been changed since 1997.

Here's a look at 8 events sure to please music fans in the Lower Hudson Valley this week: ACOUSTIC... On the way out of the locker room, each Fox Lane skater taps a large poster of John McLaughlin in... MOUNT VERNON - A 50-year-old truck driver for Walker Zanger Inc.

To hear Dori Berinstein tell it, all she had to do was mention that she was making a film about... Westchester Community College presents Ragamala Music and Dance Theatre in Sacred Earth on February 11 at 8:00 p.m. in the Academic Arts Theatre.

A woman called the Pelham Police Department Wednesday around 6:12 p.m. saying that her son was insistently bothering her with phone calls to ask for money.

County Executive Robert Astorino announced $9 million in county funding for flood mitigation projects across the county with support from legislators on both sides of the aisle.

County Executive Robert Astorino announced Thursday that Westchester will be doling out $9 million to help alleviate chronic flooding near the Bronx River and in the Sound Shore region.

To hear Dori Berinstein tell it, all she had to do was mention that she was making a film about... PELHAM - State Sen.

Here are events related to Black History Month. Send an email to calendar@lohud.com to include your event in this list.

A group of patients at a state-run mental-health clinic in New Rochelle are trying to stop the state from moving it to Mount Vernon.

A 41-year-old Mount Vernon man was arrested by Yonkers detectives, accused of having sex at the Gateway Motor Inn last April with a 15-year-old Rockland girl, authorities said Wednesday.

Jeffrey Williams, former Mount Vernon planning commissioner, was named Yonkers' planning and development commissioner Tuesday at Yonkers City Hall.

The Town of Greenburgh has approved the building of a new 25,000+ square foot Greenburgh Health Center on Knollwood Road adjacent to the Social Security Building.

Greenburgh Drug and Alcohol Task Force members arrested four people after responding to a report of drug activity in the area of Maple Street and Warren Avenue in White Plains Friday at 8:40 p.m. Upon arrival, officers said they saw one person who quickly placed a small item in his left rear pants pocket, which later was determined to be crack ... (more)

After Congress slashed nearly $1 billion from its budget, the Social Security Administration will permanently close its Long Beach office on East Park Ave.

Some Super Bowl celebrations ended with misery as Westchester County police busted eight people for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol in the aftermath of the big Giants win.

Phillip Kwon, who was nominated to the New Jersey Supreme Court last week, is shown in this file photo.

In Dobbs Ferry, some businesses have come and gone in 25 days, 25 months-few have lasted 25 years.

A 16-year-old Mahopac girl faces a criminal charge after she sent a threatening text message to another girl, Carmel police said.