A strip of trees separating a residential neighborhood from an industrial zone isn't much of a woodland, but to Keith Cross it's a paradise.

Regular readers recognize that I periodically post information about the work of the Pelham Manor Protective Club first established in 1881 as a "Vigilance Committee" to oversee the health and welfare of Pelham Manor residents a decade before the incorporation of the Village of Pelham Manor.

When Patty Jennings, area coordinator for Operation Christmas Child, handed wrapped shoeboxes filled with small gifts to children in a village in Burkina Faso, Africa, they didn't squeal with excitement or jump for joy.

If there is an interest in creating cloth dolls within the county of Westchester, New York, aspiring doll artist can contact 3D Cloth Doll Club, located in Mount Vernon, New York.

Construction work on Route 46 between East Dominick Street and Chestnut Street .

Mt. Vernon, NY - At a press conference last Monday, Mayor Clinton I. Young, Jr., Youth Bureau Executive Director DaMia Harris, and several dozen youth within the community introduced a number of programs that are now offered through the Mount Vernon Youth Bureau during after-school hours and weekends.

A stack of books sits across from Minnie Levine at the kitchen table in her Sun City Hilton Head home.

A massive outage left many T-Mobile USA customers across the country unable to make calls or get data on their cellular phones on Tuesday.

Vernon Downs Casino and the Harness Horse Association of Central New York are teaming up to help out families in need during the Holiday season through the Food Bank of Central New York.

On 10/31/09, Frank Molnar, age 39, of 4642 Beaver Meadow Rd., Vernon, NYA was arrested by the New York State Police - Syracuse for Driving While Intoxicated after his vehicleA left the roadway and struck a guiderail on the Thruway.A Mr.

Enjoying the room to spare, from left, Oneida Castle Assistant Fire Chief Ed Lottermoser, Dick Dingman, head of the building committee and Oneida Castle Fire Chief Mike Sweatman.

Ideal Observation, aggressively taking advantage of the early break of 3-5 favorite Misster Wilker, moved right to the front and didn't stop until she scored a 7-1 upset victory in the $25,700 final of the Donna Dunn Memorial Series for freshman pacing fillies on Thursday at The Meadows.

Share + Oct 27, 2009 7:21 pm US/Eastern Reporting Tony Aiello MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. 1 of 1 Mount Vernon, New York's eighth-largest city, has puts its faith in "Shot Spotter" sound technology in its war on gun violence.

Reports say that Obama will tap Fred Hochberg, a former deputy of the Small Business Administration under Bill Clinton, as the chair of the Import-Export bank.

John was probably the oldest witness called by the US Government to prove its case against seven Trinidadians in the Washington Federal Court.

William J. Peggin 'Jack', 83, of Franklinville passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2009.

I might be the worst fisherman in the world, but after a visit to the ocean beach late Sunday afternoon, I'm sure glad I took up the hobby a few years ago.

For many gamers in their twenty-somethings, "Captain" Lou Albano is best remembered for his portrayal of Nintendo's titular mascot in The Super Mario Bros.

Vernon Downs is pleased to host the 1950a s chart-topping group The Diamonds, on stage for two free shows at 5 and 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct.

"Mad Men" star John Slattery says not in my back yard. The actor, who plays advertising executive Roger Sterling on the hit television drama, is fighting plans to build a $346 million sanitation department building in his Manhattan neighborhood.