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COVID-19: Westchester Community College Gets Grant To Train Future Frontline Healthcare Workers COVID-19: Westchester Community College Gets Grant To Train Future Frontline Healthcare Workers
Covid-19: Westchester Community College Gets Grant To Train Future Frontline Healthcare Workers Westchester Community College has received a $100,000 grant to be used to train future healthcare workers. The grant, provided by the Westchester Workforce Funders Collaborative amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, will enable the college to create a network with government and industry partners that will provide funding for at least 40 participants. The network will be housed at the college’s Mount Vernon Extension Center, and recruit and train the students for healthcare occupations, the college said. Successful participants will earn college credits and a health career creden…
Mount Vernon Mayor Denies Criminal Campaign Corruption Allegations Mount Vernon Mayor Denies Criminal Campaign Corruption Allegations
Mount Vernon Mayor Denies Criminal Campaign Corruption Allegations Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas vehemently denied any wrongdoing after being arraigned on corruption charges on Monday. During a brief press conference outside Mount Vernon City Hall on Monday, Thomas denied any allegations after being accused of misappropriating thousands of dollars in funds from his campaign committee. “The allegations are not true, and I want to reassure the people of Mount Vernon that this has nothing to do with my service in office, as it relates to the campaign,” he said. “I have great confidence in our legal system and I have no doubt that we will be able to prove …
Lawsuit Dismissed Over $60M Westchester Affordable Housing Development Lawsuit Dismissed Over $60M Westchester Affordable Housing Development
Lawsuit Dismissed Over $60M Westchester Affordable Housing Development The City of Mount Vernon and the developer of a multi-million dollar, 159-unit affordable housing complex have reached a settlement that will clear the way for the La Porte development in the heart of the city. Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas announced the dismissal of a lawsuit by developer Peter Fine of Manhattan-based Blue Rio LLC, who agreed to pay the city $300,000 and issued a public apology to Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas. The lawsuit alleged that the mayor and an unnamed adviser met with Fine in March 2016, but when the adviser was later turned down for a consulting job, the …