Mount Vernon, NY
Neighbors
Mount Vernon Mayor 'Rallies For Reform' With Students To End Gun Violence Mount Vernon Mayor 'Rallies For Reform' With Students To End Gun Violence
Mount Vernon Mayor 'Rallies For Reform' With Students To End Gun Violence Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas hosted a "Rally for Reform" event at City Hall over the weekend in an effort to urge national lawmakers to address gun violence "in a serious and effective way."  The “Rally for Reform, March for Our Lives” event was held on Saturday at City Hall, where Thomas rallied with local students in advance of a bus trip to an anti-violence rally in Washington, D.C. later this month. At the rally, Thomas said that "young people from Mount Vernon were present, holding signs like #NeverAgain and #AmINext to show their frustration with governme…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
Politics
Latimer Sworn In As County Executive By Gov. Cuomo Latimer Sworn In As County Executive By Gov. Cuomo
Latimer Sworn In As County Executive By Gov. Cuomo VALHALLA, N.Y. -- At his swearing-in ceremony, County Executive George Latimer received a little help from an old Albany colleague.Latimer (D-Rye), a former state senator had Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-New Castle) administer his oath of office at an inauguration ceremony at Westchester Community College in Valhalla. Latimer officially took office on Jan. 1 after defeating former County Executive Rob Astorino. "Civility is not a dirty word," Latimer said. "When we raise rudeness to a right, we work to destroy this fragile democracy" At the ceremony, Cuomo continued his criticis…

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by Sam Barron