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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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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…
