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February 2015
“Mount Vernon’s Hometown Newspaper” PL INQUIRER IM RY TA EN “The People’s Newspaper” http://www.mvinquirer.com Volume 9, Number 2 M O C T H E MO U N T V ER NO N Serving the news and information needs of Mount Vernon, NY – “A City That Believes” February 2015 School Board approves historic Construction/ Pre-Apprenticeship Academy FEATURES Story by Joe Parisi T he last time the Mount Vernon tional training was way back - Page 6 Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel visting a carpentry class at a local vocational school Mount Vernon Page 8 Continued on page 5 Vernon City Council President Mount Vernon loses a highly Page 7 Story by Joe Parisi T the Mount Vernon City Council - - Page 10 Continued on page 4 2 l February 2015 T H E MO U N T V ER NO N INQUIRER “The People’s Newspaper” www.mvinquirer.com www.mvinquirer.com T H E MO U N T V ER NO N INQUIRER “The People’s Newspaper” 3 l February 2015 T H E MO U N T V ER NO N www.mvinquirer.com INQUIRER 4 l February 2015 “The People’s Newspaper” - - - Reginald LaFayette T Amani now accepting applications for students entering the 5th and 6th grades in Fall 2015! - - - T H E MO U N T V ER NO N www.mvinquirer.com 5 l February 2015 INQUIRER “The People’s Newspaper” T H E MO U N T V ER NO N INQUIRER Mount Vernon coalition uses social media to “The People’s Newspaper” Founded in 2004 by JOSEPH A. PARISI AND LUISA PARISI Published by The Mount Vernon Inquirer P.O. Box 458 Mount Vernon, NY 10551-0458 Email: info@theinquirernews.com Website: www.mvinquirer.com LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Readers are encouraged to send us letters expressing their viewpoints on any issue. Letters should not tive language and will be subject to editorial review. Please keep your letters brief and not to exceed 300 words. Your name and address must be included, but will be withheld upon request. man & Coleman Community - SUGGESTED NEWS ITEMS We welcome all suggestions concerning news we should cover in our newspaper. Please call the Editor with suggestions at (914)665-7004. - Editor Joe Parisi Assistant Editors Liz Olsson Cheryl Parisi News Reporters / Writers Joe Parisi, Chief Reporter James Fair Debra Smith - Sales and Advertising Darryl Walker, Director Graphic Design Ashley Covelli Cheryl Parisi - displaying #FindTheMissing tag sion by the Mount Vernon School District - Member - - - - - - - - - the entire Mount Vernon School District - - T H E MO U N T V ER NO N www.mvinquirer.com INQUIRER 6 l February 2015 “The People’s Newspaper” Mount Vernon - - - Continued on page 7 T H E MO U N T V ER NO N www.mvinquirer.com 7 l February 2015 INQUIRER “The People’s Newspaper” - - - - Mount Vernon loses a highly decorated war hero D - - - T H E MO U N T V ER NO N www.mvinquirer.com INQUIRER 8 l February 2015 “The People’s Newspaper” Charter parents and teachers petition governor and NYC mayor C - charter schools - not the many schools - - - - Five newly refurbished trucks to help tackle snowstorms in Mount Vernon - - - - T H E MO U N T V ER NO N www.mvinquirer.com 9 l February 2015 INQUIRER “The People’s Newspaper” Astorino appoints Mobley-Johnson to lead Faith-Based Partnership Engel: December jobs report shows unemployment drop to lowest level since June ‘08 - - C C - - - - - - - Senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson elected to leadership role with Women In Government - - - collaborating with all my other col- T H E MO U N T V ER NO N www.mvinquirer.com INQUIRER 10 l February 2015 “The People’s Newspaper” Tom Hutcherson Named Leslie J. FitzGibbon Tennis Man of the Year Red-light camera ticket phase begins - - T T - - - - - - - - - Davetta Sherwood to perform in Mount Vernon on April 11th - Jesse Krasnow appointed Board Chair for Westhab, Inc. D - - breakthrough-acting role was on the - T H E MO U N T V ER NO N www.mvinquirer.com 11 l February 2015 INQUIRER “The People’s Newspaper” Cheroxie Travel: launches Emergency Displacement Packages Program Leading Travel Agent - I - - - T - - - - - 12 l February 2015 T H E MO U N T V ER NO N INQUIRER “The People’s Newspaper” www.mvinquirer.com www.mvinquirer.com T H E MO U N T V ER NO N INQUIRER “The People’s Newspaper” 13 l February 2015 14 l February 2015 T H E MO U N T V ER NO N INQUIRER “The People’s Newspaper” www.mvinquirer.com T H E MO U N T V ER NO N www.mvinquirer.com 15 l February 2015 INQUIRER “The People’s Newspaper” Succulent & Delicious! Jamaican Style Jerk Chicken Wings $9.99 SPECIAL!* Y FULL ED COOK *Price per one (1) - two pounds bag of Caribbean Food Delights Jamaican Style Jerk Chicken Wings while supplies last. Serving Suggestions Also available at: Jerkq’zine Caribbean Grille 620 South Fultion Avenue Mount Vernon, NY 10550 914-699-9898 jerkqzine.com /cfdny 117 Route 303, Suite B, Tappan, NY 10983 • 845.398.3000 • caribbeanfooddelights.com • shopcfd.com 16 l February 2015 T H E MO U N T V ER NO N INQUIRER “The People’s Newspaper” www.mvinquirer.com www.mvinquirer.com T H E MO U N T V ER NO N INQUIRER “The People’s Newspaper” 17 l February 2015 T H E MO U N T V ER NO N www.mvinquirer.com INQUIRER 18 l February 2015 “The People’s Newspaper” WJCS receives $52,500 in grants Nominations being accepted for to expand youth services Westchester Sports Hall of Fame - - - - - - - - - - - - - - LETTER TO THE EDITOR Legal abortion is safe and politicians should not interfere - - - - - - - - - - T H E MO U N T V ER NO N www.mvinquirer.com 19 l February 2015 INQUIRER “The People’s Newspaper” historical alliance will also generate the - - T - - - - Article 78 threatens to derail 42 Broad Street project - - - T - - - - - - T H E MO U N T V ER NO N www.mvinquirer.com INQUIRER 20 l February 2015 “The People’s Newspaper” EDUCATION COLUMN Natural Food Column Direct from the sunny island of By Diane Fulves, M.A., M.Ed., Director, EMPOWERING OUR PARENTS Email: dee076@verizon.net They Are Worthy of Respect Fast food lowers student test scores by 20% D the time to make sure that the in Mount Vernon or to catch the This young manager may the back seat? - - - - knowing that they are teaching - - ment with a young manager - - go on when the work is chal- - - - - - science while also learning about - - show them that they are worthy to this learning moment was T H E MO U N T V ER NO N www.mvinquirer.com “The People’s Newspaper” 2007 - PRESENT Poems Submitted by Our Readers Edited by jaFa (James Fair) JAFA’S POETRY CORNER (NOW IN ITS 8TH YEAR) May the Muse of Poetry continue to inspire. AGED FINE WINE... Or... OLD CHEESE BIRTHDAY... Author: bobbyjoemack Mount Vernon resident Getting Old Is really not so bad There’s no need To start feeling so Sad The Creeks the Cracks The aches in the Back The Quickly lost thoughts Those blanks in Time The thought of you Going out of your Mind Just makes you wanna know How much longer can you Go As you move around now So very...Very slow Because with each new day That you do arise You are greeted with A brand New surprise The Dings the Dangs And the constant Pangs Just something more For you to Endure And just something else That makes you Sore As you wonder to yourself Can you take anymore But then Alas Those aches and pains Eventually slowly subside And that is when You thank your God For just being Alive Knowing that at least You can still Open up Your once closed eyes As you live To see Another Birthday 21 l February 2015 INQUIRER Despite all the aches And all of the Pains Felt along the way… THE LOST CITY OF HARLEM... Or...THE Manhattan PROJECT... Author: bobbyjoemack Mount Vernon resident The White faces The Yellow faces The Light Red faces Out numbering The Now so few Poor BLACK Faces Those Beautiful Black-Faces Sprinkles now consumed By the many new Colored faces Once the Majority Now the minority Subjugated once again Overcome by The Demand For their land And pushed aside While trying to Survive Dispossessed once again O’ Land... Land O’ where is their land? And where will they Now call their Home? And where is Their 40 Acres... And a mule? Mark Rauchwerger Circle Rx Pharmacy 120 Gramatan Ave, Mt Vernon 914-665-5555 What are the normal ranges for blood glucose? - Why is my blood glucose high in but then okay during the day? - - - - For the Old Black Harlem life Still pumps in their Blood And it is Boiling Furiously That is Gentrifying The Back Faces Are Disappearing so rapidly And are Never to be returned Home The Back shades And the Back shadows Of the Old Black Harlem once Known Are Disappearing Rapidly From my Mind and Black Soul With a Loud Groan... and Saddened moan... TO OUR READERS & SUPPORTERS From the editor: james “jAFa” Fair This year JAFa’s Poets Corner celebrates its 8th year. We are still the longest, continuously, running poetry column in any local area monthly publication. We have reached this milestone because of you, the community, who have so generously supported us. THANK YOU! - - Can you explain the meaning of A1C? - - to James Fair, 153 South 5th Ave., Apt 6B, Mount Vernon, NY 10550 LETTER TO THE EDITOR 42 Broad Street is a potential boon to Fleetwood -- not a feather in the cap of embattled Mayor Davis M Continued on page 23 T H E MO U N T V ER NO N www.mvinquirer.com INQUIRER 22 l February 2015 “The People’s Newspaper” EDITORIAL Is poverty causing Mount Vernon students to underperform in school? - - - - - I t is well known that Mount Vernon is non? Mount Vernon must collaborate to im- Vernon? - - - - EDITORIAL Unprecedented drama impacting Mount Vernon over - - - als who are seeking to become Mount - - - - mayoral election seems to be the nastiest the best? Mount Vernon is not only - T H E MO U N T V ER NO N www.mvinquirer.com 23 l February 2015 INQUIRER “The People’s Newspaper” LETTER TO THE EDITOR 42 Broad Street: A feather - but nothing for the community - - The most concerning thing about the - - - - - Sean McIntyre - - - - Seniors share agenda with Astorino at Legislative Speak-Out M - - - T H E MO U N T V ER NO N INQUIRER 24 l February 2015 “The People’s Newspaper” www.mvinquirer.com Kick off of After School Construction/ Pre-Apprenticeship Academy a success those that enter the construction industry T - - - - - T H E MO U N T V ER NO N www.mvinquirer.com 25 l February 2015 INQUIRER “The People’s Newspaper” Boys & Girls Club announces honorees for 2015 gala Students need greater access to Career and Technical Education By Sherry D. Ward, MS. Ed., P.D. - - - - Mount Vernon School District since - - a Mount Vernon School District Sci- - occur to change the current - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26 l February 2015 T H E MO U N T V ER NO N INQUIRER “The People’s Newspaper” www.mvinquirer.com www.mvinquirer.com T H E MO U N T V ER NO N INQUIRER “The People’s Newspaper” 27 l February 2015 28 l February 2015 T H E MO U N T V ER NO N INQUIRER “The People’s Newspaper” www.mvinquirer.com
