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Mount Vernon City Council to Recognize Outstanding Citizens

MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. – Mount Vernon City Council will honor several outstanding local citizens, present and past, at its Wednesday, Nov. 12, meeting.

Photo Credit: City of Mount Vernon.
by Stephanie Mojica

The ceremony will be held in the council chambers at City Hall at 7 p.m.

City officials plan to honor the following people:

  • Mount Vernon Auxiliary Police Department members Chief Freda Horsley and Capts. Brenda Kamp and Leonard Simmons.
  • Arthur E. Crawford, a youth advocate and mentor.
  • James Simmons, a legendary Little League baseball coach.
  • Idelia Cohen, Gussie Harris, Paula Korall, Elizabeth Moore, Loretta Novick, Lavinia Smith, and Barbara Webster – the “Rapping Grannies” of the Mount Vernon Intergenerational Community Choir.
  • The late Alex and Mildred Saunders, entrepreneurs who were among the first African-American property owners in Mount Vernon.

The ceremony will be held at Mount Vernon City Hall, One Roosevelt Square North.

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