Mount Vernon received an $8 million advance on its 2025-26 state aid in 2024-2025. The $8 million advance will be paid back by slightly diminished state aid to Mount Vernon over the next 30 years.

Mount Vernon Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard joined News 12 this morning to discuss last night's 2025 State of the City Address, the city's accomplishments, challenges and future plans.

The commission's 15 members are appointed by the mayor and city council. Changing her vote was Monica Whiting-Hogans, a senior staff accountant at Iona University, who grew up in Mount Vernon ...

Mount Vernon commission may vote again on two ballot questions The 15-member Charter Revision Commission, with 11 women and 4 men, passed the ballot question for the city manager form of ...