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No lie: Perfectly preserved centuries-old cherries unearthed at George Washington's Mount Vernon

Dozens of bottles of centuries-old, impeccably preserved cherries and berries from the cellar of George Washington's Mount Vernon estate in northern Virginia have been discovered during an archaeological dig

The Independent UK

Centuries-old cherries found hidden in bottles under floor at George Washington’s home

Archaeologist says cherries ‘can provide us with valuable insight and perspective into 18th-century lives’

The Guardian - US

Rockcastle County lawmaker says bill banning cell phone use by students popular in Kentucky and arou

A Kentucky lawmaker has introduced a bill that would ban the use of cell phones by public school students during classes. Representative Josh Bray of Mount Vernon said he’s received overwhelming support for the bill, including emails from around the nation after he appeared on Fox News Sunday.

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Glasgow couple banned from keeping dogs after 'emaciated' pets rescued from home

Chantelle Crossan, 24, and Liam McLachlan, 23, of Mount Vernon, admitted failing to look after the malnourished animals.

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Solar and wind companies are coming to rural Texas. These residents are trying to keep them out.

In Franklin County, a group of locals are concerned about potential environmental harm from renewable energy facilities and support a bill that would impose more regulations on solar and wind. The industry says it’s being unfairly singled out.

The Texas Tribune

Starbucks workers strike in Baltimore and other locations to protest bargaining delays

Starbucks baristas staged one-day strikes Monday at one of the chain’s Baltimore coffee shops and at other Maryland and Virginia stores to protest what the newly unionized workers say have been delays in negotiating labor contracts.

Tribune News Service

Glasgow residents hold landfill site protest after smell forced some people to 'cancel Christmas'

Glasgow councillors joined Mount Vernon Community Council members for a protest outside Patersons landfill site in the city's east end.

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Glasgow street cordoned off by police after man found seriously injured

Police have cordoned off a street in Mount Vernon after a man was discovered seriously injured on Tuesday morning. Investigations into the incident are ongoing.

Glasgow Live

Kidnapped boy, 5, found 7,000 miles away from home but foster mum suspect still at large

The boy, identified only as ND, disappeared from his home in Mount Vernon, Washington, US, alongside his foster mum Amanda Dinges in an incident police describe as 'intentional and pre-planned'

Daily Mirror

‘It’s not easy to go out and find a job’: Baltimore-area businesses find ways to hire and help squeegee workers

When Revival Hotel in Baltimore's Mount Vernon neighborhood began to take on squeegee workers through a city employment program, the staff decided to invite the apprentices to play basketball on Sundays.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Resurgence of unions in Maryland and beyond just what US middle class needs

What do the Starbucks in Mount Vernon, the Apple store in Towson Town Center, MOM’s Organic Market in Hampden, the Baltimore Museum of Art and the Maryland Institute College of Art have in common? Employees at each have voted to form or join a union in recent months. They’ve been…

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5 injured in shooting in Washington state Walmart

A customer and an employee of the Walmart in Mount Vernon, along with three 19-year-old men, were injured in a shooting inside the store Sunday night, according to Mount Vernon police.

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Five people injured in shooting at Washington state Walmart

‘The gunshots started firing, and it sounded like it was right next to us’, customer says

The Independent UK

Glasgow barber gives free haircuts to help city's poorest feel good

Aston Halstead chopped, shaved and trimmed around three barnets a day throughout June for nothing. The 17-year-old from Mount Vernon is based at The Fading Ape in Tollcross.

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Baltimore-area Apple and Starbucks workers have led the way in nation and state forming unions. Now what?

Workers at the Apple store in Towson, Maryland, won national attention and praise from President Joe Biden after becoming the first of the tech giant’s U.S. employees to unionize. Less than two months earlier, Starbucks baristas in Baltimore’s Mount Vernon neighborhood became the first of the coffee chain’s Maryland employees…

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Baltimore baristas unionize the first Starbucks in Maryland

Starbucks baristas in Baltimore’s Mount Vernon neighborhood voted Monday to unionize, becoming the giant coffee chain’s first Maryland workers to organize amid a fast-growing national movement.

The Guardian - US

Majority-Black city gets $150m to fix sewage crisis from New York state

Mount Vernon’s crumbling sewage infrastructure has for years caused unsanitary backups in homes and pollution of local rivers

The Guardian - US

‘This is everybody’s problem’: inside America’s growing sewage crisis

In the docuseries Wasteland, communities battle institutional neglect and personal and environmental damage

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‘Every street has its own problem’: majority Black city sees hope after years of sewage crisis

Mount Vernon, New York has a long history of sewage problems, but $10m in grant funding and Biden’s infrastructure package may bring relief

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