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5 Things to Know Today in Mount Vernon

Here are five informative local tidbits to know today.

  • The Mount Vernon Farmers Market is open from 8am – 12pm today in the parking lot of the . If you missed the article on one of the market's vendors, check out Sharkawi Farms: Pioneering Green Farming.
  • The goal of UCM's 2011 Back to School program is to provide 1,000 students with a backpack and school supplies. Financial donations and backpacks are needed at UCM now through August 1st. A donation of $10 and a backpack will outfit one student.
  • Today in 1785, the United States dollar was chosen as the official currency of the United States of America.
  • Today is National Fried Chicken Day and all month three local Roy Rogers Restaurants will donate to Good Shepherd Housing a portion of the sale when you purchase a party pack of 8, 12, 16, 20 or 50 piece chicken.
  • 'Giant hogweed' has been a popular search term according to Google Trends because the enormous plant which can cause blisters and blindness has been spreading across New York.
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