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Hudson Valley joins Newtown in vigils Friday for school victims

Two women light candles at a makeshift memorial

Photo credit: Getty Images | Two women light candles at a makeshift memorial in Newtown, Conn. People continue to mourn the killing of 20 students and 6 adults by gunman Adam Lanza at Sandy Hook Elementary School last December 14. (Dec. 21, 2012)

In a gesture of solidarity, several communities in the Hudson Valley are planning ceremonies Friday to mark a week since the school massacre in nearby Newtown, Conn.

In Yonkers, Mayor Mike Spano has asked that residents join in a moment of silence in remembrance of the Sandy Hook shooting victims at 9:30 a.m.

In Mount Vernon, Mayor Ernie Davis will lead a somber ceremony that will include...

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