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Multiple Anti-Semitic Incidents Under Investigation At CT Middle School Multiple Anti-Semitic Incidents Under Investigation At CT Middle School
Multiple Anti-Semitic Incidents Under Investigation At CT Middle School School officials and police in a Connecticut district are investigating after multiple anti-semitic incidents occurred at a middle school. The incidents took place in Middlesex County at Beman Middle School in Middletown. In a letter to the community on Thursday, Feb. 29, Middletown School District Superintendent Dr. Alberto Vázquez Matos said the incidents occurred in a bathroom at the school and included swastikas. "Let me be clear: there is no place for hate, intolerance, or discrimination of any kind in the Middletown Public Schools," Vázquez Matos wrote. "These act…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Propaganda Stickers Found On Westport, State Property, Police Say Propaganda Stickers Found On Westport, State Property, Police Say
Propaganda Stickers Found On Westport, State Property, Police Say Propaganda stickers discovered on local and state property in recent days in Fairfield County prompted a swift response from the town administration and the police department. On Wednesday, March 8, Westport Police were notified of propaganda, in the form of stickers, affixed to signs in the Saugatuck area of town, said Lt. Eric Woods. "These stickers were small, and in some cases, old and tattered," Woods said. The stickers are confirmed recruitment materials from a group called “Patriot Front," Woods added. Woods said the Anti-Defamation League has documented the group and written ext…

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by Kathy Reakes
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List Of Far-Right Militia Oath Keepers Members Includes 5 CT Law Enforce Officials List Of Far-Right Militia Oath Keepers Members Includes 5 CT Law Enforce Officials
List Of Far-Right Militia Oath Keepers Members Includes 5 CT Law Enforce Officials Several law enforcement officials in Connecticut are among thousands of names appearing on leaked membership lists for the far-right extremist group, the Oath Keepers, according to a report released Wednesday, Sept. 7. The Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) Center on Extremism examined more than 38,000 names on leaked Oath Keepers membership rolls and identified more than 470 people who currently work in law enforcement or serve in the military. It also identified more than 80 people who were running for or served in public office in the United States as of early August 2022. The names were p…

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by Michael Mashburn