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Gay Pride Flag Burned On Homeowner's Private Property In Rye Gay Pride Flag Burned On Homeowner's Private Property In Rye
Gay Pride Flag Burned On Homeowner's Private Property In Rye A gay pride flag was found torched on a Westchester homeowner’s property over the weekend, drawing scorn from county human rights and pride groups. Westchester County officials issued a statement on Sunday, Aug. 16, after a rainbow flag was found burned outside a home in Rye in an “act of hatred.” “The Westchester County Human Rights Commission and the Westchester County LGBTQ+ Advisory Board denounce and condemn the act of hatred committed by a perpetrator who cowardly burned a pride rainbow flag on a homeowner’s private property in Rye earlier this weekend,” officials wrote in a statement…

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by Zak Failla
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Amiel Wohl, Rabbi Emeritus, Temple Of New Rochelle, 88 Amiel Wohl, Rabbi Emeritus, Temple Of New Rochelle, 88
Amiel Wohl, Rabbi Emeritus, Temple Of New Rochelle, 88 Amiel Wohl, Rabbi Emeritus, Temple Israel of New Rochelle, and a former New Rochelle resident, died on Jan. 16, at the age of 88.  For more than 40 years, Rabbi Wohl was a pillar of the Jewish community, whose commitment and passion for bringing together diverse peoples of different faiths and backgrounds, had a far-reaching impact on the larger New Rochelle and Westchester communities. Rabbi Wohl served as Senior Rabbi of Temple Israel of New Rochelle for 27 years, from 1973 to 2000, when he retired. During that time, his efforts and reputation for racial harmony extended far beyond W…

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by Zak Failla
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Police On Alert After Discovery Of New White Supremacist Flyers In Bedford Police On Alert After Discovery Of New White Supremacist Flyers In Bedford
Police On Alert After Discovery Of New White Supremacist Flyers In Bedford Police and local law enforcement agencies in Northern Westchester are on high alert as a white supremacist group continues posting rhetoric in the area. Identity Evropa first made news in Westchester in July last year, when recruitment posters were hung in Croton-on-Hudson, including several near the Croton-Harmon High School and area middle schools. In November, they were back, posting stickers outside a post office in Montrose, near the popular Montrose Deli. The white supremacy group made its first showing of the New Year this week,  posting stickers on signs in Katonah, pinning a f…

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by Zak Failla
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Spray-Painted Swastika Found In Westchester Spray-Painted Swastika Found In Westchester
Spray-Painted Swastika Found In Westchester Police worked quickly over the weekend after a swastika was found spray painted on a street sign in Westchester. Officials said the swastika was found over the weekend, and Village of Ardsley Police worked quickly to have the sign taken down and launched an investigation into who spray painted the swastika. The Westchester County Human Rights Commission condemned the vandalism, urging the community to come together and denounce all forms of hatred. “The Westchester County Human Rights Commission values dignity, safety and mutual respect of all people in our borders,” the organization state…

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by Zak Failla
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Lois Bronz, 90, 1st African-American Head Of Westchester Legislature, Dies Lois Bronz, 90, 1st African-American Head Of Westchester Legislature, Dies
Lois Bronz, 90, 1st African-American Head Of Westchester Legislature, Dies Former Westchester County Legislator Lois Bronz, 90, died on Tuesday, Feb. 13. In 1994, she became the first black woman to be elected to the County Board of Legislators, and became the first African-American to lead the county board in 2002. County Executive George Latimer said, "Westchester lost a true friend in Lois Bronz." Bronz worked in education for 32 years and was elected to the Greenburgh Town Council in 1976. She was appointed Deputy Town Supervisor and served the town for 16 years. Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner said, "Greenburgh and Westchester County lost a…

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by Jon Craig