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Fire Department Discriminated Against Female Member In Hudson Valley, Must Pay Her $425K: Feds Fire Department Discriminated Against Female Member In Hudson Valley, Must Pay Her $425K: Feds
Fire Department Discriminated Against Female Member In Hudson Valley, Must Pay Her $425K: Feds As the result of a settled federal civil rights lawsuit, a town and fire department in Westchester have been ordered to pay a former female member one of the largest-ever payments by a municipality in an employment discrimination case brought on behalf of a single person, officials said.  The payment is a result of a settled federal civil rights lawsuit that alleged the town of Harrison and the Harrison Fire Department discriminated against a former female firefighter, Angela Bommarito, based on her sex and failed to take disciplinary action against a male firefighter who even…

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by Ben Crnic
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Ex-Ramapo Attorney Troodler Receives Probation Ex-Ramapo Attorney Troodler Receives Probation
Ex-Ramapo Attorney Troodler Receives Probation Disbarred Ramapo attorney Aaron Troodler was handed a sentence of 18 months of supervised release and a $20,000 fine Tuesday in exchange for his testimony against former Ramapo Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence. U.S. District Court Judge Cathy Seibel, who imposed the sentence early in the morning, also ruled the former town attorney must pay at least $15,000 of the fine up front, then $550 a month until the debt is paid. Troodler, who now lives in Pennsylvania and cares for his children, apologized for his part in the fraud case, in which St. Lawerence was found guilty of 20 counts of sec…

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by Kathy Reakes