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Area DPW Supervisor Resigns After Racial Comment Area DPW Supervisor Resigns After Racial Comment
Area DPW Supervisor Resigns After Racial Comment The resignation of an area department of public works interim supervisor after allegedly addressing another employee with a racial slur has led to unrest among village residents. The drama unfolded on Thursday, June 4, in Sullivan County when the village of Monticello Department of Public Works Interim Supervisor Ray Jones resigned after being caught on video calling the employee the "n" word, said Monticello Mayor Gary Sommers. A small group of protestors gathered in front of City Hall on Thursday to complain that Jones was allowed to resign instead of being fired. The incident, which had…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Protest Drawing Nearly 2,000, Including Yankees Legend, Leads To Road Closure In Westchester Protest Drawing Nearly 2,000, Including Yankees Legend, Leads To Road Closure In Westchester
Protest Drawing Nearly 2,000, Including Yankees Legend, Leads To Road Closure In Westchester Nearly 2,000 people, including a first-ballot Major League Baseball Hall of Famer, flooded the streets of one of Westchester’s largest cities in support of racial justice following the death of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis. On Wednesday, June 3, demonstrators of all ages, races, and backgrounds in New Rochelle marched down North Avenue to City Hall holding signs and shouting rallying cries over Floyd’s death and racial inequality. “A truly impressive protest last night at City Hall in support of racial justice,” New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson said. “Impressive not on…

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by Zak Failla
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Man 'Violently Resists Arrest' After Parking Boot Placed On Jeep In Nyack, Police Say Man 'Violently Resists Arrest' After Parking Boot Placed On Jeep In Nyack, Police Say
Man 'Violently Resists Arrest' After Parking Boot Placed On Jeep In Nyack, Police Say A 58-year-old Nyack man was arrested after violently resisting police and making a scene at City Hall after a parking boot was placed on his vehicle. Erik J. Sprauer was charged with criminal mischief, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and other charges on Friday, Nov. 2, by Orangetown Police. According to police, a Nyack Parking Authority officer had placed a parking boot on a front tire of Sprauer's illegally parked Jeep on Sickles Avenue.  It was reported that he had previous unpaid parking tickets and the wheel clamp was installed to prevent t…

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by Kathy Reakes