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Firefighter Sues His Department, City In Westchester For Discrimination Claims Firefighter Sues His Department, City In Westchester For Discrimination Claims
Firefighter Sues His Department, City In Westchester For Discrimination Claims A firefighter is suing the Northern Westchester department he has spent nearly 20 years with for allegedly discriminating against him and denying him recognition of his professional achievements.  Robert Pappas, a 19-year member of the Peekskill Fire Department, filed a lawsuit in federal court on Tuesday, Sept. 26 against the city of Peekskill, the Peekskill Fire Department, and Peekskill Fire Chief James Seymour IV.  According to Pappas's complaint, the fire department failed to promote him to the rank of lieutenant on three separate occasions despite his claims that h…

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by Ben Crnic
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Merrill Lynch Fires Fairfield County Man Charged After Smoothie Shop Tirade, Report Says Merrill Lynch Fires Fairfield County Man Charged After Smoothie Shop Tirade, Report Says
Merrill Lynch Fires Fairfield County Man Charged After Smoothie Shop Tirade, Report Says A Fairfield County man who is facing charges after authorities said he yelled and threw a drink at employees of an area smoothie shop has been fired from his job at Merrill Lynch, according to a new report. James Iannazzo, age 48, of Fairfield, was arrested on Saturday, Jan. 22, following the incident at Robeks, which is located at 2061 Black Rock Turnpike in Fairfield, according to the Fairfield Police Department. Earlier report - Man Accused Of Attacking Smoothie Shop Workers In Fairfield County For Son's Allergic Reaction Police said Iannazzo was angry after his son suffered a…

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by Nicole Valinote
Schools
School Board In Westchester Votes To Charge President With Misconduct For Social Media Posts School Board In Westchester Votes To Charge President With Misconduct For Social Media Posts
School Board In Westchester Votes To Charge President With Misconduct For Social Media Posts The Port Chester Board of Education voted unanimously to charge School Board President Tom Corbia with misconduct after he allegedly posted racially-charged posts on social media last year. Last year, Corbia said that his Facebook account was hacked multiple times, with at least one of those involving racist posts that went viral and landed him in hot water. Related story - Westchester School Board President Evasive In Probe Of Insensitive Post, Investigators Say Following an investigation, the School Board announced on Monday, Feb. 8 that they were adopting official misconduct charge…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
NY Couple Accused Of Attacking Connecticut Hotel Clerk, Yelling Racial Slurs NY Couple Accused Of Attacking Connecticut Hotel Clerk, Yelling Racial Slurs
NY Couple Accused Of Attacking Connecticut Hotel Clerk, Yelling Racial Slurs A Long Island couple is facing charges for an alleged racially-charged assault in Connecticut last month. Police have released the names of two people accused of attacking an African American employee at the Quality Inn in Mystic, Connecticut after issuing warrants for their arrests last week. Philip Sarner and Emily Orbay, who do not have primary addresses but are known to reside primarily in Nassau County, are being sought by police investigators following the incident on Friday, June 26. It is alleged that after complaining of not having hot water in their room, the couple’s victim, 5…

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by Zak Failla
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Student's Social Media Post With Racial Slur Being Investigated By Marist College Student's Social Media Post With Racial Slur Being Investigated By Marist College
Student's Social Media Post With Racial Slur Being Investigated By Marist College With the nation in a state of unrest after George Floyd’s police-related death in Minnesota, officials at Marist College are investigating a social media message posted by a student that contained a racial epithet. An Instagram photo depicting the student in question and another person in a car had the n-word on the post, prompting Marist College President Dennis Murray to launch an investigation and reach out to the community. The college’s Office of Student Conduct is “in the process of investigating and addressing this situation as a disciplinary matter,” according to Murray. Acco…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Former Bronxville Teacher Who Hosted Mock Slave Auction Will Not Return Former Bronxville Teacher Who Hosted Mock Slave Auction Will Not Return
Former Bronxville Teacher Who Hosted Mock Slave Auction Will Not Return The Mount Vernon School District is hitting the brakes after coming under fire for hiring a teacher who was fired earlier this year for holding a mock slave auction with students. The district is reversing course after hiring Rebecca Antinozzi, a former fifth-grade teacher at the Chapel School in Bronxville who was fired after a parent accused her of staging mock slave auctions. The parent alleged that African-American students were placed in imaginary chains and were bid on by other students. Antinozzi was reportedly hired last week to teach at the Cecil H. Parker Elementary School with …

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by Zak Failla
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Chapel School Reaches Agreement With AG After Mock 'Slave Auctions' Chapel School Reaches Agreement With AG After Mock 'Slave Auctions'
Chapel School Reaches Agreement With AG After Mock 'Slave Auctions' A settlement has been reached between the New York State Attorney General and a Westchester school following a teacher’s mock “slave auction.” New York AG Letitia James announced on Wednesday, May 29 that the state has reached an agreement with The Chapel School in Bronxville to “ensure equal educational access for students regardless of race and to provide all students at the school an environment free of harassment and discrimination.” The settlement comes after Rebecca Antinozzi, a former fifth-grade teacher at the school who has since been fired, was accused of staging mock slave aucti…

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by Zak Failla
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Area High School Student's Racially Charged Social Media Post Draws Condemnation Area High School Student's Racially Charged Social Media Post Draws Condemnation
Area High School Student's Racially Charged Social Media Post Draws Condemnation A racially charged post on Snapchat by an area high school student that went viral has put the author in hot water with law enforcement. The incident began when the unidentified student at Minisink Valley High School allegedly took a photo of a female African-American classmate and then referred to her using the "N'" word in the post, and adding that she should be lynched, said News 12.  The girl's brother told News 12 the boy didn't have his sister's consent to take the photo or share it on Snapchat. He posted a video on social media to hold the student accountable. Minisink Valley S…

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by Kathy Reakes
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White Supremacist Stickers Spotted Near Post Office In Westchester White Supremacist Stickers Spotted Near Post Office In Westchester
White Supremacist Stickers Spotted Near Post Office In Westchester Months after flyers promoting a white supremacist group near schools in Westchester were posted, the organization is back at it, this time with stickers supporting their cause that were spotted on a street sign in Northern Westchester. In July, recruitment posters for Identity Evropa, have cropped up in Croton-on-Hudson, including several that were hung outside the Croton-Harmon High School and the local middle school. This week, stickers for the white supremacy group were found posted outside the post office in Montrose, near the Montrose Deli. The stickers have since been removed by …

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by Zak Failla
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Eastchester Apartment Building Discriminated, Civil Rights Group Claims Eastchester Apartment Building Discriminated, Civil Rights Group Claims
Eastchester Apartment Building Discriminated, Civil Rights Group Claims An Eastchester landlord and building superintendent have been accused of racial discrimination after a seven-week sting operation that used black and white testers posing as prospective tenants, according to this report by Westfair. The Fair Housing Justice Center (FHJC) reportedly sued New Property Associates LLC and Dikson Dumitrescu, the superintendent, on Sept. 20 in U.S. District Court in White Plains. The complaint accuses them of violating the federal Fair Housing Act and New York civil rights law, the report said. The FHJC and testers claim that the landlord and superintendent provi…

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by Jon Craig
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Bus Rider In Area Arrested After Racially Laced Tirade At Other Passengers Bus Rider In Area Arrested After Racially Laced Tirade At Other Passengers
Bus Rider In Area Arrested After Racially Laced Tirade At Other Passengers Click here for an updated story: Video - Woman Faces New Charges After Racial Rant On Hudson Valley Bus A bus passenger was arrested by police after verbally attacking passengers in a racially laced tirade on a Transport of Rockland (TOR) bus. The incident took place around 5 p.m. Saturday, June 30 on Bus #235 along Route 92, said John Lyon, spokesman for Rockland County Executive Ed Day. The woman can be seen on a video posted by a user on Facebook yelling what Lyon described as "disgusting racial and ethnic epithets" at passengers on the bus, mixed with obscenities. At one po…

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by Kathy Reakes