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Calls Grow For Removal Of Central Park 5 Prosecutor From Area HS HOF Calls Grow For Removal Of Central Park 5 Prosecutor From Area HS HOF
Calls Grow For Removal Of Central Park 5 Prosecutor From Area HS HOF The fallout from the Netflix series “When They See Us,” which depicts the case of the “Central Park 5” continues for former prosecutor Linda Fairstein, who is now hearing calls for her removal from the Mount Vernon High School Hall of Fame. The former prosecutor has been in hot water since the release of the Netflix miniseries “When They See Us,” which depicts a dramatization of the trial of the teens who were wrongfully convicted of raping a jogger in Central Park in 1989. Last week, Fairstein resigned from the Board of Trustees at her alma mater, Vassar College, amid the backlash. The …

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Dozens Of DPW Trucks Vandalized In Hudson Valley Before Snowstorm Dozens Of DPW Trucks Vandalized In Hudson Valley Before Snowstorm
Dozens Of DPW Trucks Vandalized In Hudson Valley Before Snowstorm Department of Public Works employees received an unwelcome surprise on Tuesday morning when they went to go to work, and it wasn’t snow. Police are investigating vandalism at the Mount Vernon DPW garage after workers found that the city’s snowplows, salt, garbage and sewer trucks had been sabotaged overnight. According to police, one or more suspects are believed to have entered the Canal Street garage between 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 11 and 5 a.m. the following morning and stuffed latex gloves into the tanks of the municipal trucks. Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas said the va…

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