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Councilwoman's Refusal To Say Pledge Prompts Backlash In Peekskill Councilwoman's Refusal To Say Pledge Prompts Backlash In Peekskill
Councilwoman's Refusal To Say Pledge Prompts Backlash In Peekskill City of Peekskill Councilwoman Vanessa Agudelo has come under criticism for her decision not to say the Pledge of Allegiance during Common Council meetings. Agudelo, a Democrat on the city council for four months, was criticized at the Monday, April 23 meeting by a resident and blasted in this Facebook post by former Mayor Frank Catalina. “Let me get this straight: An elected official cowardly stands while the Pledge is said but refuses to actually say the Pledge or even respectfully hold her hand over her heart; too young and immature to realize the significance of that pledge and showing …