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Hudson Valley Company Accused Of Illegally Towing Cars, Overcharging, Creating Fake Tickets
Towing companies tend to get a bad rap, but one in the Hudson Valley is more than worthy of public scorn, according to a new lawsuit from the New York Attorney General’s Office.
The suit, filed Tuesday, June 7, in Dutchess County State Supreme Court, accuses Bobby’s Towing in Poughkeepsie of a host of wrongdoings, including illegally towing cars, overcharging for fees, and falsifying tow tickets.
It also alleges that owner and operator Robert Scores has a history of harassing customers with racist and derogatory comments.
“Mr. Scores repeatedly violated the City of Poughkeepsie’s Towing Or…
Groundbreaking CBS6 Reporter Ken Screven Dies
Longtime CBS6-WRGB reporter Ken Screven has died, the station reports.
The first Black man to work as a reporter for a Capital District television station, Screven, who was 72, joined the CBS6 team in 1977.
“As a Black man on TV in Albany in the early 70's, Ken was a trailblazer with a conscience. He even profiled his own family history in the deep south where his great grandfather was a slave,” the outlet said.
After retiring in 2011, Screven found more success writing a popular blog for the Albany Times Union, where he “denounced racism, bias, and bigotry in their many forms,” according …
Bestselling Author Lawrence Otis Graham Of Northern Westchester Dies At 59
Lawrence Otis Graham, a prominent lawyer, activist, bestselling author, and longtime Westchester resident died at the age of 59 over the weekend.
Westchester County Executive George Latimer took to social media on Sunday, Feb. 21 to announce the White Plains High School graduate and Chappaqua resident’s death.
“His writing particularly struck a chord as he described growing up Black, well-educated, articulate and accomplished, and still facing prejudice and racism in this society,” Latimer said about the Graham, who also graduated from Harvard Law School and Princeton University.
“H…
