Fair 78°
Tag:

Richard Thomas

News
Calls Grow For Removal Of Central Park 5 Prosecutor From Hall Of Fame Of Westchester HS Calls Grow For Removal Of Central Park 5 Prosecutor From Hall Of Fame Of Westchester HS
Calls Grow For Removal Of Central Park 5 Prosecutor From Hall Of Fame Of Westchester HS 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 …

SHARE

by Zak Failla
News
Runaway Garbage Truck Slams Car, Damages House In Westchester Runaway Garbage Truck Slams Car, Damages House In Westchester
Runaway Garbage Truck Slams Car, Damages House In Westchester Another day, another problem for the Mount Vernon Department of Public Works and its demising fleet of trucks. A malfunctioning Mount Vernon DPW garbage truck went rogue on Tuesday morning near the intersection of Elm Avenue and North Fulton, slamming into a car, and striking a house, damaging both. The latest incident comes weeks after DPW employees found that the city’s snowplows, salt, garbage and sewer trucks had been sabotaged the night before a major storm. Last week, Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas stated that eight of the DPW’s 17 sanitation trucks are currently out of commission…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
News
Dozens Of DPW Trucks Vandalized In Westchester Before Snowstorm Dozens Of DPW Trucks Vandalized In Westchester Before Snowstorm
Dozens Of DPW Trucks Vandalized In Westchester 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…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Politics
Mayor In Westchester Fails To Have Felony Charges Dropped In Court Mayor In Westchester Fails To Have Felony Charges Dropped In Court
Mayor In Westchester Fails To Have Felony Charges Dropped In Court Richard Thomas will be heading to court for allegedly stealing campaign funds and lying about money he diverted from his inaugural committee for personal benefit. Earlier this year, the Mount Vernon mayor was charged following an investigation which exposed that he allegedly stole $12,900 from his campaign committee and diverted more than $45,000 from his inaugural committee for personal use and failed to disclose that information to officials. Thomas was charged with third-degree grand larceny and two counts of third-degree ordering a false instrument for filing, all felonies. He was also …

SHARE

by Zak Failla