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Westwood, MA
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RFK's Westwood Granddaughter Kyle Kennedy Dead At 42
A member of one of America's most prominent political families has died at her Massachusetts home. Kyle Francis Kennedy died at her home in Westwood, surrounded by family, on Sept. 21, according to her obituary on the Burke Funeral Home website. She was 42 years old. Kyle was one of 34 grandchildren of Sen. Robert F. “Bobby” Kennedy, brother of John F. Kennedy, and Ethel Kennedy. Her parents were Michael Kennedy and Victoria Denise Gifford. She is survived by her children, Conor and Declan, and her siblings. Her daughter Josephine died shortly after birth. Kyle is…
Westhampton-Quogue, NY
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Teacher Fired After Charlie Kirk TikTok Sues Westhampton District
A Long Island teacher who was fired after posting a TikTok about Charlie Kirk’s death has filed a lawsuit against her former district. Laura Mara was canned by the Westhampton Beach School District after parental outcry surrounding her September 2025 TikTok. “We are not celebrating his death. We are responding to his death the way he responded to children getting shot in schools,” Mara said in the clip. “And that response is thoughts and prayers.” But Mara’s lawsuit claims she was unjustly fired in violation of her First Amendment rights, News 12 Long Island reported Wednesday, April 1. Sh…
Towson, MD
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Democrat Wes Moore Becomes First Black Governor In Maryland History, AP Reports
Democrat Wes Moore has reportedly made history, becoming Maryland's first Black governor after taking down Republican Dan Cox to replace outgoing Gov. Larry Hogan. The Associated Press reportedly shortly after polls closed in Maryland on Tuesday, Nov. 8 that Moore, 44, was on pace to win, despite only 1 percent of municipalities reporting. It is not lost on me that I’ve made some history here tonight, too.But I also know I'm not the first one to try.This is just more proof that progress is possible in Maryland. And I am humbled to be a part of this legacy. — Wes Moore for Maryland Gove…
Ridgewood, NJ
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Woman Arrested During Ridgewood BLM March, Protesters Demand Reparations, School System Reform
Ridgewood police arrested a young woman during a July 4th Black Lives Matter march through downtown that included a call for reparations and a sign that said "Cops are Pigs.” A few dozen or so members of a nascent group calling itself Ridgewood 4 Black Liberation began marching through downtown on the national holiday Saturday after a speaker accused the village of being “the greatest perpetrators and examples of America’s long and bloody history of suppressing black people’s right to existence." The marchers, many of them young women who were graduated from village schools, carried a bann…
DV Plus - Fairfield, CT
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Around The Towns: CT Senators Bash Iran Attack, State Transit Hearing, Plan To Merge Colleges
On national television and at a Hartford news conference, Connecticut’s two U.S. senators expressed concerns about the fallout from killing Iran’s top general, questioning whether President Donald Trump and his administration have a plan to protect Americans from reprisals. Sen. Chris Murphy, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said previous Democratic and Republican administrations also had opportunities to kill Gen. Qassem Soleimani but chose not to because his death might make him a martyr and make him more dangerous to the U.S. “My guess is that the assassination o…
White Plains, NY
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Pivotal Murphy, Harckham State Senate Battle Gets Heated
The 40th Senate District, which includes parts of Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess counties is considered one of eight "battleground" elections that could tip the balance of political power in Albany. On Tuesday, Nov. 6 voters can choose between incumbent Republican Sen. Terrence Murphy and Democrat Peter Harckham. Murphy of Yorktown was elected to the state Senate in 2014, and is completing his second two-year term. Harckham of South Salem, a former Westchester County legislator, defeated Robert Kesten in the Sept. 13 Democratic Party primary election. Kesten said he supports Harckh…
Mount Vernon, NY
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Mount Vernon School Officials Outline 'High Schools Of Choice'
MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. - As part of Mount Vernon Schools Superintendent Kenneth Hamilton’s “20/20 Vision,” the district has announced an update regarding its “three schools of choice.” Hamilton began a true rebuild of the school in 2016, following the approval of a “historic” $108 million bond referendum by taxpayers which is allowing for an overhaul of infrastructure and a transition from a traditional “K-8” education model that will emphasize early childhood. In November, Hamilton’s contract was extended and the educator was given an extra year to continue his transformation of the school dis…
