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Bergenfield, NJ
Police & Fire
Bergenfield Anti
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Social Media Threat Involving Bombs, Guns, Suicide Vest Deemed A Hoax
Bergenfield police were trying to determine who authored a social media thread full of threats to kill people in a variety of ways in retaliation against Black Lives Matter. “We are aware of an alarming Twitter post going around social media,” Bergenfield police wrote in their own post. “We want to thank everyone who reached out to the department to report this. The matter is being investigated.” Similar posts -- with different names and the exact same wording -- have appeared on social media in recent months. The latest thread bore a name, a Bergenfield address and a time stamp that …
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Man Arrested After Saying He Was Hit By Car During Long Island Protest, Police Say
A Long Island man has been charged after allegedly telling police that he was struck by a car during a Black Lives Matter Protest in Suffolk County. Hempstead resident Keith Harrison attended a Black Lives Matter protest on Broadway in Huntington Station on Monday, July 6, when a vehicle struck a pedestrian at approximately 6:45 p.m., Suffolk County Police said. Following the pedestrian strike, Harrison filed a police report that alleged he was also struck and transported to Huntington Hospital for treatment on undisclosed injuries. Police said that an investigation by Suffolk County Polic…
Massapequa, NY
News
Long Island Driver Accused Of Hitting Two Black Lives Matter Protesters
A Long Island driver was arrested after hitting two people taking part in a Black Lives Matter protest. The incident happened Monday, July 6 at approximately 6:45 p.m. in Huntington Station. Anthony Cambareri, 36, of Coram, was operating a 2018 Toyota RAV4 westbound on Broadway when he struck the two protesters who were standing in the roadway, Suffolk County Police said. The pedestrians were transported to Huntington Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Cambareri was charged with third-degree assault. He was issued a Desk Appearance Ticket and will be arrai…
Torrington, CT
Business
Covid-
19: Calls Grow For Whole Foods Boycott After Store Sends Employees Home For BLM Masks
Some demonstrators are protesting Whole Foods Market for the company’s policy that bans workers from wearing “Black Lives Matter” masks while on the job. Dozens protested outside a Cambridge, Massachusetts, Whole Foods over the weekend after seven employees walked out after being turned away while wearing “BLM” face coverings, according to the Boston Globe. Reports said that the protesters want “no place safe for racism” in corporate America, and accuse the company of refusing to take a side on the issue following the outbreak of protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of …
Ridgewood, NJ
Police & Fire
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…
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
News
'Selfish, Clownish': Mayor Slams Atlantic City Protest That Ended In 7 Arrests
Seven protestors including the event's organizer were arrested during a Black Lives Matter march through Atlantic City streets, which the city's mayor called "selfish and clownish" after futile attempts to postpone it. Mayor Marty Small Jr. met with organizer Steve Young earlier in the week to try to postpone the July Fourth march. Small, who watched the march, said he supports peaceful protests but that Young's -- which began at 1 p.m. July Fourth -- was "selfish" and "clownish." Starting at 1 p.m. outside of the city's public safety building, protestors chanted the names of those w…
New Rochelle, NY
Politics
Westchester Leaders Suggest Parents Attend A BLM Rally For Ideas On Teaching About Racism
A Black Lives Matter rally can be a great place for parents to learn the complex issues of racism so they can better explain it to their children. There are plenty in the communities around Westchester with many run by youth, often students of high school age so would appeal to children, young people and their parents. They are "family-friendly" events, according to County Legislator Damon Maher. He's been to 17 marches in recent weeks and was planning on speaking at one in New Rochelle on Friday, July 3 that was canceled because of weather. "They're definitely family-friendly. They are saf…
Englewood, NJ
Lifestyle
'Educate Yourself': Kellyanne Conway's Teen NJ Daughter Is Sharing Leftist Views On TikTok
What do you do when your mom is President Trump's counsel and your father is an anti-Trump Republican? You educate yourself and form your own opinions, according to Alpine native Claudia Conway -- who did just that and is urging others to do the same via the video-sharing app TikTok. “Believe it or not, you can have your own opinions and not be influenced by your parents at all -- simply by educating yourself!” said Conway, 15, in a recent post. “My views have absolutely nothing to do with my mom’s, so please stop commenting about her. Stop commenting about my dad… go find another hobby, s…
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
News
Byram Police Officer Suspended Over 'Inappropriate' Social Media Post
A Byram Township police officer has been suspended after posting what officials have called an "inappropriate" remark on social media regarding the recent Black Lives Matter protests, reports say. The officer, who the department has not identified, was stripped of both his weapon and his badge on June 11, shortly after the township became aware of the post, New Jersey Herald reports. Although no details have emerged in regards to the content or platform of the post, administrators have opened an investigation in compliance with rules for the state’s Civil Service Commission. “The township …
Bedford, NY
Politics
Meet Civil Rights Lawyer From White Plains Running For Hudson Valley Assembly District 93
A civil rights attorney who has fought against racial injustice for 20 years is running for State Assembly in the Hudson Valley district 93. Jeremiah Frei-Pearson is running to replace David Buchwald, who is now running for Congress in New York's 17th District. Frei-Pearson is running against Mark Jaffe, Chris Burdick, Alex E. Roithmayr and Kristen P. Browde. The 93rd Assembly District includes Bedford, Harrison, Lewisboro, Mount Kisco, New Castle, North Castle, North Salem, Pound Ridge and about half of White Plains. "I’ve spent my entire career fighting for ordinary peop…
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
News
Investigation Underway After Black Lives Matter Main Street Artwork Damaged In Nyack
A “Black Lives Matter” art installation in Rockland County was defaced by motorcyclists, police said. Detectives from the Orangetown Police Department are investigating reports of vandalism at the installation, which was reported on Saturday, June 20. Police said that on Friday, June 19, the artwork that had the words “Black Lives Matter,” was created by the Nyack Center and the center's teen council on Main Street in Nyack. The following day, the department learned that motorcycles had left skid marks across the painting. The investigation into the vandalism is ongoing. Anyone wi…
Pelham, NY
News
Westchester Town To Change Rules On Signs After BLM Banner Backlash
A Westchester town is making changes after facing backlash for ordering a resident to remove a “Black Lives Matter” banner quoting Martin Luther King Jr. earlier this week. Officials in Eastchester are reviewing and revising the town code in an effort to “update and clarify provisions therein” after a homeowner was threatened with a fine to remove a banner he put up at his home. “INJUSTICE ANYWHERE IS A THREAT TO JUSTICE EVERYWHERE,” the banner read outside an Eastchester home. The town code states that “signs or exterior displays consisting of banners, pennants, flags (except for one Ame…
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