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Former Student Files Lawsuit Alleging Bullying At Westchester School
ARMONK, N. Y. -- A lawsuit filed earlier this month claims that staff at H. C. Crittenden Middle School in Armonk failed to protect a 13-year-old girl, who survived a suicide attempt in May 2015, from constant harassment and bullying at school.The lawsuit was filed Feb. 4 in White Plains. You can read it here.
Lauren Milton, mother of the girl, said in the lawsuit that both she and her daughter, who was in seventh-grade last year, made reports to the school. The girl, who slashed her wrists last May, now attends a private school in northern Westchester, lohud.com reported.
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Norwalk Man Charged With Selling Cocaine In Darien
DARIEN, CONN. -- A 45-year-old Norwalk man is facing several criminal drug charges after Darien police connected him with drug-selling activities in the southeastern section of Darien, police said.Salvatore Vento, of Flintlock Road in Norwalk, has been charged with with possession of cocaine, possession of cocaine with intent to sell, and operating a drug factory, police said. He is free after posting $10,000 bond, and due in Stamford Superior Court at 10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 19.
Police said the arrest comes after several weeks of investigation into drug-selling activities in southeastern Da…
Marist College Hires Chicago Educator As Fourth President
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- David Yellen, dean and professor of law at Loyola University Chicago School of Law, was at Marist College in Poughkeepsie on Monday to meet students and staff before becoming the college's fourth president.
Marist trustees made the unanimous decision last week to have Yellen, a lawyer, author and educator, succeed Dennis J. Murray, who is retiring in June 30 after 37 years as president.
Yellen takes office on July 1, then Murray becomes president emeritus and professor of public policy. Yellen and his wife, Leslie Richards-Yellen, who is chief diversity and inclusion o…
