JOURNAL NEWS: Girls soccer: Scoreboard, results for Saturday, Oct. 10 games
#PortChester 7, #Ossining 2: Andrea Flores led the way with three goals for the Rams. Katherine Espinoza had a pair of goals in the first half to help give Port Chester….
https://www.lohud.com/story/sports/high-school/lohud-girls-soccer/2020/10/10/girls-soccer-scoreboard-results-saturday-oct-10-2020-games/5936699002/
DEADLINE: Murray Schisgal Dies: Oscar-Nominated ‘Tootsie’ Screenwriter, Broadway Playwright Was 93Murray Schisgal, whose writing brought a 1964 Tony Award nomination for the Broadway play Luv and a 1982 Oscar nomination for….
DAILY VOICE: COVID-19: Bar In Westchester Forced To Close Due To Multiple Violations
After conducting a series of checks on establishments, #PortChester Police Department officers observed numerous violations of the state executive orders, as well as village ordinance violations, health department violations and code violations at El Nuevo Jomas, located at 112 Westchester Ave. in Port Chester.
These violations led to an emergency hearing of the State Liquor Authority, whereas their liquor license was suspended…..
https://dailyvoice.com/new-york/yonkers/business/covid-19-bar-in-westchester-forced-to-close-due-to-multiple-violations/795431/
FORECLOSURE: Mortimer Street
This is a property located at Mortimer St in Port Chester, New York. View all the latest property details for homes in #PortChester, New York to get a feel for real estate in the neighborhood and/or….
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NEWS 12: Multiple violations force Port Chester bar to shut down
A Port Chester bar was shut down due to violations, some of which were related to coronavirus.Officials say during during checks on open establishments, village officers noticed several violations at El Nuevo Jomas on Westchester Avenue.
They say the violations included coronavirus violations, as well as village ordinance violations, health department violations and code violations.
The bar’s liquor license was suspended…..
https://westchester.news12.com/multiple-violations-force-port-chester-bar-to-shut-down
JOURNAL NEWS: ‘Last Mile’ project along I-95 expected to end next year; work on bridges, ramps planned
A decades-long construction project to improve traffic through Westchester’s Sound Shore communities is inching closer to the….
PORT CHESTER: Population, Race and Ethnicity
Port Chester is a village in Westchester County, New York, with a population of 29,418.
According to the most recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, 29.90% of residents identify as white, 2.90% as Black or African American, 0.00% as American Indian or Alaska Native, 1.30% as Asian, 0.00% as Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 65.20% as Hispanic or Latino, and 0.60% as some other race or combination of races.
Nationally, some 61.1% of Americans identify as white, 12.3% as Black or African American, 0.7% as American Indian or Alaska Native, 5.4% as Asian, 0.2% as Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, 17.8% as Hispanic or Latino, and 2.6% as some other race or combination of races….
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STAMFORD ADVOCATE: Port Chester’s Clay Art Center hosts talk on art, race and social justice
The virtual panel ‘will discuss art as a tool for communication, raising awareness and affecting positive change’ during time….
https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/local/article/Port-Chester-s-Clay-Art-Center-hosts-talk-on-15620940.php
HELPING VOTERS: #PortChester’s State Senator Shelley Mayer Sponsored Legislation That Was Signed Into Law To Reduce Confusion At Polling Sites
Legislation aimed at reducing confusion at polling sites has been signed into law sponsored by senator #ShelleyMayer, the new law prohibits, while polling locations are open, any change to the entrance or exit to the site, except to increase access or to maintain public safety provided any change is clearly marked with signage next to the former entrance or exit.
The measure was sponsored in the Assembly by Assemblyman Jonathan Jacobson of Newburgh.
The new requirements apply to Election Day, Primary Day and days of early voting.
During the past two years, #NewYork State has passed major voting reforms including instituting early voting, making it easier to register to vote, change your party registration and to vote by absentee ballot.
This law helps reduce the likelihood that voters will be confused about how to access polling sites.
Senator Shelley Mayer has consistently held the position that voting should be simple and easy for every citizen, whether voting in person or may mail,
This new law to reduce confusion at polling sites is another step in that goal….
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LEARN TO EARN: How To Join The IBEW Electrician Apprenticeship Program
Thinking about becoming an electrician? Joining an IBEW apprenticeship is an excellent way to begin a career in the electrical trade….
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NEGATIVE TEST RESULT: After being contact traced
from a positive Covid-19 test by Westchester County Legislator David Tubiolo, #PortChester’s State Senator Shelley Mayer received a negative result following his own Covid-19 test.
STAYING HOME: Senator #ShelleyMayer will continue to quarantine as required, by Gov. Andrew Cuomo‘s executive orders and CDC guidelines…..
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Latinos May Soon Rule Westchester’s Largest City…..
LATINO EMPOWERMENT: After The Census The City Of Hills Will Be Officially Listed As A Hispanic Majority Community – Bilingual Speakers To Have A Bigger Advantage In Yonkers
HYPER LOCAL #FACTS: Yonkers, New York Population and Demographics Show White Residents Soon To Be Shown As One Of The Minority Groups In “The City Of Gracious Living”#Yonkers is a city in #WestchesterCounty, New York, with a current estimated population of 199,745.According to the most recent estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, 38.60% of residents identify as white, 37.00% as Hispanic or Latino, 15.40% as Black or African American, 0.20% as American Indian or Alaska Native, 6.90% as Asian, and 1.90% as some other race or combination of races.
Nationally, some 61.1% of Americans identify as white, 17.8% as Hispanic or Latino, 12.3% as Black or African American, 0.7% as American Indian or Alaska Native, 5.4% as Asian, 0.2% as Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, and 2.6% as some other race or combination of races.
#LOL… Will Yonkers City Council President Mike Khader Or Councilman John Rubbo Be Surprised If The Next Mayor In The City of Yonkers Is A Latina?
Did Someone Just Say Tasha Diaz Or Were They Whispering The Name Of Majority Leader Corazon Pineda Isaac?
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#LatinoPower
The Port Chester schools still having to deal with the board president’s racist Facebook posts….
JOURNAL NEWS: Port Chester BOE hires outside companies to handle allegations against board president
The #PortChester school board laid out its plan to handle the allegations against board president #TomCorbia.
Racist Facebook posts under his name went viral on Sept. 17, which caused several members of the community to call for Corbia’s resignation.
Corbia said he was hacked.
To get to the bottom of the issue, the school board met with its ethics committee on Sept. 18, which suggested an external electronic forensic investigation be completed, Port Chester Superintendent #EdwardKliszus said in an email on Wednesday.
The board of education met on Sept. 22 to hire T&M Protection Resources to conduct the investigation, Kliszus said.
A week later, on Sept. 29, the school board hired an outside law firm to manage the case, according to the superintendent.
The outside law firm will “manage the case, handle communications with Mr. Corbia’s attorney, coordinate with T&M and the ethics committee to collect evidence, examine its contents and ultimately advise the board as to its next options,” Kliszus said.
The controversy was sparked by a Facebook post that appeared to show Corbia, or someone using his name, agreeing with someone else’s Facebook post that said….
“I’m selling my white privilege card. It’s just over 77 years old and it hasn’t done a damn thing for me. No inheritance, no free college, no free food, no free housing, etc. I may even be willing to do an even trade for a race card. Those seem way more useful and more widely accepted. Interested? Contact me on my non-obama (sic) cell phone that I have to pay for every month. Serious inquiries only.”….
https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/port-chester/2020/09/30/port-chester-board-education-president-racist-facebook-posts/3589178001/
PORT CHESTER PIC: The Port Chester station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad’s New Haven Line, located in #PortChester.
VITAL TRANSIT LINK: The station is the northernmost station on the line in New York before crossing into #Connecticut.
PORT CHESTER HISTORY: The current station house was built in 1890 by the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad
From 1929 and 1937 the Port Chester train station was located across Westchester Avenue from the terminal station of the Port Chester Branch of the New York, Westchester and Boston Railway.
Today that former station is the home of the Girtman Memorial Church of the Living God.
As with all New Haven Line stations in Westchester County, the station became a Penn Central station upon acquisition by Penn Central in 1969, and eventually became part of the MTA’s Metro-North Railroad in 1983.
Under the 2015–2019 Metropolitan Transportation Authority Capital Plan, the station, along with four other Metro-North Railroad stations, received a complete overhaul.
In late 2017 an elevator was opened on the Westchester Avenue side of the station for access to the Northbound platform.
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BUSINESS JOURNAL: Details emerge on United Hospital redevelopment
Documents obtained by the Business Journal provide details of what might be included in the redevelopment of the United Hospital site…
Murray Schisgal offered lightly askew humor about subjects like sex, family and failure….
NEW YORK TIMES: Murray Schisgal, Who Brought the Absurd to the Mainstream, Dies at 93
#MurraySchisgal, a playwright and screenwriter who took his offbeat brand of humor to Broadway in the Tony Award-winning comedy “Luv” and to Hollywood in the hit farce “Tootsie,” died on Thursday in #PortChester, N.Y. He was 93.
His death was announced by his son, Zach.
Over a six-decade career in theater, Mr. Schisgal employed elements from the theater of the absurd — like flooding dialogue with clichés and presenting fantastic situations as probable — to write about such domestic themes as marriage, sex, family, loneliness and failure.
His first Broadway success, “Luv,” opened in 1964, with Eli Wallach, Ann Jackson and Alan Arkin in the original cast. It ran for 902 performances, won three Tony Awards (including one for Mike Nichols’s direction) and earned Mr. Schisgal nominations for best play and best author of a play.
While the play was a hit, Mr. Schisgal, with characteristically self-deprecating humor, implied that during the previews the Broadway crowd questioned coming to a play that thematically seemed like more of a downtown experience. But the critics were encouraging.
“Whatever the truth of the old saw that misery loves company,” Howard Taubman wrote in his New York Times review, “the chances are excellent that you’ll love the company of the three recurrently miserable characters that make up the cast of ‘Luv.’”
Writing in New York magazine, Walter Kerr described Mr. Schisgal as “one step ahead of the avant-garde,”….
THE REAL DEAL: Port Chester lot near Metro-North station eyed for 120-unit development
A 120-unit apartment building could go up just a stone’s throw from #PortChester’s Metro-North station.
The project was presented to the Port Chester Planning Commission by attorney Mark Blanchard, who represents the developer.
Dubbed The Complex at Port Chester, it would rise on a vacant lot at 18-20 South Main Street and 21-25 East Broadway, about 500 feet from the Metro-North station.
It would be across the street from the Waterfront at Port Chester shopping center.
The 12-story development would include an automated 94-car parking garage and two retail spaces at street level….
PORT CHESTER LAWSUIT: The Sustainable Port Chester Alliance and the Port Chester/Rye Branch of the #NAACP are filing an Article 78 lawsuit against new Village of #PortChester zoning code that disregard the socioeconomic impact that development would have on the downtown area
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THE WORST OF PORT CHESTER: After racially offensive Facebook content associated with Tom Corbia’s account emerged, he said he was hacked – but now that its time to put up or shut up the BOE President is not cooperating.
LAWYERING UP: Now, the $12,000 investigation into the legitimacy of Tom Corbia lame claim just got stalled because the Board of Education president is running scared and hiding behind lawyers.
DISGRACEFUL: Tom Corbia Is Not Ethical Enough To Stand And Deliver To Port Chester’s School Community, Causing Many Think That He Just A No Good Liar That Can’t Back Up His Hateful Words….
https://www.facebook.com/groups/573568742741002/permalink/3201571769940673/
FLASHBACK: Many Village of Port Chester Residents are saying School board president Tom Corbia deactivated Facebook account with racist posts is very similar Bart Didden’s now-infamous 2007 anonymous flier that was used as proof of local racism in the federal voting rights case.
https://www.justice.gov/archive/opa/pr/2008/January/08_crt_047.html
REAL ESTATE: Housing Costs in Port Chester, New York
Housing is one of the largest components of cost of living. In Port Chester, the median home value is $441,700, greater than the national median home value of $204,900.
Renting is a sometimes lower cost alternative to homeownership. In Port Chester, some 56.80% of occupied homes are rented, greater than the 36.2% national renter rate.
The typical renter in Port Chester spends $1,504 a month on housing, greater than the $1,023 national median monthly rent.In addition to home value, one of the largest determinants of housing affordability is area income.
While nationwide the price of a typical U.S. home is 3.4 times the $60,293 U.S. median household income, housing affordability ratios range from approximately 1.0 in the least expensive cities to more than 10.0 in the country’s most expensive markets. In Port Chester, the median household income is $65,317, 6.8 times the median home value….
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REAL ESTATE: Cost of Living in #PortChester, New YorkPort Chester is a village in #WestchesterCounty, New York, with a population of 29,418.
The total cost of housing, food, child care, transportation, health care, taxes, and other necessities for a single adult in Port Chester is $48,036 a year — greater than the annual cost of living for New York of $46,110 and greater than the national figure of $38,433.
Data is from the nonprofift think tank Economic Policy Institute….
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GET PC SCHOOL NEWS: Friends of Port Chester SchoolsDear Friends of the Port Chester Schools – this group has been created to support and keep the Port Chester’s School community fully informed.This is going to truly “take a village” so please help us to spread the word. Thank you for your interest….
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NEWs 12: Grace Church St. Bridge finally open to motorists
The long-awaited Grace Church Street Bridge project is finally complete.Portchester resident Bernadette Beltran says she’s looking forward to a smoother commute.
“Sometimes the stoplights take so long. Now I don’t have to go all the way around,” says Beltran.Commuter Raul Varas believes it’s about time that the bridge is complete, saying in part, “The only thing is, it takes so long to do something around here.
This was six months, maybe a year already, but you can see the project every time.
“The $11 million bridge is associated with a multimillion-dollar project known as the Last Mile. It links Port Chester to Rye and promises to improve drivers’ safety….
https://westchester.news12.com/grace-church-st-bridge-finally-open-to-motorists
JOURNAL NEWS: Grace Church Street Bridge complete, Last Mile project moves closer to completion
Work replacing the Grace Church Street Bridge, which travels over Interstate 95 connecting the Village of #PortChester and #CityOfRye, has been completed, the State Thruway Authority announced.
As part of the $135 million project to improve the I-95 corridor, what is known as the Last Mile project moves toward its completion with the newly finished Grace Church Street Bridge.
The project focuses on the one-mile stretch including parts of Port Chester and Rye, leading up to the #Connecticut state line.
Midland Avenue, at Exit 22, now connects directly to I-95 northbound, and provides room for wider shoulders in both directions of I-95.
The project also includes safety upgrades such as new guardrails, pedestrian fencing and increased vertical clearance over I-95, the Thruway Authority said…..
https://www.lohud.com/story/news/2020/09/29/last-mile-project-port-chester-rye-i-95/3574285001/
PORT CHESTER MAN: Relative arrested after missing Cadillac found in Stamford
STAMFORD ADVOCATE: A man found in possession of marijuana was discovered inside a car being tracked by OnStar and reported stolen by his family member, police said.
STAMFORD: At noon Monday, police were called to an apartment building on #Glenbrook Road on the report of a car — reported stolen earlier that day — being located there, said Sgt. Ken Jarrett.
The car was being tracked by #OnStar, which can find missing cars and provide other security type duties.
When police got there they were led to the rear parking lot where they found the missing 2019 Cadillac parked. Police pulled up to it and found #VincentChambless, 31, of #PortChester, New York, sitting in the driver’s seat with the car running.
Police spotted some marijuana in the front seat and Chambless was removed from the car and handcuffed.
Jarrett said Chambless began struggling and making thrashing motions and he was put into the back of another police vehicle. When police checked the interior of the car, they found the four ounces of marijuana….
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/relative-arrested-after-missing-cadillac-found-in-stamford/ar-BB19E95Z
INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY: The #PortChester School Board Hired T& M Protection Resources To Conduct A Probe Conservative School Board President Tom Corbia
PORT CHESTER: The New York City security firm is tasked with the job of determining if former teacher #TomCorbia or some mysterious hackers posted racially insensitive on the school board president’s personal Facebook account.
PC SCHOOL BOARD: The school board members allocated $12,000 to hire the firm to investigate Tom Corbia’s story, even though many village residents doubt is the “rogue and racis hacker’s temporarily took over my social media account” story.
Most parents consider the Facebook posts to be repugnant to students and the families in the minority majority district.
Previously, School Board President #DominicBencivenga worked with bigoted TEA Party Port Chester Trustee #BartDidden to mail racist flyers from #Greenwich, CTthat attacked Latino families in the village.
The racist flyers that Bart Didden intially lied about creating and mailing, eventually lead to the The United States Department of Justice federal court victory that brought cumulative voting to Port Chester.
Some are speculating that Tom Corbia will disrespect the will of his board and of the many students who have publically complained by refusing to cooperate with the $12,000 probe by T& M Protection Resources.
They claim that Tom Corbia will probably take the dishonorable path and refuse to allow T& M Protection Resources to recover and access to his Facebook account, to determine if a hack occurred at the times the racist posts were publicly posted.
Many residents say Tom Corbia appears to have tried to destroy the evidence by deactivating his account, but it is still on Facebook’s servers.
They say this happened before in 2018 when Tom Corbin refused to cooperate with a probe of the entire board was investigated for leaking contract negotiation information.
Tom Corbia is appointed by the Village of Port Chester mayor #FritzFlank as the Chair Person of the Port Chester Housing Authority
And he is making even more decisions about those his account posts attacked.
County Executive #GeorgeLatimer has him working in a position in county department of mental health.
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MORE HYPER LOCAL NEWS: Harrison Newswire
The Harrison Newswire is published by Brian Harrod and provides the latest community news written by award-winning editors and local reporters….
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WNBC-TV; School Official Under Fire for Racist ‘White Privilege Card’ Post
VIDEO: A #PortChester schools official is under fire after a post selling a “white privilege card” appeared online. Gilma Avalos reports….
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/local/school-official-under-fire-for-racist-white-privilege-card-post/2625760/
GREENWICH SENTINEL: First Bank of Greenwich Installs New Walk-Up Windows
The bank recently installed walk-up windows for customers at its three branches in #Stamford, #CosCob, and #PortChester, N.Y.
The inside of each branch entrance was redesigned with a window, which separates the teller and customer, a call button/microphone system, and an electronic pull-out drawer for transactions.
“We don’t know where the COVID -19 is going. For the safety and convenience of our customers and staff, we came up with the idea of installing walk-up windows,” said FBOG President and CEO, Frank J. Gaudio.
If the drive-thru in Cos Cob or Port Chester gets overcrowded, customers can now park their car, and come inside where they ring the bell at the walk-up window. A teller will come over and handle any transaction….
https://www.greenwichsentinel.com/2020/09/19/first-bank-of-greenwich-installs-new-walk-up-windows/
NEWS 12: Village of Port Chester pushes to attain city status
This year’s City Status for Port Chester report states that if the village’s lack of revenue continues to cause property taxes to climb — gentrification could force service-job residents out….
http://westchester.news12.com/story/42537821/village-of-port-chester-pushes-to-attain-city-status
WCBS – TV: Firefighters Treated For Heat Exhaustion After Battling 5-Alarm Blaze In Port Chester
PORT CHESTER, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Firefighters worked into Sunday evening checking hot spots following an earlier fire in a three-story apartment building. The blaze broke out….
DAILY VOICE: Five Nabbed After Shots Fired Into Occupied Home In Westchester
Five suspects are in custody after shots were fired into a home in Westchester located just off Interstate 95.The incident …
https://dailyvoice.com/new-york/mountpleasant/police-fire/five-nabbed-after-shots-fired-into-occupied-home-in-westchester/794125/
WABC – TV: 5-alarm fire tears through Westchester Co. apartment building
PORT CHESTER, Westchester Co. (WABC) — A 5-alarm fire tore through an apartment building in Westchester County…..
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/5-alarm-fire-tears-through-westchester-co-apartment-building/ar-BB18wEZ2
NEWS 12: Port Chester man heads home after being hospitalized with COVID-19 for 4 months
A Port Chester man is home after nearly losing his fight with coronavirus. His battle represents a disturbing trend that shows the Latinx community is disproportionately impacted by the virus. Cesar…..
http://westchester.news12.com/port-chester-man-heads-home-after-being-hospitalized-with-covid19-for-4-months-42549564
GREENWICH TIME: Greenwich firefighters help fight Port Chester blaze from across the Byram River
The fire crew set up on residential properties along North Water Street in Byram and aimed their hoses at three burning…
https://www.greenwichtime.com/local/article/Greenwich-firefighters-help-fight-Port-Chester-15528382.php
JOURNAL NEWS: If Port Chester doesn’t become a city, working class residents could be displaced, report warns
Port Chester’s working-class residents, many of whom are Hispanic, could be displaced by gentrification unless the village can become a city and bring in more money, a report commissioned by the …
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/if-port-chester-doesnt-become-a-city-working-class-residents-could-be-displaced-report-warns/ar-BB18j7Oz
GREENWICH TIME >>> Police: Shooting incident in Port Chester leads to arrests
Five suspects in the shooting were apprehended, and a large caliber hunting rifle and ammunition were also seized, according …
https://www.greenwichtime.com/policereports/article/Police-Shooting-incident-in-Port-Chester-leads-15568140.php
PATCH: Fuller Center, Lions Aid Port Chester Fire Victims
Port Chester experienced a significant fire that displaced 25 families and the community came together to help….
https://news.yahoo.com/fuller-center-lions-aid-port-230741304.html
JOURNAL NEWS: Shots fired into Port Chester home, police have 5 suspects in custody: PCPD
Five out-of-town suspects in connection with an overnight drive-by shooting in Port Chester are in police custody….
https://www.lohud.com/story/news/crime/2020/09/12/shots-fired-into-port-chester-home-cops/5782703002/
GREENWICH TIME: Tarry Lighthouse project in Port Chester denied
The Port Chester Zoning Board of Appeals denied the controversial Tarry Lighthouse project proposed for downtown Port Chester, N.Y., just blocks away from the Greenwich border. The development team …
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/tarry-lighthouse-project-in-port-chester-denied/ar-BB19bqRu
NEWS 12: Port Chester school board president’s alleged controversial comments ignite calls for his resignation
Some parents and community members are calling for the resignation of the school board president in Port Chester over alleged controversial comments made on social media.
Thomas Corbia, the president of the Port Chester School Board, says his Facebook was hacked Thursday after community members were outraged by controversial comments posted with his account.
A friend of Corbia’s apparently shared a post that said, “I’m selling my white privilege card. It’s just over 77 years old and it hasn’t done a damn thing for me. No inheritance, no free college, no free food, no free housing, etc. I may even be willing to do an even trade for a race card. Those seem way more useful and more widely accepted.”.
Under that post, there was a comment from Corbia’s account that said, “Tommy, you are the f****** best and whoever doesn’t like that post, well they know what they can do.”
During Thursday night’s virtual Board of Education meeting, Corbia responded to upset parents and community members, saying he’s been hacked three times since the onset of summer.
“One of it was corrected immediately. Thought we had it done. Then I was hacked into the internet and then hacked again I guess sometime in late August or early September…which I was alerted to last night. So, I apologize if it offended anybody,” he says.Community members say at the very least there needs to be an investigation into the alleged comments.
“I’m calling for an investigation to be launched into the posts found in connection with Tom Corbia,” says Grace Herbert, of Port Chester….
#SocialMedia
DAILY VOICE: Port Chester BOE President Faces Backlash Over Racially Insensitive Post
A school board president in Westchester is in hot water after a racially charged social media post was made through his Facebook account.Port Chester Board of Education President Thomas Corbia said that the account was hacked during a lengthy virtual meeting on Thursday, Sept. 17.
Of the near two dozen speakers at the meeting, just one person supported Corbia, while many casted doubt about Corbia’s claim, and are calling for an investigation into the issue and his resignation.
Cobra said that his Facebook account has been hacked at least three times since the summer and also said that he supports an internal investigation.According to multiple reports, the post in question said: “I’m selling my white privilege card. It’s just over 77 years old and it hasn’t done a damn thing for me.“No inheritance, no free college, no free food, no free housing, etc. I may even be willing to do an even trade for a race card. Those seem way more useful and more widely accepted. Interested? Contact me on my non-obama (sic) cell phone that I have to pay for every month. Serious inquiries only.”
A comment with Corbia’s name appeared under it that read “You are the (expletive) best and whoever doesn’t like that post, well they know what they can do.”
Cobra was also implicated for sharing a different post from his Facebook account earlier this year that read “Illegal immigrants sent $56 billion in pure cash to their home countries last year alone.
“That’s after their kids enjoyed free education, free lunches, and free medical care paid for by you.”
In a statement before the meeting, Port Chester Schools Superintendent Edward Kliszus condemned the post, calling it “disturbing.”…
#PortChesterSchools
JOURNAL NEWS: Many call for Port Chester school board president to resign over racist Facebook post
The president of the Port Chester Board of Education is under fire after racist Facebook posts under his name went viral on Thursday.Tom Corbia addressed the issue at the start of a school board meeting Thursday evening, saying he was hacked.
But 20 of the 21 community members who addressed the board during a 40-plus minute public comment period of the meeting didn’t believe him.
They all called for an investigation and Corbia’s immediate resignation.Many speakers, who included longtime village residents, parents with children in different grades, a current student and several recent Port Chester High School alumni, used the word “disgusting” to describe Corbia’s alleged actions.
One speaker, who said he knew Corbia for years, came to his defense and said he’s “a good man.”
Fellow school board member Chris Wolff did the same, saying he believes Corbia was hacked but still pushing for a transparent investigation.
Other board members agreed that there should be an investigation, as did Corbia.All other board members and Superintendent Edward Kliszus condemned the words and sentiment of the post.
The board suggested an ethics committee investigation. Kliszus said he will talk to district lawyers on Friday to plan the next steps.In a statement released before the meeting, Kliszus said “disturbing social media posts” were forwarded to the board’s counsel.
“The Port Chester UFSD is committed to equality for all students and staff and has policies that prohibit discrimination and harassment,” he said in the statement.
“The District condemns all commentary or posts that are biased, racially prejudiced, or offensive in any way.The controversy stems from a post that appeared to show Corbia, or someone using his name, agreeing with someone else’s Facebook post that said, “I’m selling my white privilege card. It’s just over 77 years old and it hasn’t done a damn thing for me. No inheritance, no free college, no free food, no free housing, etc. I may even be willing to do an even trade for a race card. Those seem way more useful and more widely accepted. Interested? Contact me on my non-obama (sic) cell phone that I have to pay for every month. Serious inquiries only.”
A comment with Corbia’s name underneath said: “You are the f******* best and whoever doesn’t like that post, well they know what they can do.”
Corbia taught in the Port Chester schools for 40 years before retiring in 2011, coached several sports, and is a well-known figure in the village.
He was elected to the school board in 2012……