Recommended Reading, December 8, 2024

Robert Cox

12 Dec 2024 — 5 min read

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DUBLIN, IRELAND (December 8, 2024) — We make plans and God laughs. In my case, I decided to pause my reporting for a few days to work on clearing a backlog of personal business, mostly year-end paperwork but also for a major project for here in Ireland (which I will not talk about now but probably a year from now).

My plans were rudely interrupted by a bizarre development: New Rochelle Corporation Counsel Dawn Warren proposing to City Manager Will Melendez that the New Rochelle City Court approve an unlimited budget to investigate me and fund any legal action Dawn Warren and Development Commissioner Adam Salgado wish to pursue against me. It would unwise for me to comment on their magical thinking at this time, so I simply published their “cease and desist” letter, Dawn’s memo, the proposed City Council resolution, and a 16-minute video clip from the council’s December 10 meeting along with an unofficial transcript. See the links below.

I was happy to see the comments section on the last two articles lit up.

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New Rochelle Authorizes Unlimited Funding of Private Lawsuit to Suppress Reporting by Local Journalist

New Rochelle Corporation Counsel Seeking Blank Check from Taxpayer to Fund Her Personal Lawsuit Against Robert Cox

The New Rochelle Thimblerig — Part IX

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Articles from Words in Edgewise, Talk of the Sound and Elsewhere on the Web.

WBC Video of New Rochelle Cop Sean Kane Allegedly Planting Drugs on a Suspect

Rye Mahjong Players Tip Rye Cops on Long Island Man Who Entered Rye Home, Police Say

New Rochelle Public Library Foundation Names Executive Director

Prison For Abuser Who Choked Girlfriend, Bit Her Face In Parked Car in Pelham

Rye City Manager Greg Usry Announces Plans to Retire

New Rochelle Schools Statement on Death of Parents in Tesla Car Crash

2 dead in Pelham Manor Tesla crash

1 person dead in single-car crash on Hutchinson River Parkway

2-alarm fire engulfs building in downtown Port Chester

New Rochelle Launches AI-Powered Chatbot for City Website

Former New Rochelle City Manager Kathleen Gill Hired as Mamaroneck Village Manager

Rye Board of Education Weighing 5 Search Firm Proposals to Find New Superintendent

Three Mamaroneck Trustees Say Goodbye

Rye Underage Alcohol Compliance Detail – Thanksgiving Eve

The New Rochelle Thimblerig — Part I

The New Rochelle Thimblerig — Part II

The New Rochelle Thimblerig — Part III

The New Rochelle Thimblerig — Part IV

The New Rochelle Thimblerig — Part V

The New Rochelle Thimblerig — Part VI

The New Rochelle Thimblerig — Part VII

The New Rochelle Thimblerig — Part VIII

The New Rochelle Thimblerig - Part IX

Sustainable Westchester 2024 Contract: 10 Part-Series

Three Reasons Why Sustainable Westchester Should be Indicted for Criminal Fraud

Links to Sustainable Westchester Articles

CROWDSOURCING PROJECT: Help Document NO votes on Sustainable Westchester

Sustainable Westchester Body Count

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