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Video from the MLK march shows police aggressively swarming protesters at City Hall Park late Monday. (David Allen/Patch)
NEW YORK CITY A march to honor Martin Luther King Jr. descended into violence as NYPD officers clashed with protesters near City Hall Park.
Video from the MLK Day melee late Monday shows cops swarm, shove and block protesters. At least 29 protesters were arrested and 11 NYPD officers reportedly suffered injuries, NY1 reported.
What triggered the clashes is unclear, but Twitter user Isabelle Leyva laid blame at the NYPD s feet.
Subscribe This was a BLM protest for MLK Day, she wrote. If that s not enough context for you then please stop asking and move along.
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Paul Levy, who has lived on Oxford Road for the past 40 years, said Tuesday he was running for the open Ward 6 seat on the Newton School Committee in the November 2021 election. (Sarah Inez Persing, courtesy)
NEWTON, MA A Newton father of three is running to replace School Committee Chair Ruth Goldman, whose term ends this year. Although the election is nearly 10 months away, Paul Levy has garnered the support of hundreds of Newton residents so far.
Levy, who has lived on Oxford Road for the past 40 years, registered with the office of campaign finance late last year, but made it official Tuesday, announcing he was running for the open Ward 6 seat on the Newton School Committee.
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A Milwaukee-area man has been charged in connection with the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. (Shutterstock)
MILWAUKEE, WI – A Milwaukee-area man has been charged in connection with the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
David Charles Mish, Jr., 41 of West Allis, has been charged with unlawful entry and violent entry and disorderly conduct and appeared before a federal judge in Milwaukee on Friday, according to FOX6.
According to the court filing, Mish told the D.C. Metropolitan Police on Jan. 7, the day after the insurrection, he had information about the death of Ashli Babbit, an Air Force veteran from San Diego who was shot and killed by a Capitol Police officer as she attempted to get into the House Speaker s Lobby.
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Several tents are set up so people who have registered can get their COVID-19 vaccinations as they drive-thru the parking lot of the State Farm Stadium, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
ARIZONA Arizona is opening up coronavirus vaccination to anyone 65 or older after federal recommendations that states expand the rollout.
Starting Tuesday, Arizona residents in that age group will be able to register for a vaccine starting at 9 a.m. in several counties vaccinating in prioritized Phase 1B and at the state s two mass sites in Phoenix.
Arizona s Vaccine and Antiviral Prioritization Advisory Committee met on Wednesday to approve the new federal guidelines. The new guidance brought more doses to the state and will add another 750,000 people to the state s pool of eligibility. Previously, Arizonans over 75 had been added to this phase of the vaccination plan.
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On January 31, 2021, the Workers Circle will present a Yiddish Schmooze featuring Zalmen Mlotek, the Artistic Director at the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, which presented the award-winning Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish and whose parents were integral members of the Workers Circle and passionate proponents of Yiddish culture.
During the hour-long virtual event, Director of Yiddish Programming Nikolai (Kolya) Borodulin will talk with Mr. Mlotek not only about Yiddish theatre but his parents work and legacy. Zalmen Mlotek had served as the cultural director of the Workers Circle for many years.
The event will be held on Sunday, January 31 starting at 2:00 PM. The event is free, but Workers Circle would welcome donations of $18 to go to strengthening its world-renown Yiddish program. To register, visit https://bit.ly/3nOs7B0.