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Sep 3, 2026
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Jul 15, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · Jim Baumbach

    Former Wantagh fire medic got $500,000 to settle claims that 2 department officers raped her (opens the original)

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    The former Wantagh Fire Department volunteer medic who accused a chief and a captain of getting her drunk and raping her at a firehouse party dropped her lawsuit in a deal that paid her $500,000. The fire department and the two men "continue to deny all of the allegations" and do not admit "any wrongdoing or liability," according to the agreement obtained by Newsday. The settlement called for "WFD’s insurance company" to make the payment to the woman. The insurance company is not identified. Wan

  2. Article · Aug 26, 2026 · Jim Baumbach

    Manhasset schools spent nearly $1M trying to fire teacher for 'inappropriate' student contact (opens the original)

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    The Manhasset school district’s yearslong attempt to fire a tenured theater teacher ended this summer as the total cost of the case neared $1 million, records show. Teacher Robbert Fessler’s retirement in June ended the conflict more than three years after the district tried to fire him over "inappropriate physical contact" with a student. The contact happened during rehearsal of "Hamlet." The case illustrates how time consuming and expensive it can be for a school district to terminate the empl

  3. Article · Aug 20, 2026 · Jim Baumbach

    Nassau judge rules Long Island fire district must turn over court records from lawsuit that alleged sex assault (opens the original)

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    A Nassau judge has ordered the Wantagh Fire District to release the agreement that ended a female volunteer medic’s lawsuit that accused a fire chief and a captain of plying her with alcohol and raping her at a firehouse party. The two men had gone to court last month seeking to stop the fire district from releasing the document after Newsday requested it under the state’s public records law. The men argued that the negotiated deal promised them confidentiality. Acting Nassau County Supreme Cour

  4. Article · Aug 3, 2026 · Jim Baumbach

    Former Wantagh fire medic settles claims 2 department officers raped her (opens the original)

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    A volunteer medic with the Wantagh Fire Department who accused a fire chief and a captain of plying her with alcohol and raping her at a firehouse party has settled a lawsuit, court records show. The financial terms of the settlement are not listed in public court papers. After Newsday requested the settlement agreement from the fire department under the state’s public records law, the two men went to court to bar the release, arguing the negotiated deal had promised them confidentiality. A Nass

  5. Article · Jul 15, 2026 · Jim Baumbach

    Suffolk brothel cop George Trimigliozzi ignored emergency calls before prostitution arrest (opens the original)

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    The former Suffolk police officer now in jail for managing a brothel also spent overnight patrol shifts "shirking his official duties," once waiting nearly an hour to respond to a call about a missing developmentally disabled child, an arbitrator ruled. In disciplinary charges that had sought his firing, the Suffolk police department accused George Trimigliozzi of hanging around at fire stations and repeatedly ignoring his job. The charges were filed in September 2024, one month before a grand j

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