The Village of Brockport has had some spectacular fights over the years. When the state wanted to close the Normal School in the 1930’s, Brockport residents fought and convinced higher-ups to keep it open; what was once a teachers’ school is now SUNY Brockport. The community also waged a high-profile, protracted campaign to get polluted […]
Brockport Police Department
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[UPDATED] Brockport trustee challenges embattled mayor
Embattled mayor Maria Castañeda is seeking a second term, running against Margaret Blackman, a current village trustee and retired professor of anthropology at SUNY Brockport. Blackman is joined by newcomer Valerie Ciciotti, and incumbent trustee Carol Hannan on the Revitalize Brockport party. Castañeda’s running mates on the Taxpayers First party line are Rick Ross and write-in candidate Kristina Telles. (Castañeda’s original running mate, Danny Blackburn, dropped out too late to be taken off the ballot.)
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Reader feedback 4.21.04
Praise for Spula With City Newspaper’s firing of Jack Bradigan Spula the city’s strongest voice of conscience has been lost. We’ve learned so much from him. His research is impressive, his reasoning fresh and true; and his absolute integrity cannot be compromised. With Bradigan Spula, City has provided the only real forum on progressive […]
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Cops on trial
Not much has changed in 175 years for Brockport — a picturesque Victorian village on the banks of the Erie Canal. In 1829, Brockport gave itself a police department by writing two constable positions into the village charter. The village dumped the constables a few years later. The positions were restored around 1852, according […]
