May 5, 2021 4:42 pm PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)-Three suspects could face anywhere from 5-40 years in prison after pleading guilty on Wednesday to being a part of a drug trafficking scheme to distribute large amounts of crack cocaine and fentanyl in Woonsocket. Angel Aviles, 20, of Cranston, as well as Juan Batista, 35, and Natalie Cassidy, 27, both of Woonsocket, were a part of a large group that was charged during an investigation by the FBI Rhode Island Safe Streets Gang Task Force. The investigation began back in January of 2020. Aviles was the seller in the operation, according to court evidence. He would get his supply from Batista, and Cassidy would deliver the drugs to the buyers.
Bemus Point Elementary School Teacher Named in Child Victims Lawsuit A Bemus Point Elementary School teacher has been named in a pending child victims lawsuit for allegations of sexual abuse. According to a petition filed in Chautauqua County Supreme Court on Friday, the victim claims they were a student at Maple Grove High School when the abuse occurred. The teacher named in the case is Lori Conti. Both the Bemus Point Central School District, the Bemus Point School Board, as well as Conti, are being sued by the alleged victim. The victim is being represented by attorney Jerry Kristal of Buffalo.
Former Teacher, Ashville BOCES, Frewsburg School District All Named in Child Victims Lawsuit NOTE: This story was edited to indicate the lawsuit is pending, based on the court’s decision to allow the victim to remain anonymous to the public. MAYVILLE – A former Ashville BOCES faculty member has been named in a pending child victims lawsuit for allegations of sexual abuse. According to a petition filed in Chautauqua County Supreme Court on Friday, the victim claims they were a student at Frewsburg Central School District, but were taking a class at the Erie 2 Chautauqua-Cattaragus BOCES in Ashville when the abuse occurred. The instructor named in the case is
/ City Will Have to Pay Estimated $800,000 in Back Wages After State High Court Denies Arbitration Motion City Will Have to Pay Estimated $800,000 in Back Wages After State High Court Denies Arbitration Motion JAMESTOWN – The ongoing legal battle involving an arbitration ruling between the city of Jamestown and its police union appears to finally be over. As a result, the city will have to pay union members over $800,000 in back wages. This week the New York State Court of Appealsdenied a motion by the city to appeal a lower court’s ruling involving a 2018 arbitration ruling, in which an arbitration panel ruled the city must give the