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Curt VaroneNovember 6, 2023

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Termination of Boston Firefighter For Offensive Posts Upheld

The ongoing saga of Boston firefighter Octavius Rowe suffered another setback as the Massachusetts Court of Appeals upheld his 2018…

Curt VaroneFebruary 8, 2021

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A Massachusetts judge has rejected the appeal of a Boston firefighter who was terminated over a series a racist and…

Curt VaroneOctober 23, 2019

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A Boston firefighter who was fired last year over incendiary social media posts has filed suit to challenge a state…

Curt VaroneSeptember 3, 2019

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The Massachusetts Civil Service Commission has upheld the termination of an outspoken African American firefighter from Boston who was terminated…

Curt VaroneMay 20, 2018

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The Boston firefighter who posted a cartoon image of a muscular Black man carrying the severed head of a white…

Curt VaroneOctober 11, 2017

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A veteran Boston firefighter has been suspended over a social media post that depicted a man carrying a decapitated head.…