FOIL Wars
March 23, 2023
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New Rochelle’s Barry Fertel in the DOJ Epstein Files: Why It Matters
NEW ROCHELLE, NY (February 16, 2026) — The Department of Justice’s release of Jeffrey Epstein-related emails includes the name of former New Rochelle Council Member Barry Fertel who has acknowledged representing Epstein in 2011 in a debt collection case. Fertel was serving as the City Council member for District 5
Sunday Briefing: Work Plan, ICE Protest, DOJ–Epstein Email
This briefing draws from reporting at Talk of the Sound, analysis and commentary published in Words in Edgewise, and selected regional coverage. A Note from the Publisher This week across the Sound Shore reflected a recurring pattern in local governance: public safety remains steady but tense, school leadership remains under
From Malahide Castle to Vicar Street: What Live Music Has Taught Me About My New Life in Ireland
DUBLIN, IRELAND (February 13, 2026) — Since I moved from the United States to Ireland on July 4, 2023 (yes, Independence Day), I’ve made it a point to take in as much live music as possible. Since arriving, I’ve found myself in crowds across Ireland — and occasionally beyond — watching
DOJ Email Refers to New Rochelle Council Member as ‘Epstein’s Attorney’
NEW ROCHELLE, NY (February 12, 2026) — Emails contained in the U.S. Department of Justice’s recently released Epstein document archive show that New Rochelle City Council member and longtime local attorney Barry R. Fertel performed private legal work for Jeffrey Epstein in the years following Epstein’s 2008 criminal