The town of Scriba unsuccessfully tried to remove a man from a board meeting, saying he was violating its policy that allows the public to record video only from the back of the town’s meeting room.
But sheriff’s deputies called to the meeting ultimately disagreed with the town’s attorney, Kevin Caraccioli, and, after a lengthy discussion, didn’t remove anyone or make any arrests.
Recording public meetings is permitted in New York. A board may set reasonable rules about how it is done, and the question here is whether a back-of-the-room-only rule is one of them. The town says the policy keeps critics from disrupting its meetings.
Read the full story: Scriba wanted man removed from meeting over video policy, but cops said no — Oswego County News Now, June 2026.
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