Moore was elected vice-chairman of HRC on Aug. 9.

He later withdrew his resignation and spoke with his wife at an Aug. 21 village board meeting.

Both Moores told The River Reporter the harassment against their family began right after Clifford Moore changed his mind about going on a radio call-in program about a report by a consultant hired in April to investigate mayor Robert Friedland.

WVOS announced Moore would come on an Aug. 16 live call-in show hosted by Glenn Pontier. When Moore backed out, a guest to speak on a different topic was announced.

Windows in southern Monticello were hit by bb's between Aug. 10 and 13, sources said. Because one window damaged was Friedland's, the matter was treated as "special," Moore asserted.

"I'm concerned that you were told that this is a special case because the mayor's house got hit," Friedland replied.

Pittaluga can be heard on the tape telling the Moores that his investigation is "very political now. The mayor's window got shot. A fire chief's windows got shot. A couple other people have been complaining..."

No one has been charged, police chief Michael Brennan said. The fire chief Pittaluga mentioned was Scott Schoonmaker.

Clifford More taped Pittaluga's interview when he interrogated their son. Pittaluga offered "a deal" in exchange for an admission by the youth.

Sheila Perlman and Susan Burton appeared with the Moores at the meeting, stating their sons had also been questioned by police on the incident.

Karen Moore filed complaints with the village board, the human rights commission (HRC), Ellenville and Monticello branches of NAACP, and U.S. Department of Justice.

Moore said Pontier, of Milanville, asked him to discuss the Hargrove report on WVOS radio. Karen Moore said she received a copy to pass to her husband from lawyer Loran Shlevin, also of Milanville, at family court. Shlevin represents the Monticello Police Benevolent Association (PBA) and is suing the village for $50,000 in fees for litigating the Musical Chairs scenario.

Karen Moore is a special education teacher in Liberty. Clifford Moore teaches physical education at Monticello High School (MHS) where he is the only African-American teacher. Karen Moore is white. One of their children is bi-racial and two are white, she said in her complaint.

A letter from village attorney Martin Miller was delivered to the Moore home on Aug. 16 by four armed officers, who stationed themselves out front for 15 minutes after being asked by Karen Moore to leave, she said.

Brennan said he couldn't explain why so many officers went to the Moore home, but he would find out. Others received their deliveries by only one officer. Some got the letter by fax.

Miller's letter to all village officials referred to a notice of claim filed Aug. 1 by Michael Palson of Monticello over defamatory statements about him in the Hargrove report.

Miller cautioned that discussing the report outside the scope of official duties could result in personal liability if sued.

"While free speech is encouraged I caution your comments and urge that discretion at all times should be exercised. My suggestion with regard to this report is not to discuss it at all," Miller counseled.

Prior to Palson's notice, a related suit was already pending to remove Friedland from office. An affidavit by Brennan was filed Aug. 3, on behalf of a plaintiff seeking to unseat Friedland. The PBA also called for Friedland's ouster in a May 5 statement faxed from Shlevin's Callicoon office.

Moore said he may yet go on the radio to discuss Monticello police conduct, but not Hargrove's report or its contents.