A former Newport city employee who was barred from public property by the city has settled a lawsuit over the no-trespass order he received.

Andrew Cappello worked in Newport’s Parks and Recreation Department for more than a decade before he quit his job because of his tumultuous relationship with his bosses, according to court documents. Soon after, in August 2021, he was issued a no-trespass order while at the city’s Prouty Beach Campground.

The city’s parks director demanded Cappello leave the public property, and when Cappello refused, the lawsuit alleges, a Newport police officer arrived and issued him the order without any explanation.

In January 2023, the American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont filed a lawsuit on behalf of Cappello. This week, the ACLU announced the suit had re

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