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Reporter On Leave Over Personal Relationship With RFK Jr.
A prominent writer for New York Magazine and New Jersey native was placed on leave after engaging in a relationship with Robert F. Kennedy Jr, who recently ended his independent presidential campaign. Olivia Nuzzi, who was raised in Middletown and attended Middletown High School, is believed to have started her relationship with Kennedy after writing a profile on him in November 2023, the Washington Post says citing a vague memo to staff from David Haskell. “We learned about the personal nature of Olivia’s relationship a few days ago,” editor David Haskell wrote in the memo. “She told …
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Westchester Assistant Health Commissioner Charged After Filing False Financial Disclosure: DA
A Westchester County Department of Health Assistant Commissioner faces criminal charges after failing to disclose over $95,000 in income to the county's Board of Ethics, officials announced. South Salem resident Peter DeLucia, age 54, was arrested on Wednesday, March 20, and charged with three felony counts, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced. According to the DA's Office, as part of his job with the county, DeLucia was required to file Annual Statements of Financial Disclosure with the Westchester County Board of Ethics that disclosed the source and…
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Election Date Set To Fill George Santos' Vacant House Seat
Nearly three-quarters of a million New Yorkers will go unrepresented in Congress for months following former Rep. George Santos’ expulsion from office. A special election to fill the 3rd District seat – representing parts of Nassau County and Queens – won't be held until Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, according to a proclamation from Gov. Kathy Hochul. “As Governor, I have the solemn responsibility to call a special election to ensure the voters of Long Island and Queens once again have representation in Congress,” Hochul said. Earlier Report: US House Expels Nassau Rep. George Santos In …
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Staffer Fired For Meeting With Teen Girl Leads To 'Witch Hunt,' Westchester BOL Chair Says
The Chair of the Westchester County Board of Legislators is responding to calls for her resignation after a county staffer was fired for attempting to meet up with a 14-year-old girl. The former legislative staffer, identified as Anand Singh, was fired on Thursday, April 13 after a video surfaced of him allegedly driving hours to try and meet up with a 14-year-old girl, according to the Westchester County Board of Legislators. The incident is now under investigation by the FBI Safe Streets Task Force, Board of Legislators Chair Catherine Borgia said in a statement on Tuesday, April 18. …
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Cuomo Ordered To Return More Than $5M From
Covid-
19 Leadership Book
Embattled former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is going down swinging after an ethics commission ordered him to pay back proceeds that he made writing his book about COVID-19 leadership during the pandemic. The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) has voted to require Cuomo to return proceeds from his book “American Crisis,” for which he was paid more than $5 million by his publisher. Cuomo has come under fire for “American Crisis,” first for penning it during the peak of the pandemic when the state was struggling, and later when it was determined by the New York Assembly that he misused…
Politics
Covid-
19: Schools Must Require Vaccines For All Personnel, Hochul Says
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul laid out plans for her administration’s first days in office during her inaugural address after succeeding Andrew Cuomo in Albany. In her first address as governor, delivered on Tuesday, Aug. 24, Hochul addressed getting all school personnel vaccinated for COVID-19, improving the vaccination rate in the state, and getting New Yorkers back to work as the battle with the Delta variant of the virus rages. Related story - COVID-19: Info On Masks Among Students, Vaccines For School Personnel Outlined By Hochul “To the New Yorkers who are yet to meet me, I’ll …
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Board Of Ethics Chair In Westchester Facing Charges After Allegedly Attempting To Coerce Rival
A lawyer who chairs the Board of Ethics of one of Westchester’s largest municipalities is facing charges for allegedly attempting to coerce and threaten a potential political opponent, the District Attorney announced. Gregory Cannata, a lawyer in Mount Vernon who is the chair of the city Board of Ethics, who had hoped to make a Democratic primary run for City Council in June has been arrested and charged with attempted coercion after threatening a political opponent who challenged signatures on his nominating petitions. Westchester County District Attorney Miriam Rocah said that the complai…
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: Dashcam Captures NY Port Authority Commissioner Cursing Out Police
Video footage of former Port Authority New York Police Commissioner Caren Z. Turner cursing out two New Jersey police officers during a traffic stop involving her daughter surfaced just days after she resigned from the agency. The more than eight-minute video released by the Tenafly, N.J. Police Department shows the agency's former ethics chair berating the pair of police officers, who are being praised for their professionalism. Turner finally addressed the incident Wednesday, releasing a statement apologizing for her tone and emotions but denying that she violated the Port Authority Code …
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