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New Westchester BOL Chair Elected: Replaces Predecessor Forced Out Amid Scandal New Westchester BOL Chair Elected: Replaces Predecessor Forced Out Amid Scandal
New Westchester BOL Chair Elected: Replaces Predecessor Forced Out Amid Scandal The Westchester Board of Legislators has elected a new chairman after his predecessor resigned following a scandal involving a former county staffer trying to meet with who he thought was a 14-year-old girl. Vedat Gashi, a Yorktown resident who represents Legislative District 4 encompassing Yorktown, New Castle, and Somers, was unanimously elected as Chairperson of the County legislature on Monday night, May 15, the legislature announced.  Gashi's election comes after his predecessor, Catherine Borgia, announced her resignation on Friday, April 28.  Earlier Report…

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by Ben Crnic
Business
Jeff Zucker Resigns As CNN President Due To Revelation During Chris Cuomo Inquiry Jeff Zucker Resigns As CNN President Due To Revelation During Chris Cuomo Inquiry
Jeff Zucker Resigns As CNN President Due To Revelation During Chris Cuomo Inquiry CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker has resigned after failing to disclose a “consensual relationship” with a staffer that was uncovered during the probe into former late-night host Chris Cuomo. Zucker, age 56, announced on Wednesday, Feb. 2 that he would be stepping away from the network, effective immediately, for allegedly having a relationship his Allison Gollust, one of his top aides and advisors for years, who is remaining at CNN. “As part of the investigation into Chris Cuomo's tenure at CNN, I was asked about a consensual relationship with my closest colleague, someone I have worke…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Actor, Westchester Native Matt Del Negro Hasn't Let 10,000 No's Stop Him Actor, Westchester Native Matt Del Negro Hasn't Let 10,000 No's Stop Him
Actor, Westchester Native Matt Del Negro Hasn't Let 10,000 No's Stop Him Blame Shonda Rhimes. Pound Ridge native and John Jay-Cross River High School grad, Class of ’90, Matthew Del Negro was looking forward to his role on the ABC hit show "Scandal" amping up in 2017. Then the storyline changed. “I went from 16 episodes that season to 3,” said Del Negro. “It got really slow, excruciatingly slow. I couldn’t just wait for the phone to ring.” Never one to sit around between acting jobs–you may recognize him from "The Sopranos," "Teen Wolf" and "Goliath," to name but a few shows he's done–Del Negro decided to pursue a passion project, a podcast about perseverance a…

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by Vira Mamchur Schwartz