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NYSP Staff May Have Used Work Creds To Improperly Get Into Ryder Cup: Superintendent NYSP Staff May Have Used Work Creds To Improperly Get Into Ryder Cup: Superintendent
Nysp Staff May Have Used Work Creds To Improperly Get Into Ryder Cup: Superintendent New York State Police are under outside investigation after top members of the agency’s executive staff were revealed to have possibly improperly used work-related credentials to get into the Ryder Cup on Long Island earlier this year.  In a statement on Wednesday, Nov. 26, New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James said the allegations center on staff who “may have used work credentials supplied by the PGA, or possibly other free passes, to improperly gain admission to the Ryder Cup tournament on Long Island for themselves and in some cases, family members.”  …

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by Ben Crnic
Politics
Details Emerge On Ex-Cuomo, Hochul Aide Whose $3.5M NY Home Was Searched By FBI Details Emerge On Ex-Cuomo, Hochul Aide Whose $3.5M NY Home Was Searched By FBI
Details Emerge On Ex-Cuomo, Hochul Aide Whose $3.5M NY Home Was Searched By FBI A former top aide to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo whose Long Island home was searched by the FBI earlier this week was fired by the state last year after "evidence of misconduct, according to new reports. According to a report by Politico, Linda Sun was terminated by the Department of Labor in 2023 for “misconduct.”  “Immediately upon discovering the evidence of misconduct, the administration referred the matter to law enforcement authorities,” a source told Politico. The 40-year-old Sun's $3.5 million Manhasset home was searched by FBI agents Tuesday morni…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Hudson Valley's Own Emma Roberts Accused Of Transphobia On Set Of 'American Horror Story' Hudson Valley's Own Emma Roberts Accused Of Transphobia On Set Of 'American Horror Story'
Hudson Valley's Own Emma Roberts Accused Of Transphobia On Set Of 'American Horror Story' Actress Emma Roberts is accused of mistreating a transgender co-star on the set of her hit show, “American Horror Story.” During an Instagram Live session on Tuesday, Sept.19, actress Angelica Ross, who is a transgender woman, accused Roberts of making transphobic comments in 2018, during filming of the show’s ninth season, “1984.” According to Ross, Roberts jokingly told another actor, John Carroll Lynch, that Ross was “being mean” to her, to which Lynch replied, “Okay ladies, that’s enough, let’s get back to work.” That’s when Roberts, according to Ross, replied with “Don’t you mean lady…

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by Michael Mashburn
Schools
Port Chester School Board Votes To Charge President With Misconduct Port Chester School Board Votes To Charge President With Misconduct
Port Chester School Board Votes To Charge President With Misconduct The Port Chester Board of Education voted unanimously to charge School Board President Tom Corbia with misconduct after he allegedly posted racially-charged posts on social media last year. Last year, Corbia said that his Facebook account was hacked multiple times, with at least one of those involving racist posts that went viral and landed him in hot water. Related story - Westchester School Board President Evasive In Probe Of Insensitive Post, Investigators Say Following an investigation, the School Board announced on Monday, Feb. 8 that they were adopting official misconduct charge…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Deputy Police Commissioner In Westchester Ousted After Being Charged With Illegal Driving Deputy Police Commissioner In Westchester Ousted After Being Charged With Illegal Driving
Deputy Police Commissioner In Westchester Ousted After Being Charged With Illegal Driving Embattled Mount Vernon Deputy Police Commissioner Joseph Spiezio is out of a job after he was busted driving in a city vehicle with a suspended license. The Mount Vernon Police Department announced on Thursday, Feb. 7 that Police Commissioner Shawn Harris has asked for and accepted the retirement of Spiezio, effective immediately. “As a commissioner of a law enforcement agency, it is my duty to ensure that the standards of conduct all members of the Mount Vernon Police Department are supposed to abide by are set higher than those standards assigned to the general public,” the department ann…

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by Zak Failla
Schools
Report: Westchester Teacher Suing District Faces 40 Disciplinary Charges Report: Westchester Teacher Suing District Faces 40 Disciplinary Charges
Report: Westchester Teacher Suing District Faces 40 Disciplinary Charges The Mount Vernon math teacher who is suing the school district for alleged discrimination has had dozens of disciplinary charges filed against him, according to a lohud report. Hilary Bailey, 61, has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the district and Benjamin Turner Middle School Principal Jonathan Brown, claiming that he was unfairly treated due to his age and a medical condition he suffers from. Bailey was hired by the district in 2000, while Brown became principal at the middle school in 2013. According to the report, Bailey is facing 40 disciplinary charges, including insubor…

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by Zak Failla