Jim Baumbach

LI police forces still overwhelmingly white, despite 30% increase in Hispanic officers Five years after a Newsday investigation into police hiring, neither county has diversified ranks to reflect the communities they serve.

Long Island's police force remains overwhelmingly white, five years after a landmark Newsday investigation. Here's why. www.newsday.com/long-island/...

He proved you didn't need to be the loudest to be the toughest. RIP.

Babylon received previous report of ex-teacher Timothy Harrison's 'disturbing' conduct, records show The report came in 2017, years before Harrison admitted to sex with a 15-year-old student in 2013, according to records obtained in a public records request.

These documents provide the first public look into the investigation the state AG launched into Babylon in 2021 after multiple former female students accused a dozen teachers of sexual misconduct and blamed the district for mishandling the accusations.
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Judge: Sayville schools don't have to pay $210,000 to ex-administrator A Suffolk County judge backed Sayville schools' effort to rescind a $210,000 payout to a former administrator.

A longtime Long Island school administrator told bosses he would be resigning to care for his ill wife and asked for special accommodation to receive a $210,000 payout.

Then they found out he left for a higher paying job at another LI district.

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Long Island police fired, disciplined after video show kicking handcuffed man An Internal Affairs report found five officers and two sergeants committed 19 violations during a 2021 encounter.

Suffolk fired, disciplined officers after body camera captured police kicking handcuffed Long Beach man, records obtained by Newsday show www.newsday.com/long-island/...