SCHENECTADY COUNTY Candidate no longer sworn officer Certification not required to hold sheriff’s post BY MICHAEL LAMENDOLA Gazette Reporter
Schenectady County sheriff’s candidate Joseph Lazzari, a retired police detective, is not a sworn police officer under current state law and would have to take a refresher course to reclaim his police powers. The elected position of sheriff is primarily administrative and does not require the holder to be a sworn police officer, however, said County Attorney Chris Gardner. Without police powers, the sheriff cannot carry a weapon under his badge or make arrests. Lazzari is a member of the Independence Party, running with the endorsement of the Schenectady County Republican Committee in the Nov. 4 election to fill the vacant office of sheriff. He faces Dominick Dagostino, a Conservative running with the endorsement of the Schenectady County Democratic Committee. Dagostino is a lieutenant in the Rotterdam Police Department. He is eligible to retire in August but has not discussed it with his employer, he said. Should he retire in August, he also would no longer be a sworn police officer under state guidelines. On Monday, he said, “It would be my intention to maintain my sworn police officer status.” Should Dagostino, 42, win the election in November, he would immediately return to sworn duty status, according to the state Division of Criminal Justice Services. Lazzari, 60, retired in 2004 from the Schenectady Police Department after 26 years. He has not held another law enforcement position since retirement, according to the DCJS. Harry Buffardi, a Democrat, resigned Feb. 27 as sheriff to become a full-time professor at Schenectady County Community College. Buffardi was midway through his third term. Under state law, retired law enforcement officials maintain their certification for four years. After that, they have a further six years in which to take a 519-hour refresher course to maintain their status. After 10 years, they have to take a 639-hour basic course at the police academy. Lazzari said if elected he would return to school to become a sworn...........>>>>.........>>>>.............http://www.dailygazette.net/De.....2&Continuation=1
SCHENECTADY COUNTY Lazzari gains support of Independence Party Also has Republican line in run for county sheriff BY MICHAEL LAMENDOLA Gazette Reporter Reach Gazette reporter Michael Lamendola at 395-3114 or lamend@dailygazette.com
The Schenectady County Independence Party Wednesday night unanimously endorsed retired city police detective Joe Lazzari for sheriff and Robert Carney for district attorney in November’s general election. Lazzari, 60, is a member of the Independence Party running on the Republican ticket; Carney is a Democrat. Party Chairman Richard Nebolini said the party’s executive committee endorsed Lazzari because of his resume. “I and my executive committee have reviewed many, many resumes through the years, and Joe’s resume was impressive,” he said. “We looked at his career in the police department and various things he has accomplished in the police department. The fact he was a Vietnam veteran was impressive as was his service in the community and his many years in the Air National Guard,” Nebolini said. The Independence Party’s endorsement gives Lazzari a second line on the Nov. 4 ballot, in addition to that of the Republican Party. The Schenectady County Republican Committee endorsed Lazzari in April. The Independence Party is the largest of the minor parties in both the county, with 3,400 members, and in the state. Lazzari’s opponent is Dominick Dagostino, 42, a lieutenant with the Rotterdam Police Department. He is the son of prominent Democratic county legislator Judith Dagostino, vice chairwoman of the county Legislature. Dagostino also expects to have two lines: that of the Conservative Party, of which he is a member, and that of the Democrat Party. The Conservative Party has yet to announce its endorsements, but Chairman Randy Pascarella said Dagostino has the party’s support. Dagostino had sought the endorsement of the Independence Party. The Working Families Party, the last of the minor parties, has yet to announce its endorsement for the office. The race to replace former Sheriff Harry Buffardi, a Democrat who resigned Feb. 27 to become a fulltime professor at Schenectady County Community College, is the first in memory in which candidates from minor parties are leading a countywide ticket with support from the major parties. Money will play a major role in this election, with Nebolini estimating the race to cost at least $60,000. The latest financial disclosures show that the local parties have a long way to go toward reaching that amount. ..............>>>>.........>>>>....................http://www.dailygazette.net/De.....amp;EntityId=Ar01400
consolidation and the posturing for the power......
Thor????
Thor is still sleeping senders,,,,,,,He is tired and does not want to be bothered. When he is awake?.....Put the marcellus Wiley ball in your mouth...... and grab your ankles........ because I'm sendin .....and your gettin....... until then?????? ssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
“Yeah his response, I heard how he dedicated a line or two to me as he called my football career minimal, that was cute, and then from there he just started rambling on about his businesses and how he’s doing well in the recession and all those kind of things. It was pretty interesting.”
"As I took Fran comments, I had no problem with him having a public opinion about Brett Favre coming back or not. I have the same division between should he come back or not as well. I think most people have an opinion towards that. When you say ‘OK, come back and fail’, hold on now Fran. You’re part of the fraternity, the special fraternity of guys who played in the NFL, and one of the rules in the code of conduct is you don’t want another guy to fail. You want a guy to give you his best and you give your best and you just hope your best is better than his. To want a guy to fail, and I went back to my mental rolodex through time and I’ve never heard another guy say that, it was unfortunate because it’s a Hall of Famer, and you come into this game respecting those guys who are in Canton. You respect the guys who played the game and paved the road for you, and for one of them to come out and say hey, why you’re battling one of the toughest decisions in your life which is to retire or not retire, you say I want you to come and fail, I mean that was very unfortunate and I think that was underneath what Fran Tarkenton really is. I said that he sounds like a grumpy old man because who says that? I mean the next statement out of someone’s mouth like that is ‘hey, get off my lawn’ and ‘leave me alone’.”
and you are Fran????
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
Marcellus Wiley Makes Eye-Opening Comments Posted on12/12/2007 11:48:46 AM in #Sports | 0 comments comments
ESPN analyst Marcellus Wiley has been in the news lately for his comments on various situations in the NFL.
Wiley, the former Pro Bowl player and Columbia University grad, stated on Sunday that the Pittsburgh Steelers might cut cornerback Anthony Smith for talking too much. Smith guaranteed a victory against the undefeated New England Patriots.
Wiley said that if he were one of Smith's teammates, he would "take him to the showers and beat him up a little bit".
Two weeks ago, Wiley said that NFL players were targets, which was the primary reason for the murders of Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor and Denver Broncos defensive back Darrent Williams. However, Kansas City Star columnist Jason Whitlock disagreed and mentioned Wiley's comments in a very controversial column, in which he referenced the "Black KKK".
Wiley responded saying that Whitlock not only lacked tact and class, but was on the outside looking in, while Wiley, a resident of inner-city Los Angeles and Ivy League graduate, knew both sides of the fence. Wiley mentioned that he has had teammates that were murdered and that his comments about Taylor are based on his 10-year NFL experience.
Wiley is a football analyst now on ESPN for shows such as "NFL Countdown" and "ESPN First Take".
are you saying shut up???
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
Thor is still sleeping senders,,,,,,,He is tired and does not want to be bothered. When he is awake?.....Put the marcellus Wiley ball in your mouth...... and grab your ankles........ because I'm sendin .....and your gettin....... until then?????? ssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
Tell me I'm wrong.....consolidation and the power there of.......
...you are a product of your environment, your environment is a product of your priorities, your priorities are a product of you......
The replacement of morality and conscience with law produces a deadly paradox.
STOP BEING GOOD DEMOCRATS---STOP BEING GOOD REPUBLICANS--START BEING GOOD AMERICANS
Ok is this the sports blog or Doms page SO CAN IT AND LEAVE THIS FOR A DISCUSSION OF DOM AND THE JOB HE HAS TO DO
Perhaps DOM should start his own blog.
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
I'm still sleeping. Go somewhere else for a while,,,,, I heard there is some facinating banter going on in the ,"what happened to Alfred's Bakery?" room,,,,,
You'll know when I'm up......Then you can come back until then??? zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
They must be firing up the on board laptops...again......
When the INSANE are running the ASYLUM In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule. -- Friedrich Nietzsche
“How fortunate for those in power that people never think.” Adolph Hitler
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