Constantine to be appointed to emergency management position[center][/center] Monday, March 9, 2009 By Michael Lamendola (Contact) Gazette Reporter
SCHENECTADY — Majority Democrats in the Schenectady County Legislature plan to appoint Thomas P. Constantine as director of emergency management Tuesday night.
Is anyone the least bit sick to their stomach over this? Us, the taxpayer's right to choose has been hi-jacked for personal, politcal positioning and self motivation and power and greed. .........ballot initiative!!??
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Judith Dagostino’s term on the Legislature expires this year. She represents Rotterdam, a Republican stronghold. Party sources said she wanted Democrats to endorse her son in return for her seeking re-election.
The endorsement also locks in support of the local Conservative Party for Judith Dagostino. Judith Dagostino needs the local party’s support in her bid for re-election in the always-contentious county Legislature races in District 4, which comprises Rotterdam, Princetown and Duanesburg.
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
Absolutely disgusting. Your County tax dollar at "work". Let's see who other than Joe Suhrada stands up to this rape of the County taxpayers. Nothing is more sacred than the deal in this horrible County. You know the rest of the story. No primary-no Sheriff's election in 2009-no big deal! Work together never works.
HOW DARE YOU and HOW DARE SURHAD for going against the safetey of the Schenectady people over here! Surhad wants people to die in the street if we dont have the man in place to co - ordinate with the emergencies during the age of terroism and this smacks of ignorance and crazyness on be - half of your parts you people. WAKE UP BEFORE IT IS TO LATE AND YOU ALL DIE FROM AN EXPLOSION OR POISON WAR FARE OR ANYT OF THAT . LOOK at what happened when we had a repub NINE ONE ONE!
You people amaze me more each and every day that you go against the men in blue and the firemen and the people that protect us and our leaders
Looks like gadfly's statements that the Democratic party and the Conservative party Executive Board are "in bed together" has again been proven! I'm surprised that Lamendola actually recorded it in print.
And I share Liberty's statement about Lamendola. I am surprised he actually reported it. Although some of us think it is a disgrace, while there are others that read it and applauded!
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
SCHENECTADY COUNTY Former officer to get post Legislature to name director of emergencies BY MICHAEL LAMENDOLA Gazette Reporter
Majority Democrats in the Schenectady County Legislature plan to appoint Thomas P. Constantine as director of emergency management tonight. Constantine was one of three people interviewed for the position, which was posted on the Schenectady County Web site, said county spokesman Joe McQueen. Constantine had been a top contender for the vacant position of Schenectady County sheriff until he was knocked out after going so far as to change his party membership from Republican to Democrat. Democrats are instead endorsing Rotterdam police Lt. Dominick Dagostino, a Conservative and the son of prominent Democratic county legislator Judith Dagostino, vice chairwoman of the county Legislature. Judith Dagostino’s term on the Legislature expires this year. She represents Rotterdam, a Republican stronghold. Party sources said she wanted Democrats to endorse her son in return for her seeking re-election. The endorsement also locks in support of the local Conservative Party for Judith Dagostino. Judith Dagostino needs the local party’s support in her bid for re-election in the always-contentious county Legislature race in District 4, which comprises Rotterdam, Princetown and Duanesburg. Conservatives already support Dominick Dagostino’s bid for the seat formerly held by Harry Buffardi, a Democrat. Buffardi resigned Feb. 27 to become a full-time professor in criminal sciences at Schenectady County Community College. Democratic leaders deny any quid quo pro. Randy Pascarella, local Conservative Party chairman, said the party would have supported Judith Dagostino regardless of whether Dominick Dagostino ran for office. “We would definitively endorse Judy in District 4, but we have not seen the slate of candidates from the Democrats yet. We have endorsed her every time, and it has nothing to do with Dom Dagostino,” Pascarella said. Pascarella also denied any “backroom deals” in which the Conservative Party is promising to endorse Democratic candidates carte blanche in November. The Conservative Party is seeking the Schenectady County Republican Committee’s endorsement for Dagostino as well. Republicans are not expected to announce their endorsement in the county sheriff’s race until after the March 31 special election for the 20th Congressional District. Republican James Tedisco and Democrat Scott Murphy are facing off for the seat. Local Republicans are putting all their energies into getting Tedisco elected, Pascarella said. County Legislator Joe Suhrada, R-Rotterdam, called Constantine’s appointment “a payoff for [Democrats] knocking him out of the sheriff’s position. They had to keep him quiet after sacking him. They promised him a real job and they obviously delivered on the taxpayer buck.” Legislator Robert Farley, RNiskayuna, said he believes Constantine is a capable person and a talented man. “I think he will do a good job in that position and he will work hard for the county,” Farley said. “I will speak [on his behalf] on the floor on that.” Constantine had no immediate comment on his appointment. The position of director of emergency management has been vacant since William VanHoesen retired last year. The position’s salary is $60,725 in the 2009 budget. Constantine is a retired detective with the Niskayuna Police Department. He will have to obtain a waiver from the pension system to collect the county salary, officials said. According to a memo to county legislators, he has complementary experience as a fire commissioner for Niskayuna Fire District 1. “The combination of both law enforcement and fire response background ......................http://www.dailygazette.net/De.....amp;EntityId=Ar00703
Good for Constantine. Chamelions change colors to survive, and they do it without having any remorse. Some things gnaw at a man worse then being underemployed, but not him. Maybe he's just "not political."
"While Foreign Terrorists were plotting to murder and maim using homemade bombs in Boston, Democrap officials in Washington DC, Albany and here were busy watching ME and other law abiding American Citizens who are gun owners and taxpayers, in an effort to blame the nation's lack of security on US so that they could have a political scapegoat."
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Absolutely disgusting. Your County tax dollar at "work". Let's see who other than Joe Suhrada stands up to this rape of the County taxpayers. Nothing is more sacred than the deal in this horrible County. You know the rest of the story. No primary-no Sheriff's election in 2009-no big deal! Work together never works.
