
By REUVEN BLAU
The Lieutenants' Benevolent Association Aug. 7 reached a tentative 26-month contract that will provide members with 8.16 percent in compounded raises and other benefits, including the restoration of two chart days and a $3,000-per-member payment to the union's retirement enhancement plan.
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By MEREDITH KOLODNER
An exhaustive 18-month probe by the Department of Investigation found "serious deficiencies" in how the Administration for Children's Services handled cases that led to 11 child fatalities and one near-fatality. DOI recommended that ACS hire 100 more investigative consultants to buttress the agen... More...
Program Sharpens Women's Skills

By MEREDITH KOLODNER
As with too many 8th-grade girls, it was the algebra that stumped her. "Back in the day, my passion was bookkeeping, but I had a problem with algebra," Noelia Garcia said. "I passed it by the skin of my teeth. This is my second chance at learning it. More...

By MEREDITH KOLODNER
The Administration for Children's Services has agreed to hire 153 current employees, most of whom had jobs slated to be phased out, to work in its revamped foster-care system. District Council 37 Local 371 officials also stated that the agency has agreed to increase from 90 to 207 the number of p... More...