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Thomas Caputo, 57, is one of five Long Island Rail Road workers busted by federal prosecutors for filing astronomical amounts of overtime for no-show shifts.

Joseph Balestra was paid $348,000 by the MTA in 2018 — $241,000 of which was overtime. That made the 51-year-old the 12th highest paid MTA employee that year, earning more than the authority’s chairman.

Sleeping on the job is one of many benefits LIRR workers enjoy, according to a new court filing from a foreman facing prison time for an audacious overtime scam.

Weekly links March 12: Even more DiD, deforestation lowers productivity, how to procrastinate productively, and more… ·       A couple of follow-ups to Scott Cunningham’s Mixtape book. First, Thomas Caputo has created python code for the book (to complement the Stata and R code already available). Second, Scott has started a substack he is calling the Remix, which will have deep dives into more methods papers – starting with a discussion of the Callaway and Sant’anna difference-i...

Wicked Local Although Mark Paolillo retired from the Select Board in 2019 after serving three terms, he has pulled papers to run for the three-year seat being vacated by Thomas Caputo in the upcoming April election. On Jan. 22, Caputo announced he will not be seeking re-election. Paolillo said when he heard Caputo decided not to run he was disappointed, but understands his reasons.  "When I heard that, I understood there was a need. Were in the middle of a financial crisis here in belmont not...

Wicked Local Select Board Vice Chairman Thomas Caputo announced Friday he will not seek re-election to his seat in the upcoming April election. Caputo has served since he was elected in 2018. He ran uncontested. He issued the following public statement to the Citizen-Herald: "It has been a privilege to serve the Belmont community as a member of the Select Board for the last three years, but I have decided that I will not seek reelection in April. The time requirements of the Select Board role ...