MANAGERS TO STAY AT HOCKEY FACILITY DESPITE FAILING TESTS.(CAPITAL REGION)

Byline: KATE GURNETT Staff writer

ALBANY -- Two top managers at the Albany County Hockey Training Facility have flunked civil service exams certifying their positions.

But Manager Stephen Ries and Assistant Manager John Sheridan will continue to run the ice rink on a provisional basis until a new test is offered, said Susan Pedo, spokeswoman for Albany County Executive Michael Breslin.

Republican Legislator Christine Benedict, R-Colonie, accused the county of relaxing civil service requirements to help Ries keep his $30,000-a-year job. Ries is the son-in-law of former state Sen. Howard Nolan, who helped Breslin win his appointment as interim county …