Staten Island
Priest takes stand in extortion trial
Rev. Michael Reilly, principal of St. Joseph by the Sea, said the favored candidate for a school lunch contract seemed “very, very nervous” as he withdrew his bid.
Students beat up dean who suspended them
Court papers say one of the 16-year-olds punched the dean in the side of the head, knocking him down, and the two then punched him, causing his ear to swell and bleed.
Cigarette ads raise hackles – right across the street from a school
A row of tobacco ads went up at the BP gas station right across the street from a private high school. It’s got Staten Islanders smoking, all right – with rage.
S.I. College worker dies in fight with cop
The fight started after the officer intervened in what reportedly looked like illegal drug activity. After a wild struggle, the off-duty College of Staten Island Auxiliary Services employee died, possibly of a heart attack.
College of Staten Island swim coach fired
Oleg Soloviev said his problems with the school sprang from clerical errors and minor procedural violations, and that he has been the focus of an NCAA investigation connected to the recent suspension of three CSI swimmers.
Police say teen was hanging around an elementary school with a shotgun
Police said they found a teenager from Pennsylvania walking around near PS 14 with a sawed-off shotgun in a bag. It led them to wonder what the plan was, that day.
Pizza and fries fit on a kid’s school lunch food pyramid, Congress says
Conservative members of Congress say “who cares about childhood obesity. Just show me the money!” (That’s not actually what they said, but they do count pizza as a vegetable).
Dept. of Ed. grades our high schools: Mostly A’s, needs improvement
Not bad overall, but two of our schools dropped a grade, and none of them went up. Ralph E. McKee Career & Technical went from A to B, and Port Richmond High from B to a C.
Assemblywoman Malliotakis wants conservative option for sex ed
Nicole Malliotakis (R-East Shore/Brooklyn) says parents should be able to choose a less graphic, more abstinence-based sex ed program than the schools will provide.
Prosecutors say a made-up person drew Social Security for 37 years
Back in 1974, a young woman started drawing $500 a month in disability payments using a bogus name and a Social Security number she’d somehow gotten a hold of, prosecutors say.
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