Crime Prevention Panel Discusses Cyber Bullying
Teens and technology: The two seem inseparable. But the adolescent obsession with tweeting, texting, Facebooking and “friending” can also have devastating effects in the form of “Cyber-bullying.” The suicide of Rutgers University student Tyler Clementi is just one of many recent examples of this tragedy. Read more
WESTSIDE CRIME PREVENTION BULLY FORUM
The West Side Crime Prevention will host forum “Bullying 2010: What Parents Need To Know” at 7 p.m., Dec. 8, at Trinity School Auditorium, 101 W. 91st St. Read more
UWS SCHOOL EMPLOYEE PLEADS GUILTY TO FRAUD
By Dan Rivoli
A former custodian at an Upper West Side high school pled guilty for defrauding the city of more than $100,000.
District Attorney Cyrus Vance announced Philip Portelli, a 33-year-old former custodian at Edward A. Reynolds West Side High School, pled guilty to running a “no-show job scheme.” Read more
Decision ’09: Primary Profiles
With two major citywide races and one Manhattan-wide contest this September, Democratic primary voters could be forgiven for feeling a little overwhelmed. On primary day, a total of 11 candidates will vie for three high-profile positions: city comptroller, public advocate and Manhattan district attorney. (And that’s not even counting the mayoral primary race, although most think the outcome is a foregone conclusion, and other miscellaneous contests.) Read more
