BOCES teacher assistant arrest for bringing handgun on campus

BOCES teacher assistant arrest for bringing handgun on campus

Clarkstown Police were called to the Jesse J. Kaplan School at 9 a.m. last Wednesday when a loaded firearm was discovered on the BOCES school grounds. The weapon, a 9-millimeter Ruger, belonged to Gillian L. Jeffords, a 24-year-old teacher’s aide and licensed gun owner. The gun was found by a fellow staff member who noticed the weapon inside of […]

“Boatel” added to plans for Eagle Bay condo development

“Boatel” added to plans for Eagle Bay condo development

STORY AND PHOTOS BY KATHY KAHN After years of promising to develop his Stony Point Marina into a condominium project with public access to the waterfront, longtime owner Wayne Corts sold it last year to Eli Hershkowitz for an undisclosed amount. Hershkowitz’s representatives on March 22 attended the first of many public hearings by the Town’s […]

Facebook Breach Outrages Public Trust

Facebook Breach Outrages Public Trust

BY KATHY KAHN When an app called “thisisyourdigitallife” became available in 2013, 270,000 Facebook users were paid a nominal fee to fill out a personality quiz. That quiz opened the door for London-based Cambridge Analytics to troll the friends and acquaintances of the Facebook members who downloaded the app. All told, over 50 million Facebook […]