Lisa Pavon, Education Coordinator, Professional Development and Education at Bon Secours Charity Health System recently lived out the health care system’s mission to provide “Good Help to Those in Need®” when she traveled with other NY/NJ metro area volunteers to Cambodia. Through the philanthropic organization Jewish Helping Hands, Lisa and others spent 10 days helping […]
The Archdiocese of New York has announced three newly designed logos for regions in the New York area. Inspired by Cardinal Timothy Dolan’s idea that the regions operate under the patronage of a saint to spiritually guide their work in Catholic education, the three regional Boards of Trustees chose their patrons, then selected a logo […]
It doesn’t look like John Batchelor is going to be “on air” from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. on WABC 770 AM in New York City for too much longer. Parent company Cumulus has purchased conservative shock jock Michael Savage’s radio program and he is scheduled to take the 9 p.m. to midnight shift. Cumulus […]
Election 2012 Who would have thought the presidential race could change so drastically overnight? Even the mainstream and liberal media is getting in on the act, as seen here on the cover of the Oct. 15 New Yorker magazine, where President Obama is depicted as a no-show to last week’s first presidential debate, complete with […]
Former two-decade CEO of General Electric Jack Welch caused quite a stir this week as he tweeted his doubts on the validity of a reported dip in unemployment from 8.1 to 7.8 percent. “Unbelievable jobs numbers…these Chicago guys will do anything…can’t debate so change numbers.” Chicago guys refers, of course, to President Obama’s administration. The […]
BOCES Overcharging New York State Tax Payers According to an investigation by the Journal News and LoHud.com regional BOCES programs have overcharged New York school districts to the tune $473 million between 2007 and 2011. A recent report by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli uncovered that the Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) regularly […]