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NY Camp Counselor Shared Child Sex Abuse Material, Police Say NY Camp Counselor Shared Child Sex Abuse Material, Police Say
NY Camp Counselor Shared Child Sex Abuse Material, Police Say A 22-year-old counselor at a New York summer camp is accused of sharing child sex abuse material. Jonathan Sarasohn, of Great Neck, was arrested following a Greene County Sheriff’s Office investigation into alleged misconduct at Tranquillity Camp in Earlton, according to sheriff’s officials. The investigation was launched on Saturday, July 26. Sarasohn, who works as a waiter and counselor at the camp, was charged with promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child under 17 and possession of an obscene sexual performance by a child, both felonies. A second defendant, 20-year-old Charles…

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by Michael Mashburn
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$5M Fraud: NY Twin Financiers Threatened Witnesses, Fabricated Evidence, DOJ Says $5M Fraud: NY Twin Financiers Threatened Witnesses, Fabricated Evidence, DOJ Says
$5M Fraud: NY Twin Financiers Threatened Witnesses, Fabricated Evidence, DOJ Says Twin financiers Adam and Daniel Kaplan, already charged with defrauding elderly and disabled clients out of millions, are now accused of threatening witnesses and fabricating evidence. The 35-year-old Kaplans, hailing from Long Island’s Great Neck, are named in a fresh superseding indictment that was filed in Central Islip federal court on Thursday, Feb. 20, charging them with an additional count of money laundering. Adam Kaplan was additionally charged with wire fraud, bank fraud, and obstruction of justice, according to the US Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District. The new charges pa…

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by Michael Mashburn
Schools
Hudson Valley Well-Represented In Brand-New Best High School Rankings Hudson Valley Well-Represented In Brand-New Best High School Rankings
Hudson Valley Well-Represented In Brand-New Best High School Rankings New York is well-represented in brand-new rankings of the best high schools in New York. The first four in Niche's 2025 selections are all from New York City: Stuyvesant in Manhattan, the Bronx High School of Science, Staten Island Technical High School, and Townsend Harris High School in Queens. Checking in at No. 5 and the first Westchester County selection is Scarsdale High School. The first Long Island school picked is No. 7 Half Hollow Hills West in Dix Hills. Long Island schools also make up spots 10 through 13: They are Jericho, Syosset, and Great Neck South high schools. Four mor…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
This NY Locale Makes Nationwide Top 50 List Of Best Places To Live For Families This NY Locale Makes Nationwide Top 50 List Of Best Places To Live For Families
This NY Locale Makes Nationwide Top 50 List Of Best Places To Live For Families One town in New York made the Top 50 list of Fortune’s third annual national rankings of the Best Places To Live For Families list. It's located on Long Island - No. 15 North Hempstead. Fortune said that in addition to its proximity to New York City, "the township has the highest Sharecare community well-being ranking on the list, at 88 out of 100. It’s also home to some of the best school districts in New York and has the highest number of recommended hospitals in the area (50) on the list." With around 237,000 residents, North Hempstead is the seventh-largest municipality by population i…

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by Joe Lombardi