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A strange encounter at a fundraising gala
By Cristina DC Pastor My Friend, who shall not be named because of an ongoing federal investigation, called early morning today. He does not usually call at 7 a.m. unless it’s an urgent matter or I phone him and I am expecting a callback. Friend met a couple of a people at the recent Pan […]
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Twin brothers indicted in duplicate hit-and-run charges
Two Long Island brothers may go down in New York State history as twins indicted in identical crimes. In October 2013, Benedict Bacayon, a technology professional from West Babylon, was arrested for “fleeing the scene” of a hit-and-run offense while he was driving his 2006 Mercedes Benz CL500. He is in his 30s. Just recently […]
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Mom of missing Seton Hall student pleads with son: ‘Let us know you’re OK’
By Ninia Fernandez Ninia Fernandez’s son John – known as JP or Japes – vanished without a trace on December 13, 2015. He left a suicide note but no body has been found despite search efforts by police, the family, and volunteers. The police have made a decision to end the search until new evidence […]
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Family of Queens hit-and-run victim Jose Beof Sr. urging witnesses to come forward
By Cristina DC Pastor Five days before turning 79 on February 16, retired merchant marine Jose Beof Sr. was hit by a brown van in front of his house. On his birthday, his family plans an early morning serenade of ‘How Beautiful is the Morning’ by his hospital bed, as doctors mull the likelihood of […]
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Police baffled in case of missing Seton Hall student: If suicide, where’s the body?
By Cristina DC Pastor John Fernandez, the Seton Hall student who went missing since December 13, 2015, has been the victim of bullying from high school all the way to college, according to his mother Ninia Fernandez. John – also called JP by family and close friends – was reported missing by Patch.com, quoting township […]
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Artist-writer Randy Gener receives award for ‘meritorious community service’
Randy Gener, the prominent editor-writer-artist, who has been published in The New York Times, Village Voice, and American Theatre magazine, has earned a New York’s Nubian Union Legend Award at a “Chasing Stars” Holiday Gala in Greenwich Village. The Nubian Union Legend award was presented to Gener and other honorees for “outstanding leadership and meritorious […]
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Trans women, activists ridicule homicide conviction of Jennifer Laude killer
“Hand over Pemberton! No special treatment!” This is the clear message of Anakbayan-USA, a youth and student organization, in response to press reports that U.S. authorities are refusing to turn over U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton to Philippine custody after being convicted of homicide. Pemberton, who is from New Bedford, Massachusetts, was found […]
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Josie Natori lends support against domestic violence, human trafficking
By Maribelle Biscocho-Omar The New York Asian Women’s Center celebrated 33 years of unifying and empowering women in combating domestic violence. The organization presented the Phoenix Awards to fashion designer and CEO Josie Natori of The Natori Company at a gala event on October 6. “Asian women really end up getting the short end of […]
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The artist and the businessman: A present-day parable
By Cristina DC Pastor An obscure painter and a wealthy businessman met initially through an act of kindness. Their story would develop into a tale of exploitation, shame, and crime that now has New York State law enforcers and the Philippine Consulate involved. The businessman offered to shelter the artist in his Upstate New York […]