Staten Island Advance

PS 29 students are making a difference, one good deed at a time

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- PS 29 Principal Linda Manfredi knows what it takes to be a hero. Her brother, Firefighter Joseph Maffeo, died in the World Trade Center attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 and has been ...
The Brooklyn Paper

PS 29’s ‘Mom-strocity’ to surrender today

The former PTA treasurer at a Cobble Hill public school is facing 15 years in detention — the real kind — after being indicted this week for embezzling close to $100,000 from her school. Providence ...
The Brooklyn Paper

Torched! PS 29’s new gym equipment is set ablaze

A weekend arsonist scorched newly installed playground equipment at Public School 29 in Cobble Hill, alarming area residents and ruining the fun for hundreds of children. Police said that the fiend ...
Staten Island Advance

PS 29 students give Staten Island Chuck an "A" for accuracy of his Groundhog Day prediction (with photos)

STATEN ISLAND -- Students at PS 29 gave Staten Island Chuck an "A" on his report card Thursday for calling this year’s weather prediction of an extended winter, as they unanimously declared the rodent ...