Late start for the roundup today as we began distributing the latest edition of the Norwood News. We’ll be rolling out all the latest stories over the next few days on this site. So, without further adieu, to the news!Story of the Day:
Editor’s note: this story appeared in the last issue of the Norwood News. One correction: we mistakenly spelled Reed’s name wrong in the original article. The correct name is “Phyllis Yvonne Reed.”
It’s a clear and beautiful morning in the Bronx today, with highs reaching into the mid-40s this afternoon. On to our news roundup:Story of the day:
This Saturday, Bronx Community College will host a career fair coordinated by the Upward Bound and Talent Search Programs for participating students and families in honor of National TRiO Day, which focuses on increased access to higher education for disadvantaged students. The event will run from 10 to 3 p.m. at the school’s Gould Memorial Library Auditorium and will consist of a panel of professional speakers who will share their stories about their own career choices and how they got to where they are today. From a press release: The Upward Bound and Talent Search programs target eligible area high school students from low-income families and/or first-generation college students, whose parents did not earn a four-year degree, the opportunity to participate in academic classes, tutoring, counseling, workshops, college/cultural trip and a myriad of educational services on the Bronx Community College campus. Both programs help students identify their academic strengths and assist them in enrolling and graduating from post-secondary educational programs.For more information about Career Day, contact the Upward Bound and Talent Search office at (718) 289-5855.
By DAVID GREENEA worker with Animal Care and Control of New York removes one of 14 pit bulls from a Grand Concourse apartment yesterday. (Photos by David Greene)Firefighters battling a blaze on the Grand Concourse in Fordham Heights rescued 14 pit bulls that had apparently been living in the sixth-floor apartment.
A few health-related happenings we wanted to let our readers know about. Maternity Forum: Tomorrow, the Regional Perinatal Forum, made of up The Bronx Health Link, Montefiore Medical Center, and Jacobi Hospital, is hosting a “Patients as Partners” forum at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine focusing on pregnancy and maternity care. Physicians and other health experts will offer practical tips for women on safeguarding health before pregnancy, self-managing illnesses, and choosing and working with physicians before and after giving birth. The event will run from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Lubin Hall, 1200 Van Nest Avenue. To register for the forum or for more information, contact Melissa Vega at (718) 904-4105.
The scene today at the corner of DeKalb and 208th, where a Robert DeNiro film was shooting. (Photo by Layza Garcia)A film production crew was packing up cameras and gear on the corner of Dekalb Avenue and 208th Street today and were off to
William Sloan, an owner of Morton Williams on Jerome Avenue, at a Kingsbridge Armory hearing in 2009. The store was recently named one of the most-fined supermarkets for overcharging consumers. (File photo by Adi Talwar)Last week, the NY Post published a list of 25 city supermarkets that racked up the highest in violation fines during 2010 from the Department of Consumer Affairs for overcharging customers, failing to properly mark items or using faulty scales to price goods.Three Bronx markets made the list of worst offenders: a Pathmark in Co-op City, a Pioneer Supermarket in Mott Haven and the Morton Williams on Jerome Avenue in University Heights. All of the stores had over $3,000 in violation fines to their names.The owners of the the same Morton Williams were a vocal party during the great Kingsbridge Armory debate two years ago, fighting the developer’s
The Bronx Entrepreneurs and Business Network, an independent grassroots networking group, will celebrate Women’s History Month with a spotlight on women and Bronx entrepreneurs tomorrow night at the PeaceLove Cafe in Melrose, 617 Melrose Ave. from 7-9 p.m. The event will feature a panel discussion on networking, social media and other business strategies moderated by Clarisel Gonzalez, editor and publisher of PRSUN Communications. It is free and open to the public. Find out what else is happening in the Bronx this week in our events calendar, below.Editor’s note: What did we miss? Send details to bronxnewsnetwork[at]gmail.com.
We’ll continue today with my twin winter sports obsessions: tracking Bronx point guards playing in the Big East and following the high school basketball playoffs. (Note: Looking for more on varsity girls swimming results? Boys gymnastics? Let me know via e-mail- akratz@norwoodnews.org – or by leaving a comment.) The Big Bronx:Boogie Down ballers Dwight Hardy (St. John’s) and Kemba Walker (UConn) made the All-Big East first team, with fellow Bronxite Corey Fisher (Villanova) earning a spot on the second team.A few weeks ago, I opined that Hardy, a high-scoring guard from John F. Kennedy high school, deserved a mention in the “Best Bronx Point Guard” conversation after torching Walker’s UConn squad.
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