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Fire Claims Life of 'Elegant and Fashionable' Former School Teacher (Updated)

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[Correction: In the original post, we mistakenly put in the wrong address. The error has been corrected. Mary Mullen lived at 2545 Valentine Ave.] By Lulaine CompereThe building Mary Mullen called home and died in. (L. Comprere)Former school teacher and longtime northwest Bronx resident Mary Mullen died on Monday morning when a fire confined to her third floor apartment on Valentine Avenue ended her life.

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Bronx Weekend News Roundup, Feb. 7

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From Green Bay to Beloit, from Milwaukee to Madison, frome Brandon to Kenosha, Cheeseheads rejoiced following the Packers 31-25 Super Bowl victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers last night. As a descendant of a long line of Pack fanatics, I can tell you with certainty that Wisconsinites will revel in this moment for months, if not years. Dairyland might not as productive for the next few days, but it will definitely be happier.OK, back to the Bronx, where this relatively tropical weather (high of 42 degrees today!) will not last as temperatures will drop into the teens mid-week. We might see a small amount of rain/snow overnight. Story of the Day:Opponents of the city’s plan to shut down John F. Kennedy High School say the Department of Education set the school up for failure.

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Public Hearing: Traffic Problems on Gun Hill Rd

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This Thursday, the Department of Transportation will host a public hearing to get input and ideas for dealing with congestion and safety issues on East Gun Hill Road, between Jerome Avenue and White Plains Road. See the flyer below for more details.Gun Hill Road Flyer_February 10 2011

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Bronx Crime Watch: Medical Center Burglarized

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Perry Ave. Medical Center was broken into sometime last night (Photos by R. Sander)By RACHEL SANDERA break-in was reported this morning at the Perry Avenue Family Medical Center, on Perry Avenue off of E. 204th Street.The thief or thieves made off with laptops, security cameras, medical supplies, and $80 to $90 in cash, according to Dr. Kishore Ahuja and his wife, Dr. Rita Ahuja, who have been running the center for the past 30 years and say they’ve never had any problems before. Sources say the robbery took place sometime last night.Phone lines at the facility were disconnected, cabinets were smashed, and doors were taken off their hinges. Televisions and desktop computers were not stolen, however, which lead Dr. Rita Ahuja to think that this may have been an act of vandalism by someone holding a grudge, she said. Police visited the center this morning, and detectives were on their way to investigate, the Ahujas said.

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Bronx News Roundup, Feb. 4

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Usually, I enjoy my 25 minute walk to work every morning. Today, I skated, slipped and shimmied my way to the Keeper’s House, aka BxNN headquarters on the Williamsbridge Oval in Norwood. On the plus side, I was heartened by a team of folks helping a man pry his car out of an iced-in predicament and enjoyed seeing the sun hitting untouched patches of snow, making the surface look like glazed marshmallow frosting. Now, I’m hungry.Today’s forecast calls for clouds and a high of 34 degrees, with snow possible in the middle of the night and into Saturday morning. Super Bowl Sunday is supposed to be sunny and above freezing!

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Bronx Week (and a half) Set to Begin May 12

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A little FYI for those planning anything special for the annual Boogie Down love fest this year. Bronx Week, which will actually stretch for a full 11 days until May 22, will include daily events and activities as well a “Grand Finale,” culminating with the Bronx Parade, a food, music and arts festival and celebrity inductions into the Bronx Walk of Fame. More details will become available in the coming months.For more information or sponsorship opportunities, contact Rose Pinero, Deputy Director of Special Events for the Bronx Tourism Council at 718-590-4412 or e-mail her at rpinero@boedc.org.The above photo by Adi Talwar is from last year’s parade. It first appeared in the Norwood News and is a personal favorite. Really, this post was an excuse to get it back up online.