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Candidate Building Support for Vacant 86th Assembly Seat in the Bronx

Victor Pichardo claims he does not want to be a politician. While campaigning, the 28-year-old candidate for State Assembly in the 86th District of the Bronx has been making it his mission to be seen as a public servant instead of a politician. “I see the people who live in my district as my bosses,” he explains.

Norwood Woman Killed With Hammer; Son Dies by Suicide

By by SÍLE MOLONEY
Just two days after a Norwood woman was found beaten to death with a hammer in her Perry Avenue apartment, her son, who was wanted in connection with the murder, took his own life in a seedy East Gun Hill Road motel, police officials said.

Bronx Notes: Public Hearing on Federal Poverty Funding

The NYC Department of Youth & Community Development (DYCD) will hold a public hearing on the allocation of federal funding to combat poverty and support community-based programs at Sister Annuciata Bethell Senior Center (Bedford Park Senior Center), located at 243 E. 204th St. from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. For more information, call (347) 641-9498 or email bronxnab7@gmail.com.

Bronx New School Parents Not Satisfied With Health Report

Tension slowly bubbled to the surface during a recent meeting with the state’s Health Department and parents of Bronx New School students. Nearly two years ago, those parents found out their children had spent several hours a day for up to six years in a toxic environment that went undetected by the Department of Education for nearly two decades.

Out & About in the Bronx

In our Out & About calendar, the Norwood News takes a look at what’s happening in arts, music, entertainment and recreation in the Bronx over the next two weeks.

Be Healthy: Tips for Holding Up in the Heat

It will come as no surprise to anyone who has ventured outside recently: it’s hot. So hot that a citywide heat advisory is in effect as temperatures continue to rise and the National Weather Service estimates temperatures will reach the mid-90s this week.

Reservoir Oval to Receive Requested Facelift

Changes are coming to the heavily trafficked street surround Norwood’s most popular park. On Wednesday, the Department of Transportation began work on a series of street level improvements on Reservoir Oval, which tracks around Williamsbridge Reservoir Oval Park in the Norwood section of the Bronx..

Hot Off The Press, The Latest Norwood News!

The latest edition of the Norwood News is out on Bronx streets now. In addition to being scattered throughout the northwest Bronx neighborhoods of Fordham, University Heights, Bedford Park, Kingsbridge Heights, Van Cortlandt Village and Norwood, the print edition is now also being distributed in Westchester Square and parts of Wakefield. You’ll find the Norwood News in hospitals, medical offices, libraries, community centers, banks, schools, churches, shops and restaurants.