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Schools Chancellor Coming to Walton for Town Hall Forum

The Community Education Council District 10 is hosting a Town Hall-style forum with Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott on Wednesday, March 19, from 6 to 7 p.m. at Walton H.S. Educational Campus Auditorium, 2780 Reservoir Ave. Walcott will be discussing student achievement, school finances and the city’s educational goals and priorities. He will also be taking questions from the public.

Bronx Notes: Free Weekly Immigration Services

Councilmember Fernando Cabrera along with CUNY Citizenship Now! will provide free confidential legal services to qualified immigrants to help them in their pursuit of U.S. citizenship, Wednesdays, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Cabrera’s district office, 107 E. Burnside Ave. Personal consultations will be held with attorneys and paralegals. For more information, call (347) 590-2874.

Bronx Notes: Stop Smoking Program

North Central Bronx Hospital, 3424 Kossuth Ave., offers free group counseling and nicotine replacement therapy for smokers looking to quit. No appointments are needed or required, walk-ins are welcome. The smoking cessation program runs weekdays at 10 a.m. or 2 p.m. in room 13A12. For more information, call (718) 519-2425/2490.

Bronx Photos: Hustle and Heartbreak at Evander Childs

Last week, the Evander Childs boys basketball team fell just short of a return trip to the Final Four of the PSAL A Division Tournament, losing to McKee-Staten Island Tech in overtime, 82-85. McKee went on to win it’s semifinal match-up and is playing for the tile this weekend against John Adams on Sunday night. Here’s a slideshow from the emotional game. More on the in-game drama in next week’s print edition of the Norwood News.

Bronx Notes: Help for Troubled Adolescents

Berkshire Farm Center’s “Power Project,” 3464 Webster Ave. (off Gun Hill Road), is a free MICA support program that helps emotionally disturbed Bronx adolescents between the ages of 12 to 18 who use and abuse substances. The program runs group and individual sessions Mondays through Thursdays from 4 to 6:15 p.m. For more information, call (718) 5515-7970 ext. 3010.

Bronx Clergy Leaders Pushing Klein on Progressive Minimum Wage

A group of Bronx clergy leaders, including some with deep ties to the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition, are rallying today at noon on the steps of Bronx Borough Hall to demand that the New York State Senate adopt an Assembly-approved plan to increase the state’s minimum wage to $9 an hour and make the rate tied to inflation.