Community District 10 Education Council Meeting Tonight

The Community District 10 Education Council, which encompasses much of the northwest Bronx, will hold its monthly meeting tonight, Thursday, Oct. 20 at 6:30 p.m. at PS 33, 2424 Jerome Ave.

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Croton Facilities Monitoring Committee Tonight

The monthly Croton Facilities Monitoring Committee will be held tonight, Wednesday, Oct. 19 at the DEP outreach office, 3660 Jerome Ave. at 7 p.m. Usually, the committee meets on the third Thursday of every month, but this month, due to some apparent scheduling difficulties, it’s happening tonight.

Lehman College Speaker Series Takes Stage Tonight

Lehman College School of Arts and Humanities’ Fall 2011 speaker series will open with Spanish flair. The series is set to begin tonight with two speakers who will do much more than speak. Francisco Roldan and Thelma Ithier-Sterling will perform, “Music by Spanish and Latin American Composers” as part of the college’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. The performance is at 6 p.m. in Recital Hall in the Music Building.

CB7 Economic Development Meeting Tonight

Community Board 7 is holding its Economic Development Meeting tonight at 6:45 p.m. at the board office, 229A E. 204th St., in Bedford Park.

Bronx Students, Parents Protest Education Dept. Layoffs

Students, parents and school workers rallied outside of the Bronx’s PS 66 in West Farms last week to protest the planned layoff of some 700 city school workers, among them aides, parent coordinators and other school support staff.

Williamsbridge Oval Park Muggings Inspire Solidarity March

A group of concerned Norwood residents marched through Williamsbridge Reservoir Oval in late September in a show of solidarity amid a recent spate of muggings in the park. Friends of the Williamsbridge Oval, a local advocacy group, organized the event following news of the fifth mugging in the past month.

Police Investigating A Burned Quran as a Hate Crime

On the morning before the 10th anniversary of 9/11, Imam Ifa Yahha made a jarring discovery outside the Masjid Hefaz mosque. An unmarked package stuffed with roast meat, a photo of Osama bin Laden, mysterious white powder, and the burned remains of a Quran was placed in front of the door on East 198th Street off the Grand Concourse, said a mosque member.

The Making of a Liberal Politician, Part III: Senator Makes Health a Priority

Gustavo Rivera, a state senator for all of nine months, is comfortably in his element. Sitting at the head of a table in a cramped, windowless room deep inside the belly of The Family Health Center on East 193rd Street and Decatur Avenue, Rivera is asking questions and cracking jokes.