Leading up to Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary, two prominent Bronx pols campaigned for Hillary Clinton in Manchester. Assemblymen Jeffrey Dinowitz and Jose Rivera were in the Granite State last weekend.

This past December, the House of Representatives passed a bill that will extend the State Children’s Health Program, called Child Health Plus in New York, through March 31, 2009. The bill will provide additional funding to ensure no child currently enrolled with the program will be dropped from coverage.

Congressman Eliot Engel said he is glad to see the bill passed. However he wishes to do more for uninsured children.

Council Member Oliver Koppell recently co-sponsored City Council legislation that enables the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to sell liens on the residential and commercial property of unscrupulous owners who have exploited the system by refusing to pay their water bills.

Councilman Oliver Koppell recently hired Adam Dubin as Coordinator of Special Projects and Community Development to serve in his Riverdale district office and in his Norwood satellite office at Mosholu Montefiore Community Center.

The deadline to register to vote if you want to vote in New York City’s Feb. 5 presidential primary is Jan. 11.

A listing of public and community meetings in the northwest Bronx.

Citing conflict of interest concerns, the leadership at Community Board 7 shuffled around its committee chairs. Board Chair Greg Faulkner, in continuing what he calls his reformist agenda, said the Board wanted to avoid any appearance of impropriety and, at the same time, inject fresh blood into the committees.

Juan Carlos Villamar came to the United States from Peru four years ago. His wife, Clara Pichardo, emigrated from the Dominican Republic six years ago. Neither of them arrived in America with any experience owning a business. But two months ago, the couple decided to pursue a lifelong dream by opening their own deli in Bedford Park.

In the northwest Bronx, Signature Bank, Mosholu Preservation Corporation and Ariva present a free tax preparation weekend for low-income Bronx residents on Saturday, Feb. 2 and Sunday, Feb. 3 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 3400 Reservoir Oval E.