Lights, Camera, Action at COVE Film Fest

IT’S A WRAP! Film students from Community Organized with a Vision of Excellence (COVE) held its yearly film festival March 11 at Montefiore Medical Center’s Grand Hall. Movie shorts were presented at the evening event with COVE participants (pictured) hailed for their directorial, writing and acting efforts. Next stop, Hollywood. Photo by Miriam Quinones

SEE PHOTOS: Spring Egg Hunt at the Oval

By NORWOOD NEWS

On the eve of the first day of Spring, hundreds of residents gathered at Norwood’s Williamsbridge Oval Park for the annual Spring Egg Hunt. The event, sponsored by the New York City Department of Parks, Jerome-Gun Hill Business Improvement District, BID merchants including Gun Hill Pharmacy, New York Cares, Montefiore Health System, and Friends of Williamsbridge Oval Park ushered the start of Spring and brought some fierce competition during several egg hunts. And, of course, there was a visit from the Spring bunny! Check out the photos from David Cruz. [URIS id=20555]

(Advertorial) Cardinal McCloskey Community Services Celebrates 70 Years of Service

At the end of World War II, thousands of rural poor, immigrants and refugees flooded New York City seeking a new life. Many who sought prosperity found themselves unemployed and in need of assistance. One of the long-lasting effects would be the displacement of thousands of children. In unprecedented numbers, New York City saw the rise of abandoned, neglected and homeless children. In 1946, in response to this need, the Cardinal McCloskey School and Home for Children opened to care for homeless and neglected children. At the time the home could provide shelter and care to 240 children. Since those

By WENDY JOAN BIDDLECOMBE

It’s past 8 p.m. on a Friday night. But Samelys Lopez, chair of Community Board 7’s Long Term Planning and Community Relations Committee and second vice-chair of the executive board, hits the 198th Street business corridor near the Grand Concourse hoping to entice neighbors to attend an upcoming event. And it’s not the regulars she’s after, but residents who barely make it to community meetings or are simply disengaged. As far as Lopez is concerned, the marginally involved are the ones she seeks the most for a workshop event set for March 26. “It’d be great to get some residents

By NORWOOD NEWS

Jasmine Gomez, one of the longer-serving interns at the Norwood News, is bidding farewell to the community paper and hello to journalism grad school. Her tenure ends a yearlong expedition into the world of community journalism, improving upon her craft while opening doors to other opportunities. Gomez, a Bronx native, was recently accepted to high-ranking Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Public Communications on a full scholarship. The Norwood News wants to publicly thank her for her contributions to the publication. Gomez began at the Norwood News on the recommendation of an employee at Mosholu Preservation Corporation. She had graduated from

Former Ambassador Suzan Johnson Cook, running to succeed Congressman Charles Rangel of the 13th Congressional District, holds a meet and greet at Tracey Towers. Cook was previously a US Ambassador for Religious Freedom at large, a domestic policy adviser to former President Bill Clinton and is now the only female candidate running for this seat in Congress. Photo courtesy Campaign for Suzan Johnson Cook

Bronx County Dems Back Wright for Congress

By DAVID CRUZ

The Bronx Democratic County Committee has officially endorsed Assemblyman Keith Wright, a Democrat representing Harlem, in the hugely crowded race for the 13th Congressional District, a seat long held by Congressman Charles Rangel. BDCC’s chair, Assemblyman Marcos Crespo, said Wright “will fight for our families, advocate for our needs, and speak up for our community.” Wright, who attended high school in the Bronx, has made little campaign stops in the borough, focusing mainly on Manhattan’s side of the 13th Congressional District, which covers 80 percent of the district. The rest covers the northwest Bronx, including Norwood. Wright hasn’t won the

By DAVID GREENE

Six deliverymen from local Chinese takeout restaurants have been robbed at the same Bedford Park block on the Grand Concourse since December, highlighting the oft dangerous work deliverymen take on. In the latest incident, a deliveryman from the Ka Wah Chinese Restaurant on Valentine Avenue was robbed at knifepoint inside 2894 Grand Concourse on March 4. The owner said this was his second deliveryman robbed in the past two weeks. Recalling a similar account at the same building as another victim, the deliveryman explained, “When I got to the fifth floor, I was ringing the bell, but no one opened the door, so I called again. They came up from downstairs, two big guys with big knives.” The victim reported that

Hello Faithful Readers! The digital edition of the latest Norwood News, bringing you plenty of Bronx community news you can use, is out and hitting stands as I write. So many stories, it’s hard to know where to begin. We can start at the front page, with a missing persons case that’s rattled Bedford Park, Kingsbridge Heights and the Bangladeshi communities in the Bronx. Mahfuza Rahman, an aspiring nurse and mother, has not been seen since December. Police are now looking to question the husband, who flew back to his native Bangladesh with their 9-year-old daughter. Find out what representatives from