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Bronx Notes: Training for Nonprofit Pros

The Bronx Fellowship is recruiting Bronx mid- to senior-level non-profit professionals for a free nine-month training and networking program to strengthen their professional skills and help them build partnerships and expand their networks. The deadline to apply is Tuesday, July 31. For more information, contact Ariel Ennis at ennisa@jcrcny.org or call (212) 983-4800 ext. 157.

Bronx News Roundup, July 30 (Olympics Update Edition)

Welcome back to another edition of the Bronx News Roundup. Hope everyone had a lovely weekend. Here are the stories we’re following today, starting with the weather: Mostly sunny, high of 84, rain possible this evening.

‘Paradise’ Boosts Bronx Arts Scene

The success of this spring’s “This Side of Paradise” exhibit, which took place at the Andrew Freedman Home on the Grand Concourse, has people talking about the emerging art scene in the Bronx like never before.

Summer Fun Coming Sunday on E. 204th Street

On the next two Sundays in Norwood, the street will be blocked off on East 204th Street, between Bainbridge and Decatur avenues, for a city-sanctioned block party, complete with outdoor shopping, street games, face painting, food and live performances. It’s part of the Department of Transportation’s Summer Streets program, presented by the East 204th Street and Bainbridge Avenue Merchants Association.

Bronx News Roundup, July 27

Welcome to the Friday edition of the Bronx News Roundup. Here are the stories we’re following today, starting with the weather forecast for the weekend: Muggy and hot with a chance for thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight. Cooler this weekend, overcast with rain possible on Saturday, then mostly sunny on Sunday.

Bronx Notes: Street Dedication for Late Five-Two Officer

The 52nd Precinct invites the public to its street renaming dedication in tribute to Police Officer Eric Hernandez, who was killed in 2006 by fellow officers during a fight at a White Castle restaurant. The street sign, which will read “The P.O. Eric Hernandez Memorial Corner,” will be placed on Webster Avenue and Mosholu Parkway North, on Saturday, July 28 at 11 a.m. across the street from the precinct which is located at 3016 Webster Ave. Lunch follows the ceremony. For more information, call (718) 220-5811.

Rangel Emerges Victorious, Part of Bronx Family

Initially, Charlie Rangel wanted nothing to do with the Bronx. The 82-year-old legislative icon, a symbol of black political power and one-time student at DeWitt Clinton High School on Mosholu Parkway, was comfortable with upper Manhattan as his district and Harlem as his base. The Bronx seemed like foreign territory, not, as it has become, an extension of the district he had loved and fostered as a Congressman for the last 42 years.

Bronx Councilman Seabrook Found Guilty of Corruption

This news came out a little after we posted our Bronx News Roundup, so here it is. East Bronx Councilman Larry Seabrook — who famously was said to have doctored a receipt for a bagel sandwich and a Snapple from $7 to $177 — was found guilty today in federal court on nine counts of fraud, money laundering and bribery, the AP reports.  Seabrook will be sentenced on Jan. 8. In the meantime, we could be looking at a special election to replace him. Also, Con Ed workers were expected to return to work after being locked out.