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Fordham Manor: Spring Festivities Event held at Devoe Park

By DAVID GREENE
With the lifting of COVID restrictions and the return of milder temperatures, Friends of Devoe Park hosted a “Spring Sprouting Festivities” Easter celebration at Devoe Park on Saturday, April 30.   Inside the park, located at University Avenue and Father Zeiser Place in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx, youngsters enjoyed a host of events including face painting, an egg hunt of with eggs filled with bubble-gum, as well as several rounds of musical chairs. Winners of the many rounds of musical chairs were awarded a “magic wand,” that opened to become a bubble-maker.   Watching, as the dozens


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In-Tech Academy Paint Club Students Honored at Publicolor Awards Ceremony

By JULIAN NAZAR
Tyeress Manley, a 10th grader at In-Tech Academy MS/HS 368 in Marble Hill, recalled hearing about Paint Club from a couple of friends. They had visited one of his classes and had told him that the club was a great way to relieve stress, and at the same time, have fun. He decided to go to the first meeting.   The club ended up exceeding Tyeress’s expectations. He told Norwood News, “My expectations were to finish painting one project within five weeks,” the student said. “We ended up doing that in less time.”   Paint Club is a gateway, introductory


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Pelham Bay: Motorist Dies After Driving Off Embankment & Landing on Motorway Below

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  The NYPD said a 30-year-old man has died and three others were injured after a driver lost control of his vehicle and drove off a southbound Bruckner Expressway embankment landing on the northbound lanes below.   On Wednesday, May 18, 2022 at approximately 11.48 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding a vehicle collision on the northbound Bruckner Expressway, south of Exit 7C, Country Club Road, in Pelham Bay.   “Upon arrival, police observed a 2009 BMW BMW 328 with extensive exterior damage and air bags deployed, and a Toyota Rav4 with front passenger side damage,” an NYPD


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Little Yemen Vicinity: Missing 21-Year-Old Man Found Safe

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD said a  21-year-old man who had been reported missing from the vicinity of the Little Yemen district of The Bronx has been found and is safe.   Prior to being found, police said Miguel Torruella, 21, of Hunt Avenue had last been seen on Wednesday, May 18, at approximately 5 p.m., leaving his home. He was described as male, approximately 5 feet, 7 inches tall, weighing around 160 pounds, is Black Hispanic, and has brown eyes and black hair. Prior to being found, he had last been seen wearing a multicolored shirt, black jeans, and black and white


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Bronx Teen Charged with Murder of 16-Year-Old Angellyh Yambo & Wounding of Two Other Students

By SÍLE MOLONEY & MIRIAM QUIÑONES
  Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Tuesday, May 17, that a Bronx teen has been charged with the murder and attempted murder in the fatal, daylight shooting in Mott Haven last month of 16-year-old, Angellyh Yambo, as well as the injuring of two other high school students during the same incident.   According to the prosecution’s investigation, and as previously reported by Norwood News, on April 8, at approximately 1:40 p.m. in front 510 East 156th Street in Mott Haven, the defendant, Jeremiah Ryan, 17, of the Bronx, allegedly engaged in a verbal dispute with two men


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NYPD Officer Arrested for Leaving Scene of Accident

By SÍLE MOLONEY
An NYPD police officer has been arrested following an accident which occurred in the 50th precinct which covers the neighborhoods of Kingsbridge, Marble Hill, Spuyten Duyvil, Riverdale and Fieldston, including Wave Hill, a historic mansion and garden overlooking the Hudson River, and Van Cortlandt Park, one of the largest parks in New York City.   Police said on Wednesday, May 11, at approximately 5.40 a.m., off-duty police officer, Luis Tejada, 25,  was arrested and charged in relation to an accident during which the officer left the scene and made a false report regarding the incident.   Norwood News followed up


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UPDATE 15-Year-Old & Now 18-Year-Old Arrested in Fatal Shooting of 11-Year-Old, Kyhara Tay, in South Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD announced on Monday, May 23, that a second person, an 18-year-old male, has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of 11-year-old, Kyhara Tay, in the South Bronx. Police had previously announced that on Friday, May 20, a 15-year-old boy had been arrested in connection with the incident, and that officers were also searching for an additional person.   Police had sought the public’s help identifying the individuals seen in the attached video who were being sought in connection with the fatal shooting which took place on Monday, May 16, in the 41st precinct.   It was


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Bronx Man Charged with Attempted Murder in Soundview School Slashings Amid DV Incident

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Monday, Jan. 16, that a Bronx man has been charged with attempted murder in the first degree and other related charges for barging into P.S. 69 Journey Prep with a knife and slashing two staff members. One was cut in the arm and the other in the neck. According to the investigation, and as reported at the time by Norwood News, on April 14, just before the school day began, the defendant, Claudio Villar, 23, of the Bronx, entered P.S. 69 Journey Prep looking for a person he was dating and who worked


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