Financial Focus: President Obama Wants to Know How Financially Literate Are You

By By ANTHONY RIVIECCIO, MBA, PFA Founder, Financial Advisors Group

Do you know what it means to your pocketbook when presidential candidate Donald Trump says, ” I’m going to lower your taxes” or his opponent, Hillary Clinton, says, ” We need more infrastructure to create jobs”? Wait, that can be a bit too out there so let me localize the question: Is your savings account getting more than 3 percent? Is your retirement investment account or 401(k) really going up or down? The stock market , for August, went down. The lack of financial planning or financial literacy, as we like to call it, is becoming very scary as we

Editor’s Pick Free Theatre at the Oval The public is invited to a free performance of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” at the Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center, Sept. 10 at 1 p.m. For more information and to RSVP, call (718) 543-8672 or contact sarah.bishow@parks.nyc.gov. Onstage Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, 895 Shore Rd., Pelham Bay Park, presents Summer Sunset Classical Concert from 7 to 8 p.m. Sept. 15: Violinist and harpsichordist perform sonatas. Tickets are $20/concert. For more information or to RSVP, call (718) 885-1461. Events Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. invites the public to a Muslim School Holiday Celebration, a fun filled day,

By ANDREW COHEN

Perhaps you have shared an experience that was quite memorable when it happened to me—driving along the busy, fast-moving stretch of central Mosholu Parkway when a ball comes flying out in front of your car. You brake quickly, bracing in fear that a child will scamper out into the street to retrieve the ball, then breathe a sigh of relief when that doesn’t happen. New York City Parks Department maintains the six-lane parkway’s trees, shrubs, flowers and benches, restful spots in the shade on a hot summer day. Parks also maintains the paved bike lane and fenced recreation areas spread

By DAVID CRUZ

A trio of robbers are on the run and police need the public’s help tracking them. The thieves struck the home on Decatur Avenue near East 211th Street during the overnight hours of Aug. 27, according to police. Police say the suspects shoved their way into the apartment and severely pummeled a 43-year-old man with a five-pound rubber dumbbell. He was rushed to the hospital and is listed in critical but stable condition. The suspects, meantime, walked away with nothing after rifling through the victim’s dresser and closets. Pictures of the suspects (above) were released along with a video:

COMMUNITY BOARD 7 committees are held on the following dates at the Board office, 229A E. 204th St., at 6:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted: Budget, Personnel & Ethics Committee on Sept. 1 at 6 p.m.; Public Safety & Quality of Life Committee on Sept. 1; Education, Youth & Libraries Committee on Sept. 1 at 7:30 p.m.; Executive Committee on Sept. 6; Traffic & Transportation Committee on Sept. 8; Veterans Committee on Sept. 8 at 7:30 p.m.; Environment & Sanitation Committee on Sept. 13; and Health & Hospitals Committee on Sept. 13. For more information, call the Board office at (718)

Greeting Readers! After a brief hiatus (depending on how you ask) the Norwood News is back with its regularly scheduled edition of the neighborhood paper covering plenty of Bronx news you can use. We begin with a story we’ve been following for some time, the saga involving a two-story home on Bedford Park. We bring you up to speed of the aftermath of a fire that impacted the tenants who were in the middle of fighting their landlord in court. Find out how the city is helping to restore the building. In other news: with the September Primary right around

Amid financial turmoil for the city’s network of hospitals, Maureen Pode, previously acting CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals in North Central Bronx, has officially been named CEO of the North Central Bronx Hospital, by president and CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals, Dr. Ram Raju. Earlier in her career, Pode held an assortment of positions at the Cabrini Medical Center before deciding to work at NYC Health + Hospitals where she has stayed for the past 14 years. As a senior executive, Pode will begin implementing the three new service lines that have replaced the hospital’s former network structure,

By DAVID GREENE

Students and fellow teachers gathered to say goodbye to a beloved Norwood teacher who passionately pushed scores of students to follow their dreams and pursue their goals. Ramon Cabrera Mojica, 52, was a teacher by trade. He taught art and fashion design and was the fashion designer and coach to contestants of the Miss Puerto Rico Pageant at the National Puerto Rican Day Parade in Manhattan. “His death is a loss to the entire community,” said Benjamin Torres, Mojica’s best friend and roommate. According to Torres, Mojica battled liver cancer and died in Manhattan on Aug. 5. Mojica taught at

Miosotti Tenecora, a graduate of local Bronx public schools and Fordham University-Rose Hill (Bachelor’s, Magna Cum Laude, 2010), recently began her studies at Boston University School of Law as a Public Interest Scholar, a full-tuition award that recognizes her academic achievement and commitment to practicing public interest law. She is the daughter of Flor Mejia of Norwood, who works as a student bus attendant. Over the summer, Tenecora served as an intern in the district office of New York City Council Member Andrew Cohen, where she helped arrange free legal help for local residents, in partnership with several public interest