Be Healthy: For Respiratory Sufferers, an Improved Method of Care at Monte

By DAVID CRUZ

Vital Stats: 3K: Average number of children and adult patients seen at Montefiore Health System’s Family Practice Center and Family Health Center (Source: Montefiore Health System) It used to be that when patients suffering from respiratory illness, such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a primary care doctor and nurse would be the only available medical practitioners on hand. In some cases, patients would meet them at the emergency room if their condition worsened. But as the healthcare industry adopts a proactive method of care following federal health reforms, doctors at Montefiore Medical Center’s Williamsbridge Family Practice Center and Family

By DAVID CRUZ

Something old will soon be new again If someone wants to dig up the Bronx’s past, they would have to email the Bronx County Historical Society for assistance. For a fee, a librarian would sift though a trove of aging artifacts, with some in such poor shape that handling them would compromise them even more. For documents available to the public, a trip to the Society’s archives is the only way to access them, depriving out-of-towners the chance for more efficient research of the borough. It’s a reason why the Society, a private not-for-profit, will launch an ambitious archiving project

Job Expo The 6th annual Job Expo takes place on Sept. 21 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Concourse level of The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, call (718) 579-4260. Free School Supplies Provident Loan Society is giving away free school supplies for those who sign up to receive their newsletter. Supplies can be picked up at 2573 Decatur Ave. off Fordham Road. Supplies include a calculator, pen and pencil, eraser, ruler and pencil case. Food and Clothing Drive A food and clothing drive to

Greetings Loyal Readers! The latest edition of the Norwood News is out with plenty of community news you can use. We begin, of course, in the beginning with page one: coverage of the September Primary in the Bronx. It was a pretty predictable ending for the candidates, with no upsets. Typical for incumbents and party-backed candidates in the Bronx. Read up on the five races that could impact residents of the northwest Bronx. Inside the cover you’ll read on the opening of a dormant pizza stand in Norwood, and a stalwart saloon in Norwood that could be serving its last

By WENDY JOAN BIDDLECOMBE

The days of grabbing a pint at the last Irish bar in Norwood might be numbered. A dispute between McDwyer’s Pub and its landlord, 3120 Hull Realty Corp., has been working its way through Bronx Housing Court all this summer. A trial to determine whether Eamonn McDwyer’s neighborhood saloon can stay or go is scheduled for Sept. 15. McDwyer’s Pub opened at 331 E. 204th St. at the corner of Hull Avenue in 1966. McDwyer’s attorney, Jeffrey Frank Cohen, said that the landlord is claiming that the bar is on a month-to-month lease. Cohen, who agreed to discuss aspects of

By DAVID CRUZ, WENDY JOAN BIDDLECOMBE, and JALEESA BAULKMAN

The Bronx political landscape stayed on course in the northwest part of the borough, with incumbents and frontrunners predictably winning in the September Democratic Primary, a contest that closely predicts the outcome of Bronx races in November’s General Election. The victories once again signaled the party machine at work, as major support and campaign money helped secure victories for the favorites. 36th Senate District The 36th State Senate District, covering Norwood, Bedford Park, Wakefield, Edenwald, Co-Op City, and Mount Vernon in Westchester County, saw Jamaal T. Bailey edge out four other contenders in a decidedly easy victory for the young

The September Primary, a solid indicator of who will win November’s General Election, is coming up in the Bronx. Several key Democratic races have heated up in the last few weeks before voters head to the polls on Sept. 13. The Norwood News breaks down some of those key races: 33rd State Senate District Senator Gustavo Rivera of the 33rd Senate District and City Councilman Fernando Cabrera of the 14th Council District took part in a heated debate on BronxTalk with Gary Axelbank. This is Cabrera’s second attempt at unseating Rivera, the incumbent who’s held the seat since 2011. Cabrera’s

Participatory Budgeting Workshop assemblies on Participatory Budgeting, a process where residents decide how $1 million of taxpayer money will be spent for community improvements in their neighborhoods, take place at the following locations: Bedford Park Senior Center, 243 E. 204th St., on Sept. 8, and at the Williamsbridge Oval on Sept. 28, both at 7 p.m. For more information or to RSVP, call the Office of Councilman Andrew Cohen at (718) 549-7300. September Primary New York State’s Primary takes place on Sept. 13. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. across the Bronx. To find your nearest

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