Bronx Former Finance Director of Hawthorne Healthcare Sentenced for Stealing $700K+ from Organization

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Westchester County District Attorney (DA) Miriam E. Rocah announced on Jan. 29 that a Bronx woman was sentenced Thursday, Jan. 25, to an indeterminate term of two to six years in state prison for stealing more than $700,000 from Hudson Valley Community Services (HVCS), a division of Cornerstone Family Healthcare, a nonprofit healthcare provider in Hawthorne, NY where the woman was employed as the director of finance.

Allerton: Woman Arrested after Unresponsive Newborn Baby Girl Located inside Apartment

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police said a 31-year-old woman was arrested, pursuant to an ongoing investigation, following the death of a newborn child in a residential home in the Allerton section of the Bronx last September.

Man Sought in Robbery Pattern Identified across The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s assistance identifying the person seen in this photo who they say is wanted in connection with a robbery pattern identified across The Bronx in recent months.

UPDATE Yankees Claim Left Handed Pitcher Matt Gage from the Houston Astros

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York Yankees announced on Monday, Jan. 29, that they have claimed LHP (left-handed pitcher) Matt Gage off waivers from the Houston Astros.

Fordham Manor: Man Sought following Afternoon Stabbing in Busy Shopping District

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the person seen in the attached photo (above) who they say is wanted for questioning in connection to an assault that occurred in Fordham Manor.

Coalition Calls to Eliminate 5-Year Statute of Limitations for Human Trafficking Survivors to Press Charges

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Coinciding with Human Trafficking Awareness Month in January, Northwest Bronx Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz (A.D. 81), a Democrat, was among a coalition of elected officials, advocates, and survivors who joined Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, Jr., on Jan. 18, to call on the New York State legislature to support survivors by eliminating the five-year statute of limitations for sex trafficking and child sex trafficking.

UPDATE Primaries 2024: Unity Democratic Club Announces Endorsements & Votes on Healthcare Resolution

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The Unity Democratic Club, which serves members of the Democratic Party throughout the northwest Bronx, announced on Friday, Jan. 26, its official endorsements for the upcoming 2024 elections. It also voted on a specific healthcare related resolution in support of the NYC Organization of Public Service Retirees.

UPDATE Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on the Possibility of a Second Trump Presidency

By DAVID GREENE

With the recent win by former U.S. President Donald Trump in the Iowa Republican presidential caucuses, and his projected win in the New Hampshire Republican Primary, this week we asked readers their thoughts on the possibility of a second Trump presidency.

UPDATE Angellyh Yambo Foundation Hosts First Youth Gun Violence Prevention Summit

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Coinciding loosely with Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 15 and the late Angellyh Yambo’s birthday, which falls on Jan. 24, the Angellyh Yambo Foundation (AYF), which launched on the first anniversary of the teen’s death, held its 1st Youth Gun Violence Prevention Summit on Friday, Jan. 19, in the South Bronx.

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Bronx Former Finance Director of Hawthorne Healthcare Sentenced for Stealing $700K+ from Organization

Allerton: Woman Arrested after Unresponsive Newborn Baby Girl Located inside Apartment

Man Sought in Robbery Pattern Identified across The Bronx

UPDATE Yankees Claim Left Handed Pitcher Matt Gage from the Houston Astros

Fordham Manor: Man Sought following Afternoon Stabbing in Busy Shopping District

Coalition Calls to Eliminate 5-Year Statute of Limitations for Human Trafficking Survivors to Press Charges

UPDATE Primaries 2024: Unity Democratic Club Announces Endorsements & Votes on Healthcare Resolution

UPDATE Inquiring Photographer: Thoughts on the Possibility of a Second Trump Presidency

UPDATE Angellyh Yambo Foundation Hosts First Youth Gun Violence Prevention Summit