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NY Lottery: Top-Prize Winning TAKE-5 Ticket Sold in The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York Lottery announced Sunday, April 27, that there was one top-prize winning ticket sold for the April 26 TAKE 5 evening drawing. The ticket was sold at Shree Naanshardawa Convenience store, located at 113 Dreiser Loop in Co-Op City, The Bronx which sold a ticket worth $32,723.50.

NY Lottery: Top-Prize Winning TAKE-5 Ticket Sold in The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York Lottery announced Sunday, April 20, that one top-prize winning ticket was sold for the April 19th TAKE-5 midday drawing. Lottery officials said the ticket was sold at 912 Jairo Deli Grocery Corp, located at 912 Soundview Avenue in The Bronx, and was worth $18,931.

Fordham Manor: Man Sought for Theft Aboard Bx12

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying and locating the person seen in the attached photo who they say is sought for questioning in connection to a theft that occurred aboard an MTA bus in Fordham Manor. 

UPDATE Fordham Heights: Man Arrested following Attempted Rape

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The NYPD said they have made an arrest in the case of an attempted rape that occurred in Fordham Heights. They had been searching for the person seen in the attached photo who they said had been sought for questioning in connection to the incident. 

NY Lottery: Take-5 Top-Prize Ticket Sold in The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York Lottery announced that there were multiple top-prize winning tickets sold for the Friday, April 18, TAKE 5 midday drawing. The tickets were sold at Webster Meat Farm, located at 1170 Webster Avenue in the Morrisania section of The Bronx, which sold one prize-winning ticket worth $9,787.50, and at Mr. Tobacco, located at 17 Singer Lane in Smithtown, NY, which sold one prize-winning ticket worth $9,787.50.

Salamanca Secures Spot on Democratic Ballot for Election as Bronx BP

By SÍLE MOLONEY
City Council Member Rafael Salamanca Jr. (C.D. 17) announced on Wednesday, April 2, that he has submitted over 11,000 petition signatures to NYC Board of Elections to officially qualify for the ballot in the upcoming Democratic primary race for Bronx borough president which takes place in June 2025.

Regal Movie Theater Opens at Concourse Plaza

By ARIEL PACHECO
The Regal Concourse movie theater held its grand opening, as promised, on March 18 at the former site of Multiplex Cinema, which closed in May 2024, on Concourse Plaza in the Concourse section of The Bronx. The latest opening now brings the number of movie theaters in the borough to a grand total of two, the other being The Mall at Bay Plaza in the East Bronx.

UPDATE Op-Ed: In Celebration of the Life & Legacy of Lydia Sadler, Church of the Mediator Vestry Senior Member

By STEPHANIE COGGINS
Early last month, I received a direct message from a friend of mine, alerting me that Lydia Sadler had suffered a traumatic asthma attack, resulting in complications that put her on life support in the NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital in Manhattan. Several days later on Feb. 12, the follow-up message relayed the catastrophic news: Lydia had died, selflessly donating her organs for the furtherance of someone else’s life.