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UPDATE Second Annual Norwood Pride Festival Held

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES & SÍLE MOLONEY
After the success of the inaugural Norwood Pride Festival last year, Mosholu Preservation Corporation (MPC) and the Jerome Gun Hill Business Improvement District (BID) hosted the second edition of the festival on Sunday, June 15, held once again in the Williamsbridge Oval.

Yonkers Attorney Charged with Threatening Westchester Judge Day before Minnesota Rep. Shot Dead

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Westchester County District Attorney Susan Cacace announced that a Yonkers man was arrested on Friday, June 13, and charged with aggravated harassment of a judge, a class E felony, for allegedly sending threatening communications to acting state Supreme Court Justice Susan M. Capeci. Threats against public and elected officials are not uncommon and can sometimes have deadly consequences. Across the country, the following day, a congresswoman in Minnesota was shot dead in her home along with her husband.

Bedford Park: Bronx Victory Memorial Marks 100 Years

By MIRIAM QUIÑONES & SÍLE MOLONEY
Bronx Community Board 7 (CB7) and community partners gathered on Sunday, May 18, in advance of Memorial Day, May 26, for an early centennial celebration of the Bronx Victory Memorial, located on Mosholu Parkway in Bedford Park. The memorial was first unveiled 100 years ago on Nov. 11, 1925.