Education

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

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York Lottery announced that one top-prize winning ticket was sold for the April 4 TAKE 5 midday drawing at Three Star Candy Store  located at 1673 Metropolitan Avenue in the Parkchester section of The Bronx, which sold one prize-winning ticket worth $20,703.

UPDATE The Return of the Rollin’ Colon

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The Rollin’ Colon, a 10-foot-high inflatable colon, returned to Montefiore Einstein on Friday, March 28, to educate the community about colorectal cancer. Montefiore Einstein officials said the event, highlighting Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, which takes place each March, was interactive and the goal was to educate Bronx residents on how to prevent and treat the disease.

Bronx Buccaneers Start New Season Without “Coach D”

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The Bronx Buccaneers football team were back at the Williamsbridge Oval in Norwood for the first training session of the new season on Saturday, March 15, this time without their beloved coach Dwight “Coach D” Downer, who, as reported, was tragically killed in a hit & run incident involving six vehicles in the East Bronx just after midnight on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024.

NYS Assembly Passes Legislation to Restrict the Use of Harmful Chemicals in Menstrual Products

By SÍLE MOLONEY
NYS Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (A.D. 83) and Assembly Member Linda Rosenthal (A.D. 67) announced on Thursday, March 27, the passage of a new law (A.1502, Rosenthal) earlier this week that makes menstrual products safer by restricting the inclusion of certain chemicals like lead, mercury and per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), among others, in their production.

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.