Montefiore Celebrates 50 Years of Post Graduate Physician Assistant Surgical Residency Program

By SÍLE MOLONEY

This year, Montefiore Medical Center is celebrating 50 years of its postgraduate Physician Assistant (PA) surgical residency program, the oldest such program in the country. Established in 1971, Montefiore officials say the program has proudly trained over 450 PAs and is steeped in great history and tradition. According to the American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA), PAs are medical professionals who diagnose illness, develop and manage treatment plans, prescribe medications, and often serve as a patient’s principal healthcare provider. With thousands of hours of medical training, PAs practice in every medical setting and specialty. As part of the program,

By SARAH HUFFMAN

Fans of the “Rebel Girls” book series celebrated the publication of the newest addition to the series during an outdoor book launch, held on Saturday, Oct. 2, at The Lit. Bar bookstore in Mott Haven. Rebel Girls is a series of books that tells the stories of powerful Black women of different racial and cultural backgrounds, who live or lived in different time periods, going back to the 17th century, in different parts of the world. Examples include activist and poet, Amanda Gorman, Shirley Chisholm who was the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress, and

By DAWN CLANCY

Six years ago, Tina Padilla, 53, had to learn how to walk again after emergency back surgery left her with a metal rod implanted along her spine, but all traces of her painful past were seemingly gone as the fifth-grade teacher danced with a swarm of students to celebrate the return to in-person learning at P.S. 94’s “Welcome Back” bash held on Saturday, Oct. 16, in Norwood. The outdoor event, held on the school’s grounds, located at 3530 Kings College Place, attracted over 150 parents, students, and teachers, all eager to celebrate the school’s reopening after COVID-19 forced

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bedford Park residents have been getting more and more vocal about the unsightly, overflowing trash situation on Mosholu Parkway during their regular Bedford Mosholu Community Association (BMCA) meetings, as reported, but another issue which has also raised concern is the growing number of make-shift tents erected by homeless people along the parkway in recent weeks. As one resident, who went by the Twitter username, @maminature30, tweeted on Monday, Oct. 18, “@EricDinowitzNYC, @norwoodnews, @NYCDHS, @NYPD52Pct How long before the encampment at Moshulu Parkway becomes a tent city? It already doubled in size since last week. Somebody needs to intervene.”

By JOSÉ A. GIRALT

New York State Attorney General Letitia James is delivering more than $256 million to New York City to stem the tide of opioid addiction and overdose. The announcement was made as part of a statewide campaign called, “Heal NY: Turning the Tide on the Opioid Crises.” James made the announcement inside the auditorium of Lincoln Hospital, located at 234 E 149th St, in Mott Haven, on Oct. 4. The funds are part of a $1.5 billion legal settlement reached with various manufacturers and distributors of opioids, according to the attorney general’s office, and are earmarked for addiction abatement,

Redefining American Greatness, Courtesy of Bronx Community College

By SÍLE MOLONEY

On Friday morning, Oct. 22, students, faculty, and staff of Bronx Community College will collaborate in a community service event dedicated to cleaning up what they describe as one of the most beautiful campuses in The City University of New York college network. Volunteers should gather under the Meister overhang at 8:30 a.m. to check-in and receive a team assignment to a designated area on and around the campus perimeter. Teams will set out by 9 a.m. to tackle litter and improve the campus grounds. According to the organizers, all volunteers must be in compliance with the CUNY/BCC vaccination

By DAVID GREENE

This week, we asked readers their thoughts on what the Democrats should cut from the $3.5 trillion infrastructure bill to get it over the line to satisfy Republicans. “Oh! Is that what they’re doing? No, I don’t think they should try and appease the Republicans. Well, they shouldn’t cut healthcare and they shouldn’t cut education. That’s a very hard decision. I know they have to vote on something. Kids need education because it’s bad out here. They need all the education they can get. Oh gosh, maybe the added healthcare for seniors is, maybe, the least important now.” Pamela

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Lehman College is partnering with the national mentoring organization iMentor to launch a new program that will provide 260 freshmen and transfer students, who are already enrolled in one of the organization’s high school programs, with one-on-one mentoring and support to help them excel academically and graduate college in four years. The Alice Griffin Scholars Program is named in honor of Alice V. Griffin, Ph.D., who taught at Lehman for 42 years until her retirement in 1991. Griffin was instrumental in founding Lehman’s graduate English program and served as its director. She was also the mother of iMentor founder,

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The New York Public Library will be hosting a special Welcome Week at all branches in the Bronx from Monday, Oct. 18, to Saturday, Oct. 23, along with free school supplies for kids. Branches will offer free programs and activities throughout the week to encourage visits, and give visitors a taste of all that libraries have to offer. Examples of programs include outdoor story time, crafts, writing workshops, and more. For a full list of programs, visit nypl.org/welcome. In addition, NYPL will be giving away 15,000 draw-string bags full of school supplies at each library branch, including notebooks,

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Montefiore Celebrates 50 Years of Post Graduate Physician Assistant Surgical Residency Program

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UPDATE Attorney General Letitia James Secures $256M to Combat Opioid Crisis in NYC

Bronx Community College Students, Faculty & Staff to Hold Clean-Up Event Friday, Oct. 22.

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Lehman College and iMentor Launch Program in Honor of English Faculty Member Alice Griffin

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