UPDATE Over One Hundred Community Board Members Sworn in at Lehman College Ceremony

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson hosted an inaugural swearing-in ceremony for 145 of the Bronx’s newest community board members at Lehman College on Tuesday, Sept. 5.

Ten (Four from The Bronx) Charged with Operating $20M Black Market HIV Medication Fraud Scheme

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Federal prosecutors and agency officials announced on Friday, Oct. 20, the unsealing of legal documents, charging ten people, including four from The Bronx, in connection with their involvement in a scheme spanning around a half a decade in which they defrauded Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance companies out of at least approximately $20 million.

Norwood: Police Search for 56-Year-Old Man Reported Missing

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating a 56-year-old man reported missing on Wednesday, Oct. 18, from Norwood.

Wakefield: Police Search for 23-Year-Old Man Reported Missing

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating a 23-year-old man reported missing from the Wakefield section of The Bronx.

UPDATE 66-Year-Old Mt. Hope Man Reported Missing Has Returned Home

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD said on Wednesday, Oct. 18, that a 66-year-old man who was reported missing earlier on Wednesday from the Mt. Hope section of The Bronx has returned home.

BP, Bronx Tourism Council & Transportation Alternatives Announce Kick-off of Tour de Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson announced the kick-off of the 29th Annual Tour de Bronx on Tuesday, Oct. 17, at Lou Gehrig Plaza in the Concourse section of The Bronx. In partnership with The Bronx Tourism Council, Transportation Alternatives, Pepsi Cola Bottling Company of New York, Inc., Montefiore Medical Center, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., and The Bronx Community Foundation, the formal launch served to highlight the annual bike race which will take place on Sunday, Oct. 22. Riders will be setting off at 11 a.m. outside Bronx Borough Hall, located at 851 Grand Concourse, off 161st Street, with

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson presented FDNY EMS Station 17 with a $350,000 check for a new bariatric ambulance at their fire station on 1080 Ogden Avenue in the Highbridge section of The Bronx on Monday, Oct. 16.

Bronx Family Suffers 2nd Tragedy in Nine Months

By DAVID GREENE

For the second time in nine months, a Bronx family were once again planning a funeral after a one-year-old baby girl died after she was removed by emergency services, along with her parents, from the family’s car in Syracuse, New York, having been found unresponsive, possibly from carbon monoxide poisoning.

Norwood: Search for 15-Year-Old Missing Girl

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating a 15-year-old girl reported missing from Norwood.

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UPDATE Over One Hundred Community Board Members Sworn in at Lehman College Ceremony

Ten (Four from The Bronx) Charged with Operating $20M Black Market HIV Medication Fraud Scheme

Norwood: Police Search for 56-Year-Old Man Reported Missing

Wakefield: Police Search for 23-Year-Old Man Reported Missing

UPDATE 66-Year-Old Mt. Hope Man Reported Missing Has Returned Home

BP, Bronx Tourism Council & Transportation Alternatives Announce Kick-off of Tour de Bronx

Gibson, Ayala Present FDNY with $350,000 to Fund New Larger Ambulance for The Bronx

Bronx Family Suffers 2nd Tragedy in Nine Months

Norwood: Search for 15-Year-Old Missing Girl