Letters to the Editor

Criticizing West Bx Housing Although I agree that Ms. [Sally] Dunford [executive director of West Bronx Housing] is “on the ball,” there are many factors that disagree with my experiences recently. The first is that Ms. Dunford or the Mosholu Preservation Corp., did not tell the people of Norwood that they were moving their office to Bedford Park. The new location is also difficult to get to. Having been healing from severe injuries does not make this trek any easier nor were maps indicated in your paper.

Fundraising Function for FVCP

Inquiring Photographer

By DAVID GREENE This week we asked readers to pick out where some of the borough’s most harrowing potholes can be found following a dismal winter. Personally, I think the worst potholes are in the Boston Road area in the South Bronx. It’s pretty bad especially in the winter time. The potholes can be treacherous. It’s gotten better, but still some areas are still really, really bad. I think most of it comes from all of the construction going on. It’s gotten a lot better, but there can still be some improvement. Dwayne Gittens Melrose

See the Photos: Patrons Take Part in Norwood’s Good Friday Processions

By JASMINE GOMEZ (Photos by JENNY SHARP) Despite a solemn rain, St. Brendan’s Church and The Shrine Church of St. Ann’s, both located in Norwood, hosted their yearly Good Friday procession, a reenactment of The Passion of Jesus Christ. This was also the final procession for St. Ann’s, which is set to merge with St. Brendan’s Church later this year.

Messier Reaffirms Commitment to Build KNIC Alongside Community

By HAYLEY CAMACHO Mark Messier, CEO of Kingsbridge National Ice Center, reassured the Kingsbridge and surrounding community that plans to develop a nine-rink, 5,000-seat arena at the Kingsbridge Armory will proceed despite nearly a year of delays.

Easter Egg Hunt Hops to Oval Park

By KIMBERLY JACOBS The excitement of spring continues in the Bronx with the Jerome-Gun Hill Business Improvement District’s annual Spring Egg Hunt. On Saturday, April 4, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Williamsbridge Oval Park, 3225 Reservoir Oval East, a family fun day is planned with plenty of day long events for children to participate in.

Latest Edition Of The Norwood News Hits Stands, and Online

By DAVID CRUZ The Norwood News is out with 24 pages of community news you can use, happenings and other nuggets of information. What’s intriguing about this edition (just coincidence really) is it’s heavily park-related. Makes sense, given all the parks that Norwood has been afforded these days. We begin with a push to restore some infrastructure issues at Mosholu Parkway, with representatives from the local institutions urging the community for some momentum in getting elected officials to commit to restoring the parkway. Find out what went on at a March 25 community meeting. One of our more attractive features this edition

By DAVID CRUZ The Keeper’s House in Norwood has long been a source of intrigue by history buffs who’ve come as far as Queens to admire its granite stone structure. Deemed a landmark by the New York City Landmarks Commission, the house standing at the corner of Reservoir Oval East and Putnam Place once served as the home to ever-present maintenance men overseeing the reservoir that’s now home to Williamsbridge Oval Park. Its landmark status protects it from ever being bulldozed.

PS/MS 95 Intertwines Teacher Collaboration to Meet Common Core

School Briefs Under the leadership of Principal Serge Marshall Davis, teachers at The Sheila Mencher School in Van Cortlandt Village continually immerse themselves in professional planning to help students learn. Schools have changed enormously since parents of today sat in the classroom. Curriculum is fluid, a work in progress built element by element utilizing best practices to meet the standards of Common Core, rigid academic guidlines set forth by the U.S. Department of Education. Teachers work their magic with the support and ideas from their colleagues, and other school staff. Through collaborative efforts, teachers weave facts and concepts, interconnecting various