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Thursday Night: 11th Council District Debate!

The three Democratic candidates vying to replace term-limited 11th District Councilman Oliver Koppell have all confirmed their participation in a debate on Thursday night, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Sister Annunciata Bethel Senior Center (also known as the Bedford Park Senior Center), 243 E. 204th St.

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The latest print edition of the Norwood News is out on Bronx streets now and includes stories on the old Fordham Library, the new Bronx LGBTQ Center, state lawmakers disclosing their outside finances, the new outer borough street hail taxi plan, the 15th Council District forum on Monday. Plus, Bronxites react to the Trayvon Martin verdict, summer health tips, our Out & About arts and entertainment calendar and more.

District 16 City Council Candidates Come Together Tonight for Debate on Hunger and Poverty

District 16 City Council candidates Vanessa Gibson, Pedro Alvarez, Naaimat Muhammed, Daryl Johnson, Bola Omotosho, and Carlos Sierra will be at the Food Bank Forum on Hunger and Poverty. The forum will be held tonight, Wednesday, July 24, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Muslim Women’s Institute for Research and Development, P.S. 11 Highbridge, 1257 Ogden Ave. The forum is the second in a series of seven City Council and Borough President candidate forums as part of the Food Bank’s 2013 Candidate Forum Series on Hunger and Poverty. The series will run through late August in each of the five boroughs. For more information, please visit foodbanknyc.org. For the full forum schedule, visit foodbank.org/forum.

15th Council District Forum Tonight at Bronx Library Center

The Mary Mitchell Center, Bronx Health Reach and the League of Conservation Voters are co-sponsoring a forum for candidates of the 15th Council District tonight, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd. The 15th Council District, currently represented by Joel Rivera, includes the neighborhoods of Fordham-Bedford, Fordham, West Farms, Tremont and Crotona. There’s at least a half dozen candidates vying to replace Rivera, so this will be a good opportunity to find who’s who and what they stand for.