Bronx Notes: Literacy Connection

Improve your reading, writing and math skills and work toward your GED with the Literacy Connection, a free education and employment program for young adults ages 16 to 24. The program is offered at the Mott Haven, West Farms, and Bronx Library Center branches of the NYPL. For more information or to RSVP, call (718) 401-7453.

Editorial: Three Years Later, Two Viable Armory Options

Whether it becomes a regional ice sport center or an innovative town hall-style marketplace, the coming redevelopment of the Kingsbridge Armory will be a positive addition to the Bronx landscape.

Latest Print Edition of the Norwood News Available Now

The Oct. 18-31 print edition of the Norwood News is out on streets and available online as PDF now. This issue is packed with powerful news and information. The best part: It’s free! Pick up or download your copy today!

Bronx CC Opens New Hall and Library

Bronx Community College opened its new building, the North Hall and Library, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sept. 21.

Bronx Notes: Tree Giveaway at Woodlawn Cemetery

Woodlawn Cemetery, along with Million TreesNYC and New York Restoration Project, are giving away trees, limited to one per household, Oct. 21 from 9 to 11 a.m. at Woodlawn Cemetery’s East 233rd Street and Webster Avenue entrance. Trees will be distributed on a first come, first serve basis. The trees must be planted within the five boroughs but not along streets, in city parks, containers or on roofs. Dates and times are subject to change. For more information and advance registration for a tree, check www.nyrp.org/milliontreesnyc before attending the tree giveaway, or call Michael Mitchell at (212) 333-2552.

Bronx Notes: Free College Prep Fairs for Latinos

Latino students and their families are invited to attend the following two free college fairs to collect information about colleges and careers from numerous college representatives who will assist with admissions and financial aid. The New Futuro College Prep Fair will be held at Lehman College’s APEX, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W., Oct. 20 at 10 a.m. Attendees can win thousands of dollars in scholarships. For more information and to register, visit www.NewFuturo.com/Events. The Latino College Fair will be held at Fordham University, Rose Hill Camps, 441 E. Fordham Rd., Oct. 27 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. High school seniors will have the opportunity to win a $500 scholarship drawing . For more information or to register, go to www.nycolleges.org., call (518) 436-4781, or contact Susan Nesbitt Perez at susan@cicu.org or Sabra-Joi Dingman at sabra@cicu.org.

Lehman College’s New Children’s Center Coming Along

A new child care center has been spoken about in theory for nearly 19 years at Lehman College in Bedford Park. Well, it’s finally coming to fruition. Lehman is in the process of constructing its new two-story child care center on the northwest area of the Lehman College campus piece by piece, literally — it’s being constructed by cobbling together ready-made modules and is expected to be complete by January 2013.

Through It’s My Park Day and Coming Renovation, Whalen Park is Feeling the Love

Whalen Park (pictured above), a favorite hangout spot for locals looking for a quiet place to rest and/or drink low-cost and high-potency liquor on the corner of East 205th Street and Perry Avenue, is about to get a makeover, courtesy of local residents and government funding.

Norwood Church Burglarized, Sound System Stolen

Holy Natity, an Episcopal church in Norwood on Bainbridge Avenue that overcame a devastating fire in 2009, must now deal with the damage left by an invader who broke into the building and stole a sound system.