Iraq War Veteran, Luis Moreno, 19, Remembered 20 Years After His Death in the Line of Duty

By ARIEL PACHECO & SÍLE MOLONEY

Family, friends, veterans, and community leaders gathered for a vigil on Jan. 29 in Fordham Manor to mark the 20th anniversary of the death of veteran, Luis Moreno, a 19-year-old soldier from The Bronx who was killed in the line of duty in Iraq.

Love Your Heart During American Heart Month & Forever!

By ARIEL PACHECO & SÍLE MOLONEY

Heart disease is preventable, yet it is the leading cause of death in the United States according to the National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute (NHLBI) with more than 800,000 people dying of cardiovascular disease every year. Despite this, a recent poll conducted by Harris and the American Heart Association found that more than half of U.S. residents are unaware of these facts.

UPDATE Family & Friends Remember Cecilia “Ceci” Greene

By DAVID GREENE

The Amalgamated Houses and the larger Jerome Park community is mourning the recent death of Cecilia “Ceci” Greene at the age of 91. Friends have offered an outpouring of tributes to the German immigrant who grew up during and survived the Nazi occupation only to seek and find lifelong friends and a better life in America. Greene died on Jan. 23.

Bronx Book Swap Promotes Love for Reading and Beer in The Bronx

By SHERICA DALEY

In a quiet, industrial area located in the Throggs Neck section of The Bronx, something unexpected took place in mid-December. The Bronx Brewery hosted a Bronx Book Swap event on Dec. 17 in conjunction with Norwood Community Library, a bookworm’s event at no cost. Participants came to donate, swap books, listen to live music with DJ Buddy Lee, and enjoy a cold brew beer. The event was the first such event when books in Spanish and in other languages were made available and sought, and it laid the ground for the “Books & Brews” Book Club which launched in January 2024.

UPDATE Angellyh Yambo Foundation Hosts First Youth Gun Violence Prevention Summit

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Coinciding loosely with Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 15 and the late Angellyh Yambo’s birthday, which falls on Jan. 24, the Angellyh Yambo Foundation (AYF), which launched on the first anniversary of the teen’s death, held its 1st Youth Gun Violence Prevention Summit on Friday, Jan. 19, in the South Bronx.

Manhattan Man Gets 15 Years for Fatally Stabbing Norwood Man in Heart During Brawl

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced on Friday, Dec. 8, that a Manhattan man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison and 5 years post release supervision for fatally stabbing a Norwood man in the heart.

Local Artist Barbara Korman Fondly Remembered

By SÍLE MOLONEY & DAVID GREENE

Renowned Bedford Park artist Barbara Korman has been remembered fondly by those who knew her following her recent death on Thursday, Nov. 30, at the age of 85. Bedford Mosholu Community Association president Barbara Stronczer, who said Korman was buried on Sunday, Dec. 3, said of her friend, “Barbara was a talented individual with many interests. She will be missed by both friends and neighbors.”

Norwood: Family of Baby Delilah Hold Memorial Event on Mosholu Parkway

By DAVID GREENE

A handful of family members quietly gathered along East Mosholu Parkway North at Decatur Avenue in Norwood on Sunday, Oct. 15, to mourn the passing of Delilah Annabelle Rolon, who police say died days before her second birthday from carbon monoxide poisoning in Syracuse, New York, as recently reported by Norwood News.

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.