Latest Edition of the Norwood News Is Out!

By DAVID CRUZ

Community news is alive and well here at the Norwood News, serving up another edition filled with plenty of community news you can use. We take you to Bedford Park first and speculation surrounding investment speculation on Webster Avenue that’s revolving around a tiny piece of property currently occupied by the US Postal Service. Reporter William Mathis digs up what is happening at the post office that’s making residents worry. Going inside the award-winning newspaper, and a story on the Norwood News crunching some numbers on the number of 311 complaints Community Board 7 has logged. The results surprised us. And this

Editor’s Pick Free Fitness for Seniors City Parks Foundation offers free seniors fitness classes including yoga and fitness walking through Oct. 30, at Van Cortlandt Park’s Woodlawn Tennis Courts, Jerome Avenue and East 233rd Street. Walking schedule is Tuesdays and Thursdays and yoga schedule is Mondays and Wednesdays; both at 9 am. For more information, call (718) 760-6999. Onstage Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, 895 Shore Rd., Pelham Bay, presents Eugene Marlow’s Heritage Ensemble performing multicultural jazz on Oct. 2 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 885-1461. The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents Sonido Costeño

By DAVID CRUZ

Greetings, loyal readers! As expected, the digital edition of the Norwood News is out with, as you guessed it: Plenty of Community News You Can Use! We begin with a story that’s 25 years in the making: pilot access to the Jerome Park Reservoir, long a source of majesty for the Bronx, yet only experienced by a handful. Advocates are pushing, step by step, to grant access to parkgoers who have yearned to take a stroll around the man-made reservoir. Worth a read from our own Adedamola Agboola. Inside, you’ll find a story 76 years in the making: the closing of Freilich

From the UN to the BX! A Venezuelan band set to perform before the UN General Assembly is traveling up to Crotona Park for a rousing musical venue marking ten years since Venezuelan emissaries sought to improve the quality of life in the Bronx. The performance, dubbed “A Concert of Hope,” will star the Youth Orchestra De Caracas, a 160-member band hailing from the Latin American country. Typically decked in jackets sporting the Venezuelan flag, the band is comprised of young musicians that were part of the Venezuela National System of Youth and Children’s Orchestra and Choirs. The program

By DAVID CRUZ The latest edition of the Norwood News is out with plenty of community news you can use. We begin with some unexpected news: the resignation of Community Board 7’s District Manager. Read how Community Board members reacted to his resignation. Before we begin with the inside-the-cover stories, we want to remind parents that the Norwood News is accepting applications for a FREE, that’s right, FREE afterschool journalism program called Bronx Youth Heard. It’s a cool writing workshop that lasts through December, and it teaches the fundamental of journalism to Bronx high school students. Check out the link here: http://bit.ly/BYHFall2015. Now

By DAVID CRUZ

The latter part of the program is spent writing news stories students had developed, incorporating journalistic principles they learned.

Digital Edition of the Norwood News is Out!

By DAVID CRUZ

The newest edition of the award-winning Norwood News is out with plenty of community news you can use. We begin in Bedford Park with yet another homeless shelter sneaking into the neighborhood, only there’s a twist: the tenants won the fight! Read up on suspicions by tenants and what conditions were like inside the building. Switching to lighthearted fare, with an article by salesperson/reporter extraordinaire Vivian Carter on results of the Norwood News survey we asked neighbors to take over the summer. We crunched the numbers and the results were pretty surprising. Definitely worth a read. Next, Jasmine Gomez takes a look at a

COMMUNITY BOARD 7 will hold its general board meeting on Sept. 15 at 6:30 p.m. at the Bedford Park Senior Center, 243 E. 204th St. CB7 committee meetings are held on the following dates at the board office, 229A E. 204th St. at 6:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted: Public Safety & Quality of Life, Sept. 3; Environment & Sanitation, Sept. 8; Health & Hospitals, Sept. 8 at 7:30 p.m.; Senior Services, Sept. 9; Parks & Recreation, Sept. 9 at 7:15 p.m.; Traffic & Transportation, Sept. 10; and Veterans, Sept. 10 at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 933-5650.

Oval Park Hosts Summer Sports Jamboree Aug. 28

In a penultimate hurrah for the summer weekends, neighborhood kids are encouraged to run, hop and build up those muscles at a Summer Sports Jamboree at the Williamsbridge Oval this Friday. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., the sports extravaganza will host a bevy of activities for children ages 6 to 17, with organized basketball, volleyball, soccer and lacrosse games available for young people. For spectators, arts and crafts activities and face painting will be available. Blending exercise and fun, the event is some of many events closing out the unofficial end to the summer before children head back to