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NY Lottery: Take-5 Top Prize Winning Ticket Sold in The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York Lottery announced on Tuesday, June 8, there were multiple, top-prize winning tickets sold for the June 7 TAKE 5 drawing, including one ticket sold in The Bronx.   The winning tickets were sold at: HANDY PANTRY NO 10 located at 12250 ROUTE 25 in MATTITUCK, which sold 2 prize winning tickets worth $22,729.00 SAJOMA LIQUOR INC located at 1350 EDWARD L GRANT HWY in Mount Eden in The BRONX, which sold 1 prize winning ticket worth $11,615.00 HANNAFORD #8361 located at 592-600 COLUMBIA TPK in EAST GREENBUSH, which sold 1 prize winning ticket worth $11,364.50 DISCOUNT PLUS


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NYC will Pay Youth $1,200 to Take Online Courses This Summer, Application Deadline June 15

By SÍLE MOLONEY
New York City will pay youth from designated city areas $1,200 to take online courses this summer, following the success of the NeON Summer initiative which was launched in 2020. Mayor Bill de Blasio recently announced the 2021 initiative will enroll 2,700 youth in six weeks of online instruction. It is hoped the program will help the city’s youth build skills, focus their career goals and express their creativity.   According to City officials, participating eligible New Yorkers will receive a stipend, and could earn up to $1,200. NeON Summer is open to three groups: young people aged 14 to


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Stop the Hate Rally Held in Fordham Manor

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Hate crimes across New York City rose by 366 percent during the week ending May 30, compared to the same period last year, according to NYPD data. In the Bronx, year-to-date hate crimes have risen by 200 percent, compared to 2020. Attacks against the Asian American community, fueled by ignorance regarding the spread of the coronavirus have been widely reported by various news outlets, while Norwood News has previously reported on hate crimes carried out against the LGBTQ+ community and the Jewish community in recent months.   In an effort to address this, a Stop the Hate rally was held


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NY Lottery: Take-5 Top Prize Winning Ticket Sold in The Bronx

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York Lottery announced on Sunday, June 6, that one top prize winning ticket was sold for the June 5 TAKE 5 drawing. The ticket, worth $62,606.00, was purchased at Kingsbridge Tobacco & Convenience Store, located at 271 E Kingsbridge Road in the Fordham Manor section of The Bronx.   The five winning numbers for the TAKE 5 game are drawn from a field of one to 39. The TAKE 5 drawing is televised every day at 10:30 p.m. A lottery draw game prize of any amount may be claimed up to one year from the date of the drawing.   New


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Upcoming NYC Parks Events in Various Bronx Parks

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Below is a list of upcoming events in various Bronx parks, courtesy of NYC Parks. Sunday, June 6, 2021 Estuary Paddle on the Bronx River 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. at Concrete Plant Park, Bronx Historic New York: The General Slocum Disaster 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Monday, June 7, 2021 Monday Morning Pitch-In at Williamsbridge Oval Park 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Monday Morning Pitch-In at Walter Gladwin Park 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Monday Morning Pitch-In at Starlight Park 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 9, 2021 Arts, Culture & Fun: Jazz Concert with Joaquin Pozo y la Clave Suena 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Arts, Culture & Fun: Watercolor Painting Workshop 3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Thursday,


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Extra Metro-North Service this Weekend for Yankees-Red Sox Series

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  One of the most heated rivalries in sports returns to Yankee Stadium this weekend, and Metro-North Railroad is marking the series by adding service to ensure fans can cheer on the Bronx Bombers as they take on the Boston Red Sox in night games at 7:05 p.m. Friday, 7:15 p.m. Saturday and 7:08 p.m. Sunday. Extra trains to deliver fans will run on the New Haven and Hudson lines.   Cathy Rinaldi, Metro-North president said Metro-North is the fastest and easiest way to get to Yankee Stadium. “By adding extra service, we can ensure that all fans make it


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Seized 2015 Red Corvette Available for Bidding at NYS Office of General Services Virtual Auction

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York State Office of General Services (OGS) has added a seized 2015 Chevrolet Corvette to the list of items the public can bid on at a surplus vehicle, highway equipment, and miscellaneous property auction scheduled to start at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 8.   The auction of vehicles and other items at the Harriman State Office Building Campus in Albany will be conducted online, and people must register at Scott Perry Co to bid.   The 2015 Chevrolet Corvette with 31,120 miles on the odometer has a 6.2-liter, V8 8-speed engine with a GM 8L90 automatic transmission.


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MC Sha Rock Cultural Day to be held on June 5 for African American Music Appreciation Month

By SÍLE MOLONEY
June is African American music appreciation month and the hip hop community are getting together to honor the mother of the mic, the first female emcee of hip-hip, MC Sha Rock.   MC Sha Rock Cultural Day will be held on Saturday, June 5, from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in Williamsbridge. Organizers said in addition to celebrating “luminary icon,” MC Sha Rock, other legendary contributors to African American music and culture will also be honored. They include Grammy award-winning singer of The Manhattans, Gerald Alston; Amadeus, CEO of Platinum Boy Music Inc; and Rocky Bucano, executive director and president


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Norwood News Website Available in Spanish, Bengali, French, Arabic, Chinese & English!

By SÍLE MOLONEY
  Dear Readers, In 2020, in acknowledgement of the diverse composition of the local communities the Norwood News serves, we updated our website, www.norwoodnews.org, to allow users to read our site in Spanish, Bengali, Arabic, Chinese and French, using a Google Translate function.   Readers can translate the site from English into each of these languages by selecting the relevant language from the drop-down menu located in the top, right-hand corner of the home page.   As a nonprofit news organization, with limited resources, we decided to include this translation function on our site to help you, our community of readers, access local


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