Dear Fellow Readers,

The year’s eighth edition of the Norwood News with plenty of community news you can use. We’ve packed 20 pages full of great stories impacting the Bronx. And as usual, we’ll begin with page one!

Our front-page story looks at the contentious issue of bringing another high school into the DeWitt Clinton Campus. Students and staffers of DeWitt Clinton High School oppose the decision by the New York City Department of Education. Jose A. Giralt was there for a hearing where there was more opposition than support. Find out why this is happen at a critical point in DWCHS’s history.

Inside the cover you’ll find Joseph Konig’s recap of the town hall that happened in Norwood and the litany of issues residents sounded off on. Emily Suzanne Lever looks at the impending effects behind the newly passed congestion pricing plan and how many residents it will directly impact. Meantime, Sha-Nia Alson brings you a piece on a so-called MCI strike at one Norwood building.

This edition also continues our “Bronx Connections: The Health Impact” collaborative series with WFUV Radio and BronxNet. Read Eliot Schiaparelli’s focusing on the alternatives to traditional health insurance in the Bronx.

The Norwood News also brings you the regular staples–Inquiring Photographer, Neighborhood Notes, and Out & About. We hope these features make you the smartest person in the Bronx.

So check out the latest edition of the Norwood News. Comments are always welcome. Send them to dcruz@norwoodnews.org or tweet directly to me at @CWEBCRUZER. We’re always eager to read them, and sometimes publish them! And don’t forget to vote!

Keep reading!

David, Editor
Norwood News