Sex Offender Charged With Webster Ave. Rape

Police arrested a registered sex offender with a lengthy criminal history and charged him with raping, assaulting and robbing a female worker at a laundromat on Webster Avenue in Bedford Park.

Bronx Notes: Bedford Park Flea Market

The Bedford Mosholu Community Association will hold a free flea market on March 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at St. Mary’s Orthodox Church, Bedford Park Boulevard and Decatur Avenue.

Herbert H. Lehman High School Off ‘Phase Out’ List

Herbert H. Lehman High School, which has struggled to stave off closure from the Department of Education for the past two years, has been removed from the phase-out list. The high school’s principal, Rose Lo Bianco, said she was informed by Chancellor Dennis Walcott, who gave the principal the good news personally.

Bronx Hoop Teams Compete for Final Four and Beyond

The boy’s Varsity A Division playoffs are coming down to the wire, as the top eight are facing off in games today and tomorrow to decide the Final Four. Evander Childs plays McKee/Staten Island this afternoon at 5 p.m. at the Evander Childs gym. The Tigers are looking good, especially after trumping John Bowne 71-53 on Tuesday. Morris Campus, the only other Bronx team left in the tournament, is going head to head against Taft today at 5 p.m. at the Morris gym in what should be one heck of a game to watch. Both teams have had nearly identical

It’s every parent’s worst nightmare. Fortunately, this time, it didn’t come true. As an 8-year-old girl was walking to her school building at PS 33 in University Heights on Thursday, Feb. 21, police say a man attempted to lure her into coming away with him.

Bronx Notes: Upcoming Programs and Activies, Jerome Park Library

The Jerome Park Library, at 118 Eames Place, offers the following upcoming events and activities

Bronx Notes: Upcoming Programs and Events at Mosholu Library

The Mosholu Library, at 285 E. 205th St., offers the following upcoming programs and activities.

Bronx Notes: Upcoming Bronx Library Center Programs and Activities

The Bronx Library Center, at 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents the following upcoming events and programs.

Star Chef Valenti Shows Good Food Can Be Healthy Too

In an effort to help curb the Bronx’s staggering obesity problems, Tom Valenti, the renowned chef, restaurant owner and best-selling cookbook author, showed off his skills at Montefiore Medical Center Monday evening to highlight healthy cooking and nutrition.