Bronx Notes: Tree Giveaway at Woodlawn Cemetery

Woodlawn Cemetery, along with Million TreesNYC and New York Restoration Project, are giving away trees, limited to one per household, Oct. 21 from 9 to 11 a.m. at Woodlawn Cemetery’s East 233rd Street and Webster Avenue entrance. Trees will be distributed on a first come, first serve basis. The trees must be planted within the five boroughs but not along streets, in city parks, containers or on roofs. Dates and times are subject to change. For more information and advance registration for a tree, check www.nyrp.org/milliontreesnyc before attending the tree giveaway, or call Michael Mitchell at (212) 333-2552.

Bronx Notes: Free College Prep Fairs for Latinos

Latino students and their families are invited to attend the following two free college fairs to collect information about colleges and careers from numerous college representatives who will assist with admissions and financial aid. The New Futuro College Prep Fair will be held at Lehman College’s APEX, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W., Oct. 20 at 10 a.m. Attendees can win thousands of dollars in scholarships. For more information and to register, visit www.NewFuturo.com/Events. The Latino College Fair will be held at Fordham University, Rose Hill Camps, 441 E. Fordham Rd., Oct. 27 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. High school seniors will have the opportunity to win a $500 scholarship drawing . For more information or to register, go to www.nycolleges.org., call (518) 436-4781, or contact Susan Nesbitt Perez at susan@cicu.org or Sabra-Joi Dingman at sabra@cicu.org.

Lehman College’s New Children’s Center Coming Along

A new child care center has been spoken about in theory for nearly 19 years at Lehman College in Bedford Park. Well, it’s finally coming to fruition. Lehman is in the process of constructing its new two-story child care center on the northwest area of the Lehman College campus piece by piece, literally — it’s being constructed by cobbling together ready-made modules and is expected to be complete by January 2013.

Norwood Church Burglarized, Sound System Stolen

Holy Natity, an Episcopal church in Norwood on Bainbridge Avenue that overcame a devastating fire in 2009, must now deal with the damage left by an invader who broke into the building and stole a sound system.

Bronx News Roundup, Oct. 17 (Video-Heavy Edition)

Welcome back to another edition of the Bronx News Roundup, here are the stories we’re following today, starting with the weather: this afternoon’s beautiful, almost 70 conditions will likely give way to rain tonight.

Kingsbridge Armory Bidders Make Closing Arguments

The two competing bidders looking to redevelop the vacant Kingsbridge Armory into something both profitable and beneficial to the community gave their final pitch to local residents last week at a forum hosted by Community Board 7.

Bronx Notes: DOT Meeting on Gun HIll Road Congestion Tonight

The Department of Transportation is hosting a public meeting tonight, Wednesday, Oct. 17, at 6:30 p.m. inside the Mosholu Montefiore Community Center, 3450 DeKalb (corner of East Gun Hill Road) to discuss the agency’s East Gun Hill Road Congested Corridor Study. Participation is encouraged and appreciated. For more information, contact Project Manager Kol Gjelaj, at (212) 839-7722 or at kgjelaj@dot.nyc.gov.