Bronx Notes: PS/MS 20 Day Also Principal’s Retirement Party

PS/MS 20 invites the public to celebrate its children’s accomplishments at Barnes and Noble of Bay Plaza in Co-op City, 290 Baychester Ave., June 16, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cheerleaders and choruses will perform and activities will include chess and Lego building competitions, story time, and a talent show. We will also bid farewell to Principal Carol Carlsen, who will retire after 13 years at the school. Please let the cashiers know you’re with the school as a small percentage of each purchase will benefit PS/MS 20. For more information, call event coordinator Lisa Kogel at (718) 515-9370 ext. 3155.

Norwood Mom Opens Up After Her Son’s Violent Death

It took nearly five months, and almost two weeks following a brutal stabbing in Norwood late last month, but the 52nd Precinct in the Bronx has its first murder of 2012.

School Garden Raises Hopes at Clinton High School

On a recent sunny, late spring Friday, students, staff, and faculty at DeWitt Clinton High School shared in their success and jubilee during the official opening of the school’s garden.

Firefighters Save Three From Fordham Blaze

A trio of hero firemen saved three members of one family after an early morning fire broke out in the Fordham Manor neighborhood.

NY-13 News Roundup

We were going to put this at the end of the Bronx News Roundup, but with just 12 days until the primary on June 26 we decided these links to stories on the 13th Congressional District race deserved their own post.

Bronx News Roundup, June 14

Hello, beautiful readers! We’re back with another edition of the Bronx News Roundup on this lovely Thursday. These are the Bronx stories we’re following today, starting with the weather: Mostly sunny, clear, high of 75.

House Challengers Agree: Rangel Should Go

During a televised debate among candidates running in the 13th Congressional District race on Monday night in the Bronx, it was the absence of the embattled 82-year-old incumbent that spoke loudest.

Be Healthy!: In The Bronx, Mayor Touts Big Sugary Drink Ban

Editor’s Note: Every Wednesday, Breaking Bronx features a health-related story, event or tidbit as part of an online expansion of our Be Healthy! column. In a press conference Tuesday, June 5, at Montefiore Medical CenterMayor Michael Bloomberg defended his proposal to ban the sale of large-sized sugary drinks. Along with several public health officials, Bloomberg took the opportunity to highlight the damaging effects of obesity on New Yorkers, especially in the Bronx. While 58 percent of New Yorkers are overweight or obese, the numbers are even higher in the Bronx, where 70 percent of adults are overweight or obese. That comes

By JALEESA BAULKMAN

Days after being assured by her landlord that the broken window in her apartment was just damage from renovations, Cynthia Curry returned home from work on June 4 to find a notice saying she needed to vacate her University Heights building within 48 hours. An hour later, the notice was cut in half by the Fire Department, giving Curry, her two sons, her two grandchildren and her son’s girlfriend less than 24 hours to pack up their belongings and find someplace else to live.