Bronx Community Board 7 Meeting Tonight

Just a quick heads up. Community Board 7 will be holding its monthly meeting tonight at 6:30 p.m. at the Bronx Library Center, 310 Kingsbridge Road. CB7 usually meets every third Tuesday of the month, but shifted this month to avoid the start of Hannukah.

Bronx Kids ‘Glee’-ful, Klein’s Legal Conflict and More Monday Bronx Links

Breaking Bronx takes a look at the local stories making news, including State Senator Jeff Klein’s apparent conflict of interest when it comes to his private law work, PS 48’s music makers, the Public Advocate comes out in favor of Living Wage bill and more.

Santa’s Coming to Town Tomorrow

No need to head to the mall for a photo op with Santa this week. Assemblywoman Naomi Rivera and Santa Claus will be traveling around the Bronx all day tomorrow to bring cheer and presents to kids. Through a partnership with Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx Council on the Arts, the Bronx Chamber of Commerce, Bronx Toys and Beth Abraham Family of Health Services, Rivera and Mr. Claus will stopping at four Bronx businesses tomorrow between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Here are the locations and times you can find Rivera and Santa: The Sanz 815 Allerton Ave 9:00-10:30 am Pelham

With help from an eclectic group of local supporters that includes painters, students, a bike gang and Gothic tattoo artists, the Lutheran Church of the Epiphany in Norwood is bringing the holiday spirit to families in need despite its own financial burdens.

For Family Caregivers, Lessons on Avoiding Burnout

By Jeanmarie Evelly On a recent weekday morning, dozens of people sat on folding chairs in the recreation room of the Andrew Jackson Senior Center in Melrose, listening to Minerva Velazquez-Munoz, a registered nurse, give tips on getting a reluctant patient to take their medication. You can cut the pills in half, she said; you can mix some of them with orange juice. Next was a lesson in properly changing the dressings on a wound, and how to lift a patient from a bed without straining your back. Afterwards, those in attendance chatted over free coffee and bagels. This wasn’t

Bronx Meetings and Events

Lots of community events happening tonight! The 52 Precinct’s monthly community council meeting will be held tonight at the New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Blvd., from 7 to 9 p.m. Get there early, at 5:30 p.m., and you can check out the garden’s famous holiday train show for free. For more details call council president Brenda Caldwell-Paris at 917-650-0620. Community Board 7 will host its annual holiday tree lighting tonight at 6 p.m., at Bainbridge Avenue and Mosholu Parkway. And last but not least, the Community Education Council for School District 10 meets tonight at 6:30 p.m. at PS

Starting today, you’ll be able to take your laptop/smartphone/tablet over to Devoe Park and do some web surfing in the great outdoors. The park just got free Wi-Fi, thanks to AT&T, under a five-year digital initiative Mayor Bloomberg launched last spring. Since June, 20 parks across the city have gotten the digital hookup, including Joyce Kilmer and Bronx River Park. “Parks are not only great places to throw a ball, read a book, or catch some rays or waves, they are also ideal for surfing the net,” Parks Department Commissioner Adrian Benepe said in a statement.

A Year After Split, Klein’s Independence Holds Weight

As the one-year anniversary of Bronx/Westchester State Sen. Klein’s Independent Democratic Conference approaches in January, the senator defends his caucus with pride, calling it a productive division from the Democrats’ dysfunctional leadership, and from the partisan gridlock that characterized the tumultuous two years the party was in power.

Editorial: Protecting Our Kids From What?

Let’s not overthink this. The Department of Education’s policy precluding churches and other religious organizations from worshiping in city schools is discriminatory and impractical.