Victor’s Footwear & Apparel, which opened less than a year ago in New Jersey, has now expanded to the shoe mecca of the Bronx: Fordham Road. It is Victor’s only location in New York.

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Free ESL and GED Classes MS 80, located at 149 E. Mosholu Pkwy. N., is offering free ESL and GED classes to members of the community, ages 21 and older, Saturdays starting Sept. 25. Registration will be held every Saturday beginning Sept. 18 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The courses require a 50-adult minimum, and a commitment is expected. For more information, call parent coordinator, Mrs. Alejandro, at (718) 405-6300 ext. 1131. PS 94, at 3530 Kings College Place, is offering free ESL classes on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, from 5:10 to 8:30 p.m. Interested parents can sign up

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State Senator Pedro Espada, Jr., who has spent the past year boasting of the "millions" of dollars he has brought into his Bronx district as one of the state’s most powerful lawmakers, appears to have left the vast majority of that money on the table.

Desiree Pilgrim-Hunter, the community activist who led the local fight to defeat the mayor’s plans to build a mall in the Kingsbridge Armory, told the Norwood News on Tuesday that she was ending her candidacy for state Senate in the 33rd District.

There is something to be said for the power of puppy eyes. So proved Toby, a wolfhound mix, when he was adopted from a shelter by Dr. Andrew Kaplan, a practicing veterinarian in New York City. Although Toby was deemed “unadoptable” and “aggressive,” Kaplan took him from the shelter just hours before he was scheduled to be put to death.

Toby soon became Kaplan’s companion and his inspiration to battle pet overpopulation.

Daniel Padernacht, a 33-year-old housing lawyer who has joined the crowded list of challengers to incumbent Pedro Espada, Jr. in the race for 33rd District Senate seat, is a homeboy. A Kingsbridge homeboy.

Gustavo Rivera, one of several candidates looking to unseat State Sen. Pedro Espada, Jr. in the 33rd Senate District, has been endorsed by Bill Samuels and his organization, the New Roosevelt Initiative.

"Rivera is simply the strongest candidate to challenge Espada and I urge everyone who wants a better legislature to unite behind him," said Samuels in a statement.

New York State is poised to pass legislation allowing for a no-fault claim as reason for divorce. New York is currently the only state that says one spouse must be at fault in order for a marriage to legally fail.