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A listing of program, events, notices and services for our readers in the northwest Bronx.

Statistics indicate crime in the 52nd Precinct is down. But the residents of a troubled neighborhood say they experience a different reality.

At a forum hosted by local church leaders and community groups at Our Lady of Refuge Church, residents told Deputy Inspector James Alles, the commanding officer of the 52nd Precinct, that not only did they feel like crime was worsening around them, but also that crime reports weren’t being filed.

It was an emotional scene on Tuesday, Jan. 20, at Lehman College, as students, faculty, and staff gathered in the Music Building on the Bedford Park campus to witness the historic inauguration of the 44th President of the United States, Barack Hussein Obama.

Red, blue and white balloons filled the air, as patriotic décor covered the tables. A shared excitement was palpable, as the Lehman audience cheered and gave President Obama a standing ovation after he was sworn in.

Two weeks after they discovered the brutal murder of a missing 28-year-old woman on Marion Avenue, police have not arrested anyone for the crime.

The body of Fordham-area-born Marine Lance Cpl. Alberto Francesconi, Jr., 21, was returned to his old neighborhood for a moving memorial service attended by New York Cardinal Edward Egan.

On a cloudy and chilly day in North Fordham, the women sitting in a classroom at Refuge House got a glimpse of sunshine.

Grace Institute, a nonprofit organization that provides free job training and employment assistance to underserved women in New York City, converted a classroom at Refuge House, on Bainbridge Avenue and East 196th Street, into a recruitment center for its upcoming daytime training program.

When they started bringing bunk beds into a small apartment building across from their school, teachers at a Bedford Park elementary school knew something was amiss. Sure enough, the owners of the building are in the process of transforming the building into a shelter for homeless families. The community isn’t happy about it.

during a ceremony at Lehman College on Jan. 8.Pedro Espada, Jr., was sworn in as the new State Senator of the 33nd District. He spoke on a variety of topics, including his plans to help the Bronx deal with a spiraling economy.