On Monday, Samuel Saunders, 61, was found guilty of murdering Leandro Lozada, a popular Dominican-born pediatrician who founded and ran Hispanic Pediatrics on Kingsbridge Road near the Grand Concourse.

The city’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently implemented a plan to shut off water service for certain single-family homes that are delinquent on their water bill.

As part of its new stadium deal with the city, the Yankees baseball club signed a community benefits agreement that included a stipulation: every year until 2046, the team will funnel $1.25 million ($800,000 in grants and $450,000 in tickets, merchandise and equipment) back into the Bronx community through a fund that would give the money to various nonprofit groups.

Now, 17 months after stadium construction began, none of those funds have made it back into the community.

But things are moving along swiftly after a New York Times story in mid-January criticized Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion for dragging his feet.

A listing of public and community meetings in the northwest Bronx.

In a city of more than eight million people, keeping the streets clean is a constant battle. But now the New York City government, in partnership with community groups, merchants and property owners, is sending out reinforcements.

With the basketball playoffs a week away, the John F. Kennedy Knights boys team is looking to make another deep run into the city tournament.

Army Private First Class and native Bronxite Jonathan Caceres is coming home from active duty in Iraq for 18 days in February – just enough time to marry his fiancée Serena Ramirez at the Inn at Fox Hallow on Long Island on Feb. 17.

In an effort to help involve parents in their child’s arts education, the Center for Arts Education, a New York City nonprofit, recently awarded a handful of local schools with grants for the spring semester.

Bronx Blood Drives The Hudson Valley Blood Services are hosting blood drives in the Bronx during February. The blood drives will be at Love Gospel Assembly, 2315 Grand Concourse, on Monday, Feb. 11, from 2:30 to 8 p.m.; Monroe College-King Hill, 2501 Jerome Ave., on Tuesday, Feb. 19, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; St. James Park Recreation Center, 2530 Jerome Ave., on Wednesday, Feb. 27, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; 52nd Precinct, 3016 Webster Ave., on Wednesday, Feb. 27, from 10:30 am. to 6:30 p.m.; and Evander Childs High School, 800 E. Gun Hill Rd., on Thursday, Feb.

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