State Senator Jeff Klein, who represents parts of the Bronx and Westchester, continues to lead the charge against the mortgage lending crisis ripping through the Bronx and the rest of the United States, and causing many people to lose their homes.

Council Member Oliver Koppell recently co-sponsored a bill that would provide free legal representation in New York City housing court to elderly low-income tenants. Koppell, a lawyer by trade, said in a statement that, according to legal advocates, the proposed law would be the first of its kind.

Last issue, the Norwood News reported that local immigrants were in agreement that Governor Eliot Spitzer’s revised three-tiered licensing plan was not only a copout, but it would be bad for immigrants and national security. Hours before the story hit northwest Bronx newsstands, Spitzer announced in Washington, DC, he was abandoning the plan, citing widespread opposition.

Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, a member of the Health and Mental Health committees, spent a recent Friday morning as "Resident for a Day" at New York-Presbyterian Hospital’s Allen Pavillion.

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

Following their arrests in September, two young Bronx men with lengthy criminal records now face up to 25 years in prison for allegedly shooting Norwood resident Michael Santiago, who is now paralyzed.

Unionized meat department workers and the owners of Foodtown supermarkets reached a tentative contract agreement on Nov. 21, ending a brief labor strike that turned into a brief lockout by ownership.

We’ve been thinking a lot lately about the youth in our community, particularly after some very troubling instances of violence. That goes for us at Mosholu Preservation Corporation and many other concerned citizens and organizations in the neighborhoods we serve. Our concern can be boiled down to two questions: Many local teens have serious issues. How can we help them deal with them? Who among us will help?

Most groups working with young people as part of their mission try to reach young people from 12 to 21. That sounds like a big age spread – sixth grade to college age. But the move to middle school is when the seeds for dropping out are planted. And less than half of the youth in our communities are likely to graduate from high school. Even though so few can go to college, it makes sense to keep working with kids at least until they turn 21.

Over the past year, the Mosholu Parkway community has grown as more and more people are adding dogs to their family units. Many members of the 204th Street/ Bainbridge Avenue Merchants Association have been approached by members of the community to discuss the condition of the dog run in Williamsbridge Oval Park. This past year, I became a dog owner, and am a member of the Merchants Association, which is why many members of the community decided to approach me personally.