As we’ve stated too many (or maybe not enough) times in this space, problems only get fixed when people who identify them are willing to identify themselves. Neighbors with similar feelings aren’t able to link arms with complainers in the shadows.

I understand the concerns of Annette Melendez regarding the differences between having loose sand blowing up or slippery rocks underfoot in Williamsbridge Oval Park (letter, Oct. 4-17, 2007), but since there will be a covering of some kind there, is plastic grass the only answer? Green, healthy grass (maintained in good order!) is wonderful to walk or lie on, safer if a child should fall on it, and more aesthetic and better for the environment as a whole. Jennifer Dent

It was with great sadness and disappointment that I realized that a time-honored holiday tradition of the Bronx is no more. I refer to “Halloween on Haunted Walk” which had been held the Saturday prior Halloween at the New York Botanical Garden. It was a lovely way to spend the day. Children dressed in costumes would walk through a “haunted” pathway to see witches and wizards, ghouls and ghosts and giant puppets designed by Ralph Lee. It is the loss of these traditional community events that erodes our way of life. Cultural institutions should realize that commitment to the community

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It was great to read in your recent article, "Hopes for Center Connect Community and Candidates" (Oct. 4 – 17, 2007) that there are two community organizations that want to see the old Fordham Library take on "community space" instead of designating it to a developer. As a former Community Board 7 member, I know Rev. Fernando Cabrera well. Ironically, his church is located on the same block I lived on 26 years ago (at that time it was an old synagogue). I want to congratulate him on his entree into higher civic life. Seeing wonderful people like Rev. Cabrera

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Bronx homicide detectives are looking for a group of men who broke into the basement home of a suspected drug dealer, demanded money and property before shooting the victim, who later died.

The unidentified 11-year-old witness and sister of homicide victim Quachaun Brown, 4, testified against murder suspect Jose Calderon, 20, at the Bronx County Courthouse on Tuesday, Oct. 9.

Jonathan Ramos, 20, of Manhattan, was struck and killed by an Acura SUV in front of 2686 Bailey Ave. on Oct. 6 just after midnight. The driver fled the scene and is still at large.

On Monday, family, friends, political leaders, and members of Fordham Bedford Housing Corporation and the Enterprise Foundation gathered at 2348 Webster Ave. to recognize the late Astin Jacobo by unveiling Jacob’s Place, an affordable, energy-efficient apartment building in his honor.

Last year, prolific hotel developer Sam Chang and his McSam hotel group ran into stiff opposition when they tried to put up a hotel on Webster Avenue on a small wedge of property between a private home and an auto shop. Now, McSam is back and prepared to start building. But first they want to make nice with residents and present their case in front of Community Board 7’s land use committee