A large industrial property in the southeast Bronx has emerged as a potential new home for two National Guard units now housed in the annex behind the Kingsbridge Armory.

The controversial practices of the Pinnacle Group, a city real estate company, have started to attract citywide attention and scrutiny. Since 2002, the company has purchased over 400 buildings in lower-income communities across every borough, save Staten Island. Tenants have suffered through a variety of serious problems since, as the Norwood News reported last October.

If I ever teach a journalism class, I will assign my students Heather Haddon’s article on the Op-Ed Page. To me, it beautifully captures everything that is right with this profession. And it punctures an enduring myth about this line of work and the people that practice it. Too many people believe, or are taught, that reporters are not supposed to care too much about their subjects.

The first time I walked out of the Mosholu Parkway No. 4 train station – well before I worked for the Norwood News – something clicked. I was instantly drawn to Jerome Avenue and its throngs of shoppers, workers and high-schoolers. This was a nice place. Perhaps I’d come back. I did – over 1,000 times. In my four years at the Norwood News, I’ve written about 603 stories. We’ve run roughly 254 of my photos. I have managed production on 98 issues, gone through 22 notebooks (140 sheets each), and attended dozens of meetings. My thousand-plus days working here have been busily consistent. They have never been dull.

After a heated fight, state lawmakers agreed in April to fund half of the city’s $13.1 billion, 5-year capital plan. That funding will allow 21 stalled construction projects, along with dozens of new science labs, technology upgrades, infrastructure improvements and other renovations, to move forward.

Norwood resident Anna Rogovin (left) was among those honoring the fallen at the annual Memorial Day ceremony organized by Post 69 of the Jewish War Veterans at the Museum of Bronx History on Bainbridge Avenue. Rogovin, a former Navy WAVE (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service), served as a chemist in Washington, D.C. during World War II. She went on to work for Sloan Kettering, Colgate Palmolive and the American Petroleum Institute. She will turn 90 in September.

Dan Doctoroff, Mayor Bloomberg’s go-to guy for development projects, said a request for proposals (RFP) would be issued in August during a May 4 tour of the Kingsbridge Armory.

Deirdre Burke and Laura Spalter thought something was fishy when their rent checks went uncashed and new leases weren’t issued after their Riverdale complex was sold. Those warning signs led to a protracted legal battle waged by tenants of the Vinmont Houses against their new landlord, Joel Wiener.

Registered Nurses (RNs) rallied last Friday for a better pay increase than they have been offered by Montefiore Medical Center. The nurses, represented by their union, the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), have been without a contract since January 2005.