Nearly 20 supporters of the Bronx River Alliance boarded a trolley on Sept. 22 at the Bronx River Art Center on East Tremont Avenue for a trip to the Burke Avenue Bridge, just north of French Charley’s Playground in Norwood. Participants in the fundraiser enjoyed refreshments and a view of the river as the sun set. The banks and forest surrounding the river were recently restored and boardwalks have been installed.

If you’re not registered to vote, you can only vote in the general election on Nov. 8 if you register by Oct. 14.

In our Sept. 8 – 21 issue, reader Nat Solomon wrote in to inquire about the fate of hundreds of hexagonal blocks piled in a dumpster outside the northern entrance of Williamsbridge Oval Park where construction of a new entrance is under way.

Residents of the Bronx and beyond have known for years that Norwood resident Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman is a national treasure. But now it’s official.

Things have calmed down at DeWitt Clinton High School, but students and parents still aren’t cheering new security measures established there last month.

The organizational means may have changed, but the spirit of dissent felt very familiar to DeWitt Clinton alumnae as they watched students stage one of the largest walkouts in recent city history.

School has been in session for several weeks now, but the Norwood News continues its look at what’s new in local classrooms by surveying the area’s many high schools.

Councilman Oliver Koppell sailed to an easy victory on Sept. 13 against Ari Hoffnung, his challenger in the Democratic primary. The veteran lawmaker received 73 percent of the vote.

As Fernando Ferrer was gearing up for his run for mayor last spring, his wife’s long career as an educator was winding down. Aramina Ferrer retired as PS 46’s principal in June after 20-plus years at the helm.