A National Guard unit stationed in Iraq will finally get to display its Bronx colors, but it’s unclear how much longer the borough will be their home base

An alternative slate of candidates for Community Board 7’s executive positions has emerged in the first challenge in years to the veteran leadership.

While some lament that many Americans treat Memorial Day as just another day off from work or school, many in our community took the time to honor soldiers as well as those now serving abroad in a number of ways.

Region 1 was thrust into the limelight last month when its fourth graders registered the city’s largest increase in state reading scores. Test results improved citywide, but local schools did especially well, many registering double digit improvements.

Citizens of the Bronx are supporting the troops in Iraq, at a ceremony at the Woodlawn Cemetery.

Try to find Chris Pinto, and you’re probably five minutes too late. "I had to secure an umpire for the girls and then run over here," said Pinto, moving between baseball games at separate fields last week. "It’s just one of those days."

The Friends of Van Cortlandt Park has decided not to appeal a state Supreme Court judge’s Dec. 3 ruling dismissing their lawsuit, which argued that the city failed to rezone the park for industrial use.

Complaints may have tapered off since the Bronx’ Meals on Wheels program was overhauled last October, but John Whyte is still not a fan. "It’s garbage," said Whyte, 75, staring at a plastic tray of reheated meat and limp green beans, as he sat outside his Marion Avenue house.

Conditions at Tracey Towers continue to take small steps forward with elevator work and security staff changes under way. But many worry that some problems are endemic at the building and that Tracey will never run as smoothly as other Mitchell-Lama developments.