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Bronx Times > News Bronx Times-Reporter Car thieves in the Bronx beware! Someone might be baiting you.
Students and their families packed into the Visitation Center at Villa Maria Academy on Saturday, March 13 for the 22nd annual Breakfast of Champions.
A storm that Con Edison claims caused some of the worst power outages in decades left over 14,670 Bronx residents without power in different areas of the borough. Trees and utility poles collapsed or snapped under the force of winds blowing up to 60 miles per hour on Saturday, March 13 and Sunday, March 14. ADVERTISEMENT
Bubblegum the teddy bear suffers from cancer and has gotten into a horrible skating accident.He needstreatment immediately. Fortunately for Bubblegum, the youngsters at Montefiore Children’s Hospital where on call to treat the furry patient. A new website has been launched to provide Edgar Allan Poe enthusiasts a new resource to remain up to date on renovations to the historical Edgar Allan Poe Cottage in Poe Park on the Grand Concouse and to purchase items sold in the cottage store.
The Yankees better watch out because there is a new team in town.The recently formed all-female Diamond Dolls are getting ready for the upcoming season and this weekend hosted a fundraiser to support the Bronx’s newest traveling and tournament fast pitch softball team.
Previous Bronx Times HeadlinesMarch 19th, 2010 A new website has launched to give Edgar Allan Poe fans and followers a new resource to remain up to date on renovations to the historical Edgar Allan Poe Cottage and to purchase items sold in the cottage store.A new website has been launched to provide Edgar Allan Poe enthusiasts a new resource to remain up to date on renovations to the historical Edgar Allan Poe Cottage in Poe Park on the Grand Concouse and to purchase items sold in the cottage store.Diamond Dolls a league of their ownThe Yankees better watch out because there is a new team in town.The recently formed all-female Diamond Dolls are getting ready for the upcoming season and this weekend hosted a fundraiser to support the Bronx’s newest traveling and tournament fast pitch softball team.March 18th, 2010 Rain can't damper 12th annual Throggs Neck St. Patrick's Day paradeA sea of resplendent marchers decked out in green were on hand for the 12th annual, 2010 Throggs Neck St. Patrick’s Day parade. Despite a drizzle of rain, nothing could put a damper on the festive celebration on Sunday, March 14 on E. Tremont Avenue.Free Mobile Mammography VanThe service is available to women age 40 or over who have not had a mammogram in the past twelve months.Montefiore youth become the doctorsBubblegum the teddy bear suffers from cancer and has gotten into a horrible skating accident.He needstreatment immediately. Fortunately for Bubblegum, the youngsters at Montefiore Children’s Hospital where on call to treat the furry patient.Power outages hit parts of borough after stormA storm that Con Edison claims caused some of the worst power outages in decades left over 14,670 Bronx residents without power in different areas of the borough. Trees and utility poles collapsed or snapped under the force of winds blowing up to 60 miles per hour on Saturday, March 13 and Sunday, March 14.VIlla Maria Academy's breakfast stresses physical fitnessStudents and their families packed into the Visitation Center at Villa Maria Academy on Saturday, March 13 for the 22nd annual Breakfast of Champions.Bronx D.A. expands 'bait car' program through grantCar thieves in the Bronx beware! Someone might be baiting you.March 16th, 2010 March 11th, 2010 St. Frances de Chantal Application DaySt. Frances de Chantal Parish School will hold Application Day for new students, pre-k thorugh grade 8, on Monday, March 22, 1 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 5 p.m.Monroe College SIFE team holds silent auction“If we can help set up small businesses in these villages,” said SIFE project manager Alisha Loyd, “then the families will have alternative income and won’t feel the need to sell their children into hard labor.”Zodiac ScopeApril is full of planetary oomph as both Mercury and Saturn retrograde. Our thoughts turn into actions that can become our undoing. Will we become April fools? Only if we don’t know enough to get out of those April showers!March 10th, 2010 Espada opens Bainbridge second officeOn Thursday, February 18, Senator Pedro Espada opened a second district office on Bainbridge Avenue near the Williamsbridge Oval and encouraged constituents to drop by.Astor Avenue medical facility saga drags onThe fight over the medical facility proposed for 1464 Astor Avenue continued at a fourth Board of Standards and Appeals hearing.Skate rink shut downThe Bronx’ only public skating rink is set to close this Friday without a promise that a permanent rink will replace it this year. The beginner’s rink, which is sponsored by the 161st Street Business Improvement District, has provided free lessons, free rental skates and free hot chocolate to hundreds of Bronx youth during February. But the Parks Department still has no plan to provide a full-size, permanent rink in the borough.Gompers seniors are Rome-boundThe Roman Coliseum. Business on Gun Hill Road. Different continents, different cultures, different eras. Yet related, at least for a group of Samuel Gompers High School seniors eager to learn.March 8th, 2010 Spellmanites bring Haiti reliefCardinal Spellman High School students and faculty have contributed towards the relief efforts in Haiti by initiating three projects that resulted in the collection of more than $ 2,500 in funding and supplies.Country Club Civic AssociationMixed signals were sent and some-times you have to go with your gut feeling. “Don’t worry about Bronx bus Bx14. We’ve got time…” And before long, a MTA public hearing was upon us. Many of you signed petitions from Councilman James Vacca’s office, while others have answered the letter and petition from Senator Jeff Klein. In the end, all expressions of concern were delivered to the MTA board. While they will be noted as public response, their impact on MTA’s decision regarding the future of Bx14 remains to be seen. Many of you felt that the decision was a “done deal” from the start so why make the effort. At the March 3 public hearing, Councilman Vacca made a valiant effort to show his concern and questioned the proposed bus changes. Senator Klein’s message was strongly worded, and effectively delivered by district manager of Senate District 34, John Doyle, while the senator was committed to a session in Albany. Also vocal was Assemblyman Michael Benedetto, whose message was read to the board. Al three pledged to the MTA, and to us, to work together with the MTA Board to find a better way than the bus changes the board had proposed. The Borough president spoke against the proposals, especially the elimination of our Bx14, as did district manager of Community Board 10, KennethKearns. There were other voices of support for us throughout the evening from residents of Throggs Neck and Pelham Bay. We know their concerns and pledges were not just hollow words.Community CalendarPLEASE NOTE:Events submitted for the Community Calendar should be taking place in the Northeast Bronx.Readers wishing to leave information about an upcoming community event should call (646) 641-7744 and leave a message for the Community Calendar or email the events to bronxevents@gmail.com.Deadline for phone messages is Friday at 4 p.m.Waterbury LaSalle Community AssociationOur first meeting for 2010 will be on March 11tat 7:30 p.m. at PS 14 on Bruckner Boulevard and Hollywood Avenue.Please invite your friends and neighbors.We will have several give-aways to get our members ready for spring.Yes, it really is coming!Throggs Neck Homeowners AssciationThroggs Neck Bridge Update_ I wanted to give you a heads up that the next stage in the ongoing deck reconstruction at the Queens approach to the Throgs Neck Bridge is coming up, most likely starting the week of March 15th.For this stage, the Cross Island Parkway southbound off-ramp will be reduced to one lane in a section at the top of the ramp, then flow back into two lanes as it descends onto the Cross Island Parkway.Also, there will be two slightly narrowed lanes running from the bridge onto the Clearview Expressway southbound.The work zone are will be in the middle area.This period, as previously discussed, will last until end of April, then the ramp lane closure will switch sides, one lane remaining open still. The work is being done this way so that all work in this area will be finished before July 4th.Keep this in mind when you are traveling in the coming weeks.Bridal Show at Pelham Bay and Split Rock Golf CoursesCouples looking for the perfect location to hold their wedding, commitment ceremony, engagement party or reception won’t want to miss the upcoming Bridal Show at Pelham Bay & Split Rock Golf Courses, April 28, from 7 to 9 p.m.Villa Maria Breakfast of ChampionsVilla Maria Academy, 3335 Country Club Road, will be holding their 22nd AnnualBreakfast of Champions on Saturday,March 13, at 10 a.m., with keynote speaker, NYPD hero, Detective Steven McDonald, who was shot and paralyzed in 1986 while trying to arrest a teenager in Cenral Park. In attendance will also be former five-time World Boxing Champion Iran Barkley, who has been attending this event for the past 14 years. The school has named The Sportsman of the Year Award in Barkley’s name. Senator Jeff Klein, Councilman James Vacca, Assemblyman Michael Benedetto and Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. will also be present.St. Catharine Academy spearheads Because We Care ProjectTo honor the heroism of our soldiers serving in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Social Studies Department of St. Catharine Academy spearheaded a project called “Because We Care”.Rock On The BronxThis is it! Rock on the Bronx! Weekly bits and pieces of Local Bronx bars, bands, artists.Maj. Michael N. Clancy promoted to Lieutenant colonelMaj. Michael N. Clancy, of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, is being promoted the rank of lieutenant colonel.Pelham Parkway South Neighborhood AssociationThe Pelham Parkway South Neighborhood Association (PPSNA) will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, March 17 at 7 p.m. at Bronx House,990 Pelham Parkway South.Returning as our guest speaker will be Mr. I. Terranova, Community Affairs Officer of the New York City Department of Sanitation.Pelham Bay Taxpayers AssociationMark Your Calendars - Thursday, March 18, Community Board 10 will hold their monthly meeting at Preston High School, 2780 Schurz Ave, at 7:30.pm. Municipal Services Committee will present their resolution, which they passed unanimously on Monday, March l,to reverse St. Paul back to its original direction.The entire board will vote Yes or No on this resolution. We have fought long and hard for the board to hear the voices of the entire community of Pelham Bay and not only the voices of St. Paul Avenue.Morris Park Community AssociationWell, the long winter is winding down.Hopefully we won’t get another few feet of snow before it does!But no time to waste fretting about winter anymore—it’s spring ahead!Daylight saving time is here this weekend.That’s a start.And in another week it’s really the start of spring.So dust off those projects you’ve been meaning to do because before you know it the nice weather will finally be here.News BeatLiam Murphy, deputy director for Emergency Man-agement in Westchester County, and Bronx Com-munity College Radiology Professor Virginia Mishkin-Elam will be honored at the 25th Irish Heritage Annual Banquet and Awards Ceremony at Bronx Community College.The event will be held in Colston Hall, 2155 University Avenue at 181st Street, from noon to 2:30 p.m. on Tues., Mar. 9.Annual Bronx Independent FestivalFilms to be screened March 18 to 20 are “Nasty Old People” by Hannah Nilsson (Sweden, World Premiere), “Birthday Free For All” by Jason Paris (USA, World Premiere), “The Other Side of Paradise” by Justin D. Hilliard (USA), “Beneath the River” by Brian Strine (USA, World Premiere), “5 Lost at Sea” by Jesse Martin & Josh Schmidt (Australia, World Premiere) and “The Hemingway Night” by Gary Mairs (USA).Forum of Italian American Educators DinnerThe Forum of Italian American Educators will hold its 26th Annual Awards Dinner Dance on Friday, April 16, at the Villa Barone Manor.Bronx Chapter of US Power SquadronThe Bronx Chapter of the United States Power Squadron is sponsoring a 5-week Safe Boating course at the Bronxonia Yacht Club. Registration and first class is Tuesday, April 6, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.Chester Civic Improvement AssociaitonOn Tuesday, March 16, the long drawn-out hearing process at the NYC Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA), concerning developer Les Lerner’s application for a variance that would allow him to stab his three-story, 10,000 square foot commercial office building into the very heart of a residential block, will continue.Why this application is even being considered defies all logic and reason.The property in question is situated in an R4-1 zoning district and has no commercial overlay.That is a zoning classification that is supposed to pre-serve the integrity of a residential community of one and two family private residences.Lerner’s proposed project is not, and will never be, a private residence.It is a commercial building, pure and simple, which has no business at that location. |
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