A card game in Edenwald ends with one man dead, another facing a murder charge.
Archive | February, 2011
Fatal stabbing leaves broken hearts, fatherless children
Posted on 18 February 2011.
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The Bronx is melting
Posted on 17 February 2011.
After weeks submerged in snow, this week’s mild temperatures have melted most of the leftover ice, forming puddles along the path of Mosholu Parkway South bordering Van Cortlandt Park in Norwood.
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Community leaders back Woodlawn cemetery workers
Posted on 17 February 2011.
Tensions between workers and Woodlawn Cemetery appeared to be heating up Thursday as community leaders came forward to show solidarity with the workers against proposed layoffs.
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One raindrop at a time
Posted on 17 February 2011.
A conservation group in the Bronx helps residents collect rainwater for future use-and keeps the river clean in the process.
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[SLIDESHOW] Bronxites declare: ¡Somos Dominicanos!
Posted on 16 February 2011.
Bronxites gathered Tuesday evening for a night of singing, dancing and celebrating Dominican Heritage Month. More than 600,000 people of Dominican descent live in New York, and the Bronx’s population is about 17 percent Dominican, according to 2009 Census estimates. These numbers are expected to increase in the 2010 Census. With an increasing Dominican presence in the borough, we asked Bronxites why they are proud to be Dominican and the importance of celebrating Dominican Heritage Month.
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South Bronx’s failing schools to receive a $6.4 million aid
Posted on 16 February 2011.
The Helmsely Trust, a charity foundation, promised South Bronx schools financial support over a period of three years as part of its education initiative.
Fake water department inspectors on a robbing spree in the Bronx
Posted on 16 February 2011.
Posing as water department officials, the duo targets the Bronx elderly and has already struck five times since December.
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Protesters refuse to give up on Columbus High School
Posted on 15 February 2011.
Despite vote to close school, advocates say it deserves a second chance, as a charter
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