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Stories by Edition: May 6, 2010 (22 Stories)

Lead-Contaminated Field Still Being Used - On a recent Friday evening, a handful of Spanish-speaking men played baseball and drank beer at Harris Field, a public park sandwiched between the Bronx High School of Science and Lehman College. They had no clue that parts of the park contained extremely high levels of lead contamination. | Read the Story

Lehman College Unveils Media-Making Mecca - Lehman College dedicated a brand new, state-of-the art media center on April 23, the culmination of 11 years of planning and $16 million in funding. | Read the Story

Tea Party Brewing in the Boogie Down - Anthony Mele, 51, a Rockland-based businessman and Army vet who solidly identifies himself as an organizer with the burgeoning and conservative tea party movement, is challenging Congressman Eliot Engel. | Read the Story

Bronx Pols Slam Arizona Immigration Law - In recent weeks, a slew of Bronx politicians have come out forcefully against a new Arizona strict immigration law, saying the legislation is "anti-immigrant" and unconstitutional. Many are calling on the federal government to enact broad immigration reform to prevent such laws from popping up in other states. | Read the Story

Cuomo: Espada Scammed Workers at Health Center - Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is drowning embattled Bronx State Senator Pedro Espda, Jr., who represents all of the Norwood News coverage area, in civil suits. | Read the Story

Pilgrim-Hunter Nabs Labor Support - While Pedro Espada fends off multiple law suits, Desiree Pilgrim-Hunter, the Fordham Hill activist taking Espada on for the 33rd Senate District seat, is gaining momentum, picking up a big labor endorsement and scheduling fund-raisers with deep-pocketed Democratic donors. | Read the Story

Public and Community Meetings - | Read the Story

Residents Lament Devoe Park Rumpus - Residents of the community surrounding Devoe Park say that a nighttime party scene at the park is a constant source of frustration, concern and disturbance. | Read the Story

Traffic Alert - Con Edison will be installing a high pressure gas main from Bainbridge Avenue and East Gun Hill Road to the Croton Water Filtration Plant site along Jerome Avenue. Excavation and installation at the intersection of Bainbridge and Gun Hill will take place for approximately two weeks beginning on May 5. The construction schedule will be Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Saturday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. For questions and concerns, call the Con Edison public affairs office at (914) 925-6315 or (914) 925-6368. | Read the Story

Banks Get a Bronx Cheer at Wall Street Rally - Several thousand people, including a hefty contingent of Bronx activists, descended on Wall Street last week to denounce the nation's leading banks, which they believe played a leading role in the nation's recent economic crisis, and demand financial reform. | Read the Story

Gun Hill Congestion Study Calls for Community Input - On the heels of Gun Hill Road being named the Bronx's most dangerous thoroughfare, the Department of Transportation is attempting to identify and address some of the issues facing the road through a new federally funded congestion mitigation program. | Read the Story

Student MetroCards a Ticket to Education - The only gateway to success is education. Go to school. Learn. Be somebody. How can the youth of New York City become successful when their only ride to education has been taken away? As a student, I am enraged by the proposal to cut student MetroCards.

I have seen how this issue affects all students, many who cannot afford the daily transportation costs, students who have to travel from borough to borough just to get to school, and students just like me that have to work extra hard because of living conditions.

Like many students, I live in a single parent household with multiple siblings. My mother has to work hard just to send us to school. Sometimes she has to choose whether to pay our tuition or pay one of the bills. It's not fair that now she has to worry about paying our bus fares to get to school. What happens when I can no longer go to school?

What happens to all the students that have to move from their current schools to zoned schools which are already overcrowded? | Read the Story

Problems at Oval - The Parks Department responds after a reader asks about problems surrounding the construction at Williamsbridge Oval Park. | Read the Story

Floatin' on a River - Bronx River lovers traveled down the northern borough's rapidly improving central waterway last Saturday afternoon for the 11th Annual Bronx River Flotilla. | Read the Story

'Father Mike' of St. Ann's Dies at 61 - On the stormy morning of May 3, the weather fit the mood of those attending Mass at St. Ann's Church on Bainbridge Avenue in Norwood. Rev. Misael Sarita Bacleon, also known as Father Mike, had died on April 28. He was 61. | Read the Story

Youth Theater Director Fighting for New Role: Survivor - Carlos Laboy thought he was taking on a tough challenge when trying to raise funds this winter for his local youth theater program's upcoming production of "Guys and Dolls." But that fight now pales in comparison to the battle he now faces against a deadly disease. | Read the Story

The Norwood News' Guide to Bronx Week - A guide to all the Bronx Week events happening May 12 to 23. Enjoy. | Read the Story

Prom Night Goes Hollywood - | Read the Story

Neighborhood Notes - A listing of programs, services, events and announcements for all our readers in the Bronx and beyond. | Read the Story

Out & About - A listing of arts, entertainment and recreational activities for our readers in the Bronx and beyond. | Read the Story

Chess Rules at PS/MS 15 - On a Tuesday afternoon in a University Heights classroom, the adolescent members of PS/MS 15's chess team sit quietly practicing their craft.

The classroom, which doubles as the dean's office, is decorated with photos of chess masters, a small army of trophies and, of course, chessboards on every table. The space serves as the incubator and training ground for some of the nation's best junior high school chess players. | Read the Story

TIGER Day Makes Reading Fun - As you walk on King's College Place off of Gun Hill Road approaching PS 94, the sound of children's laughter fills your ears. It's the sound of the school's annual TIGER Day. | Read the Story