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Stories by Edition: July 29, 2010 (17 Stories)

Storm Troopers - Jose Rodriguez gets ready to do battle with a fallen tree in Williamsbridge Oval Park following a vicious Sunday afternoon storm that uprooted, knocked down and ripped the limbs off dozens of area trees. | Read the Story

Claims of Racism at Woodlawn Cemetery - Woodlawn Cemetery has contracted out an independent review to investigate racism and favoritism allegations made by employees who claim the cemetery has ignored past complaints and has done little to improve their work environment. | Read the Story

Murder in Oval Park - A local man was shot dead two weeks ago inside of Williamsbridge Oval Park, apparently after a dispute involving an iPhone. | Read the Story

Rivera Gets Endorsements, but Race Stays Crowded - State Senate candidate Gustavo Rivera has picked up significant support in his bid to topple incumbent Pedro Espada, Jr. in the 33rd Senate District. The Working Families Party and the New Roosevelt Initiative have gotten behind Rivera, and the latter promises to independently spend $250,000 on his behalf.

Meanwhile, Daniel Padernacht, a Kingsbridge Heights housing lawyer, and Fernando Tirado, the district manager of Community Board 7, are committed to staying in the race, despite pressure to withdraw so Rivera can take on Espada one-on-one. | Read the Story

Political Group Launches Anti-Espada Campaign; Gets Behind Rivera - Bill Samuels has pledged $250,000 to help get Gustavo Rivera elected in the 33rd Senate District, though he's only ever met the man for 30 seconds, total. Samuels, a businessman whose family has political roots and founded the plastics company Kordite (think Hefty Trash Bags), is on a mission to get State Senator Pedro Espada, Jr., voted out of office. | Read the Story

Local Elections: The Rundown - While there's been no shortage of talk about the candidates running in the 33rd State Senate District-the seat currently occupied by Pedro Espada, Jr.-we thought we'd provide a rundown of who's competing in myriad other local races. | Read the Story

Corrections - | Read the Story

Foodtown Waiting on Steel Arrival - The owners of the Foodtown supermarket on 204th Street in Norwood that burned down in a horrific fire last winter say they have successfully navigated the city's building bureaucracy and are poised to begin construction on a new facility. Now, all they need is the steel that will form the framework of the structure. | Read the Story

Dead Body Mystery at Harris Field - After reports of a foul odor, NYPD investigators discovered a dead body of a man at Harris Field in Bedford Park on July 15. | Read the Story

Espada's Committee a Dead End for Tenant Bills - Soon after Pedro Espada, Jr. toppled indicted incumbent Efrain Gonzalez to take over as the state senator in the Bronx's 33rd District in the fall of 2008, he began negotiating an appointment to chair one of the state's most coveted committees, the Housing Committee. So began Espada's stint as head of the Senate Housing Committee, which has managed not to address any of the tenant protection bills favored by pro-tenant groups and the Assembly. | Read the Story

Neighborhood Notes - | Read the Story

Bedford Park Bred, Now She's Broadway Bound - Over a veggie burger and fries at the Bedford Café in Bedford Park, Julie Wallach loudly, almost theatrically, retells the highlights of her Bronx childhood.

The multi-talented Wallach, whose burgeoning career in show business is pushing her toward midtown Manhattan, still resides where she grew up. | Read the Story

Bainbridge Bakery Reinvents Itself - The Bainbridge Bakery, which was destroyed along with nine other businesses on Bainbridge Avenue last Halloween, has re-opened with a new a name and a new location. | Read the Story

Verizon Supports Youth Journalism - The Verizon Foundation has given a grant of $2,000 to the Bronx News Network in support of its Bronx Youth Journalism Initiative for high school students. The grant will go toward the publication of Bronx Youth Heard, the newspaper produced by the students. Bronx Youth Heard is inserted into the Norwood News, as well as the Mount Hope Monitor and the Tremont Tribune. | Read the Story

Evergreens Spruce up Fordham - The Fordham Road Business Improvement District (BID) unveiled new evergreen shrubs, flowers and ground covers in outdoor containers at Muller Triangle on East Fordham Road and Creston Avenue at East 190th Street. Sustainable South Bronx's Best Eco graduates assisted with the plantings earlier this month. | Read the Story

New Fordham Sneaker Shop - Victor's Footwear & Apparel, which opened less than a year ago in New Jersey, has now expanded to the shoe mecca of the Bronx: Fordham Road. It is Victor's only location in New York. | Read the Story

Out & About - Our arts, entertainment and recreational events calendar. | Read the Story