Here are the Bronx stories (some important, some just funny) that we’re following this Tuesday. Weather: partly cloudy, high in the low-60s, showers possible this afternoon.

Take a look at this clip (above) from “Mama’s Boys of the Bronx,” the new reality show on TLC starring Bronx boys (we use this term loosely because these dudes are all 35-plus) who live at home. The show debuted last night. There is no truth to the rumor that Ronnie, the Bronx native and “Jersey Shore” cast member, has inked a deal to appear on the show 12 years from now.

An apartment fire in Bedford Park — at 165 E. 205th St. — took the life of an elderly woman who has been identified as Joanna Governali, according to dnainfo.com.

The Bronx arts scene is buzzing. (Bunch of artists Bronx artists quoted in the piece. One that was not quoted, but is featured in the lead photograph is Barbara Korman, a Bedford Parrk resident who will be featured in next week’s Norwood News. Her artwork surrounds Linda Cunningham at the BronxArtsSpace.)

The Bronx Psychiatric Center is again facing significant layoffs, due to deep cuts in Gov. Cuomo’s budget.

Bronx Councilman James Vacca, the head of the transportation committee, is pushing for new regulations that would allow people to re-use their muni-meter tickets elsewhere if there is time still remaining on them. The borough is scheduled to be completely muni-meterized by the end of the year. Also in this Daily News article: The city makes $600 million a year on parking tickets!

Police are looking for gun-wielding robber who is targeting Bronx beauty salons.

The Bronx’s Woodlawn Cemetary is the final resting place for a dozen Titanic passengers, Ida and Isidor Strauss, the owner of Macy’s, who gave up their lifeboat seats so others could survive. Friends of Woodlawn is holding a special Titanic-related tour on April 29.

Meet 102-year-old Bronx parking attendant Joe Binder, who has worked at Mario’s Restaurant for the past 25 years.

Port Morris is home to a couple of new “upscale” restaurants, including a new Asian-fusion joint where the old Alexander’s Cafe used to be.

Ed. note: Did we miss something? Send us a link in the comments section or by e-mailing norwoodnews@norwoodnews.org.

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Welcome to the Norwood News, a bi-weekly community newspaper that primarily serves the northwest Bronx communities of Norwood, Bedford Park, Fordham and University Heights. Through our Breaking Bronx blog, we focus on news and information for those neighborhoods, but aim to cover as much Bronx-related news as possible. Founded in 1988 by Mosholu Preservation Corporation, a not-for-profit affiliate of Montefiore Medical Center, the Norwood News began as a monthly and grew to a bi-weekly in 1994. In September 2003 the paper expanded to cover University Heights and now covers all the neighborhoods of Community District 7. The Norwood News exists to foster communication among citizens and organizations and to be a tool for neighborhood development efforts. The Norwood News runs the Bronx Youth Journalism Heard, a journalism training program for Bronx high school students. As you navigate this website, please let us know if you discover any glitches or if you have any suggestions. We’d love to hear from you. You can send e-mails to norwoodnews@norwoodnews.org or call us anytime (718) 324-4998.