Good day, dear readers, and welcome to the Monday edition of the Bronx News Roundup. Starting with the forecast, these are the Bronx stories we’re following today. Weather: The rain from earlier this morning is likely to return this evening as temperatures drop into the low 50s.

Nana Acheampong-Tieku, a Bronx accountant, recentlybecame the New York regional chief of the Ashanti people from Ghana. According to the NY Times, Ghanaians are the fastest growing African immigrant population in New York. See video from the ceremony here.

Last week, the MTA rebuffed a call from City Council members to grade the conditions at subway stations and make those grades public. Turns out, Daily News transit columnist Pete Donohue reports, the MTA already grades its stations, just not publicly. The DN obtained those grades. They mention two stations that received bad grades, both in the Bronx: The Mt. Eden station on the 4 line and The Brook Ave. station on the 6.

A new class is getting students at Ethical Culture Fieldston School, a Riverdale private school, out into other, grittier, parts of the Bronx, the Times reports

A car crash at Givian Avenue near Palmer Avenue, earlier today, killed one person and seriously injured another. The crash reportedly involved a car fleeing New Rochelle police. [WSJ, DNAinfo]

Yesterday, Woodlawn Cemetery marked the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812, which had significant impact on the Bronx. The Daily News story includes a couple of interesting Bronx tidbits: Many heroes and veterans of the war are resting in Woodlawn; Britain’s ban on exports led to the birth of manufacturing in the West Farms area; In Norwood, a couple of streets are named after war vets. Bainbridge Avenue is named after Commodore William Bainbridge, who commanded the USS Constitution. Perry Avenue is named for Commodore Oliver Perry, who won the Battle of Lake Erie.

The Post reports that a boozy party was held at the Bronx DA’s office and that the party spilled into the evidence room for the NYPD ticket-fixing case. The DA’s office said the party didn’t compromise any evidence.

The second year of the Bronx CAN (Changing Attitudes Now) Health Initiative, spearheaded by Bronx State Senator Gustavo Rivera and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., officially kicked off on Saturday, the Daily News reports. (More on Bronx CAN later on.)

Good details from the DN about South Bronx Educational Campus baseball player Jose Soriano overcoming a recent attack to help his team reach the B Division final. South Bronx plays Queens Vocational on Friday for the B title.

A foundation set up by singer and Bronxite Mary J. Blige isn’t fulfilling its promise to pay college tuition for 25 Bronx students who graduated from the Women’s Academy of Excellence, the Post.

Billy Shore, the founder of Share Our Strength, an anti-hunger group, gave the commencement speech at Bronx Community College on Friday. The Huff Post has it in entirety.

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