Happy Friday, dear readers. Now finished serving my borough as a potential juror, I’m back catching up on my editing, reporting and blogging duties. Here’s today’s Bronx News Roundup, starting with the forecast for today and the rest of the weekend: From now through Sunday, should be quite pleasant, sunny, highs in the low 80s. Slight chance of rain later this afternoon and showers are possible Saturday and Sunday nights.

Amos Kamil, a Bronx native and a writer, delves deep into the past of his alma mater, the prestigious Horace Mann School in Riverdale for a lengthy story in this week’s New York Times Magazine. Kamil, drawing on his own experiences as well as interviews with some 100 people (many of them former students, faculty members and administrators) writes about a history of sexual abuse at the school, stemming back to the 1970s. In a letter published on its website, Horace Mann officials didn’t deny the allegations, which they called “highly disturbing and absolutely abhorrent,” but said they pertained to only former faculty members, some of which are now deceased. The article sparked a slew of follow-up pieces from other news organizations, including:

Poor Roberto Medina is still waiting for a new kidney after two unsuccessful attempts at surgery. [Daily News]

Four buildings on Creston Avenue are getting an infusion of cash to provide much-needed repairs.[Crain’s]

The Daily News has the story of a Bronx woman who was saved after being thrown onto the tracks at the Hunts Point 6 train station.

This weekend, check out the Feast of St. Anthony’s festival in the Bronx’s Little Italy (the real Little Italy!). [DNAinfo]

Who knew? The Belmont Stakes, the third race in horse racing’s Triple Crown series, first began in the Bronx, in 1867, on a kidney-shaped track in the area where the Jerome Park Reservoir now sits. The Belmont, now held in Long Island, is tomorrow afternoon. [DNAinfo]

DNAinfo discovers the Bronx Culture Trolley.

Bronx Councilman Larry Seabrook’s lawyers filed a motion to stop prosecutors from just calling him “Seabrook.” Mr. Seabrook is facing a retrial on fraud and corruption charges. [DN]

And finally, a few updates on the 13th Congressional District race (check our debate on Monday, June 11, at 9 p.m.!): Newspaper endorsements are starting to roll out and Amsterdam News is backing Rangel … well-funded candidate Clyde Williams says Bill Clinton’s non-endorsement of Rangel is kind of like an endorsement for Williams … Rangel is wading into the stop & frisk debate, joining a delegation asking the Dept. of Justice to investigate NYC’s stop & frisk tactics … Good stuff from Riv Press’ Adam Wisnieski, writes about Adriano Espaillat’s stretch in comparing himself to Jackie Robinson … The Hill has an overview of the race and says the four challengers in the race could split the anti-Rangel votes and put Rangel back in office (or not) … Thanks to Capital’s Azi Paybarah for linking to our debate post (Monday, June 11, 9 p.m., Bronxnet. Tune in!)

Finally, one last tidbit from Wisnieski about this article by Kate Taylor at the NY Times. Taylor mistakenly writes that a forum at the Ben Franklin Club last week was the first time Rangel and Espaillat were in the same room together. Not true, Wisnieski says. He attended a similar political club function a few weeks earlier. So did Rangel and Espaillat. Wisnieski managed to get exactly two minutes with Rangel as the 81-year-old legislator ambled back to his car. He asked him several questions about the Bronx, none of which he actually answered. He did offer two things he knew about the borough: “Dewitt Clinton” and “Mosholu Parkway.”

Enjoy the day. Send us links and news tips at norwoodnews@norwoodnews.org.