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Bronx Notes: Find Out Your Healthcare Rights at ‘ObamaCare’ Forum

How much do you know about the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — better known as the federal health reform law or “ObamaCare?” Key provisions are already in place with more to come in the months and years ahead. With this in mind, plan to attend this informative seminar focused on what the health reform law means to you now and will mean to individuals, families and businesses in the months ahead.

Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, Congressman Jose E. Serrano and Hostos Community College are hosting a forum on the Affordable Care Act a.k.a. ObamaCare. Attendees will participate in a discussion with heath care experts. The forum will take place on Saturday, Feb. 23 at 10 a.m., at Hostos Community College, 450 Grand Concourse, at 149th Street, MBJ Cafeteria – C building, 3rd floor. The event is sponsored by Montefiore Medical Center and other Bronx-based health organizations. To RSVP and for more information, call Lillian Perez, (212) 416-8754. 

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.

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