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Fordham Manor: At City Job Fair held at Monroe College, Mayor Says: “You’re Hired!”

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The following is an extended version of the story that appears in our latest print edition.   There were all manner of City jobs up for grabs at the NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services job fair held at Monroe College in Fordham Manor on Saturday, April 22. New York City Mayor Eric Adams also showed up to encourage Bronxites, and others who had traveled to the Boogie Down, about the benefits of working for his administration.   Addressing the sizeable afternoon crowd of an estimated 350 people, which according to the fair organizers, had dwindled since the morning, Adams


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DynaDrive Fresh Water Well Pumps Recalled Due to Risk of Electric Shock

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced the recall on April 20 of about 1,060 units of DynaDrive Fresh Water Well Pumps with model numbers DD60-10NPT and DD90-11NPT and serial numbers between 190791000 and 223365720, due to the fact that the pumps are not adequately grounded and can pose an electric shock hazard to the user.   CPSC officials said the recalled products are water pumps used to stabilize water pressure for fresh water wells. They added that the pumps are constant pressure pumps with an integrated single phase to 3 phase variable speed controller, and have a yellow


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ACS Recommends Three Entities to Run “Alternative to Detention” Programs for Court-Involved Youth

By SÍLE MOLONEY
The New York City Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) announced on Monday, March 13, the three organizations it has recommended for funding with the aim of operating the NYC Family Court Alternative to Detention (ATD) programs. These are the Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES), which will serve youth in The Bronx and Manhattan; the Justice Innovation Center (JIC), which will serve youth in Queens and Staten Island; and Good Shepherd Services, which will serve youth in Brooklyn.   As reported, the Bronx Rises Against Gun Violence program operates within the framework of Good Shepherd Services in The


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