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UPDATE Three Men Murdered in 4 Days of Each Other a Few Blocks Apart

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Two murder investigations are underway after a 35-year-old man was shot dead in the Mt. Hope section of The Bronx and within 7 hours, a 32-year-old man was also shot dead in Fordham Heights. One of the fatal victims is from University Heights, the other from Morris Heights. 

Montefiore Holds Maternal Child Health Competency Fair

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Montefiore Health System officials recently announced the launch of a new nursing education program which provides annual competency training and skills fairs for nurses across its maternal child health departments and neonatal intensive care units at its Wakefield campus, at 600 East 233rd Street, and its Weiler campus at 1825 Eastchester Road in Morris Park.

UPDATE Major Data Breach Affects Bronx Council Members, Assemblymembers, State Senators & U.S. Reps

By SÍLE MOLONEY
Democratic Congressman Ritchie Torres (NY-15) released an investigative report on Tuesday, Sept. 10, in which it was confirmed that several Bronx elected leaders had personal data, which was held with National Public Data, a private company that runs background checks, breached. Torres, who represents a large section of The Bronx stretching from the northwest to the South Bronx, said the report confirms that up to 33.3% of Bronx council members, 70% of Bronx assembly members, 66.6% of Bronx state senators, and 100% of Bronx U.S. representatives had their data breached.