Advocacy Group Warns of PCB-tainted Bronx Schools

By Imani Hall Advocates for Bronx public schools are looking for answers over the city’s mandated order to remove a dangerous toxin found in public school buildings.

Out & About

Editor’s Pick MMC Hosts Health Fair Montefiore Medical Center will host a community health fair, June 1 from noon to 4 p.m. on East 210th Street from Bainbridge to Steuben avenues. The event is to increase awareness about healthy living in the Bronx with activities including exercise classes, cooking demonstrations, health screenings, music, games, giveaways and more. For more information, visit www.montefiore.org. The Bronx Puerto Rican Day kicks off at 11am at the Grand Concourse, marching from 192nd Street to Van Cortlandt Avenue East. Rain or shine.

History Breathes at St. Ann’s School

By David Cruz Call it Night at the Museum for this local catholic school!

Pop-Art for Laundromats Brings Color to Laundry Day

By Richard Bucey Washing clothes just got a bit more colorful! On May 16 a laundromat in Melrose was adorned with bright and colorful art courtesy of some 200 students from local schools.

Senator Recognizes Monroe

Digital Edition of Norwood News Out!

The latest edition of the Norwood News is out, available at 192 locations throughout the northwest Bronx. Stop by any diner, post office, and stores along Jerome Avenue to pick up your copy. The edition explores several interesting stories happening in the northwest Bronx nabe. First, interest on the ever-changing Webster Avenue is brewing, with one developer eyeing a chunk of occupied properties. This latest development comes on the heels of the Stagg Group at the tail end of construction on two supportive housing sites there. Next, a burning question looms in Norwood: What happened to the the Williamsbridge Oval

By the Norwood News Under the leadership of PS/MS 95 school principal Serge Marshall Davis, the fledgling middle school’s extracurricular school sports program has taken off.

Turning Trash into Art

By CHELSEA GEORGE An artist has turned trash into masterpieces, inspiring young minds at one Norwood school to do the same.

Inquiring Photographer – How Safe Is Your School?

By DAVID GREENE With a history of asbestos and other toxic hazards in and around Bronx schools, this week we asked readers if they feel their local schools are safe. Sometimes students might bring in drugs or illegal weapons, but no, I don’t see anything wrong with the buildings. —Joel Pena Garcia