Bronx Opera Presents “Hansel & Gretel” at Lehman College

By ARIEL PACHECO
The Bronx Opera presents two performances of the beloved family opera “Hansel and Gretel” by Engelbert Humperdinck on Friday, Jan. 31, at 7.30 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 2, at 2.30 p.m. at Lehman College’s Lovinger Theater, located at 250 Bedford Park Blvd. West in The Bronx. The artistic director of the Bronx Opera is Ben Spierman and the conductor is Michael Spierman.

NY Lottery: One Top-Prize Winning Ticket Sold in The Bronx

By ARIEL PACHECO
The New York Lottery announced one top-prize winning ticket was sold in The Bronx in the Dec. 21 TAKE 5 midday drawing. They said the ticket, worth $18,873.50, was sold at Karma Liquors Inc., located at 1004 Morris Park Avenue in the Morris Park section of the borough. 

UPDATE Norwood: Water Main Burst Causes Major Flooding on Webster Avenue

By DAVID GREENE
An apparent burst to a water mains pipe caused major flooding and havoc to both residents and local businesses in the vicinity of Webster Avenue, East 201st Street, Mosholu Parkway South, and Bedford Park Boulevard in Norwood / Bedford Park on Monday night, Dec. 16, according to eyewitness accounts. Several cars in the area were seen semi-submerged in water amid the flooding. 

Op-Ed: What Went Wrong? Everything

By SILVIA BLUMENFELD
Americans have voted for Donald Trump again. Forty-five will become forty-seven come January and Donald Trump will again have the most powerful job on the planet. It’s a sobering, heartbreaking, but undeniable fact. The billionaires who enabled and engineered his campaign are celebrating.

Tremont: Group Sought for Robbery

By DAVID GREENE
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help identifying the vehicle and perpetrators seen in the attached video and photos in connection to a robbery that occurred in Tremont.