Hello Faithful Readers!

The digital edition of the latest Norwood News, bringing you plenty of Bronx community news you can use, is out and hitting stands as I write.

So many stories, it’s hard to know where to begin.

We can start at the front page, with a missing persons case that’s rattled Bedford Park, Kingsbridge Heights and the Bangladeshi communities in the Bronx. Mahfuza Rahman, an aspiring nurse and mother, has not been seen since December. Police are now looking to question the husband, who flew back to his native Bangladesh with their 9-year-old daughter. Find out what representatives from the Bangladeshi community have to say.

On page 3 you’ll find a piece by Wendy Joan Biddlecombe on a Community Board 7 member’s ambitious quest to entice dormant civic-minded residents to attend a big meeting on how government works on March 26. Read why CB7 member Samelys Lopez is driven to get as many people as possible.

We also bring you a special interview with Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., who sat with the Norwood News for thirty minutes to discuss Bronx policy topics. Find out what he has to say about the Kingsbridge Armory, a hotel proposal near the New York Botanical Garden, development and why obtaining a strong middle class is key to the borough.

Your regular staples are there too: Inquiring Photographer, Out & About and Neighborhood Notes to help make your life a little easier or satisfy your cultural appetite. So take a look at the latest edition of the Norwood News, share your thoughts with the newspaper by emailing the editor, David Cruz, at dcruz@norwoodnews.org.

Enjoy!

 

David