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BP Seeks CB Applicants

The Borough President’s office is currently accepting applications for membership to local Community Boards. The submission deadline is Feb. 6. For more information, call (718) 590-3914 or visit www.bronxboropres.nyc.gov.

DOS Christmas Tree Pickup

NYC Parks Department hosts Treecycle at MulchFest, Jan. 10 and 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at citywide locations. Remove lights and decorations and bring your tree for recycling through Jan. 11. Patrons may have free mulch available at each chipping site with free bags provided or bring your own bag. Residents may also leave their trees for DOS pickup through Jan. 16 for recycling. For more information and a list of sites, visit www.nycgovparks.org/highlights/festivals/mulchfest.

Parking Calendars
Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz offers copies of the NYC 2015 Parking Calendar to residents at his district office, 3107 Kingsbridge Ave. For more information, call (718) 796-5345.

Meet and Greet/Affordable Healthcare Sign-Up

City Council Member Andy King hosts an open house and meet and greet at his district offices, 940 E. Gun Hill Rd. and 135 Einstein Loop, Room 44, in Co-Op City, on Jan. 15 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. King will also be hosting a free sign-up session for the Affordable Care Act on Jan. 23 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at both district offices. For more information, call (718) 684-5509.

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Welcome to the Norwood News, a bi-weekly community newspaper that primarily serves the northwest Bronx communities of Norwood, Bedford Park, Fordham and University Heights. Through our Breaking Bronx blog, we focus on news and information for those neighborhoods, but aim to cover as much Bronx-related news as possible. Founded in 1988 by Mosholu Preservation Corporation, a not-for-profit affiliate of Montefiore Medical Center, the Norwood News began as a monthly and grew to a bi-weekly in 1994. In September 2003 the paper expanded to cover University Heights and now covers all the neighborhoods of Community District 7. The Norwood News exists to foster communication among citizens and organizations and to be a tool for neighborhood development efforts. The Norwood News runs the Bronx Youth Journalism Heard, a journalism training program for Bronx high school students. As you navigate this website, please let us know if you discover any glitches or if you have any suggestions. We’d love to hear from you. You can send e-mails to norwoodnews@norwoodnews.org or call us anytime (718) 324-4998.

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