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Bronx Youth Heard
The Norwood News is accepting applications for Bronx Youth Heard, a free afterschool program that teaches journalism skills to Bronx high school students ages 14 to 18. Applications are available online at http://bit.ly/BYHFall2015. For more information, contact David Cruz, program director for Bronx Youth Heard and editor-in-chief of Norwood News, at dcruz@norwoodnews.org or at (718) 324-4998. 

Mosholu Pkwy. Informational Walk
Community Board 7’s Transportation Committee Chair, Lowell Green, will host an informational tour of Mosholu Parkway on Oct. 3 at 10 a.m. Residents can meet in front of the Mosholu Parkway #4 subway station on Jerome Avenue. For more information, call CB 7 at (718) 324-4998.

Job Fair
The Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation and New York State Department of Labor host a job fair at Bronx County Courthouse, 851 Grand Concourse, 1st floor (Rotunda), on Sept. 22 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Candidates are encouraged to pre-register online at www.labor.ny.gov/secure/workforce/recruitment-event-bronx. For more information, call (718) 590-6252.

Apartment Applications
Applications are available for affordable housing for low-income individuals. To obtain an application, call Common Ground at (212) 659-0878.

Photo Club Meet-up
The New York Botanical/Zoological Photographic Society meets Saturday mornings at 9:45 a.m., through June, at the Fordham Preparatory School, Room 243 on the Fordham University Rose Hill Campus, 441 E. Fordham Rd. Photographers can improve their skills, show their work, receive instruction, and attend workshops, photo shoots, and competitions. Admission is free. For more information, call (718) 543-3115. 

MetroCard Buses/Vans
The MetroCard Bus for senior citizens is available at Scott Towers, 3400 Paul Ave., every fourth Monday of each month (excluding holidays) from 1 to 3 p.m.

Citizenship and English Classes
The Fordham Bedford Community Center offers free citizenship classes, Mondays and Wednesdays, designed to prepare students for questions asked on the U.S. Citizenship interview, and free English classes (October to May), Tuesdays and Thursdays, both from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Interested individuals must complete an online registration form and bring it to Refuge House, 2715 Bainbridge Ave., on respective class days before class begins. For more information, call (718) 733-2557. 

Free Curb Your Dog Signs
Free “Curb Your Dog” signs are available to homeowners and building superintendents at Community Board 7’s office, 229A E. 204th St., from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information or to schedule a pickup, call (718) 933-5650. 

To submit items for Neighborhood Notes, email dcruz@norwoodnews.org, subject line “Neighborhood Notes.”

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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