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Neighborhood Notes

Snow Laborers
Early registration has begun for part-time emergency snow laborers for the upcoming snow season. Pay is $13.50 per hour, and $20.25 per hour after 40 hours are worked in a week. To register, visit the Bronx Yard at Mosholu Avenue and Broadway in Van Cortlandt Park, Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Applicants must be at least age 18, bring two small photos (1 ½ square), original and copy of two forms of ID and a Social Security card.

Free Flu Shots
Free flu shots will be administered on Nov. 9 at the Riverdale YM-YWHA at 5625 Arlington Ave., and Nov. 10 at Vladeck Hall, 74 Van Cortlandt Park So., both from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The shots are only available to residents 18 and over who reside in the 81st Assembly District and are not allergic to eggs. Residents MUST register with the office of Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz by calling (718) 796-5345.

Immigration/Legal Services
Immigration and legal services are available at the Office of Councilman Fernando Cabrera, 107 E. Burnside Ave., Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A housing lawyer is available every other Monday. Appointments are required. To schedule one, call (347) 590-2875.

Yankee Leadership Awards
Applications are available for the Youth Leadership Awards. Nominees are expected to perform 50 hours of leadership/volunteer service as a tutor, mentor, community unity developer, and/or as an advocate against violence in the community. Submit applications by Nov. 20 to New York Yankees Community Council, Attn: Brian Smith, Senior Vice President, Corporate/Community Relations, Yankee Stadium, One East 161st Street, Bronx, NY 10451. For more information, email community_relations@yankees.com.

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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