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Civilian Complaint Board Visits
The public can report complaints of alleged NYPD misconduct to the Civilian Complaint Review Board and receive information at Councilman Andy Cohen‘s district office on Tuesday, July 29 from 2 to 5 p.m. For more detailed information, call (718) 549-7300.

Free Summer Meals
Free summer breakfast and lunch is available for students ages 18 and younger. For more information, call 311 or text NYCmeals to 877-877.

Recycle Clothes and Food
Recycle old clothes, food scraps for compost, and other textiles at GrowNYC’s Poe Park Greenmarket, 192nd Street and the Grand Concourse, Tuesdays from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., through Nov. 25. For more information, call (212) 788-7964.

Participatory Budgeting Input
Residents can provide input in how a portion of city tax dollars can be spent for next year’s budget at a series of workshops sponsored by Councilman Ritchie Torres, at the Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., July 29 and at the Police Athletic League, 2255 Webster Ave., July 30; both at 6 p.m. For more information and locations, call (718) 842-8100.

Free Financial Education Workshop
The University Neighborhood Housing Program offers a free 5-week course to help you get in control of your finances with its Getting Ahead Financial Education Workshop, Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m. beginning Aug. 7, at the Concourse House, 2751 Grand Concourse. Learn about credit building, debt management, and more. Graduates receive help with a savings plan, access to one-on-one financial coaching, and more. For more information, (718) 933-2539 or RSVP at www.unhp.org.

Back to School Event
North Central Bronx Hospital hosts its annual Community Health Fair “Back-to-School Event” on Wednesday, Aug. 20 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Kossuth Avenue between 208th and 210th streets. Rain date is Aug. 21. For more information and for a participating table, call (718) 519-2470/3586.

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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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