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Super speedy editions of the roundup coming today and tomorrow while the Norwood News delves into production of its upcoming print edition (the Holiday Issue!). These are the Bronx stories we're following today.
Welcome to another edition of the Bronx News Roundup. These are the Bronx stories we're following today.
Parents, local activists and elected officials are upset with the Department of Education’s decision to transfer an entire class of kindergarteners from PS 340 in the middle of the semester to another school — a move parents say would severely inconvenience them and their children.
I overcame a barrage of obstacles -- physical, mental, even geographical -- on my quest to run the New York City Marathon this year. But it was an epic storm seven days before the pay off that finally did me in. Was I disappointed? Yes. Was it the right decision? Absolutely.
After exploring and raising significant funds to make a run at a citywide position, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. announced today that he has decided to scrap his bid for Public Advocate and seek re-election as borough president in 2013. Diaz explained his decision to supporters in an email, saying "the needs of the people of the Bronx are foremost on my mind and in my heart."
“The education system is going to the dogs,” said Elizabeth Thompson, a representative of the Kingsbridge Heights Neighborhood Improvement Association, at a meeting last week. Thompson, along with a slew of parents from PS 340, lobbied together last Thursday night at the Community Education Council 10 meeting to express their frustrations after being notifying by the school that some 20 students would be transferred midway through the semester to PS 310 due to capping.
A couple of relief efforts are being coordinated happening in the northwest Bronx right now.
Storm watch for the northwest Bronx.
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