Event Provides Residents Easy Option for Disposal of Potentially Harmful Household Items Residents looking to dispose of potentially harmful household materials may do so at the Bronx SAFE (Solvents, Automotive, Flammables, and Electronics) Disposal event, held this Saturday, May 14, […]

The man who is aware of himself is hence forward independent; and he is never bored, and life is only too short, and he is steeped through and through with a profound yet temperate happiness. Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)

windsock Definition: (noun) A tapered, open-ended sleeve pivotallyattached to a standard, that indicates the direction ofthe wind blowing through it. Synonyms: drogue, air sock, wind cone Usage: The air traffic controller noted that the airport’swindsock was fully extended.

Petrus Canisius (1521) Canisius was a 16th century Jesuit preacherwho fought against the spread ofProtestantism in Germany, Austria, Bohemia,and Switzerland. His catechism, SummaDoctrinae Christianae, authorized in 1566, wasone of the earliest popular expositions of thefaith. The reestablishment of RomanCatholicism in […]

Clairvoyant, n.: A person, commonly a woman, who has the power of seeing that which is invisible to her patron, namely, that he is a blockhead. Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)  

raring Definition: (adjective) Full of eagerness; enthusiastic. Synonyms: impatient Usage: Standing at the starting line of the race, he shiftedfrom foot to foot and was raring to go.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840) A towering figure in Russian music and one ofthe most popular composers in history,Tchaikovsky became interested in music as achild and turned to serious composition at 14.His works are noted for their expressivemelodies, and he is […]

One cannot find peace in work or in pleasure, in the world or in a convent, but only in one’s soul. W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)

arborist Definition: (noun) A specialist in the care of woody plants, especially trees. Synonyms: tree surgeon Usage: The arborist informed the homeowners that the sick tree would need to be cut down.

Orson Welles (1915) Welles began acting on stage at 16 and made his Broadway debut in 1934. In 1937, he and John Houseman formed the Mercury Theatre, creating a series of radio dramas and winning notoriety with their panic-producing broadcast […]