Archive for July, 2017

Dominican Baseball Team Arrives in Bronx

Dominican Baseball Team Arrives in Bronx

By Rich Mancuso/Sports Editor They have a hero in the Dominican Republic: Albert Pujois, the future Hall of Famer currently with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Los Trinitarios, a baseball organization from Santo Domingo arrived in the Bronx this […]

by · July 29, 2017 · Sports
Chairman Crowley Statement on Senate Republicans’ Failure to Advance Trumpcare

Chairman Crowley Statement on Senate Republicans’ Failure to Advance Trumpcare

Chairman Crowley Statement on Senate Republicans’ Failure to Advance Trumpcare (Washington, DC) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement after Senate Republicans failed to garner enough support to pass their disastrous health care repeal bill: […]

by · July 29, 2017 · Bulletin Board
BRONX DA: TWO BRONX MEN INDICTED ON ASSAULT AND OTHER CHARGES FOR PELTING DELI CLERK WITH AVOCADOS

BRONX DA: TWO BRONX MEN INDICTED ON ASSAULT AND OTHER CHARGES FOR PELTING DELI CLERK WITH AVOCADOS

Jorge Mateo Credit: Yankees.com

Yankees: At Trade Deadline Have Prospects to Offer

By Rich Mancuso/Sports Editor Four days and the complexion of teams will change with the non-waiver trade deadline. Sellers, buyers, and rumors is all you have to know and the Mets showed Thursday they will sell with Lucas Duda now […]

by · July 28, 2017 · Sports
Word of the Day: July 28, 2017

Word of the Day: July 28, 2017

Juxtaposition Definition: (noun) The act of positioning close together (or side by side). Synonyms: Apposition, Collocation Usage: The juxtaposition of the skyscraper and the brick townhouse had a curious effect, and from a distance that cozy home looked like a […]

by · July 28, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? July 28, 2017

Whose Birthday Is It? July 28, 2017

Malcolm Lowry (1909) Lowry was an English writer known for his articulation of the spiritual desolation of the modern individual. His reputation rests on the semi-autobiographical 1947 novel Under the Volcano. Set in Mexico—from which Lowry was once deported—it recounts […]

by · July 28, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Let’s Make A Deal: Baseball Trade Deadline Nears

Let’s Make A Deal: Baseball Trade Deadline Nears

By William Coppola Baseball is the only professional sport that has these built-in days of excitement from beginning to end. The year never really ends as we go from the winter meetings for general managers, followed by the team winter meetings, […]

by · July 28, 2017 · Sports
Quote of the Day: July 28, 2017

Quote of the Day: July 28, 2017

It ill becomes you to assail one who cannot defend himself. Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616)

by · July 28, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Congressman Joseph Crowley 14th Congressional District Bronx/Queens

Chairman Crowley on Senate Republicans’ Health Care Vote

Chairman Crowley on Senate Republicans’ Health Care Vote (Washington, DC) – House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D-NY) issued the following statement after Senate Republicans voted to move forward with legislation that will undermine health care coverage for millions of […]

by · July 28, 2017 · Bulletin Board
EMPIRE STATE HUMANE VOTERS ENDORSES DEMOCRAT AMANDA FARIAS FOR CITY COUNCIL

EMPIRE STATE HUMANE VOTERS ENDORSES DEMOCRAT AMANDA FARIAS FOR CITY COUNCIL

EMPIRE STATE HUMANE VOTERS ENDORSES DEMOCRAT AMANDA FARIAS FOR CITY COUNCIL (BRONX, NY) – Today, Empire State Humane Voters announced its support of Democrat Amanda Farias for City Council. ESHV’s endorsement comes just after the Farias campaign submitted nearly 3,100 […]

BP DIAZ & BRONX YOUTH CORPS BEAUTIFY COMMUNITY GARDEN

BP DIAZ & BRONX YOUTH CORPS BEAUTIFY COMMUNITY GARDEN

BP DIAZ & BRONX YOUTH CORPS BEAUTIFY COMMUNITY GARDEN On Thursday, July 20, 2017, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and student volunteers participating in the Bronx Youth Corps came together to beautify Latinos Unidos Community Garden in Melrose. Activities […]

by · July 28, 2017 · Bulletin Board
East Harlem and South Bronx NYCHA, Tenant, and Community Leaders Announce Support for Diana Ayala

East Harlem and South Bronx NYCHA, Tenant, and Community Leaders Announce Support for Diana Ayala

East Harlem and South Bronx NYCHA, Tenant, and Community Leaders Announce Support for Diana Ayala New York, N.Y. – 16 Tenant and community leaders from across the 8th City Council District announced their support for Democrat Diana Ayala today. Hailing from […]

by · July 28, 2017 · Bulletin Board
NYS Assemblyman Victor Pichardo, 86th AD

Statement on POTUS Decision on Transgendered Individuals to Serve in the Military: Assemblyman Victor Pichardo

Statement on POTUS’ decision on trans individuals to serve in the military President Trump’s decision to ban transgender individuals from serving in the U.S. military goes against everything our nation stands for. It’s a step backward that sends the wrong […]

by · July 28, 2017 · Bulletin Board
Russel Wetenkamp Sentenced to Two Years’ Probation, Fined More Than $25,000 for Environmental Crime

Russel Wetenkamp Sentenced to Two Years’ Probation, Fined More Than $25,000 for Environmental Crime

WASHINGTON — Russel Wetenkamp of Manitowoc, Wisc., pled guilty and was sentenced in the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Wisconsin to criminal violations related to the (PPA). Wetenkamp fraudulently marked wooden pallets indicating that they were compliant […]

National Latino Officer’s Association Endorses Elvin Garcia for City Council Garcia Campaign Continues to Build Community Ties

National Latino Officer’s Association Endorses Elvin Garcia for City Council Garcia Campaign Continues to Build Community Ties

National Latino Officer’s Association Endorses Elvin Garcia for City Council Garcia Campaign Continues to Build Community Ties National Latino’s Officer’s Association today announced its enthusiastic endorsement of Elvin Garcia for City Council District 18. “I am continually impressed with Elvin […]