Archive for August, 2018

On August 5, 1914, the world's first electric traffic signal is put into place. Pinterest

Profile America: First Traffic Light

Sunday, August 5th. On this date in 1914, American motorists got the green light to safely proceed through increasingly traveled crossroads. A traffic light system, credited with being the first in the nation, flashed red and green at the intersection […]

Matters of Faith: The Key That Unlocks Doors!

Matters of Faith: The Key That Unlocks Doors!

2 Timothy 3:16-17 (Amplified Bible) “All Scripture is God-breathed [given by divine inspiration] and is profitable for instruction, for conviction [of sin], for correction [of error and restoration to obedience], for training in righteousness [learning to live in conformity to […]

by · August 5, 2018 · Matters of Faith, Religion
Police officials in New York and California confirm 2 bodies have washed up along Trump golf courses in the last month.--Photo by David Greene

Dead Man Washes up Near Trump Golf Course at Ferry Point Park

Dead Man Washes up Near Trump Golf Course at Ferry Point Park by David Greene The “badly decomposed” body of a man washed up along the rocks near the Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point Park, after reportedly being found […]

by · August 4, 2018 · Local News, News
Hard Luck deGrom Gets Praise From Braves

Hard Luck deGrom Gets Praise From Braves

By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor Anibal Sanchez was dominant again against the New York Mets at Citi Field Friday evening. The Braves Right-hander limited the Mets to two hits over six innings as Atlanta won a season tying fifth straight […]

by · August 4, 2018 · Sports
Apr 1, 2013; New York, NY, USA; Mr. Met tosses t-shirts into the stands during the seventh inning stretch of a MLB opening day game between the New York Mets and the San Diego Padres at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

Coppola: The Curse Of Tom Seaver

By William Coppola When the Mets were born, they had the impossible task of replacing the Dodgers and Giants in a city that has always been dominated by the success of the Yankees. Of the 113 World Series to date, […]

by · August 4, 2018 · Sports
Bronx DA: Seven People Indicted For Fentanyl Dealing In And Around Hunts Point

Bronx DA: Seven People Indicted For Fentanyl Dealing In And Around Hunts Point

SEVEN PEOPLE INDICTED FOR FENTANYL DEALING IN AND AROUND HUNTS POINT PRODUCE MARKET 13 Arrested in Takedown on June 20; Supplier Has Pleaded Guilty and Was Sentenced to Six Years          Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark, New York City Police […]

by · August 3, 2018 · Crime
Whose Birthday Is It? August 3, 2018

Whose Birthday Is It? August 3, 2018

Regina Jonas (1902) After being denied ordination at least once, German Jewess Regina Jonas finally found a rabbi willing to defy convention and make her, in 1935, the first ordained woman rabbi. A victim of the Holocaust, Jonas’s story went […]

by · August 3, 2018 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: August 3, 2018

Quote of the Day: August 3, 2018

I came into this world, not chiefly to make this a good place to live in, but to live in it, be it good or bad. Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)  

by · August 3, 2018 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: August 3, 2018

Word of the Day: August 3, 2018

unfeigned Definition: (adjective) Not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed. Synonyms: genuine, true Usage: I could tell from his unfeigned astonishment that he truly knew nothing about the robbery plans.    

by · August 3, 2018 · Bulletin Board
Bronx Chamber of Commerce August 9th SummerFest Membership Mixer — A Networking Event for the Palate!

Bronx Chamber of Commerce August 9th SummerFest Membership Mixer — A Networking Event for the Palate!

by · August 3, 2018 · Bulletin Board
Former Fordham University Pitcher Returns to Face Off Against Staten Island Yankees, Brooklyn Cyclones

Former Fordham University Pitcher Returns to Face Off Against Staten Island Yankees, Brooklyn Cyclones

Former Fordham Rams pitcher and Aberdeen IronBirds starter Jimmy Murphy [South Orange, NJ], Fordham adjunct professor and Cirillo World President John Cirillo [Chappaqua by way of Brooklyn], and IronBirds manager Kyle Moore [Wetumpka, Alabama/Sarasota, FL] in pregame get together prior […]

by · August 3, 2018 · Bulletin Board
Bronx DA: Seven People Indicted For Fentanyl Dealing In And Around Hunts Point

Bronx DA: Seven People Indicted For Fentanyl Dealing In And Around Hunts Point

Family Adventure Race – August 12

Family Adventure Race – August 12

Calling All Adventurous Families! CITY PARKS FOUNDATION SEEKS PARTICIPANTS FOR ITS NEXT FREE “FAMILY ADVENTURE RACE” ON AUGUST 12 IN STATEN ISLAND Supported by New York Road Runners New York, NY — City Parks Foundation’s “Family Adventure Race” is an exciting, parent-child race […]

by · August 3, 2018 · Bulletin Board
Negron: To Mickey, Thurman Was Bigger Than Life

Negron: To Mickey, Thurman Was Bigger Than Life

By Ray Negron Thirty nine years later people still love to tell thier own stories about our beloved Thurman Munson.  So many years have passed yet the passion and love for this incredible sports hero just won’t fade. In 1976 […]

by · August 2, 2018 · Sports

Hometown Press Release: Dean’s List – Bronx, NY

      SALISBURY, MD—Megi Rrugeja of Bronx, NY, was named to the Dean’s List at Salisbury University for the spring 2018 semester. At Salisbury University, some 8,700 students in 43 undergraduate, 15 graduate and two doctoral programs pursue liberal […]

by · August 2, 2018 · Bulletin Board