daredevil Definition: (noun) One who is recklessly bold. Synonyms: harum-scarum, madcap, swashbuckler, hothead, lunatic Usage: My nephew, daredevil that he is, decided to go surfing during yesterday’s tropical storm. Discuss.
I am writing to inform you about an exciting employment opportunity for Bronx high school students this summer. Van Cortlandt Park Conservancy’s Urban Ecology Teen Internship is a program that aims to fulfill’s the Conservancy’s goal to support, restore and preserve the park’s […]
BRONX DISTRICT ATTORNEY CLARK STATEMENT ON DEATH OF NYPD DETECTIVE BRIAN SIMONSEN “My condolences to the family and NYPD colleagues of Detective Brian Simonsen on their loss, and my wishes for a full recovery to Sergeant Matthew Gorman. This […]
Sir Joseph Banks (1743) Banks was a British naturalist, botanist, and patron of the sciences. After inheriting a large fortune in his early 20s, he began traveling extensively, collecting plant and natural history specimens. He outfitted and accompanied James Cook’s […]
I made up my mind long ago that life was too short to do anything for myself that I could pay others to do for me. W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)
deprecatory Definition: (adjective) Tending to diminish or disparage. Synonyms: belittling, slighting Usage: He depresses me by his abject submission and deprecatory self-abasement when he fears he has gone too far. Discuss.
NEWS FROM FROM UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS Kellan Grady had 28 points as Davidson beat Fordham 79-69 on Tuesday night at the Rose Hill Gym in the Bronx. Grady made 10 of 12 free throws. Luka Brajkovic had 18 points and 12 rebounds for […]
By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor Pedro Morales was not Bruno Sammartino. No, far from Bruno in many ways with popularity when it came to what was then known as the WWWF championship. Morales was the first Puerto Rican holder of […]
FREE Women Entrepreneurs “WE Connect” POWER Breakfast: “Leveraging Your Digital Toolbox” Wednesday, February 27th at Fordham University (Bronx, NY – February 8, 2019) The New Bronx Chamber of Commerce and Women Entrepreneurs (WEnyc) present a Free “WE Connect” […]
Cases of Interest for the Week of February 11, 2019 Monday, February 11, 2019 ADA Judge Part # Status Defendant Name Case Details Dolan, M. Newbauer 96 Appearance Curtis Batchelor Indicted on Murder and Rape charges for the 1999 killing […]
Cotton Mather (1663) Mather was an American Puritan leaderremembered for his role in the Salem witchtrials. Although his Memorable ProvidencesRelating to Witchcraft and Possessions fed thehysteria that led to the witch hunts, hedisapproved of some of the trials and arguedagainst the use of “spectral evidence,” a type of evidence basedon dreams. Deeply interested in science, Mather was the firstnative-born American to be a fellow of the Royal Society and wasan early supporter of what medical method? More…
A promise must never be broken. Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804)
gullet Definition: (noun) The passage between the pharynx and thestomach. Synonyms: esophagus, gorge Usage: The bird gave a gulp, and I felt the stone pass alongits gullet and down into its crop. Discuss.
Guardian Angels Celebrate 40th Anniversary By Robert Press On February 10, 1979, thirteen young workers at a Bronx McDonald’s on East Fordham Road came together to do something about the steadily declining area around the IRT 4 train on Jerome […]
Freshman guard earns fourth weekly honor Fordham University guard Nick Honor (Orlando, Fla./Lake Highland) was named Atlantic 10 Men’s Basketball Rookie of the Week it was announced by the league office today. It is the fourth weekly honor of the year for […]
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