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Whose Birthday Is It? April 7, 2020

Whose Birthday Is It? April 7, 2020

Eleanora Fagan, AKA Billie Holiday (1915) Despite a deeply troubled upbringing, Holiday became one of the most celebrated and influential singers in jazz history. She was also one of its most tragic figures. She debuted in the 1930s and, after performing with Benny Goodman, Count Basie, and Artie Shaw, embarked on a successful solo career. However, she suffered many personal setbacks, complicated by the drug addiction that eventually destroyed her career and hastened her death. How did she choose her stage name? More…

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Quote of the Day: April 7, 2020

Quote of the Day: April 7, 2020

A married man forms married habits and becomes dependent on marriage just as a sailor becomes dependent on the sea. George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)

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Word of the Day: April 7, 2020

Word of the Day: April 7, 2020

cacography  Definition: (noun) Poor handwriting. Synonyms: scrawl, scribble, scratch Usage: The pharmacist struggled to decipher Dr. Clark’s cacography on my prescription and eventually had to call his office to get some clarification. Discuss.

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Coppola:  Babe Ruth The Two Sides To Every Story

Coppola: Babe Ruth The Two Sides To Every Story

By William Coppola: Contributor Bronx Chronicle Sports Today a friend of mine wrote to me: “Remember when I said there are no longer any facts? That now “there are two sides to every story?” Well, I couldn’t sleep last night, so […]

by · April 6, 2020 · Sports
Fordham Names Ed Kull Interim Director of Athletics

Fordham Names Ed Kull Interim Director of Athletics

By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor  Ed Kull, who has served as the Senior Director of Development and Senior Associate Athletic Director at Fordham for the past three years, was named interim athletic director at Fordham University it was announced today […]

by · April 6, 2020 · Sports
The Bronx Chronicle Veteran of the Week

The Bronx Chronicle Veteran of the Week

Sam Danial Award: Veterans’ Hall of Fame Year: 2007 In recognition of his meritorious military service and his decades of tireless advocacy on behalf of his fellow veterans, Sam Danial has earned a place among the elite veterans of the Empire State. […]

by · April 6, 2020 · Veterans
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NY State Ed Cancels June Regents Exams

State Board of Regents Chancellor Dr. Betty Rosa announced today that New York’s high school Regents exams scheduled for June will be canceled. Also, the Board of Regents today adopted emergency regulations to ease the burdens and provide important flexibility […]

by · April 6, 2020 · Education, Education News, News
Whose Birthday Is It? April 6, 2020

Whose Birthday Is It? April 6, 2020

Gerald Joseph “Gerry” Mulligan (1927) Mulligan was an important baritone saxophonist and one of the best-known exponents of cool jazz, a delicate, understated offshoot of bebop. He began his career in the mid-1940s as an arranger for Gene Krupa and Claude Thornhill and played on the historic Miles Davis nonet recordings in 1949. He gained considerable success with the quartet he formed with Chet Baker in 1952, and he led ensembles of various sizes thereafter. How old was he when he began earning money for his musical arrangements? More…

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Quote of the Day: April 6, 2020

Quote of the Day: April 6, 2020

There is sorrow enough in the natural wayFrom men and women to fill our day;But when we are certain of sorrow in store,Why do we always arrange for more? Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) 

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Councilman Rev. Ruben Diaz, Sr.

Councilman Rev. Ruben Diaz urges immigrant medical professionals to join fight against COVID-19

You should know that there are about 65,000 certified doctors with licenses from other countries who cannot practice their professions due to not having the requirements that this nation demands. These medical workers, for the most part have vast experience […]

by · April 6, 2020 · Health, News
Word of the Day: April 6, 2020

Word of the Day: April 6, 2020

inconstancy  Definition: (noun) Unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous Synonyms: fickleness, falseness Usage: If he does not return, instead of accusing him of the inconstancy which you insinuate, I will tell you that he died loving me and me only. Discuss. 

by · April 6, 2020 · Bulletin Board
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. (Flickr)

BP Diaz Visits Mobile Testing Site in Co-op City

Back on March 31, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. greeted workers setting up the new mobile testing site based out of Co-Op City that will help in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The mobile testing site will provide […]

by · April 6, 2020 · Health, News
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chancellor Richard Carranza at City Hall

City Cancels Spring Break

In light of the threat generated by the coronavirus, Mayor de Blasio on Friday instructed Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza to cancel the planned April 9-17 spring break for teachers and city schoolkids. “We are confident that continuing remote learning will […]

by · April 6, 2020 · Education News, Government, News
Whose Birthday Is It? April 5, 2020

Whose Birthday Is It? April 5, 2020

? Ruth Elizabeth “Bette” Davis (1908)American screen legend and two-time Academy Award-winning actress Bette Davis made her Hollywood debut in 1931 and, after several flops, won acclaim for her role in 1934’s Of Human Bondage. Her electrifying performances and intense characterizations of strong women made her a prime box-office attraction between 1935 and 1946, but her popularity declined thereafter. Undeterred, she launched a comeback and continued acting until shortly before her death. Why did she disinherit her daughter? More…

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Quote of the Day: April 5, 2020

Quote of the Day: April 5, 2020

Edible, adj.: Good to eat, and wholesome to digest, as a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man, and a man to a worm. Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)

by · April 5, 2020 · Bulletin Board