Bronx Borough President’s Cup Presentation While the Bronx Little League Championship game was played at the end of August, the game ended in a tie. So who do you give the President’s Cup trophy? The answer was to obtain a […]

CEO WELCOMES DOZENS OF GUESTS TO OPEN HOUSE AND  RIBBON CUTTING EVENT AT NEW BRONX LOCATION New Site Address: 384 E. 149 Street, Suite 300, Bronx, New York 10455 BRONX, NY — Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) hosted an open […]

Mary Edwards Walker (1832) Walker was an American surgeon and feminist. She served as a nurse in the Union army in the American Civil War, before being commissioned as an assistant surgeon. She was the first woman to serve in such a capacity and was awarded the Medal of Honor for her service. Walker remains the only woman ever to receive this award. After the war, she was active in the struggle for women’s rights, lecturing and writing on such issues as dress reform and women’s suffrage. Why was her medal revoked in 1917? More…

Comfort, n.: A state of mind produced by contemplation of a neighbor’s uneasiness. Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)

thieve  Definition: (verb) To steal (someone’s possessions). Synonyms: cop, glom, snitch, knock off, hook Usage: The unscrupulous but skilled pickpocket thieved no fewer than a dozen wallets on even the slowest day. Discuss.

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (better known as AOC) visited the Pelham Parkway Houses Saturday to talk about her New Green Deal for NYCHA.  Saying that housing is a human right, and that by Systematic Disinvestment, a state of emergency exists in NYCHA. […]

District Council 9 donates over $3,800 in food products to Grace Episcopal Church West Farms Food Pantry this Thanksgiving season to provide families with warm holiday meals Bronx, New York – District Council 9 hosted their Annual Teri Muroff-Meyer Food Drive, […]

Ricardo Montalbán (1920) Montalbán was a Mexican television, stage, and film actor. Perhaps best known as the star of the television series Fantasy Island, he had many notable roles throughout his career, including the villain Khan in the 1982 film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. His career spanned seven decades, and he continued to perform into his 80s, often providing voices for animated films and commercials. In the 1970s, Montalbán founded the Nosotros organization. What is its mission? More…

William K. Kastner | NY State Senate William K. Kastner Award: Veterans’ Hall of Fame William K. Kastner distinguished himself while serving in the United States Air Force from 1960 to 1980 — service that included a combat tour of […]

repast  Definition: (noun) The food served and eaten at one time. Synonyms: meal Usage: Numerous exquisite dishes … were placed successively before the guests, and the richest wines of France flowed in profusion during this splendid repast. Discuss.

Jacobi founded an Illyria family practice for the Albanian community in 1999. Additionally, Jacobi is one of the few hospitals in this country which has signage throughout in three languages- English, Spanish and Albanian.

Mary of Guise (1515) Mary of Guise was the queen consort of James V of Scotland and the mother of their daughter—the future Mary Queen of Scots. After the outbreak of war between Scotland and England, Mary arranged her daughter’s betrothal to the French dauphin. Becoming regent, Mary of Guise made no secret of her desire to bring France and Scotland together. In 1559, the Protestants, led by John Knox and allied with England, rose against her and declared her deposed. What happened in the aftermath of her death? More…

Men have an extraordinarily erroneous opinion of their position in nature; and the error is ineradicable. W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)