Bronx DA: Cases of Interest for the Week of February 25, 2019
Cases of Interest for the Week of February 25, 2019 Monday, February 25, 2019 ADA Judge Part # Status Defendant Name Case Details Smith, J. Newbauer 96 Hearing and Trial Dennis Castellar Charged with Attempted Murder first degree for allegedly […]
The Bronx Chronicle Veteran of the Week
Master Sergeant Floyd Fisher Award: Veterans’ Hall of Fame Year: 2005 Floyd Fisher, having distinguished himself with acts of uncommon valor and gallantry on the battlefield during WW II and decades of tireless service to his community, has earned a […]
Hicks Gets Extended Deal With Yankees
The New York Yankees today announced that they have signed outfielder Aaron Hicks to a seven-year contract extending through the 2025 season, with a club option for the 2026 season. This contract replaces his one-year contract for 2019 that was previously announced […]
Whose Birthday Is It? February 25, 2019
George Harrison (1943) Harrison was a British rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter, best known as a member of the Beatles from 1962 to 1970. Although John Lennon and Paul McCartney were the Beatles’ main songwriters, Harrison, “the quiet Beatle,” generally […]
Quote of the Day: February 25, 2019
A superhuman will is needed in order to write, and I am only a man. Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880)
Word of the Day: February 25, 2019
antitrust Definition: (adjective) Of laws and regulations; designed to protect trade and commerce from unfair business practices. Synonyms: antimonopoly Usage: Government antitrust laws prevented the technology company from merging with its only competitor. Discuss.
Press Clips: Public Advocate Special Election, 2/26
Last month, twenty-three people filed petitions to run for the vacant position of New York City Public Advocate, and seventeen candidates (one suspended her campaign) made it onto Tuesday’s nonpartisan Special Election ballot. Because it is a City Charter-mandated nonpartisan […]
Matters of Faith: The Chosen
By Reverend J. Loren Russell, BA, MDiv Matthew 22:14-14 NKJV “But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who did not have on a wedding garment. So he said to him, ‘Friend, how […]
Whose Birthday Is It? February 22, 2019
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788) An unhappy and solitary man, Schopenhauer was a German philosopher whose works earned him the title “the philosopher of pessimism.” The bias of his own temperament and experience was crucial to the development of his celebrated philosophy—reflections […]
Quote of the Day: February 22, 2019
It wasn’t until late in life that I discovered how easy it is to say “I don’t know.” W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)
Word of the Day: February 22, 2019
belly-up Definition: (adjective) Financially ruined. Synonyms: bankrupt Usage: The struggling grocery store was forced to lay off several employees to avoid going belly-up. Discuss.
Yankees Projected Opening Day Roster
By Steven Simineri Spring Training is always more fun with legitimate battles taking place, but that doesn’t project to be the case at New York Yankees camp, where manager Aaron Boone’s depth chart is all but complete. Barring injuries or […]
Bronx DA: First Bronx Indictment Under ‘Sex Trafficking Of A Child’ Law
FIRST BRONX INDICTMENT UNDER ‘SEX TRAFFICKING OF A CHILD’ LAW Bronx Man Allegedly Brought 14-Year-Old Girl to Motel for Sex With “John;” Authorities Rescued Teen At Motel After She Was Reported Missing Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today […]
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