USDA Announces Atypical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Detection

Washington, D.C.— The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing an atypical case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), a neurologic disease of cattle, in a six year old mixed-breed beef cow in Florida.  This animal never entered slaughter channels and at no time presented a […]

by · November 18, 2018 · Bulletin Board
Teamster Nation

Teamster Nation

Congress must make Legislative fix to ensure Retirements Are Protected. Contact Congress NOW! http://ibt.io/N14pension

by · November 18, 2018 · Bulletin Board, Labor
Bronx DA: THREE RIKERS ISLAND INMATES INDICTED FOR ASSAULTING  NYC DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION OFFICER

Bronx DA: THREE RIKERS ISLAND INMATES INDICTED FOR ASSAULTING NYC DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION OFFICER

THREE RIKERS ISLAND INMATES INDICTED FOR ASSAULTING NYC DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION OFFICER Defendants Hit Officer; One Then Slashed Him With Sharp Object Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that three Rikers Island inmates have been indicted for assaulting […]

Family members hold the new street sign unveiled naming the intersection of East Mosholu Parkway South and Perry Avenue "Mary Vallati Place."--Photo by David Greene

Street Renaming Honors Neighborhood Matriarch

Street Renaming Honors Neighborhood Matriarch by David Greene A large crowd turned out on a rainy day to remember and honor a tireless community activist, Mary Vallati, who passed away a year earlier, from pneumonia, on September 13, at the […]

by · November 18, 2018 · Local News, News
Matters of Faith: Forever Thankful

Matters of Faith: Forever Thankful

By Reverend J. Loren Russell, BA, MDiv. ‭‭I Chronicles‬ ‭16:7-9‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ “On that day David first delivered this psalm into the hand of Asaph and his brethren, to thank the LORD: Oh, give thanks to the LORD! Call upon His […]

by · November 18, 2018 · Matters of Faith, Religion
Negron: Rooting For “The Boss”

Negron: Rooting For “The Boss”

By Ray Negron Tell me that you want to meet a perfect man and I will show you God. With that being said, no matter how nice an individual is, how many people someone has saved, how many turkeys one […]

by · November 17, 2018 · Sports
Hot Stove Update; Yankees & Mets

Hot Stove Update; Yankees & Mets

By Rich Mancuso/ Sports Editor Talk and rumors have intensified and that is expected now with the MLB Winter Meetings in Las Vegas December 9-14th. In the coming weeks and prior to the meetings it is all speculation as to […]

by · November 17, 2018 · Sports
Bronx DA: BRONX MAN SENTENCED TO JAIL FOR FATALLY STABBING PIT BULL DOG

Bronx DA: BRONX MAN SENTENCED TO JAIL FOR FATALLY STABBING PIT BULL DOG

BRONX MAN SENTENCED TO JAIL FOR FATALLY STABBING PIT BULL DOG Defendant Knifed Dog More Than 50 Times Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark today announced that a Bronx man has been sentenced to one year in jail for brutally […]

Artist and welder Colin Nicodemo, 44, proudly stands next to his creation titled, "All Roads Lead to Fordham" on the Grand Concourse.--Photo by David Greene

For the Traveling Art Lover: “All Roads Lead to Fordham”

For the Traveling Art Lover: “All Roads Lead to Fordham” by David Greene The spinning wheels inside a young artists mind and the wheels from vintage wagons discovered across the Bronx, collided at the intersection of Fordham Road and the […]

by · November 17, 2018 · Arts & Artists, Arts and Culture
Urban Resource Institute and Purina Announce First-Ever Entirely Pet-Friendly Domestic Violence Shelter Where Every Unit is Designed for Pets and People to Survive and Thrive Together

Urban Resource Institute and Purina Announce First-Ever Entirely Pet-Friendly Domestic Violence Shelter Where Every Unit is Designed for Pets and People to Survive and Thrive Together

Urban Resource Institute and Purina Announce First-Ever Entirely Pet-Friendly Domestic Violence Shelter Where Every Unit is Designed for Pets and People to Survive and Thrive Together PALS Place will be the country’s first domestic violence shelter designed with pet co-living […]

Neighborhood Cats Bronx TNR Workshop – Dec 1st

Neighborhood Cats Bronx TNR Workshop – Dec 1st

TNR Workshop Saturday, December 1, 2018 11:00am – 2:30pm Location: 1985 Westchester Ave. Bronx, NY 10462 To register: click here

by · November 17, 2018 · Animal Issues, Bulletin Board
Join us on our last volunteer outing of the season at Pelham Bay Park – Nov 17

Join us on our last volunteer outing of the season at Pelham Bay Park – Nov 17

by · November 16, 2018 · Bulletin Board
Whose Birthday Is It? November 16, 2018

Whose Birthday Is It? November 16, 2018

Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904) A native Nigerian, Azikiwe was educated in the US and, upon returning to his home country, began publishing denunciatory articles as editor of the African Morning Post. He was charged with sedition in 1936 but was ultimately […]

by · November 16, 2018 · Bulletin Board
Quote of the Day: November 16, 2018

Quote of the Day: November 16, 2018

Prejudices, it is well known, are most difficult to eradicate from the heart whose soil has never been loosened or fertilized by education; they grow firm there, firm as weeds among stones. Charlotte Bronte (1816-1855)  

by · November 16, 2018 · Bulletin Board
Word of the Day: November 16, 2018

Word of the Day: November 16, 2018

highfalutin Definition: (adjective) Affectedly genteel. Synonyms: hoity-toity, la-di-da, grandiose Usage: I’m glad you didn’t load him down with some highfalutin, romantic name that he’d be ashamed of when he gets to be a grandfather. Discuss.  

by · November 16, 2018 · Bulletin Board