Best Bullpen? Yankees may have that as they prepare for spring training By Chris Saunders Months of trying to acquire a third bullpen piece to help ease the pressure on Dellin Betances and Andrew Miller finally happened when the Yankees obtained […]
This past Thursday (January 28), Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., in collaboration with Windows of Hip Hop (WoHH), hosted The First 2016 Inaugural Element Awards. All honorees received Citations of Merit for their community service and spreading the Hip Hop culture. “Hip Hop […]
Duane Reade, Walgreen Company will begin dispensing naloxone without a prescription in the 300 Duane Reade and Walgreens stores citywide, and approximately 450 pharmacies statewide, beginning today, bringing naloxone availability without a prescription to more than 650 pharmacies citywide. […]
By Jeremy Warneke There have been efforts to reduce non-hostile deaths in the U.S. military, but have those efforts really paid off? The only person who died during my deployment to Iraq in 2003 to 2004 was U.S. Army Sgt. Landis […]
Langston Hughes (1902) Hughes was an American poet and a central figure of the Harlem Renaissance. His writing is largely concerned with depicting African-American life, particularly the experience of the urban African American, and often uses dialect and jazz rhythms. […]
Those who prepared for all the emergencies of life beforehand may equip themselves at the expense of joy. E. M. Forster (1879-1970)
cadge Definition: (verb) Ask for and get free; be a parasite. Synonyms: bum, grub, mooch, sponge Usage: Though she had a pantry full of groceries, Sheila loved to cadge her meals from her sister.
In February, Bronxites are invited to join the Rotary Club of the Bronx in its celebration of BLACK HISTORY MONTH. “Our club will be observing this month as part of our engagement with the community,” said TOBA Adeyemi LaCrown, President, […]
‘Kung Fu Panda 3′, a DreamWorks’ animated film, opened as the number one movie worldwide and in the U.S.
Can the Real Bronx Bombers Please Stand Up? By Chris Saunders The 2015 Season for the New York Yankees was anything but pleasant, when on July 31st Yankees lead the A. L. East Division by six games over the then […]
NEW ORLEANS, LA — Entergy Corporation recently announced that A. Christopher “Chris” Bakken III has been named executive vice president and chief nuclear officer for Entergy Corporation, effective April 6. Bakken replaces Jeff Forbes, who announced his retirement last year. In […]
PROGRAMS AT THE CITY ISLAND LIBRARY 718-885-1703 Our hours are: Mondays and Thursdays 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. FEBRUARY 2016 CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS Puppet Play […]
rhetorician Definition: (noun) A person who delivers a speech or oration. Synonyms: orator, speechifier, speechmaker Usage: They continued to correspond, she in the unweighed language of unwavering affection, he in the chilly phraseology of the polished rhetorician.
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