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• PSA 7 sergeant Castro pens first action novel

  20-05-2017 06:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  See this story at BxTimes.com.By Robert WirsingBronx TimesA local police sergeant’s novel reveals the challenges police officers face protecting and serving their communities.As America was entrenched in a heated debate over police matters in the U.S., active Police Service Area 7 sergeant Jordan Castro patrolled by day and wrote by night.Inspired by the writings of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Castro, a Riverdale native and son of Cuban immigrants, penned something much deeper than a typical poli
  
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• Mott Haven Kids Perform ‘Unstoppable’

  20-05-2017 06:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  See this story at BxTimes.com.By Robert WirsingBronx TimesMott Haven Academy’s Haven Kids Rock, a music program created for at-risk kids in the NYC child welfare and foster care systems, celebrated their two day spring performances of ‘Unstoppable: The Musical’ on Thursday, May 11 and Friday, May 12 at Sheen Center-Lorteo Theater in Manhattan.Unstoppable follows the lives of six creative and street smart urban kids Adrian, Conrade, Taniesha, Luna, Melody and Malia, as they navi
  
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• Landmark 103-year-old NYPL branch remade

  20-05-2017 06:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  See this story at BxTimes.com.By Patrick RocchioBronx TimesAn 103-year-old library celebrated its reopening after major renovations.
  The two-year, multi-million dollar renovation to the New York Public Library’s Woodstock branch in Morrisania was topped off with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday, May 15.
  The landmark 3-story building on East 160th Street was remade top to bottom, attendees said, with its 18,000 square feet completely rehabbed during a gut renovation.
  The changes to the b
  
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• Human Rights Holds African Community Forum

  20-05-2017 06:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  See this story at BxTimes.com.By Robert WirsingBronx TimesThe NYC Commission on Human Rights, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, hosted the inaugural African Community Forum and Resource Fair on Thursday, May 11 at the Metropolitan College of New York.At the fair, representatives from the Commission, the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, NYC Comptroller’s Office and more than 20 community-based organizations and city agencies provided information on
  
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• Community Board 11 Hosts Health Fair

  20-05-2017 06:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  See this story at BxTimes.com.By Robert WirsingBronx TimesEveryone was in good spirits celebrating Community Board 11’s second annual Health Fair on Saturday, May 6 at Loreto Park.The event featured over 40 vendors, nutrition and fitness information, healthcare facilities and providers as well as free demos and giveaways.
  
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• 6 Pure Bison Born At Bronx Zoo

  20-05-2017 06:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  See this story at BxTimes.com.By Robert WirsingBronx TimesThe Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo recently welcomed six, bouncing baby American bison calves, four of which are now on exhibit at the zoo’s Bison Range.The calves were born to a herd of seven females and one male which arrived at the zoo from Ft. Peck, MT last November.The herd was a historic gift from the Anniniboine and Sioux tribes and was significant because the Ft. Peck bison are from the Yellowstone National
  
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• 49th Precinct Hosts Job Fair

  20-05-2017 06:00 via bxtimes.com
  
  See this story at BxTimes.com.By Robert WirsingBronx TimesIn its commitment to protect and serve the community, the 49th Precinct hosted its second annual job fair on Wednesday, May 10 at the Eastchester Gardens Community Center.The fair featured several prospective employers, education and job preparation assistance and health screening and insurance.
  
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