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Education
HIGH STAKES TESTING FORUM FORO SOBRE EXAMENES DE ALTO RIESGO
‘Change the Stakes’, una coalición de padres y maestros en la ciudad de Nueva York, ha anunciado una discusión pública dirigida por un panel de maestros en el cual se discutirá el impacto de los actuales exámenes en materias, instrucción y aprendizaje...
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Food
Taking a healthy bite of the Bronx
Long before the Atkins diet, the South Beach Diet, and Weight Watchers, Bronx resident Marie Singletary was given to snacking on vegetables. She was not following a regime, just a habit...
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Entertainment
En pointe at the hospital
There they were: the dancing toy soldiers, the sugar plum fairies, the towering holiday tree, bursting with ornaments and satin ribbons...
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Education
Building a nest for child and mother alike
Construyendo un nido para el niño y la madre por igual
Genovena Nieto just finished shopping for a new stroller and a baby carrier. She found them both, and didn't spend a dime. The new items will come in handy when Nieto has her third child, who is due on the 26th of December, just days after the Christmas holiday. How did she get such a great deal?...
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Entertainment
I Love the Bronx: Paradise Theater Yo amo el Bronx: Teatro Paradise
This week, she tells of a special “Paradise” on the Grand Concourse. The terra-cotta façade and massive presence of the Loew’s Paradise Theater on Grand Concourse near 187th Street caught my eye, as it has so many Bronx residents, from the moment I spotted it as a teenager....
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Food
A Circle of care and thanks on Grace Avenue
Un círculo de cuidado y agradecimiento en la Avenida Grace
Las preparaciones del Día de Acción de Gracias en el Centro ‘Workmen’s Circle Multicare’ atrajo una diversa multitud mientras los residentes ayudaban a preparar comida para el festín anual del Centro. “Tenemos muchas personas diferentes, y nos gusta hacer actividades prácticas para traer algunas de sus memorias”...
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Entertainment
A frozen treat comes to the borough
Llega al condado un regalo congelado
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Local
On the line, and on the grind
En la línea y trabajandoWhile many have spent the last few weeks in earnest preparation for a holiday feast, for others, this season of preparation has also included searching out employment opportunities. With the borough’s unemployment rate recently rated as highest in the state at 12.5%....
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Local
Striking at Sunny Day
Piqueteando en Sunny DayLas cosas no han estado tan soleadas para Sunny Day Car Wash por algún tiempo – pero los residentes y activistas locales...
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Local
A mother like no other
Una madre como ninguna otraGreat mothers are often considered unsung heroes. But Bronxite Sherise Martínez got her turn in the spotlight when the young...
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Local
PAL at the Point
PAL en ‘Hunts Point’: Un equipo ganadorJack Tambor, padre de Denise Goodman, participó en el campeonato de Ping Pong de la ciudad de Nueva York, y ganó. Las...
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Health
Lincoln Hospital Achieves Prestigious Palliative Care Certification
Hospital Lincoln Recibe Prestigiosa Certificación de Atención Paliativa
Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center in the South Bronx, has become the only hospital in the borough and one of two hospitals...
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I Love The Bronx
I Love the Bronx: St. Peter’s Church, Parkchester and Appreciation
Amo el Bronx: Iglesia de San Pedro, Parkchester y su apreciación
On Westchester Avenue, near Westchester Square, stands St. Peter’s Episcopalian Church. I was fascinated with this Gothic Revival...
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Education
Healthy Living: It takes a village
Vivir saludable: Toma un pueblo
If you want to know how to lose weight properly, turn off the television – it won’t be on “The Biggest Loser”. “Weight loss is a process, and it’s not quick,” said Doctor J. Douglas Reich...
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Education
A walk in white demands end to violence
Caminata en blanco demanda fin a la violencia
On Wednesday, the streets went white. Hundreds of women in white wedding and formal dresses gathered together to march through Washington Heights.
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I Love the Bronx: City of Water Day Yo amo el Bronx: Día del Agua de la ciudad
Esta semana, nos escribe acerca de cómo los residentes del Bronx pueden celebrar el Día del Agua de la ciudad de manera personal...
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