Dashaun Wiggins saw the ball come out of James Blue’s fingertips and immediately thought rebound. Blue, Wiggins said, has a tendency to shoot long, and he twisted his right wrist, another sign the junior said, that it would come off the back rim. Comment.

John F. Kennedy wasn’t going to let another game get away. After close losses this week to All Hallows and Wings Academy, the Knights came out of the gate firing, sprinting to a 24-point halftime lead and coasted to an 68-52 victory over Manhattan AA power Wadleigh on Thursday night, improving to 9-2 overall and 7-1 in PSAL Bronx AA. Comment.

40th PCT. Comment.

The Academy of Mount St. Ursula helped save lives by hosting their 2nd Annual Blood Drive last month for students, faculty, and staff. Comment.

Port Morris is for furniture movers. Port Morris is for oil tanks. Port Morris is for the Bx33 bus. Comment.

Beth Abraham has renovated their short-term rehabilitation unit and is introducing innovative technology to increase patient recovery. Comment.

Carol Kreidemaker collects strays. Puppies. Kittens. Rabbits. Roosters. She’s a master trapper and nurturer. Comment.

After residents vigorously fought against plans for a high school at the location of a former perfume factory on Bronxdale and Van Nest avenues, a new building that will house two different K-8 schools – one a charter school and the other a district public school – is rising at the location. Comment.

A petition that has garnered over 600 signatures in favor of keeping the Bx8 bus operating on Sundays in the wake of scheduled MTA cuts was presented to Assemblyman Michael Benedetto and Councilman Jimmy Vacca on Saturday, December 20. Comment.

On December 1, Mayor Bloomberg announced the expansion of free job placement services through New York City’s Workforce1 Career Centers. These centers are located throughout the five boroughs to help New York City residents find and prepare for employment. Comment.

The students of P 186 are making a difference in the community by organizing a food drive to help aid the hungry throughout the Bronx. Comment.

One of the most active investors nationwide in the development of retail real estate property, and a presence in the Bronx and outer boroughs for three generations, Crown Acquisitions has purchased more retail space along Westchester Avenue. Comment.

Archbishop Stepinac High School recently inducted 19 of its students into the St. Thomas More Chapter of the National Honor Society at a special candlelight ceremony. Comment.

In what has become an annual tradition at Easter Seals New York Bronx Child Development Center, the New York State Fraternal Order of Police gave out holiday gifts to disabled and special needs kids, ages two to five. Comment.

The Bronx gathered on Wednesday, December 17, at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, 627 E. 187th Street, to mourn the passing of the ‘first lady’ of Arthur Avenue, Mama Rose Bochino Migliucci. Comment.

Back in November, 808 E. 175th Street’s crusading grandma appeared to have won. OCG VII LLC, one of the city’s worst landlords, appeared to have lost. Now Gladys Archer isn’t so sure. Comment.

The students of P.S. 48, located at 1290 Spofford Ave, receive a treat twice a week when the Learning Through an Expanded Arts Program comes to visit. Comment.

Congressman Jose Serrano, Borough President Adolfo Carrion Jr., and NYC Department of Transportation commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan met at the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation offices on E. 161st Street on Monday, December 22 to celebrate the opening of the remodeled Lou Gehrig Plaza. Comment.

A south Bronx coalition of social justice groups gathered outside City Hall in Manhattan Wednesday, December 17 to protest plans for a new jail in Hunts Point. Comment.

Scrambling to close a $1.2 billion deficit, the city’s public transportation authority moved December 17 to boost fares and cut service. Among those routes scheduled for 2009 elimination: the Bx34 bus, which runs from Woodlawn to Fordham Road. Comment.

Teenagers smash a window and kick down a door. A Locust Point resident calls 311. The city levies a fine. Workers arrive at 3177 Glennon Place to make minor repairs. The teenagers break in again. Comment.

In a unanimous vote, Community Board 10 voted in favor of Councilman Jimmy Vacca’s proposal to re-consider the zoning of certain streets in Pelham Bay that are currently zoned R-6 and R-7 for high density development, in hopes of bringing about less dense housing. Comment.

With controversy swirling around the decision by the FDNY to close Ladder Company 53 on City Island at night, a dramatic early morning rescue may just illustrate why a full fire force on the island is necessary. Comment.

An actor from the Sopranos and A Bronx Tale was cleared of charges of second-degree murder in the death of Police Officer Daniel Enchautengui – who tried to stop a burglary in his neighbor’s basement apartment while off-duty and lost his life in December 2005. Comment.

Councilman Jimmy Vacca, chair of the Senior Center Subcommittee in the City Council’s Aging Committee, celebrated the withdrawal of Mayor Bloomberg’s Request For Proposals through the Department For the Aging to create 30 to 50 mega senior centers around the city, on Friday, December 19. Comment.

Throggs Neck neighbors finally got a look at the city’s $92 million plan for Ferry Point Park on Thursday, December 18. Comment.