• Abraham Joshua Heschel School Maron-Kolitch makes the grade (Accent on people Section)

  An English major concentrating on creative writing, Ms. Maron-Kolitch attended the Abraham Joshua Heschel School before college.

  Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

• Fieldston School McDonald makes Clark's dean's list (Accent on people Section)

  Mr. McDonald is a Fieldston School graduate and a member of Clark’s Class of 2010.

  Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

• Riverdale McDonald makes Clark's dean's list (Accent on people Section)

  Daniel T. McDonald, a Riverdale resident, has earned second honors on Clark University’s dean’s list, in recognition of his outstanding academic achievement in the spring 2008 semester 2008.

  Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

• Abraham Joshua Heschel School Karene Schloss volunteers upstate (Accent on people Section)

  Ms. Schloss is student at the Abraham Joshua Heschel School, where she serves as co-leader of Heschel’s community service club, a member of the Student Senate and feature writer for the school newspaper.

  Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

• Riverdale Karene Schloss volunteers upstate (Accent on people Section)

  Riverdale resident Karene Schloss is spending two weeks as a Landmark Volunteer at Pathfinder Village in Edmeston, N.Y., a community for children and adults born with Down syndrome.

  Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

• Pinnacle Group Above the Fold: Tenant advocates 'watch and worry'

  Of the several deep-pocketed real estate titans with holdings in the Bronx, Pinnacle Group, backed by Praedium, the real estate financier, is the most prominent in the Riverdale-Kingsbridge-Spuyten Duyvil-Marble Hill area, owning six buildings with a total of 796 rent-regulated units.

  Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

• Harlem Above the Fold: Tenant advocates 'watch and worry'

  The embattled landlord has faced a deluge of bad press since a federal lawsuit was filed in 2007 by city Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum and several tenants of the firm’s Harlem holdings, alleging that the company raises rents without justification, doesn’t make needed repairs and harasses tenants.

  Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

• 3410 Kingsbridge Ave. Above the Fold: Tenant advocates 'watch and worry'

  Tenants in one of Pinnacle’s Kingsbridge properties, 3410 Kingsbridge Ave., say they’ve seen some of those tactics. A spokesman for Pinnacle says his client has become a “poster child” for big-money behaviors they don’t practice, and disputes the tenants’ claims.

  Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

• Kingsbridge Above the Fold: Tenant advocates 'watch and worry'

  Tenant advocates are closely watching Pinnacle Group, the real estate management firm that, according to researchers, owns more buildings in the Riverdale-Kingsbridge area than other investor-backed firms.

  Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

• Riverdale Above the Fold: Tenant advocates 'watch and worry'

  Tenant advocates are closely watching Pinnacle Group, the real estate management firm that, according to researchers, owns more buildings in the Riverdale-Kingsbridge area than other investor-backed firms.

  Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

• Upper East Side Above the Fold: Holocaust history brings rural educators to tears

  An Upper East Side townhouse, the home of the late Olga Lengyl, a Holocaust survivor, is serving as home base for the teachers, who hail from 11 different states, many in the South.

  Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

• Lehman College Above the Fold: Holocaust history brings rural educators to tears

  Enter Riverdale resident Sondra Perl, an English professor at Lehman College for more than 30 years and author of On Austrian Soil: Teaching Those I Was Taught to Hate, a memoir of her experiences working with Austrian teachers who were descendants of Nazis.

  Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

• Riverdale Above the Fold: Holocaust history brings rural educators to tears

  Enter Riverdale resident Sondra Perl, an English professor at Lehman College for more than 30 years and author of On Austrian Soil: Teaching Those I Was Taught to Hate, a memoir of her experiences working with Austrian teachers who were descendants of Nazis.

  Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

• Riverdale Neighborhood House Above the Fold: Koppell grant gives green light to teen center

  A half-century wait for a second floor for Riverdale Neighborhood House’s pool building should soon come to an end, thanks to capital funding from three elected officials.

  Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

• 255 W. 260th St. Police Beat (Police Beat Section)

  And on Saturday, in North Riverdale, a 2007 Toyota Sienna was reported stolen outside 255 W. 260th St. The 40-year-old female victim was home when the theft occurred, police said.

  Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

• 3875 Waldo Ave. Police Beat (Police Beat Section)

  A 34-year-old Riverdale resident reported his 2007 Ford Focus stolen, after it was parked in front of 3875 Waldo Ave., for two days, between July 11 and Sunday.

  Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

• 3915 Orloff Ave. Police Beat (Police Beat Section)

  The first theft occurred in Van Cortlandt Village, outside 3915 Orloff Ave., on July 8, at 10:15 a.m. The victim, a 26-year-old male, returned to the spot to find his 2006 Mazda missing.

  Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

• Greystone Avenue and West 238th Street Police Beat (Police Beat Section)

  A Riverdale couple helped 50th Precinct police officers collar two men who were allegedly defacing property late at night at the corner of Greystone Avenue and West 238th Street last week.

  Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

• 5360 Broadway Police Beat (Police Beat Section)

  Police Officer James Grogan spotted Clifford Layne, 28, enter and exit the lobby of 2861 Exterior St., part of the Marble Hill Houses. Mr. Layne, who lives at 5360 Broadway, couldn't explain to the officer why he was in the building, according to the Bronx District Attorney's Office.

  Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

• 2861 Exterior St. Police Beat (Police Beat Section)

  Police Officer James Grogan spotted Clifford Layne, 28, enter and exit the lobby of 2861 Exterior St., part of the Marble Hill Houses. Mr. Layne, who lives at 5360 Broadway, couldn't explain to the officer why he was in the building, according to the Bronx District Attorney's Office.

  Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

• Broadway and West 225th Street Police Beat (Police Beat Section)

  The teen just got off the subway at Broadway and West 225th Street, at 2:30 a.m. when he ran into his three attackers. It's unclear what provoked the attack, police said, but one of the men took out a machete and swung it at the victim, cutting his elbow.

  Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

• Bailey Ave. and Albany Crescent Police Beat (Police Beat Section)

  A 19-year-old walking in Kingsbridge was threatened, robbed and assaulted last week, police said. The victim was on Bailey Avenue, near Albany Crescent, at 1:50 a.m., on July 11, when the three men approached him.

  Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

• 2861 Exterior St. Police Beat (Police Beat Section)

  The victim just got home from shopping on July 8, at around 7:50 p.m., and entered the elevator inside her building, at 2861 Exterior St. Police said three men rode the elevator with her, pressing the button for the third floor.

  Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

• 3840 Orloff Ave. Police Beat (Police Beat Section)

  The 29-year-old female victim told police she had locked her door before leaving for work. When she returned to the apartment, inside 3840 Orloff Ave., at 8 p.m., the front door was ajar and unlocked.

  Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

• Van Cortlandt Village Police Beat (Police Beat Section)

  Earlier in the week, on July 8, thieves broke into a Van Cortlandt Village apartment and stole close to $7,000 in jewelry.

  Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

• 290 W. 232nd St. Police Beat (Police Beat Section)

  In the most recent incident, an 86-year-old man made the mistake of leaving his front door unlocked when he left his apartment, at 290 W. 232nd St., at around 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. When he returned at 5 p.m., police said, he found his bedroom had been ransacked.

  Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

• Bronx River Art Center Editorial comment: There's no place like home (Opinions/Op-Ed Section)

  The Bronx Museum’s new building won’t be ready until fall, but both the museum’s current space and the galleries of the Bronx River Art Center on Tremont Avenue are displaying cuttingedge contemporary work.

  Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

• Bronx Museum Editorial comment: There's no place like home (Opinions/Op-Ed Section)

  The Bronx Museum’s new building won’t be ready until fall, but both the museum’s current space and the galleries of the Bronx River Art Center on Tremont Avenue are displaying cuttingedge contemporary work.

  Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

• Van Cortlandt Park Editorial comment: There's no place like home (Opinions/Op-Ed Section)

  Are you the outdoor type? Contact the Bronx River Alliance to join a canoe trip; take a hike beginning in Van Cortlandt Park and continuing along the Putnam trail; cast a line into the Hudson River from the riverside park at the Riverdale train station.

  Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

• Yankee Stadium Editorial comment: There's no place like home (Opinions/Op-Ed Section)

  There are our home borough’s Big Three attractions: the Bronx Zoo; the New York Botanical Garden (now showcasing Henry Moore’s monumental sculptures); and Yankee Stadium, where, even early in the morning, T-shirt-clad, fanny-pack-encircled people gather to gawk. The savvier Bronxite will celebrate the last season of the shrine soon to be so thoughtlessly discarded by spending an afternoon or evening at the ballgame.

  Published by Riverdale Press on July 17, 2008.

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