Mr. Ward is no stranger to large public works project. He helped oversee construction of the $1.9 billion AirTrain serving John F. Kennedy International Airport and, as commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection, he oversaw the $2.8 billion Croton Water Treatment Plant in Van Cortlandt Park, which has been criticized by the local assemblyman, Jeffrey Dinowitz, as a "boondoggle."

Published by New York Sun on July 7, 2008.

But whether Riverdale Country School will be able to recover the full amount from the bookkeeper, Eileen Koranteng, is uncertain. Ms. Koranteng has a Medicaid fraud conviction from the late 1990s, and she has yet to make $50,000 in restitution in that case.

Published by New York Times on July 3, 2008.

Local residents are invited to spend a portion of their Independence Day at Van Cortlandt Park, for a special concert by the Bronx Arts Ensemble Jazz and Dixieland Band, on Friday, July 4, at 2 p.m.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 3, 2008.

A 44-year-old Westchester woman left her car at the corner of Mosholu Avenue and Fieldston Road. Thieves took a wallet with one credit card and $590 from the sedan.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 3, 2008.

A talented photographer and writer, Ms. Betts studied with Ansel Adams and Paul Caponigro in the late 1960s and exhibited her work at the Soho Photo Gallery and the Riverdale Library.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 3, 2008.

On June 18, Salanter Akiba Riverdale Academy graduated 92 eighth-graders at a ceremony held in the gym. On the walls of the school's atrium hung photos of the chalutzim, pioneers of Israel, side-by-side with images of the graduates.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 3, 2008.

Riverdale residents Jessica Rau and Kelly Rau earned their master’s degrees from the University of Scranton during the May commencement ceremony.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 3, 2008.

The Riverdale YM-YWHA is currently seeking teenagers, between the ages 14 and 18, to take part in a new community service internship program, the Special Needs Training Institute (SNTI).

Published by Riverdale Press on July 3, 2008.

In a practice session in Van Cortlandt Park, Ms. Holzer, her upper body motionless, appeared to effortlessly signal Pop Art to turn on a dime. “It takes a long time to learn the movements and they have to enjoy it,” Ms. Holzer said.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 3, 2008.

The Bronx Arts Ensemble Jazz and Dixieland Band will present patriotic and popular favorites by George M. Cohan, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers, Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen, W.C. Handy and Cole Porter at a free concert in Van Cortlandt Park, at 2 p.m. The band will play at Rockwood Drive Circle, near Mosholu Avenue and Broadway.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 3, 2008.

The breakfast, at the Riverdale YM-YWHA, encouraged attendees to invest in the Jewish state. According to Robert Lunzer of the Israel Bonds Office, the bonds help provide the resources for Israel’s capital projects and eventually provide investors with interest earnings when the bonds’ terms expire.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 3, 2008.

MS 244's large eighthgrade class gathered for its graduation ceremony held June 20 at the College of Mount Saint Vincent.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 3, 2008.

Two Riverdale residents were among the 5,760 students to earn academic degrees from Boston University in May.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 3, 2008.

A more recent burglary pattern — in which a key is broken in an apartment lock — was responsible for some of the burglaries in Sector Adam, east of Bailey Avenue from Van Cortlandt Park to Heath Avenue.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 3, 2008.

Four years ago, many of us from the Northwest Bronx traveled to Albany to convince the state assembly members to vote against alienating Van Cortlandt Park for the Croton water treatment plant.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 3, 2008.

Dressed in gold and blue gowns, seniors from the David A. Stein Riverdale/ Kingsbridge Academy, MS/HS 141, lined up anxiously outside the Cardinal Hayes Auditorium at the College of Mount Saint Vincent on June 25, their graduation day.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 3, 2008.

During the first set on June 25, the participating musicians - including Ms. Richman and Mr. Philpott; trombonist and longtime Kingsbridge resident Peter Lustig; former Riverdale resident Abe Silverman; and several others - took turns performing with the band.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 3, 2008.

The Bronx Arts Ensemble Jazz and Dixieland Band will present patriotic and popular favorites by George M. Cohan, Duke Ellington, George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers, Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen, W.C. Handy and Cole Porter at a free concert in Van Cortlandt Park, at 2 p.m. The band will play at Rockwood Drive Circle, near Mosholu Avenue and Broadway.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 3, 2008.

Riverdale residents Laura M. Stoeth and Philip Weissman are among a group of Boston University students who were recently named to the dean’s list for the spring semester.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 3, 2008.

Though rape is rare in the Five- O, it increased by 50 percent, rising from two in all of 2007 to 5 this year through June 30. Police said the rapes were often date rapes where the victim didn’t want to press charges like one earlier this year at the College of Mount Saint Vincent. No one has yet been arrested for rape in 2008.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 3, 2008.

Car theft, usually the most common crime in the Five-O, dropped 33 percent over the last year. In Sector Adam, car theft dropped by more than half, from 29 to 13. Sectors George — Spuyten Duyvil — and David — Kingsbridge Heights between Sedgwick and Bailey avenues — also saw marked declines.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 3, 2008.

Spuyten Duyvil Playground, adjacent to PS 24, will be closed for a year because of construction work at the elementary school, the city Department of Education said.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 3, 2008.

Friends and family gathered in the Robert J. Christen School, PS 81's new auditorium to watch their loved ones graduate from the fifth grade.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 3, 2008.

On June 27, seniors from the Bronx School of Law and Finance gathered in the Horace Mann auditorium at the Teachers College of Columbia University.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 3, 2008.

Marble Hill seniors, donning caps and gowns, gathered in the Cardinal Hayes Auditorium at the College of Mount Saint Vincent on June 26 to say goodbye to their high school days.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 3, 2008.

Donald Borut, Ms. Borut's son, recalled playing in the cornfields near West 254th Street and Riverdale Avenue.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 3, 2008.

The Jonas Bronck Academy graduated 47 eighthgraders in a ceremony on June 18, held in Manhattan College's Smith Hall.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 3, 2008.

The school, housed on the John F. Kennedy High School campus, held its commencement ceremony at Manhattan College in the Smith auditorium.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 3, 2008.

The Jonas Bronck Academy graduated 47 eighthgraders in a ceremony on June 18, held in Manhattan College's Smith Hall.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 3, 2008.

With saxophones in hand, Riverdale residents Libby Richman and her husband John Philpott have taken the stage to perform a duet, as Kenny Lee and the Allstars provide the rhythm behind them.

Published by Riverdale Press on July 3, 2008.

The Times reports extensively today on an affidavit filed in federal court that suggest that the contractor that dug the giant hole in Van Cortlandt Park for the filtration plant has been closely involved with the mob.

Published by West Bronx Blog on July 2, 2008.

But whether Riverdale Country School will be able to recover the full amount from the bookkeeper, Eileen Koranteng, is uncertain. The tale unfolds in this collection of court records.

Published by New York Times on July 2, 2008.

Last summer, after three months in a rehab unit in Riverdale, Clay revived from near-drowning in double pneumonia and worked with physical therapists twice a day until he could circle the floor twice on a walker at about the speed he used to reach while sprinting across town for an important lunch date.

Published by The New York Observer on July 1, 2008.

Despite its urban image, the Bronx has 7,000 acres of park land, about 25 percent of its total area. In addition to Yankee Stadium and the Bronx Zoo, the borough's green spaces include the New York Botanical Garden; a 19th century garden overlooking the Hudson River called Wave Hill; and Van Cortlandt and Pelham Bay parks, where you can bird-watch, play golf and ride horses.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on June 30, 2008.

Despite its urban image, the Bronx has 7,000 acres of park land, about 25 percent of its total area. In addition to Yankee Stadium and the Bronx Zoo, the borough's green spaces include the New York Botanical Garden; a 19th century garden overlooking the Hudson River called Wave Hill; and Van Cortlandt and Pelham Bay parks, where you can bird-watch, play golf and ride horses.

Published by amNY.com on June 30, 2008.

Despite its urban image, the Bronx has 7,000 acres of park land, about 25 percent of its total area. In addition to Yankee Stadium and the Bronx Zoo, the borough's green spaces include the New York Botanical Garden; a 19th century garden overlooking the Hudson River called Wave Hill; and Van Cortlandt and Pelham Bay parks, where you can bird-watch, play golf and ride horses.

Published by amNY.com on June 30, 2008.

Despite its urban image, the Bronx has 7,000 acres of park land, about 25 percent of its total area. In addition to Yankee Stadium and the Bronx Zoo, the borough's green spaces include the New York Botanical Garden; a 19th century garden overlooking the Hudson River called Wave Hill; and Van Cortlandt and Pelham Bay parks, where you can bird-watch, play golf and ride horses.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on June 30, 2008.

What's shocking, especially given the position The Riverdale Press has taken in the past in opposition to the water filtration plant in Van Cortlandt Park and its skeptical view of the unnecessary alienation of parkland, is that The Press is part of the racially divisive divide-and-conquer tactics being used to push the administration's plan.

Published by Riverdale Press on June 26, 2008.

Once again, the majority of Riverdale- Kingsbridge schools posted gains on the state reading and math tests and once again, local students prefer numbers to words.

Published by Riverdale Press on June 26, 2008.

On June 16, burglars hit an apartment inside 210 W. 251st St. and stole two watches worth more than $2,000. A 44-year-old man told police the front door was double locked.

Published by Riverdale Press on June 26, 2008.

The Film Club at the Riverdale- Yonkers Society for Ethical Culture will host a screening of Mark Salzman's autobiographical film, Iron and Silk, at the meeting house, 4450 Fieldston Road, at 7 p.m.

Published by Riverdale Press on June 26, 2008.

The sixth annual Bronx Independent Film Festival, a showcase of narrative and documentary films by filmmakers from around the world, will run from Wednesday, June 25 to Sunday, June 29, at two locations, the Riverdale YM-YWHA and Lehman College.

Published by Riverdale Press on June 26, 2008.

Thirty teachers from Shenzhen, China are currently touring local schools as part of a new teacher-training program at the College of Mount Saint Vincent.

Published by Riverdale Press on June 26, 2008.

Community Board 8's economic development committee will meet today, Thursday, June 26, at 7 p.m., at the Ibiza Lounge, 220 W. 242nd St. The committee will discus the economic concerns of local merchants. For more information, call 718-884-3959.

Published by Riverdale Press on June 26, 2008.

Once again, the majority of Riverdale- Kingsbridge schools posted gains on the state reading and math tests and once again, local students prefer numbers to words.

Published by Riverdale Press on June 26, 2008.

The Senate was expected Tuesday to print up and vote on bills memorializing last-minute deals on brownfields, gun control, overtime for nurses, more publicly available information for doctors and greater consumer protections against identity theft, Mr. Schneiderman said - but for the state senator, who represents Riverdale, Inwood and Washington Heights, Mr. Bruno's surprise decision almost overshadows the work he and the other two state leaders completed on deadline.

Published by Riverdale Press on June 26, 2008.

On a side not, this may have angered residents around the Jerome Park Reservoir who have been sitting on the sidelines while community and political anger has risen about the filtration plant project (skyrocketing costs, possible corruption) in Van Cortlandt Park. Not good for the DEP. Here's our editorial on the DEP's latest setback.

Published by West Bronx Blog on June 26, 2008.

Through The Mount's new Center for International Teacher Training, the teachers will study the practices and policies embedded within the educational systems of the United States, and of New York City in particular, and put those concepts into practice back in China. Over the past few weeks, the teachers have visited PS 24, PS/MS 37, the Robert J. Christen School, PS 81, and John F. Kennedy High School to observe classrooms.

Published by Riverdale Press on June 26, 2008.

Wave Hill, at West 249th Street and Independence Avenue, presents "Herbal Entertaining: Sweets," a public cooking demonstration, at 1 p.m.

Published by Riverdale Press on June 26, 2008.

The Methodist Church Home held a special grandopening ceremony last week to unveil its new 2,000-squarefoot, state-of-the-art rehabilitation center. The facility had been under construction since March 2007 and it is specifically intended to help the home meet the needs of short-term-care patients.

Published by Riverdale Press on June 26, 2008.