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1 BRONX TIMES REPORTER Apr. 26-May 2, 2012 Apr. 26-May TIMES REPORTER 1 BRONX Apr. 26-May 2, 2012 Eldercare Free Inside: TODAY 7-page Elder Care Supplement Pages 29-35 Two primary battles loom SMALL for Assembly BY DAVID CRUZ AND BOB KAPPSTATTER And they’re off! The Bronx political season is heating up, with a new challenger SCHOOL for Morris Park Assemblywoman Naomi Rivera’s seat and key en- dorsements for the candidate seeking retiring Assemblyman Peter Rivera’s Parkchester seat in the September Democratic pri- mary. Morris Park Realtor Mark Continued on page 62 TO OPEN Westchester Sq. Academy to accept 108 students BY KIRSTEN SANCHEZ for college and careers,” said As one door may be closing Chancellor Dennis Walcott. for Lehman High School, another The new school will share one will be opening this Septem- Lehman’s campus with Renais- ber. sance High School for Musical Westchester Square Acad- Theater and Technology. emy, a high school that will serve Not everyone is happy over Photo by Laura Stone MAILING ADDRESS GOES HERE 108 students, was approved by the the new school. Department of Education’s Panel Community Board 10 district for Education Policy, to be co- manager Ken Kearns said he be- located inside Lehman’s campus lieves opening the new school is and begin accepting freshman part of the plan to close Lehman for the 2012-2013 school year. High School. The new school is one of 54 “Lehman is there right now, new schools that will open across and Renaissance is in there too, EARTH DAY POSTER CONTEST WINNER the five boroughs in the coming which means this will be adding school year. a third school to compete for the Kevin Crowe poudly displayed his winning poster during an environmental “As we’ve seen over the past gym, cafeteria and library,” he poster contest award ceremny held by Senator Jeff Klein. The ceremony decade, new schools have changed said. took place during Locust Point Civic Association’s Earth Day celebrations thousands of lives in New York While he believes Lehman held on Saturday, April 21. City for the better, helping more will likely be phased out in a few students graduate and prepare Continued on page 62 A CNG Publication • Vol. 32 No. 17 Universal Physical Therapy, P.C. h7HERE9OUR(EALTH)S/UR5NIVERSEv MAKE PHYSICAL THERAPY YOUR FIRST CHOICE FOR RELIEF FROM MUSCLE AND JOINT PAIN BRONX TIMES REPORTER Apr. 26-May 2, 2012 2 Apr. 26-May TIMES REPORTER BRONX WE ACCEPT -AJORINSURANCECOMPANIESBUTNOTLIMITEDTO-EDICAID -EDICARE (EALTH&IRST 4OUCH3TONE (EALTH -ETRO0LUS %MPIRE 5NION "LUE#ROSS "LUE3HIELD 6.3 7ORKERS#OMPENSATION .O&AULT)NSURANCESAND-ANY-ORE)NQUIRE!BOUT/THERS WE OFFER TREATMENTS FOR s-USCLEAND*OINT0AIN s"ACKAND.ECK0AIN s!RTHROSCOPIC3URGERIESFOR+NEE3HOULDER s0OST4OTAL+NEE(IP2EPLACEMENTS s0OST2OTATOR#UFF3URGERY s!ND-ANY-ORE !LLTHEARPYISPROVIDEDBY$R%LDEEB 04 $04 WHOHASBEENPERFORMING HANDSONMANUALTHERAPYSINCE CALL TODAY TO START FEELING BETTER! 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