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The Bronx News Network connected the dots between a strange hate-filled letter the Norwood News received Wednesday, and a Daily News story about Grim LeRogue. LeRogue, who stormed the Yankee Stadium field in an effort to impress Cameron Diaz by attacking Alex Rodriguez Monday, sent the same absurd rant in a letter to The Riverdale Press.

Drug ring busted on Fieldston Road

Check out our website for a developing story about officers from NYPD’s Organized Crime Unit, who forced their way into a Fieldston Road apartment today, busting a $100,000 “cash lair” associated with a citywide marijuana drug ring, according to a detective at the scene.

DeWitt Clinton teacher raises supply money

A DeWitt Clinton High School math teacher is dealing with overcrowding and limited supplies by fund-raising, according to The Huffington Post. The teacher, Howard Stern, has 34 projects funded through a website called Donors Choose, which helps raise money for events like the AP Calculus Camp.

Mr. Magoo’s rated top 10 dive bar

Love it or hate it, our very own Mr. Magoo’s, located at 5602 Broadway, was selected as one of the top 10 dive bars in the city by the Village Voice.
The article’s writer, Ben Westhoff, is the author of New York City's Best Dive Bars: Drinking and Diving in the Big Apple. This top 10 list are his favorites from the book.

Chaos in Riverdale bomb-plot trial

Jurors deliberating the case of four men on trial for plotting to blow up Riverdale Temple, the Riverdale Jewish Center and shoot down jets over Stewart Air Force Base in upstate New York, were exposed to information they were not supposed to consider, The New York Times and other news sources reported yesterday.

After interviewing jurors to assess the damage, Judge Colleen McMahon of Federal District Court in Manhattan, sent them home early on Friday and asked that they return 9:30 Tuesday morning.

For background on the case, here are some links to our previous stories:

Defense rests case in Riverdale bomb plot trial

Bomb trial informant a mystery man

Tape: Bomb try suspect ranted against Jews

Bomb plot trial starts with focus on informant

Rapid arrest culminates year of patient planning

For more stories on the bomb plot and trial, go to www.riverdalepress.com and search bomb plot.