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Saint Augustine’s Roman Catholic Church, also known as the Cathedral of the Bronx, held its final mass today.   The church has seen a decline in attendees and is suffering from its dilapidated structure.

The church was established in 1849 when the Bronx was a rural community.   The parish grew as the Bronx, itself, transformed into an urban area at the turn of the 20th century.  The church was around when the parish was predominantly German and Irish and remained a part of the community as the parish and the community saw an increase in African Americans.

As crime increased in the 1960’s, a portion of the parish left the South Bronx.  The leaders of the Saint Augustine’s Roman Catholic Church accommodated the changes and the issues by incorporating various social services to help the people in the community.

According to News 12, parishioners hope to build a smaller church nearby. Read more..

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Former Secretary of State and retired US General Colin Powell defended Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor from allegations of reverse-racism Powell stuck up for Sonia from the block on Sunday, labeling as bogus the “reverse racist” charges aimed at Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.

Powell, who’s from the same South Bronx neighborhood as Sotomayor, said the first Hispanic woman nominated to the high bench should be confirmed in Senate hearings beginning later this month.

Critics have attacked Sotomayor as a “reverse racist” for her ruling as an appeals court judge against white firefighters in a civil service promotion case.

They say “she ought to withdraw her nomination because we’re mad at her,” said Powell on CNN’s “State of the Union.”

Sotomayor has “an open and liberal bent of mind,” Powell said. “But that’s not disqualifying.”

It’s unlikely Republicans can muster the votes to block her appointment. Read more..

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    Stella D’oro biscuit factory in the Bronx will close in October, its owners announced on Monday

Last week, a federal judge ordered Stella D’oro to reinstate 134 workers after a protracted 10-month strike. This week, the company invited the workers back. It also announced that it would close the factory in October.

The decision to close Stella D’oro only factory, which is based in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx, was made by Brynwood Partners, the private equity company based in Greenwich, Conn., which bought the company in 2006.

“The decision to close the Bronx bakery operations has not been made in haste or without significant planning,” a statement from the management said. Operations will be moved elsewhere and the products would continue, the statement said. Read more..

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