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                Alma Heaney gets coiffed at Aliano’s Salon on Westchester Ave.

A small shopping strip in Pelham Bay off the No. 6 subway line offers bargain shoppers a little bit of everything.

Whether you’re looking to get the new year off to a healthy start by stocking up on vitamins and supplements or ready to tackle a needed home repair, this retail spot has just the items shoppers are looking for - and all for the right price.

HEALTH – Health Bound, 1833 Hobart Ave. (718) 319-0662

This little health store strives to take care of all their customers’ diet and fitness needs.

It offers an assortment of salves and ointments, vegetarian supplements, detox cleansers, herbal teas, beauty aids, organic products, sports drinks and much more.

Vitamins and supplements are especially popular, including a 24-ounce bottle of flax seed for $3.99. Owner Maria Borrero is offering 10% off all products until the end of January. And she’s happy to order anything you can’t find on her shelves.

Health Bound also has homemade protein shakes with names like Bahamas mama and blackcherry blast for $7.

TANNING – Electric Paradise, 3221 Westchester Ave.      (347) 582-2662

This upbeat tanning salon is especially student-friendly. Specials include 30% off with student ID.

However, everyone can save with a 10% off tanning package special that is running through January.

A single lay down session starts at just $8, and unlimited monthly packages start at $65.

A variety of lotions also are on sale to enhance your tanning session.

Electric Paradise also offers custom airbrush tanning. Read more..

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At least a few bus routes will be spared as the MTA fine-tunes its “doomsday” budget plan, according to a published report.

Riders of the Bx34 in the Woodlawn section of the Bronx, the B25, which runs through parts of Brooklyn, and the Bx10 in Riverdale, are three of the local bus routes that won’t be axed on the transit agency’s chopping block, reports the Daily News.

Deputy Majority Leader Sen. Jeff Klein (D-Bronx/Westchester),  for one,  is thrilled. The Democrat campaigned eagerly, even making personal pleas to MTA Chairman Jay Walder, on behalf of his constituents to restore those bus lines.

“While Chairman Walder cannot confirm any definite decisions at this time, he did assure me that he will do everything possible to save those routes,” Klein said in a statement. “In the meantime, I’ve launched a petition drive, requesting residents to sign letters explaining the importance of these bus services which I will personally deliver to the Chairman.” Read more..

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For whom the hike tolls: Drivers will have to pay 50 cents more to cross bridges and tunnels

Thank a driver today, straphangers.

More than 800,000 daily drivers have to dig deeper into their pockets and pay higher tolls to subsidize the bus, subway and commuter train system.

Tolls for most of the MTA’s major bridges and tunnels have been hiked 50 cents to $5.50 for those paying cash.

The E-ZPass toll is now $4.57, up from $4.15 for the major crossings: The Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, Throgs Neck Bridge, Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel and the Queens Midtown Tunnel.

One-way tolls to use the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge are now $11 cash, up from $10. E-ZPass will set drivers back $9.14, up from $8.30.

“It’s outrageous,” said John Corlett, director of government affairs for Automobile Club of New York.

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 Gov. Paterson

 A plan to rescue millions of straphangers from sky-high fare hikes and widespread service cuts suddenly veered off track in Albany Tuesday night, sources said.

Sources familiar with the talks between Gov. Paterson’s office, the Assembly and the state Senate said it became unclear that Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith could get a package passed - even without tolls on the city’s free bridges.

“It’s falling apart at the seams,” one source said, adding that some Senate Democrats also appeared to be balking at the employer-paid payroll tax part of the plan.

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Residents of the Bronx will get their chance to sound off on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s proposed fare hikes and service cuts in the agency’s fifth and final public hearing.

The hearing will take place at 6 p.m. this evening at Lehman College in Bedford Park.

The MTA says it would have to raise bus and subway fares as high as $3 a ride if it doesn’t get help from Albany to help close a $1.2 billion budget deficit.

Some bus and train lines would also be eliminated, while others would see drastic reductions in weekend and overnight service.

Some of the proposed cuts affecting the Bronx include the elimination of the BX4, 14, 20, 34 and BxM7B bus lines.

Other bus lines may see a reduction in weekend and overnight hours. Read more..

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