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Bronx Local News: Yankees’ 31st Annual Holiday Food Drive Brings in Over 91,000 Pounds of Food for Local Families

Yankees 31st Annual Holiday Food Drive Helps to Feed the Bronx Photo by NY Yankees Bronx Voice  December 10, 2025  BRONX LOCAL NEWS - The holiday spirit was in full swing at Yankee Stadium this week as the New York Yankees teamed up with C-Town & Bravo Supermarkets and Krasdale Foods for their 31st Annual Holiday Food Drive . From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., fans rolled up with bags, boxes, and even carts filled with non-perishable items—proof that Bronx residents show up in a big way when it comes to supporting their neighbors. Big Donations, Big Rewards Yankees infielder/catcher Ben Rice joined front office staff in collecting donations right outside the stadium. Fans who brought at least 40 pounds of food walked away with a special thank-you: a voucher good for two complimentary tickets to select 2026 Yankees regular season home games . Not a bad trade for doing something good. By the end of the day, fans had donated 6,756 pounds of food. But the biggest boost ca...

Arrest in Fatal Shooting of 62-Year-Old Bronx Man

Russell Scott Wells - Photo by Gun Violence Memorial


By Dan Gesslein

Bronx Voice

January 17, 2023


BRONX - Cops say they have arrested the man who shot a 62-year-old in the head on a residential Bronx street. 


Police arrested Baroney Lewis, 45, and charged him with murder, manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon.  


At around 5 am on October 22, police were notified of shots fired by the ShotSpotter system. Responding officers arrived at 762 East 219th Street where they found 62-year-old Russell Scott Wells with a gunshot wound to the head. 


EMS raced Wells to Jacobi Medical Center where he was subsequently pronounced dead. 


Investigators did not reveal the motive for the shooting or the connection between the suspect and the victim. 

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