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Keeping It Real: Westchester Actor Returns To Scene Of Crime In New Film Keeping It Real: Westchester Actor Returns To Scene Of Crime In New Film
Keeping It Real: Westchester Actor Returns To Scene Of Crime In New Film NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- John Palomino admits that for most of his life, he was ashamed and embarrassed to talk about his father, who committed suicide when he was 6-years-old. And so, the New Rochelle native put his efforts into a movie that deals with the topic. "Man of the House," premiering at the Pelham Picture House Saturday, May 6, was filmed in and around New Rochelle and Mount Vernon, with nods to Mamaroneck, to mirror exactly what happened to him 24 years ago.  "The script and casting were important, but the areas we shot in were just as important or even more so,"…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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What Your Neighbors Think: Rivertowns' Favorite Places For Good Eats What Your Neighbors Think: Rivertowns' Favorite Places For Good Eats
What Your Neighbors Think: Rivertowns' Favorite Places For Good Eats DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. -- Looking for some good eats in the Rivertowns? Look no further. Here are the three favorite places to grab some grub in the area, according to Yelp. The Cookery  Where: 39 Chestnut St. Phone: (914) 305-2336 Hours: Mon. Closed; Tue.-Thu. 5 p.m. - 10 p.m.;  Fri. 5 p.m. - 11 p.m.; Sat. 11:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. & 5 p.m. - 11 p.m.; Sun. 11:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. & 5 p.m. -  9 p.m. What People Are Saying:  ''Went to The Cookery for brunch this past Sunday. They have a $35 Brunch, that includes a starter, main and dessert. As well as, a brunch punch and continuously passed sm…

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by Tea Zagorscak
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Westchester College Lecturer Wins Pulitzer Prize Westchester College Lecturer Wins Pulitzer Prize
Westchester College Lecturer Wins Pulitzer Prize PURCHASE, N.Y. -- Du Yun, a lecturer in the School of the Arts at Purchase College, SUNY, has been awarded a Pulitzer Prize in music for Angel's Bone, her groundbreaking operatic work about human trafficking. The Pulitzer jury described it as a “bold operatic work that integrates vocal and instrumental elements and a wide range of styles into a harrowing allegory for human trafficking in the modern world.” The piece was first produced at the Protoype Festival, 3LD Arts and Technology Center in New York City in January 2016 and includes a libretto by Royce Vavrek. Du Yun, who is known for h…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Irvington Native Runs $26 Billion Fund Irvington Native Runs $26 Billion Fund
Irvington Native Runs $26 Billion Fund IRVINGTON, N.Y. -- Dawn Fitzpatrick, who grew up in Irvington, is one of the most powerful women on Wall Street. The New York Times recently profiled Fitzpatrick, who is now working for billionaire George Soros as chief investment officer for Soros Fund Management, managing $26 billion of Soros' personal and family wealth. Growing up in Irvington, a neighbor got her interested in Wall Street and she knew she had found her career path. She attended the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. When she was first on the American Stock Exchange trading floor, traders bet on how long s…

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by Sam Barron
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Trump's Original Apprentice, Sleepy Hollow Resident, To Wed At Citi Field Trump's Original Apprentice, Sleepy Hollow Resident, To Wed At Citi Field
Trump's Original Apprentice, Sleepy Hollow Resident, To Wed At Citi Field The head of Procida Funding & Advisors and Trump's original apprentice will be getting married at Citi Field in June, the New York Post reports. Piermont resident Billy Procida, who also owns property in Sleepy Hollow and Beacon, recently took over for the company which filed for bankruptcy, and is renovating neglected structures that have amounted "hundreds" of violations, the article says.  Last week Procida was in the basement of an apartment building when an arsonist set fire to it, the New York Post reports. To read the story, click here.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Scarsdale Widower Turns Grief Into Action Scarsdale Widower Turns Grief Into Action
Scarsdale Widower Turns Grief Into Action SCARSDALE, N.Y. -- Scott Hirsh, a Scarsdale resident, wants to make sure no family ever has to go through what his just did. Hirsh recently lost his wife Michelle to pancreatic cancer. In her honor, Hirsh will be participating in the Westchester Pancreatic Cancer Research Walk on Sunday, April 23 at Rye Playland Park to benefit the Lustgarten Foundation. Pancreatic cancer is the deadliest of all major cancers. The survival rate is only eight percent. Michelle battled pancreatic cancer for 30 months. Despite her diagnosis, she maintained a positive attitude, Hirsh said.  "She taught u…

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by Sam Barron
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Westchester Mom Takes A Stand On Facebook To Help Syrian Refugees Westchester Mom Takes A Stand On Facebook To Help Syrian Refugees
Westchester Mom Takes A Stand On Facebook To Help Syrian Refugees YONKERS, N.Y. -- Amber Lewis has never been to Syria or had any prior personal connections to its people but, as a humanitarian  -- and a mom -- she felt she could no longer sit idly by.  And so, in late December 2016, the Yonkers resident made a post in a Facebook Mom's group proposing small but positive actions to combat the horrific images coming out of this Middle Eastern country. In 48 hours, she went from zero to 500 members. And, at her first meeting in January, she had formed an army of 1,000 people acting under the name Greater NYC Families for Syria (GNYC4Syria).  The non-partisa…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Tarrytown Man Wins International Photography Contest Tarrytown Man Wins International Photography Contest
Tarrytown Man Wins International Photography Contest TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- Elijah Goodwin, a Tarrytown resident, was able to combine his love of birding and his love of photography into an award winning photo. Goodwin took home Best of Show at the 44th annual International Exhibition of Photography, which is run by the Color Camera Club of Westchester for his photo of an egret. Goodwin is the first Color Camera Club member to win. More than 1100 photographs from 200 photographers from 28 different countries competed in the contest. "It was amazing," Goodwin said. "I was very surprised." Goodwin's photo "Swamp Angel&quo…

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by Sam Barron
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There's No 'Doubt:' 19-Year-Old Hastings Singer Is On The Road To Stardom There's No 'Doubt:' 19-Year-Old Hastings Singer Is On The Road To Stardom
There's No 'Doubt:' 19-Year-Old Hastings Singer Is On The Road To Stardom HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- Caleb Flood can’t remember a time in his life where he wasn’t fascinated by music. As a toddler, the Hastings resident would put on performances for his family and beat on a drum set made of pots and pans. He started taking piano at five but by eight had moved onto the guitar.  Now, you can find the 19-year-old traveling the world belting out original songs and playing a range of instruments, including the guitar, piano, bass, and drums. (He can also play ukulele, harmonica, and a few other random instruments.)  If you're a WXPK ("The Peak") listener, …

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Community Rallies Around Family After Hastings Woman's Sudden Death Community Rallies Around Family After Hastings Woman's Sudden Death
Community Rallies Around Family After Hastings Woman's Sudden Death WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – It is not surprising that more than 400 people came Tuesday to bid farewell to Deann Gromelski Cartwright, a lifelong resident of Hastings-on-Hudson, said one of her closest friends. The 43-year-old healer and mother of two always liked to pack them in, said Cori Gardner, who had known Cartwright since high school. Anyone who showed up at her door was welcomed with open arms and her house frequently swarmed with children and other guests. “People were always coming and going,” she said. Cartwright died in a tragic accident Saturday while visiting a friend in Con…

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by Carol Reif
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Westchester Pride Lions Club Of White Plains Receives International Charter Westchester Pride Lions Club Of White Plains Receives International Charter
Westchester Pride Lions Club Of White Plains Receives International Charter WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The Westchester Pride Lions Cub, one of only four LGBTQ Lions Clubs in the U.S., recently received its official charter from the Lions Club International. The club started in 2016 by past District Governor Steve DeName, was excited to receive the "official" charter from the organization that is actively working to start LGBT clubs across the country, said Mitchell Goldberg, club spokesman. "There has actually been tremendous support from our parent organization," Goldberg said. With more than 20 members, not all of whom are LGBT, the club has…

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by K Reakes
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Iona Prep Students Meet With Former DNC Communications Director Iona Prep Students Meet With Former DNC Communications Director
Iona Prep Students Meet With Former DNC Communications Director NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. – The former communications director for the Democratic National Committee stopped by Iona Preparatory Upper School earlier this month to discuss the 2016 campaign with the school’s Political Science Club. Adam Hodge, a 2000 graduate of the preparatory high school, spoke to the students on March 8, according to a statement from the school. Among the many topics he covered with the students were his experiences in Washington, how and when former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton of Chappaqua lost the election and the role of Democrats as the “party of opposition,” accord…

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by James O'Rourke