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Not So 'Anonymous' Anymore: Purchase Professor Wins National Arts Award Not So 'Anonymous' Anymore: Purchase Professor Wins National Arts Award
Not So 'Anonymous' Anymore: Purchase Professor Wins National Arts Award A SUNY Purchase Associate Professor of Art+Design is one of ten recipients of a 2017 award by Anonymous Was A Woman. Nancy Bowen is in good company; among the other recipients is Amy Sherald, commissioned to paint the portrait of Michelle Obama for the National Portrait Gallery. Each year, the Award recognizes women over 40 who have made significant contributions in their fields to date, while continuing to create new work.  Winners are chosen from among a competitive pool of applicants recommended by a group of distinguished art historians, curators, writers, and artists who serve as anon…

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Westchester $5M Lottery Winning Couple Identified Westchester $5M Lottery Winning Couple Identified
Westchester $5M Lottery Winning Couple Identified It was easy for four Hudson Valley residents to offer up huge smiles when handed giant checks from the New Lottery making them the area's newest millionaires. The winners, Paul and Norma Fox of Cortlandt won $5 million playing the Mega Millions megaplier, and Katherine Lukin of West Nyack won $1 million on a Cashword scratch-off game, received their winnings during a ceremony Wednesday. Along with them was Anthony Vitolo of Wallkill in Orange County, who picked up his $10 million winnings from a luck $350 million Cash Spectacular scratch-off tickets. Lukin, who said she likes to play her f…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Happy Birthday To Harrison's Mariano Rivera Happy Birthday To Harrison's Mariano Rivera
Happy Birthday To Harrison's Mariano Rivera HARRISON, N.Y. -- Happy Birthday to Harrison's Mariano Rivera. Mariano Rivera, a resident of Harrison, turns 48 Wednesday. He was born Nov. 29, 1969, in Panama City, Panama. Rivera, nicknamed "Mo," is a former professional baseball pitcher who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees from 1995 to 2013. Rivera spent most of his career as a relief pitcher and served as the Yankees' closer for 17 seasons. A 13-time All-Star and five-time World Series champion, he is MLB's career leader in saves (652) and games finished (952).  Rivera won five American Lea…

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Oh Deer: Buck Forges Westchester Waterway In Time For The Holidays Oh Deer: Buck Forges Westchester Waterway In Time For The Holidays
Oh Deer: Buck Forges Westchester Waterway In Time For The Holidays Deer are on their annual mating runs through Westchester, and a channel in Mamaroneck Harbor near Long Island Sound is no exception. Diane Eglauf of Mamaroneck captured a photo of one buck forging the channel at about 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 21. She lives in a building on the Sound. "Evidently the deer haven’t been seen doing this in quite awhile," Eglauf told Daily Voice. "Although we did see two deer a few months back waiting to cross the channel one night when we were out on our boat." "Unfortunately, I had to zoom the picture in order to see him and not the…

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by Jon Craig
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White Plains Couple's 'Weird' Love Story Featured In New York Times White Plains Couple's 'Weird' Love Story Featured In New York Times
White Plains Couple's 'Weird' Love Story Featured In New York Times A Westchester couple is featured in The New York Times for its "weird" Match.com love story. Brian James Lee and Candice Marie Turner of White Plains were both single parents of adopted children when they met on the dating website six years ago, the NYT article says. Lee was living in Hasbrouck Heights in New Jersey with his adopted daughter, Christina, now 14, who started out as a foster child with the teacher and his then-girlfriend, The Times reports. Turner adopted her son, Matthew, 17, after offering help to his overwhelmed birth mother when he was a baby. Lee and Turner we…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Rye Neck High School Students Collect Food For Families In Need Rye Neck High School Students Collect Food For Families In Need
Rye Neck High School Students Collect Food For Families In Need Just in time for Thanksgiving, Rye Neck High School students donated food to local families in need.  Members of the Rye Neck H.S. Student Senate held their annual food drive from Nov. 6 through last Friday, Nov. 17.  They collected more than 4,000 nonperishable food items and donated them to the Larchmont-Mamaroneck Food Pantry, which assists area families in need. “In addition to assisting people in our immediate community, our annual food drive teaches students the value of giving to others and helping the less fortunate,” said Karen Parisi, a social studies teacher and Student Senate f…

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by Jon Craig
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Westchester Resident Makes Year-Round Giving Her Priority Westchester Resident Makes Year-Round Giving Her Priority
Westchester Resident Makes Year-Round Giving Her Priority At Thanksgiving, many take time to be grateful for their family, friends, and what they have. For Yorktown Heights resident Paula Miritello, Thanksgiving – and every day – is all about giving. Miritello has always been about helping others. She took care of her brother Vinny who had cerebral palsy until his death in 2000 at age 21 and then continued with charity work in her brother’s memory, raising funds for various causes from the Special Olympics to mental health groups to charities that help those with special needs.  "Although, he could not walk or talk he had the most beautiful p…

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by Vira Mamchur Schwartz
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Cuomo Talks Turkey, Distributing Food For 32,000 Hungry New Yorkers Cuomo Talks Turkey, Distributing Food For 32,000 Hungry New Yorkers
Cuomo Talks Turkey, Distributing Food For 32,000 Hungry New Yorkers Just in time for Thanksgiving, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Monday that New York state is partnering with Walmart, Wegmans, FreshDirect and The Coca-Cola Co. this week to deliver meals to feed more than 32,000 people statewide. "New Yorkers have a long and proud history of helping neighbors in need, and Thanksgiving provides a special opportunity to give back and reflect on what we are thankful for," said Cuomo of New Castle. "I am proud to partner with these organizations to provide thousands of families throughout the state with a warm meal. I encourage all New York…

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by Jon Craig
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Larchmont Lions Club President Wins International Award Larchmont Lions Club President Wins International Award
Larchmont Lions Club President Wins International Award Larchmont Lions President Phil Oldham received the Lions International President’s “Certificate of Appreciation” in recognition of his efforts in fulfilling the mission of the Lions Clubs International.  The award was presented to Oldham at the District’s Fall 2017 Conference on Nov. 12. “While I was honored and surprised, I know that it could have been presented to all of the Sound Shore Lions Clubs," Oldham said.  "I have been recognized for bringing out what we as clubs and individual lions are doing in our Sound Shore communities, and our willingness to work together to build…

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Westchester Resident Celebrates 108th Birthday Westchester Resident Celebrates 108th Birthday
Westchester Resident Celebrates 108th Birthday When Eleanor La Motta was born, the Cubs World Series drought was only one year. There were only 47 states. William Howard Taft was president.  La Motta, who lives in North Salem, celebrated her 108th birthday last month surrounded by family and friends. Ever resilient, LaMotta recently overcame a bout with pneumonia. "She's amazing," her daughter Fran Monti said. "She still has her facilities, she still votes. She watches TV and says her prayers." La Motta attributes her longevity to good genes, a life of prayers and a healthy diet. Born in Manhattan on Oct. 13, 1909, …

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by Sam Barron
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Westchester's Megyn Kelly Compares Garrison's Roger Ailes To Kim Jong-Un Westchester's Megyn Kelly Compares Garrison's Roger Ailes To Kim Jong-Un
Westchester's Megyn Kelly Compares Garrison's Roger Ailes To Kim Jong-Un Megyn Kelly, a Hudson Valley resident, said Roger Ailes, a Garrison resident, sexually harassed her when she worked at Fox News. In an interview with Deadline, Kelly, who lives in Rye, discussed sexual harassment and sexual assault, which has become a focus of her new show, "Megyn Kelly Today." Ailes was ousted from FOX News after allegations of sexual harassment at the network, which also led to the firing of Bill O'Reilly. Ailes died last year. "When the Fox News scandal broke, I didn’t know whether it would be the beginning of some sort of a sea change and how men in the o…

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by Sam Barron
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Central, Northern Westchester YMCAs Join Global #GivingTuesday Central, Northern Westchester YMCAs Join Global #GivingTuesday
Central, Northern Westchester YMCAs Join Global #GivingTuesday WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. --  Westchester residents interested in helping a kid attend a summer camp or take swimming lessons, will want to take part in the YMCA of Central and Northern Westchester #GivingTuesday effort, on Nov. 28. #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities, and organizations to encourage philanthropy and to celebrate generosity worldwide.  This year, they are reaching for $25,000 to surpass last year's $18,000 raised on #GivingTuesday in large part because of a challenge match by the Board of Governors. Donation…

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by Kathy Reakes