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Northern Westchester Resident Marching In Tournament Of Roses Parade Northern Westchester Resident Marching In Tournament Of Roses Parade
Northern Westchester Resident Marching In Tournament Of Roses Parade Samuel Levine, a Northern Westchester resident, is going to have a very happy new year. Levine, who graduated from North Salem High School, will be marching in the Tournament of Roses Parade in California on New Year's Day. Levine is one of 400 people in the University of Massachusetts Minuteman Marching Band. A trumpet player, Levine, a freshman at UMass, initially was reluctant to join the band. But he went to an event over the summer and was instantly blown away by the band — which is known as "The Power and Class of New England."  Aside from the Tournament of Roses parade, Le…

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by Sam Barron
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Northern Westchester Soldier Receives Purple Heart From President Trump Northern Westchester Soldier Receives Purple Heart From President Trump
Northern Westchester Soldier Receives Purple Heart From President Trump A soldier from Northern Westchester who was wounded in Afghanistan last month was awarded a Purple Heart from President Donald Trump at Walter Reed Medical Center on Thursday. Victor Prato, a 25-year-old who graduated from Somers High School in 2011 and played football at Somers, has served in the Army for two years. He was injured by a car bomb. "One of the most powerful moments of my life watching @POTUS give the Purple Heart to this American Hero," Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders tweeted. "Amazed by the strength and resilience of the men and women in our Armed Force…

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by Sam Barron
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3-Year-Old Saves The Day After Finding Woman's Purse At BJ's In Yorktown 3-Year-Old Saves The Day After Finding Woman's Purse At BJ's In Yorktown
3-Year-Old Saves The Day After Finding Woman's Purse At BJ's In Yorktown Landon Pruyne of Yorktown loves fire trucks, ambulances and police cars, so he was super excited last week when he got to visit a real police station to do a good deed. The 3-year-old  was shopping with his parents in BJ's when he found a purse in a shopping cart and gave it to his dad,  Justin Pruyne, the deputy commissioner for the Westchester Department of Corrections.  Right away, the little guy wanted the person to have their purse back, said Pruyne.  "We decided to take it to the Yorktown Police department on the way home because it had a phone, cash, and credit cards inside,&qu…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Community Rallies Around Westchester Family After Father's Death Community Rallies Around Westchester Family After Father's Death
Community Rallies Around Westchester Family After Father's Death WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- A GoFundMe page has been launched for the family of Miguel Gil, a White Plains resident, who took his own life last week. As of Saturday morning, the page has raised nearly $5,000 by 80 people over three days.  "It was so unexpected," his daughter Angie said. " We couldn't understand why he would do something like this to us. We never thought we would have to imagine a life without our father." Angie said they are hoping to raise enough money to send him back to his native Dominican Republican where he can be buried with his parents and siblings and…

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by Sam Barron
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Animal Sanctuary Will Honor 6-Year-Old Sandy Hook Massacre Victim Animal Sanctuary Will Honor 6-Year-Old Sandy Hook Massacre Victim
Animal Sanctuary Will Honor 6-Year-Old Sandy Hook Massacre Victim NEWTOWN, Conn. — Six-year-old Catherine Violet Hubbard once caught a butterfly on her hand. As she set it free, she whispered: “Tell your friends that I am kind.” That one sentence is the inspiration behind the Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary, a tribute to the little girl who was one of 20 children and six adults who perished in the Sandy Hook School massacre on Dec. 14, 2012. It has been five years since that tragic day and family, friends and supporters of the sanctuary gathered this month to celebrate Catherine’s memory and raise more than $700,000 for the new sanctuary. “If …

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by Meredith Guinness
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Croton Man Celebrates 60 By Releasing New CD Croton Man Celebrates 60 By Releasing New CD
Croton Man Celebrates 60 By Releasing New CD CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- Lawrence Savell's new album celebrates a milestone by looking back. Savell, a Croton-on-Hudson resident, just released "Dream World" in honor of his 60th birthday. The album, Savell's eight, revisits and reinterprets songs that he has written over the last 40 years. "You get to be a little retrospective when you turn 60," Savell said. "It's a milestone. It makes you take stock of who you are. I was able to remember who I was at different times in my life. You can look back at this stuff and appreciate it." Savell, a lawyer, was able t…

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by Sam Barron
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Mahopac Falls Volunteer FD Gets In Candy Cane Run Before Snow Arrives Mahopac Falls Volunteer FD Gets In Candy Cane Run Before Snow Arrives
Mahopac Falls Volunteer FD Gets In Candy Cane Run Before Snow Arrives The Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department renewed a tradition Saturday that is now approaching a half century. As the snow began to fall on Saturday morning, Mr & Mrs Claus gathered their firefighter/EMS family for the 2017 Candy Cane Run group picture before heading out to visit the children of the Mahopac Falls Fire District, a tradition that is almost 50 years old.  With candy canes in hand, firefighters and EMT's got on board trucks pulling out of headquarters at 10 a.m. with lights flashing and sirens blaring 

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by Daily Voice
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Mahopac Dancer Performs At Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Mahopac Dancer Performs At Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
Mahopac Dancer Performs At Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade MAHOPAC, N.Y. -- Sofia Gristina had a lot to be thankful for her on Thanksgiving. Gristina, a Mahopac resident, got to perform in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, dancing with 34th and Phunk.  The 12-year-old, who dances for Epic Dance Studio in Mahopac, went out to Long Island to audition, having to learn a whole new hip-hop dance. She found out she got the part that day. "I was just in shock," Gristina said. "I didn't know what to do, I was excited." Gristina traveled all over the tri-state area to attend rehearsals, which wasn't so bad- some of the dancers would …

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by Sam Barron
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29-Year-Old Westchester Composer Is Behind New Off-Broadway Musical 29-Year-Old Westchester Composer Is Behind New Off-Broadway Musical
29-Year-Old Westchester Composer Is Behind New Off-Broadway Musical Bonnie Gleicher is all about celebrating one's differences. And now, thanks to her show "Addy & Uno," her passion for showcasing what makes us each special is being recognized -- off-Broadway.  The musical, just signed for an extended run at Theatre Row -- it had been at the 14th Street Y Theater in New York City for most of September -- uses puppets and upbeat music to highlight the struggles of a child with autism as he competes in his school's math competition.  It also focuses on other children with (and without) varying disabilities (such as ADHD, visual, hearing and phy…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Not So 'Anonymous' Anymore: Westchester Professor Wins National Arts Award Not So 'Anonymous' Anymore: Westchester Professor Wins National Arts Award
Not So 'Anonymous' Anymore: Westchester 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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Newest Millionaires: Cortlandt $5M Lottery Winning Couple Identified Newest Millionaires: Cortlandt $5M Lottery Winning Couple Identified
Newest Millionaires: Cortlandt $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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Somers Leos Raise $25K For Special Olympics Somers Leos Raise $25K For Special Olympics
Somers Leos Raise $25K For Special Olympics SOMERS, N.Y. -- A group of Somers teenagers did not let the cold water stop them from raising money for a good cause.Thirty-six Somers Leos ran into the freezing cold water at Glen Island Park as part of the Special Olympics Westchester Polar Plunge Fundraiser, raising $25,000. Additionally, for his work on the Polar Plunge, Team Captain Brandon LaSpina was nationally recognized by Disney/ABC Television Group and Youth Service America with their “Be Inspired Grant” for kids and families making a positive impact in their communities. For more information, click here.

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by Sam Barron