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New Rochelle Mayor Forms Advisory Committee On Immigrant Affairs New Rochelle Mayor Forms Advisory Committee On Immigrant Affairs
New Rochelle Mayor Forms Advisory Committee On Immigrant Affairs NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. - Days after U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the planned dissolution of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson announced the formation of an Advisory Committee on Immigrant Affairs (ACIA) in the city. The mayor said the non-partisan committee, comprised of volunteers with different backgrounds will provide him and other leaders in New Rochelle on matters that affect immigrant communities in the city. “Immigrants have contributed immeasurably to the strength, vitality and character of our city, but have often been u…

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by Zak Failla
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Iona Prep Junior Organizes Hurricane Relief Efforts For Florida, Texas Iona Prep Junior Organizes Hurricane Relief Efforts For Florida, Texas
Iona Prep Junior Organizes Hurricane Relief Efforts For Florida, Texas WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. - While thousands in Texas and Florida are dealing with the fallout of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, an Iona Preparatory student is coordinating efforts to help some of the neediest residents who have lost everything. Bedford resident Conor Lane, a junior at Iona Prep, has organized relief efforts with the school’s Leadership Program to provide basic necessities to the residents of Texas and Florida who are still busy cleaning up from the recent rash of hearty hurricanes. Since the hurricanes hit land, students at Iona Prep, led by Lane, have been collecting items tha…

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by Zak Failla
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Westchester Professor Wins Emmy Award For Lady Gaga's Super Bowl Show Westchester Professor Wins Emmy Award For Lady Gaga's Super Bowl Show
Westchester Professor Wins Emmy Award For Lady Gaga's Super Bowl Show The Emmy Awards are Sunday, Sept. 17 but one local resident already got his gold statue. Purchase College Professor Dave Grill just received his fourth Emmy Award for lighting Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl Halftime Show in the category of "Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Variety Special." The associate professor of theatre design/technology, a Mahwah, N.J. resident, won three prior Emmy awards for lighting design in 2002, 2013, and 2015. Megan Seibel, a Purchase student, had the opportunity of a lifetime assisting him at the halftime show. You can read her blog post…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Football Players Deliver Meals On Wheels In New Rochelle Football Players Deliver Meals On Wheels In New Rochelle
Football Players Deliver Meals On Wheels In New Rochelle NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. - In the spirit of doing good on September 11, members of the New Rochelle High School Varsity football team spent a Sunday brightening the day of some of their neighbors in need. While many spent their days watching college and NFL football, players from the varsity football team took the time to deliver food as part of the “Meals on Wheels” program at the Schaffer Helen and Michael Extended Care Center in New Rochelle. The athletes, sporting their brightest purple and white jerseys, delivered dozens of nutritious meals to patients in need at the Extended Care Center at …

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by Zak Failla
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Westchester Author Unravels Tale Of Little Known Holocaust Story Westchester Author Unravels Tale Of Little Known Holocaust Story
Westchester Author Unravels Tale Of Little Known Holocaust Story WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y.-- Yvette Manessis Corporon is a three-time Emmy Award–winning writer, author, and producer at NBC's EXTRA who tells other people's stories for a living. But when it came time to tell her own, it took a while. The Yonkers resident, who lives on the Bronxville border, grew up listening to her grandmother’s stories about how the people of Erikousa, a small Greek island, hid a Jewish family—a tailor named Savvas and his daughters—from the Nazis during World War II. Nearly 2,000 Jews from that area died in the concentration camps but even though everyone on Erikousa knew…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Westchester Singer Once Embarrassed By Disease Aims To Connect Women Westchester Singer Once Embarrassed By Disease Aims To Connect Women
Westchester Singer Once Embarrassed By Disease Aims To Connect Women SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. --  It's not every day an 11-year-old is diagnosed with ovarian cancer. But even more incredible when that woman  -- now 22 -- gets breast cancer. But instead of wallowing in her illness, Bianca Muñiz is singing about it -- and raising awareness about the travails of cancer.  The Sleepy Hollow resident, who took voice lessons at Lagond Music School in Elmsford (and has been singing since second grade) started talking/blogging about her experiences as a way to help others. "The first time I was diagnosed I was embarrassed and wanted to pretend like it wasn't happeni…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Westchester's David Letterman Returns To TV With New Netflix Show Westchester's David Letterman Returns To TV With New Netflix Show
Westchester's David Letterman Returns To TV With New Netflix Show David Letterman, the original host of "Late Night" (NBC) and "The Late Show" (CBS) will be back broadcasting for a new series on Netflix. The yet-to-be-named, six-episode series has the longtime North Salem resident combining two interests for which he is renowned: in-depth conversations with extraordinary people, and in-the-field segments expressing his curiosity and humor. In each hour-long episode, Letterman will conduct a long-form conversation with a singular guest -- and will also explore topics on his own, away from the studio. The series is set to premiere in 201…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Got Mail? This Is Only Hudson Valley Post Office Open Labor Day Got Mail? This Is Only Hudson Valley Post Office Open Labor Day
Got Mail? This Is Only Hudson Valley Post Office Open Labor Day Believe it or not, you can send a letter on Labor Day, Hudson Valley residents. In some cases, you may need to travel a bit to do it, and even cross a bridge. Hint: Make that the new bridge. The Postal Service’s Palisades Postal Store at the mall in West Nyack is the only post office in the Greater Hudson Valley that is open on Labor Day.  Full postal retail services are available from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. with U.S. Passport application acceptance hours from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Although there will be no regular mail service on Monday, Sept. 4, Priority Mail Express will be delivered on Labor Da…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Westchester Girl Hopes To Stop Bullying With New Musical Westchester Girl Hopes To Stop Bullying With New Musical
Westchester Girl Hopes To Stop Bullying With New Musical When it comes to bullying, Ariel Pennington-Reyes is teaching people the importance of being an upstander rather than a bystander. Pennington-Reyes, a Yonkers resident, is one of the stars of "It's Easy," which debuts Saturday, Sept. 16 for a 10-show run through Sunday, Oct. 8 at the Irvington Town Hall Theater. The musical, geared toward kids in grades 4-8, takes place in one day in the life of 6th-grade classmates, where bullies make life miserable and bystanders stay quiet.  Pennington-Reyes, who is about to start 7th grade at Pearls Hawthorne, plays Joy Montgomery, the school…

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by Sam Barron
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Yonkers 13-Year-Old To Sing At US Open Yonkers 13-Year-Old To Sing At US Open
Yonkers 13-Year-Old To Sing At US Open WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Twelve vocalists age 14 and under will perform patriotic-themed songs during the night sessions of the 2017 US Open and- - and one Yonkers resident is among them. Thirteen-year-old Brandon Hernandez will be returning for his second consecutive year to sing "America the Beautiful." Other performers include talent from throughout the New York metropolitan area, as well as from Arizona, Florida, and Hawaii. The US Open runs from Monday, Aug. 28 to Sunday, Sept 10; Hernandez will sing on Thursday, Aug. 31 prior to the night session, which starts at 7 p.m. …

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Westchester Actor Selected For North American Tour Of 'Les Miz' Westchester Actor Selected For North American Tour Of 'Les Miz'
Westchester Actor Selected For North American Tour Of 'Les Miz' NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Jordan Cole saw "Les Miserables" when it was on Broadway when he was 7-years-old and walked out of the theater telling his parents that one day, he wanted to be the street urchin, Gavroche.  Now, at 10, the New Rochelle resident, whose real name is Jordan Feigenbaum, is getting his wish. After touring as Michael Llewelyn Davies in "Finding Neverland" -- his first big role outside of local theater -- he 's now set to play his dream role in the upcoming Broadway tour of Les Miz. He and another boy will alternate in the role. The adventure, according…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Bronxville Teen Lends A Hand In Costa Rica Bronxville Teen Lends A Hand In Costa Rica
Bronxville Teen Lends A Hand In Costa Rica BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- A teenager from Bronxville recently returned home from the trip of a lifetime. Chandler Naylon, who attends Loyola School, was in Costa Rica as part of Courts for Kids, a program that participates in cultural exchanges by building courts in underprivileged areas. Naylon spent seven days in Salitre, an indigenous territory, with the Bribri community.  "The countless interactions we made within and outside the working grounds made this trip truly special," Naylon said. When he wasn't building a court, Naylon got to interact with the locals and enjoyed getting t…

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by Sam Barron