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15-Year-Old Westchester Student Inspires Girls To Think Big
MOHEGAN LAKE, N.Y. -- Raina Ghosh, a Lakeland Copper Beech Middle School student was one of nine awardees from across the country who took part in the nationwide ThinkBIG Challenge, a nonprofit organization established two years ago by then 13-year old Jothi Ramaswamy.
ThinkSTEAM, her 501(c) 3 Mohegan Lake-based group, profiled in an earlier Daily Voice story, operates with financial backing from organizations including Ardsley-based Acorda Therapeutics, Purchase-based PepsiCo, IBM in Armonk, Wal-Mart and PepsiCo.
The organization is built around recognizing female talent in the math, tech…
Former Westchester HS Quarterback, 'Swolemate' Create Social Media Stir
CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Michael Aidala has found his "swolemate."
The personal trainer, who starred as quarterback at Horace Greeley High School, was recently profiled by the Associated Press along with his girlfriend, Chelsey Korus on the concept of swolemate- a girlfriend, wife or even a friend that you bond with through workouts.
Aidala and Korus met while on a photo shoot in Central Park, quickly bonding over their love of working out and keeping each other in shape. The couple do a lot of acrobatics together, chronicles their efforts on Aidala's Instagram, where he has 58,000 foll…
Hudson Valley Resident Goes 'Hollywood' With NYC Bus Tours
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- It's lights, camera, action for Georgette Blau.
Which, in her case, means putting everything in "drive."
Blau, a New Rochelle resident, is the owner of On Location Tours, the world's largest TV and movie bus tour company.
And yes, that means she knows a lot of TV and movie trivia, including where the apartment was for Carrie from "Sex and the City," where the rich kids hung out on "Gossip Girl,” and the pub that was the inspiration for "How I Met Your Mother." Not to mention a host of other TV and movie "secrets."
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Westchester Resident Jeffrey Tambor Gets 2017 Emmy Nod
WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The 2017 Emmy nominations are out and once again, Westchester's own Jeffrey Tambor is on the list.
Tambor, who's won in the past for his role in Amazon's "Transparent," was selected again. The Cross River resident, selected as "Best Actor in a Comedy Series," is up against Anthony Anderson of "Black-ish," Aziz Ansari, of "Master of None," Zach Galifianakis of "Baskets," Donald Glover of "Atlanta," and William H. Macy of "Shameless."
The 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, which honors the best i…
