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Jeanne Muchnick

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Jeanne Muchnick, Daily Voice Deputy Editor, Content, has covered everything from baby advice for Parents Magazine to travel finds for The Rough Guides to human interest features for The New York Times to lifestyle insights for prevention.com. She has been a Senior Editor at top national women's magazines including Woman's World and Woman's Day and was instrumental in the launch of Gannett's InTown, Rockland and Putnam magazines. She is also the author of Dinner for Busy Moms, a 2010 Mom's Award winner. Among her favorite things to write about: Her neighbors and surrounding communities. So email her and fill her in on what's happening near you. And, follow her on Instagram @dailyvoicefeatures.

Jeanne was formerly a deputy editor at Daily Voice.

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Events

Putnam's Allison Pataki Plans Appearance At Garrison Library PHILIPSTOWN, N.Y. -- Allison Patakai, a New York Times bestselling author and former Peekskill and Philipstown resident, will talk about her latest book, "SISI: Empress on Her Own," Friday, May 20 at Garrison's Desmond Fish Library at 11 a.m. The book picks up where her previous novel, "The Accidental Empress," left off yet also stands completely on its own. SISI focuses on the story behind of one of history’s most fascinating—and yet, relatively unknown—leading ladies, Empress Elisabeth (“Sisi”) of mid-19th century Austria-Hungary. According to Pataki who grew up in Pe…

by Jeanne Muchnick

05/17/2016

Neighbors

Tarrytown Social Worker Creates Award-Winning Documentary TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- Tarrytown resident Sherry Saturno has always been interested in the power of documentaries. And so, motivated by her experiences as the Director of Social Services for Sprain Brook Manor Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Scarsdale, she set out to make her own film, exploring why so many professionals dedicate themselves to the humanity of care, including working with the elderly and the sick. The result, "Human Investment," -- her first film ever -- was shot in one day with 11 hours of back to back interviewing (the editing took several months to complete) an…

by Jeanne Muchnick

05/17/2016

Lifestyle

Larchmont Holocaust Survivor Shares War Stories With MHS Students MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- Dr. Salomea Kape, a survivor of Poland's Lodz Ghetto and a Larchmont resident, said it's her mission to talk to students about her wartime experiences. "I'm one of the lucky ones," she said. "If I would not tell the story, who would?" And so, talk she did. All day, in fact, to Mamaroneck High School (MHS) tenth graders in Evan Madin's English class. In her last class, the 90-year-old admitted she was a little tired, and to bear with her, but then stood up, used a pointer on her PowerPoint presentation, and launched into her story. "I was a gir…

by Jeanne Muchnick

05/16/2016

Lifestyle

DV Home Cooking: Catering To Picky Eaters With Pork Chop Crowd Pleaser CARLSTADT, N.J. -- DV Home Cooking is devoted to readers and their recipes. All we ask is that you're a home cook, not a professional chef. Got a favorite dish you want to share? Send it, along with the story behind it, to DVHomeCooking@dailyvoice.com. Home Cook: Kelly O'Leary, Carlstadt, NJ "I'm a total foodie and often look for ways to create new or enhance other recipes. My five-year-old son can be difficult to please when it comes to food due to texture aversions that are common with autism. After tasting the recipes below, he has actually requested this dish on multiple occasions.…

by Kelly O'Leary

05/15/2016

Events

Poughquag's Jane Bryant Quinn Plans Appearance At Beekman Library BEEKMAN, N.Y. -- Prominent financial journalist Jane Bryant Quinn, whose latest book, "How to Make Your Money Last: The Indispensable Retirement Guide," was recently released, will be speaking at the Beekman Library on Saturday, June 11. The best-selling author, a Poughquag resident and the Founding Editorial Director of Daily Voice, said the book has been on her mind for several years. "There are tons of books on retirement lifestyle advice and lots of books on how to invest in retirement, but there wasn't a book on how to turn whatever savings you have into a reliable inco…

by Daily Voice

05/14/2016

Lifestyle

Jerry Seinfeld Films 'Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee' In Westchester RYE, N.Y. -- If the landscape of a June episode of "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee" looks familiar, that's because it is. Jerry Seinfeld filmed a segment at Rye's Wainwright House on Wednesday, May 4, where he was welcomed by William Guyre, president of the Board of Trustees. The comedian spent the day at the historic venue filming in a 1959 vintage Triumph TR3. A Wainwright spokesperson said he will film the actual show with comedian John Oliver sometime this month. Seinfeld is no stranger to Westchester; in September 2015 he filmed at the Pleasantville Diner in Pleasantville…

by Jeanne Muchnick

05/12/2016

Lifestyle

White Plains Mayor Roach Rocks Walking Challenge With Ex-step-tional Tunes WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Some find inspiration from walking and talking with friends. Others say high-energy tunes are what get them moving. As the White Plains Hospital second annual Ex-STEP-tional Walking Challenge goes into its second week with 142 teams and over 700 participants, White Plains Mayor Tom Roach shares the secret behind the 92,648 steps he's logged from May 2 to May 8: His personal playlist. If you're curious what a city mayor likes to listen to, it's a combination of 70’s punk with alternative pop, including "Rockaway Beach" by The Ramones, "Always On My Mind…

by Jeanne Muchnick

05/12/2016

Events

Mount Vernon Ceremony Pays Tribute To Area Holocaust Survivors MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- Memories of the darkest era in modern history echoed through Mount Vernon’s City Hall on Monday, May 9 when Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas and City Council officials joined 11 Holocaust survivors, their families, Jewish clergy and community members in paying tribute to the resilience of those who lived through the horror of the systematic genocide the Nazis called the Final Solution. The annual Holocaust Remembrance Observance was also a night of reaffirmation. After welcoming remarks by Louise Challop of the Jewish Community Council of Mount Vernon, a visibly moved…

by Jeanne Muchnick

05/11/2016

Events

New Rochelle Musician Preps For New York City Performance NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Musician Artie Tobia and his Artie Tobia Band will perform Wednesday, May 11 at B.B. King's in New York City starting at 7:30 p.m. The group will perform covers from their 2015 release “Aberdeen” as well as some of their other original songs. Supporting the bill will be The Matt Rae Trio, Master of the Telecaster. Aberdeen debuted on the F.A.R. (Freeform American Roots,) charts at number 15 for the month of November and number 13 on the AAA/AMA APD Chart. These are both national radio charts, based on airplay from stations across the country. Tobia, a New Rochelle re…

by Jeanne Muchnick

05/10/2016

Lifestyle

Hastings Nonprofit Gets Boost From Broadway Show, 'Hamilton' HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. --The Broadway show, "Hamilton," may have broken records with the most Tony nominations ever -- 16 total -- but to those at The Graham School Foundation in Hastings, its place in the spotlight has helped shine a light on something more important: their work. The Greenburgh-Graham School District educates students from the Graham Residential Center, a nonprofit, which was co-founded by Eliza Hamilton, Alexander's wife, as a way to rescue children who lost their parents to cholera, yellow fever and tragedy. The Graham Residential Center has been in existence …

by Jeanne Muchnick

05/10/2016

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