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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

Westchester Celebrates St. Patrick's Day With Events Throughout County WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. --They say everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, and no doubt Westchester residents would agree. Celebrations kick off early -- starting now -- and run for a full two weeks, providing plenty of opportunities to get your green on. A sampling of events follows. Feel free to add more by sharing your comments on our Facebook page or adding your own to our calendar listings (it's free!). Saturday, March 12 White Plains will hold its 19th Annual White Plains St. Patrick’s Day parade with William Bertram as Grand Marshall. The parade steps off at noon and goes up Mamar…

by Jeanne Muchnick

03/07/2016

Events

Paramount Theatre Brings Blacklisted Black Actor To Life PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- Cold Spring resident Mona Z. Smith is about to bring black actor Canada Lee back to life. The Saturday, March 12 reading at the Paramount Hudson Valley Theatre in Peekskill, funded by White Plains-based Arts Westchester and read by actors from Esperance Theater Company, follows Lee's story from acclaimed rising star to penniless "traitor" after being blacklisted. Smith said she first learned about Lee, who died at 45 in 1952, when she was studying for a master's degree in theater at Columbia in 1994 and came across a tiny footnote in her Cold War studies that sa…

by Jeanne Muchnick

03/07/2016

Lifestyle

DV Home Cooking: Westchester Resident Cooks Up Healthy Muffins RYE, N.Y. -- DV Home Cooking is a new series 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: Wendy Baruchowitz, Rye, NY "Up until four years ago, I would rather order out then be in the kitchen. That all changed when, due to a serious health condition known as POTS or postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, I was forced to abandon my fast food and junk food diet and embrace one that is mainly organic, dairy…

by Wendy Baruchowitz

03/06/2016

Events

Get Your Green On At St. Patrick's Day Events Throughout Fairfield County FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- They say everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, and no doubt Fairfield County residents would agree. Celebrations kick off early -- starting now -- and run for a full two weeks, providing plenty of opportunities to get your green on. A sampling of events follows. Feel free to add more on our Facebook page or adding your own to our calendar listings (it's free!). Saturday, March 5 The Stamford St. Patrick's Day parade begins at noon on Summer and North. You'll also find a huge outdoor festival celebrating the Emerald Isle taking place courtesy of Tigin Irish Pub …

by Jeanne Muchnick

03/04/2016

Events

Get Your Green On With Dutchess County's Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. --They say everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day, and no doubt Dutchess residents would agree. Which is why so many folks come from near and far for the county's annual St. Patrick's Day parade. This year, the event, led by Grand Marshal Bruce Coneeny, is on Saturday, March 5. More than 3,000 participants and 10,000 spectators are expected to attend. The parade steps off at 1 p.m. and marches its way through Wappingers Falls. Information: www.dcsppc.org/.

by Jeanne Muchnick

03/04/2016

Neighbors

Tenafly Family Welcomes Leap Year Baby RIDGEWOOD, N.J. -- The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood saw the arrival of 10 leap year babies on Monday, Feb. 29. Among them was the Lindner family of Tenafly who welcomed son, George. "We didn't realize what a big deal it was [to have a leap year baby]. People are sending us things to sign up for clubs," said dad Peter. Mom Meredith added: "When he's four in 2020, we'll celebrate his first birthday with first birthday balloons. We haven't decided whether we'll celebrate on the 28th or the 1st. We may do something at midnight because it puts you in between the two." This …

by Jeanne Muchnick

03/02/2016

Neighbors

Stamford Financier To Be Reunited With Dog Tags 50 Years After Vietnam War NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- Vietnam veteran Richard “Rick” A. Tilghman Jr. is about to get his dog tags back -- 50 years after the fact -- thanks to the yearlong sleuthing of Charles Thompson. The exchange is taking place Thursday, March 3 at 6:20 a.m. on "Fox & Friends." Thompson, a London resident, was on vacation in Vietnam when he saw a vendor on the street selling dog tags. Because this particular set still had some visible details —the first and middle initial and last name -- he bought it. "I felt it could have a great deal of sentimental value to the family of the dep…

by Jeanne Muchnick

03/02/2016

Lifestyle

Flu Season Peaks, Will Last To End Of April, Westchester Doctors Say WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- If you know someone who's been hit with the flu this year, you know it's been bad, putting folks down for the count and in bed for days. And, no, you're not imagining that more people than ever seem ill. According to Debra Spicehandler, M.D., Co-Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, flu season is beginning to peak. New York State has declared an increased number of flu cases over the last several weeks. The good news, however, is that the strain appears to be covered by this year's flu vaccine. And, it's not too l…

by Jeanne Muchnick

03/02/2016

Events

Ex-Westchester Resident Jane Bryant Quinn To Speak At Tarrytown Library TARRYTOWN, 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 Warner Library in Tarrytown on Saturday, March 5. The best-selling author, a former Chappaqua and North Salem 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 savi…

by Daily Voice

03/02/2016

Events

Rockland County Exec Day On Hand For Hudson Valley Restaurant Week Kickoff Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, Rockland County Executive Ed Day and Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell were among the dignitaries on hand for the kickoff announcement of Hudson Valley Restaurant Week (HVRW), held at Xaviars's X20 On the Hudson in Yonkers Monday, Feb. 29. New York State Director of Agriculture and Markets Kevin King also was on hand. "We took a leap of faith 10 years ago and here we are now," said Janet Crawshaw, publisher of The Valley Table magazine, as she made reference to leap year day. Valley Table is the founding sponsor of HVRW and Crawshaw…

by Jeanne Muchnick

03/01/2016

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