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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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Facebook: Love It Or Hate It? Westchester Residents Sound Off WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Facebook fans are often divided into it "love it" or "hate it" categories. What some see as "oversharing," others see as a way to get valuable information. Benna Strober of Chappaqua is one of those who has a love/hate relationship with the site. On the one hand she likes being able to see what's going on with certain people in her life as well as share events in her life. She also likes having a professional page on Facebook (she's a licensed psychologist) that she can share. On the flip side, she doesn't like when people post things that really should…

by Jeanne Muchnick

08/21/2015

Lifestyle

Facebook: Love It Or Hate It? Stamford Resident Is Among Those Sounding Off FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Facebook fans are often divided into it "love it" or "hate it" categories. What some see as "oversharing," others see as a way to get valuable information. Former Westport resident Roy Fuchs is among those who doesn't have much of an opinion either way. "I don't love it or hate it," he said. "I find it interesting, useful, a great way to keep in touch with people, a great way to get your voice heard on topics of the day -- if that's your desire. But it can also a great time waster." Zippy Kaufman of Stamford is on the other end of the spectrum. "I love F…

by Jeanne Muchnick

08/20/2015

Lifestyle

X-Planations: Yonkers Chef Peter X. Kelly Muses On Being A Proud Parent YONKERS, N.Y. -- As a parent, there may be no greater sense of accomplishment than knowing your child is attending college and is on his way to finding the path forward in life. As a restaurateur, there is no greater sense of fulfillment than knowing your child is attending Cornell University School of Hotel Administration. Cornell's hospitality program is considered the best in the world and as part of the Ivy League its graduates are the envy of all the industries they touch. My son, Dylan, after spending a semester abroad in Europe, and the following semester in Boston at Northeaster…

by Peter X. Kelly

08/20/2015

Lifestyle

Fire Up The Grill, Englewood, With Barbecue Tips From ShopRite BERGEN COUNTY, N.J.--Make your Labor Day barbecue easy with meal-on-the-grill ideas from Registered Dietician Natalie Menza, a N.J. resident and ShopRite's Manager of Health and Wellness. Make veggie pizza on the grill. Roll out store bought whole-wheat pizza dough. Layer two sheets of aluminum foil and spray with a non-stick cooking spray. Place the dough on aluminum foil and top with pizza sauce, low-fat mozzarella cheese, and lots of veggies. Place over medium heat and grill until your dough is cooked through, cheese is melted and veggies are tender. Create a fish feast in a foil packet.…

by Jeanne Muchnick

08/18/2015

Lifestyle

Fire Up The Grill, North Passaic, With Barbecue Tips From ShopRite PASSAIC COUNTY, N.J.--Make your Labor Day barbecue entertaining easy with meal-on-the-grill ideas from Registered Dietician Natalie Menza, a N.J. resident and ShopRite's Manager of Health and Wellness. Make veggie pizza. Roll out store bought whole-wheat pizza dough. Layer two sheets of aluminum foil and spray with a non-stick cooking spray. Place the dough on aluminum foil and top with pizza sauce, low-fat mozzarella cheese, and lots of veggies. Place over medium heat and grill until your dough is cooked through, cheese is melted and veggies are tender. Create a fish feast in a foil packe…

by Jeanne Muchnick

08/18/2015

Lifestyle

White Plains Resident Brings Music To Life With Sounds Good Westchester WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Longtime music instructor Karen Hamlin, a White Plains resident, realized it was "now or never" to pursue her dream. And so, witih her three kids a bit more self-sufficient (they are ages eight, 12 and 14) and her family's support, she launched Sounds Good Westchester featuring Music Together music and movement classes for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and the grown-ups who love them. Classes begin the week of Sept. 28, but registration is open now. Dozens of complimentary classes will start the end of August and go until Sept. 25. Originally offered to the pub…

by Jeanne Muchnick

08/18/2015

Lifestyle

HBO's Westchester-Based 'Show Me A Hero' Draws Rave Reviews WESTCHESTER COUNTY. N.Y. --- HBO's "Show Me A Hero," based on the housing desegregation battle of the mid 1980s in Yonkers, seems to be winning the hearts and minds of fans and press alike. From Kirk@SoulKirk on Twitter: "Show Me A Hero" Is Everything You Could Want From a #DavidSimon Miniseries. From Candice@candicehelfandr: "It's not easy watching, but I def. recommend #ShowMeAHero. Thought-provoking, necessary to today's world, and extremely well done." From Raul Muciño ‏@raoulmc: "Gawd! Give all the necessary emmys to the show already #ShowMeAHero" From LA Times: Why David Si…

by Jeanne Muchnick

08/17/2015

Lifestyle

Tarrytown-Sleepy Hollow Farmers Market Is DVlicious Winner TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- The three-month-old Tarrytown And Sleepy Hollow Farmers Market (TaSH), launched this past May, is this month's DVlicious winner. The market, which runs Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., won with 43 percent of the vote over Pleasantville (31 percent), Katonah's John Jay Homestead (11 percent), Bronxville (9 percent) and Ossining (7 percent). Part of what makes TaSH special -- aside from its array of rotating vendors, live music and special events -- is the passion behind the community that rallied to make it a reality. A DVlicious certificate will be awarded late…

by Daily Voice

08/17/2015

Lifestyle

'Show Me A Hero' Is Accurate Portrayal Of Time, Says Former Yonkers Mayor YONKERS, N.Y. -- Angelo R. Martinelli, the former Mayor of Yonkers, admits it was strange to see himself portrayed on screen in HBO’s new miniseries “Show Me A Hero." “I’m watching it and everyone is saying ‘Angelo this and Angelo that,' and I’m sitting right there," he said of the show which premieres Sunday at 8 p.m. (He attended a screening of the first two episodes Wednesday night at the Alamo Drafthouse.) And while seeing the story about how he was defeated by Nick Wasicsko in 1987, and the housing desegregation battle that followed, was certainly a case of déjà vu, he said the sho…

by Jeanne Muchnick

08/16/2015

Lifestyle

New Leader At Carriage Barn Arts Center Looks To Involve New Canaan NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- Valerie Garlick has been in her new job as executive director of the Carriage Barn Arts Center in New Canaan for exactly six weeks. Although Garlick's still acclimating to her new position, she said she's loving every minute of it. "I'm an artist, too," said the University of Connecticut alum (she has both an MA and MFA from the school) who also describes herself as an art historian. "So meeting and working with our artist members is terrific. There's a lot of positive energy." And while the Arts Center will open a bit later in September this year, she said she's b…

by Jeanne Muchnick

08/14/2015

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