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Vira Mamchur Schwartz

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Vira Mamchur Schwartz is the quintessential jack-of-all-trades... and master of a few of them. Vira’s editorial career started in technology publishing, writing and editing at the Ziff-Davis publication Computer Shopper. Later she served as Managing Editor at CD-ROM World and then Internet World, before moving to freelance writing.

Her articles have appeared in the New York Times, L.A. Times, Folio, Portable Computing, Internet Shopper and other websites and magazines that no longer exist. She ghost-wrote and designed an award-winning diet and fitness book for a popular fitness personality and, currently, loves to tell stories about people and animals. 

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Dr. Donald Faust Buckley, Lover Of Animals, Owned South Salem Animal Hospital For 22 Years Dr. Donald Faust Buckley, Lover Of Animals, Owned South Salem Animal Hospital For 22 Years
Dr. Donald Faust Buckley, Lover Of Animals, Owned South Salem Animal Hospital For 22 Years Dr. Donald Faust “Don” Buckley, 93, of Winchester, VA and beloved father and “abuelo,” passed away at his home on Tuesday, Nov. 24 surrounded by his six children.  Dr. Buckley was born at home in Far Rockaway on Nov. 23, 1927. He was a longtime resident of North Salem and a parishioner at St. Joseph’s Church in Croton Falls. Dr. Buckley entered the Cornell School of Veterinary Medicine at the age of 16. Upon completion of his degree, he entered veterinary practice in Newburgh. During the Korean War, he served as a practicing veterinarian in the U.S. Air Force.  After his service…

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Familiar Face At Mahwah Public Library Carolyn Sengstacken Dies, 92 Familiar Face At Mahwah Public Library Carolyn Sengstacken Dies, 92
Familiar Face At Mahwah Public Library Carolyn Sengstacken Dies, 92 Carolyn Seberry Sengstacken died Oct. 20, 2020. She was 92 years old. For 25 years she was one of the familiar faces at the front desk of the Mahwah Public Library. Carolyn, daughter of Robert Ralph and Helen Milton Seberry, was raised in Cragmere, Mahwah, with her sister Barbara. She went on to earn an Associate’s degree. In those days, high school was attended in Ramsey, dances and “socials” in private homes. And it was there she met Royal F. Sengstacken Jr. of Suffern. They wed in 1950 and started married life in romantic Europe, where Roy was representing American Express. They retur…

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Alda Haravon, 91, Was Vital Part Of Pleasantville Community For Years Alda Haravon, 91, Was Vital Part Of Pleasantville Community For Years
Alda Haravon, 91, Was Vital Part Of Pleasantville Community For Years It is with both gratitude for a life well-lived and great sadness for our loss that Anita Haravon and the Haravon Collins family announce the death of Alda Haravon. Surrounded by family members, the angels took Alda peacefully on Nov. 10 at Oaknoll Retirement Residence in Iowa City, Iowa. Alda was born on Dec. 4, 1928, in Bucharest, Romania, to Beatrice Berkowitz Saporta and Senor Saporta. She was baptized as a child to escape Nazi persecution.  Despite fears of the impending war, Alda was an honor student at her Catholic School, Our Lady of Zion in Bucharest. She was finally able to leav…

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Jeanne Greenebaum, Longtime South Salem Resident, Lover Of Lake Truesdale, Dies At 98 Jeanne Greenebaum, Longtime South Salem Resident, Lover Of Lake Truesdale, Dies At 98
Jeanne Greenebaum, Longtime South Salem Resident, Lover Of Lake Truesdale, Dies At 98 Jeanne Greenebaum, a longtime resident of South Salem, died on Tuesday, Nov. 3 at the age of 98.  Known for her colorful winter coats and long walks around Lake Truesdale, her greenhouse on Lake Shore Drive on top of a long hill bordering the lake and her love of the South Salem Library, she will be missed by friends, family and neighbors. She and her husband Ira donated two Adirondack chairs to the Gilbert Street beach to remain by the lake when they moved away in 2003. Jeanne is survived by daughter Nancy, son Edward, grandchildren Karen (Hazel), Juliana, Rebekah, and Adam, and Adam…

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A Luxe Martini With Highclere Castle Gin At Chester's Grano Arso Benefits Channel 3 Kids Camp A Luxe Martini With Highclere Castle Gin At Chester's Grano Arso Benefits Channel 3 Kids Camp
A Luxe Martini With Highclere Castle Gin At Chester's Grano Arso Benefits Channel 3 Kids Camp Masks and appropriate social distancing, of course, remain a must, but wouldn’t it be nice to indulge in a fabulous cocktail out after months of self-imposed quarantining? And, better yet, to know that with the purchase of this one cocktail you were not only tantalizing your senses but also helping a local nonprofit hit hard by COVID-19? Chester-based restaurant Grano Arso has accepted Highclere Castle Gin's challenge and created a unique libationary tour de force in its Royale Martini, a cocktail that excites tastebuds and vies for most luxurious in New England. By all accounts, it succeed…

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Raised in Bronxville, Waccabuc, Crawford Shaw, Jr., 47, Made Friends Wherever He Went Raised in Bronxville, Waccabuc, Crawford Shaw, Jr., 47, Made Friends Wherever He Went
Raised in Bronxville, Waccabuc, Crawford Shaw, Jr., 47, Made Friends Wherever He Went Crawford Shaw, Jr., beloved friend, brother, son, stepson, uncle, nephew and cousin, died at age 47 on Thursday, Oct. 22 in Denison, Texas. He was born on March 26, 1973 in New York City to Danne’ Brokaw Munford and Crawford Shaw. He was the stepson of Dillard Munford. Crawford grew up in Bronxville, where he attended the Chapel School and Bronxville School; Waccabuc, where he attended Rippowam Cisqua School and Atlanta, where he graduated from Woodward Academy in 1991. He also attended Indian Mountain School in Lakeville, CT and Elon College in North Carolina. As an adult, he lived in …

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Longtime Chappaqua Resident Dolores Ryan, 82, Of Somers, Was Always The First One To Volunteer Longtime Chappaqua Resident Dolores Ryan, 82, Of Somers, Was Always The First One To Volunteer
Longtime Chappaqua Resident Dolores Ryan, 82, Of Somers, Was Always The First One To Volunteer Dolores A. Ryan, 82, died at home in Somers on Oct. 7. Born in Manhattan, Dolores was a 64-year resident of Chappaqua and Ocean Park, ME, where she spent her summers at the beach among family and friends. She was a graduate of Horace Greeley High School and Endicott College.  After college Dolores was proud to have worked as a buyer and merchandiser for Lord & Taylor in Manhattan, eventually trading that career to raise her family.  She is predeceased by her parents, Dolores M. and S. James Barbuto of Chappaqua, her Husband, Donald C. Ryan also of Chappaqua and her daughter …

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Longtime Peekskill Resident and Camp Smith Employee, Eddie Camper, 73 Longtime Peekskill Resident and Camp Smith Employee, Eddie Camper, 73
Longtime Peekskill Resident and Camp Smith Employee, Eddie Camper, 73 Eddie Lee Camper, Sr., died at his home in Hattiesburg, MS, on Sept. 17 after a battle with cancer. He was 73 years old. Eddie, born May 12, 1947 in Hattiesburg, was a long-time resident of Peekskill before making his way back to Mississippi. His primary school education was at Earl Travillion Attendance Center in Hattiesburg, Forrest County, MS. With a family move from Mississippi to New York, Eddie attended Peekskill High School, graduating in 1967.  He was employed at Camp Smith in Cortlandt Manor, from which he retired and before returning to Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Eddie Lee Ca…

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Hans Jochimsen Of Fort Lee Dies, 87, Took Pride In Work As Engineer Hans Jochimsen Of Fort Lee Dies, 87, Took Pride In Work As Engineer
Hans Jochimsen Of Fort Lee Dies, 87, Took Pride In Work As Engineer Hans Jochimsen,  87, of Fort Lee, died on Sept. 2. Hans was born on July 6, 1933 in the Bronx to the late Hans (1982) and Marie (Hansen) Jochimsen (1988).   He earned his Bachelor’s of Science degree in engineering. He worked as an Engineer for Bayer Co., previously known as Technicon Co., in New York City. Upon retirement, Hans spent most of his time in his summer home in Stormville, NY. As an engineer, he was fascinated by technology and took great pride in his career and work. Family and friends knew Hans to be a hard worker and loyal person. He will be greatly missed. …

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New Canaan High School Hall Of Fame Coach Keith MacBain Has Died New Canaan High School Hall Of Fame Coach Keith MacBain Has Died
New Canaan High School Hall Of Fame Coach Keith MacBain Has Died Keith MacBain died at his home in Southampton on Sunday, Sept. 13 due to complications from Parkinson’s Disease.  Keith was born in Englewood, NJ, and lived on a small farm in Closter, NJ, where his father ran a kennel. He later attended Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts and graduated in 1956. He received a B.A. in English from Cornell University in 1960 and an M.A. from Columbia Teachers College in 1964.  He married Cynthia Loring in August of 1960, and they moved to Homewood, Illinois, to teach for two years. After moving back to Connecticut, Keith taught English at New Cana…

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