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Skip Pearlman

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Skip Pearlman is an award-winning photojournalist who has been photographing and covering news, sports and features in Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess counties for three decades, and currently resides in Dutchess County.

Skip was formerly a photographer and reporter at Daily Voice.

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Sports

Somers High Football Team Excited To Kick Off New Season SOMERS, N.Y. -- Tony DeMatteo, the winningest coach in Section 1 history, is hoping Somers' misfortunes in 2015 turns into something positive for this year's team. Somers, coming off a 4-5 season that saw the team lose in the first round of the playoffs to Lourdes, endured a number of key injuries last fall, and DeMatteo is looking for the players who stepped in last year, to step up this season. "With bad luck, sometimes it becomes good luck," DeMatteo told Daily Voice during a visit to Tuskers training camp. "We lost a lot to injury last year, but the good news is that thos…

by Skip Pearlman

08/30/2016

Schools

Carmel's Susan Dullea Provides Positive Imprint On Rams' Athletic Program CARMEL, N.Y. - Daily Voice visited Carmel High School's Susan Dullea recently, as part of our ongoing spotlight series on area athletic directors. Susan Dullea is well-known around Section 1 sports as a woman of many talents. The Massena, NY native and Ithaca College graduate was a rare multi-sport standout (softball, soccer and basketball, as well as club ice hockey) - in high school and college, before taking on AD stints at Croton (five years) and Haldane (four years). Now Dullea - also the Section 1 softball co-chair, and Section 1 Athletic Administrators Association President - is mak…

by Skip Pearlman

08/29/2016

Sports

Arlington Football Team Looking To Flourish Under New Head Coach Morano ARLINGTON, N.Y. - The Arlington High football team is coming off a respectable season - the Admirals went 5-4 last fall - but Arlington is certainly hoping to get deeper into the playoffs in 2016. Last season's team ended its postseason hopes with a loss to John Jay of East Fishkill in a first-round game. Dom DeMatteo, who coached the team for nine years, stepped down as coach after last season (he's now at Nyack), and Mike Morano, in his 16th year with the program, takes over. Watch the video to see Daily Voice talk to Morano and senior team leaders Jordan Valerius and Alex Maier about th…

by Skip Pearlman

08/29/2016

Lifestyle

Northern Westchester Shows Support For Bedford Playhouse At Fundraiser BEDFORD, N.Y. -- Celebrities living in Northern Westchester showed their support for the Bedford Playhouse renovation project Friday night, lending their talents to a brief performance in front of a small, appreciative crowd. The fundraiser - 'Playing for the Playhouse' - was billed as a celebration of the movies and performing arts, and was held at the Harvey School's Walker Center for the Arts in Katonah. The event included a cocktail reception and the show, which was hosted by Bedford Playhouse President John Farr, and included performances by Glenn Close and Paul Shaffer, Jeffrey Tambor…

by Skip Pearlman

08/29/2016

Neighbors

Couple Realizes Dream To Own Business, Taking Over Grapevine Of Carmel CARMEL, N.Y. -- During the long, round-trip commute to New York City, which he made daily for 25 years as a media executive, Danny Dougherty had plenty of time to think. One thing Dougherty thought about - often - was getting out of the rat race. Dougherty and his wife, Jennifer, a lifelong Carmel resident, and legal secretary, had been waiting for the right opportunity to come along. "After all that time in the rat race, I wanted to be in the community," Danny Dougherty told Daily Voice recently. "I wanted to be my own boss." When the couple came across Grapevine Wine…

by Skip Pearlman

08/28/2016

Sports

Roy C. Ketcham High Football Team Looking To Make Noise In Class AA WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. -- The Roy C. Ketcham High football team had some good moments last fall, and just missed earning an appearance in the Section 1 Class AA playoffs, closing at 4-5 after a loss to Arlington. Second-year Head Coach Bryan Hogan believes the team has the talent and the motivation to take the next step this season, which opens with a home game against Mahopac on Saturday, Sept. 3. Check out the video to see Daily Voice talk to Hogan, as well as senior team leaders Jesse Pascale and Brandon Chavarria about the upcoming season.

by Skip Pearlman

08/28/2016

Sports

John Jay High Football Team Hoping Numbers Translate Into Success On Field CROSS RIVER, N.Y. - The John Jay High football team is coming off a 5-4 season that saw the Indians advance to the sectional semifinals. John Jay beat Sleepy Hollow in the quarterfinals, before ending its season against Eastchester. Jimmy Clark, in his 15th season as head coach, said that while the Indians lost players to graduation, numbers are up, and so is enthusiasm. "We're young, and we have numbers for the first time in a while," Clark told Daily Voice during a visit to Indians training camp. "Right now, we're growing, and getting better every day." Watch the vi…

by Skip Pearlman

08/28/2016

Lifestyle

Longstanding Traditions Bring Families Together At Dutchess County Fair RHINEBECK, N.Y. - The 171st annual Dutchess County Fair - the second largest in the state - kicked off Tuesday in Rhinebeck, and attendance has become a family tradition for many. Most Dutchess residents, as well as those from surrounding counties, have memories of the fair that go back to childhood, and usually include family time. And there's one thing they all have in common: they all have a fair favorite. Something they come back to every year, many with children who will carry on the tradition for future generations. For some, the fair's sprawling food mall says 'Dutchess County Fair…

by Skip Pearlman

08/25/2016

Lifestyle

Dutchess County Fair Starts Off With Blue Skies, Big Crowds RHINEBECK, N.Y. -- The Dutchess County Fair, the state's second largest, kicked off its annual six-day run Tuesday, with a few new wrinkles and a forecast of good weather for the week. The fair - in its 171st year - is a tradition for residents of Dutchess and its surrounding counties, and is well-known for its farm animals, agricultural exhibits and horticultural displays. Oh, and food. Just about every kind of food one could imagine is represented along the massive food mall, and of course there are rides for kids and adults, as well as games of 'skill.' Vendors of all kinds are also sc…

by Skip Pearlman

08/24/2016

Schools

Tim Gavan Takes Over As Albertus Magnus Director Of Athletics BARDONIA, N.Y. - Daily Voice recently visited with Albertus Magnus High Director of Athletics Tim Gavan as part of an ongoing spotlight series on area athletic directors: Albertus Magnus High School recently named longtime coach and teacher Tim Gavan as the school's new director of athletics. Gavan takes over for school and county legend Joe McGuinness, who passed away in February after a battle with cancer. Gavan was the varsity girls soccer coach the last four years, guiding the team to a Section 1 title last fall. He also coached boys JV and was the varsity assistant for nine years pri…

by Skip Pearlman

08/24/2016

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