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Vira Mamchur Schwartz

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vschwartz@dailyvoice.com

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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Lifestyle
From Conan O'Brien to YouTube, NY's Marty Geller Is The Go-To Guy For Photoshop Tutorials From Conan O'Brien to YouTube, NY's Marty Geller Is The Go-To Guy For Photoshop Tutorials
From Conan O'Brien to YouTube, NY's Marty Geller Is The Go-To Guy For Photoshop Tutorials Where’s the first place you look when you need to learn how to do something new? YouTube, of course.  According to a 2018 Pew Research poll, over 50 percent of YouTube users—which accounts for 35 percent of all U.S. adults—are there to learn how to fix a leaky pipe, make a perfect omelet, master a video game, and use Photoshop to fix an old photo among many others things. And those were the numbers before covid! Long Island’s Marty Geller, creator of the YouTube channel Blue Lightning TV was a little ahead of the curve. He posted his first how-to video on YouTube on October 25, 2011. And s…

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by Vira Mamchur Schwartz
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Be Part of Highclere's History — Own a Piece of Highclere Castle Gin Be Part of Highclere's History — Own a Piece of Highclere Castle Gin
Be Part of Highclere's History — Own a Piece of Highclere Castle Gin “Downton Abbey” carried us away to a different time where we could imagine ourselves in white-tie formality or in elegant gowns with elbow-length-gloved hands holding martinis amongst royalty in a grand home’s halls. The martinis (or any drink), of course, should be made with Highclere Castle Gin, a brand launched in 2019 in partnership with the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon—owners of “the real Downton Abbey,” Highclere Castle—and American spirits entrepreneur Adam von Gootkin, whose family has been distilling spirits since the 1800s. “Our gin epitomizes everything that is great about High…

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Mt. Kisco's Carol Gillian Barnes, 78, Loved To Sketch The Nature Around Her Mt. Kisco's Carol Gillian Barnes, 78, Loved To Sketch The Nature Around Her
Mt. Kisco's Carol Gillian Barnes, 78, Loved To Sketch The Nature Around Her Carol Gillian Barnes—beloved sister, caring aunt, and gifted artist whose sweet and gentle presence graced those around her—died on January 10, 2022. She was 78 years old. Carol was born on July 27, 1943 on the island of Kauai, then a United States territory. Her early years were idyllic, living amid lush gardens, swimming at the beach down the street, sliding down moss-covered rocks into waterfall pools, and riding horses. Perhaps first inspired by her beautiful surroundings, Carol began drawing at the age of two. She drew so frequently that her parents bought her a sketch pad when she …

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by The Family of Carol Gillian Barnes
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Denise Martabano Lupia, 63, Taught 22 Years In Katonah-Lewisboro Schools Denise Martabano Lupia, 63, Taught 22 Years In Katonah-Lewisboro Schools
Denise Martabano Lupia, 63, Taught 22 Years In Katonah-Lewisboro Schools Denise Marie Martabano Lupia (nee Edman) of Winter Park, FL passed away peacefully with a smile on her face on February 21, 2022 with her husband David Lupia by her side. She was 63 years old. She was born in Kingston, NY on July 1, 1958 to Donald and Noel Edman. Denise was the eldest of five children and grew up in Katonah. During her childhood, Denise discovered her passion for cooking and gardening, which she learned from her mother. She was an avid tennis player and joined forces with her sister Kathy to teach tennis lessons on their home court for several years. Denise graduated from…

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by The Family of Denise Martabano Lupia
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Architect, World Traveler, Beloved Family Man — Kenneth McGahren of Pound Ridge, 82 Architect, World Traveler, Beloved Family Man — Kenneth McGahren of Pound Ridge, 82
Architect, World Traveler, Beloved Family Man — Kenneth McGahren of Pound Ridge, 82 Kenneth McGahren, 82, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 1.  An architect, artist, and lover of nature, his last moments were spent in the tranquil, wooded setting of the home he built in 2017 in Pound Ridge. Ken was born on September 27, 1939 in Bayonne, NJ, youngest of 4 brothers born to Eugene and Cecilia (Paulson) McGahren. He graduated from Pratt Institute in New York City in 1968 and was registered to practice in New York and Connecticut. His early work focused on transportation projects in the New York Metro region as well as municipal transport facilities in Portla…

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by Hoyt Funeral Home
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Eastchester's Centenarian Ed Ranieri: A Shining Example Of The Greatest Generation Eastchester's Centenarian Ed Ranieri: A Shining Example Of The Greatest Generation
Eastchester's Centenarian Ed Ranieri: A Shining Example Of The Greatest Generation Hildebrand (“Ed”) Ranieri, a longtime resident of Eastchester, passed away peacefully on Friday, Jan. 28. He was 100 years young, celebrating his century milestone this past September. He is survived by his children, Bill (and wife Tina), Joan (and significant other Mark) and Jamie (and wife Yvonne) and grandchildren Robert and Rachel. He is also survived by several cousins, nieces, nephews, and respective spouses in addition to many friends from around town and as many new friends he made during the last few years in Fort Myers, FL. (Ed was recently crowned “Man of the Year” at his assiste…

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by Daily Voice
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Mount Vernon Native, Longtime Harrison Educator Robert Mulligan, 92 Mount Vernon Native, Longtime Harrison Educator Robert Mulligan, 92
Mount Vernon Native, Longtime Harrison Educator Robert Mulligan, 92 Robert E. Mulligan died on Monday, Jan. 31. He was born in Mount Vernon on February 3, 1929, son of Robert Mulligan and Ella Sullivan Mulligan. Robert graduated from Mount Saint Michael Academy and received his Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Iona College. He received his Master of Arts degree in Education from Hunter College and took graduate courses at New York University and City College of New York. Robert was employed by the Harrison Central School District in Westchester County for 34 years after starting there as a student teacher while a senior in college.  He s…

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by Daily Voice
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Fairfield's Ann Monk, 87, Was Founding Member Of Town's Gaelic-American Club Fairfield's Ann Monk, 87, Was Founding Member Of Town's Gaelic-American Club
Fairfield's Ann Monk, 87, Was Founding Member Of Town's Gaelic-American Club Ann (Monahan) Monk, age 87, of Fairfield and beloved wife of the late George S. Monk, died Saturday, Jan. 22, at Sturges Ridge in Fairfield.  Born in Lissycasey, County Clare, Ireland, she came to the United States in 1950. Being the wife of a career Air Force veteran, Ann lived in many areas throughout George’s 21-year career, finally settling in Fairfield in 1972.  Ann worked for many years as an LPN at the Carolton Convalescent Hospital and also in private duty. She was a founding member of the Gaelic American Club in Fairfield and could often be seen registering members and g…

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Rye Native Dr. Louis Barton Was A True Scholar Rye Native Dr. Louis Barton Was A True Scholar
Rye Native Dr. Louis Barton Was A True Scholar Longtime Westchester resident Dr. Louis Wyatt Gunn Barton died in late August at Little Farm, his home of 40 years in Ocie, MO.  Dr. Barton, age 72, was a lifelong student with prodigious academic successes. He was top student and class president at George School, and he graduated magna cum laude from Yale. He studied for masters degrees at Harvard and MIT and earned a doctoral degree in Software Engineering from Oxford University in England.  During his Oxford years, he suffered from ill health and did most of his studying at his home in Ocie. Oxford made an extraordinary deci…

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by Daily Voice
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Luke John Oberle, 72, Who Grew Up In Westchester, Had Passion For Theater Luke John Oberle, 72, Who Grew Up In Westchester, Had Passion For Theater
Luke John Oberle, 72, Who Grew Up In Westchester, Had Passion For Theater Luke John Oberle, 72, died on Nov. Thursday, 11 in Goldsboro, NC. Luke was born on August 14, 1949 in Edgewater, NJ, and raised in Franklin Square, Long Island and Croton-on-Hudson, NY. At Hendrick Hudson High School, Luke performed in several musicals and plays including “Oklahoma” and “Anastasia” and was cast as Buffalo Bill in “Annie Get Your Gun.” His passion for theater continued at Harpur College, Binghamton University where he majored in Cinema Arts. While a student there, Luke worked with director Nicolas Ray on the film We Can’t Go Home Again. After college, Luke worked at Judith C…

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