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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
Colonel Who? Bonchon Chicken Moves Into Fairfield County Colonel Who? Bonchon Chicken Moves Into Fairfield County
Colonel Who? Bonchon Chicken Moves Into Fairfield County Who can remember a time when chicken wings weren’t on a menu? Started as a bar appetizer in the 1960s, wings are now the star of the show. And they certainly shine bright at Bonchon’s. The Korean-based and internationally loved fried chicken purveyor has opened its first franchise in Fairfield County at 1565 Post Road. The grand opening was held on Oct. 7. Bonchon has four other locations in Connecticut: West Harford, Manchester, Storrs and New Haven.  Leo Chung, a partner and head manager of Bonchon’s in Fairfield believes the Connecticut shoreline town was the right spot for his second …

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48 Years And Counting: Legendary Jam Band Max Creek Takes The Stage At Garcia’s In Port Chester 48 Years And Counting: Legendary Jam Band Max Creek Takes The Stage At Garcia’s In Port Chester
48 Years And Counting: Legendary Jam Band Max Creek Takes The Stage At Garcia’s In Port Chester If you grew up in this area in the 1980s and 1990s, you’ll have heard of Max Creek. Perhaps you even saw them at the Capitol in Port Chester, the old Globe in Norwalk or the Rocking Horse in Hartford, among countless other clubs and outdoor festivals they’ve played. Max Creek was a fixture at the Gathering of the Vibes (last held at Seaside Park in Bridgeport in 2015), instrumental to the festival’s growth and success. Founded in 1971 by a trio of students at the Hartt School at the University of Hartford, a performing arts conservatory, the band initially played traditional folk music and …

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Not The Childhood Toy And Companion You Remember: Possessed Dolls Hit The Norwalk Stage Not The Childhood Toy And Companion You Remember: Possessed Dolls Hit The Norwalk Stage
Not The Childhood Toy And Companion You Remember: Possessed Dolls Hit The Norwalk Stage The possessed doll has long been a horror trope. The "Chucky" film franchise is loosely based on an actual haunted doll called Robert, and Annabelle, of a recent movie of the same name, is an actual doll owned by the Warren estate, Connecticut’s famed supernatural investigators. These, however, are far from the only haunted dolls out there. Google “possessed doll” and you’ll find dolls you can buy off Amazon, Ebay and Etsy—not cheaply—and have shipped to you the next day. Or you can come to Café Madrid in Norwalk on Nov. 1 and meet Rusty. Clairvoyant Nick Grossmann (aka Nick Storm) and empa…

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Schools
CT’s Largest Private School Gets Its Largest Gift Ever: $10M From Cameron & Tyler Winklevoss CT’s Largest Private School Gets Its Largest Gift Ever: $10M From Cameron & Tyler Winklevoss
CT’s Largest Private School Gets Its Largest Gift Ever: $10M From Cameron & Tyler Winklevoss Former President George H. W. Bush. WWE Chief Brand Officer Stephanie McMahon. Actress Bryce Dallas Howard. These three are but some of the noteworthy graduates of Greenwich Country Day School, a co-ed, private day school in the town since 1926 which, with its acquisition of the former Stanwich School in 2017, is now the largest independent private school (grades K-12) in Connecticut. Along with this growth, have come new buildings and new funding—most notably in a donation of $10 million ($5 million apiece) from two other rather famous Greenwich Country Day alums: Cameron and Tyler Win…

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Ukrainian National Association Throwing Massive Anniversary Celebration In Parsippany Ukrainian National Association Throwing Massive Anniversary Celebration In Parsippany
Ukrainian National Association Throwing Massive Anniversary Celebration In Parsippany Had you ever thought of Ukraine prior to the news cycle of the past few months? Perhaps you went to school with a Ukrainian-American who consistently corrected that it was not “the” Ukraine, but simply Ukraine? Or maybe you admired Ukrainian Easter eggs every spring? If you wish to find out more about Ukraine, this is your chance, for there is perhaps no better way to learn a country’s soul than through its music and dance. The Ukrainian National Association, a fraternal society that offers life insurance products based in Parsippany, is celebrating its 125th anniversary with a special c…

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Obituaries
Barbara Bigando, 73, North Salem High Class of '64 Barbara Bigando, 73, North Salem High Class of '64
Barbara Bigando, 73, North Salem High Class of '64 Barbara A. Bigando, 73, of McGaheysville, VA died on Thursday, Oct. 17.  The daughter of the late Dominic and Olga Ranalli, she was born August 9, 1946 in North Salem. She was a graduate of the class of 1964 of North Salem High School. On May 12, 1984, she married Donald Bigando who survives along with two sons, Mark A. Litz and Donald Bigando Jr; four grandchildren, Melissa Cobby, Kristen Wenzel and her husband Anthony, Alyssa Bigando and Dominique Bigando as well as eight great-grandchildren, Aiden Penney, Jacob Benequez, Kole Wenzel, Mason Cobby, Addyson Wenzel, Ava Bigando, As…

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Obituaries
White Plains Native Audrey Harlow, Taught In Yorktown Central School District For 48 Years, 85 White Plains Native Audrey Harlow, Taught In Yorktown Central School District For 48 Years, 85
White Plains Native Audrey Harlow, Taught In Yorktown Central School District For 48 Years, 85 Audrey Rose Harlow died on Oct. 12; she was 85. She was born and raised in White Plains, the daughter of Arthur Rose of New York City and Julia Keeler Rose of South Salem. She attended White Plains schools until 1949 when the family moved to Elmsford. There, Audrey graduated from Alexander Hamilton High School in June 1951. Audrey earned both her BS and MS degrees from the State University of New York at New Paltz. Her teaching career spanned 48 years for the Yorktown Central School District where she taught both primary and intermediate grades and was selected to be an Instructional Spec…

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Former Yonkers Resident Patricia Harsche, 89, Loved Music, Dance Former Yonkers Resident Patricia Harsche, 89, Loved Music, Dance
Former Yonkers Resident Patricia Harsche, 89, Loved Music, Dance Patricia June (Gandee) Harsche, of Washington, D.C., formerly of Yonkers, died on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019 at age 89. She was born July 12, 1930 to Walter and Veronica (Palyo) Harsche. Pat was an accomplished Gold status Arthur Murray dance instructor and awarded a scholarship in classical piano from the University Of Pennsylvania School Of Music.  Travels took her to Mare Island, CA where she pursued her love of the arts in ceramics, pottery and stained glass and ran the Teen Club. She also lived in Norfolk, VA, Nagasaki, Japan and Oxnard, CA. Later she lived in Washington, D.C., where …

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Obituaries
Beloved Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother Charlotte C. Zuckerman Of Yorktown Heights, 90 Beloved Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother Charlotte C. Zuckerman Of Yorktown Heights, 90
Beloved Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother Charlotte C. Zuckerman Of Yorktown Heights, 90 Beloved wife of the late Newton Zuckerman, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Charlotte C. Zuckerman has died at home surrounded by her two daughters and her many grandchildren. Charlotte loved life and lived with it with amazing zest and generosity. She lived in Yorktown Heights for 63 years, raising two daughters while having a successful real estate career. She was always active playing tennis, golf and bridge—right up until 6 months ago!  Charlotte was a proud and loving matriarch. Her six grandchildren gave her 10 great-grandchildren. Definitely the family historian, she k…

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Laura Belle H. Raven, Formerly Of Valhalla, Dedicated Church Volunteer Laura Belle H. Raven, Formerly Of Valhalla, Dedicated Church Volunteer
Laura Belle H. Raven, Formerly Of Valhalla, Dedicated Church Volunteer Laura Belle (L.B.) Raven, 96, formerly of Valhalla, died on Aug. 4. She was the wife of the late Albert Raven. L.B. was born on Dec. 24, 1922 in White Plains, a daughter of Hazel and Harry Havery. She lived and worked in White Plains until her marriage to Albert Raven in 1946. They settled in Valhalla and raised two daughters, Susan and Patti. L.B. worked for the Valhalla United Methodist Church and the Byram Hills School District. The family were members of the Valhalla United Methodist Church and enjoyed the activities and friendships made there. L.B. especially enjoyed weekly trips to h…

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