Find Your Daily Voice
44°
'Stranger Things' Star Noah Schnapp From Westchester Comes Out As Gay
Westchester County native Noah Schnapp, a star of the hit Netflix show "Stranger Things," has publicly come out as gay.
Schnapp, who grew up in Scarsdale and attended the town's public schools, made the announcement through his Tik Tok account in a video he posted on Thursday, Jan. 5.
In the short video, he wrote, "When I finally told my friends and family I was gay after being scared in the closet for 18 years and all they said was 'we know.'"
Additionally, in the caption, he noted the similarity to the character he plays on "Stranger Things," Will Byers, who was also confirmed to be g…
Cuomo Ex, Celebrity Chef Sandra Lee Gets Engaged, Report Says
Sandra Lee, the celebrity chef and former longtime girlfriend of soon-to-be-former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, is engaged, according to a new report.
The New York Post reported that multiple sources confirmed that Lee, age 55, is engaged to Ben Youcef and was seen in Paris wearing an engagement ring.
Youcef, age 42, is an actor and producer, who has appeared in TV shows and films such as Munich, which was directed by Steven Spielberg.
The news outlet reported that Lee met Youcef after she moved to Malibu, California.
The news comes days after Cuomo announced his res…
New Eatery Boasts Bread With Freshly Milled Flour From Hudson Valley
A couple who met as students at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park are opening a new eatery which will boast bread baked with freshly milled flour on-site, along with coffee, an extensive array of pastries, sandwiches, soups, salads, and breakfast fare.
Daniel and Brittany Moreno's new bakery is in Fairfield County at 580 Riveside Ave. in Westport. It will open this Saturday, Sept. 5.
At their new storefront called Kneads, the Morenos will utilize area wheat farmers to both bake, mill and source their 100 percent whole-wheat bread locally.
"I wanted something simple, a caf…
Bob Bogen Of Mount Kisco Was Local Organizer Of Civil Rights Rallies From 1960s To Recent Years
Bob K. Bogen, a longtime resident of Mount Kisco, died from pancreatic cancer on Friday, Feb. 7, 2020. He was 89.
Born into a prominent Jewish family in Cincinnati, OH and raised in Arcadia, CA, he converted to Quakerism at age 21 and was a member of the Chappaqua Friends Meeting in Chappaqua, serving in many roles including clerk of the Meeting.
As the son of a noted civil liberties attorney and grandson of an even more prominent social worker and war-relief leader, he put his deeply held beliefs into action as a local organizer of civil rights rallies, anti-war protests and peace vigi…
by
Daily Voice
Fran MacEachron, Hastings' First Female Mayor, Dies At Home In Sleepy Hollow
The woman who served as Hastings-on-Hudson's first female mayor has died.
Frances DePuydt MacEachron, mayor of Hastings-on-Hudson from 1980 to 1992, died on Thursday, Aug. 8 at her home in Sleepy Hollow. She was 94.
From 1968 to 1976, she was a member of the Hastings Board of Education, and for two years its president. She had also been active in the Hastings PTA, the Lyndhurst Board, and the Westchester Community College Foundation Board.
A gifted soprano, she sang in the Grace Episcopal Church choir in White Plains, for nearly 30 years, says the obituary.
MacEachron was born in De…
