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Grammy Awards: Graduate, Faculty Members Of College In Westchester Win Big Grammy Awards: Graduate, Faculty Members Of College In Westchester Win Big
Grammy Awards: Graduate, Faculty Members Of College In Westchester Win Big A graduate and two faculty members from a college in Westchester are among the winners of the 2024 GRAMMY Awards.  Purchase College alum Samara Joy as well as faculty members Nicole Zuraitis and Silas Brown each took home awards during the ceremony, held on Sunday, Feb. 4 in Los Angeles, California.  Joy, who graduated from Purchase in 2021, won her third award for Best Jazz Performance for her song "Tight," which she self-produced. This is not her first rodeo, as Joy also won Best New Artist and Best New Jazz Vocal Album in 2023.  Zuraitis, a Lectur…

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by Ben Crnic
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22-Year-Old Fairfield County Twin Brothers Release First Music Video 22-Year-Old Fairfield County Twin Brothers Release First Music Video
22-Year-Old Fairfield County Twin Brothers Release First Music Video Two Fairfield County brothers who formed the fast-growing MC4D and Charlie Miller electric music group have released their first music video. Darien natives Matt and Chris Drake, 22-year-old identical twins, released the video at noon on Thursday, March 4 to highlight their work from the past two years. While Matt and Chris are recent college grads from Duke and Dartmouth universities, respectively, the brothers worked collaboratively despite their distance apart, and have used it to their advantage to grow their music, said Stacey Udell, public relations spokesperson. Since the creat…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Brother Of NY Giants Player Charged In Killing Of Hudson Valley Native Brother Of NY Giants Player Charged In Killing Of Hudson Valley Native
Brother Of NY Giants Player Charged In Killing Of Hudson Valley Native UPDATE: The brother of New York Giants player Janoris Jenkins killed a friend in the family’s Fair Lawn home, then fled to upstate New York – where he was arrested on a parole violation, authorities said Thursday. Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo -- who announced the arrest on Wednesday of William H. Jenkins Jr., 34, of Fair Lawn -- said Thursday that he and fellow music producer Roosevelt "Trypps Beatz" Rene, a Spring Valley native, got into an argument early Monday that “resulted in Rene’s death.” Although Calo didn’t specify how Rene was killed, the charge against Je…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
Service Set For Northern Westchester Man Killed In Los Angeles Accident Service Set For Northern Westchester Man Killed In Los Angeles Accident
Service Set For Northern Westchester Man Killed In Los Angeles Accident Funeral services have been scheduled for a music producer from Northern Westchester who died at age 26 after being struck by a car while walking in Los Angeles. Relatives and friends of Louis Conway of Somers are welcome to attend a memorial visitation on Sunday, June 24 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Joseph J. Smith Funeral Home in Mahopac. Conway spent several days in ICU following the accident before he died on May 20. He was born on June 26, 1991, the son of Bill and Lucy Conway. He graduated from Somers High School in 2009 and studied music at California State University at Long Beach w…

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by Daily Voice