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Skip Pearlman

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spearlman@dailyvoice.com

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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.

Skip Pearlman's Contributions

Police & Fire

Poughkeepsie Firefighter Says Emotional Goodbye After 47 Years On Job POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - After spending 47 years with the Poughkeepsie Fire Department, Mike Marinucci called it a career Thursday, saying goodbye to fellow firefighters throughout the day at the fire station on North Clover Street. As new friends and old found their way to the Clover St. Station to say their farewells, Marinucci said he wasn't leaving by choice, but because he hit the mandatory retirement age of 65.become "It's not something I want to do, but I have to," Marinucci told Daily Voice. "It's hard to leave... It's been a good career, I worked with a lot of nice guys …

by Skip Pearlman

02/26/2017

Neighbors

Flycar, New Equipment Will Make 'Big Difference,' For Garrison Ambulance GARRISON, N.Y. - The Garrison Volunteer Ambulance Corps recently received some new equipment through community donations, and ambulance corp Chief Derek Tudor, Jr. says the new additions have the potential to make a big difference for patients in emergency situations. The new equipment, purchased through donations from the Garrison community and Continental Village, include a CPAP device - which provides continuous positive airway pressure, helping with severe breathing difficulty or fluid in the lungs; a second Lucas CPR device - which provides mechanical compression, saving people from hav…

by Skip Pearlman

02/25/2017

Neighbors

Putnam Progressives Group Forms To Protect Democratic Values, Fight Fear PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. - A group of Putnam County residents gathered earlier this week at the Mahopac Library to voice what seems to be a growing, common concern: the current political policies and climate in Washington, and its fallout on the rest of the country. The group, which have named themselves the Putnam Progressives, started small - meeting with a group of about 10 in January. After that, the decision was made to reach out to the community, to gauge general response. "We decided to reach out to the community to see if there was a response," group member Baila Lemonik of M…

by Skip Pearlman

02/25/2017

Lifestyle

Magazine Tabs Cold Spring As One Of Best Places To Live In Hudson Valley COLD SPRING, N.Y. - Hudson Valley Magazine recently confirmed what many in the village located in Philipstown already knew when the magazine named Cold Spring as one of its 12 Best Places to Live in the Hudson Valley. The magazine noted that the Hudson Valley has much to offer: "from villages with storybook main streets and outstanding schools to cities with thriving dining and cultural scenes, the Hudson Valley has a perfect hometown for every lifestyle." Beacon, Catskill, Cornwall, Hudson, Kingston, Nyack, New Paltz, Rhinebeck, Suffern, Woodstock and Warwick round out the magazi…

by Skip Pearlman

02/24/2017

Lifestyle

Community Rallies Behind Wappingers Man Diagnosed With Hodgkin's Lymphoma WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. - A GoFundMe page has been created for Randy 'Big Rands' Wachter, recently diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma, according to his brother Dustin, who created the page. "This week, my little brother (the big guy on the left) was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma," Dustin said on the page, set up Monday. "Randy is hands-down one of the strongest, healthiest kids I know. As of now, he seems to be facing a minimum of six months of chemotherapy. That means six months of school and work being missed, not only by him, but my parents also. "My family doesn't…

by Skip Pearlman

02/23/2017

Lifestyle

Get Ready To Eat: These Westchester Hot Spots Set For HV Restaurant Week WESTCHESTER, N.Y. - Westchester County, get ready to reserve your tables. One of the nation's largest and most anticipated restaurant weeks, The Valley Table’s Spring 2017 Hudson Valley Restaurant Week, is taking place March 6-19. Now in its 11th year, Hudson Valley Restaurant Week gives chefs the opportunity to flaunt their best fare, and diners the chance to try new restaurants and visit old favorites. For Westchester residents, the only question is where to start - with 112 eateries set to participate. “What makes Hudson Valley Restaurant Week such an extraordinary culinary experience …

by Skip Pearlman

02/23/2017

Lifestyle

Auditions Open For Brewster Studio's Comedy 'You've Got Hate Mail' BREWSTER, N.Y. - The Cultural Arts Coalition announces auditions for its production of "You’ve Got Hate Mail" by Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore. This production will be directed by Margaret Carey and produced by Judy Marano, with proceeds going to the renovation of Old Town Hall Theater in Brewster, NY. "You've Got Hate Mail" takes a comedic look at the world of on-line hook-ups and break-ups. Love "bytes" when an extra-marital affair goes horribly wrong, thanks to a juicy e-mail sent to the wrong mailbox. The story is told entirely in e-mail from laptop com…

by Skip Pearlman

02/22/2017

Real Estate

Rand Commercial Tabbed To Acquire Tenants For $500M Hyde Park Project HYDE PARK, N.Y. - Rand Commercial has announced it has been selected by Bellefield Development Partners to acquire tenants for the Bellefield culinary campus development project’s Hyde Park site. “We’re honored to have been hired to work with the Bellefield Partners to bring this unique development to the Hudson Valley,” said Paul Adler, Esq., Regional Manager for Rand Commercial. “There are countless possibilities as to what this project will do for our local economy, and we’re positive that the finished product will exceed even the highest of expectations.” The development is a multi-phas…

by Skip Pearlman

02/22/2017

Sports

Lakeland/Panas/Putnam Valley Second At Section 1 Gymnastics Championships Mahopac High's gymnastics team won its second consecutive team title last week at the Section 1 Championships, held at Carmel High School. Mahopac won with 167.375 points, while Lakeland/Panas/Putnam Valley placed second in team competition with 166.85. Wappingers was third with 163.85. "It was a great team effort by our girls," Mahopac coach Vin Collins told Daily Voice. "The entire team came up big, and everyone contributed." Mahopac's Callie Johanson and Olivia Frederick of Wappingers tied for the Section 1 title in the all-around, and Amanda Grigas of Lakeland/Panas…

by Skip Pearlman

02/21/2017

Lifestyle

Kitchen Sink Food & Drink Earning Reputation As Beacon Favorite BEACON, N.Y. - Kitchen Sink Food & Drink owner and Chef Brian Arnoff brought his vision to Beacon just under two years ago, and since then has developed a devoted and loyal customer base. And there's no secret to Arnoff's success. It's all about the food. Kitchen Sink's Facebook page describes the restaurant as 'an eclectic mix of global and family influenced dishes, blending local ingredients with modern techniques.' Arnoff and his mother also operate a farm in Hyde Park - Truckload Farm and Orchard - that provides many of the vegetables for the restaurant, and Arnoff works with other…

by Skip Pearlman

02/20/2017

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