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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

Lifestyle

Businessman Finds Success Hard Way, Gives Back To Northern Westchester Darrell Babboni learned his lessons the hard way, and now he gives back every chance he gets. Babboni is the man behind the Honey Do Men, serving Putnam, Westchester and Dutchess and specializing in roof cleaning and restorations, roofing, gutters, chimneys, siding, windows, doors and handyman services. A 1996 Somers High graduate, Babboni explains on his website that he learned his trade out of necessity. His parents' divorce at age 3 was followed by Babboni's dad exiting the picture when he was 5, and the family faced financial challenges. "We couldn't afford to pay someone to fix…

by Skip Pearlman

12/01/2016

Lifestyle

Handshakes Bar & Grill A Hopewell Neighborhood Favorite For 20 Years HOPEWELL JUNCTION, N.Y. - Hopewell Junction has embraced the family-run Handshakes Bar & Grill, which is celebrating 20 years as a favorite neighborhood meeting spot. "We like to make sure we give you great food at a fair price, because we want you to be able to come out more than once ," Faul Su, who owns and runs Handshakes with his siblings and parents, told Daily Voice. "We're geared toward families, so we always try to keep our prices low." Handshakes specializes in burgers, wings, chicken, ribs, sandwiches, and traditional American bar food. They have Karaoke n…

by Skip Pearlman

11/28/2016

Sports

Somers 12th Man: 'Probably One Of The Best Moments In Life' SOMERS, N.Y. - Any athlete will tell you how much motivation and adrenaline can be created by a big, loud crowd cheering and supporting, turning a venue electric with excitement. Several area high schools have large, well-known and very vocal cheering sections, and the Somers 12th Man is among the best. The 12th Man has been out in full force in recent days, with the Somer High boys soccer team winning a state championship, and the football team winning its NYS Class A semifinal last weekend, putting the team in Friday's state championship game. The 12th Man group is led by six seniors and…

by Skip Pearlman

11/24/2016

Lifestyle

Carmel Civic Association To Ring In Holidays With Parade, Tree Lighting CARMEL, N.Y. -- Some traditions just seem to officially ring in the holiday season, and for Carmel the Hamlet Civic Association's Holiday on the Lake Parade and Tree Lighting has become such an event. "We've been doing this for 22 years, and It's a time for the community to come together, and spread holiday cheer," said Jennifer Dougherty of the Holiday on the Lake Committee. "Kids and families love all the activities - it's a holiday highlight of the season for the county, full of home town charm." This year's celebration is set for Saturday, December 3, and includes ev…

by Skip Pearlman

11/22/2016

Sports

Somers' Horne, Pires: 'Special Group, Family Atmosphere Got Us To Dome' SOMERS, N.Y. -- It takes a special group of players, a special coaching staff and a lot of hard work to make it to the state championship game. The Somers High School football team, coached by Tony DeMatteo, had the perfect storm this season, according to seniors Messiah Horne and Matt Pires. The dynamic duo led a Tusker fourth-quarter explosion for Somers in Friday night's state semifinal against Burnt Hills that turned a close game into a 48-24 blowout. Somers put four unanswered touchdowns on the board during a 27-7 scoring tear, earning the program's first-ever trip to Syracuse. Horn…

by Skip Pearlman

11/22/2016

Sports

Somers' Tony DeMatteo: 'In My Heart, I Never Thought This Would Happen' SOMERS, N.Y. -- Hudson Valley legend Tony DeMatteo of Class A state finalist Somers, now in his 47th season as a varsity football coach, has seen a lot. But even DeMatteo, who has served as mentor to countless area coaches at various levels, has rarely tasted the elusive air of the state championship game. DeMatteo and his Somers team topped Burnt Hills in a state semifinal game Friday night, earning the program's first-ever trip to the state championship game, to be played Friday at 3 p.m. at the Carrier Dome. The coach, who spent 31 years at Roosevelt in Yonkers and is in his 16th sea…

by Skip Pearlman

11/21/2016

Lifestyle

A Beacon Classic: Yankee Clipper Diner A City Landmark Since 1946 BEACON, N.Y. - There's something about an old-fashioned, honest-to-goodness, real-deal diner that can't be beat. It's classic Americana. Beacon's family-owned and operated Yankee Clipper is indeed the real deal. The diner opened in 1946, and the classic look - inside and out - has changed, but not much. You know you're from Beacon if you've eaten at the Yankee Clipper. And if you're from Beacon, you probably have your own Yankee Clipper memories. YC's Maria Petsis calls the place the 'heart of the city,' and she may be right. "We're kind of like the heart of Beacon," Petsis t…

by Skip Pearlman

11/20/2016

Lifestyle

Community, Family Show Love For Grapevine Of Carmel At Grand Opening CARMEL, N.Y. -- Community members, family, the Carmel-Mahopac Chamber of Commerce, and Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell all came out Saturday to show some love for Grapevine of Carmel Fine Wines and Spirits. The family owned and operated store opened doors in August, but celebrated its official Grand Opening Saturday with wine and spirit tastings, appetizers and a ribbon cutting, all of which had the place buzzing with visitors and well-wishers for most of the afternoon. "We're just overwhelmed with the amount of family and local support we have from everyone in this community,…

by Skip Pearlman

11/20/2016

Sports

The Wait Is Over: Somers Football Team Headed To First State Title Game KINGSTON, N.Y. - The Somers High football team earned its first-ever state tournament victory just a few weeks ago, and with a dramatic 48-24 win over Section 2's Burnt Hills in Friday night's NYS semifinal at Dietz Stadium, the Tuskers will be playing in a state championship game for the first time in their history. Somers, which outscored the Spartans 27-7 in the fourth quarter, earned a spot in the Thanksgiving weekend championship game lineup at Syracuse's Carrier Dome, and will face the Whitesboro (Section 3)-Greece Athena (Section 5) winner Friday, Nov. 25 at 3 p.m. in the Class A stat…

by Skip Pearlman

11/19/2016

Lifestyle

Dutchess Chamber Recognizes Outstanding Women At Athena Award Reception WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. - The Dutchess County Chamber Foundation recognized 11 women of distinction throughout the Mid-Hudson region Thursday evening at the ATHENA International Award Reception at Villa Borghese. ATHENA winners - chosen by a selection committee composed of the past three years’ honorees - demonstrate strengths in career excellence and leadership, community volunteer involvement, and willingness to serve as mentors – especially to women in the business community. This year's honorees are: Gloria Cukar, MidHudson Regional Hospital; Dr. Pamela Edington, Dutchess Community…

by Skip Pearlman

11/18/2016

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