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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

Good Food, Craft Beer Keep Family-Run Rt. 6 Tap House/Brewery Thriving MAHOPAC, N.Y. - Culinary Institute graduate and Chef Dano Maffucci opened his Rt. 6 Tap House five years ago - with the focus on bringing great craft beers and pub food to the Mahopac area. Maffucci, who owns the restaurant/brewery with his mom, Pat (retired after teaching 30 years at Somers HS) and Dan (retired after 53 years with the Department of the Navy), admitted that some people aren't tuned into the fact that the restaurant also houses a small brewery. "Some people don't even realize we're also a brewery," Maffucci told Daily Voice during a recent visit. "But we've re…

by Skip Pearlman

03/13/2017

Lifestyle

Bowdoin To Host Pancake Breakfast, Maple Open House To Kick Off Spring POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - The countdown to spring has begun, and Dutchess County is ready to kick off the season. The Dutchess County Parks Division will once again host its annual Maple Open House and Pancake Breakfast at Bowdoin Park, located at 85 Sheafe Road in the Town of Poughkeepsie. The Maple Open House will be held on Saturday, March 25th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is free to attend. The Pancake Breakfast will be held on Saturday, April 1st from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and the cost to attend is $5 per person, with children 6 and under free of charge. Both events are open to the public. “We …

by Skip Pearlman

03/13/2017

Lifestyle

Aurisicchio Brings Florrie Kaye's Tea Room 'Special Experience' To Carmel CARMEL, N.Y. - Florrie Kaye's Tea Room & Gifts was just named the Putnam County Chamber of Commerce's 'Best New Business in Putnam County,' voted on by Putnam residents. Here's our recent story on the Carmel business. The mission at Florrie Kaye's is to "transport you back in time, to a place of elegance ... for you to be treated like royalty, if only for a short time." And Carmel, Putnam and the surrounding area is loving it. Florrie Kaye's Tea Room & Gifts, which opened last April on Main Street in Carmel, is all about a traditional English afternoon tea and English fa…

by Skip Pearlman

03/13/2017

Lifestyle

Somers Girls Earn Girl Scouts' Ultimate Honor - Prestigious Gold Award SOMERS, N.Y. - Two members of Somers Girl Scout Troop 2088 just earned the highest award a Girl Scout can earn - the Gold Award. Amy Rios, a senior at Somers High School, and Kiersten Hughes, a Somers resident who attends Maria Regina High School in Hartsdale, were recognized for their individual projects at the Girl Scout Heart of the Hudson Gold Award Ceremony Saturday at the Poughkeepsie Grand Hotel. Rios' project - 'Stress Less' - focused on helping people learn the importance of stress management, and how to reduce stress. Rios led workshops on stress management and created a blog - ww…

by Skip Pearlman

03/11/2017

Business

Putnam Chamber Of Commerce Announces Best In Business Trailblazer Winners MAHOPAC, N.Y. - The Putnam County Chamber of Commerce announced its 2016 Best in Business Trailblazer Award winners Friday afternoon. Here are the 2016 winners: Company of the Year - J. Philip Real Estate Commercial Group. New Company of the Year - Florrie Kaye's Tea Room. Most Innovative Company - Bull & Barrell Brewery. Best Company Comeback - Thunder Ridge Ski Area. Most Socially or Environmentally Responsible - Drug Crisis in our Backyard. Most Customer Friendly - Ramiro's 954. Best Company to Work For - J. Philip Real Estate Commercial Group. Best Law Firm - Sayegh Law Firm.…

by Skip Pearlman

03/10/2017

Lifestyle

Somers Musician To Open For Grammy Winner Marc Cohn At Paramount Hudson SOMERS, N.Y. - Folk-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist Dan Zlotnick of Somers will perform an opening set for Marc Cohn at the Paramount Hudson Valley on Friday, March 17. Local musicians don't often get opportunities to share the bill with Grammy Award-winning artists, and Marc Cohn’s music played a significant role in Zlotnick's musical upbringing. “Growing up, my sisters and I couldn’t always agree on what music should be played in the car, but we all loved listening to Marc Cohn,” Zlotnick said. “His soulful story-telling ability is something I strive for in my own music, so to get a…

by Skip Pearlman

03/10/2017

Lifestyle

Carmel High Students Ready To Test Skills In Robotics Competition CARMEL, N.Y. - The robotics competition is on. The Bad News Gears of Carmel High School, aka Hudson Valley Regional (HVR) FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC)Team #5943, have spent the last six weeks conceptualizing, designing, building, programming, and testing their robots to meet the HVR FRC’s engineering tour de force taking place from Friday, March 24 to Saturday, March 26 at Rockland Community College in Suffern, NY. Led by Carmel High School technology teacher Don Saldicco, the Bad News Gears will compete to win a place in the FIRST® Robotics World Competition, taking place in St. Louis…

by Skip Pearlman

03/09/2017

Lifestyle

Carmel's Smalley Inn To Host Fundraiser For Employee Who Lost Home In Fire CARMEL, N.Y. - Debbie Rosko is learning the hard way that it's good to have friends. Rosko, a longtime Lake Carmel resident, lost her home and all her belongings when her house burned to the ground Monday morning. Rosko works at Smalley Inn in Carmel, where owner Tony Porto, co-worker Kristi (Leggs) Farina and others decided to hold a fundraiser Saturday night starting at 8 p.m. to try to help Rosko get back on her feet. "She had a house on the lake for 10 or 12 years," Porto told Daily Voice. "It was totally destroyed... everything she owned is gone. "I wanted to hel…

by Skip Pearlman

03/08/2017

Schools

Lakeland High Senior Headed To West Point To Do Something More For Country YORKTOWN, N.Y. - Lakeland High senior, two-sport captain, and Honor Society VP Kevin Moore recently got the news that he's been accepted to attend the prestigious West Point Military Academy, and when Daily Voice reached Moore this week, he admitted he was feeling a lot of emotions. "It's exciting. ... It's just something I've never felt," Moore said. "Everyone is surprised, excited. My parents are ecstatic. It's definitely a great feeling." Of course, there is some fear of the unknown. "It's tough to be a high school senior and you won't have your summer vacation,&…

by Skip Pearlman

03/08/2017

Business

New Fishkill Restaurant 'Kinda Kozy' Hopes To Become Neighborhood Favorite FISHKILL, N.Y.- When Fishkill's Toni Fusco thought about opening her own restaurant, she had the same vision many restaurant owners have - to be that good old neighborhood hangout, where everyone knows your name. So Fusco set out to create just that. The 14-year Fishkill resident opened Kinda Kozy in November, and after some early growing pains is back in full swing - specializing in 'modern American fare' like pasta dishes (and daily specials), burgers, salads, wraps, and featuring local craft beers. "I want it to be that comfortable bar/restaurant where people want to come for food …

by Skip Pearlman

03/08/2017

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