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Vira Mamchur Schwartz

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vschwartz@dailyvoice.com

Vira Mamchur Schwartz is the quintessential jack-of-all-trades... and master of a few of them. Vira’s editorial career started in technology publishing, writing and editing at the Ziff-Davis publication Computer Shopper. Later she served as Managing Editor at CD-ROM World and then Internet World, before moving to freelance writing.

Her articles have appeared in the New York Times, L.A. Times, Folio, Portable Computing, Internet Shopper and other websites and magazines that no longer exist. She ghost-wrote and designed an award-winning diet and fitness book for a popular fitness personality and, currently, loves to tell stories about people and animals.

Vira Mamchur Schwartz's Contributions

Lifestyle

True-Crime Buffs & Podcasters: Westchester's Friends For Ever Tell Of Murder And Mayhem The guitars snarl, the drums beat and cymbals clang. It’s intense, loud, and fitting. It’s the opening to the podcast Nefarious New York and no other musical intro could set the stage better for the discussion to come about rapists, murders, serial killers and unsolved crimes in and around Westchester County. Fans of crime and the unexplained since their formative years in New Rochelle, Nefarious New York podcast hosts Alison Arcuri McCormack and Meredith Buono DaGrossa have a friendship that goes back to their very first day of kindergarten at Holy Family School, a few years shy of four de…

by Vira Mamchur Schwartz

03/06/2020

Obituaries

Mount Kisco's Brenda Barnes, Beloved Mother, Grandmother, Longtime Laerdal Medical Employee, 80 Longtime Mount Kisco resident Brenda Elizabeth Barnes — a loving mother and grandmother, cherished sister and beloved aunt who savored the arts, culture and literature and whose experiences across the globe gave her a gracious wisdom and sense of humor — died on Sunday, Jan. 26. She was 80. Brenda was born on June 2, 1939, one of the first to be born at Wilcox Memorial Hospital in Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii, in what was then a territory of the United States. She lived in Kealia, Kauai with her parents and sisters, attending Kauai’s Kapaa Schools and later Punahou High School on Oahu until …

by Vira Mamchur Schwartz

02/28/2020

Obituaries

Former Teacher From Englewood Charlotte Benner, 86, Lived Remarkably Merry Life Charlotte Benner, 86, died peacefully in her sleep at home in Yarmouth Port, MA, on Feb. 13 Charlotte was born in New York City on August 1, 1933, the “one and only” child of Charles Van Antwerp and Katherine Karcher Benner. She spent her formative years in Englewood, where she attended the Elisabeth Morrow and Dwight-Englewood schools. Among the accolades that the Dwight senior class bestowed on Charlotte was "Most Distinguished Laugh" -- an honor she undoubtedly would have contended for within any group she joined through her remarkably merry life. Following her graduation f…

by Vira Mamchur Schwartz

02/26/2020

Lifestyle

Jurassic World Live Tour Brings Film Universe to Bridgeport's Webster Arena Dinosaurs have captivated human imagination since the first fossils were found. Modern cinema has created lifelike creatures from imagination, and now Jurassic World Live Tour brings dinosaurs to life right before your very eyes. Part of an almost year-long tour, Jurassic World Live Tour will be at Bridgeport’s Webster Arena from Thursday, March 5 to Sunday, March 8. Using life-size dinosaur puppets, the just-under-two-hour show tells a story within the Jurassic Park film universe of paleontologist Dr. Kate Walker and her unique relationship with Genie, short for Genius, an especially preco…

by Vira Mamchur Schwartz

02/21/2020

Lifestyle

Stamford’s Teen Center Needs Your Help With Final Touches The days of a welcoming soda shop on the corner where the gang would meet and settle in a booth for hours after school is long gone—if it ever existed. Today’s teens often find themselves in a whirlwind, caught between family, school, college and career planning, jobs, and peer pressure amplified by social media. Thanks to the Stamford Boys & Girls Club, serving the community since 1927, Stamford’s teens and young adults will have the specific support and guidance they need at a new Teen Center. Construction on the Teen Center started in the summer of 2019 and is finishing up.&n…

by Daily Voice

02/19/2020

Lifestyle

What Commits Someone To Selflessness? Alena Dillon's Novel 'Mercy House' Puts Nuns Center Stage If you’re lucky, you just know. Fairfield native Alena Dillon knew she wanted to write from an early age. She did the requisite sports, youth groups and choir available to most suburban children, but words — stories— were her passion. In fifth grade she wrote her first novel — a take on a popular Disney movie released at the time, “A Kid in King Arthur’s Court.” “In seventh grade I would just write unassigned short stories for my English teacher,” recalled Dillon. “She was very generous with feedback, even though they were so tragic and terrible. They were always about someone dying.” A…

by Vira Mamchur Schwartz

02/04/2020

Obituaries

Orthopaedic Surgeon, Port Chester Native Frank J. Lavallo Dies At 88 Frank J. Lavallo, M.D., 88, of Zionsville, Indiana, passed peacefully on January 30, 2020, in the presence of his wife, Terri, and his children. Born in Port Chester on July 8 1931, he and Terri celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary in June. Frank graduated from Port Chester High School in 1949 and from Fordham University in 1953. He served in the U.S. Army from 1953 through 1956, including service in the Medical Corps in Germany. He received his medical degree from Universita Di Bologna, Italy, in 1961. He completed his internship and residency at Bellevue Hospital in New York City. He…

by Vira Mamchur Schwartz

02/04/2020

Obituaries

Lyndhurst Native Patsy Tempio-Wilson, 45, Remembered For Laughter, Loyalty Patricia Dawn Tempio-Wilson, 45, of Stafford, VA, passed away Jan. 17 at VCU Massey Cancer Center in Richmond. A Lyndhurst native, Patsy was a loving wife, mother, and aunt who lived life with the utmost happiness, sassiness and joy and brought the same to everyone who knew her. She selflessly dedicated all that she had to give to her family and friends and her care and love for others was the most sincere. Patsy fought fiercely and bravely through the toughest, darkest of times, never once giving up hope; she has inspired so many through her courage. She will be remembe…

by Daily Voice

01/28/2020

Obituaries

Simonne Quigley, 99, Red Cross Translator In World War II, Local Community Organizer, Activist Simonne (Lanowitz) Quigley, 99, of Newton, Massachusetts, formerly of Peekskill, passed away peacefully on January 18 at her home in Newton. Born October 25, 1920 and raised in Paris, France, Simonne worked as a translator for the American Red Cross during World War II. Following the end of the war, she immigrated to the United States, settled and worked in New York City, marrying her husband of 46 years, Robert Nolan Quigley in 1948. While raising eight children and several foster children, Simonne was the Westchester co-coordinator for the Christian Family Movement’s foreign student progr…

by Daily Voice

01/22/2020

Lifestyle

Can You Have An American Dream If You’re Not In The USA Legally? Editorial Note: Names and certain identifying details have been changed to protect the individual called “Osmin Garcia” in the article. No high school student could have been happier or prouder of winning a statewide academic competition and, more importantly, the prize of a sizable scholarship to a local college. It was a dream come true for high school sophomore Osmin Garcia. He had worked hard to get to this point, taking Advanced Placement and honors classes and doing well in them. To the outside world, the student’s future looked bright indeed. The reality, however, was far from it. Ga…

by Vira Mamchur Schwartz

01/16/2020

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