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White Plains Couple's 'Weird' Love Story Featured In New York Times White Plains Couple's 'Weird' Love Story Featured In New York Times
White Plains Couple's 'Weird' Love Story Featured In New York Times A Westchester couple is featured in The New York Times for its "weird" Match.com love story. Brian James Lee and Candice Marie Turner of White Plains were both single parents of adopted children when they met on the dating website six years ago, the NYT article says. Lee was living in Hasbrouck Heights in New Jersey with his adopted daughter, Christina, now 14, who started out as a foster child with the teacher and his then-girlfriend, The Times reports. Turner adopted her son, Matthew, 17, after offering help to his overwhelmed birth mother when he was a baby. Lee and Turner we…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Cuomo Talks Turkey, Distributing Food For 32,000 Hungry New Yorkers Cuomo Talks Turkey, Distributing Food For 32,000 Hungry New Yorkers
Cuomo Talks Turkey, Distributing Food For 32,000 Hungry New Yorkers Just in time for Thanksgiving, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Monday that New York state is partnering with Walmart, Wegmans, FreshDirect and The Coca-Cola Co. this week to deliver meals to feed more than 32,000 people statewide. "New Yorkers have a long and proud history of helping neighbors in need, and Thanksgiving provides a special opportunity to give back and reflect on what we are thankful for," said Cuomo of New Castle. "I am proud to partner with these organizations to provide thousands of families throughout the state with a warm meal. I encourage all New York…

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by Jon Craig
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Westchester Resident Makes Year-Round Giving Her Priority Westchester Resident Makes Year-Round Giving Her Priority
Westchester Resident Makes Year-Round Giving Her Priority At Thanksgiving, many take time to be grateful for their family, friends, and what they have. For Yorktown Heights resident Paula Miritello, Thanksgiving – and every day – is all about giving. Miritello has always been about helping others. She took care of her brother Vinny who had cerebral palsy until his death in 2000 at age 21 and then continued with charity work in her brother’s memory, raising funds for various causes from the Special Olympics to mental health groups to charities that help those with special needs.  "Although, he could not walk or talk he had the most beautiful p…

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by Vira Mamchur Schwartz
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Eastchester Woman Helps Senior Track Down Brother Following Hurricane Maria Eastchester Woman Helps Senior Track Down Brother Following Hurricane Maria
Eastchester Woman Helps Senior Track Down Brother Following Hurricane Maria EASTCHESTER, N.Y. - A Good Samaritan in Eastchester went above and beyond to help a senior citizen reunite with her brother in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria. Following the devastation of the hurricane, Eastchester Senior Programs employee Maureen Casey worked tirelessly to help Garth Road Senior Center regular Sonia Tull track down her brother, Father Terry Tull, who was living in Puerto Rico when the storm struck. After scouring the Internet for useful phone numbers or social media accounts, Casey was able to search the Red Cross Safe and Well page, but Father Tull was not register…

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by Zak Failla
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Westchester Resident Celebrates 108th Birthday Westchester Resident Celebrates 108th Birthday
Westchester Resident Celebrates 108th Birthday When Eleanor La Motta was born, the Cubs World Series drought was only one year. There were only 47 states. William Howard Taft was president.  La Motta, who lives in North Salem, celebrated her 108th birthday last month surrounded by family and friends. Ever resilient, LaMotta recently overcame a bout with pneumonia. "She's amazing," her daughter Fran Monti said. "She still has her facilities, she still votes. She watches TV and says her prayers." La Motta attributes her longevity to good genes, a life of prayers and a healthy diet. Born in Manhattan on Oct. 13, 1909, …

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by Sam Barron
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Seen Her? 'Poppy' The Cat Missing In Eastchester Seen Her? 'Poppy' The Cat Missing In Eastchester
Seen Her? 'Poppy' The Cat Missing In Eastchester EASTCHESTER, N.Y. -- An Eastchester family is hopeful of the community's assistance as they search for Poppy, a tabby cat that has gone missing. Poppy went missing on Oct. 27 from her home on California Road in Eastchester. Her family described the 2-year-old cat as a brown and grey tabby with a microchip (985113000246560) and green eyes.  Her family said Poppy has gone missing before, earlier this year, but they were able to track her down and were reunited. Anyone with information or who may spot Poppy has been asked to call Ciara at (914) 610-0089. This information can be shared on soci…

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by Zak Failla
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Rye's Megyn Kelly Compares Garrison's Roger Ailes To Kim Jong-Un Rye's Megyn Kelly Compares Garrison's Roger Ailes To Kim Jong-Un
Rye's Megyn Kelly Compares Garrison's Roger Ailes To Kim Jong-Un Megyn Kelly, a Hudson Valley resident, said Roger Ailes, a Garrison resident, sexually harassed her when she worked at Fox News. In an interview with Deadline, Kelly, who lives in Rye, discussed sexual harassment and sexual assault, which has become a focus of her new show, "Megyn Kelly Today." Ailes was ousted from FOX News after allegations of sexual harassment at the network, which also led to the firing of Bill O'Reilly. Ailes died last year. "When the Fox News scandal broke, I didn’t know whether it would be the beginning of some sort of a sea change and how men in the o…

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by Sam Barron
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Central, Northern Westchester YMCAs Join Global #GivingTuesday Central, Northern Westchester YMCAs Join Global #GivingTuesday
Central, Northern Westchester YMCAs Join Global #GivingTuesday WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. --  Westchester residents interested in helping a kid attend a summer camp or take swimming lessons, will want to take part in the YMCA of Central and Northern Westchester #GivingTuesday effort, on Nov. 28. #GivingTuesday is a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities, and organizations to encourage philanthropy and to celebrate generosity worldwide.  This year, they are reaching for $25,000 to surpass last year's $18,000 raised on #GivingTuesday in large part because of a challenge match by the Board of Governors. Donation…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Westchester Entrepreneur Leaves Banking To Invest In 'Kool' Kids Westchester Entrepreneur Leaves Banking To Invest In 'Kool' Kids
Westchester Entrepreneur Leaves Banking To Invest In 'Kool' Kids At first glance, the t-shirts and hoodies at Kool Nerd Clothing look like anything else you might find online. But in reality, each piece of clothing unlocks the potential for a child in a high unemployment area to pursue a career in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (also known as S.T.E.A.M/S.T.E.M). Mamaroneck resident Orane Barrett left his job as an investment banker to start the company, in operation since March 2016. His reasoning? Unemployment in lower-income communities is three-times the national average while 500,000-plus S.T.E.M. jobs are currently unstaffed. His K…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Metro-North Is A Joke: Local Comedian Uses Westchester As Inspiration Metro-North Is A Joke: Local Comedian Uses Westchester As Inspiration
Metro-North Is A Joke: Local Comedian Uses Westchester As Inspiration Heard the joke about Metro-North? Nore Davis has a bunch of them. The comedian, who was born and raised in Yonkers, likes to riff about everyday life in Westchester.  That includes bits about the friend he's known forever that recently turned gluten-free (making dining out tough), how Staples is benefiting from the protest movement (which has practically turned into Pokémon GO) and how he's already getting poor posture from his smartphone. "We're going to be the first of our generation that complains in the old age home that we don't have good WiFi," he said.  Davis, who's been …

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Israeli Soldier, Hartsdale Native, Surprises Family At Gala Israeli Soldier, Hartsdale Native, Surprises Family At Gala
Israeli Soldier, Hartsdale Native, Surprises Family At Gala An Israeli soldier received quite the homecoming in Westchester. Ben, a Hartsdale native whose last name is not being revealed, surprised his family at the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces gala held at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester last month. "They don't know I'm in the country right now," Ben said in an interview before he surprised his family. Ben decided to join the Israeli Army after making his "aliyah" and immigrating to Israel. "It's the home of my friends and family and my people," Ben said. "I felt like I owed them something." In…

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by Sam Barron
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Two Westchester Moms Named Among '25 Women Changing The World' Two Westchester Moms Named Among '25 Women Changing The World'
Two Westchester Moms Named Among '25 Women Changing The World' Lisa Heffernan of Bedford and Mary Dell Harrington of Larchmont were recently named to People Magazine's list of "25 Women Changing The World." The two women are the founders of Grown and Flown, an online community of more than 200,000 parents with children of kids ages 15 to 25.  The site, and accompanying Facebook group, covers everything from high school to college to social media, midlife adjustments and lessons learned from other parents. Both women are writers who in past incarnations, have worked in television and media, on Wall Street and in politics.  The two founded th…

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by Jeanne Muchnick