Westchester Author Unravels Tale Of Little Known Holocaust Story Westchester Author Unravels Tale Of Little Known Holocaust Story
Westchester Author Unravels Tale Of Little Known Holocaust Story WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y.-- Yvette Manessis Corporon is a three-time Emmy Award–winning writer, author, and producer at NBC's EXTRA who tells other people's stories for a living. But when it came time to tell her own, it took a while. The Yonkers resident, who lives on the Bronxville border, grew up listening to her grandmother’s stories about how the people of Erikousa, a small Greek island, hid a Jewish family—a tailor named Savvas and his daughters—from the Nazis during World War II. Nearly 2,000 Jews from that area died in the concentration camps but even though everyone on Erikousa knew…
Sleepy Hollow Singer Once Embarrassed By Disease Aims To Connect Women Sleepy Hollow Singer Once Embarrassed By Disease Aims To Connect Women
Sleepy Hollow Singer Once Embarrassed By Disease Aims To Connect Women SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. --  It's not every day an 11-year-old is diagnosed with ovarian cancer. But even more incredible when that woman  -- now 22 -- gets breast cancer. But instead of wallowing in her illness, Bianca Muñiz is singing about it -- and raising awareness about the travails of cancer.  The Sleepy Hollow resident, who took voice lessons at Lagond Music School in Elmsford (and has been singing since second grade) started talking/blogging about her experiences as a way to help others. "The first time I was diagnosed I was embarrassed and wanted to pretend like it wasn't happeni…
Westchester's David Letterman Returns To TV With New Netflix Show Westchester's David Letterman Returns To TV With New Netflix Show
Westchester's David Letterman Returns To TV With New Netflix Show David Letterman, the original host of "Late Night" (NBC) and "The Late Show" (CBS) will be back broadcasting for a new series on Netflix. The yet-to-be-named, six-episode series has the longtime North Salem resident combining two interests for which he is renowned: in-depth conversations with extraordinary people, and in-the-field segments expressing his curiosity and humor. In each hour-long episode, Letterman will conduct a long-form conversation with a singular guest -- and will also explore topics on his own, away from the studio. The series is set to premiere in 201…
Got Mail? This Is Only Hudson Valley Post Office Open Labor Day Got Mail? This Is Only Hudson Valley Post Office Open Labor Day
Got Mail? This Is Only Hudson Valley Post Office Open Labor Day Believe it or not, you can send a letter on Labor Day, Hudson Valley residents. In some cases, you may need to travel a bit to do it, and even cross a bridge. Hint: Make that the new bridge. The Postal Service’s Palisades Postal Store at the mall in West Nyack is the only post office in the Greater Hudson Valley that is open on Labor Day.  Full postal retail services are available from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. with U.S. Passport application acceptance hours from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Although there will be no regular mail service on Monday, Sept. 4, Priority Mail Express will be delivered on Labor Da…
Girl Hopes To Stop Bullying With New Musical In Irvington Girl Hopes To Stop Bullying With New Musical In Irvington
Girl Hopes To Stop Bullying With New Musical In Irvington When it comes to bullying, Ariel Pennington-Reyes is teaching people the importance of being an upstander rather than a bystander. Pennington-Reyes, a Yonkers resident, is one of the stars of "It's Easy," which debuts Saturday, Sept. 16 for a 10-show run through Sunday, Oct. 8 at the Irvington Town Hall Theater. The musical, geared toward kids in grades 4-8, takes place in one day in the life of 6th-grade classmates, where bullies make life miserable and bystanders stay quiet.  Pennington-Reyes, who is about to start 7th grade at Pearls Hawthorne, plays Joy Montgomery, the school…
Westchester 13-Year-Old To Sing At US Open Westchester 13-Year-Old To Sing At US Open
Westchester 13-Year-Old To Sing At US Open WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Twelve vocalists age 14 and under will perform patriotic-themed songs during the night sessions of the 2017 US Open and- - and one Yonkers resident is among them. Thirteen-year-old Brandon Hernandez will be returning for his second consecutive year to sing "America the Beautiful." Other performers include talent from throughout the New York metropolitan area, as well as from Arizona, Florida, and Hawaii. The US Open runs from Monday, Aug. 28 to Sunday, Sept 10; Hernandez will sing on Thursday, Aug. 31 prior to the night session, which starts at 7 p.m. …
Westchester Actor Selected For North American Tour Of 'Les Miz' Westchester Actor Selected For North American Tour Of 'Les Miz'
Westchester Actor Selected For North American Tour Of 'Les Miz' NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Jordan Cole saw "Les Miserables" when it was on Broadway when he was 7-years-old and walked out of the theater telling his parents that one day, he wanted to be the street urchin, Gavroche.  Now, at 10, the New Rochelle resident, whose real name is Jordan Feigenbaum, is getting his wish. After touring as Michael Llewelyn Davies in "Finding Neverland" -- his first big role outside of local theater -- he 's now set to play his dream role in the upcoming Broadway tour of Les Miz. He and another boy will alternate in the role. The adventure, according…
15-Year-Old Westchester Student Inspires Girls To Think Big 15-Year-Old Westchester Student Inspires Girls To Think Big
15-Year-Old Westchester Student Inspires Girls To Think Big MOHEGAN LAKE, N.Y. --  Raina Ghosh, a Lakeland Copper Beech Middle School student was one of nine awardees from across the country who took part in the nationwide ThinkBIG Challenge, a nonprofit organization established two years ago by then 13-year old Jothi Ramaswamy. ThinkSTEAM, her 501(c) 3 Mohegan Lake-based group, profiled in an earlier Daily Voice story, operates with financial backing from organizations including Ardsley-based Acorda Therapeutics, Purchase-based PepsiCo, IBM in Armonk, Wal-Mart and PepsiCo. The organization is built around recognizing female talent in the math, tech…
Westchester Photographer Gets 'Stamp Of Approval' From US Postal Service Westchester Photographer Gets 'Stamp Of Approval' From US Postal Service
Westchester Photographer Gets 'Stamp Of Approval' From US Postal Service WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. --  Bonnie Sue Rauch never thought a photo she took of a monarch butterfly perched on a zinnia nine years ago would end up on a Forever Stamp.But thanks to an image she had on file with a stock agency, her photograph was selected as part of the U.S. Postal Service pollinators series -- basically a one in 40,000 shot based on the number of submissions the Postal Service receives, according to a postal service spokesman. Others in the series include a monarch and a coneflower, a monarch and a goldenrod, a western honeybee and a golden ragwort, a western honeybee and a …
Katonah Comes Together To Show Solidarity In Vigil For Charlottesville Katonah Comes Together To Show Solidarity In Vigil For Charlottesville
Katonah Comes Together To Show Solidarity In Vigil For Charlottesville KATONAH, N.Y. -- Katonah stands with the people of Charlottesville. A vigil was held Sunday night in downtown Katonah in to show solidarity with the people of Charlottesville and in honor of Heather Heyer, the woman who was struck by a car protesting white supremacists Saturday. The vigil featured a moment of silence, a lighting of candles and a reading of Martin Luther King, Jr's "I Have A Dream" speech. Attendees carried signs like "Love Wins," and "Black Lives Matter." County Executive Rob Astorino said on Twitter that white supremacism had no place in Amer…
Former Westchester HS Quarterback, 'Swolemate' Create Social Media Stir Former Westchester HS Quarterback, 'Swolemate' Create Social Media Stir
Former Westchester HS Quarterback, 'Swolemate' Create Social Media Stir CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Michael Aidala has found his "swolemate." The personal trainer, who starred as quarterback at Horace Greeley High School, was recently profiled by the Associated Press along with his girlfriend, Chelsey Korus on the concept of swolemate- a girlfriend, wife or even a friend that you bond with through workouts. Aidala and Korus met while on a photo shoot in Central Park, quickly bonding over their love of working out and keeping each other in shape. The couple do a lot of acrobatics together, chronicles their efforts on Aidala's Instagram, where he has 58,000 foll…
Have You Seen Dexter? Therapy Dog For Disabled Ossining Girl Is Missing Have You Seen Dexter? Therapy Dog For Disabled Ossining Girl Is Missing
Have You Seen Dexter? Therapy Dog For Disabled Ossining Girl Is Missing OSSINING, N.Y. - Volunteers in Ossining in hopeful of tracking down a therapy dog that has gone missing in the area. An alert has been issued for Dexter, a Shih Tzu that belongs to a disabled little girl who has been reported missing on Croton Avenue. Dexter’s family reported the white and brown dog as missing on Thursday morning. According to the family, Dexter is a therapy dog for their daughter, Ashley, and “they are so loved and missed by the family. This is extremely heartbreaking and we urge you to please help find them.” Anyone who spots Dexter or knows of his whereabouts can contac…