Westchester Music Producer 'Rocks It' With New CD Collection For Kids Westchester Music Producer 'Rocks It' With New CD Collection For Kids
Westchester Music Producer 'Rocks It' With New CD Collection For Kids SOMERS, N.Y. --- Tired of singing the theme song to your child's favorite animated film and worried about the long car ride for your upcoming summer vacation? You're in luck. Somers resident Andy Zulla, a Grammy-award winning producer has teamed up with Broadway performer Matt Zarley, to create a CD collection of '70s and '80s music you'll want to listen to as much as your kids. Rock-n-Stroller Volume I, currently available on Amazon and iTunes, features old- time hits like Don’t Stop (Fleetwood Mac), I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Whitney Houston), Sweet Dreams (The Eurythmics), and Start Me…
White Plains Musician Gets Animated On 'Teen Titans' White Plains Musician Gets Animated On 'Teen Titans'
White Plains Musician Gets Animated On 'Teen Titans' WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A hit song has turned into the opportunity of a lifetime for Frank Enea. Enea, a White Plains native who runs Satellite Music Studios in Mount Kisco, is playing himself on "Teen Titans Go," which is airing on the Cartoon Network this week. The episodes are based on a song he co-wrote called "The Night Begins To Shine." The song, recorded by Enea's band B.E.R., was written for the Warner Brothers music library and was used for the show on Oct. 2015. Once it aired, the song started taking off and charted on iTunes.  The song has more than four m…
Hudson Valley Resident Goes 'Hollywood' With NYC Bus Tours Hudson Valley Resident Goes 'Hollywood' With NYC Bus Tours
Hudson Valley Resident Goes 'Hollywood' With NYC Bus Tours WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. --  It's lights, camera, action for Georgette Blau. Which, in her case, means putting everything in "drive." Blau, a New Rochelle resident, is the owner of On Location Tours, the world's largest TV and movie bus tour company. And yes, that means she knows a lot of TV and movie trivia, including where the apartment was for Carrie from "Sex and the City," where the rich kids hung out on "Gossip Girl,” and the pub that was the inspiration for "How I Met Your Mother." Not to mention a host of other TV and movie "secrets." T…
Pleasantville's Will Shortz Profiled In New York Times Pleasantville's Will Shortz Profiled In New York Times
Pleasantville's Will Shortz Profiled In New York Times PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y.  -- The New York Times just took a look inside the Pleasantville home of Will Shortz, who edits the crossword puzzle for the paper. Shortz admitted he was embarrassed by the state of the room, which has more than 25,000 puzzle books, dating back to 1534, along with other puzzles and pamphlets. Shortz has been with the Times since 1993 and he told the newspaper his goal was to draw in a younger and more diverse audience. Shortz spends his days working with the digital puzzles editor, Joel Fagliano, editing the puzzles he receives, about 75 a week. The puzzles get more di…
From All-American To Acting: Former Westchester Star Athlete Makes His Mark From All-American To Acting: Former Westchester Star Athlete Makes His Mark
From All-American To Acting: Former Westchester Star Athlete Makes His Mark An ankle injury his junior year at Horace Greeley High School ended up being very fortuitous to Lowell Byers. Byers, a Chappaqua native, is an actor based in New York City. He recently gained notice for a Choice Hotel commercial now running frequently on TV in which he says the catchphrase, "Badda book. Badda boom." For Byers, he started taking acting seriously after the ankle injury derailed a promising football season. "Everything I worked for was gone," Byers said. "We were the No. 2 team in New York State." While at Greeley, Byers played quarterback, was …
Burke Physician Named Best Doctor By New York Magazine Burke Physician Named Best Doctor By New York Magazine
Burke Physician Named Best Doctor By New York Magazine WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Dr. Barry Jordan is one of the best of the best.For the 16th consecutive year, Dr. Jordan, assistant medical director and director of neurorehabilitation at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, was named one of the Best Doctors for Neurology by New York Magazine. “It is an honor to be named one of the Best Doctors in New York again this year, especially to be included in a group of such distinguished physicians," Dr. Jordan said.  At Burke, we pride ourselves on our comprehensive neurorehabilitation programs for those who have experienced a life changing neurological inj…
White Plains' Jonathan Gordon A Big Hit As TV Anchor In Binghamton White Plains' Jonathan Gordon A Big Hit As TV Anchor In Binghamton
White Plains' Jonathan Gordon A Big Hit As TV Anchor In Binghamton WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Jonathan Gordon, a White Plains native, has become the go-to for local news in Binghamton.Gordon is the weekend news anchor and weekday news reporter for WICZ-TV, a Fox affiliate in Binghamton. Gordon has been at the station for eight months, getting a job there after graduating from Syracuse University. "Growing up, I always knew I wanted to do something with my voice," Gordon said. "When I was in fifth grade, I developed a really deep voice. I was so embarrassed but then I got used to it. I always used to watch the Mets and do my own play-by-play."…
Community Supports Family After Westchester Mom Dies While Hiking Community Supports Family After Westchester Mom Dies While Hiking
Community Supports Family After Westchester Mom Dies While Hiking The Yorktown community has come together to support the family of Tracey Doerr Lister, who died Monday from complications of heat stroke while hiking with her boys at Black Canyon National Park in Colorado. Lister, who grew up in Yorktown and was living in Colorado, was 49 years old and would have celebrated her birthday Friday, July 14. Lister was hiking with her 16- and 20-year-old sons when she collapsed on the trail, according to the National Park Service. Son Hansen Lister is a junior in college and Barrett Lister a junior in high school. Tracey's brother, Rob Doerr, is a police offic…
Westchester Resident Jeffrey Tambor Gets 2017 Emmy Nod Westchester Resident Jeffrey Tambor Gets 2017 Emmy Nod
Westchester Resident Jeffrey Tambor Gets 2017 Emmy Nod WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The 2017 Emmy nominations are out and once again, Westchester's own Jeffrey Tambor is on the list. Tambor, who's won in the past for his role in Amazon's "Transparent," was selected again. The Cross River resident, selected as "Best Actor in a Comedy Series," is up against Anthony Anderson of "Black-ish," Aziz Ansari, of "Master of None," Zach Galifianakis of "Baskets," Donald Glover of "Atlanta," and William H. Macy of "Shameless." The 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, which honors the best i…
27 Years Later, Cancer Loss Still Haunts This Westchester Runner 27 Years Later, Cancer Loss Still Haunts This Westchester Runner
27 Years Later, Cancer Loss Still Haunts This Westchester Runner WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. --  Evan Konwiser has made it his mission to raise funds for cancer research.  And so, for the fourth year in a row, he'll be participating in the Runyon 5K at Yankee Stadium. His goal? To eradicate having one less family member lose their life to cancer. The New Rochelle resident lost his sister, Jill, then 11, in the 1980s to a rare form of the disease.  For the first time ever, his mom, Ava Konwiser, will also be participating (she's usually a spectator).  Konwiser said he supports the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation because they have the most innovative…
Family Of Slain Yonkers MLB Draft Choice Holds Scholarship Softball Tourney Family Of Slain Yonkers MLB Draft Choice Holds Scholarship Softball Tourney
Family Of Slain Yonkers MLB Draft Choice Holds Scholarship Softball Tourney YONKERS, N.Y. -- More than 700 people will be coming together in Yonkers to play softball and remember Mike Nolan. Nolan's family is hosting a softball tournament on Saturday, July 22 at Cook Field in Yonkers to raise money for the Michael Nolan Scholarship Fund from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Twenty teams will be playing, including the Yonkers Police Department, Yonkers Fire Department, and Westchester County Police.  Nolan, a baseball player drafted by the Oakland Athletics, was killed in a shooting in 2015. He was 23 years old. The scholarship fund selects eight students, one from each Yonkers Hig…
Seen Him? Kovu The Cat Goes Missing In Pleasantville Seen Him? Kovu The Cat Goes Missing In Pleasantville
Seen Him? Kovu The Cat Goes Missing In Pleasantville PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. - A family in Pleasantville is looking for the community’s assistance as they look for Kovu, their cat that has been missing for more than a week. An alert has been issued by Lost Pets of Westchester County regarding 5-year-old Kovu, an indoor cat that was last seen more than a week ago after running off on Locust Road. Kovu has been described as a grey, black and tan tabby mix with a medium build. “We live near Graham Hills and are hoping he is safe in someone’s home,” the family said. Anyone with information or who spots Kovu can contact Alana by calling (914) 769-52…