Talented Chef From Northern Westchester Dies At 24 Talented Chef From Northern Westchester Dies At 24
Talented Chef From Northern Westchester Dies At 24 Michael Prisciandaro of North Salem, a talented chef in New York City who received numerous promotions, died on Saturday, July 14. He was 24 years old. He was a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park and worked as a chef at Le Bernardin in Manhattan, where he was promoted nine times. His giftedness excelled in the culinary arts. He exuded much love and pride in preparing gourmet meals, both professionally and personally. His favorite dish to cook was octopus.  His travels to Italy and Asia helped to further develop his understanding of the food preferences and preparati…
Bergen County Brothers Are Saving Americans Millions On Electric Bills Bergen County Brothers Are Saving Americans Millions On Electric Bills
Bergen County Brothers Are Saving Americans Millions On Electric Bills The summers were hurting Elmwood Park's Rose Scolaro the most. Her pool was running eight hours a day. Her air conditioning was on continuously. Her utility bill exceeded $600 -- with 90 percent of it going only toward electric. But Scolaro hasn't stressed over her utility bill since early 2017, when she switched to Phoenix Sun Energy, a solar panel installation company run by a pair of Bergen County brothers. These days, she pays approximately $200 monthly, saving her nearly $5,000 annually. Scolaro is only one example of someone Rochelle Park natives Chris Gordnick, 31, and Justin Gordn…
Eminem Album Earns Bergen County Producer Top Billboard 200 Award Eminem Album Earns Bergen County Producer Top Billboard 200 Award
Eminem Album Earns Bergen County Producer Top Billboard 200 Award Listen for the drums on track 9 of Eminem's chart-topping album "Revival" and what you'll hear is the work of Park Ridge's Myles Moraites. The multi-platinum producer, more commonly known as his stage name Myles William, worked on the song "Like Home" with the rapper and Alicia Keys. "Revival" hit the number one spot on Billboard 200, earning 29-year-old Moraites his second Billboard award for the #1 Billboard 200 album. In like "Like Home," the rapper encourages U.S. citizens not to give up America and predicts Trump will be impeached: "Someon…
New York Times Describes Mount Kisco As Affordable, Walkable, Multicultural New York Times Describes Mount Kisco As Affordable, Walkable, Multicultural
New York Times Describes Mount Kisco As Affordable, Walkable, Multicultural Unlike some nearby communities, Mount Kisco is ethnically diverse, having attracted immigrants from Italy, Ireland and, more recently, Latin America.  The bustling northern Westchester County village was profiled this week in The New York Times. In the article titled, "Affordable, Walkable and Multicultural," the Times wrote: "Good schools, check. Train station no more than an hour’s commute from Manhattan, check. Proximity to parks and forests, check." According to the Times, Mount Kisco’s housing stock serves a spectrum of income levels and stages of life.   Nearly h…
Perillo Tours Shouts From Rooftop: Dump Trump Perillo Tours Shouts From Rooftop: Dump Trump
Perillo Tours Shouts From Rooftop: Dump Trump Perillo Tours Inc. is practically shouting from the rooftop -- "Dump Trump." Those words are painted on the Woodcliff Lake business' roof and can be seen on satellites from outer space (Google Maps has proof). "Steve.com" is also painted on, which is the personal blog of third generation and current owner Stephen Perillo. The Chestnut Ridge Road company is the largest travel company to Italy in the U.S. since 1945, its website says. Perillo's father, Mario Perillo -- Mr. Italy -- persuaded more than one million people to visit the country.  This story was originally r…
Watch For Greenwich Figure Skater Alexia Paganini In 2018 Winter Olympics Watch For Greenwich Figure Skater Alexia Paganini In 2018 Winter Olympics
Watch For Greenwich Figure Skater Alexia Paganini In 2018 Winter Olympics Alexia Paganini of Greenwich is competing in the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. The 16-year-old will be representing Switzerland in the ladies' singles. Paganini began skating in 2003, representing the U.S. at two international events. In April 2016, she won the junior gold medal at the Gardena Spring Trophy in Italy.  In August 2016, she finished sixth at an ISU Junior Grand Prix event in France. In 2017, the teen became interested in competing for Switzerland after a suggestion from her coach, Igor Krokavec. It wasn't long before she was contacted by Swiss Ice Skating. She made h…
New Rochelle Chef Relies On The Sea For Inspiration New Rochelle Chef Relies On The Sea For Inspiration
New Rochelle Chef Relies On The Sea For Inspiration Francesco Coli grew up inspired by the sea. And now, he's bringing that love for fresh plucked-from-the-ocean cuisine to New Rochelle with the opening (as of October 2017) Vento Bistro. The new eatery is, as Coli describes, "a chef forward coastal Italian concept with an ever-changing seasonal menu." Fish and seafood are handpicked daily at the Fulton Fish Market in Hunt's Point. There are also housemade pastas -- all created in the kind of tiny galley kitchen you'd find in a New York City apartment.  The restaurant -- attached to a wine shop that Coli also owns --  combines his…
Grazia Carrozza, 96, Mount Kisco Grazia Carrozza, 96, Mount Kisco
Grazia Carrozza, 96, Mount Kisco Grazia Carrozza of Mount Kisco died Sunday, Jan. 14 surrounded by her family at the age of 96.The daughter of Francesco Antonio and Angela Cutri, she was born and raised in Italy. She and her husband migrated from Italy to Mount Kisco in 1966. She is survived by her daughter Lina Beaui and son-in-law Antonio Bueti, along with her grandchildren, Nancy (Sal), Antonio and Pasquale (Toniann) and her great-grandchildren Grace and Anthony. She was proceeded by her husband, Pasquale Carrozza and her brother Giovanni Cutri. Her family said she took pride in all she did, worked hard, loved her famil…
A Little Craig’s List Luck Leads To New Norwalk Soccer Facility A Little Craig’s List Luck Leads To New Norwalk Soccer Facility
A Little Craig’s List Luck Leads To New Norwalk Soccer Facility NORWALK, Conn. – When Michael Broncati was a young boy, it took him eight months to save $137 to buy a CD player and CDs so he could listen to his favorite music while kicking the ball around his parents’ basement, pretending to take on soccer defenders. “I used to spend hours and hours in the basement,” said Broncati. “I would practice everything and even use my brother as a goalie.” He still remembers that Nickelback CD and the number of lightbulbs he had to replace in a typical six-month period – 50. Broncati says soccer is in his blood because of his Brazilian background. That may be, …