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More Than $50,000 Raised For Family Of Westchester Basketball Star More Than $50,000 Raised For Family Of Westchester Basketball Star
More Than $50,000 Raised For Family Of Westchester Basketball Star PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- Jon Lieb has witnessed firsthand how the Pleasantville community has come together to support the family of Quentin Lupo. Lupo, a Pleasantville High School senior, who starred on the Pleasantville Panthers basketball team, was found dead Wednesday of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Lieb set up a GoFundMe to raise money for the Lupo family.  In four days, 457 people have donated $51,000. The initial goal was to raise $10,000 to cover funeral expenses. "The response has been overwhelming," Lieb said. "We knew we lived in a tight-knit loving community.&qu…

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by Sam Barron
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Keeping It Real: Westchester Actor Returns To Scene Of Crime In New Film Keeping It Real: Westchester Actor Returns To Scene Of Crime In New Film
Keeping It Real: Westchester Actor Returns To Scene Of Crime In New Film NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- John Palomino admits that for most of his life, he was ashamed and embarrassed to talk about his father, who committed suicide when he was 6-years-old. And so, the New Rochelle native put his efforts into a movie that deals with the topic. "Man of the House," premiering at the Pelham Picture House Saturday, May 6, was filmed in and around New Rochelle and Mount Vernon, with nods to Mamaroneck, to mirror exactly what happened to him 24 years ago.  "The script and casting were important, but the areas we shot in were just as important or even more so,"…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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What Your Neighbors Think: Greenburgh's Favorite Places For Good Eats What Your Neighbors Think: Greenburgh's Favorite Places For Good Eats
What Your Neighbors Think: Greenburgh's Favorite Places For Good Eats GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Looking for some good eats in Greenburgh? Look no further. Here are the three favorite places to grab some grub in the area, according to Yelp. PourHouse Bar & Grill  Where: 468 Ashford Ave. Phone: (914) 693-9707 Hours: Mon.-Sat. 11 a.m. - 3:59 a.m.;  12 p.m. - 3:59 a.m. What People Are Saying:  ''Super delicious and incredible service. I am not one to rant and rave about 'bar food', but I made an exception for this place. Let's start with the French onion soup, super flavorful and light broth (no typical canned flavor from other bars) honestly one of the best I…

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by Tea Zagorscak
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Westchester College Lecturer Wins Pulitzer Prize Westchester College Lecturer Wins Pulitzer Prize
Westchester College Lecturer Wins Pulitzer Prize PURCHASE, N.Y. -- Du Yun, a lecturer in the School of the Arts at Purchase College, SUNY, has been awarded a Pulitzer Prize in music for Angel's Bone, her groundbreaking operatic work about human trafficking. The Pulitzer jury described it as a “bold operatic work that integrates vocal and instrumental elements and a wide range of styles into a harrowing allegory for human trafficking in the modern world.” The piece was first produced at the Protoype Festival, 3LD Arts and Technology Center in New York City in January 2016 and includes a libretto by Royce Vavrek. Du Yun, who is known for h…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Irvington Native Runs $26 Billion Fund Irvington Native Runs $26 Billion Fund
Irvington Native Runs $26 Billion Fund IRVINGTON, N.Y. -- Dawn Fitzpatrick, who grew up in Irvington, is one of the most powerful women on Wall Street. The New York Times recently profiled Fitzpatrick, who is now working for billionaire George Soros as chief investment officer for Soros Fund Management, managing $26 billion of Soros' personal and family wealth. Growing up in Irvington, a neighbor got her interested in Wall Street and she knew she had found her career path. She attended the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. When she was first on the American Stock Exchange trading floor, traders bet on how long s…

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by Sam Barron
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Trump's Original Apprentice, Sleepy Hollow Resident, To Wed At Citi Field Trump's Original Apprentice, Sleepy Hollow Resident, To Wed At Citi Field
Trump's Original Apprentice, Sleepy Hollow Resident, To Wed At Citi Field The head of Procida Funding & Advisors and Trump's original apprentice will be getting married at Citi Field in June, the New York Post reports. Piermont resident Billy Procida, who also owns property in Sleepy Hollow and Beacon, recently took over for the company which filed for bankruptcy, and is renovating neglected structures that have amounted "hundreds" of violations, the article says.  Last week Procida was in the basement of an apartment building when an arsonist set fire to it, the New York Post reports. To read the story, click here.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Scarsdale Widower Turns Grief Into Action Scarsdale Widower Turns Grief Into Action
Scarsdale Widower Turns Grief Into Action SCARSDALE, N.Y. -- Scott Hirsh, a Scarsdale resident, wants to make sure no family ever has to go through what his just did. Hirsh recently lost his wife Michelle to pancreatic cancer. In her honor, Hirsh will be participating in the Westchester Pancreatic Cancer Research Walk on Sunday, April 23 at Rye Playland Park to benefit the Lustgarten Foundation. Pancreatic cancer is the deadliest of all major cancers. The survival rate is only eight percent. Michelle battled pancreatic cancer for 30 months. Despite her diagnosis, she maintained a positive attitude, Hirsh said.  "She taught u…

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by Sam Barron
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Westchester Mom Takes A Stand On Facebook To Help Syrian Refugees Westchester Mom Takes A Stand On Facebook To Help Syrian Refugees
Westchester Mom Takes A Stand On Facebook To Help Syrian Refugees YONKERS, N.Y. -- Amber Lewis has never been to Syria or had any prior personal connections to its people but, as a humanitarian  -- and a mom -- she felt she could no longer sit idly by.  And so, in late December 2016, the Yonkers resident made a post in a Facebook Mom's group proposing small but positive actions to combat the horrific images coming out of this Middle Eastern country. In 48 hours, she went from zero to 500 members. And, at her first meeting in January, she had formed an army of 1,000 people acting under the name Greater NYC Families for Syria (GNYC4Syria).  The non-partisa…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Tarrytown Man Wins International Photography Contest Tarrytown Man Wins International Photography Contest
Tarrytown Man Wins International Photography Contest TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- Elijah Goodwin, a Tarrytown resident, was able to combine his love of birding and his love of photography into an award winning photo. Goodwin took home Best of Show at the 44th annual International Exhibition of Photography, which is run by the Color Camera Club of Westchester for his photo of an egret. Goodwin is the first Color Camera Club member to win. More than 1100 photographs from 200 photographers from 28 different countries competed in the contest. "It was amazing," Goodwin said. "I was very surprised." Goodwin's photo "Swamp Angel&quo…

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by Sam Barron
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19-Year-Old Westchester Singer Alleviates 'Doubts' With New Hit Single 19-Year-Old Westchester Singer Alleviates 'Doubts' With New Hit Single
19-Year-Old Westchester Singer Alleviates 'Doubts' With New Hit Single HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- Caleb Flood can’t remember a time in his life where he wasn’t fascinated by music. As a toddler, the Hastings resident would put on performances for his family and beat on a drum set made of pots and pans. He started taking piano at five but by eight had moved onto the guitar.  Now, you can find the 19-year-old traveling the world belting out original songs and playing a range of instruments, including the guitar, piano, bass, and drums. (He can also play ukulele, harmonica, and a few other random instruments.)  If you're a WXPK ("The Peak") listener, …

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Westchester Organization Seeks Music Instrument Donations Westchester Organization Seeks Music Instrument Donations
Westchester Organization Seeks Music Instrument Donations MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. – The Guidance Center of Westchester is looking for musical instruments for a program that already benefits more than 150 local adults suffering with mental illness. The instruments are for new music courses that are part of the agency’s PROS (Personalized Recovery-Oriented Services) program, a rehabilitation effort designed to allow people with mental illness to achieve life goals through treatment, according to a statement from the agency. Music courses are just some of many offered with the PROS program, according to agency officials, who said other skills such as goal…

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by James O'Rourke
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Community Rallies Around Family After Hastings Woman's Sudden Death Community Rallies Around Family After Hastings Woman's Sudden Death
Community Rallies Around Family After Hastings Woman's Sudden Death WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – It is not surprising that more than 400 people came Tuesday to bid farewell to Deann Gromelski Cartwright, a lifelong resident of Hastings-on-Hudson, said one of her closest friends. The 43-year-old healer and mother of two always liked to pack them in, said Cori Gardner, who had known Cartwright since high school. Anyone who showed up at her door was welcomed with open arms and her house frequently swarmed with children and other guests. “People were always coming and going,” she said. Cartwright died in a tragic accident Saturday while visiting a friend in Con…

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by Carol Reif