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Jeanne Muchnick

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Jeanne Muchnick, Daily Voice Deputy Editor, Content, has covered everything from baby advice for Parents Magazine to travel finds for The Rough Guides to human interest features for The New York Times to lifestyle insights for prevention.com. She has been a Senior Editor at top national women's magazines including Woman's World and Woman's Day and was instrumental in the launch of Gannett's InTown, Rockland and Putnam magazines. She is also the author of Dinner for Busy Moms, a 2010 Mom's Award winner. Among her favorite things to write about: Her neighbors and surrounding communities. So email her and fill her in on what's happening near you. And, follow her on Instagram @dailyvoicefeatures.

Jeanne was formerly a deputy editor at Daily Voice.

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Lifestyle

Valhalla's Winter Wonderland Brings Out The 'Heat' For NJ Couple VALHALLA, N.Y. – There was romance in the air – or should we say, on the ice rink – at Kensico Dam Plaza’s Westchester’s Winter Wonderland in Valhalla on Saturday, Dec. 10 when Pompton Plains, N.J. residents Tina Bacolas and Matt Iaccheo hit the RangersTown ice rink. That's when Iaccheo hid a box with the engagement ring in Bacolas’ ice skate as she was putting it on. When she noticed it, he proposed and she said those three little magic words of yes! Dare we say, it's the most wonderful time of the year?! Westchester’s Winter Wonderland is presented by the Westchester Parks Foundation an…

by Daily Voice

12/14/2016

Lifestyle

NBC's 'Law & Order SVU' Films In Nyack VALLEY COTTAGE, N.Y. -- NBC's "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," often referred to simply as SVU, is filming in Nyack on Tuesday, Dec. 13 near Rockland Lake State Park in Valley Cottage. News from On Location Vacations reports the crew has parked at the park but are filming nearby. SVU, now in its 18th season, stars Mariska Hargitay, Ice-T and Raúl Esparza. See any sightings? Snapped any photos? Send any movie/TV tips to jmuchnick@dailyvoice.com.

by Jeanne Muchnick

12/14/2016

Events

Larchmont On The Big Screen: Movie By MHS Grad Showcases Town, Residents LARCHMONT, N.Y. -- A movie set in Larchmont starring Larchmont residents is having its Larchmont debut at -- where else? -- the Larchmont Library. "Larchmont," a new 97-minute film directed, produced and written by Mamaroneck High School (MHS) graduate Ben Zuckert, is showing Sunday, Dec. 18 at 3:30 p.m. The event, held at the Village Center, includes free refreshments. Go HERE for details. And yes, folks, you'll recognize a lot of scenes -- think Sherwood's, Le Sirene Ristorante, Foley's Hardware, the Larchmont Library, and, in Mamaroneck, Half Time Beverage and Cosmo's, among ot…

by Jeanne Muchnick

12/14/2016

Lifestyle

Westchester Businesses Help Raise Funds For Cancer-Stricken Hastings Mom HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- A 34-year-old Westchester mom is fighting the fight of her life and to help, many area businesses are pitching in to help. It was two years ago that Hastings mompreneur, Christina Torpie, was treated for breast cancer. Unfortunately, the disease has progressed, spreading to her liver, lungs, and lymph nodes. The vivacious mom of a 4-year-old and a passionate photographer known throughout the county, is faced with skyrocketing financial challenges as she and her husband pursue an integrative treatment center in Chicago where she has started her medical care. &qu…

by Daily Voice

12/14/2016

Neighbors

Stamford House Shines Bright On ABC's 'Great Christmas Light Fight' STAMFORD, Conn. -- Sixty thousand bulbs and counting. That's the number of lights Tony Pampena, aka "Tony Christmas," has used to decorate his Stamford home for the holidays. That, plus a little bit of elf magic -- and at last 900 hours of work -- got him on "The Great Christmas Light Fight," an ABC show that has residents across America competing for the most outlandishly decorated home. Though he didn't win -- the show aired Monday, Dec. 12 -- Pampena, a Greenwich firefighter, has never done it for the money. It was fun to be on the show and be recognized, he said. But…

by Jeanne Muchnick

12/13/2016

Lifestyle

'Restaurant Hunter' Set To Film At Growlers Beer Bistro In Tuckahoe TUCKAHOE, N.Y. -- "Restaurant Hunter," the Verizon show headed by Emmy winner Rob Petrone, will shoot an upcoming episode over wings and beer at Growlers Beer Bistro in Tuckahoe on Wednesday, Dec. 15. The eatery, which boasts 16 draft lines, one cask line, 60--plus bottles and cans as well as three red wines on tap and a host of craft spirits/cocktails, was the recent winner of our DVlicious "Best Craft Beer Bar" in Westchester contest. (Go HERE for earlier Daily Voice story.) Owner Eric Lorberfeld likes to say Growlers is not a restaurant and it's not a bar. Instead, i…

by Jeanne Muchnick

12/13/2016

Neighbors

Ridgefield Painter Makes Children's Books Into Works Of Art RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- Leslie M. Connito, a longtime painter, has turned her love of poetry and her talent for brushstrokes, into five children's books, one of which is set in South Salem, N.Y. where she lives. "The Wild-Out Animal Alphabet Book," "The Magic Drum," and "The Story of Ticklemino," were created and illustrated in a drawn out form for Connito's two daughters when they were young and just published this past summer. Her two e-books; "Word Sound Onomatopoeia" and "Word Sound Everyday," were made side by side in a two-week period in …

by Jeanne Muchnick

12/13/2016

Neighbors

Pound Ridge Chef Wins Food Network's Cooks Vs. Cons POUND RIDGE, N.Y. -- Folks in New Canaan, Conn. know Angela Baldanza, owner of Baldanza Café more for her work in the front of the house rather than in kitchen, but on Wednesday, Dec. 7 this self-taught chef surprised everyone by cooking her way to victory on Food Network's "Cooks vs. Cons 'Tis the Seasoning." The culinary competition, hosted by Geoffrey Zakarian, sees talented home cooks go up against kitchen professionals. Culminating in a blind taste test to prove who has the best dish, Baldanza, a Pound Ridge resident,, remained focused and calm as she prepared a rack of lamb …

by Jeanne Muchnick

12/11/2016

Lifestyle

Holiday Beers: Bronxville's Beer Noggin Serves Up Holiday Suggestions BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Looking to please the craft beer drinker in your family this holiday season? We went to the experts: Brendan Carroll and Doug Cedrone, owners of Beer Noggin in Bronxville, for their suggestions. The following are their top five brews for this time of year -- food pairings included. Holy Mountain - The Goat. Rustic Brett Saison. 4.7% ABV. 750 ml bottle. An extremely drinkable farmhouse ale brewed with barley, rye, oats, and wheat. This beer is fermented in oak with a special mix of yeasts that makes it funky, fruity, and dry. We smell hay, peaches, apple, and some peppe…

by Jeanne Muchnick

12/11/2016

Neighbors

20.5 Million YouTube Views & Counting: Scarsdale Influencer Racks Up Fans SCARSDALE, N.Y. -- Imagine five days without coffee. Or five days in the same outfit. Or five days exploring a freegan lifestyle (aka avoiding any spending whatsoever) complete with dumpster diving. For Lucie Fink, a Scarsdale native, "five days of" is a constant in her life. It's all part of her branding on Refinery29 where she works as a social influencer doing YouTube videos, among other things. Coming up for the holidays: Five days of giving and five days of rejuvenation. Fink said the videos, which have received over 20.5 million views on R29's YouTube channel, are a lot of …

by Jeanne Muchnick

12/11/2016

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