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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.

Jeanne Muchnick's Contributions

Lifestyle

DV Home Cooking: Eastchester Woman Honors Mom With Time-Honored Recipe DV Home Cooking is devoted to readers and their recipes. All we ask is that you're a home cook, not a professional chef. Got a favorite dish you want to share? Send it, along with the story behind it, to DVHomeCooking@dailyvoice.com. Home Cook: Madelyn Sampogna, Eastchester, N.Y. "Macaroni pie is a family favorite. My mother, Genevieve Vitacco, used to make macaroni pie for her family growing up, as a way to give leftover, sauce-covered, spaghetti (and only leftover spaghetti) a second life. My mother passed away at the age of 99 and among her many legacies, she is still considered the …

by Madelyn Sampogna

07/31/2016

Lifestyle

Watch The Sky: Brown Pelicans Head North To Area Shorelines While scores of tristate area residents head to the Jersey Shore or Long Island beaches this time of year, so, too, do brown pelicans. These goofy looking birds, usually found to our south, are being spotted with increasing regularity farther and farther north. Easily distinguished from our more typical marine species, pelicans often fly in imposing flocks up and down the shoreline, patrolling the sea below for their primary food source -- fish. Their large, ungainly bills are specifically designed to hold fish, which are caught as the birds plunge spectacularly from great heights. Adult pe…

by William Haffey

07/30/2016

Events

Westport's Levitt Pavilion Presents Free Concert With Howie Day WESTPORT, Conn. -- Hot off the press: The Levitt Pavilion For The Performing Arts in Westport is holding a free concert at 7 p.m. Sunday, July 31, featuring Howie Day. Since his insanely successful major debut “Stop All the World,” the Maine native has been touring the globe and constantly creating. Day's highly energetic performances include his chart-topping hits “Collide,” “She Says, “ “Perfect Time of Day,” “Be There,” and new favorites from his latest album "Lanterns." Go HERE for details. The summer series continues its hot streak with the Hot Sardines on Sunday, Aug. 7, at …

by Daily Voice

07/30/2016

Politics

DV Decision: Trump Wins Approval In Choice Of Running Mate FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Daily Voice readers believe Republican nominee Donald Trump made a better VP selection with Indiana Gov. Mike Pence. Fifty-eight percent like Trump's pick while 48 percent believe Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton selected well with Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia. Comments were fairly benign with some pointing out how each chose someone with complementary features. Others were a tad more frank with their opinions. Wrote one reader: "Pence is much too conservative for my taste. His evangelistic thrust is very harmful to women" while another wrote "I lov…

by Daily Voice

07/29/2016

Lifestyle

Noshi's Coney Island In Poughkeepsie Wins 'DVlicious Hot Dog Contest' POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- It was a tight race for the "DVlicious Best Hot Dogs in Dutchess County," but in the end Noshi's Coney Island grabbed the lead, winning with 51 percent of the vote. The Poughkeepsie eatery was followed closely by City Dogs of Wappingers Falls with 49 percent. Thanks to all who voted -- and kept the rest of us guessing. Noshi's, profiled earlier HERE, will receive a framed DVlicious certifcate and bragging rights to being "top dog."

by Daily Voice

07/29/2016

Lifestyle

Forrest Sidestreet Cafe, On Putnam Border, Wins 'DVlicious Hot Dog Contest' PAWLING, N.Y. -- Forrest Sidestreet Cafe, on the Putnam border, snagged the honors in our "DVlicious Hot Dog Contest" for best in the county. The Pawling/Patterson eatery, profiled HERE, won with 85 percent of the vote over Red Rooster in Brewster. The family-owned restaurant will receive a framed DVlicious certifcate and bragging rights to being "top dog."

by Daily Voice

07/29/2016

News

Rockland County Bookstores Gear Up For New Harry Potter Release NYACK, N.Y. -- The Harry Potter magic is lukewarm this time around with the release of "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child." The script book, basically a screenplay for the upcoming London play, is set for release at midnight Saturday, July 30. Unlike in years passed where kids (and kids at heart) lined up for hours dressed in costume to dive into the Hogwarts world, there's not a lot going on in Rockland this time around. Jack Dunnigan, owner of Nyack's beloved Pickwick Book Shop, said his decision to not plan anything special was a conscious decision. "There's just not the …

by Jeanne Muchnick

07/29/2016

Lifestyle

Walter's In Mamaroneck Snags Win In 'DVlicious Hot Dog Contest' MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- Walter's in Mamaroneck, a longtime Westchester institution, won our "DVlicious Best Hot Dogs in Westchester County" contest. The roadside stand, profiled earlier HERE, won with 54 percent of the vote. In business since 1919 and still family-run, Walter's will receive a framed DVlicious certifcate and bragging rights to being the county's "top dog."

by Daily Voice

07/29/2016

Politics

DV Decision: Trump Wins Approval In Choice Of Running Mate PASSAIC COUNTY, N.J. -- Daily Voice readers believe Republican nominee Donald Trump made a better VP selection with Indiana Gov. Mike Pence. Fifty-eight percent like Trump's pick while 48 percent believe Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton selected well with Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia. Comments were fairly benign with some pointing out how each chose someone with complementary features. Others were a tad more frank with their opinions. Wrote one reader: "Pence is much too conservative for my taste. His evangelistic thrust is very harmful to women" while another wrote "I love T…

by Daily Voice

07/29/2016

Politics

DV Decision: Trump Wins Approval In Choice Of Running Mate ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Daily Voice readers believe Republican nominee Donald Trump made a better VP selection with Indiana Gov. Mike Pence. Fifty-eight percent like Trump's pick while 48 percent believe Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton selected well with Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia. Comments were fairly benign with some pointing out how each chose someone with complementary features. Others were a tad more frank with their opinions. Wrote one reader: "Pence is much too conservative for my taste. His evangelistic thrust is very harmful to women" while another wrote "I love …

by Daily Voice

07/29/2016

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