Westchester 13-Year-Old To Sing At US Open Westchester 13-Year-Old To Sing At US Open
Westchester 13-Year-Old To Sing At US Open WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Twelve vocalists age 14 and under will perform patriotic-themed songs during the night sessions of the 2017 US Open and- - and one Yonkers resident is among them. Thirteen-year-old Brandon Hernandez will be returning for his second consecutive year to sing "America the Beautiful." Other performers include talent from throughout the New York metropolitan area, as well as from Arizona, Florida, and Hawaii. The US Open runs from Monday, Aug. 28 to Sunday, Sept 10; Hernandez will sing on Thursday, Aug. 31 prior to the night session, which starts at 7 p.m. …
Westchester Actor Selected For North American Tour Of 'Les Miz' Westchester Actor Selected For North American Tour Of 'Les Miz'
Westchester Actor Selected For North American Tour Of 'Les Miz' NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Jordan Cole saw "Les Miserables" when it was on Broadway when he was 7-years-old and walked out of the theater telling his parents that one day, he wanted to be the street urchin, Gavroche.  Now, at 10, the New Rochelle resident, whose real name is Jordan Feigenbaum, is getting his wish. After touring as Michael Llewelyn Davies in "Finding Neverland" -- his first big role outside of local theater -- he 's now set to play his dream role in the upcoming Broadway tour of Les Miz. He and another boy will alternate in the role. The adventure, according…
Former Pleasantville Rabbi One Of 48 'Fascinating Minds' Former Pleasantville Rabbi One Of 48 'Fascinating Minds'
Former Pleasantville Rabbi One Of 48 'Fascinating Minds' HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- Rabbi Mark Sameth, who previously led Pleasantville Community Synagogue, is featured in a new book about God. Sameth is one of the people mentioned in "God: 48  Famous and Fascinating Minds Talk About God," written by New Yorker illustrator R.O. Blechman that was published Tuesday. The book features a compilation of quotes about God from people like Homer, Galileo, Albert Einstein and Maya Angelou, paired with illustrations from Blechman. Blechman contacted Sameth when writing the book after Sameth's op-ed "Is God Transgender?" was published …
15-Year-Old Westchester Student Inspires Girls To Think Big 15-Year-Old Westchester Student Inspires Girls To Think Big
15-Year-Old Westchester Student Inspires Girls To Think Big MOHEGAN LAKE, N.Y. --  Raina Ghosh, a Lakeland Copper Beech Middle School student was one of nine awardees from across the country who took part in the nationwide ThinkBIG Challenge, a nonprofit organization established two years ago by then 13-year old Jothi Ramaswamy. ThinkSTEAM, her 501(c) 3 Mohegan Lake-based group, profiled in an earlier Daily Voice story, operates with financial backing from organizations including Ardsley-based Acorda Therapeutics, Purchase-based PepsiCo, IBM in Armonk, Wal-Mart and PepsiCo. The organization is built around recognizing female talent in the math, tech…
Westchester Photographer Gets 'Stamp Of Approval' From US Postal Service Westchester Photographer Gets 'Stamp Of Approval' From US Postal Service
Westchester Photographer Gets 'Stamp Of Approval' From US Postal Service WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. --  Bonnie Sue Rauch never thought a photo she took of a monarch butterfly perched on a zinnia nine years ago would end up on a Forever Stamp.But thanks to an image she had on file with a stock agency, her photograph was selected as part of the U.S. Postal Service pollinators series -- basically a one in 40,000 shot based on the number of submissions the Postal Service receives, according to a postal service spokesman. Others in the series include a monarch and a coneflower, a monarch and a goldenrod, a western honeybee and a golden ragwort, a western honeybee and a …
Katonah Comes Together To Show Solidarity In Vigil For Charlottesville Katonah Comes Together To Show Solidarity In Vigil For Charlottesville
Katonah Comes Together To Show Solidarity In Vigil For Charlottesville KATONAH, N.Y. -- Katonah stands with the people of Charlottesville. A vigil was held Sunday night in downtown Katonah in to show solidarity with the people of Charlottesville and in honor of Heather Heyer, the woman who was struck by a car protesting white supremacists Saturday. The vigil featured a moment of silence, a lighting of candles and a reading of Martin Luther King, Jr's "I Have A Dream" speech. Attendees carried signs like "Love Wins," and "Black Lives Matter." County Executive Rob Astorino said on Twitter that white supremacism had no place in Amer…
Former Greeley Quarterback, 'Swolemate' Create Social Media Stir Former Greeley Quarterback, 'Swolemate' Create Social Media Stir
Former Greeley Quarterback, 'Swolemate' Create Social Media Stir CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Michael Aidala has found his "swolemate." The personal trainer, who starred as quarterback at Horace Greeley High School, was recently profiled by the Associated Press along with his girlfriend, Chelsey Korus on the concept of swolemate- a girlfriend, wife or even a friend that you bond with through workouts. Aidala and Korus met while on a photo shoot in Central Park, quickly bonding over their love of working out and keeping each other in shape. The couple do a lot of acrobatics together, chronicles their efforts on Aidala's Instagram, where he has 58,000 foll…
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…
Mount Kisco Musician Gets Animated On 'Teen Titans' Mount Kisco Musician Gets Animated On 'Teen Titans'
Mount Kisco 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…
Armonk Native Debuting Groundbreaking Off-Broadway Musical Armonk Native Debuting Groundbreaking Off-Broadway Musical
Armonk Native Debuting Groundbreaking Off-Broadway Musical ARMONK, N.Y. -- Bonnie Gleicher, an Armonk native, wants the theater to be open and accessible to everyone. Gleicher, who graduated from Byram Hills High School in 2006, is the composer and lyricist of "Addy and Uno," the first family musical about disabilities. The musical will be running at the 14th Street Y Theater in New York City from Sept. 2 to Sept. 24 at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. In "Addy and Uno," Uno, a child with autism, facing the challenges of competing in his school's math competition. His friends with varying disabilities, ADHD, visual, hearing and physical impai…