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Former Westchester Priest Beatified By Vatican Former Westchester Priest Beatified By Vatican
Former Westchester Priest Beatified By Vatican A priest who served in the Hudson Valley is on the track to sainthood. Rev. Solanus Casey was beatified by Pope Francis on Thursday, with the church attributing a miracle to him. Beatification is the next step on the road to becoming a saint. Casey, who died in 1957 at age 86, would be the first American-born male Catholic saint. Casey's first assignment was at Sacred Heart Church in Yonkers. He served as sacristan, director of altar servers and then a porter, answering the bell at the monastery door, according to his website. He was later transferred to New York City before being sent to …

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by Sam Barron
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Westchester's Mika Brzezinski Gets Engaged To Co-Host Joe Scarborough Westchester's Mika Brzezinski Gets Engaged To Co-Host Joe Scarborough
Westchester's Mika Brzezinski Gets Engaged To Co-Host Joe Scarborough It's a match made in morning TV heaven. "Morning Joe" co-hosts Joe Scarborough, a New Canaan resident, and Mika Brzezinski, a Bronxville resident, announced Thursday they are engaged. Scarborough proposed to her while they were in Paris to celebrate Brezinski's 50th birthday. In February, Brzezinski put her Bronxville home on the market. The mother of two announced she was separating from her husband in December 2015. Scarborough, a former Congressman, split from his second wife in 2013. According to an interview in Vanity Fair, the couple does not yet live together.  Between the…

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by Sam Barron
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Westchester Filmmaker Relives High School With New GoFundMe Film Westchester Filmmaker Relives High School With New GoFundMe Film
Westchester Filmmaker Relives High School With New GoFundMe Film BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- "Don't Panic," a new movie by a Sarah Lawrence student, is in the process of both raising funds and looking for college students who want to participate. Filming for this production team's first feature film begins directly after the semester ends (May) and goes into the remainder of the summer (August).  With the donations collected via GoFundMe, the production team will acquire equipment for filming and props for the shoot. All funds raised will be applied directly to the cost of producing the best quality film, writes Filmmaker and current Bronxville residen…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Westchester Fourth-Grader Wins Earth Day Poster Contest Westchester Fourth-Grader Wins Earth Day Poster Contest
Westchester Fourth-Grader Wins Earth Day Poster Contest SOMERS, N.Y. --  You can't change the past, but you can change the future.  Such is the mantra of Julia Schmidberger, a fourth grader at Somers Intermediate School who came up with the slogan and put it to paper, entering her project in Senator Terrence Murphy's 2017 Earth Day Poster Contest for grades K-6.  Schmidberger's entry, which also encompassed the contest's theme, "Reduce, Reuse and Recycle," was chosen as this year's winner. "Congratulations, Julia, for creating a poster that truly captured the message of this year's contest," said Senator Murphy. "All of…

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Westchester Teen Puts One Foot Forward With School-Spirited Sneakers Westchester Teen Puts One Foot Forward With School-Spirited Sneakers
Westchester Teen Puts One Foot Forward With School-Spirited Sneakers NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Rebecca Feldman is really excited about pursuing a BFA degree at Temple University's Tyler School of Art in the fall. The New Rochelle high school senior is also excited about her friends' decisions to go to Yale, Tufts, Boston College and University of Wisconsin and so, to help get them off on the right foot --- pun intended -- she started creating custom designs for sneakers in the colors, logos and mascots of their soon-to-be-schools. Each shoe is covered from the top, sides and back with different patterns and details including the graduation year and school slogan…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Westchester Runner Makes History With 200 Miles Around Central Park Westchester Runner Makes History With 200 Miles Around Central Park
Westchester Runner Makes History With 200 Miles Around Central Park CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. --- What does it take to run 200 miles in Central Park in one weekend?  The new film, "200 Miles," showing at Tribeca Film Festival Thursday, April 27, has the answer thanks to its main subject, Ultramarathoner Eric Gelber, of Chappaqua. More than 250,000 steps 12 gallons of water; two liters of ginger ale Six pairs of shoes; nine pairs of socks One pound of salami (one of Gelber's favorite running foods), two cantaloupes, and a pound of boiled potatoes Five to 20-minute naps One Central Park pedicabber who rode 107 miles transporting the Tribeca documentary film …

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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More Than $20K Raised For Mount Kisco Family That Lost 2-Year-Old More Than $20K Raised For Mount Kisco Family That Lost 2-Year-Old
More Than $20K Raised For Mount Kisco Family That Lost 2-Year-Old WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. --A Mount Kisco family whose two-year-old child died on Easter Sunday in Chappaqua has seen an outpouring of support from the community. A GoFundMe page to help the family of Matias Lenis-Gomez has raised more than $20,000 from 304 donors as of Tuesday afternoon. The goal was to initially raise $10,000. Matias was found in a pond on Whippoorwill Road after he was reported missing on April 16. He was transported to Northern Westchester Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The GoFundMe page was set up by Vicky Nikprelaj, the property manager at Pinecrest Manor, whe…

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by Sam Barron
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Westchester Blogger Helps Busy Moms Navigate Parenthood Westchester Blogger Helps Busy Moms Navigate Parenthood
Westchester Blogger Helps Busy Moms Navigate Parenthood YONKERS, N.Y. -- Need some mom advice? Andrea Worthington hopes to steer you in the right direction.  The Yonkers mom of two took over BabyGot Chat in Fall 2016 after being a guest blogger for a year. The site, launched in 2015, was originally created as a forum for parents with a strong classifieds-style section of childcare options, pediatricians, photographers, and other services. Now, however, it's been molded to include a stronger focus on events, reviews, and articles of interest.  "Westchester is a big place with a lot of things to do, and some moms get overwhelmed with all the…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Westchester Musician Hopes To Rock Third Album With Crowdfunding Help Westchester Musician Hopes To Rock Third Album With Crowdfunding Help
Westchester Musician Hopes To Rock Third Album With Crowdfunding Help WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- A White Plains musician is in the midst of a crowdfunding campaign so his band, Zion80, can create its third album. And not just any album. According to Jon Madof, his 10-member group, which has performed throughout the U.S. and Europe, plays a unique blend of Jewish music – from Carlebach to Zorn and everything in between – all created through the lens of the Afrobeat funk master Fela Anikulapo Kuti, blended with the madness of the downtown New York City jazz scene. The lineup includes musicians who play with the Grammy-winning Klezmatics, Suzanne Vega, Yo-Yo Ma and m…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Croton Man Remembers Dad In Book About Coping With Loss Of A Loved One Croton Man Remembers Dad In Book About Coping With Loss Of A Loved One
Croton Man Remembers Dad In Book About Coping With Loss Of A Loved One CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- For Croton resident, Steve Cony, his life changed forever when his father died when he was three. Cony, along with Rabbi Jennifer Jaech, is the author of "He's All I Have: Nurturing A Young Child Through The Loss Of A Loved One." Cony and Jaech are hosting a book signing and discussion at Temple Israel of Northern Westchester in Croton-on-Hudson at noon on April 20. After his father died, Cony's family never brought him up. Cony's companion was Monny, a kewpie doll his father bought for him when he was two.  Cony decided to team up with Jaech, the rabbi …

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by Sam Barron
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Looking For A 'Shark': Bedford Mom, Mount Kisco Daughter Audition For Show Looking For A 'Shark': Bedford Mom, Mount Kisco Daughter Audition For Show
Looking For A 'Shark': Bedford Mom, Mount Kisco Daughter Audition For Show WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Two Westchester women are hoping to get their tote bags noticed on "Shark Tank." Laura Massari of Mount Kisco and her mom, Cindy Massari of Katonah, recently auditioned for the ABC show to raise capital for their line, The Flip Flop Bitch. Laura calls the bag, which was featured on "The Today Show," and "Rachael Ray," a hobo style tote that comes folded up in a matching wristlet. There are sparkly totes for parties and vegan leather totes for everyday use. One was even overnighted to an Oscar VIP attendee during awards season. "…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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More Than $50,000 Raised For Family Of Pleasantville Basketball Star More Than $50,000 Raised For Family Of Pleasantville Basketball Star
More Than $50,000 Raised For Family Of Pleasantville 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