Looking For A Band Near You? Local Mom Is 'Tuned Into' Your Needs Looking For A Band Near You? Local Mom Is 'Tuned Into' Your Needs
Looking For A Band Near You? Local Mom Is 'Tuned Into' Your Needs PAWLING, N.Y. -- Sandy Lundy has YouTube to thank for her budding business. The Pawling resident began BandsNearMe.com a year ago and has seen the site, which directs viewers to local live music events, news and information throughout the tristate area, explode. This, despite not having a music background and knowing nothing about how to build a website (hence those YouTube videos). The idea began after helping Daryl Hall of Daryl's House with some private events and learning that when music venues promoted a band's show, only the name of the band/musician was named – no information about t…
Friends Rally To Help 4-Year-Old Son Of Newtown Woman Killed In Crash Friends Rally To Help 4-Year-Old Son Of Newtown Woman Killed In Crash
Friends Rally To Help 4-Year-Old Son Of Newtown Woman Killed In Crash NEWTOWN, Conn. — Friends of a 27-year-old Newtown woman who died in a motorcycle crash are rallying to help her 4-year-old son while mourning and preparing for her funeral services on Friday.  "On April 23, 2017, my dear friend Jackie took her last ride," her friend Ashley Hubbard posted on a GoFundMe page in tribute to her friend, Jackie Schulz. Schulz was killed while riding her 2010 Harley-Davidson Sportster on Currituck Road, Newtown police said. She was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, when her Sportster hit a utility pole, police said. Related story: 27-year-old N…
Putnam Service Dogs Unveil First Puppies Putnam Service Dogs Unveil First Puppies
Putnam Service Dogs Unveil First Puppies The puppies at Putnam Service Dogs in Brewster are ready to go to work.Putnam Service Dogs introduced its first three puppies that will begin training to become service dogs. The puppies all came from high kill shelters and were adopted from local rescue groups. The first classes begin Thursday. Anna is a 12-week-old yellow lab mix that was rescued from Puerto Rico and flown up by PawSafe, a rescue group in Danbury. Amy, a 9-week-old shepherd mix, was rescued in Alabama and flown up by Happy Life, a rescue group in Patterson. Allie, a 12-week-old black lab mix, was rescued from Mississippi…
Looking For A 'Shark': Hudson Valley Mom, Daughter Audition For TV Show Looking For A 'Shark': Hudson Valley Mom, Daughter Audition For TV Show
Looking For A 'Shark': Hudson Valley Mom, Daughter Audition For TV 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. "…
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 …
What Your Neighbors Think: Putnam's Favorite Places For Good Eats What Your Neighbors Think: Putnam's Favorite Places For Good Eats
What Your Neighbors Think: Putnam's Favorite Places For Good Eats PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Looking for some good eats in Putnam County? Look no further. Here are the three favorite places to grab some grub in the area, according to Yelp. Reverie Caffe  Where: 21 Front St. Phone: (845) 286-5136 Hours: Mon.Closed; Tue.-Thu. 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.; Fri. 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.& 5 p.m.- 9 p.m.; Sat. 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.; Sun. 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. What People Are Saying:  ''Nice place to visit. Very clean inside. Food is very good. The owners take pride in working hard to please their customers. Reasonably priced, great variety menu. Their chicken pesto Panini is absolutely amazi…
Trump's Original Apprentice, Beacon Property Owner To Wed At Citi Field Trump's Original Apprentice, Beacon Property Owner To Wed At Citi Field
Trump's Original Apprentice, Beacon Property Owner 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.
Yorktown Man Climbs Mount Kilimanjaro With His Brother Yorktown Man Climbs Mount Kilimanjaro With His Brother
Yorktown Man Climbs Mount Kilimanjaro With His Brother Two brothers recently had the adventure of a lifetime.  Chris Berlow, a Yorktown resident and his brother John, a Peekskill resident, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa, in March. The climb helped raise $100,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, which is headquartered in Rye. Climbing Kilimanjaro took six days to get up and two days to get back down. The Berlows jumped at the chance the second they heard of the opportunity. "To go and raise funds for a wonderful cause and climb the highest mountain Africa is too much to pass up," Chris Berlow said. …
Community Rallies Around Family After 6-Year-Old Poughkeepsie Boy Dies Community Rallies Around Family After 6-Year-Old Poughkeepsie Boy Dies
Community Rallies Around Family After 6-Year-Old Poughkeepsie Boy Dies A family that recently immigrated to Poughkeepsie is raising money to help pay for the cost of burying their 6-year-old child back home in Guatemala. A GoFundMe page has been set up for the family of Walter Arias, who passed away last week after battling digestive issues. Almost $1,500 has been raised as of March 31. Tonya Pezzullo's in-laws own Milanese, an Italian restaurant in Poughkeepsie, and Walter's cousins live above the restaurant. After hearing what happened, Pezzullo said she wanted to do whatever we could to help out. Walter and his mother arrived in Poughkeepsie from Gutamela …
Owner Searching For Rico The Maltese, Missing From LaGrange Owner Searching For Rico The Maltese, Missing From LaGrange
Owner Searching For Rico The Maltese, Missing From LaGrange Rico, a five-pound male Maltese, has been reported as missing from Hill View Circle in LaGrange. Rico was last seen at noon Thursday on Smith Road in LaGrange, and was wearing a hot pink sweater. The blue-eyed Maltese is friendly, but will run if chased. Please contact JoAnn at 845-380-6314 with any info.
Marist Student Still In Shock After Ellen Surprise Marist Student Still In Shock After Ellen Surprise
Marist Student Still In Shock After Ellen Surprise POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Victoria Ruggiero is still recovering from the surprise of a lifetime. Ruggiero was a member of Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority, the Marist College sorority surprised by Ellen DeGeneres on Tuesday, winning a contest to see a taping of her talk show in April. The sorority sisters all Ellen superfans and in February, Ruggiero wrote to the show about how much DeGeneres has meant to her. "I wrote something at 1:30 a.m.," Ruggiero, a junior who majors in communications and is interning at Impact PR, said. "I never expected to get a callback. They offered to have us…
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow: Chappaqua's Hillary Clinton Reveals New Look Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow: Chappaqua's Hillary Clinton Reveals New Look
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow: Chappaqua's Hillary Clinton Reveals New Look CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Hillary Clinton's new do is getting is all the buzz. The Chappaqua resident, former first lady, U.S.senator and 2016 presidential nominee just debuted a close-cropped bob for spring complete with bangs. It's a look that's going viral, according to multiple media sources. She revealed her haircut while speaking on women's rights during International Women's Day on Wednesday, March 8 at The Vital Voices Global Leadership Awards in Washington, D.C.  During her speech, she said: "We are not asking for anything extra — we are asking for equality,"  Check out her n…