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Sandra Diamond Fox

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Sandra Diamond Fox has been a journalist since 2005, working for The News-Times and The Redding Pilot prior to coming to the Daily Voice. She has a bachelor's degree in English from Stony Brook University and a Master's degree in publishing from Pace University. She married with four teenage children and is a competitive runner and avid exerciser.

Sandra was formerly a reporter at Daily Voice.

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Events

Stamford Young Artists Philharmonic Kicks Off 56th Concert Season STAMFORD, Conn. -- Stamford Young Artists Philharmonic, the regional youth symphony organization, will open its 56th concert season with a performance at 4 p.m. Sunday at Westhill High School in Stamford.The philharmonic is building off the momentum of many positive changes in the last year by kicking off its season with masterworks from the symphonic literature. The music director, Christian Capocaccia, will be opening the season with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2, op. 36, D major. Also performing will be Young People’s Symphony, Stamford Young Artists Philharmonic’s upper-intermediate orch…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

11/18/2015

Events

Pianist Steven Masi Performs Schubert In Teaneck TEANECK, N.J. -- Steven Masi will perform "Schubert: Music for Solo Piano" from 4-5:30 p.m. Sunday at the Puffin Cultural Forum: 20 Puffin Way, Teaneck. Masi continues his exploration of the lyrical music of the great Franz Schubert with works for solo piano, including 3 Klavierstucke, D.946 and the Sonata in B-Flat, Opus Posthumous. The cost is $10 for both members and non-members. Reservations are recommended. Send an e-mail to tix@puffinfoundation.org or call 201-836-3499. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. Reservations will be held until 3:45 p.m. For more information about the event, cl…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

11/18/2015

Politics

Danbury's Harding Supports GOP Effort To Correct DMV Inefficiencies DANBURY, Conn. -- State Rep. Stephen Harding--who represents Brookfield, Bethel and Danbury--has announced his support for an effort by fellow Republican lawmakers to address inefficiencies of the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles. Rep. Tom O'Dea and Sen. Toni Boucher - both ranking members of the Transportation Committee - submitted a letter to DMV Commissioner Andres Ayala, Jr. in October intended to address issues highlighted by the public, and allow the agency to address members of the legislature about the ways in which the General Assembly can assist the DMV. Common questions posed…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

11/18/2015

Events

Chabad of Fort Lee To Celebrate Chanukah With Meal, Gelt, Dreidels FORT LEE, N.J. -- Chabad of Fort Lee will present "The First Night of Chanukah" at 4:30 p.m. Dec. 6. At the free event, attendees will witness the lighting of the grand menorah and may enjoy hot latkes, dinner doughnuts and chocolate gelt and dreidels. Families can take a selfie with a minion and enjoy the bubble artistry of international master Jeff Boyer. Chabad of Fort Lee is founded on the principle that, while Jews embrace many levels of observance in their personal lives, there should be a place for all Jews with no labels and no affiliations. They develop a sense of commu…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

11/18/2015

Police & Fire

Trainees For Mount Vernon Police Exam Exceed Expectations MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- If the consistent level of attendance is any indication of test performance, Mount Vernon’s Police Department will have a deep bench for selection of its next set of recruits. Close to 250 diverse recruits showed up the first evening for the prep classes -- and the five weeks thereafter, for the Mount Vernon Police exam scheduled at A.B. Davis Middle School on Nov. 14. Vincent Manzione, a retired Mount Vernon police lieutenant, led the 90-minute sessions, Mondays and Wednesdays, during the months of October and November. A total of about 1,350 applicants registered …

by Sandra Diamond Fox

11/17/2015

News

17 Former Boy Scouts Sue Ridgefield Scoutmaster, Allege Sex Abuse RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- Seventeen former Boy Scouts have filed a lawsuit against their former Scoutmaster in Ridgefield, alleging he sexually abused them on camping trips and outings from 1963 to 1975, according to the Hartford Courant.The plaintiffs' lawyer said it was the largest single lawsuit filed against Boy Scouts of America and said one child was molested more than 1,000 times, the Hartford Courant said. In addition to the 17 former Scouts, the lawsuit, filed in Superior Court in Stamford, alleges the now-deceased Scoutmaster also sexually assaulted two girls, the Hartford Courant said.…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

11/17/2015

Sports

Yorktown Huskers Win Taconic Youth Football League 9U Championship YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- The Yorktown Huskers 9U team recently defeated the Hudson Valley Admirals to win the 2015 4th Grade Taconic Youth League championship.The game was a defensive fight, yielding no score until less than two minutes in regulation. It looked like it would result in a repeat of the 2014 8U championship tie between the same two opponents. With the Huskers facing fourth down and 6 to go, Yorktown executed a 15-yard halfback option pass and a 35-yard foot race to the end zone, to go ahead by six points in the final minute of the showdown. Photo caption #1: The members of the York…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

11/17/2015

News

Donate Turkeys Through People-To-People Food Pantry In Rockland ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- You can make a donation that will help People to People provide a turkey and all the fixings for a traditional Thanksgiving Dinner to nearly 2,000 Rockland households in need. People to People is Rockland County’s largest food pantry working to help struggling Rocklanders through difficult times with dignity through its programs including: Food Pantry Clothes Closet Back To School With Dignity Project Joy! Last year, People to People provided assistance to nearly 14,000 Rockland households. The single mother, the senior citizen, the veteran who comes to People to P…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

11/17/2015

News

Clarkstown School District In New City Gets Approved For State Aid NEW CITY, N.Y. -- Carl Thurnau, state Education Department director of facilities, has informed the Clarkstown Central School District it will receive 55 percent of the cost of its 2015 Bond for Critical Systems in state aid. Though this was expected, the confirmation adds to the current information being provided to taxpayers for consideration as the Dec. 10 vote approaches for the bond.

by Sandra Diamond Fox

11/17/2015

Events

Nutritionist Explains How To Prevent Diabetes At Red Hook Public Library RED HOOK, N.Y. -- Join Roufia Payman at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, at the Red Hook Public Library, for a talk on preventing diabetes. She is a nutritionist at Northern Dutchess Hospital and is certified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a diabetes prevention coach. Please call (845) 758-3241 to reserve a spot for this free program. The Red Hook Public Library is at 7444 S. Broadway.

by Sandra Diamond Fox

11/17/2015

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