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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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Schools
Briarcliff Students Support Healthy Eating For New York's Big Apple Crunch Briarcliff Students Support Healthy Eating For New York's Big Apple Crunch
Briarcliff Students Support Healthy Eating For New York's Big Apple Crunch BRIARCLIFF, N.Y. -- The Wellness Committee participated in the annual Big Apple Crunch to support healthy eating. Students at all three Briarcliff Manor schools enjoyed a healthy local snack as part of New York’s Big Apple Crunch on Oct. 23 and 26.“The Big Apple Crunch is organized throughout New York in support of Food Day, which is Oct. 24,” said Stephanie Casper of the district’s Wellness Committee. “Food Day is a nationwide celebration and a movement for healthy, affordable and sustainable food.”  Briarcliff Manor’s students participate in the Big Apple Crunch annually. This year, high s…

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Hendrick Hudson High School Stages 'The Laramie Project' Hendrick Hudson High School Stages 'The Laramie Project'
Hendrick Hudson High School Stages 'The Laramie Project' CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- Hendrick Hudson High School Theatre in Cortlandt presents "The Laramie Project" by Moises Kaufman and the members of the Tectonic Theatre Project. This project portrays the true story of Matthew Sheppard, a Wyoming University student who was brutally beaten and left to die because he was gay. It is directed by Clare Carey. Seventeen students play 60 different roles. Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theatre Project, traveled to Laramie. Wyo. to conduct interviews with the townspeople. The play is edited from those interviews.  The performances will be Nov. 20 …

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Parents Invited To English Language Arts Night At Waverly School Parents Invited To English Language Arts Night At Waverly School
Parents Invited To English Language Arts Night At Waverly School EASTCHESTER, N.Y. -- The fourth Parent University “Core Event” (English Language Arts Night) will take place Thursday, at 7 p.m., at Waverly School in Eastchester.The purpose of ELA Night is to provide information that will enable parents and caregivers to better support their child’s literacy development at home. Waverly teachers will be on hand to facilitate two, grade-specific sessions that have been designed to give parents the information on the following topics: Kindergarten: Mastering High-Frequency Words, Reading with Independence  First Grade: Word Attack Strategies, Reading for Me…

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Sports
Pleasantville Panthers Third, Fourth Grade Football Team Goes Undefeated Pleasantville Panthers Third, Fourth Grade Football Team Goes Undefeated
Pleasantville Panthers Third, Fourth Grade Football Team Goes Undefeated PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- The Pleasantville Panthers' third- and fourth-grade White team completed an undefeated season on Saturday morning at Parkway field, with a victory over the Valhalla Vikings 23-0, at the Westchester Youth Football League Championship game. Going into the championship game, the teams were ranked 1 and 2: Pleasantville had compiled an 8-0 record while Valhalla went into the game 7-1.  An extremely disciplined defense along with an outstanding offensive effort led by Daniel Picart’s huge plays enabled the Panthers to prevail in hard fought battle.  The Pleasantville coach…

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Events
Woman Gives Beading Classes In Westchester, Donates Items To Shelter Woman Gives Beading Classes In Westchester, Donates Items To Shelter
Woman Gives Beading Classes In Westchester, Donates Items To Shelter WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Beading workshops will be conducted throughout Westchester County by Joan Lloyd in November and December. Lloyd makes between 700 and 800 sets of earrings per month and donates them to battered women's shelters all over the country.  To facilitate that, she holds workshops in Westchester and Putnam counties to teach people how to make them.  She also holds workshops at libraries, for senior citizen groups, scouts, and church members and is always interested in doing more. She has been doing this for about five years. She charges a nominal fee for materials and fo…

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Pelham High School Students Take Ninth Place In Forensics Competition Pelham High School Students Take Ninth Place In Forensics Competition
Pelham High School Students Take Ninth Place In Forensics Competition PELHAM, N.Y. -- Pelham Memorial High School's Forensics Speech Team took ninth place overall at the Halloween Classic Tournament held at Xavier High School in New York City. Juniors Halle Tirsch, was a finalist in the Varsity Oral Interpretation of Poetry; and Veronica Stern, took seventh place in the Varsity Oral Interpretation of Poetry. 

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News
Putnam County Take Back Day Nets More Than 500 Pounds Of Medications Putnam County Take Back Day Nets More Than 500 Pounds Of Medications
Putnam County Take Back Day Nets More Than 500 Pounds Of Medications PUTNAM, N.Y. -- The Putnam Communities That Care Coalition, in collaboration with the Putnam County Health Department and Putnam County Sheriff’s Department, had a "Fall Medication Take Back Event" Saturday, Nov. 7 at Putnam Hospital Center.More than 125 Putnam County residents took advantage of the event, which netted more than 500 pounds of used or expired medications.  “This is a great opportunity for the residents of Putnam to dispose of unnecessary medications in a safe, environmentally sound way,” said Kristin McConnell, executive director of the National Council on Alcoholi…

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Police & Fire
Stamford Woman Charged With Biting Police Officer, Kicking Two Others Stamford Woman Charged With Biting Police Officer, Kicking Two Others
Stamford Woman Charged With Biting Police Officer, Kicking Two Others STAMFORD, Conn. -- A Stamford woman who was high on PCP was arrested on assault and drug charges of biting one police officer and kicking and spitting on two others, according to the StamfordAdvocate.com.At about 8 p.m. Saturday on Chestnut Street, officers detained Jacqueline Adams, 32, because they smelled marijuana and PCP in her vicinity, StamfordAdvocate.com said. When two female officers arrived to search her, Adams kicked one officer and spit on another, then bit a male officer on the right forearm, StamfordAdvocate.com said. Read the full story here.

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Events
Cadets, Independence Bellies Celebrate Veterans Day In Beekman Cadets, Independence Bellies Celebrate Veterans Day In Beekman
Cadets, Independence Bellies Celebrate Veterans Day In Beekman BEEKMAN, N.Y. -- Beekman hosted its annual Veterans Day ceremony over the weekend with cadets and members of Daughters of the American Revolution placing flags on veterans' gravesites. Thanks to all who participated in this event.The DAR, founded in 1890 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a nonprofit, non-political volunteer women's service organization dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history and securing America's future through better education for children. DAR members volunteer millions of service hours annually in their local communities including supportin…

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Nyack Library Presents Russell Bank Video, Discussion On Capitalism Nyack Library Presents Russell Bank Video, Discussion On Capitalism
Nyack Library Presents Russell Bank Video, Discussion On Capitalism NYACK, N.Y. -- On Thursday, Nov. 12, from 7-10 p.m., in The Nyack Library's community/meeting room, there will be a presentation of the video of Russell Banks's talk: "Feeding Moloch: The Sacrifice of Our Children on the Altar of Capitalism," for the Harvard Divinity School's annual Ingersoll Lecture on Immortality. The video will be introduced by Prof. Richard Connolly, lecturer in cultural history at SUNY Purchase and Rockland Community College, in collaboration with Rivertown Films. A community discussion will follow the video presentation of the lecture. Please register here. T…

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