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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.

Sandra Diamond Fox's Contributions

Politics

Meet The Candidates At Yonkers Public Library YONKERS, N.Y. -- There will be a Meet the Candidates reception Sunday, from 1:30-2 p.m., at Yonkers Public Library, Will Library Branch, 1500 Central Park Ave.The purpose of this special event is for members of the Friends of the Yonkers Public Library and the public to meet the candidates running for office in Yonkers and remind elected officials of how important the Yonkers Public Library is in their lives, according to a library press release. From 1:30-2 p.m., candidates will have the opportunity to meet friends, members and patrons of the library informally in the lower lobby event spac…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

10/21/2015

Business

I B Cohen Reopens As Cohens Consignment In New Rochelle NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- I B Cohen "Reimagined" as Cohens Consignment recently held a grand re-opening an ribbon cutting.Mayor Noam Bramson and New Rochelle Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Bob Marrone were on hand for the Oct. 14 event. The menswear institution, at 525 Main St., holds the distinction of being one of the oldest businesses in New York state to be owned and operated by a single family. Israel Benjamin Cohen, an immigrant from Lithuania, established his first clothing store in Mamaroneck, in 1890. The Cohens continue to carry on the family tradition in retail, on…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

10/21/2015

News

Brewster HS Student Alexxis Prinz Receives Boces Distinction Award PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- When she was younger, Brewster High School student Alexxis Prinz had the misfortune of breaking a bone…more than once. Little did she, or her parents know at the time, but this unlucky series of injuries would go on to inspire Prinz to enter the Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES Tech Center’s New Visions Health program with the goal of one day becoming an orthopedic surgeon. On Tuesday, Oct.13, Prinz was recognized for her hard work and dedication to her studies as she was named a BOCES’ Student of Distinction for the 2015-16 school year at a Brewster Board of Educati…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

10/21/2015

Schools

Chat With Bedford Schools Superintendent Jere Hochman BEDFORD, N.Y. -- The Bedford Central School District is hosting a Conversation with the Superintendent on Thursday, Nov. 5.Parents and community members are invited to sit and talk with Superintendent of Schools Jere Hochman at the Pound Ridge Elementary School Library, at 7 pm. The Bedford Central School District serves students from Bedford Hills, Mount Kisco, Bedford Village, and Pound Ridge. Pound Ridge Elementary School is at 7 Pound Ridge Road, Pound Ridge.

by Sandra Diamond Fox

10/21/2015

Lifestyle

Access Health CT Sets Up Community Chat In Stamford On Open Enrollment STAMFORD, Conn. -- Access Health CT is inviting community organizations and leaders to a Community Chat on Thursday in the Stamford Government Center cafeteria, 888 Washington Blvd., from 6 to 7:30 p.m. AHCT Staff will provide an overview of the accomplishments of Connecticut’s insurance exchange program and lead a discussion on ways AHCT can help bring quality, affordable healthcare to more residents of the Stamford community. “Community Chats offer a direct line of communication to the state’s healthcare exchange—and another opportunity to get feedback on the enrollment process,” said Lt.…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

10/21/2015

Obituaries

Edward J. Drenga, 87, Of Yonkers YONKERS, N.Y. -- Edward J. Drenga, a lifelong Yonkers resident, died Monday, Oct. 19, at age 87. He attended local schools and graduated from Saunders High School. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1945-47. He was employed as a foreman for Con Edison for 36 years. Married to his "traveling partner," wife Dorothy, for 62 years, they traveled throughout the United States and spent winters in the Florida Keys. He was the husband of the late Dorothy T. Drenga (nee Hvozdik), father of Edward (Mary) Drenga, Lorraine (Walter) Borek, Gloria (John) Perrin and Daniel Drenga; broth…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

10/21/2015

Obituaries

Frank Biele, 73, Of Yorktown YORKYOWN, N.Y. -- Frank Biele, 73, a longtime resident of Yorktown Heights, died Oct. 17.He was born Sept. 25, 1942, to Carlo and Mary Biele in Benevento, Italy. He is survived by his wife Barbara Fiorini Biele, his sons, Ernest (Sue) and Frank (Jessica) and his grandchildren Owen and Brooke. He also is survived by his brother Ernest (Justine) and his friend Howie. He served in the U.S. Army for two years, and after his service was employed by AT&T for 23 years. Family and friends will honor his life from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at Yorktown Funeral Home, 945 E. Main St., Shrub Oa…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

10/21/2015

Obituaries

Marie G. Cerreta, 105, Of New Rochelle NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Marie G. Cerreta, of New Rochelle, died Oct. 18. She was 105. She was preceded in death by her husband Emidio and daughter-in-law Elizabeth. She is survived by her children, Peter, Joseph and his wife Patricia and Diane and her husband John Moore. She also is survived by her 10 grandchildren, Barbara McCormick, William Cerreta, James Cerreta, Ellen Cerreta, Cornelius Moore, Jane Fitzgerald, Matthew Moore, Kyla Moore, Peter Cerreta and Marin Moore, as well as 10 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Thursday. A Mass of Christian Burial will be …

by Sandra Diamond Fox

10/21/2015

Schools

Mahopac High School Auto Body Student Wins T-Shirt In Airbrush Competition MAHOPAC, N.Y. -- Mahopac Student Anthony Tetto won an airbrush competition Monday at the Tech Center at Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES.Anthony, along with the rest of his auto body class, was given an airbrushing lesson by professional airbrush artist Tommy Banks of Ohio Technical College. To be successful, Banks told the students, an airbrush artist must perform his task properly, consistently and accurately. “If it is not accurate, there’s no point in doing it at all,” he said. To give the students a sense of how to use airbrush pens, Banks had them do three exercises. They drew squi…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

10/21/2015

Neighbors

Rockland County's Annual Catholic Charities Dinner Marks Eighth Year CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- The eighth annual celebration dinner for Catholic Charities Community Services of Rockland is Thursday, Oct. 22. This is the organization's principle fundraiser, according to Martha Robles, Executive Director of CCCSR.The dinner is at the Colonial Inn, 545 Tappan Road, Norwood. Social hour is 6 p.m. Dinner and program is 7 p.m. The fundraiser is significant in helping the not-for-profit human service agency meet the growing demand for assistance in Rockland County. Whether it's providing food to Rockland's hungry, helping a family stay housed by preventing an eviction o…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

10/21/2015

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