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Somers Photographer Gets 'Stamp Of Approval' From US Postal Service Somers Photographer Gets 'Stamp Of Approval' From US Postal Service
Somers Photographer Gets 'Stamp Of Approval' From US Postal Service WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. --  Bonnie Sue Rauch never thought a photo she took of a monarch butterfly perched on a zinnia nine years ago would end up on a Forever Stamp.But thanks to an image she had on file with a stock agency, her photograph was selected as part of the U.S. Postal Service pollinators series -- basically a one in 40,000 shot based on the number of submissions the Postal Service receives, according to a postal service spokesman. Others in the series include a monarch and a coneflower, a monarch and a goldenrod, a western honeybee and a golden ragwort, a western honeybee and a …

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Bird's The Word: Rare Banded Pigeon Spotted In South Salem Bird's The Word: Rare Banded Pigeon Spotted In South Salem
Bird's The Word: Rare Banded Pigeon Spotted In South Salem SOUTH SALEM, N.Y. - A tagged pigeon is on the loose in South Salem and some Good Samaritans are hopeful of reuniting it with its handler. A South Salem resident reported to Lost Pets of Westchester County on Tuesday morning that a pigeon had flown onto her deck in South Salem and was approachable before eventually flying off to a nearby tree. The woman reported to the organization that she was able to get a look at the band on its leg, which bore the characters AU 2017 and 5969. According to the National Pigeon Association, domestic pigeons with individually identifiable leg bands are regi…

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by Zak Failla
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Yo-Yo Ma Helps North Salem Conductor Find Puppy Yo-Yo Ma Helps North Salem Conductor Find Puppy
Yo-Yo Ma Helps North Salem Conductor Find Puppy NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- It was a happy reunion for conductor David Zinman, who lives in North Salem, and his 4-month old puppy, Carlito. Zinman was reunited with Carlito after cellist Yo-Yo Ma asked attendees at a concert in Massachusetts, where Zinman is staying, to help find the Cuban Havanese puppy, who went missing that morning. A woman heard about the lost dog from someone who attended the show and saw Carlito in the road, according to the AP. She knew it was Carlito and returned him to Zinman, according to the AP.

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by Sam Barron
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Katonah Comes Together To Show Solidarity In Vigil For Charlottesville Katonah Comes Together To Show Solidarity In Vigil For Charlottesville
Katonah Comes Together To Show Solidarity In Vigil For Charlottesville KATONAH, N.Y. -- Katonah stands with the people of Charlottesville. A vigil was held Sunday night in downtown Katonah in to show solidarity with the people of Charlottesville and in honor of Heather Heyer, the woman who was struck by a car protesting white supremacists Saturday. The vigil featured a moment of silence, a lighting of candles and a reading of Martin Luther King, Jr's "I Have A Dream" speech. Attendees carried signs like "Love Wins," and "Black Lives Matter." County Executive Rob Astorino said on Twitter that white supremacism had no place in Amer…

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by Sam Barron
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Former Greeley Quarterback, 'Swolemate' Create Social Media Stir Former Greeley Quarterback, 'Swolemate' Create Social Media Stir
Former Greeley Quarterback, 'Swolemate' Create Social Media Stir CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Michael Aidala has found his "swolemate." The personal trainer, who starred as quarterback at Horace Greeley High School, was recently profiled by the Associated Press along with his girlfriend, Chelsey Korus on the concept of swolemate- a girlfriend, wife or even a friend that you bond with through workouts. Aidala and Korus met while on a photo shoot in Central Park, quickly bonding over their love of working out and keeping each other in shape. The couple do a lot of acrobatics together, chronicles their efforts on Aidala's Instagram, where he has 58,000 foll…

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by Sam Barron
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Do You Know This Missing Dog Found In Lewisboro? Do You Know This Missing Dog Found In Lewisboro?
Do You Know This Missing Dog Found In Lewisboro? LEWISBORO, N.Y. - Police in Lewisboro are hopeful of reuniting a missing dog who was recently recovered on Puddin Hill Road. The Lewisboro Police Department has issued an alert for a “very scared” brown and white pit bull mix that was brought to officers earlier this week. Anyone with information regarding the missing dog or its family has been asked to contact the Lewisboro Town House between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. or by calling the Police Department at (914) 763-8903.

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by Zak Failla
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Westchester Music Producer 'Rocks It' With New CD Collection For Kids Westchester Music Producer 'Rocks It' With New CD Collection For Kids
Westchester Music Producer 'Rocks It' With New CD Collection For Kids SOMERS, N.Y. --- Tired of singing the theme song to your child's favorite animated film and worried about the long car ride for your upcoming summer vacation? You're in luck. Somers resident Andy Zulla, a Grammy-award winning producer has teamed up with Broadway performer Matt Zarley, to create a CD collection of '70s and '80s music you'll want to listen to as much as your kids. Rock-n-Stroller Volume I, currently available on Amazon and iTunes, features old- time hits like Don’t Stop (Fleetwood Mac), I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Whitney Houston), Sweet Dreams (The Eurythmics), and Start Me…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Mount Kisco Musician Gets Animated On 'Teen Titans' Mount Kisco Musician Gets Animated On 'Teen Titans'
Mount Kisco Musician Gets Animated On 'Teen Titans' WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A hit song has turned into the opportunity of a lifetime for Frank Enea. Enea, a White Plains native who runs Satellite Music Studios in Mount Kisco, is playing himself on "Teen Titans Go," which is airing on the Cartoon Network this week. The episodes are based on a song he co-wrote called "The Night Begins To Shine." The song, recorded by Enea's band B.E.R., was written for the Warner Brothers music library and was used for the show on Oct. 2015. Once it aired, the song started taking off and charted on iTunes.  The song has more than four m…

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by Sam Barron
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Hudson Valley Resident Goes 'Hollywood' With NYC Bus Tours Hudson Valley Resident Goes 'Hollywood' With NYC Bus Tours
Hudson Valley Resident Goes 'Hollywood' With NYC Bus Tours WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. --  It's lights, camera, action for Georgette Blau. Which, in her case, means putting everything in "drive." Blau, a New Rochelle resident, is the owner of On Location Tours, the world's largest TV and movie bus tour company. And yes, that means she knows a lot of TV and movie trivia, including where the apartment was for Carrie from "Sex and the City," where the rich kids hung out on "Gossip Girl,” and the pub that was the inspiration for "How I Met Your Mother." Not to mention a host of other TV and movie "secrets." T…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Communities Rally To Help Pawling Teen Who Needs New Heart Communities Rally To Help Pawling Teen Who Needs New Heart
Communities Rally To Help Pawling Teen Who Needs New Heart Sometimes a cause will just move you to act and that's exactly what happened to Joe Petrucelli of Tri-County Sporting Goods in Patterson when he heard about a 14-year-old Pawling teen who needs a heart transplant. Petrucelli is no stranger to causes and is always looking to help the community. So when he met Joshua Brennan at the Pawling Fire Department recently he knew he had found his latest endeavor. "I find out this kid needs a new heart and his father Tom is a volunteer firefighter and he just loves the fire department and was recently named an honorary fireman by the chief in a s…

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by K Reakes
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Goldens Bridge FD Welcomes New Rescue Vehicle Goldens Bridge FD Welcomes New Rescue Vehicle
Goldens Bridge FD Welcomes New Rescue Vehicle It didn't take long for the Golden Bridges Fire Department to put their new 2016 Spartan ERV Rescue Engine 138 to use after taking delivery on Monday, July 24.The new engine, which replaces one damaged in a firehouse fire, was called into action within just a few days when a resident let firefighters know a large tree was blocking Tood Road North in Lewisboro. Engine 138's crew loaded up and went to check on the report and sure enough, there was a very large tree blocking the roadway. The Town of Lewisboro Highway Department was notified to remove the tree.  The call marked the first alarm …

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by K Reakes
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'Croton Falls Gang' Eager For Reunion 'Croton Falls Gang' Eager For Reunion
'Croton Falls Gang' Eager For Reunion Once upon a time, there was a group of kids who all lived in a small North Salem neighborhood where they called themselves the "Croton Falls Gang," and played outside until dark before running home for dinner. Today, those same "kids" are in their 50s and 60s, and some have stayed in touch, but most haven't seen each other in years. But one of them, Jeffery Bobbins of New Fairfield, Conn., always loved those days and decided to start a Facebook page to try and get some of the "old gang" together again. "We had so much fun and it was a time when we all pla…

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by K Reakes