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Community Supports Family After Northern Westchester Mom Dies While Hiking Community Supports Family After Northern Westchester Mom Dies While Hiking
Community Supports Family After Northern Westchester Mom Dies While Hiking The Yorktown community has come together to support the family of Tracey Doerr Lister, who died Monday from complications of heat stroke while hiking with her boys at Black Canyon National Park in Colorado. Lister, who grew up in Yorktown and was living in Colorado, was 49 years old and would have celebrated her birthday Friday, July 14. Lister was hiking with her 16- and 20-year-old sons when she collapsed on the trail, according to the National Park Service. Son Hansen Lister is a junior in college and Barrett Lister a junior in high school. Tracey's brother, Rob Doerr, is a police offic…

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Cross River's Jeffrey Tambor Gets 2017 Emmy Nod For Amazon's 'Transparent' Cross River's Jeffrey Tambor Gets 2017 Emmy Nod For Amazon's 'Transparent'
Cross River's Jeffrey Tambor Gets 2017 Emmy Nod For Amazon's 'Transparent' WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The 2017 Emmy nominations are out and once again, Westchester's own Jeffrey Tambor is on the list. Tambor, who's won in the past for his role in Amazon's "Transparent," was selected again. The Cross River resident, selected as "Best Actor in a Comedy Series," is up against Anthony Anderson of "Black-ish," Aziz Ansari, of "Master of None," Zach Galifianakis of "Baskets," Donald Glover of "Atlanta," and William H. Macy of "Shameless." The 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, which honors the best i…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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27 Years Later, Cancer Loss Still Haunts This Westchester Runner 27 Years Later, Cancer Loss Still Haunts This Westchester Runner
27 Years Later, Cancer Loss Still Haunts This Westchester Runner WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. --  Evan Konwiser has made it his mission to raise funds for cancer research.  And so, for the fourth year in a row, he'll be participating in the Runyon 5K at Yankee Stadium. His goal? To eradicate having one less family member lose their life to cancer. The New Rochelle resident lost his sister, Jill, then 11, in the 1980s to a rare form of the disease.  For the first time ever, his mom, Ava Konwiser, will also be participating (she's usually a spectator).  Konwiser said he supports the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation because they have the most innovative…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Bitsy Is SPCA Pet Of The Week Bitsy Is SPCA Pet Of The Week
Bitsy Is SPCA Pet Of The Week BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. -- Bitsy is hoping to get out of the shelter. Bitsy is a one-year-old shepherd mix who finds life at the SPCA in Briarcliff Manor very stressful, according to the SPCA. The SPCA said the hustle and bustle of the shelter are too much for Bitsy and they are hoping to find a foster home so she can be a carefree puppy.  Medical care, food, and other necessities will be covered by the SPCA for foster homes. Bitsy loves car rides, is crate trained, gets along great with other dogs, and loves to hike and explore the outdoors, the SPCA said. Kids around 14 and up would be a …

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by Sam Barron
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Terry Elsberry, St. Matthew’s Church Rector, Calls It A Career Terry Elsberry, St. Matthew’s Church Rector, Calls It A Career
Terry Elsberry, St. Matthew’s Church Rector, Calls It A Career BEDFORD, N.Y. -- For the past 23 years, Terry Elsberry has seen people at their highest and lowest points. Elsberry, who lives in Greenwich, recently retired as rector of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Bedford after serving for 23 years. As rector, Elsberry oversaw a period of change for the church. It increased in parishioners and doubled the size of the parish house. It celebrated its bicentennial in 2010 and started a preschool and chamber music concert series. "We've had a lot of fun," Elsberry said. The church has been also been active in helping other Episcopal churches…

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by Sam Barron
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South Salem's Willie Geist Plays Key Role In Coverage Of Trump Tweet Attack South Salem's Willie Geist Plays Key Role In Coverage Of Trump Tweet Attack
South Salem's Willie Geist Plays Key Role In Coverage Of Trump Tweet Attack "Morning Joe," the MSNBC show that has come under a Twitter attack by President Donald Trump, has quite the local flavor. South Salem's Willie Geist is one of the main anchors of the show, along with Bronxville's Mika Brzezinski. Geist anchored the show Friday and questioned Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough to get their side of the story after Trump and called them "crazy" (in Scarborough's case) and "dumb as a rock." (In Brzezinski's case). Trump also said Brzezinski was bleeding from a facelift at a New Year's Eve party at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate. Scarborough…

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by Sam Barron
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Petey Is SPCA Pet Of The Week Petey Is SPCA Pet Of The Week
Petey Is SPCA Pet Of The Week Petey is seeking a forever home. The SPCA said Petey is a gentle, middle-aged terrier mix that gets along well with other dogs and really enjoys the company of people. He's super smart and already has a good handle on basic training and cues, according to the SPCA. He'd like a home where someone is home more often than not or a home where he can go to doggy daycare or have a dog walker come visit him, the SPCA said.  For more information, e-mail trainer@spca914.org.

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by Sam Barron
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Bedford Resident Recounts Friendship With Mickey Mantle In New Book Bedford Resident Recounts Friendship With Mickey Mantle In New Book
Bedford Resident Recounts Friendship With Mickey Mantle In New Book BEDFORD, N.Y. -- Tom Molito lived every baby boomer's dream: becoming friends with Yankee great Mickey Mantle. Molito discusses his friendship with the Hall of Famer as well as Mantle's career in his new book "Mickey Mantle: Inside and Outside The Lines," which was released in April. Molito will be doing an event at the Pound Ridge Library on Saturday at 3 p.m. "Mickey Mantle was the number one sports idol in America in the 1950s and 1960s," Molito said. "Everybody idolized him." Molito first met Mantle when his production company was doing a show on members o…

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by Sam Barron
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Westchester College Students Say 'Yes To The Mess' Westchester College Students Say 'Yes To The Mess'
Westchester College Students Say 'Yes To The Mess' WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- If you see two college-aged kids walking around your neighborhood going door-to-door, you may want to let them in -- or at least hear them out. Ben Walker of Mamaroneck and Jeremy Garber, of White Plains, have started their own business -- Ben and Jeremy's -- and have been in many a Southern Westchester cul de sac trying to drum up business. The name and accompanying logo-- yes it's a riff on the famous ice cream company -- are all about saying yes to any mess. As their flyer reads: "We can't clean up the mess our country is in, but we can clean up the mess your h…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Westchester BFF's Compete On 'Fear Factor' Westchester BFF's Compete On 'Fear Factor'
Westchester BFF's Compete On 'Fear Factor' WESTCHESTER COUNTY,  N.Y. -- Two courageous Westchesrites are competing in a "Fear Factor" episode entitled “Once Bitten, Twice Trapped.” ' The show airs Tuesday, June 13 at 10 p.m.on MTV. Twenty-three--year-old Gabriela Fuhr, a feng shui consultant from Thornwood and her 24-year-old best friend, Danielle Hrotko, an internet startup associate from Hawthorne, will be challenged to get covered in Amazon creatures and conquer a mental mousetrap game.  In order to win $50,000, they must first face being dragged to the bottom of a deep water tank. They'll also have to deal with stunt…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Somers Singer, Former Baseball Player, Releases Second Album Somers Singer, Former Baseball Player, Releases Second Album
Somers Singer, Former Baseball Player, Releases Second Album Enjoy some music with your burgers. Folk-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist, Dan Zlotnick will release his upcoming album, Bumpers, at The Burger Barn on Sunday, June 11 with a release party. And yes, you're invited.  Zlotnick, a Somers resident -- and former independent league professional baseball player -- recorded Bumpers at The Loft Recording Studios in Bronxville and PREP Sound Studios in Queens with the help of local talent James Marchionno (drums), Al Hemberger (bass), Patricia Santos (cello), Simon O’Keefe (piano), and Ron Stenz (organ). The new album combine's Zlotnick's folk,…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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PGA CEO, Bedford Native Profiled In Westchester Magazine PGA CEO, Bedford Native Profiled In Westchester Magazine
PGA CEO, Bedford Native Profiled In Westchester Magazine Pete Bevacqua's rise from caddie to CEO of the PGA of America was featured in the June issue of Westchester Magazine. Bevacqua's love affair with golf began when he was 10 and his dad dropped him off at Bedford Golf and Tennis, he told Westchester Magazine. He worked there every summer through high school. After becoming a lawyer, he landed a position with the USGA as Chief Business Officer and was the first managing director of the US Open. He was hired as CEO of PGA of America in 2012, leading an organization of 28,000 golfers and helping to stage some of the sport's biggest events. To r…

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by Sam Barron