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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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Neighbors

Greenwich Man Joins Stamford Family YMCA's Junior Board Of Directors STAMFORD, Conn. -- Erland Construction’s Matt Combs of Greenwich has been named to the Stamford Family YMCA’s Junior Board of Directors. Combs currently is a project manager in the company’s Stamford office, working on the Summer House project. The Y recently created a Junior Board comprised of young professionals, educators and athletes. The goal of the new board is to expand the capacity of the general Board of Directors while developing future leaders for the Y. Those elected to the Junior Board will serve a two-year term and all share a commitment to programs that benefit Stamford’s y…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

02/24/2016

Neighbors

Stratford Historical Society Welcomes Wee Explorers On St. Patrick's Day STRATFORD, Conn. -- The Stratford Historical Society will welcome the Wee Explorers on St. Patrick's Day at the Judson House.The Wee Explorers is a group for pre-schoolers ages 3 to 5. The next get together will be March 17 from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Judson House, 967 Academy Hill Road. The theme will be St. Patrick and the hour will include a related book reading and a hands-on activity. There will be a treasure hunt for the leprechaun’s pot of gold. The group will meet at the museum. Adults must accompany their children and stay for the duration of the event. The fee is $5 per session a…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

02/24/2016

Neighbors

Chappaqua Resident Dan Biederman Developing Downtown Tempe CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Dan Biederman, a Chappaqua resident and an urban public space and parks developer, and his firm Biederman Redevelopment Ventures Corp., has been retained by the Downtown Tempe Authority to help guide the redevelopment of downtown Tempe. A key goal for his firm will be making public space improvements that will spur economic growth in the downtown district. According to Kate Borders, President and Executive Director of the Downtown Tempe Community (DTC), Biederman’s company is developing a master plan for the Authority suggesting how improvements to downtown Tempe’s public…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

02/24/2016

Schools

Pediatrics Professor Speaks At Greenvale School SEPTA Meeting EASTCHESTER, N.Y. -- Dr. Christina Hift, a clinical assistant professor of pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, will speak at the next Eastchester SEPTA meeting at Greenvale School in Scarsdale.The meeting will take Wednesday at 9.30 a.m. at Greenvale School's Conference Room. The school is at 1 Gabriel Rescigno Drive, Scarsdale. Hift is a consultant at pediatric rheumatology's Beth Israel Medical Center and a long-standing member of Defeat Autism Now! She is a pediatric rheumatologist/infectious disease specialist with a major interest in autistic spectrum disorders. Hift c…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

02/23/2016

Sports

Marist Hoops Star Jarosz Earns Metro Atlantic Player Of The Week Award CORTLAND MANOR, N.Y. -- Marist College student Tori Jarosz of Cortlandt Manor has been named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Week for the sixth time in her career and the fourth time this season, the conference announced Monday. Jarosz set a career high in points scored, along with averaging 26.5 points per game, 14.5 rebounds per game and 1.5 blocks per game, while shooting 63 percent from the field and 93 percent from the free throw line. In the Red Foxes' first game of the week against Quinnipiac, Jarosz had a game-high 24 points on 9-for-15 shooting and 11 rebounds …

by Sandra Diamond Fox

02/23/2016

Schools

Mount Vernon Board Of Education Welcomes Public Comment MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- A regular meeting of the Mount Vernon Board of Education will be held Wednesday.The board will meet at the Education Center, 165 N. Columbus Ave., beginning at 6:30 p.m. The board welcomes public comment at all regularly scheduled meetings. Members of the public wishing to address the board must sign up with the district clerk by 4 p.m. Wednesday. Sign up by phone at 914-665-5235, email at rmccormack@mtvernoncsd.org or come in person Monday through Friday from 8 a.m-4 p.m. The complete agenda for this meeting will be available on Board Docs prior to the start of the…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

02/23/2016

News

Sons Of American Legion In Mahopac Donate TV To Veterans In Carmel MAHOPAC, N.Y. -- Members of the Sons of the American Legion Post 1080 in Mahopac donated a 48” Smart LED TV to the veterans at the Putnam County Vincent Leibell Veterans Home in Carmel. The new TV, which was donated Sunday Feb. 21, was installed in the homes community room. This donation was made possible from the largely supported February monthly breakfast the Sons hold the first Sunday of every month. The sons monthly breakfast fundraiser is open to the public and proceeds are donated back to the community with similar donations to the veterans.

by Sandra Diamond Fox

02/23/2016

Schools

Ossining Student Becomes Finalist In Prestigious Science Competition OSSINING, N.Y. -- Soon Il Higashino, a student at Ossining High School, is a finalist for the nation’s most prestigious science research competition, the Intel Science Talent Search (Intel STS). 1,700 high school seniors from around the country applied to Intel STS 2016. She is one of 40 finalists chosen to compete on the national stage, in Washington D.C., this March. Students will compete for more than $1.2 million in awards. Higashino is an environmentally conscious researcher who discovered a new inhibitor that could protect salamanders from a fungal infection associated with their de…

by Sandra Diamond Fox

02/23/2016

Events

Stony Kill Farm Holding Open Barn WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. -- The Open Barn At Stony Kill Farm in Wappingers Falls is now open.Visiting hours are on the weekends from 11 to 1 p.m. Its new Kids Barn Guide program is an opportunity for children and their parents or guardians to learn about livestock and how a working farm operates while educating visitors. Children must be 11 years of age and be accompanied by an adult during Open Barn hours. For questions, please email stacey@stonykill.org or call 845-831-3800. For more information, click here. Stony Kill Farm is at 79 Farmstead Lane, Wappingers Falls.

by Sandra Diamond Fox

02/23/2016

Events

Frederick P. Rose Preserve In Lewisboro Seeking Volunteers For Pruning LEWISBORO, N.Y. -- Stewardship help is wanted for pruning at the Blueberry Orchard Revitalization Project at the Frederick P. Rose Preserve in Lewisboro.The pruning will take place Saturday, Feb. 27, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. Please bring pruning saws or loppers if they are available. Frederick P. Rose Preserve is at Route 121, Lewisboro. The Preserve entrance is at intersection of Todd Road and Route 121 (North Salem Road). Please park at the eastern end of Todd Road and walk across Route 121 into the preserve.

by Sandra Diamond Fox

02/23/2016

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