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Jeanne Muchnick

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Jeanne Muchnick, Daily Voice Deputy Editor, Content, has covered everything from baby advice for Parents Magazine to travel finds for The Rough Guides to human interest features for The New York Times to lifestyle insights for prevention.com. She has been a Senior Editor at top national women's magazines including Woman's World and Woman's Day and was instrumental in the launch of Gannett's InTown, Rockland and Putnam magazines. She is also the author of Dinner for Busy Moms, a 2010 Mom's Award winner. Among her favorite things to write about: Her neighbors and surrounding communities. So email her and fill her in on what's happening near you. And, follow her on Instagram @dailyvoicefeatures.

Jeanne was formerly a deputy editor at Daily Voice.

Jeanne Muchnick's Contributions

Lifestyle

Bergen: Are Your Food Tastes On Par With The Rest Of New Jersey? How do you feel about gas station wine? According to the latest Hater map, New Jersey -- as an overall state -- isn't a fan. Hater, for those who don't know, is a dating app that can help you find your soulmate based on the things you hate. The map, which can be found HERE, gives you a sense of what folks in nearby states dislike -- and maybe who/what to avoid when dating. New Yorkers, for example, hate ranch on pizza while those in Pennsylvania want to say bye bye to chai tea lattes.

by Jeanne Muchnick

08/23/2017

Neighbors

15-Year-Old Westchester Student Inspires Girls To Think Big MOHEGAN LAKE, N.Y. -- Raina Ghosh, a Lakeland Copper Beech Middle School student was one of nine awardees from across the country who took part in the nationwide ThinkBIG Challenge, a nonprofit organization established two years ago by then 13-year old Jothi Ramaswamy. ThinkSTEAM, her 501(c) 3 Mohegan Lake-based group, profiled in an earlier Daily Voice story, operates with financial backing from organizations including Ardsley-based Acorda Therapeutics, Purchase-based PepsiCo, IBM in Armonk, Wal-Mart and PepsiCo. The organization is built around recognizing female talent in the math, tech…

by Jeanne Muchnick

08/23/2017

Business

Summer Pop-Up Becomes Permanent Fixture In Chappaqua CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- A Chappaqua summer pop-up is now a permanent storefront. The Shop@Dori’s, which features100 new items brought in each week at $98 and less, will continue at 26 South Greeley Ave. “We had such a positive response to the summer pop-up with its ever-changing inventory, we felt we needed to extend it to a full-time store,” said Owner Dori Cook. Cook and her partner Barbara Lerman, who maintains her own luxury personal shopping business Just In, are all about appealing to women of all ages, from teens to a more mature client. It will have its official grand opening of its ne…

by Jeanne Muchnick

08/23/2017

Neighbors

Tenafly Tweens To Sing At US Open TENAFLY, N.J -- Twelve vocalists age 14 and under will perform patriotic-themed songs during the night sessions of the 2017 US Open and -- and a host of Bergen County residents are among them. Jake Shanker of Tenafly 13, will be returning for his second consecutive year to sing "America the Beautiful." Other performers include Tenafly residents Saraya Angbazo 10, Jaden Todd, 12, and 11-year-old Sisley Carretas of Dumont. Additional talent includes tweens and teens throughout the New York metropolitan area, as well as from Arizona, Florida, and Hawaii. This year marked the 10th …

by Jeanne Muchnick

08/23/2017

Business

Westchester Business Celebrates The Age Of The Selfie NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- How many selfies do you take in one day? If the answer is more than one, this product may be for you. iLLy Face is a new online marketplace for custom illustrated party shirts. The company, founded by New Rochelle Artist Sean Flanagan, focuses on the increasing popularity of personalization in artistic expression as the world continues to idolize the selfie. The idea came to him a year ago, where through his freelance illustration work, he began to notice a trend toward celebrating individuals with caricatures for special events. “It’s the age of taking selfies and cr…

by Jeanne Muchnick

08/22/2017

Lifestyle

Self-Professed Easton 'Homebody' Perfects Her Role In New Vietnam Era Film EASTON, Conn. -- The occasional bout of homesickness helped Taylor Owen with her new role. The Los Angeles-based actress -- originally from Easton -- said she drew on a moment just after her mom had visited her in California to get emotional in her new film, "I Got You Babe." The independent movie is inspired by the 1965 real-life story of a bride who traveled to Las Vegas to marry her sweetheart so he could dodge the draft during the Vietnam War. Owen said the role was one of the most grounding she has ever played. It was also something she was surprised she got. "When I …

by Jeanne Muchnick

08/22/2017

Lifestyle

Westchester Residents Gather For Prime Solar Eclipse Viewing NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- More than 250 people showed up at New Rochelle High School Monday, Aug. 21 for the lunar eclipse of the sun. The event was organized by the school's astronomy teacher Bruce Zeller who said he was pleased -- if not a little overwhelmed -- by the crowd. The event had promised free solar eclipse glasses to all but quickly ran out. In order to see the eclipse, it was necessary to use solar glasses and a telescope. Zeller advised sharing. After all, he said, you can only look at the sun for 10 seconds. He also had two telescopes on hand which Chelsea Rose of Larchmont w…

by Jeanne Muchnick

08/21/2017

Neighbors

Westchester 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 …

by Jeanne Muchnick

08/21/2017

Events

Travel Back In Time To Norwalk's Past With New WWI Tour NORWALK, Conn. -- History buffs, take note -- and then buy your tickets. “Over Here: Norwalk in WW I,” a new tour by the Norwalk Preservation Trust, will explore the social, artistic and architectural heritage from that tumultuous time on Sunday, Sept. 17. The tour will visit the homes, monuments and memorials that tell the story of Norwalk during the Great War and its participation in the expansive industrialization that fueled America’s growth as a world power. Participants will visit homes of that era and take a trip back in time at the recently restored Wall Street Theater (opened 191…

by Jeanne Muchnick

08/21/2017

Lifestyle

Will There Ever Be A Cold Cure? Teaneck Doctor Says Yes... But.... TEANECK, N.J. -- Colds are common -- and often, inevitable. And so far, unpreventable. Could a cure be on the horizon? Promising research proves it could. A new study has found a whole new arm of the immune system which could potentially be developed into therapies. That, said Thomas Birch, M.D. an infectious disease specialist with Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, is the good news. The "bad:" a true cure could take years of research, trials, and testing. The recent findings from researchers at Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland point to a molecule found in our immune sys…

by Jeanne Muchnick

08/20/2017

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