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Skip Pearlman

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Skip Pearlman is an award-winning photojournalist who has been photographing and covering news, sports and features in Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess counties for three decades, and currently resides in Dutchess County.

Skip was formerly a photographer and reporter at Daily Voice.

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Lifestyle
Dutchess Exec Molinaro Recognizes Work Crews For Efforts During Nor'easter Dutchess Exec Molinaro Recognizes Work Crews For Efforts During Nor'easter
Dutchess Exec Molinaro Recognizes Work Crews For Efforts During Nor'easter DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. - Dutchess County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro wanted to say thank you. Molinaro treated Dutchess County Department of Public Works (DPW) employees to a special luncheon yesterday at the DPW highway garage as a thank you to the more than 120 DPW employees who worked tirelessly last week during the Nor'easter to perform snow and ice removal operations to ensure continued safe travel throughout Dutchess County for residents and emergency personnel. “The men and women in our Department of Public Works worked several long days to ensure the safety of our residents and emer…

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Lifestyle
Family Run Benvenuto Restaurant Builds Reputation As Mahopac Favorite Family Run Benvenuto Restaurant Builds Reputation As Mahopac Favorite
Family Run Benvenuto Restaurant Builds Reputation As Mahopac Favorite MAHOPAC, N.Y. - Benvenuto Pizzeria & Restaurant opened in 2009, quickly became a neighborhood favorite and hasn't looked back. With a great commuter location - seconds off the Taconic Parkway on Secor Road in Mahopac - the restaurant gets a steady stream of traffic and has built a steady flow of regulars. Benvenuto specializes in all types of standard and gourmet pizza, as well as high-quality Italian cuisine - inspired by family recipes, according to their Facebook page. The Yonkers-based Krasniqi family (which also owns two restaurants in NYC and one in Scarsdale) took over the resta…

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Lifestyle
EnerShe Fitness Offers Free Women's Self-Defense Seminar In Mahopac EnerShe Fitness Offers Free Women's Self-Defense Seminar In Mahopac
EnerShe Fitness Offers Free Women's Self-Defense Seminar In Mahopac MAHOPAC, N.Y. - EnerShe Fitness, a women's health center in Mahopac, is hosting a women's self-defense seminar Saturday from 12:15 to 2:15 p.m., and club owner Karly Schneider believes it's a session women will find valuable. "I believe this is important information for every woman, every young girl," Schneider told Daily Voice. "To know some self defense, and be able to deter a potentially dangerous situation. "Most women won't take down a man who has 50 pounds on her," she added, "but we can do some maneuvers on them and get away. We all should have this kno…

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News
Melting Snow Causes Estimated 100,000 Gallons Of Sewage To SpiIl In Hudson Melting Snow Causes Estimated 100,000 Gallons Of Sewage To SpiIl In Hudson
Melting Snow Causes Estimated 100,000 Gallons Of Sewage To SpiIl In Hudson The Department of Environmental Conservation reported that a wet weather event (melting snow) caused a major sewage spill Sunday in the Albany area that could impact Hudson Valley residents. An estimated 100,000 gallons of untreated sewage flowed into the Hudson for over an hour on March 19 at approximately 2:15 p.m., according to the DEC. Some communities in the Hudson Valley use water from the Hudson as a backup water supply, according to the agency. Melting snow apparently caused the event, with the excess running water causing the overflow.

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Business
Pine Plains Man Channels Inner Pastor As Financial Planner In Pawling Pine Plains Man Channels Inner Pastor As Financial Planner In Pawling
Pine Plains Man Channels Inner Pastor As Financial Planner In Pawling PAWLING, N.Y. - A Pine Plains pastor has put his skills to work as a financial advisor - and while the two professions may not seem compatible, there are more parallels than you might think. Pine Plains residents Bruce and Paula Cote started doing business as Stratos Wealth Partners in Pawling on January 30. "We help people with retirement planning," Cote told Daily Voice. "We help people plan for the future." Cote has been involved with financial planning "on and off," as he puts it, since 2003. During the off time, between 2001 and 2011, he was a Pastor with …

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Lifestyle
Beacon Songwriter Inspired By Kids Releases Music Aimed At Autism Community Beacon Songwriter Inspired By Kids Releases Music Aimed At Autism Community
Beacon Songwriter Inspired By Kids Releases Music Aimed At Autism Community BEACON, N.Y. - With Autism Awareness Month (April) quickly approaching, Beacon singer-songwriter Vievanessa is about to release a three-song EP (with bonus track) titled 'Echo,'  aimed at children touched by autism, but also intended to reach the entire community. " 'Echo' was inspired by my son's echolalia (the repetition of words, phrases, intonation, or sounds of the speech of others as a way for autistic children to learn how to speak)," Vievanessa - a self-described 'autism mom' - explained. " 'Gonna Be Alright' is an upbeat lullaby that autism parents can identify wit…

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Lifestyle
'Hamilton' Cast Members To Host Workshop At Brewster's Seven Star School 'Hamilton' Cast Members To Host Workshop At Brewster's Seven Star School
'Hamilton' Cast Members To Host Workshop At Brewster's Seven Star School BREWSTER, N.Y. - Children and teens interested in the performing arts are about to get a rare opportunity - they'll have a chance to work with cast members of the Broadway hit Hamilton in an upcoming workshop at Brewster's Seven Star School of Performing Arts. Seven Star School of Performing Arts and Broadway Bound International will offer the Hamilton-inspired workshop - with cast members Syndee Winters and Thayne Jasperson,  also featuring Walter Thompson on keys (musical director of Wicked) at Seven Star School Monday, April 10, from 11:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. for children and teens ages 8-1…

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Lifestyle
Dutchess Woman Falls In Love With Rhinebeck, Opens Florina Trattoria Dutchess Woman Falls In Love With Rhinebeck, Opens Florina Trattoria
Dutchess Woman Falls In Love With Rhinebeck, Opens Florina Trattoria RHINEBECK, N.Y. - When Lindita Sutaj and her family were looking for that perfect spot to open a small business, one look was all it took. "We were looking to open a pizzeria in Red Hook," Sutaj recalled. "But my parents found this spot... (it was formerly Francesca's Italian Restaurant in Rhinebeck), and the previous owner had passed away. "I fell in love with the location and the small town," she added, "and the people are really very friendly. So we talked to the landlord." So she took over, renamed the place after her mother, and Florina Trattoria wa…

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Sports
Former Brewster High Star Breaks All-Time Hits Mark In College Former Brewster High Star Breaks All-Time Hits Mark In College
Former Brewster High Star Breaks All-Time Hits Mark In College BREWSTER, N.Y. - Former Brewster High softball standout Shannon Sommer has been making noise in the college ranks. Sommer, a senior and four-year starter at second base for Mount Saint Mary's College in Newburgh, broke the school's all-time hits record last week. The prior record was 140 hits in 140 games. Sommer, as of this writing, had 149 hits so far this season in 106 games. Sommer - who broke the record during an 11-6 win against Saratoga Springs March 15 - was also named the MSMC Athlete of the Week for last week. Sommer started her MSMC career with a bang, setting the single-sea…

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Police & Fire
Community Rallies Around Patterson Family Devastated By House Fire Community Rallies Around Patterson Family Devastated By House Fire
Community Rallies Around Patterson Family Devastated By House Fire CARMEL, N.Y. - Friends have created a GoFundMe page for the Caravetta and Pettey family after a structure fire in Patterson destroyed much of their home over the weekend. The Patterson Fire Department responded Saturday at 1:30 a.m. to a fire at 986 Rt. 311, and received assistance from Carmel, Lake Carmel, Pawling and Putnam Lake departments. The info on the GoFundMe page states: "The Caravetta family (a mom and two girls - 11th grade and 7th grade) was devastated by a house fire in their home in the early hours of Saturday morning, March 18th. Thankfully no one was home at the time …

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