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How to Be a Successful Leader [VIDEO] – Advice From a Westchester Woman

January 16, 2025February 5, 2025 Dina Sciortino 4205 Views Women in Business, Women In Politics

Want to be successful, happy and awesome at life? Heres some advice from a Westchester Woman.

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best vegan restaurants in westchester
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8 Best Vegan and Vegetarian Restaurants in Westchester County

December 21, 2024February 5, 2025 Westchester Woman 1166 Views

Are you a vegan or vegetarian looking for the best dining options in Westchester County, New York? Look no further!

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Monica Michelle Cooper
Featured Women of Westchester 

Monica Michelle Cooper Born Entrepreneur and Bred Cigar Boss, Author, Agent

November 20, 2024February 5, 2025 Dina Sciortino 4420 Views In Business, Women in Business, Women Who Give Back

White Plains’ Monica Michelle is the epitome of a “boss lady.” The born entrepreneur is an author, philanthropist, award winning real estate agent, cigar connoisseur and business owner.

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First of the Month Cinnamon Ritual for Attracting Abundance
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How to Use Cinnamon to Attract Abundance and Prosperity Into Your Home

May 1, 2024October 4, 2024 Westchester Woman 3446 Views

Use the power of cinnamon to bring abundance to your home.

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Sam's Club Karaoke
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NY Woman’s Sam’s Club Karaoke Performance Goes Viral

December 9, 2018January 3, 2020 Dina Sciortino 2926 Views

Even the simple act of shopping at Sam’s Club can be the most fun ever when you’re with your best friend.?Just ask Christina Kokonis-Viggers and her friend Amanda Lasher. They recently turned their shopping trip into karaoke night.

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Featured Health, Beauty, Fitness 

3 Steps to Break ANY Bad Habit

July 19, 2018January 3, 2020 Paul Wintergerst 3058 Views

Breaking bad habits or adopting a new good habit can be a learned activity. Follow these three steps and practice each stage to achieve success.

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Buckout Road Movie
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The Buckout Road Movie About Famous White Plains Haunted Road is FINALLY Here

October 20, 2017July 20, 2023 Dina Sciortino 109247 Views

Holy crap people! It’s HERE. It’s FINALLY here. The movie about White Plains, New York’s legendary haunted Buckout Road is FINALLY coming out.?

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Larchmont Manor Park in Westchester feels like vacation.
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The Best of Westchester’s Outdoors: Parks, Nature Preserves and More

August 3, 2017January 3, 2020 fifi + hop 3097 Views New York, outdoors, parks, travel, Westchester

Westchester County, NY has so much to offer outdoor enthusiasts. Here is a list of our favorite parks, nature preserves, sculpture gardens and more.

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Tarrytown Resident, Award-Winning Social Worker Sherry Saturno Gives Inspiring TEDx Talk

April 20, 2017April 19, 2021 Dina Sciortino 2767 Views

Tarrytown resident Sherry Saturno delivered an inspiring TEDx Talk at Westchester Community College that was recently published to the TEDx Talks YouTube channel.

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Mad Kids Clothing
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Tired of Princess Tees Westchester Designer is Inspired to Create Kids Clothing Line

January 9, 2017January 3, 2020 Dina Sciortino 1542 Views

Some kids aren’t made of sugar and spice and everything nice. And some of our little girls aren’t made to be princesses. That’s why Westchester designer Christina DeFrancisco of Madison Clothing designed a line for our not-so-basic kids.

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SUNY’s Shakira Marshall’s Afro Soca Spreads

October 6, 2016January 3, 2020 Dina Sciortino 2527 Views

Here’s what’s happening Today in the 914, according to Westchester Woman: Help Domestic Abuse Victims in Westchester; SUNY’s Shakira Marshall’s Afro Soca Spreads; MORE.

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Artist Lana Yu Asks What Matters Most to Westchester?

October 6, 2016January 3, 2020 Dina Sciortino 11711 Views Women Who Give Back

What matters most to you? Is it family? Friends? Love? Compassion? Artist Lana Yu asked this question of thousands of people of all different backgrounds and ages between Peekskill and NYC.

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Yonkers Pizza
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Yonkers Pizza Joint’s New ‘Super Slice’ Goes Viral in Westchester

October 1, 2016September 27, 2021 Dina Sciortino 7912 Views Eat, Have Fun

The “Super Slice” is a creation of Yonkers pizza joint The Pizza Barn, 70 McLean Ave. in Yonkers, and is four times the size of a regular slice and made with love.

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Featured News and Info Today in the 914 

‘Remedy’ Portrays the Healing Power of Art; River Roadhouse’s Last Night

September 30, 2016January 3, 2020 Dina Sciortino 4386 Views

Here’s what’s happening Today in the 914, according to Westchester Woman: ‘Remedy’ Portrays the Healing Power of Art; Support-A-Walk For Breast Cancer; MORE.

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Featured News and Info Today in the 914 

Yonkers Homeless Shelter Threatened With Closure; Red, White and YOU! Presidential Art Show

September 26, 2016January 3, 2020 Dina Sciortino 2550 Views

  Here’s what’s happening Today in the 914, according to Westchester Woman:?Yonkers Raids Homeless Shelter; Red, White and YOU! Presidential

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Grace VanderWaal
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Rockland’s Grace VanderWaal Wins AGT; Turn Up the Heat With YWCA

September 15, 2016January 3, 2020 Dina Sciortino 2568 Views

Here’s what’s happening Today in the 914, according to Westchester Woman: Rockland’s Grace VanderWaal Wins AGT; Turn Up the Heat With YWCA; MORE.

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Featured Health, Beauty, Fitness News and Info Sport Today in the 914 

Girls Empowered by Leaders, Sports in Tarrytown; Study: Stop Telling Your Teen to Lose Weight, Diet

August 26, 2016January 3, 2020 Dina Sciortino 2254 Views In Sports, women in sports

Today in the 914, according to Westchester Woman: Girls Empowered by Leaders, Sports in Tarrytown; Study: Stop Telling Your Teen to Lose Weight or Diet; MORE.

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Featured News and Info Today in the 914 

Happy Women’s Equality Day; Westchester Fights Anchorage Spots on the Hudson

August 26, 2016January 3, 2020 Dina Sciortino 2344 Views

Here’s what’s happening Today in the 914, according to Westchester Woman: Happy Women’s Equality Day; Westchester Fights Anchorage Spots on the Hudson; MORE.

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Swale NY Rendering by T. Craig Sinclair
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Swale Floating Free Food Forest is Coming to Westchester [VIDEO]

May 31, 2016January 3, 2020 Dina Sciortino 2330 Views Have Fun

Another one of our dreams just came true! Swale NY is coming to Westchester… and we can hardly contain ourselves! Here’s where you can hop aboard the floating free food forest this summer.

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DIY Featured 

How to Organize Your Linen Closet, Bathroom Cabinets, Other Small Spaces

May 16, 2016January 3, 2020 Angelina Russo 2571 Views Organization and Cleaning

Some shipping tape, wrapping paper and containers from the dollar store can inexpensively take your unruly drawers, cabinets and closets from chaotic to decluttered.

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LOFT LGBT Community Center
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LOFT Pride 2016 Celebrates Westchester’s LGBTQ Community

May 16, 2016January 3, 2020 Dina Sciortino 17416 Views Have Fun, LGBTQ

EVERYONE is coming out to celebrate at LOFT Pride 2016 at the LOFT LGBT Community Center in White Plains. Artists, vendors, local talent acts, even our pets will all come together to celebrate strides made in tolerance and equity.

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Wu Tang PF Changs
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Wu-Tang Clan is Coming to White Plains… Maybe

May 14, 2016January 3, 2020 Dina Sciortino 3408 Views Have Fun

The Wu Tang Clan is about to strike in Westchester… according to Facebook. Or not… Here’s what we know.

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NY Women Lead
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NY Women Lead Talk Barrier Breaking, Future Female Leaders

May 2, 2016January 3, 2020 Dina Sciortino 2367 Views In Politics, Women in Business, Women In Politics, Women Who Give Back

New York State Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul hosted the NY Women Lead roundtable at The College of New Rochelle to discuss strategies on how to remove barriers for women and inspire young females to leadership.

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Featured Nature/Environment News and Info Today in the 914 

Free Food Farm to Float on the Hudson; Dinner at WUJI for Cool People

April 29, 2016January 3, 2020 Dina Sciortino 2469 Views Eat, Have Fun

Here’s what’s happening Today in the 914, according to Westchester Woman:

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How to Coupon and Save Money at Westchester Grocery Stores

April 23, 2016September 1, 2023 NIcole Burnett 2945 Views 0 Comments Money and Finance

Okay, so now that we all know that coupons WILL help you save money the real question is: “How do

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#GetForkD at Forks, Corks and Cocktails LGBT Food & Wine Event

April 20, 2016April 24, 2016 Dina Sciortino 2892 Views 0 Comments Eat, Have Fun, LGBTQ

Bj?rn & Company Events & Weddings hosts Forks, Corks and Cocktails, an LGBT food, wine and spirits tasting event on Friday, May 6 at The Ritz-Carlton, Westchester in White Plains.

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DIY Featured Love, Sex, Wellness News and Info 

DIY Natural Cleaning Products That Work And How to Make Them

April 18, 2016June 26, 2016 Angelina Russo 2498 Views 0 Comments Holistic Wellness, Organization and Cleaning, Wellness

Now that you know what natural ingredients I like to use, I wanted to share my basic and easy recipes.

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Featured Health, Beauty, Fitness Love, Sex, Wellness News and Info 

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), Here Are Resources in Westchester

April 18, 2016July 9, 2024 Dina Sciortino 3040 Views 0 Comments Nonprofits

In the U.S., a person is sexually assaulted about every two minutes, according to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAIN). Every two minutes.

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Clubhouse Stars Aims to Socialize, Instill Confidence in Westchester Children

April 12, 2016November 28, 2023 Dina Sciortino 4134 Views 0 Comments Business, Education

The thought of a child transforming and shedding their anxieties and attention deficits bring tears to Maryanne Reda and Lauri Marks’s eyes. That’s why they teamed up to create Clubhouse Stars socialization programs for children.

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Why I Make My Own Natural Cleaning Products, And What I Use

April 11, 2016April 12, 2016 Angelina Russo 2842 Views 0 Comments

I grew up in a household where every weekend was dedicated to cleaning. My two older sisters could not leave

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ShopRite Digital Coupons
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Westchester Grocery Stores Offer Digital Coupons, Ways for Millennials to Save

April 4, 2016September 3, 2023 Westchester Woman 2611 Views 0 Comments Money and Finance

The new coupon craze for millennials has just begun. But how can something from your grandmothers generation help you save toward financial stability? It’s easy now that Westchester supermarkets are modernizing the coupon game.

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Coca Crystal
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NYC Counterculture Queen, Mamaroneck Native Coca Crystal Dies

April 4, 2016April 4, 2016 Dina Sciortino 2745 Views 0 Comments

Counterculture queen, New York City cable access star and former Westchester woman Coca Crystal has passed on at the age of 68. Crystal, a yippie anarchist and Aquarian age icon, was famous for colorful acts of protest and her show, If I Can’t Dance, You Can Keep Your Revolution, grew up in Mamaroneck.

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What Makes You Feel Beautiful Celebrates Inner Beauty, Women in Non-Profit [VIDEO]

April 4, 2016April 5, 2016 Dina Sciortino 3331 Views 0 Comments

Some say that beauty is only skin deep, but Monica Marrow would argue that beneath the skin is exactly where true beauty lies. And she would know. She has dedicated her life to making women feel beautiful.

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Guerrilla Girls
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Guerrilla Girls Prove Art Activism Creates Change [VIDEO]

March 28, 2016March 29, 2016 Dina Sciortino 3289 Views 0 Comments Equality

For 31 years, the Guerrilla Girls have harassed, shamed and humiliated the mainstream world of art for failing to include women and artists of color in their galleries.

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ArtsWestchester Deconstructs the Female Identity With ‘SHE’ Exhibition [VIDEO]

March 25, 2016September 16, 2018 Dina Sciortino 3146 Views 0 Comments

From performance art to photos of classically sculpted women and pillows with famous female comedians like Amy Schumer, ArtsWestchester’s spring exhibit ‘SHE: Deconstructing the Female Identity” is THE optimum attraction in Westchester for Women’s History month.

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Town Threatens to Shut Down North White Plains’ The Little Spot

March 25, 2016March 25, 2016 Dina Sciortino 3907 Views 0 Comments

This is not a drill. North White Plains’ good old American iconic restaurant, The Little Spot on Route 22, is facing foreclosure.

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10 Reasons Spring in Westchester is Heaven

March 20, 2016March 20, 2016 Dina Sciortino 2485 Views 0 Comments

When the weather starts to warm, some spots in Westchester feel like paradise.

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Featured Get Local News and Info News in the 914 

Westchester Mall Food Court Begins State-of-the-Art Outdoor Dining Makeover

March 9, 2016March 9, 2016 Dina Sciortino 4910 Views 0 Comments

Imagine overlooking the White Plains cityscape while enjoying a savory meal or a cooking demonstration from a top Westchester eatery at the mall? This will be your reality in November at The Westchester in White Plains.

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Featured Women of Westchester 

Why This Ossining Teacher, Volunteer is Proud to Be a ‘Crazy Cat Lady’

March 7, 2016February 29, 2024 Dina Sciortino 4835 Views 0 Comments

Vanessa Vaccaro is proud to be a cat lady, despite any of those negative stereotypes that may come to mind when you think of the term.

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Where to Get Free STD Testing, Condoms in Westchester [MAP]

February 24, 2016December 20, 2023 Dina Sciortino 4674 Views 0 Comments

February is National Condom Month. Protect yourself against unwanted pregnancy and the increasing rates of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in Westchester and the U.S. is to practice safer sex and get tested.

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Making a Murderer
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Did You Know That ‘Making a Murderer’ Has a Westchester Connection?

January 8, 2016January 11, 2016 Dina Sciortino 3876 Views 0 Comments

Two sisters from Hawthorne are responsible for the latest pop-culture?phenomenon that your family, friends,?celebrities and everyone else is talking about.

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Featured Women of Westchester 

Moms Connect Westchester Families With Gamechanger Tutors

December 10, 2015December 11, 2015 Dina Sciortino 2802 Views 0 Comments

Imagine what your child could achieve if confidence and comprehension in any subject or skill set was just a phone

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Featured Love, Sex and Relationships Love, Sex, Wellness 

A Guide to the Top Make Out Spots in Westchester County

December 2, 2015November 17, 2020 Dina Sciortino 10892 Views 0 Comments

A Guide to the Top Make Out Spots in Westchester County Remember back in the day when the only place

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Featured News and Info 

How Much is $100 Really Worth in New York? Hint: It’s Not $100

November 5, 2015November 6, 2015 Dina Sciortino 2478 Views 0 Comments

In some states $100 isn’t actually worth $100, according to The Daily Dot. While in some states $100 is worth

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We’ve Been Scammed – Donations in These Westchester Clothing Bins Don’t Go to Charity

October 29, 2015August 11, 2023 Dina Sciortino 5989 Views 0 Comments

Ever drop-off your old clothes in one of these pink or blue bins clothing donation bins? Yeah, us too. We’ve,

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Celebrity Sightings, Marriage Proposals at the Great Jack OLantern Blaze

October 27, 2015October 28, 2015 Dina Sciortino 2742 Views 0 Comments

*This article has been updated to reflect a correction Everyone in Westchester knows that?The Great Jack OLantern Blaze at Van

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Highridge Bagels
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25 Ways You Know Youre a Woman From Westchester, NY

February 11, 2015September 2, 2023 Dina Sciortino 6848 Views 0 Comments

We put together a “You Know You’re From” list for us Westchester women, and it is epic.

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How to Be a Successful Leader [VIDEO] – Advice From a Westchester Woman
Don’t Doubt Yourself and Shake Off the Haters – Advice From a Westchester Woman [VIDEO]
How to Resolve Conflicts and Disagreements – Advice from a Westchester Woman
Just Be Yourself – Advice From a Westchester Woman [VIDEO]
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