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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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Schools
Buy A Brick To Help Improve Irvington Schools Buy A Brick To Help Improve Irvington Schools
Buy A Brick To Help Improve Irvington Schools IRVINGTON, N.Y. -- Irvington Union Free School District students, parents, soon-to-be graduates and alumni can enhance their school community and become part of history at the middle and high school campus through the Irvington Schools Brick Drive. The Irvington PTSA is selling bricks to raise money for beautification projects at the school district buildings, and there’s still time to get involved.  PTSA members are asking the public to help reach their goal of selling 100 bricks by March 1. The purchased engraved bricks will become part of a new patio with a cobblestone border on the middl…

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News
See 'Day By Day' Project At FDR Museum In Hyde Park See 'Day By Day' Project At FDR Museum In Hyde Park
See 'Day By Day' Project At FDR Museum In Hyde Park HYDE PARK, N.Y. -- According to the "Day by Day" Project at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum in Hyde Park, on Jan. 31, 1939, documentary filmmaker Pare Lorentz screened his latest film "The Fight For Life" at the White House. The president told Lorentz that it was a “fine movie” and he hoped it would do some good. The film was released to the public in 1940 and focused on infant and maternal mortality in the United States. It was considered experimental as an early documentary film because Lorentz employed actors as well as the film’s subjects. T…

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Schools
'Downtown Abbey' Comes To LaGrange Library 'Downtown Abbey' Comes To LaGrange Library
'Downtown Abbey' Comes To LaGrange Library POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- "Downtown Abbey: Season 6, The Final Season" has come to LaGrange Library in Poughkeepsie.It is available using the library's Roku devices. The DVD will be in circulation shortly.  The LaGrange Library is at 488 Freedom Plains Road (Rt.55), Suite 109, Poughkeepsie. For more information, click here or call 845-452-3141.

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Train Vs. Car Crash, Sonic Boom Top Week's News In Bridgeport Train Vs. Car Crash, Sonic Boom Top Week's News In Bridgeport
Train Vs. Car Crash, Sonic Boom Top Week's News In Bridgeport FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Here's a look at the top stories in Fairfield County from last week: A car was struck by a northbound Metro-North train on the Danbury Branch tracks on Tuesday in Norwalk. The accident happened on a private grade crossing near a boatyard and no injuries were reported. The sonic boom that rattled windows and led many people along the coast from Connecticut to New Jersey to believe there was an earthquake Thursday afternoon was caused by U.S. Navy test flights and maneuvers by F-35 strike fighters from a Naval Air Station. Some experts and Democratic leaders say it wa…

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Obituaries
Richard W. Melosh, 92, Montvale Resident Richard W. Melosh, 92, Montvale Resident
Richard W. Melosh, 92, Montvale Resident MONTVALE, N.J. -- Richard W. Melosh, of Stuart, Fla. and Montvale, N.J., died Wednesday, Jan. 27. He was 92.Before retiring, he had been an executive vice president for APA Transport. He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II and a 30-year member of the American Legion, Post 153, Park Ridge. He was the husband of the late Edna (nee Lee) for 60 years; father of Charles L. Melosh and Richard L. Melosh and his wife AnnMarie; brother of the late Everette; and grandfather of Nicholas. The funeral service is at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2 at the Robert Spearing Funeral Home, Inc., 155 Kinderkamack …

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Lucia DePinto, 85, Cresskill Resident Lucia DePinto, 85, Cresskill Resident
Lucia DePinto, 85, Cresskill Resident CRESSKILL, N.J. -- Lucia DePinto (nee) Gadaleta, of Cresskill (formerly of Alpine and Hoboken), died Jan. 28. She was 85. She was born Nov. 16, 1930, in Molfetta, Bari, Italy, and came to the United States in the 1940s. She was a homemaker. She also was very devoted to Madonna Dei Martiri.  She was the wife to the late Mario DePinto; mother to Anna Maria Binetti and her husband Mauro; grandmother to Mario Luca and Rosanna Binetti; sister to Francesco Gadaleta and his wife Anna; and aunt to Joseph Francis Gadaleta, Peter Gadaleta and Christina Stroever. She also is survived by many cousins, f…

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Schools
Winter Clothing Drive Tops Tuckahoe Middle School Events Winter Clothing Drive Tops Tuckahoe Middle School Events
Winter Clothing Drive Tops Tuckahoe Middle School Events TUCKAHOE, N.Y. -- Tuckahoe Middle School has two collection drives currently taking place – one through the GO and one being led by a group of eighth-grade students. The GO is sponsoring a winter clothing drive. Residents are encouraged to drop off mittens, scarves, sweaters, jackets, coats and hats for people who are in need.  The student group is sponsoring a second drive for the AYFA Foundation. Students are asking parents to help the AFYA collect supplies for birth kits to deliver to them developing nations. Both drives have boxes in the main entry of the school.  The second marking pe…

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Obituaries
Francesco La Rocca, 84, Moonachie Resident Francesco La Rocca, 84, Moonachie Resident
Francesco La Rocca, 84, Moonachie Resident MOONACHIE, N.J. -- Francesco La Rocca, of Moonachie and formerly of Little Ferry, died Thursday, Jan. 28. He was 84.He was born in Molfetta, Italy, to the late Mauro and Maria La Rocca and came to the United States in 1974.  Before retiring, he was a laborer for Union Dry Dock in Hoboken. Previously, he was a shoemaker in Italy and Venezuela. He was a former member of the Societa Unita of North Bergen.  He was the husband of Rosa (nee Modugno) La Rocca; father of Maria La Rocca and Mauro La Rocca and his wife Michelle; brother of the late Matteo and Giuseppe La Rocca and Giulia De Ceglie; a…

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Events
Armonk Book Club Discusses 'A Fierce Radiance' By Lauren Belfer Armonk Book Club Discusses 'A Fierce Radiance' By Lauren Belfer
Armonk Book Club Discusses 'A Fierce Radiance' By Lauren Belfer ARMONK, N.Y. -- The Armonk Readers Book Club will discuss "A Fierce Radiance" by Lauren Belfer at the North Castle Library.The discussion will be Tuesday from 7-8 p.m. Set during the early days of World War II, this suspenseful story from the New York Times best-selling author of "City of Light" follows the work of photojournalist Claire Shipley as she captures America’s race to develop lifesaving antibiotics -- an assignment that will involve blackmail, espionage and murder. The North Castle Public Library is at 19 Whippoorwill Road East, Armonk. For more information, c…

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It's 'Snow Problem' For Pleasantville Fifth-Graders It's 'Snow Problem' For Pleasantville Fifth-Graders
It's 'Snow Problem' For Pleasantville Fifth-Graders PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- Pleasantville fifth-graders had fun playing in the recent snowfall. Is there a special photo where you live that you'd like to share? Send your photos to pleasantville@dailyvoice.com, and we'll post on the website.

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