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Joan Lunden Discussing Breast Cancer Battle In Westchester
Joan Lunden's tale of survival will be heard firsthand in Armonk.
Lunden will be speaking at Congregation B'nai Yisrael in Armonk to talk about her new book, "Had I Known: A Memoir of Survival," on Friday, June 9 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
In June 2014, Lunden, who anchored "Good Morning America" for 17 years, was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer, which required chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation. Lunden responded to her diagnosis with a mission to educate and inspire others about prevention, treatment, and survival.
Lunden started a video blog and a jo…
Learn How You Can Help Westchester's Refugees At Mamaroneck Event
MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- Concerned about the refugee situation?
Jodi Kantor, a New York Times journalist who has extensively covered the Canadian refugee experience, among other crises, will discuss how to assist refugee resettlement in our area on Sunday, June 11 at the Westchester Jewish Center (WJC) in Mamaroneck.
The event, scheduled for 2 p.m. to 5 p.m, is sponsored by Neighbors for Refugees (formerly Hearts and Homes for Refugees of Larchmont/Mamaroneck) and co-sponsored by WJC, Larchmont Temple, Larchmont Avenue Church, St. Augustine Church, St. John’s Episcopal Church, and St. Thomas Epi…
HBO's Sheila Nevins Talks Aging, Adultery, At Eastchester Barnes & Noble
SCARSDALE, N.Y. -- -- Sheila Nevins has seen it all. A long-time TV producer and president of HBO Documentary Films, she has produced over 1,000 documentary films, many of them award-winning (think Peabody's, Emmy's and Oscar's).
Now, she's written a book. In "You Don't Look Your Age and Other Fairy Tales," Nevins covers everything from adultery and dieting to watching your face sag (and lifting it back up again). She also takes readers through the painful realities of losing friends, loved ones, and children while covering the challenges—and inequities--of being a woman in a man's…
