Phone: (914) 269.8671
Born/Raised: White Plains/Valhalla
Birthday: May 5
My main editorial mission is to arm citizens with important facts that help them make informed decisions. Her passion for journalism started at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, NY, where she won a Quill Award in Enterprise Writing for a story on the lack of affordable health care for students. She went on to receive a master's degree in journalism from Iona College in New Rochelle, NY.
Dina has worked for Metromix.com, the Impact and the Rivertowns Enterprise—a well-established and respected local newspaper in Dobbs Ferry. She covered Hastings-on-Hudson and Ardsley as one of the Enterprise's two staff reporters.
Dina loves music, especially The White Stripes, and her Maltese Ruby.
I started at Patch as a local editor covering my native city of White Plains, NY, where there was NEVER a dull moment! The first day I launched my site I covered the mayor’s domestic violence case, which made national news headlines.
I spent the next few weeks in and out of the courtroom, while also maintaining the editorial calendar, budget, and team of freelance writers and community listing collectors who I trained and hired to write content and help populate the site’s estimated 4,000 directory listings.
During my time in White Plains I gained a large following and built a credible news site that rivaled and often bested The Journal News. I also covered high profile stories like the arrival of The Jersey Shore’s Snooki and the police shooting of Kenneth Chamberlain, where I was asked to discuss the case on CNN.
During my time as local editor of White Plains Patch, I was asked to moderate the White Plains Concerned Citizens for Open Spaces’ White Plains Common Council Candidate Forum and serve as media judge for the 2011 Miss Westchester Pageant.
I later took as local editor for Rivertowns Patch covering three villages of Hastings-on-Hudson, Irvington and Dobbs Ferry and recently took on the role of field editor covering six Patch sites (Tarrytown/Sleepy Hollow, Ossining/Croton-on-Hudson, Nyack-Piermont, Pearl River, New City, Nanuet), running social media accounts and writing aggregated content.
The Irvington Fire Company doesn't see the point in sitting down to mediation with former Irvington Firefighter Nikolai Kabelev whose request to start a second fire company in Irvington was recently denied.
Former Irvington Firefighter Nikolai Kabelev said he is disappointed the Irvington Fire Company won’t sit down for mediation.
This report was derived from information from the Dobbs Ferry Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
Mercy College, who has been renting the space at 565 Broadway in Dobbs Ferry for more than 30 years, will use the property for classroom uses and will keep the softball field and parking lot.
Irvingtonite is this week's winner of "So You Think You Know the Rivertowns." Who will win next week?
Find out what's happening this week in the Rivertowns.
This report was derived from information from the Irvington Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
This report was derived from information from the Irvington Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
This report was derived from information from the Irvington Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
The Irvington Public Library has been closed since a Jan. 23 kitchen fire in the attached apartment complex.
Find out what properties are fresh off the market in the Rivertowns
Several homes are open to prospective buyers this weekend in the Rivertowns. Here's a sampling.
This report was derived from information from the Irvington Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
A stolen computer with software that allowed police to remotely access pictures of the defendant on the computer lead to the arrest of Victor Hernandez.
A stolen computer with software that allowed police to remotely access pictures of the defendant on the computer lead to the arrest of Victor Hernandez.
A stolen computer with software that allowed police to remotely access pictures of the defendant on the computer led to the arrest of Victor Hernandez.
The two villages will hire a consultant to study the feasibility of joining their public works departments.
The region's major news on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013.
The village’s Democratic and Republican Committees will hold their caucuses next week.
This report was derived from information from the Dobbs Ferry Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
