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Sam Barron

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An (almost) lifelong Westchester resident, Sam has reported on all facets of Westchester since he graduated from Ryerson University with a degree in print journalism, including stints at North County News and The Examiner. A film columnist for WAG Magazine, Sam's moviegoing expertise has been profiled in the New York Times and he was a featured guest on VH1's Big Morning Buzz Live.

Sam was formerly a community editor at Daily Voice.

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Downtown Chappaqua Improvements Get Scaled Back Downtown Chappaqua Improvements Get Scaled Back
Downtown Chappaqua Improvements Get Scaled Back CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Downtown Chappaqua will still be getting improved infrastructure, though it will be less than originally thought. The New Castle Town Board awarded an $11.6 million bid for the project at Tuesday's town board meeting after eliminating $2 million worth of improvements. The board voted 3-2 to award the project to ELQ Industries. The 18-month project will replace aging water and sewer mains and is set to begin this summer. The town will bond the $11.6 milion.

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by Sam Barron
Schools
Letter To The Editor: Support Ed Reder For Bedford School Board Letter To The Editor: Support Ed Reder For Bedford School Board
Letter To The Editor: Support Ed Reder For Bedford School Board BEDFORD, N.Y. -- Bedford Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To submit your letter, email bedford@dailyvoice.com To the Editor: Since being elected to the Bedford Central School Board in 2013, Ed Reder has demonstrated a commitment to public education and maintaining BCSD’s tradition of excellence. He has shown that he is not satisfied with the status quo and that he is prepared to ask difficult questions to ensure that the administration and his colleagues on the Board continue putting students first, even as the district navigates challenging fin…

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by Michael Bauscher
Events
Gamechanger Hosts Countywide Book Drive To Help Chappaqua Camp Gamechanger Hosts Countywide Book Drive To Help Chappaqua Camp
Gamechanger Hosts Countywide Book Drive To Help Chappaqua Camp CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Gamechanger and Barnes and Noble are hoping to get kids at Wagon Road Day Camp reading.Gamechanger is collecting new and gently used children's books to donate to The Children's Aid Society's Discovery Literacy Program at Wagon Road Day Camp in Chappaqua. This is the fourth book drive Gamechanger is hosting. Last year's book drive helped Neighbor's Link build an entire library. From May 12 to May 19, Gamechanger is distributing a customized barcode than can be used to buy books at Barnes and Noble. For that week only, a percentage of sales will be donated automatically to…

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by Sam Barron
Events
'Growing Up Kennedy' Looks Back At JFK's Time In Westchester 'Growing Up Kennedy' Looks Back At JFK's Time In Westchester
'Growing Up Kennedy' Looks Back At JFK's Time In Westchester In honor of his 100th birthday, local historical societies are looking back at President John F. Kennedy's time in Westchester, when he lived in Bronxville. "Growing Up Kennedy In Westchester: The Bronxville Years (1921-1941)" will take place at Cortlandt Town Hall Saturday at 2 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Yorktown Historical Society, Croton Friends of History and the Van Cortlandtville Historical Society and presented by historian Anthony Czarnecki. The family lived on a 5.5 acre compound on Pondfield Road in Bronxville when the future president was 12 years old. Although…

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by Sam Barron
Politics
Calls Made To Probe Ex-Bedford Resident Carl Icahn's Ties To Donald Trump Calls Made To Probe Ex-Bedford Resident Carl Icahn's Ties To Donald Trump
Calls Made To Probe Ex-Bedford Resident Carl Icahn's Ties To Donald Trump Eight Democratic senators announced on Tuesday a call for a federal investigation into whether investor Carl Icahn, a former Bedford resident, broke the law in his role as advisor to President Donald Trump. The senators are concerned CVR Energy, an oil refiner controlled by Icahn, made business decisions based on Icahn's ties to the president, a violation of insider trading and market manipulation laws, according to the New York Times. CVR might have timed its buying and selling of renewable fuel credits based on knowledge Icahn had about policy changes, according to the Times. CVR chose no…

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by Sam Barron
Sports
Ossining's Saniya Chong Makes WNBA Roster Ossining's Saniya Chong Makes WNBA Roster
Ossining's Saniya Chong Makes WNBA Roster OSSINING, N.Y. -- Saniya Chong's WNBA dreams are coming to fruition. Chong, who graduated from Ossining High School, is one of 12 players on the roster of the Dallas Wings, who made final cuts Wednesday night. Chong was drafted 26th overall by the Wings last month. The Wings season kicks off Sunday against Phoenix, while Chong returns home to face the New York Liberty on June 2. At Ossining, Chong was the leading scorer in Section 1 basketball history with 2,988 points. While at Ossining, she was named the female basketball National Player of the Year by the National High School Coaches As…

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by Sam Barron
News
Letter To The Editor: Battle For Yorktown Letter To The Editor: Battle For Yorktown
Letter To The Editor: Battle For Yorktown YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Yorktown Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To submit your letter, email yorktown@dailyvoice.com 'Battle for Yorktown' The 'Battle of Yorktown' has been a yearly effort by volunteers to collect roadside litter. We all see that litter is a blight on the community and damages Yorktown's image. I want to thank those volunteers for all their efforts. The 'Real Battle for Yorktown' may be for taxpayers to summon the will to finally hold it's elected officials accountable for their actions and enforce ethical standards. The first step…

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by David Witkowich
Police & Fire
Yorktown Police Dish Out 39 Tickets During Distracted Driving Detail Yorktown Police Dish Out 39 Tickets During Distracted Driving Detail
Yorktown Police Dish Out 39 Tickets During Distracted Driving Detail MOHEGAN LAKE, N.Y. --The Yorktown Police Department and the Alliance for Safe Kids once again teamed up to fight distracted driving. On Wednesday, the police conducted a distracted driving detail at the intersection of Route 6 and Mohegan Avenue in Mohegan Lake. The four-hour operation resulted in 39 tickets – 31 of which were tickets for cell-phone use.  Last week, police handed out 35 tickets for cell-phone use during their distracted driving detail at the intersection of Routes 202/35/118. “This type of traffic detail will be a common theme throughout the spring and summer for us. In ad…

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by Sam Barron
News
Missing North Salem Wallaby Spotted Twice In One Day Missing North Salem Wallaby Spotted Twice In One Day
Missing North Salem Wallaby Spotted Twice In One Day Indy the wallaby remains on the move. After being spotted Monday morning at Somers, Indy was spotted Monday night in Katonah.  Andrea Kreckler was driving up her Garlen Road driveway, between Routes 35 and Route 22  with her 8-year-old daughter Ruby and noticed her dogs were barking like crazy. Ruby then saw an animal going down the driveway that they thought looked like a strange cat and proceeded to run after it, Kreckler said. "When she came in, she told me that it ran in our neighbors bush and it was a kangaroo/deer hopping," Kreckler said. "We all laughed at her and exp…

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by Sam Barron
Politics
No Democratic Nominee Yet In County Exec Race No Democratic Nominee Yet In County Exec Race
No Democratic Nominee Yet In County Exec Race WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Will it be George Latimer or Ken Jenkins carrying the baton for the Democrats in the race for County Executive? No one knows yet. The Democrats ended their convention early Thursday morning at the Westchester County Center without counting the votes to determine their nominee. Ken Jenkins, a county legislator is from Yonkers, is running against Senator George Latimer, a Rye resident. The votes are expected to be counted on Friday. Latimer said he will step aside if the Democrats choose Jenkins, while Jenkins has said he will continue his campaign into a September…

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