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Sam Barron

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sbarron@dailyvoice.com

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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.

Sam Barron's Contributions

Politics

Transgender Supervisor Candidate Wants To Move New Castle Forward WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Though her candidacy may be trailblazing, Kristen Browde is hoping to focus on the issues. Browde, 66, is running for Supervisor of the Town of New Castle on the Democratic ticket. Browde, a former TV news reporter for CBS, WNBC and FOX 5, is the first transgender candidate in New York to run for office with the nomination of a major party. But Browde said her gender won't fix what ails New Castle. "I don't hide from it," Browde, who now works as a divorce attorney, said. "But being transgender doesn't balance a budget, it doesn't fill a pothole …

by Sam Barron

04/10/2017

Events

Students Planning Charity Concert In Sleepy Hollow For Syrian Refugees SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. -- Seven teenagers have come together to plan a charity concert for Syrian refugees at the end of the month in Sleepy Hollow. Relief United will be hosting Project Syria Live on April 28 at Kingsland Point Park in Sleepy Hollow from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Money raised will go to CNEWA, a Catholic charity helping Syrian refugees. More than 13 million people in Syria need humanitarian assistance due to the Syrian Civil War. Almost 5 million Syrians are refugees and about half of this number are children. "We want to raise awareness about the crisis in Syria," Jane Sin…

by Sam Barron

04/10/2017

Schools

Fox Meadow Middle School Opens In New Yorktown Location YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- It's a new era at the Fox Meadow Middle School in Yorktown. The middle school, which previously had been housed in the same building as Fox Meadow High School, was moved into space of its own to more clearly define the school and allow teachers to focus on the specific needs of middle schoolers, Putnam Northern Westchester BOCES said. Nicole Murphy, the principal of Fox Meadow, said middle school students need to have their own identity as well as their own space to help them grow socially and emotionally. Putnam Northern Westchester BOCES Superintendent Dr. James Ryan to…

by Sam Barron

04/09/2017

News

SPCA Interviews Woman Who Abandoned Cat In Bedford BEDFORD, N.Y. -- The SPCA said Friday it has met with the woman seen in surveillance footage leaving a severely neglected cat in a Bedford parking lot. Lisa Bonanno, director of events and communications for the SPCA, said the investigation remains ongoing. Surveillance tapes from the parking lot show a woman pulling into a parking space on the afternoon of Monday, March 27. The white Persian was in a carrier she took from her car. The cat, in the carrier, was found a short time later, left behind in the parking lot, the SPCA said. The cat had been severely neglected, with the hair so thic…

by Sam Barron

04/08/2017

Lifestyle

Did You See Her? Sarah Jessica Parker Films 'Divorce' In Westchester The Hudson Valley has gotten a taste of Hollywood. Sarah Jessica Parker and Molly Shannon have been filming scenes for the HBO show "Divorce" all over Westchester the last week. On Wednesday, scenes were filmed at a house in Pleasantville, as previously reported by Daily Voice. The crew was in Hastings on Friday. Last week, "Divorce" transformed the Belkind Bigi Mid-Century Furniture store in Tarrytown into Hudson River Contemporary Gallery. The show, recently renewed for its second season, is set (and filmed) in Westchester with Parker playing Frances, a middle-aged …

by Sam Barron

04/08/2017

Politics

Three Poughkeepsie Residents Charged In $8K Credit Card Forgery POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Three Poughkeepsie residents were arrested for making more than $8,000 fraudulent credit card purchases with a blank credit card, the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office said. Chavon Cotterell, 24, Aldasia Brown, 17, Tionne Strowman, 17, were arrested on Thursday and charged with possession of a forged instrument in the second degree, criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree and identity theft in the 2nd degree, all felonies. The Dutchess County Sheriff's Office began investigating several cases of reported credit card fraud. The three are accused of…

by Sam Barron

04/08/2017

Business

Beacon's Poppy's Burgers And Fries Closes BEACON, N.Y. -- After more than eight years of serving up burgers and fries in Beacon, Paul Yeaple is hanging up his apron...for now. Yeaple recently closed Poppy's Burgers and Fries, which was located on Main Street in Beacon. "It was just a personal choice, it wasn't a financial choice," Paul Yeaple, a lifelong Beacon resident, said. At Poppy's, Yeaple insisted on promoting environmentalism, supporting local businesses and the humane treatment of animals. "I was trying to push an agenda and get people to have these conversations," Yeaple said. Continuing to run a r…

by Sam Barron

04/08/2017

Politics

Local Pols Approve Of Strikes On Syria, But Say Trump Should Have A Plan While Thursday night's airstrikes on Syria drew approval, Westchester's representatives in Washington said they want President Donald Trump to have a plan to deal with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The strikes on a Syrian military airfield came after Assad used chemical weapons on his own people. “Making sure Assad knows that when he commits such despicable atrocities he will pay a price is the right thing to do," Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said. “It is incumbent on the Trump administration to come up with a strategy and consult with Congress before implementing it. I salute the pro…

by Sam Barron

04/08/2017

Events

Yorktown Alumni Golfing For A Good Cause YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- What started out as a way to enjoy a day off has turned into a day to help a Yorktown charity. Yorktown High School Alumni is hosting a golf outing on April 14, Good Friday, to benefit the Harrison Apar Field of Dreams Foundation and Yorktown Athletic Club. The fundraiser will take place at Putnam National Golf Course in Mahopac with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Ryan Froats, Yorktown High School Class of 2006, helped start the annual tradition which began a group of alumni decided to enjoy Good Friday by playing golf in 2011. "We always had a blast just enjoyin…

by Sam Barron

04/07/2017

Police & Fire

Five Caught After Stolen Vehicle Chase On Route 22 In North Castle WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Four teens and one 20-year-old were arrested Wednesday night after allegedly stealing a motorcycle and leading police on a chase on Route 22. Francisco Periera, 16, Robin Medina, 20, Ernick Rodriguez, 19, Christopher Cespedez, 17 and Jonathan Serrano, 17, all residents of New York City, were arrested and charged with grand larceny in the fourth degree, a Class E felony, and criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree, a Class E felony. On Wednesday night, a resident of Carpenter Way called 911 and complained his motorcycle was stolen, police said.…

by Sam Barron

04/07/2017

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