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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.

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Schools

Peekskill School District Warns Of Sports Schedule Scam PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- The Peekskill School District said Wednesday a telephone scam has been targeting local residents and businesses. The scam is an attempt to solicit donations for the "Peekskill High School Fall Sports Schedule Poster," the district said. The district said the individuals involved are not associated with the school and no such cause exists. The district asked that anyone contacted about this does not give out any personal information.

by Sam Barron

04/05/2017

Police & Fire

SPCA Interviews Woman Who Abandoned Cat In Bedford This story has been updated. 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 ne…

by Sam Barron

04/05/2017

Police & Fire

Two Men Found With Heroin In Kent, Police Say KENT, N.Y. -- Two men were arrested in Kent after police found them to be in possession of heroin late last month. Christian Breslin, 37, and Douglas McLaughlin, 52, both residents of Newburgh, were arrested following a traffic stop on March 28 and charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 7th Degree and Possession of a Hypodermic Instrument. An officer stopped their vehicle on Richardsville Road for a traffic violation. While the officer was interviewing McLaughlin, he noticed drug paraphernalia inside the vehicle. Further investigation led to the discovery of heroi…

by Sam Barron

04/05/2017

Schools

Pelham Launches Search For Next Superintendent PELHAM, N.Y. -- A national search is underway to find the next Pelham superintendent.The Pelham Board of Education and the district's search firm, Hazard, Young, Attea and Associates are hosting two community forums on April 24 at 7:30 p.m. in the middle school library and April 25 at 10:30 a.m. at Pelham Memorial High School Alumni Hall. Outgoing superintendent Peter Giarizzo annnounced he was resigning to become superintendent at a school on Long Island. The district has also created an online survey for community members on the superintendent search. The survey will be open until April 2…

by Sam Barron

04/05/2017

Neighbors

Tarrytown Man Wins International Photography Contest TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- Elijah Goodwin, a Tarrytown resident, was able to combine his love of birding and his love of photography into an award winning photo. Goodwin took home Best of Show at the 44th annual International Exhibition of Photography, which is run by the Color Camera Club of Westchester for his photo of an egret. Goodwin is the first Color Camera Club member to win. More than 1100 photographs from 200 photographers from 28 different countries competed in the contest. "It was amazing," Goodwin said. "I was very surprised." Goodwin's photo "Swamp Angel&quo…

by Sam Barron

04/05/2017

Lifestyle

Safety Officer Quick On The Scene After Plane Overturns In Lagrangeville LAGRANGEVILLE, N.Y. -- When Lt. Col Lawrence Mattiello saw a plane flip over at Sky Acres Airport Sunday afternoon, he knew he had to act fast. After he saw the Cessna Skyhawk II ran off the east shoulder of Runway 17, Mattiello sprinted toward a pond where the plane had stalled and overturned, fearing the worst. “I feared they were upside down in the water, but really didn't know what to expect when I got there," Mattiello said. But as I got to the plane I could see the wing was above the water and they were exiting on the wing on the other side.” Mattiello jumped onto the wing clos…

by Sam Barron

04/05/2017

Business

Eating Disorder Treatment Center Opening In Briarcliff BRIARCLIFF MANOR, .N.Y. -- Teenage girls battling an eating disorder will soon have a place to turn to in Briarcliff. Clementine, a treatment center for girls age 12-17, is set to open at the end of the month at a home at 233 Pine Road. Clementine has similar treatment centers in Miami and Oregon and will be owned and run by Mondo Nido and Affiliates. The center will accommodate up to eight girls at a time. Briarcliff was chosen as a location since officials at Clementine felt they were filling a void in the region. Amanda Mellowspring, the director of nutrition services at Clementine, sai…

by Sam Barron

04/05/2017

Politics

New Castle Dems' Slate Has Ex-TV Reporter, First Transgender Candidate NEW CASTLE, N.Y. -- The New Castle Democrats slate of candidates for the 2017 municipal elections will be making history. Kristen Browde, a transgender woman, will be running for Town Supervisor while Ivy Pool and Gail Markels are running for town board. The Democrats will introduce their slate in front of New Castle Town Hall in Chappaqua on Wednesday. Browde is a former television reporter and an attorney who previously served as secretary for the New Castle Board of Ethics. Browde is the first transgender candidate in New York to run with the nomination of a major party, according to the…

by Sam Barron

04/05/2017

Police & Fire

12-Year-Old Makes Bomb Threat To Yorktown Middle School, Police Say YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- A 12-year-old Yorktown Heights boy was arrested and charged Tuesday with juvenile delinquency after Yorktown Police say he made a bomb threat to Mildred E. Strang Middle School. The boy, whose name is being withheld, was charged with juvenile delinquency with the underlying charge being falsely reporting an incident in the second degree. On Tuesday morning, Brian Mundy, the Mildred Strang School Resource Officer, was alerted by a student that she had received a text message from an unknown number that contained a non-specific bomb threat, Yorktown Police said. Yo…

by Sam Barron

04/04/2017

Police & Fire

Mahopac Man Didn't Install Interlock Device, Yorktown Police Say Going through a red light turned into big trouble for a 35-year-old Mahopac man. James Hosford was arrested in Yorktown and charged with driving with a suspended license and driving without an interlock device installed, a condition of his suspended license, after police pulled him over for passing a steady red light on Route 6. Hosford was released after posting $145 bail and is due back in court on May 2.

by Sam Barron

04/04/2017

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