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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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Lifestyle
Ossining Author Explores 'Strange Fruit' Of Billie Holiday Ossining Author Explores 'Strange Fruit' Of Billie Holiday
Ossining Author Explores 'Strange Fruit' Of Billie Holiday OSSINING, N.Y. -- A whole new generation is being introduced to a song about civil rights, made famous by Billie Holiday. Ossining resident Gary Golio is the author of "Strange Fruit: Billie Holiday and the Power of a Protest Song," a children's book for ages seven to 11 that was released in February. Golio's wife, Susanna Reich, is also a children's book author and recently published a book on Pete Seger. Golio's book is set at Cafe Society in March of 1939, an integrated nightclub where Holiday first sang the anti-lynching protest song was written Abel Meeropol. "There was…

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Politics
Absentee Ballots Give Merandy Second Term As Cold Spring Mayor Absentee Ballots Give Merandy Second Term As Cold Spring Mayor
Absentee Ballots Give Merandy Second Term As Cold Spring Mayor COLD SPRING, N.Y. -- All the votes have finally been counted and David Merandy is still Mayor of Cold Spring. Absentee ballots tallied Tuesday at the Putnam County Board of Elections in Carmel gave Merandy a 23-vote lead over challenger Allison Anthonie, 390 votes to 367 votes.  Before absentee votes were counted Merandy led 369 votes to 347 votes. Merandy was running for a second term, having been first elected in 2015. 

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Neighbors
Wappingers Falls Hero Firefighter Honored Wappingers Falls Hero Firefighter Honored
Wappingers Falls Hero Firefighter Honored WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. -- New Hackensack Fire Chief Anthony Marquez was recently honored for saving another man's life. Marquez was presented with the 2017 Hometown Hero Award by The Exchange Club on March 16 in recognition of his rescue of a man from a burning building last summer. On  July 11, Marquez was the first to arrive at an apartment fire on Diddell Road in Wappinger. Police informed Marquez that a man was still inside an attic apartment, but the smoke and heat pushed them back when they tried to search. Marquez entered the building and climbed the stairs to the attic. He searched…

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Schools
Putnam Valley Grad Named Valedictorian Of NYU College Of Arts And Sciences Putnam Valley Grad Named Valedictorian Of NYU College Of Arts And Sciences
Putnam Valley Grad Named Valedictorian Of NYU College Of Arts And Sciences PUTNAM VALLEY, N.Y. -- John Messinger, a 2013 graduate of Putnam Valley High School, is at the top of the class. Messinger was named valedictorian for the NYU College of Arts and Sciences with a GPA of 3.959. Messinger was also the recipient of the Roland P. Beattie Award and the Presidential Honors Scholars Program. Messinger has studied proteins implicated in dementia and is now researching decision making by people addicted to opiates. When he's not in the lab, Messinger was a four-year wrestler for NYU with 115 wins, serving as team captain for two years. 

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Lifestyle
Ossining Author Explores The Life Of Beacon's Pete Seeger Ossining Author Explores The Life Of Beacon's Pete Seeger
Ossining Author Explores The Life Of Beacon's Pete Seeger OSSINING, N.Y. -- An Ossining resident is hoping to introduce a whole generation to legendary folk singer Pete Seeger, who lived in Beacon. Susanna Reich is the author of the children's book "Stand Up And Sing! Pete Seeger, Folk Music and the Path To Justice," which was released on March 14. Reich will be appearing at the Village Bookstore in Pleasantville on March 24 at 7:30 p.m. and The Voracious Reader in Larchmont on March 25 at 2 p.m. with her husband, fellow author Gary Golio. The book, which is geared toward kids 6-11, shines a light on Seeger's fight for social justice, in…

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Politics
Cold Spring Mayoral Race Hinges On Absentee Ballots Cold Spring Mayoral Race Hinges On Absentee Ballots
Cold Spring Mayoral Race Hinges On Absentee Ballots COLD SPRING, N.Y. -- Despite a comfortable lead, no one is quite ready to declare victory in the race for Mayor of Cold Spring. Incumbent David Merandy leads Alison Anthoine by 22 votes, 369 votes to 347 votes. Forty absentee ballots need to be counted and another 20 absentee ballots are outstanding. The Putnam County Board of Elections will count the absentee ballots on March 28 at 3 p.m. Merandy is running for a second term.

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Neighbors
Marist Student Still In Shock After Ellen Surprise Marist Student Still In Shock After Ellen Surprise
Marist Student Still In Shock After Ellen Surprise POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Victoria Ruggiero is still recovering from the surprise of a lifetime. Ruggiero was a member of Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority, the Marist College sorority surprised by Ellen DeGeneres on Tuesday, winning a contest to see a taping of her talk show in April. The sorority sisters all Ellen superfans and in February, Ruggiero wrote to the show about how much DeGeneres has meant to her. "I wrote something at 1:30 a.m.," Ruggiero, a junior who majors in communications and is interning at Impact PR, said. "I never expected to get a callback. They offered to have us…

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Events
Two Dogs Celebrating 'Bark' Mitzvah Two Dogs Celebrating 'Bark' Mitzvah
Two Dogs Celebrating 'Bark' Mitzvah ELMSFORD, N.Y. -- Bar Mitzvahs are a rite of passage for any 13-year-old.  And apparently, that applies to dogs as well. Paws Crossed Animal Rescue in Elmsford is hosting a Bark Mitzvah on Friday at 4 p.m. to honor two 13-year-old brothers, Rocky and Baxter. The celebration will be held at Paws Crossed headquarters at 100 Warehouse Lane South in Elmsford. The bull terriers previously lived on a large farm in North Salem until their owner passed away. At the Bark Mitzvah, Cantor Elizabeth Sternlie of Sinai Free Synagogue in Mount Vernon will be delivering a blessing and yarmulkes have been…

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News
Brewster Board: Trustee Charged With Larcency Had No Access To Finances Brewster Board: Trustee Charged With Larcency Had No Access To Finances
Brewster Board: Trustee Charged With Larcency Had No Access To Finances PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- The Brewster trustee arrested Tuesday for grand larceny never had access to any of the village's finances, Brewster's Board of Trustees said in a statement Wednesday. Erin Meagher, 26, who also served as the CEO of the Greater Mahopac/Carmel Chamber of Commerce, was charged with grand larceny in the fourth degree, a Class E felony, for allegedly using chamber funds for her own personal use.  Brewster's Board of Trustees said in a statement that it "is aware of the allegations against Trustee Erin Meagher regarding her position with the Greater Mahopac-Carmel Cham…

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Police & Fire
Details Emerge In Mahopac/Carmel Chamber CEO, Brewster Trustee Larceny Case Details Emerge In Mahopac/Carmel Chamber CEO, Brewster Trustee Larceny Case
Details Emerge In Mahopac/Carmel Chamber CEO, Brewster Trustee Larceny Case CARMEL, N.Y. --The CEO of the Greater Mahopac/Carmel Chamber of Commerce's arrest for grand larceny, reported Tuesday by Daily Voice, came after a joint investigation by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office and the Putnam County District Attorney's Office, authorities said Wednesday. Erin Meagher, 26, was arrested Tuesday and charged with grand larceny in the fourth degree, a Class E felony, for allegedly using chamber funds for her own personal use. Meagher also serves as a Village Trustee in Brewster. No dollar amount for the larceny was released by authorities. Fourth-degree grand larceny …

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