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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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Lifestyle
Summer Kicks Off In Rye Summer Kicks Off In Rye
Summer Kicks Off In Rye RYE, N.Y. -- Walking down Purchase Street in Rye, one can see subtle hints summer is here.  Beach towels and straw totes are in the store windows. Teddy bears line the shelves at Candy Rox with camp names on their t-shirts. Rye AP Photography students are having their work displayed in an exhibit next to Poppy's Luncheonette. Students were required to prepare a portfolio of 24 pieces to submit to the College Board. The Little Thai Kitchen also recently opened a Rye location at 2 Purchase Street while Hudson Paul Salon is having a grand re-opening.

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by Carol Bloom Stevens
Schools
Scarsdale Grad Volunteers At Nature Center Scarsdale Grad Volunteers At Nature Center
Scarsdale Grad Volunteers At Nature Center SCARSDALE, N.Y. -- Olivia McKay says she has mixed emotions about graduating high school. McKay is graduating from Scarsdale High School this year and is heading to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo for college,studying environmental, earth and soil Sciences. "It is truly bittersweet," McKay said. "All the knowledge I have gained and the memories I have made at Scarsdale High School have prepared me for my future. Although I have had a great high school experience, I am beyond excited for the next chapter of my life." McKay is originally from California and moved to Scarsdale fr…

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by Sam Barron
Lifestyle
Cookie Monster Spotted Outside Longford's In Rye Cookie Monster Spotted Outside Longford's In Rye
Cookie Monster Spotted Outside Longford's In Rye RYE, N.Y. --  Cookie Monster was dancing outside of Longford’s Ice Cream Parlor on Elm Street Thursday, celebrating the last full week of school for Rye children. “It is an annual celebration,” according to the owner Christine Vita. "We like to give back to the community.”  Local Rye children were getting their faces painted outside the store. One of Longford’s popular ice cream flavors is called Cookie Monster. It is made with vanilla ice cream, chocolate chips and is the color blue.

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by Carol Bloom Stevens
Lifestyle
Rye Celebrates Father's Day Rye Celebrates Father's Day
Rye Celebrates Father's Day RYE, N.Y. -- The shops in Rye are offering many gift ideas for that special dad from ties to shaving accessories to gift cards for Starbucks lovers.  But the best present for dads, according to founder of the Fatherhood Training Center, Stevan Lynn, "is time."  Activities include making dad his favorite homemade breakfast, taking him to the park for a picnic, creating a family photo album or having dad tell stories about the family's history.  "Father's Day is a day of pride and reflection on the most passionate and rewarding experience anyone can have: raising beautiful chi…

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by Carol Bloom Stevens
News
Missing Wallaby Possibly Spotted In Northern Westchester Missing Wallaby Possibly Spotted In Northern Westchester
Missing Wallaby Possibly Spotted In Northern Westchester NORTH SALEM, NY. -- The Saks family of North Salem is not ready to give up hope that Indy, their wallaby that has been missing for two years, will return home. On Tuesday night, a resident of Lake Street off of Bloomer Road, sighted a small hopping kangaroo in her yard, according to Susan Saks. Indy, who was 6 when he went missing, was previously spotted in Cortlandt Manor by a New York City police detective on his way home. "We have never given up hope that somehow he survived two winters and the 20 degree temperatures when he was first lost over 2 years ago," said Saks, who has…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Police Warn Residents After Bobcat Spotted In Yorktown Police Warn Residents After Bobcat Spotted In Yorktown
Police Warn Residents After Bobcat Spotted In Yorktown YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Yorktown Police are warning residents to stay alert after receiving a video of what appears to be large, dark colored bobcat in the vicinity of Baldwin Road. There have been no reported encounters with the bobcat, police said. Anyone who spots the bobcat is urged to stay indoors and call police at 914-962-4141. Residents are urged to not leave small children or pets unattended, to not leave garbage outside, to not feed wildlife and to not feed pets outside.

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Alleged Burglar Charged In Putnam After Being Caught On Doggie Cam Alleged Burglar Charged In Putnam After Being Caught On Doggie Cam
Alleged Burglar Charged In Putnam After Being Caught On Doggie Cam GARRISON, N.Y. -- A Brewster woman was arrested and charged with burglarizing a home in Garrison Tuesday after her image was captured on a home surveillance camera meant to monitor his dogs and posted on the internet. Berit Okay, a 52-year-old Brewster resident, turned herself into police Tuesday and was charged burglary in the second degree, a Class C felony, and criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree, a Class E felony after she allegedly entered a home on Avery Road on June 9 through an unlocked door and stole six rings and an iPad from a bedroom, the Putnam County She…

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Police & Fire
Three Charged After Loaded Handgun Recovered From Vehicle In Peekskill Three Charged After Loaded Handgun Recovered From Vehicle In Peekskill
Three Charged After Loaded Handgun Recovered From Vehicle In Peekskill PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- Peekskill Police arrested and charged three 23-year-olds with possessing a loaded gun following a traffic stop Monday night. Cortlandt Manor residents Garfield Holland and Noah Waldstein and Peekskill resident Cain Smalls were arrested and charged with Criminal Possession of a Firearm in the second degree, a Class C felony and Criminal Officer Jonathan Mosquera, stopped a 2005 Audi on the Bear Mountain Parkway after observing Holland commit a traffic offense. Holland was found to be driving with a suspended license and was taken into custody, police said.  Officers Kylee…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Six Arrested For Protesting Spectra Pipeline Six Arrested For Protesting Spectra Pipeline
Six Arrested For Protesting Spectra Pipeline PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- Six people were arrested in Peekskill Monday morning after erecting a 20-foot tripod in an attempt to block construction of the Spectra pipeline. The six people, four women and two men, were charged with criminal trespassing in the 3rd degree, a misdemeanor after being arrested at 7 a.m. on Albany Post Road near the intersection of Lower South Street, according to Paul Astrologo of the Peekskill Police.  Jessica Rechtschaffer, a Croton-on-Hudson resident, climbed up to the top of the tripod and sat down. The pipeline was approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commissi…

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Police & Fire
Cleaning Solution Blamed For Feared Gas Leak At Westchester Restaurant Cleaning Solution Blamed For Feared Gas Leak At Westchester Restaurant
Cleaning Solution Blamed For Feared Gas Leak At Westchester Restaurant RYE, N.Y. -- Cleaning solution at Wuji Restaurant at 26 Purchase Street was the cause of what firefighters in Rye initially feared was a gas leak Monday morning. The Rye Fire Department received a call at 11:30 a.m. from Angela's on Purchase Street. They were concerned after smelling gas coming from Wuji, located next door. Three firefighters arrived on the scene and determined the cause was Wuji cleaning their exhaust hood in the kitchen and the chemical smell was from cleaning solution. 

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by Carol Bloom Stevens
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