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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.

Sam Barron's Contributions

Police & Fire
Traffic Delays Reported In Yorktown As Power Goes Out Traffic Delays Reported In Yorktown As Power Goes Out
Traffic Delays Reported In Yorktown As Power Goes Out This story has been updated. YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- A power failure occurred in the Yorktown Heights Business District late Friday afternoon, knocking out traffic lights on Route 202 and Route 35, police said. Drivers experienced traffic delays.

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Police & Fire
3 Face Charges After Nearby Ossining Residents Express Narcotics Concerns 3 Face Charges After Nearby Ossining Residents Express Narcotics Concerns
3 Face Charges After Nearby Ossining Residents Express Narcotics Concerns OSSINING, N.Y. -- Ossining Police announced the arrest of three men on felony narcotics charges Friday after residents expressed concern about narcotics activity in the area. Mateo Martinez and Richard Martinez, residents of Ossining, and George Nelson, a Yonkers resident were arrested after police searched a residence on William Street and recovered 63 bags of crack cocaine and $1,500. The three men will be arraigned Friday afternoon in Ossining Town Justice Court.  “We are proud of the great work of the Ossining Police Department," Mayor Victoria Gearity said. "This arrest is a…

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News
Westchester Wakes Up To Snow Covered Friday Westchester Wakes Up To Snow Covered Friday
Westchester Wakes Up To Snow Covered Friday WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- It was a Friday morning full of snow for Westchester residents. Most of the area received around 2 inches of accumulation, with other parts of the region getting as much as 5 inches, causing schools, many of which had initially scheduled delayed openings, to close for the day. A winter weather advisory was extended until noon. Daily Voice readers sent in their photos of the snow. Have photos to send? E-mail sbarron@dailyvoice.com.

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Business
Urgent Care Facility Celebrates Grand Opening In Yorktown Urgent Care Facility Celebrates Grand Opening In Yorktown
Urgent Care Facility Celebrates Grand Opening In Yorktown YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- Yorktown residents now have a new place to go for healthcare.  AFC Urgent Care held a grand opening for its new Yorktown location at 3379 Crompond Road on Thursday. The new facility is being led by Dr. Rajesh Gupta, a 14-year Yorktown resident and emergency room doctor. Gupta purchased an AFC Urgent Care franchise last year. "I am looking forward to being more involved with our patients, their families and our greater Yorktown community," Gupta said. "Developing relationships, building stronger ties with the community and serving a town where urgent …

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Lifestyle
Actor Returns Home To Westchester To Screen New Film Actor Returns Home To Westchester To Screen New Film
Actor Returns Home To Westchester To Screen New Film OSSINING, N.Y. -- It's going to be a real homecoming for Dominic Pace. The Ossining High School graduate, class of 1993, will be returning to Ossining on March 25, when he screens his new movie "The Midnight Man" at the Ossining Public Library at 7 p.m.  Before the screening, Pace will be awarding a $500 grant to Ossining graduating senior William Gillman, a student who plans on pursuing a career in the arts. "The Midnight Man" stars Vinnie Jones, William Forsythe, Brent Spiner, Max Alder, and Pace and is about an assassin who can't feel pain who after an attack, discov…

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News
Victims Of Metro-North Train Crash Remembered One Year Later Victims Of Metro-North Train Crash Remembered One Year Later
Victims Of Metro-North Train Crash Remembered One Year Later VALHALLA, N.Y. -- A year ago on Wednesday at a Westchester railroad crossing, a few fateful minutes changed the lives of hundreds of Metro-North commuters and ended with six people dead. Ellen Brody, 49, of Edgemont had left her job in Chappaqua before encountering a traffic jam along the Taconic State Parkway in Mount Pleasant that followed a head-on collision.  As bumper-to-bumper traffic was detoured over railroad tracks at Commerce Street, Brody briefly stepped out of her Mercedes SUV to check a crossing gate that came down on the rear of her car. Brody and five others, Bedford Hills r…

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Politics
Former Yorktown Supervisor Challenges Open Meetings Law Former Yorktown Supervisor Challenges Open Meetings Law
Former Yorktown Supervisor Challenges Open Meetings Law YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- Susan Siegel, who previously served as Yorktown Supervisor and town councilwoman went to court this week to protest the town discussing a new position in executive session before discussing it in public. Siegel appeared in Westchester Supreme Court in White Plains with Yorktown Town Attorney Michael McDermott over the town discussing the hiring of a deputy town engineer in executive session. Siegel, who asked for a temporary restraining order and an injunction, had her case was dismissed by Judge Linda Jamieson, McDermott said. "How can you advertise a positio…

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Business
Westchester Welcomes New Bookstore Westchester Welcomes New Bookstore
Westchester Welcomes New Bookstore CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Book lovers in Westchester have a new place to call home. Laura Schaefer, a Briarcliff resident who grew up in Tarrytown, opened her new bookstore Scattered Books in Chappaqua in November. Schaefer, a children's book author, aims to turn her King Street location into a meeting place for residents. "People have been very supportive and offering suggestions," Schaefer said. While Amazon remains the dominant bookseller, Schaefer said people still enjoy going to bookstores and perusing books. "There are a lot of people who want their kids to read regular boo…

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Obituaries
Westchester Man Killed When Hit By Car Remembered As Caring Music Teacher Westchester Man Killed When Hit By Car Remembered As Caring Music Teacher
Westchester Man Killed When Hit By Car Remembered As Caring Music Teacher PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- Many musicians in Westchester County owe their love of music to Hercules Faranda. Faranda, 90, was killed on Sunday when he was hit by a car outside of his Washington Avenue home. He was taken to Westchester Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. Faranda was a longtime musician who worked with many jazz musicians, including Les Paul and Zoot Sims. He gave private lessons to kids throughout Westchester. Carlo Capano, the band director at Westlake High School, said he knew Faranda for more than 25 years. "The top students in my band and jazz band were his p…

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News
Another Peekskill Employee Suspended Following Building Department Break-In Another Peekskill Employee Suspended Following Building Department Break-In
Another Peekskill Employee Suspended Following Building Department Break-In PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- A second employee has been suspended as the city continues to investigate a reported break-in at the building department. Gregory Matera, who heads the city's IT department was suspended without pay Tuesday, City Manager Richard Leins announced. Last week, facilities manager Joe Minnerly was suspended with pay a day after he reported the break-in to Mayor Frank Catalina. Catalina declined to comment on Matera's suspension, calling it a personnel matter.  The break-in followed Councilwoman Drew Claxton and her son receiving a $15,000 grant from the Preservation Company i…

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