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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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Police & Fire
Ossining Teenager Arrested For Making Threats On Social Media Ossining Teenager Arrested For Making Threats On Social Media
Ossining Teenager Arrested For Making Threats On Social Media OSSINING, N.Y. -- A 17-year-old Ossining High School student was arrested and charged with making a terrorist threats in an incident that led to Ossining High School being placed on lockdown last September. The teenager, who was arrested Tuesday, made the threats on Yik Yak, a social media app, according to Detective Lt. William Sullivan.  Making terrorist threats is a felony. The teenager was released to the custody of his parents after being arraigned in Ossining court. He was charged as an adult but if eligible for youth offender status. Sullivan said the investigation involved us…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Investigators Await Toxicology Report In Death Of Croton's Lacey Carr Investigators Await Toxicology Report In Death Of Croton's Lacey Carr
Investigators Await Toxicology Report In Death Of Croton's Lacey Carr CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- The Westchester County District Attorney's Office said the death of 6-year-old Lacey Carr remains an ongoing investigation. Lacey was found unconscious along with her mother, Kathleen Dymes in their Croton-On-Hudson home in April. Lacey was pronounced dead at Phelps Memorial Hospital Center in Sleepy Hollow while Dymes remains hospitalized in fair condition. Investigators said they still not have received the results of a toxicology report on Lacey's death. Dymes and Lacey were found by Lacey's father, David Carr. Dymes and Lacey lived at the home with Dymes…

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by Sam Barron
Obituaries
Former County Executive, Lewisboro Resident Al DelBello Dies At 80 Former County Executive, Lewisboro Resident Al DelBello Dies At 80
Former County Executive, Lewisboro Resident Al DelBello Dies At 80 This story has been updated. LEWISBORO, N.Y. -- Alfred DelBello, a Lewisboro resident who served as mayor of Yonkers, Westchester county executive and lieutenant governor died on Friday. He was 80 years old. DelBello's death was confirmed by State Sen. Terrence Murphy.  "My thoughts and prayers are with the family of former Lieutenant Governor Al DelBello," Murphy wrote on his Facebook page. "A Lewisboro resident for some years now and one of my constituents, he was legendary in New York State politics and accomplished a great deal as County Executive from 1974 to 1982. He will be so…

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by Sam Barron
News
Ossining Event Aims To Keep Kids From Substance Abuse Ossining Event Aims To Keep Kids From Substance Abuse
Ossining Event Aims To Keep Kids From Substance Abuse OSSINING, N.Y. -- Keeping kids away from illicit substances is as difficult a job as ever. Several community organizations, including Ossining Communities That Care and Putnam's Drug Crisis In Our Backyard, came together to host Setting Our Kids On A Substance-Free Path: An Evening Of Prevention For Rivertown Parents at the Ossining Public Library Tuesday night. Dr. Rachel Schoolcraft of Phelps Hospital said teenagers are susceptible to drug addiction. "They create an extreme occurrence and your brain seeks to repeat the experience," Schoolcraft said. "Your brains are continuing to d…

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by Sam Barron
Neighbors
113-Year-Old Woman Celebrates Birthday In Ossining 113-Year-Old Woman Celebrates Birthday In Ossining
113-Year-Old Woman Celebrates Birthday In Ossining OSSINING, N.Y. -- Kuo-Ying Feng has seen it all -- and then some. The Ossining resident celebrated her 113th birthday at Victoria Home on North Malcom Street in Ossining. Feng was born on May 12, 1902 in Shanghai. The world's oldest person is 115-year-old Jeralean Talley of Michigan, according to TIME Magazine. Feng was surrounded by three of her sons at the birthday party which featured a proclamation from Assemblywoman Sandy Galef and a cake.  Raised in China, Feng lived through World War II and the Chinese Civil War. The mother of nine lost two of her children during the Chines…

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by Sam Barron
News
School Recess Moved Inside After Black Bear Sighting In Ossining School Recess Moved Inside After Black Bear Sighting In Ossining
School Recess Moved Inside After Black Bear Sighting In Ossining OSSINING, N.Y. -- Ossining Police are advising caution after a black bear was spotted overnight in the Village of Ossining going through garbage cans. As a precaution, students at Anne M. Dorner Middle School and Claremont Elementary School are holding indoor recess Tuesday. Ossining Police said it is not unusual for  wild animals to leave their normal area and enter residential neighborhoods in search of food. Police are asking residents to take a moment to secure bird feeders, trash cans, and anything else that might be a source of food for hungry animals.  A bear was seen on an al…

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Funeral Will Be Held For Ossining Men Killed In Hastings Explosion Funeral Will Be Held For Ossining Men Killed In Hastings Explosion
Funeral Will Be Held For Ossining Men Killed In Hastings Explosion OSSINING, N.Y. -- Funeral services are being held Monday in Ossining for the two Ossining residents killed in the Hastings explosion Thursday. Sergundo Mora, 50 and Luis Jacho, 52, will be laid to rest at St. Ann's Church at 6 p.m. at 25 Eastern Ave. Jacho and Segundo, 50 were attempting to remove an underground tank from the backyard of a multifamily home when the blast occurred at 65 Hillside Ave., a block away from Hastings High School. After it exploded, the tank caromed into nearby woods, officials said. There was no additional fire damage and the immediate area around the blast wa…

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Schools
Woodlands Students Win Gold at Special Olympics Woodlands Students Win Gold at Special Olympics
Woodlands Students Win Gold at Special Olympics GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- The Woodlands Pioneer Team participated in the Hudson Valley Special Olympics Spring Games and took home the gold medal in the 4x100 relay at West Point on Saturday, April 25. Eight Greenburgh athletes competed in the track and field events. They took part in shot put, running long jump, the 100-meter run and turbo jav, which is a modified version of javelin. In addition, while it was their first time competing in the unified 100-meter relay, the students won first place. The Special Olympics offers "a variety of Olympic-style sports for children and adults with intell…

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by Greenburgh Central School District
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Bear Is Chased Off Alpaca Farm By Police In Yorktown Heights Bear Is Chased Off Alpaca Farm By Police In Yorktown Heights
Bear Is Chased Off Alpaca Farm By Police In Yorktown Heights YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, NY. -- A bear was seen and chased by police on Baptist Church Road in Yorktown, a month after a bear was spotted at Peter Pratt's Inn. Police were notified on Wednesday and said there was a bear on his alpaca farm, according to Officer Beth Sherwood of the Yorktown Police. Alpacas are long-haired domesticated mammals from South America related to the llama. The bear was chased off by police officers and did not cause any damage, Sherwood said. Yorktown police advised residents with several safety tips including removing bird feeders, not leaving garbage outside, …

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Events
Friends Of Karen Hosts Annual Gala In Stamford Friends Of Karen Hosts Annual Gala In Stamford
Friends Of Karen Hosts Annual Gala In Stamford NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- A North Salem-based charity that eases daily life for local families caring for a child with cancer or other life-threatening illnesses will be hosting its annual spring gala next month in Stamford. Friends of Karen's “Portraits of Strength, Hope, Courage and Love” will be taking place on May 29 at The Loading Dock at 375 Fairfield Avenue in Stamford. New Canaan resident Trish Lobenfeld will be honored with the Sheila W. Petersen Award, named for the charity’s founder, and Tom Jocelyn, a Yorktown resident, will be honored with the Humanitarian Award. NBC Corresponde…

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