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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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Nyack Resident Assists With Hurricane Irma Response Nyack Resident Assists With Hurricane Irma Response
Nyack Resident Assists With Hurricane Irma Response NYACK, N.Y. -- Jason Paluck, a Nyack resident, recently returned from Florida after helping the victims of Hurricane Irma.Paluck, a member of the National Disaster Medical Assistance Team was assisting the federal medical response to Irma. The team helped provide care to more than 2,200 people affected by the storm. “Hurricane Irma has put people’s health and lives in jeopardy, and NDMS members are answering the call of duty to help residents affected by this disaster,” said NDMS’ Acting Director Ron Miller. As part of the response to Hurricane Irma, NDMS members operated a mobile medical u…

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Lifestyle
Cruising Along The Hudson: Trips Available Through Nyack Boat Charter Cruising Along The Hudson: Trips Available Through Nyack Boat Charter
Cruising Along The Hudson: Trips Available Through Nyack Boat Charter NYACK, N.Y. -- Doug Foster, a Nyack resident, thinks the best way to view the Hudson River is up close and personal. Foster is one of the co-owners of Nyack Boat Charter, which offers two-hour tours of the Hudson River, leaving from the Nyack Municipal Marina on a 54-foot sailboat. Foster's co-owner Rob Bellanich owns and operates NY Boat Charter in the city. "Nobody is doing anything like this in the mid-Hudson," Foster said. "Down in the city there is cutthroat competition." Originally offering only private charters, Nyack Boat Charter changed its business plan this y…

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Events
Radio City Rockettes Visiting Westchester Radio City Rockettes Visiting Westchester
Radio City Rockettes Visiting Westchester The Rockettes are coming to town. The Radio City Rockettes will be recognizing two of their fans in Westchester Thursday, Sept. 21 as part of their "Gift of Joy program." The Rockettes will present them with special gift packages, including tickets to Opening Night of the Christmas Spectacular and Christmas Spectacular merchandise.  The Rockettes will be honoring Julianna Vano, a Yorktown Heights resident, at MeMe's Treats Bake Shop at 1402 East Main Street in Shrub Oak from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Matthew Welling, a White Plains resident, will be honored at Village Creamery and Sweet …

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Events
Common Ground Farm Celebrating 16th Year With Harvest Gala Common Ground Farm Celebrating 16th Year With Harvest Gala
Common Ground Farm Celebrating 16th Year With Harvest Gala WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. -- Common Ground Farm, in Wappingers Falls, has been community farming for 16 years. The non-profit is hosting its first ever Harvest Gala on Thursday, Oct. 19 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at The Roundhouse at 2 East Main St. in Beacon. The organization, which supplies food to many Hudson Valley restaurants, food pantries, soup kitchens, farmers markets, and churches is dedicated to food access, food justice and educating people about the importance of healthy food. Common Ground has a farm to school initiative with the Beacon City School District and also hosts a 7-week su…

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Real Estate
Peekskill Breaks Ground On New Townhouses Peekskill Breaks Ground On New Townhouses
Peekskill Breaks Ground On New Townhouses PEEKSKILL, N.Y. --  A groundbreaking ceremony was held Thursday for Gateway Townhouses, which will feature 16 townhouses on Main Street in Peekskill.  The Ginsburg development, at 700 Main St., will feature 16 rowhouse townhome-style condominiums with a selection of triplex two- and three-bedroom homes ranging in size from 1,649 square feet to 1,915 square feet.  Fourteen of the townhomes will be sold at market rate prices, starting at $275,000 and two units will be offered as affordable workforce housing for those making up to 80% of the Westchester County Median Income, with a sales price…

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News
Letter To The Editor: Vote For Joel Tyner Letter To The Editor: Vote For Joel Tyner
Letter To The Editor: Vote For Joel Tyner Northwest Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To submit your letter, email northwestdutchess@dailyvoice.com. Dear Editor: First-- I've never been a "full-time activist"-- the fact is that for literally the last 30 years I've worked/taught successfully in public and private schools from Rhinebeck to the Bronx to Hudson to Woodstock to Millbrook and back again (actually, one of my proudest achievements in my entire life was being selected by my peers at Devereux as seventh Staff of the Month there out of 42 direct-care staff). Being a worka…

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by Joel Tyner
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Letter To The Editor: Lease Yorktown's Highway Garage Letter To The Editor: Lease Yorktown's Highway Garage
Letter To The Editor: Lease Yorktown's Highway Garage YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Yorktown Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To submit your letter, email yorktown@dailyvoice.com. Maybe taxpayers should now consider demolishing and relocating Yorktown’s Highway Garage then developing that public property. That's strictly conditioned on modeling this project after Supervisor Grace's own shrewd personal land development deal across the street. Newspapers reported that Supervisor Grace is only long term leasing (not selling) his portion of the multi-million dollar Underhill Avenue joint property venture with State…

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by Nick Witkowich
Police & Fire
Somers Man Drives Drunk, Possesses Marijuana, Yorktown Police Say Somers Man Drives Drunk, Possesses Marijuana, Yorktown Police Say
Somers Man Drives Drunk, Possesses Marijuana, Yorktown Police Say YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- A Somers man was charged with driving while intoxicated and criminal possession of marijuana after Yorktown Police observed him speeding, not having a brake light and failing to maintain a lane early Saturday morning on Greenwood Street. Edward J. Furdi, a 24-year-old Somers resident, was charged with the misdemeanors and transported to police headquarters, police said. Upon arrival at headquarters, a further investigation revealed he allegedly operating his vehicle with a blood-alcohol content of .18 percent or more, police said. Furci was released on his own recognizance…

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Schools
Greenburgh Celebrates Dad Take Your Child To School Day Greenburgh Celebrates Dad Take Your Child To School Day
Greenburgh Celebrates Dad Take Your Child To School Day GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Dads, grandfathers, uncles and other significant men showed up en masse Tuesday morning at the Greenburgh Central School District to take their child to school.The annual event at Greenburgh also featured police officers and firemen turning out in droves to support the dads and the children whose significant males could not make the event. RJ Bailey Principal Kiana Washington brought her own father to the event. The event was followed by a Dads and Donuts session at the Warburg Mansion, where Superintendent of Schools Tahira DuPree Chase and Board of Education President D…

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Neighbors
Route 118 Stretch Renaming For Fallen Soldier Draws Crowd To Yorktown Route 118 Stretch Renaming For Fallen Soldier Draws Crowd To Yorktown
Route 118 Stretch Renaming For Fallen Soldier Draws Crowd To Yorktown YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- A stretch of Route 118 will forever be known as Army Major Clayton Carpenter Memorial Highway. A dedication ceremony was held in Carpenter's honor Saturday in Yorktown. Carpenter, who was a pilot who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, was killed in 2014 during a training accident.  "He led a rich life, and was dedicated to his nation, family, friends, church, and to the men and women of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment," Clayton's mother Colette said. "When I drive down the Major Clayton Carpenter Memorial Highway I'll be thinking about the little…

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