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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.

Sam Barron's Contributions

News

Peekskill Woman Gets Proposal Of A Lifetime PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- Amanda Luria, a Peekskill resident, had no idea what was going to happen when she went to see her boyfriend, Forty Nguyen perform at Cirque Eloize iD at Foxwoods Resort Casino. Nguyen surprised Luria by bringing her onstage, dropping to one knee and proposing, which Luria accepted. "I was a little nervous," Luria, who works for Westchester Circus Arts, said. "It felt like an eternity, I was standing on stage in front of this large audience. It was a story that had come full circle for the couple, who met at Foxwoods two years ago, while on a bus. They stru…

by Sam Barron

08/21/2017

Politics

Hudson Valley House Reps Support Trump Censure On Charlottesville Comments Congressman Eliot Engel and Congresswoman Nita Lowey are co-sponsoring legislation that would formally censure President Donald Trump for his response to the racially charged violence in Charlottesville last weekend. Engel, who represents parts of Southern Westchester, said Trump's response, where he equated the actions of neo-Nazis and white supremacists to protesters was a "disgrace to the office of the President." "His words were an affront to our shared American values and deserve our condemnation, which is why my colleagues and I have taken this extraordinary step to int…

by Sam Barron

08/21/2017

Obituaries

Hulda Sellingsloh, 104, Hopewell Junction HOPEWELL JUNCTION, N.Y. -- Hulda Knipling Sellingsloh died at the age of 104 on Tuesday, Aug. 15, at her son's home in Hopewell Junction. Sellingsloh was born to Henry and Hulda Knipling on Nov. 12, 1912, in Calhoun County, Texas, the last child of her parents, who were cotton farmers. Sellingsloh, with her five brothers and four sisters spent her childhood working the fields. After graduating from Port Lavaca High School as Class President in 1931, she attended Draughan's Business College in San Antonio. She was a drafting employee and a secretary for a title company as a pre-law student i…

by Sam Barron

08/20/2017

Lifestyle

Putnam Celebrates Solar Eclipse With Viewing Party PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- The Putnam Valley Library is gearing up for a once in a generation experience. The Putnam Valley Library will be hosting a viewing party at Putnam Valley Town Park on Monday for the solar eclipse. During the eclipse, the sun will disappear behind the moon, turning daylight into twilight, and leading to a quick plunge in temperature before streamers of light streaking across the sky around the moon's silhouette. The event will begin at 1:45 p.m. and go until 3:30 p.m. and residents are asked to bring folding chairs. Science teacher Fred DePalma will be on hand to help…

by Sam Barron

08/20/2017

Schools

Poughkeepsie Boots Former Board Member's Office POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- The Poughkeepsie School Board voted Wednesday 3-2 to remove an Upward Bound office that was used by Randy Coates, a former board member. Coates who was defeated in May's school board elections uses the office in his role as program coordinator for the Upward Bound program at Marist College. Upward Bound is a federally funded program that helps students prepare for college. The program serves high school students from low-income families; and high school students from families in which neither parent holds a bachelor's degree. Marist College Upward Bound currently serv…

by Sam Barron

08/20/2017

Real Estate

Work Starts On First Apartment Complex On Platinum Mile In Harrison HARRISON, N.Y. -- The Platinum Mile has a new tenant. Toll Brothers officially broke ground Tuesday on Carraway, a 421-unit luxury rental community on the site of two former corporate office buildings at 103-105 Corporate Park Drive. The new five-story luxury rental will feature a mix of 22 studios, 217 one-bedroom, and 182 two-bedroom residences. The building will have retail on the first floor and in-building parking garage. Leasing and first move-ins are projected for fall 2019 with the project expected to be completed by summer 2020. “We are excited about the development of Carraway an…

by Sam Barron

08/20/2017

Lifestyle

Bucky Is Putnam Pet Of The Week PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- The Putnam Humane Society is hoping Bucky can find a new home. The young, small pit bull mix was found as a stray. The Humane Society said he is active, happy and loves other dogs and would do best with children over 10 and active adults. You will always find Bucky with a toy ready to play," the Humane Society said. "If you are looking for a dog who will be an amazing companion and make you laugh and enjoy life, Bucky is the one." For more information, contact 845 225-7777 or visit www.puthumane.org

by Sam Barron

08/20/2017

Politics

Energy Company Hires Nyack Mayor Laird-White NYACK, N.Y. -- Nyack Mayor Jennifer Laird-White has a new gig. Laird-White, a three-term mayor who is not seeking re-election, has been hired by Transmission Developers Inc. in the new position of Director of Community Relations for the company’s Champlain Hudson Power Express transmission project. “We are delighted to have Jen join our development team. Her years of experience as mayor and her prior experience as a journalist make her an ideal conduit to communities throughout New York State,” said TDI CEO Donald Jessome. “Jen understands that clean energy infrastructure development requi…

by Sam Barron

08/20/2017

Politics

Astorino Takes Trump To Task For Charlottesville Comments This story has been updated with statements from Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino and Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro: As the controversy continues to swirl over President Donald Trump's Tuesday press conference in which he doubled down after initially placing blame for Saturday's deadly Neo-Nazi protest in Virginia on "both sides," two of the area's Republican county executives have taken issue with Trump's comments. Three of the Hudson Valley's Republican county executives issued statements condemning the violence in Charlottesville last weekend. Westchester Co…

by Sam Barron

08/20/2017

Lifestyle

Popular TV Show 'Man v. Food' Takes On Westchester Casey Webb is coming to Westchester to see how much he can stuff his face. On "Man v. Food," which airs Monday, Aug. 21 at 9 p.m. on Travel Channel, Webb will be visiting Sleepy Hollow to try the Headless Horseman Burger and take on the Dawg House Challenge in Dobbs Ferry. The Horseman Burger, served at J.P. Doyle's in Sleepy Hollow, is a 10-ounce burger atop a brioche bun topped with lettuce, tomato, chipotle mayo and a mound of house-made chili. At The Oath in Tarrytown, Webb tried the Griswold burger which features fried chicken, bacon, poutine, topped with sriracha maple syru…

by Sam Barron

08/20/2017

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