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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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Schools
Westchester Students Are Ready To Head Back To School Westchester Students Are Ready To Head Back To School
Westchester Students Are Ready To Head Back To School WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- It's that time of year again. Students in Westchester will be heading back to school this week, with most schools opening the 2015-2016 school year on Tuesday, Sept. 2 or Wednesday, Sept. 3. Peekskill Superintendent David Fine is looking forward to his first school year at the helm. "It's very exciting," Fine said. "It's been a busy summer. We're making sure all of our systems aligned. Everyone is passionate and dedicated to our students and district." Fine said the school's motto is A System Focused On Every Student Everyday. &qu…

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Police & Fire
Briarcliff House Fire Under Investigation Briarcliff House Fire Under Investigation
Briarcliff House Fire Under Investigation BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. -- An early morning house fire on Locust Road in Briarcliff is currently under investigation. Firefighters responded to 311 Locust Road at about 4 a.m. Saturday morning, according to Mike Garcia, first assistant chief. It took firefighters about four hours to put out the blaze, and they were assisted by firefighters in Ossining, Croton and Millwood, Garcia said. No one lives at the home,  which is currently for sale, Garcia said.  The Westchester County Police Department's Daisy the Arson Detection Dog, the Westchester County Cause And Origin Team and detectives from…

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Business
Costco Plan On Agenda In Yorktown Costco Plan On Agenda In Yorktown
Costco Plan On Agenda In Yorktown YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- The Yorktown Planning Board will be hosting what is expected to be the final meeting on Costco as it paves the way for the wholesale warehouse store to come to Yorktown. The Planning Board will meet on Thursday,  Sept. 3 at Yorktown Town Hall at 7 p.m to host a public hearing on Costco's site plan. The Yorktown Chamber of Commerce said it expects this meeting will be Costco's last one as it hopes to get its final approvals to begin construction. The Chamber said it is hoping to have people attend to show their support for Costco. The 151,092-square foot store and …

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News
Video Shows 'Dogfight' Over Ossining Video Shows 'Dogfight' Over Ossining
Video Shows 'Dogfight' Over Ossining OSSINING, N.Y. -- What was going on with two planes in the sky in Ossining on Wednesday night? Michael Foran was sitting on his back deck on Sherwood Avenue when he saw a jet plane flying northwest over his house. He the saw the plane was engaged with a prop plane. "They were in really close proximity," Foran said. "They were flying close together." Foran said it looked like the jet was in pursuit of the prop plane and the plane kept circling around. Foran captured some of it on video. "It didn't seem like it was an air show," Foran said. "The plane flew…

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Sports
Westchester's Amanda Saccomanno Determined To Be WWE Diva Westchester's Amanda Saccomanno Determined To Be WWE Diva
Westchester's Amanda Saccomanno Determined To Be WWE Diva YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- We have not heard the last from Yorktown Heights resident Amanda Saccomanno. Saccomanno finished second on "WWE Tough Enough," losing in the finals which aired Tuesday night. Saccommanno lost to Sara Lee 64 percent to 36 percent. Had Saccomanno won, she would've been awarded a $250,000 contract with WWE. Saccomanno said she is not giving up on her dream of one day wrestling for WWE. "I was a little disappointed with the outcome," Saccomanno said. "I was able to show off my personality. I wouldn't change anything." On the finale, Sac…

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Sports
Westchester's Amanda Saccomanno Finishes Second On 'Tough Enough' Westchester's Amanda Saccomanno Finishes Second On 'Tough Enough'
Westchester's Amanda Saccomanno Finishes Second On 'Tough Enough' YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- Amanda Saccomanno, a 24-year-old Yorktown Heights resident, came so close to winning a $250,000 WWE contract and realizing her dream of becoming a WWE Diva. Saccomanno finished  second on "WWE Tough Enough," losing in the finals which aired Tuesday night. Saccommanno lost to Sara Lee 64 percent to 36 percent.  On the finale, Saccomanno had her first ever match, facing off against WWE Diva Alicia Fox. Saccomanno was billed as being from Yorktown Heights. To read about Saccomanno's journey on the show, click here and here.

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Police & Fire
Eastchester Father Sentenced In Crash That Killed Three Eastchester Father Sentenced In Crash That Killed Three
Eastchester Father Sentenced In Crash That Killed Three EASTCHESTER, N.Y. -- Michael Ware, an Eastchester resident whose daughter, of Pleasantville, was the driver in a fatal accident in Pennsylvania Labor Day weekend in 2014, was sentenced to 6.5 to 16 years in prison Thursday. Ware was sentenced at the Wayne County Courthouse in Pennsylvania.  In July, Ware pled guilty to three counts of involuntary manslaughter and three counts of reckless endangerment for letting his daughter drive his car, even though she was 15 at the time of the accident. Three teenage boys died in the accident.  Ware had faced up to 21 years in prison and a $45,00…

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News
Indian Point Follows Protocol In Response To Transformer Fire, NRC Says Indian Point Follows Protocol In Response To Transformer Fire, NRC Says
Indian Point Follows Protocol In Response To Transformer Fire, NRC Says BUCHANAN, N.Y. -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a report praising how employees handled a transformer fire that occurred at Indian Point in Buchanan in May. Entergy’s engineers and an independent engineering firm traced the transformer problem to the failure of internal insulation that caused a short circuit in a high-voltage winding coil, Entergy said. The fire posed no threat to the public. According to the NRC's quarterly report, the plant's fire brigade applied foam to extinguish the fire. A reflash of the fire occurred and was extinguished.  "The inspectors verifi…

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Sports
Yorktown Heights' Amanda Saccommano Is Tough Enough Finalist Yorktown Heights' Amanda Saccommano Is Tough Enough Finalist
Yorktown Heights' Amanda Saccommano Is Tough Enough Finalist YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- Yorktown Heights resident Amanda Saccommano, 24, has made it to the final two of "WWE Tough Enough," and it's been anything but easy. Saccomanno is competing on the reality show to win a $250,000 WWE contract and realize her dream of becoming a professional wrestler.  "WWE Tough Enough" airs Tuesday at 8 p.m. on USA Network. Like a typical professional wrestling storyline, Saccomanno's journey to the finals has its twist and turns. On July 29, Saccomanno was placed in the "Bottom Three" and headed for elimination, before The Miz, one of the show's three judg…

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Neighbors
Ossining Resident Writes Book About The Beatles Ossining Resident Writes Book About The Beatles
Ossining Resident Writes Book About The Beatles OSSINING, N.Y. -- Susanna Reich, an Ossining resident, is introducing the Beatles to a new generation. Reich is the author of "Fab Four Friends: The Boys Who Became The Beatles," a picture book that focuses on the childhoods of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr and the beginning of The Beatles. The book ends at the outbreak of Beatlemania.  On Sept. 18 at 7 p.m., Reich and her illustrator, Adam Gustavson will be at the Village Bookstore in Pleasantville to talk about her book. Reich will also be at the Voracious Reader in Larchmont on Sept. 19 at 3 p.m. "Th…

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