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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
Police Recover Shotgun Following Yorktown Hostage Standoff Police Recover Shotgun Following Yorktown Hostage Standoff
Police Recover Shotgun Following Yorktown Hostage Standoff YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- The standoff between police and a 40-year-old Yorktown man Tuesday night lasted two hours, Lt. Timothy Geitner said Wednesday. David Grolz, 40, was arrested and charged with assault in the third degree and menacing in the second degree, both Class A misdemeanors after the incident on the 3700 block of Crompond Road (Route 202). Police had arrived at Grolz's home to investigate an assault complaint, which was "substantiated," Geitner said. Geitner said police did not have any information about the assault. Contrary to other published reports, Grolz was al…

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Lifestyle
North Salem Band Looking To Rock Pleasantville Music Festival North Salem Band Looking To Rock Pleasantville Music Festival
North Salem Band Looking To Rock Pleasantville Music Festival The Pleasantville Music Festival will be RIIZA's time to shine. The band, made up of four teenagers from North Salem, is one of the performers at the Pleasantville Music Festival, being held this Saturday at July 8. The festival is headlined by Blues Traveler, Suzanne Vega, and Living Color. The band features Justin Giacchetto on guitar, Ari Perakis on vocals, Wilson Yarnall on bass and Sean Leveille on drums. Giacchetto, Perakis and Yarnall met at the School of Rock in Bedford, while they met Leveille through mutual friends. Perakis, who sings vocals, said the band is about exploring the …

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News
Amelia Earhart, Wife Of Westchester Man, May Have Survived Crash Amelia Earhart, Wife Of Westchester Man, May Have Survived Crash
Amelia Earhart, Wife Of Westchester Man, May Have Survived Crash A new photo is causing speculation that Amelia Earhart, who was married to Rye's George Putnam, survived a crash landing in the Marshall Islands 80 years ago. A History Channel special, "Amelia Earhart: The Lost Evidence," airing Sunday, features a photo of a woman who resembles Earhart, along with her navigator, Fred Noonan, on a dock. Analysis done for History Channel and NBC News says the photo appears legitimate and that she may have been captured by the Japanese after she crashed. Earhart disappeared in 1937 as she attempted to become the first woman to fly around the world.…

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News
Peekskill Celebrates July 4 With Annual Parade Peekskill Celebrates July 4 With Annual Parade
Peekskill Celebrates July 4 With Annual Parade PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- Peekskill held its annual parade to commemorate America turning 241 on Tuesday. The two-mile parade began in front of the Washington Street State Armory. Parade participants included vintage cars, vintage firetrucks, firefighters, pipe bands and Boy Scouts. 

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Business
Chase Bank Opens In Yorktown Chase Bank Opens In Yorktown
Chase Bank Opens In Yorktown YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- Commerce Street has a new Chase bank. The Chase Bank branch recently opened in town at 1975 Commerce Street, the site of Empire Hunan, the Chinese restaurant. Chase purchased the property for $3.2 million according to Yorktown News. The Chase branch at 2035 Crompond Road has closed and the branch at 2002 Commerce Street will close at the end of the month. A Verizon store will replace the bank at Crompond Road, according to Yorktown News.

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Politics
Nita Lowey One Of Richest Members Of Congress Nita Lowey One Of Richest Members Of Congress
Nita Lowey One Of Richest Members Of Congress Nita Lowey (D-Harrison) is among the most wealthy members of the House of Representatives, according to a new report. According to financial disclosure forms that representatives are required to file, Lowey and her husband, David, have assets between $11 million and $44 million, with between $1 million and $5 million in their checking accounts. In 2014, Lowey was ranked as the 17th wealthiest member of Congress, according to the New York Post. On the flipside, Eliot Engel, who represents Southern Westchester, owes between $10,000 and $15,000 on a Visa credit card, according to the Post.

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Police & Fire
Hostage Negotiator Called After Yorktown Man Menaces Police With Shotgun Hostage Negotiator Called After Yorktown Man Menaces Police With Shotgun
Hostage Negotiator Called After Yorktown Man Menaces Police With Shotgun YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- A Yorktown man was taken into custody Tuesday after police heard him racking a shotgun when they arrived to investigate an assault complaint. David Grolz, 40, was arrested and charged with assault in the third degree and menacing in the second degree, both Class A misdemeanors after the incident on the 3700 block of Crompond Road (Route 202). Police arrived at the residence at 7:37 p.m. After they heard Grolz rack the shotgun,  they withdrew from the front of the residence and established a perimeter, police said. County and state police arrived and at 10 p.m., a …

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Neighbors
South Salem's Willie Geist Plays Key Role In Coverage Of Trump Tweet Attack South Salem's Willie Geist Plays Key Role In Coverage Of Trump Tweet Attack
South Salem's Willie Geist Plays Key Role In Coverage Of Trump Tweet Attack "Morning Joe," the MSNBC show that has come under a Twitter attack by President Donald Trump, has quite the local flavor. South Salem's Willie Geist is one of the main anchors of the show, along with Bronxville's Mika Brzezinski. Geist anchored the show Friday and questioned Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough to get their side of the story after Trump and called them "crazy" (in Scarborough's case) and "dumb as a rock." (In Brzezinski's case). Trump also said Brzezinski was bleeding from a facelift at a New Year's Eve party at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate. Scarborough…

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News
Letter To The Editor: Tappan Zee Bridge Name Letter To The Editor: Tappan Zee Bridge Name
Letter To The Editor: Tappan Zee Bridge Name Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To submit your letter, email tarrytown@dailyvoice.com I am so upset by the renaming of The Tappan Zee Bridge. What a disgrace that the Gov. of NYS had the nerve to nominate HIS FATHER for this. Does he remember when his father took money from the New York State Lottery, meant for the education of NYS students, in order to alleviate a deficit in the General Fund. DESPICABLE!!!!! Mario Cuomo should NOT have the Tappan Zee Bridge named after him. Just LEAVE IT WHAT IT WAS NAMED YEARS AGO........THE TAPPAN ZEE BRIDGE…

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Schools
Arlington High School Celebrates Class Of 2017 Arlington High School Celebrates Class Of 2017
Arlington High School Celebrates Class Of 2017 FISHKILL, N.Y. -- The Arlington High School Class of 2017 is ready for its next chapter. The school held its commencement ceremonies at Dutchess Stadium in Fishkill, graduating 777 seniors. The valedictorian was Michelle Kim while the salutatorian was Sobana Balasubramanian. 

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