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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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Obituaries
Angela Swilpa, 57, Ossining Native Angela Swilpa, 57, Ossining Native
Angela Swilpa, 57, Ossining Native OSSINING, N.Y. -- Angela Maria Swilpa was born June 30, 1959 to Rosaria Leo and Umberto Martinelli in Ossining and passed away on April 21.  She graduated from Ossining High School in 1977 and began working for IBM in July 1977. Her first position at IBM was secretary to Charles Swilpa in White Plains. They fell in love and were married on Nov. 18, 1984. He was her hero. They moved to Boulder, Colorado and built their dream house in Pine Brook Hills where they lived for over 30 years. Swilpa worked for IBM for over 30 years and held various positions in administration, programming, manageme…

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Schools
Pelham Names South Orangetown Educator As New Prospect Hill Principal Pelham Names South Orangetown Educator As New Prospect Hill Principal
Pelham Names South Orangetown Educator As New Prospect Hill Principal An assistant principal in the South Orangetown School District will be named the new principal of Prospect Hill School in Pelham. Jeannine Carr will be officially appointed at the May 2 Board of Education meeting and begin on July 1. Carr has been assistant principal at William O. Schaefer Elementary School since 2006. In her role as assistant principal, she has served as Chairperson for the Committee on Special Education, Family Resource Coordinator and on the District’s Professional Development Committee, Math Leadership Team and Social Studies Leadership Team.  Carr was selected out of …

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News
New Castle Begins Hearings On Comprehensive Plan New Castle Begins Hearings On Comprehensive Plan
New Castle Begins Hearings On Comprehensive Plan CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Hearings to develop a new comprehensive plan are now underway in the Town of New Castle. The town held its first public hearing on April 18. The town last developed a comprehensive plan in 1989. The comprehensive plan is divided into five categories with 48 goals and 184 action items and the town hopes to adopt it this year. The five chapters are Livable Built Environment, Harmony With Nature, Resilient Economy, Healthy Community and Responsible Regionalism Kristen Browde, the Democratic nominee for supervisor, has said the town's inability to adopt a comprehensive plan …

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News
Developers Threaten $50 Million Lawsuit Against Mount Kisco Developers Threaten $50 Million Lawsuit Against Mount Kisco
Developers Threaten $50 Million Lawsuit Against Mount Kisco MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- A dispute involving the development of senior housing in Mount Kisco, has one side threatening a $50 million lawsuit against the village. HFZ Capital, the firm looking to build 129 units of senior housing on Kisco Avenue, is frustrated a contract has not been signed given them the option of buying the 17.7 acres from the town for $4 million. The village unanimously approved the option at the March 13 board meeting. Robert Mishkin, a partner at HFZ Capital, e-mailed the village and said they would be filing litigation in federal court reopening the Federal Fair Housing …

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News
Letter To The Editor: Indian Point Lawsuit Is Political Grandstanding Letter To The Editor: Indian Point Lawsuit Is Political Grandstanding
Letter To The Editor: Indian Point Lawsuit Is Political Grandstanding CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y.-- Cortlandt Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To submit your letter, email cortlandt@dailyvoice.com  County Executive Rob Astorino is attempting to file a lawsuit against the state of New York over the planned shutdown of the Indian Point nuclear power plant. At first glance, this may look like a gesture of support for the many individuals whose jobs, taxes and economic well being are impacted by the closing of the plant. However, a lawsuit takes money and resources that would be better utilized by working with local and st…

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by Bettina Mayer
Neighbors
More Than $20K Raised For Mount Kisco Family That Lost 2-Year-Old More Than $20K Raised For Mount Kisco Family That Lost 2-Year-Old
More Than $20K Raised For Mount Kisco Family That Lost 2-Year-Old WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. --A Mount Kisco family whose two-year-old child died on Easter Sunday in Chappaqua has seen an outpouring of support from the community. A GoFundMe page to help the family of Matias Lenis-Gomez has raised more than $20,000 from 304 donors as of Tuesday afternoon. The goal was to initially raise $10,000. Matias was found in a pond on Whippoorwill Road after he was reported missing on April 16. He was transported to Northern Westchester Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The GoFundMe page was set up by Vicky Nikprelaj, the property manager at Pinecrest Manor, whe…

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News
Letter: I Support Ossining Roundabout Letter: I Support Ossining Roundabout
Letter: I Support Ossining Roundabout OSSINING, N.Y. - Ossining Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To submit your letter, email ossining@dailyvoice.com . I am an Ossining resident who spends much of her time traveling the globe and observing the function of other cultures. Much of the travel is by car, giving me endless insights on yes, among other things, Roundabouts! When I am home, especially in my wonderful Ossining village, I cannot help but reflect on all of the differences I observe and experience in my travels. Perhaps this is why the response to the proposed Roundabout se…

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by Ingrid Jensen
Schools
Young Scientist Award Winners From Ossining, Yorktown Visit Regeneron Young Scientist Award Winners From Ossining, Yorktown Visit Regeneron
Young Scientist Award Winners From Ossining, Yorktown Visit Regeneron TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- Two teenage science research stars got the chance to tour Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Friday. Lorenzo Muranelli from Ossining High School and Anisha Duvvi from Yorktown High School, got to tour Regeneron and have lunch with President and Chief Scientific Officer George Yancopoulos. The students are winners of the George Yancopoulos Young Scientist Award, a special award presented at the 2017 Westchester Engineering and Science Fair on March 4.  The award, sponsored by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, honors two student investigators whose passion for science may lead to the deve…

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Police & Fire
Inmate Assaults Officers In Violent Struggle At Fishkill Facility, PBA Says Inmate Assaults Officers In Violent Struggle At Fishkill Facility, PBA Says
Inmate Assaults Officers In Violent Struggle At Fishkill Facility, PBA Says Three officers were hospitalized after being assaulted by an inmate convicted on attempted robbery in Westchester at the Fishkill Correctional Facility, according to the New York State Correctional Officers Police Benevolent Association. The officers were assaulted on Friday, April 14 at 1:35 p.m, according to James Miller, a spokesman for the NYSCOPBA, by an inmate serving seven years for assault and attempted robbery. Two officers were making routine rounds in a housing unit and both officers entered the inmate bathroom and immediately smelled smoke coming from a bathroom stall, Miller sa…

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Schools
Ossining High School Senior Selected as National Merit Scholar Ossining High School Senior Selected as National Merit Scholar
Ossining High School Senior Selected as National Merit Scholar OSSINING, N.Y. -- Ossining High School senior Adriana Scanteianu is in the first group of winners in the 62nd annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Scanteianu is one of 40 distinguished high school seniors in New York and more than 1,000 nationwide who learned last week they have won corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship awards financed by about 200 corporations, company foundations, and business organizations. “I am very honored to have received this award, and I think it speaks for the quality of Ossining schools and the high caliber of teachers and programs at Ossining High…

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