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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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Local Officials Concerned About Economic Impact Of Indian Point's Closure Local Officials Concerned About Economic Impact Of Indian Point's Closure
Local Officials Concerned About Economic Impact Of Indian Point's Closure CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- Indian Point, the biggest tax generator for the Town of Cortlandt, Village of Buchanan and Hendrick Hudson School District, is closing and taking all of its tax dollars with it. Cortlandt Supervisor Linda Puglisi and Joseph Hochreiter, Superintendent of the Hendrick Hudson School District, were on hand Monday afternoon in Tarrytown when Entergy announced they were closing the nuclear power plant.  Unit 2 will shut down by April 30, 2020, and Unit 3 will shut down by April 30, 2021. The closures come after Entergy reached a settlement agreement with New York State. As par…

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Entergy Says Economics Behind Indian Point Closure Entergy Says Economics Behind Indian Point Closure
Entergy Says Economics Behind Indian Point Closure TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- Indian Point is simply not economically viable to keep open. That was the reason given by Entergy, which owns the Buchanan-based power plant, when it officially confirmed plans to close the nuclear power plant in 2020-2021 at a press conference in Tarrytown Monday afternoon. Unit 2 will shut down by April 30, 2020, and Unit 3 will shut down by April 30, 2021. The closures come after Entergy reached a settlement agreement with New York State. As part of the shutdown agreement, the state has agreed to drop all legal challenges against the plant. Bill Mohl, president of E…

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Astorino Blames Cuomo For Indian Point Closure, Saying 'The Joke's On Us' Astorino Blames Cuomo For Indian Point Closure, Saying 'The Joke's On Us'
Astorino Blames Cuomo For Indian Point Closure, Saying 'The Joke's On Us' TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino said the closing of Indian Point in Buchanan is typical behavior from Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Astorino, who unsuccessfully challenged Cuomo in 2014, held a press conference in Tarrytown at the Double Tree on Monday following Entergy's press conference of its own at the hotel to confirm it was closing the nuclear power plant in 2020 and 2021. Unit 2 will shut down by April 30, 2020, and Unit 3 will shut down by April 30, 2021. The closures come after Entergy reached a settlement agreement with New York State. As part of the shutdown a…

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Spotlighting Bruce Apar: Yorktown Daily Voice Community Advisor Spotlighting Bruce Apar: Yorktown Daily Voice Community Advisor
Spotlighting Bruce Apar: Yorktown Daily Voice Community Advisor YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Bruce Apar, a Yorktown Daily Voice community advisor, has spent his career letting people know what's going on in their community. Community advisors provide the Daily Voice with tips for local news and events. Apar is chief content officer of Pinpoint Marketing & Design, a Google Partner Agency, whose clients include Camp Nabby, Paramount Center for the Arts, Franzoso Contracting, and Hudson Gateway Association of Realtors. He contributes commentary and articles to several periodicals, including Yorktown News and Westchester Magazine. He serves on the boards of Yorkt…

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Ossining Man Celebrates 107th Birthday Ossining Man Celebrates 107th Birthday
Ossining Man Celebrates 107th Birthday TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- In his 107 years, Gunter Lorenz, who lives in Ossining, has seen it all. Lorenz celebrated his 107th birthday Wednesday at the JCC Mid-Hudson in Tarrytown, where a party was thrown in his honor and cake was served. Lorenz celebrated his 106th birthday at the same location. "I feel fine," Lorenz said. "I couldn't feel better." The centenarian was born in Poland in 1910 and moved to New York in 1940. He worked as a camera lens specialist and later went into medicine, where he had a practice in the Bronx. Lorenz moved to Scarborough Manor in Ossining in …

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Ossining Principal Joshua Mandel Reflects On Impending Retirement Ossining Principal Joshua Mandel Reflects On Impending Retirement
Ossining Principal Joshua Mandel Reflects On Impending Retirement OSSINING, N.Y. -- For Joshua Mandel, being principal at Ossining High School has been a dream job. Mandel, a Briarcliff resident who grew up in New City and later attended East Ramapo High School, announced his retirement in December at the end of the school year. Mandel has been with Ossining since 1994 where he started as principal at Roosevelt School. He later served as principal at Brookside School and became high school principal in 1998. "I feel it's time," Mandel said. "There are other things I want to pursue and follow-up on. I'm going to miss the people here. Hopefu…

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Indian Point Closure Will End Controversial 54-Year History Indian Point Closure Will End Controversial 54-Year History
Indian Point Closure Will End Controversial 54-Year History BUCHANAN, N.Y. -- The announcement that Indian Point Energy Center, a nuclear power plant in Buchanan, will close in 2021 under a pending agreement that could be signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo as soon as Monday ends a long and often controversial chapter. Officials from Entergy and New York State agreed to shut down both nuclear reactors at the Indian Point facility by April 2021, according to multiple reports. One of the reactors will be shuttered in 2020 with the second to close down by 2021. Indian Point began operation in 1962, as a 275-megawatt pressurized water reactor. The facility, cal…

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Cortlandt Supervisor Upset Town Was Not Informed About Indian Point Deal Cortlandt Supervisor Upset Town Was Not Informed About Indian Point Deal
Cortlandt Supervisor Upset Town Was Not Informed About Indian Point Deal CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- Cortlandt Supervisor Linda Puglisi said she only found out about the closing of Buchanan-based Indian Point from The New York Times. Officials from Entergy and New York State agreed to shut down both nuclear reactors at the Indian Point facility by April 2021. Under the agreement, one of the reactors will be shuttered in 2020 with the second to close down by 2021. "As the elected Town Supervisor where this major industry is located, Cortlandt and Buchanan should not have heard about this major news from a newspaper article," Puglisi said. Westchester County Ex…

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Indian Point Closure Will End Controversial 54-Year History Indian Point Closure Will End Controversial 54-Year History
Indian Point Closure Will End Controversial 54-Year History BUCHANAN, N.Y. -- The announcement that Indian Point Energy Center, a nuclear power plant in Buchanan, will close in 2021 ends a long and often controversial chapter. Officials from Entergy and New York State agreed to shut down both nuclear reactors at the Indian Point facility by April 2021, according to multiple reports. One of the reactors will be shuttered in 2020 with the second to close down by 2021. Indian Point began operation in 1962, as a 275-megawatt pressurized water reactor. The facility, called Indian Point 1, was shut down in 1974 since it did not meet regulatory requirement…

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Croton Teenager Performing At Lincoln Center Croton Teenager Performing At Lincoln Center
Croton Teenager Performing At Lincoln Center CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y.-- Rebecca Zinn, a 13-year-old who lives in Croton, is set to live every singer's dream. Zinn will be performing with the HaZamir Choir, an international Jewish High School Choir, at  Lincoln Center on March 26, as part of the Annual HaZamir Festival. Zinn is a member of the HaZamir Westchester chapter which rehearses in White Plains. The teenager, who attends Pierre Van Cortlandt Middle School, was discovered when she was singing at Congregation Sons of Israel in Briarcliff.  "A woman on their board heard me sing and recommended that I join HaZamir," Zinn s…

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