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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.

Sam Barron's Contributions

Police & Fire

Alleged Ossining Check Forger Charged With 27 Felonies OSSINING, N.Y. -- A 24-year-old Ossining resident has been charged with being a prolific check forger by the Westchester County District Attorney's Office. Devante Rainey, who lives on Snowden Avenue, was arraigned Monday on a 27-count complaint. The District Attorney's Office said it had been investigating Rainey for two years. They said Rainey purchases photographs of co-defendants payroll checks and then uses routing numbers and checking account numbers on those checks to create forged checks using small business software. Rainey then deposited the checks via mobile deposit into co-con…

by Sam Barron

07/18/2016

Neighbors

Looking Back At Purchase Street In The 1900s RYE, N.Y. -- Walking along Purchase Street, one would pass many of the buildings still here today dating back a century ago, according to a placard outside of Chase Bank at 73 Purchase Street. Composed by the Rye Historical Society, it describes the town in the early 1900's. The street then was lined with horse drawn carriages and gas lamps were lit at dusk. Water had to be sprinkled on the roads to cut down on the dust from the horses. Prices were much cheaper then. At Southworth's Barbershop, a haircut cost 20 cents. At Sniffen Brothers on Boston Post Road, a fish cost 50 cents. At Holm …

by Carol Bloom Stevens

07/18/2016

Police & Fire

Police Looking For Men They Say Tried To Lure Boy Into Van In Peekskill PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- Peekskill Police are looking for two men who tried to lure a 13-year-old boy into a van Thursday night. The teenager told police that as he was walking on Spring Street, a man in his 40s or 50s exited the passenger side of the white van with black bumpers and tinted windows, and asked him if he wanted a ride home, police said. A man in his 20s then exited the driver side of the vehicle and said, "Come on, I have candy," police said. The teenager then turned and ran north on Spring Street, fleeing the area, police said. The passenger had dark bushy hair, was cl…

by Sam Barron

07/18/2016

Politics

Republican Convention Gets Underway The Republican National Convention will feature mayors, governors, and senators, as well as the president of Ultimate Fighting Championships. The list of speakers was announced Thursday for the convention, which will run from Monday, July 18 to Thursday, July 21 in Cleveland and culminate with the likely nomination of Donald Trump for president. The first night will feature former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, Trump's wife Melania, and Senators Tom Cotton (R-OK) and Jodi Ernst (R-IA). The night will also discuss the events at the Libyan embassy in Benghazi in 2012. The second night…

by Sam Barron

07/18/2016

Politics

Donald Trump Decides On Running Mate, Report Says Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has been tapped to serve as Donald Trump's running mate, according to the Indianapolis Star Thursday. Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, is expected to officially name Pence at a press conference at the Hilton in Midtown Manhattan Friday at 11 a.m. Pence, who is serving his first term as governor, will not run for re-election. Pence beat out Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House, and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. In a sign Pence is indeed Trump's selection, he is not on the list of speakers at next week's Republican convention while Gindrich a…

by Sam Barron

07/15/2016

Schools

Scarsdale High Graduate Excited For Road Ahead SCARSDALE, N.Y. -- Nishna Singh said she is ready to start the next chapter of her life. Singh recently graduated from Scarsdale High School and will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall. Singh also attended an international school in India. "I was never bored," Singh said. " I'm very happy to start a new adventure, one where I'm making most of my decisions." Singh said she plans on studying economics and biology at Michigan and hopes to transfer into the Ross School of Business. "I fell in love with Ann Arbor and I especially loved that it is such …

by Sam Barron

07/15/2016

Politics

It's Official: Donald Trump Decides On Indiana Governor As Running Mate Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has now officially been tapped as Donald Trump's running mate. "I am pleased to announce that I have chosen Governor Mike Pence as my Vice Presidential running mate," Trump wrote in a tweet posted Friday morning. Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, had been expected to introduce Pence at a press conference at the Hilton in Midtown Manhattan Friday morning, but postponed the event until Saturday following the terrorist attack in Nice, France. Pence, who is serving his first term as governor, will not run for re-election. Pence beat out Newt Gingric…

by Sam Barron

07/15/2016

Lifestyle

Westchester Resident Finishes Third On 'Jeopardy!' SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. -- Sleepy Hollow resident Mike Solano took home $1,000 after his third place finish on 'Jeopardy!' Friday. Solano, a speech pathologist, said it was a lifelong dream to appear on the game show, which he taped on March 30. The Sleepy Hollow resident got off to a good start getting the first clue right from the category 'S' words. The clue was: legally it's a defamation of speech and Solano correctly guessed slander. Solano showed off his knowledge of "Saturday Night Live" (Knowing Phil Hartman was the Anal Retentive Chef and Norm Macdonald impersonated Burt Rey…

by Sam Barron

07/12/2016

Politics

Bernie Sanders Endorses Westchester's Hillary Clinton For President The Democratic primary contest has come to an end. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders endorsed Hillary Clinton, a Chappaqua resident, for the Democratic nomination for president Tuesday at a rally in New Hampshire. “I intend to do everything I can to make certain that she will be the next president of the United States," Sanders said. “I have come here to make it as clear as possible why I am endorsing Hillary Clinton and why she must become our next president.” The two candidates waged a competitive battle for the nomination. Although Clinton essentially wrapped up the nomination weeks ago…

by Sam Barron

07/12/2016

Police & Fire

Man Pleads Guilty To Westchester Roadside Murder OSSINING, N.Y. -- A 27-year-old Yonkers resident pleaded guilty Monday to murdering a 62-year-old Yonkers man and dumping his body in Ossining. Joaquin Garcia pleaded guilty to murder in the first degree and faces 25 years to life for the murder of Luis Blanco, which occurred in Yonkers in August 2015. A jogger found Blanco's body along Route 133 and an autopsy determined he had been stabbed multiple times in the head, neck and torso, and had been shot in the back of the head, according to the Westchester County District Attorney's Office. An investigation by Ossining Police, Yonkers Polic…

by Sam Barron

07/11/2016

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