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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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Letter To The Editor: Congrats Joel Tyner Letter To The Editor: Congrats Joel Tyner
Letter To The Editor: Congrats Joel Tyner Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To send a letter, e-mail northwestdutchess@dailyvoice.com. Congrats on winning the election for District 11. I hope you will pursue the issues and concerns that I have written letters about. Hopefully you will be our Part Time District 11 Legislator only at 16k per year and not a full time leftist Activist for the City of Pouchkeepsie, County, NYS and USA. Poughkeepsie has their own Legislators elected to address their constituents concerns. Sincerely Bill Gannon Vietnam Era Navy Veteran 

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Greenstein Looks Ahead To Third Term As New Castle Supervisor Greenstein Looks Ahead To Third Term As New Castle Supervisor
Greenstein Looks Ahead To Third Term As New Castle Supervisor CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- For New Castle Supervisor Robert Greenstein, Election Day appears to be bittersweet.Though Greenstein was elected to a third term, it appears one of his running mates, Adam Brodsky was defeated in his bid for re-election to the town board by Ivy Pool. Lisa Katz, another running mate, was elected. "It's not a complete victory unless Adam wins as well," Greenstein said.  Greenstein, who ran on the Republican line but is a registered Democrat, turned back a strong challenge from Democrat Kristen Browde, winning by almost 400 votes. "The message was clear,&quo…

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Hillary Clinton Endorsed Candidates Go 50-50 On Election Night Hillary Clinton Endorsed Candidates Go 50-50 On Election Night
Hillary Clinton Endorsed Candidates Go 50-50 On Election Night CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- As Chappaqua's Hillary Clinton knows well when it comes to elections, you win some and you lose some. Clinton, the Democratic nominee for president in 2016, weighed in on local elections last Friday, announcing her endorsement of George Latimer for County Executive and the Democratic slate for the New Castle Town Board. Latimer easily defeated incumbent Republican Rob Astorino, denying his bid for a third term. Clinton had urged voters to reject Astorino as a referendum on President Donald Trump, who defeated her for president. Clinton's endorsements did not resonate so …

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Blue Wave: Republicans Decimated In Westchester Blue Wave: Republicans Decimated In Westchester
Blue Wave: Republicans Decimated In Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino wasn't the only Republican who had a rough night in Westchester Tuesday. Republicans throughout the county suffered a string of losses, starting with Astorino losing to Democrat George Latimer by 14 points and being denied a third term. On the county level, Republican incumbents Francis Corcoran, David Gelfarb and Sheila Marcotte were defeated, leaving Democrats with a 12-5 majority and control of the county executive's office. In Yorktown, Pound Ridge, Rye city, and Peekskill, Democrats swept municipal elections, knocking off incumbent Republican mayors and s…

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Upsets Mark Northern Westchester Election Results Upsets Mark Northern Westchester Election Results
Upsets Mark Northern Westchester Election Results Longtime Mount Kisco Mayor Michael Cindrich is out. Cindrich, a Democrat, who had served for 14 years, was defeated by upstart Gina Picincih of 4MountKisco, 52 percent to 48 percent, 1,320 votes to 1,209 votes. Her running mate, Isi Albanese, was elected to the village board, along with incumbent Democrat Peter Grunthal. Democrat Anthony Markus was defeated. In Croton, the Croton Democrats took back control of village board. Brian Pugh defeated Mayor Greg Schmidt 58 percent to 42 percent while Democrats Amy Attias and Sherry Horowit were elected to the Town Board. In Pound Ridge, Democrat…

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Rainey Elected Mayor, Peekskill Dems Sweep Common Council Rainey Elected Mayor, Peekskill Dems Sweep Common Council
Rainey Elected Mayor, Peekskill Dems Sweep Common Council This story has been updated Andre Rainey is the next Peekskill Mayor in a clean sweep for the Democrats. Rainey, a Democrat, defeated two-term Republican incumbent Frank Catalina, 51 percent to 49 percent, 2,528 votes to 2,445 votes. Vanessa Agudelo, Colin Smith, and Ramon Fenandez were elected to the Common Council with 2,715 votes, 2,655 votes and 1,987 votes, respectively. Rainey, 33, will be the youngest mayor in Peekskill's history. Agudelo, 25 is the youngest council person to ever be elected to Peekskill City Hall. “Peekskill decided tonight that they liked the success that the De…

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Gilbert Knocks Off Grace, Democrat Sweep In Yorktown Gilbert Knocks Off Grace, Democrat Sweep In Yorktown
Gilbert Knocks Off Grace, Democrat Sweep In Yorktown Ilan Gilbert knocked off Supervisor Michael Grace as the Democrats swept Yorktown. Gilbert leads Grace, who was running for a third term, 51 percent to 49 percent, 5,449 votes to 5,173 votes with 88 percent reporting, according to unofficial results from the Westchester County Board of Elections. Democrat Alice Roker was elected to the Town Board with 5,819 votes and Visnu Patel was re-elected with 5,363 votes.  Republican incumbent Greg Bernard and Republican Rob Puff trailed with 4,903 votes and 4,786 votes, respectively.

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Ed Day Wins Second Term As Rockland County Executive Ed Day Wins Second Term As Rockland County Executive
Ed Day Wins Second Term As Rockland County Executive This story has been updated. ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Republican incumbent Ed Day easily won re-election to a second term as Rockland County Executive. With 95 percent of the vote in, Day leads Democrat Maureen Porette and Conservative Thomas Sullivan, 55 percent to 43 percent to 2 percent, according to unofficial returns from the Rockland County Board of Elections. Day had touted his role in reducing Rockland's budget, while Porette has criticized him for allowing Rockland's deficit to climb when Day served on the county Board of Legislators.  Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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Israeli Soldier, Hartsdale Native, Surprises Family At Port Chester Gala Israeli Soldier, Hartsdale Native, Surprises Family At Port Chester Gala
Israeli Soldier, Hartsdale Native, Surprises Family At Port Chester Gala An Israeli soldier received quite the homecoming in Westchester. Ben, a Hartsdale native whose last name is not being revealed, surprised his family at the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces gala held at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester last month. "They don't know I'm in the country right now," Ben said in an interview before he surprised his family. Ben decided to join the Israeli Army after making his "aliyah" and immigrating to Israel. "It's the home of my friends and family and my people," Ben said. "I felt like I owed them something." In…

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Upset: Latimer Denies Astorino Third Term As Westchester County Executive Upset: Latimer Denies Astorino Third Term As Westchester County Executive
Upset: Latimer Denies Astorino Third Term As Westchester County Executive Click here for an updated story: Trump, Taxes Seen As Keys To Latimer's Decisive Westchester County Exec Win In an upset heard round New York, State Sen. George Latimer (D-Rye) has knocked off Republican Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino. Astorino was running for a third term. Latimer leads Astorino 58 percent to 42 percent, 57,578 votes to 41,273 votes, with 56 percent of the vote in according to unofficial results from the Westchester County Board of Elections.  Astorino had touted his record of not raising the county's tax levy in the eight years he's been in office, as well as …

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