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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

Sports
NBA Star Ben Gordon Gives Back To Mount Vernon NBA Star Ben Gordon Gives Back To Mount Vernon
NBA Star Ben Gordon Gives Back To Mount Vernon MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- Ben Gordon, a Mount Vernon native, is more than just a basketball player. Gordon recently opened Of Our Own: Sports Rehab and Recovery at 158A Gramatan Avenue in Mount Vernon. The wellness center offers holistic sports medicine treatments like cryotherapy, fascial stretch therapy,  Chinese cupping, crystal therapy and an array of massages.  "I want to help people," Gordon said. "I want to help take health and fitness to another level." Gordon was a star at Mount Vernon High School before attending UConn, where he won a national title his junior yea…

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by Sam Barron
News
Lowey Calls For Meaningful Gun Legislation Following Vegas Shooting Lowey Calls For Meaningful Gun Legislation Following Vegas Shooting
Lowey Calls For Meaningful Gun Legislation Following Vegas Shooting Related story: Deadliest U.S. Mass Shooting Results In Largest Emergency Response Since 9/11 Rep. Nita Lowey (D-Harrison) is demanding action following the death of 58 people in a shooting in Las Vegas Sunday night at a country music festival. More than 500 people were injured. Lowey said a ban on assault weapons was necessary and Congress must pass legislation to block any attempt to make it easier for shooters to go undetected. "Inaction is unacceptable," Lowey said. “Over 1,500 mass shootings have happened since 20 children were gunned down at Sandy Hook Elementary School, a…

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by Sam Barron
Business
ShopRite Croton Debuting Newly Renovated Store Saturday ShopRite Croton Debuting Newly Renovated Store Saturday
ShopRite Croton Debuting Newly Renovated Store Saturday The ShopRite in Croton-on-Hudson is ready to debut its new look. The supermarket is hosting a grand reopening on Saturday at the store, at 460 South Riverside Avenue at 10 a.m. ShopRite will also make a donation to the Croton Caring Committee. The store was extensively renovated, adding a prepared foods department with an in-store grill, a floral department and adding new organic and gluten-free products. The store also received energy-saving and sustainable technologies in refrigeration and lighting, including glass doors on the dairy and freezer cases, LED lighting throughout the store an…

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Schools
BOCES Forms Suicide Prevention Group BOCES Forms Suicide Prevention Group
Boces Forms Suicide Prevention Group BOCES is looking to do what it can to prevent teen suicide.BOCES has formed the Putnam Northern Westchester Regional Suicide Safety Leadership Team which is facilitated by Assistant Superintendent Lynn Allen. The team collaborates with the Putnam County Department of Community Services, Westchester County Department of Community Mental Health, and Putnam and Westchester Suicide Prevention Task Forces. The team meets monthly. Its network can be activated to provide specialized support to schools and communities in the aftermath of a suicide, and it will work closely with BOCES’ Regional Crisi…

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Sports
Yorktown Three-Sport Standout Brett Makar Named Con Edison Athlete Of Week Yorktown Three-Sport Standout Brett Makar Named Con Edison Athlete Of Week
Yorktown Three-Sport Standout Brett Makar Named Con Edison Athlete Of Week YORKTOWN, N.Y.-- Brett Makar, a senior at Yorktown High School, is getting it done both on and off the field. The football player was named Con Edison Athlete of the Week. He has 46 carries for 520 yards and seven touchdowns. Against Hendrick Hudson, he ran for 215 yards and two touchdowns. As a linebacker, Makar has eight tackles and a sack. Makar also runs track and plays lacrosse. He has committed to play for the defending national champion University of Maryland men's lacrosse team. Makar also volunteers with autism organizations, coaches youth lacrosse and participates in a Yorktown …

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Obituaries
Louise O'Dell, 90, Longtime Briarcliff Manor Resident Louise O'Dell, 90, Longtime Briarcliff Manor Resident
Louise O'Dell, 90, Longtime Briarcliff Manor Resident BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. -- Louise A. O'Dell, a former longtime resident of Briarcliff Manor, died Saturday, Sept. 30, in New Jersey at the age of 90. O'Dell was described as a beloved mother, grandmother and well-known real estate broker. She lived in Briarcliff for more than 30 years.  The Pennsylvania native was born in 1927 to Marianna and Ludvig Augustine. She was one of 14 children and spent her childhood in Oregon Hill, Penn. O'Dell also lived in Rochester and Baltimore for several years where she attended college and worked in retail. She married Robert J. O'Dell in 1951.  They had 5…

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Neighbors
What Is Hot Streak? Pound Ridge Native Goes For Nine In Row On 'Jeopardy!' What Is Hot Streak? Pound Ridge Native Goes For Nine In Row On 'Jeopardy!'
What Is Hot Streak? Pound Ridge Native Goes For Nine In Row On 'Jeopardy!' Austin Rogers just keeps winning. The Pound Ridge native won his eighth game in a row on "Jeopardy!" Thursday night and has become a national sensation. His next game will be at 7 p.m. Friday on WABC-TV Channel 7. Rogers, a Fox Lane High School graduate, shook off an early Daily Double loss and ended up dominating in "Double Jeopardy!", entering "Final Jeopardy!" with a commanding lead. In "Final Jeopardy!", Rogers correctly answered: he played Shakespearean title characters 4 times, receiving Best Actor Oscar nominations each time with: who is Laur…

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Politics
Letter To The Editor: Yorktown Candidates Should Sign Ethics Pledge Letter To The Editor: Yorktown Candidates Should Sign Ethics Pledge
Letter To The Editor: Yorktown Candidates Should Sign Ethics Pledge YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Yorktown Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To send a letter, e-mail yorktown@dailyvoice.com. Last week the Ethics and Transparency committee of Yorktown Together issued a call for all six candidates for election to the Town Board in Yorktown to take an ethics pledge. This pledge has 10 points that are a bedrock of good government in Yorktown. Unfortunately this pledge has become necessary because of issues in current town government, including what we believe are ethical lapses, a failure to govern openly with transparency, and a…

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by The Ethics and Transparency Committee of Yorktown Together
News
West Haverstraw Flood Prevention Project Completed West Haverstraw Flood Prevention Project Completed
West Haverstraw Flood Prevention Project Completed ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- In the future, Rockland County is hoping to avoid what happened during Hurricane Irene. The county announced Thursday the completion of a flood prevention project along the Minisceongo Creek in West Haverstraw.  County Executive Ed Day said the county will be reimbursed by FEMA for the $963,214 spent on the project. FEMA funded another stabilization project for $1.02 million over the summer near Minisceongo Creek. During Hurricane Irene in 2011, raging flood waters severely eroded the bank of the creek for hundreds of feet and residents of an apartment complex had …

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Police & Fire
Man Caught With Suboxone In Yorktown Parking Lot, Police Say Man Caught With Suboxone In Yorktown Parking Lot, Police Say
Man Caught With Suboxone In Yorktown Parking Lot, Police Say A Putnam man was arrested and charged Wednesday afternoon after police received a report of possible drug use in a Commerce Street parking lot in Yorktown Heights. Brian DeSantis, 33, of Putnam Valley was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance, a Class A misdemeanor after police say he possessed Suboxone at 1921 Commerce Street. DeSantis was remanded to the Westchester County Jail in lieu of $5,000 bail. He is due back in court on Oct. 5 at 6 p.m.

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