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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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Police & Fire
Somers Man Drives Drunk, Possesses Marijuana, Yorktown Police Say Somers Man Drives Drunk, Possesses Marijuana, Yorktown Police Say
Somers Man Drives Drunk, Possesses Marijuana, Yorktown Police Say YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- A Somers man was charged with driving while intoxicated and criminal possession of marijuana after Yorktown Police observed him speeding, not having a brake light and failing to maintain a lane early Saturday morning on Greenwood Street. Edward J. Furdi, a 24-year-old Somers resident, was charged with the misdemeanors and transported to police headquarters, police said. Upon arrival at headquarters, a further investigation revealed he allegedly operating his vehicle with a blood-alcohol content of .18 percent or more, police said. Furci was released on his own recognizance…

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Schools
Greenburgh Celebrates Dad Take Your Child To School Day Greenburgh Celebrates Dad Take Your Child To School Day
Greenburgh Celebrates Dad Take Your Child To School Day GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- Dads, grandfathers, uncles and other significant men showed up en masse Tuesday morning at the Greenburgh Central School District to take their child to school.The annual event at Greenburgh also featured police officers and firemen turning out in droves to support the dads and the children whose significant males could not make the event. RJ Bailey Principal Kiana Washington brought her own father to the event. The event was followed by a Dads and Donuts session at the Warburg Mansion, where Superintendent of Schools Tahira DuPree Chase and Board of Education President D…

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Neighbors
Route 118 Stretch Renaming For Fallen Soldier Draws Crowd To Yorktown Route 118 Stretch Renaming For Fallen Soldier Draws Crowd To Yorktown
Route 118 Stretch Renaming For Fallen Soldier Draws Crowd To Yorktown YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- A stretch of Route 118 will forever be known as Army Major Clayton Carpenter Memorial Highway. A dedication ceremony was held in Carpenter's honor Saturday in Yorktown. Carpenter, who was a pilot who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, was killed in 2014 during a training accident.  "He led a rich life, and was dedicated to his nation, family, friends, church, and to the men and women of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment," Clayton's mother Colette said. "When I drive down the Major Clayton Carpenter Memorial Highway I'll be thinking about the little…

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Neighbors
Rhinebeck Teen Walks The Runway At Fashion Week Rhinebeck Teen Walks The Runway At Fashion Week
Rhinebeck Teen Walks The Runway At Fashion Week RHINEBECK, N.Y. -- A trip to Union Square Park ended up with a Rhinebeck teenager participating in New York Fashion Week. Henry Mosto, a 16-year-old junior at Poughkeepsie Day School, modeled clothes from Helmut Lang last week during Fashion Week after being scouted in Union Square Park. "A guy came up to me and asked if I had modelled," Mosto said. "He gave me his number and I went in for casting. I didn't think anything would come from it." Mosto differentiated himself from other auditioners by wearing sweatpants and a sweatshirt. He said his style is generally casual…

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Business
Wallauer's Opening New Location In Ossining Wallauer's Opening New Location In Ossining
Wallauer's Opening New Location In Ossining OSSINING, N.Y. -- Wallauer's Design Center in Ossining has a new location. The store is celebrating a grand reopening on Saturday at its new location at 27 Pleasantville Road at 11 a.m. Wallauer's Design Centers, which has 11 locations, was previously located at 22 Rockledge Avenue.  "It's a better location," Kim Scappaticci, design director for Wallauer's said. "there's more exposure. We wanted to make it more convenient for our customers." Wallauer's has been in Ossining for more than 20 years. The grand re-opening will feature giveaways of $3,000 worth of prizes, a p…

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News
Rose Memorial Library Hoping To Purchase New Building Rose Memorial Library Hoping To Purchase New Building
Rose Memorial Library Hoping To Purchase New Building STONY POINT, N.Y. -- The Rose Memorial Library in Stony Point is looking to move out and move up. The library is hoping to put a referendum on the ballot that would allow the library to spend $717,000 for a 12,000-square foot building on West Main Street. The building would cost $1.4 million, with the library paying the rest through grants and financing, according to LoHud. The library is currently located in a 3,500-foot building on East Main Street. The library submitted a petition signed by 560 residents to get the referendum on the ballot. If approved, the increase would cost an estima…

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Politics
Letter To The Editor: Vote Out Joel Tyner Letter To The Editor: Vote Out Joel Tyner
Letter To The Editor: Vote Out Joel Tyner Northwest Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To submit your letter, email northwestdutchess@dailyvoice.com. Are you all tired of Joel Tyner's behavior? Joe Tyner is ineffective because he is a self appointed full time Activist and not a Dutchess County Legislature! Has Joel Tyner really built a consensus across party lines for meaningful Dutchess County Legislation that benefits all residents in his District of Rhinebeck and the Clinton, as he says he has? Look at his most recent action at the last Dutchess County Legislature meeting. He does not …

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by Bill Gannon
Schools
Stepinac Assists Victims Of Hurricane Harvey Stepinac Assists Victims Of Hurricane Harvey
Stepinac Assists Victims Of Hurricane Harvey WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Archbishop Stepinac High School is lending a hand to the victims of Hurricane Harvey. The school is taking part in "Adopt A Classroom," helping out a 9th-grade biology classroom at Klein Oak High School in Spring, Texas by donating school supplies. Stepinac students mobilized around a campaign to round up and ship school supplies including printer papers, colored pencils, markers, crayons, backpacks and spiral notebooks to their counterparts in Texas.

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News
Letter To The Editor: Say No to Climate Change Letter To The Editor: Say No to Climate Change
Letter To The Editor: Say No to Climate Change HARRISON, N.Y. -- Harrison Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To submit your letter, email harrison@dailyvoice.com. Dear Editor: Climate change is one of the single biggest threats to our environment, our public health, and our economy. Pumping carbon and methane emissions into the atmosphere is accelerating climate change and is responsible for more extreme weather. New York State has spent billions of dollars over the past decade working to restore communities that have been devastated by severe flooding brought on by climate change. I join the…

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Neighbors
Yorktown Heights Lutheran Church Welcomes New Pastor Yorktown Heights Lutheran Church Welcomes New Pastor
Yorktown Heights Lutheran Church Welcomes New Pastor YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- There's a new man at the pulpit at St. Andrew's Lutheran Church in Yorktown Heights. Reverend David Dockweiler has taken over as pastor at the church, at 2405 Crompond Road. Dockweiler was previously a pastor in Michigan. Dockweiller started in youth ministry. His first job was as a Youth Minister in Ohio. He had participated in nearly 20 mission trips, including leading intergenerational international mission trips to Guatemala. “I look forward to working with the Saint Andrew’s congregation and I hope to unite and include all ages in fellowship and mission,"…

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