Fair 78°

Sam Barron

Community Editor

sbarron@dailyvoice.com

FOLLOW ON

Facebook Twitter

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

News
Hastings Honors Fallen Heroes At Memorial Day Parade Hastings Honors Fallen Heroes At Memorial Day Parade
Hastings Honors Fallen Heroes At Memorial Day Parade HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- Hastings held its annual Memorial Day Parade on Sunday, paying tribute to those heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice. 

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Schools
Briarcliff Resident Reflects On Four Years At Brandeis Briarcliff Resident Reflects On Four Years At Brandeis
Briarcliff Resident Reflects On Four Years At Brandeis BRIARCLIFF, N.Y. -- Elan Kane can officially call himself a college graduate. The Briarcliff resident recently graduated from Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass. where he discovered a love for journalism. Kane said he want to Brandeis because of the small size of the school, the distance from home and because of its large Jewish community. "During my first semester I took a sports reporting course and I was hooked, Kane said. "I loved reporting and the passion for journalism that my professor had was contagious. The journalism department at Brandeis is pretty small but that mean…

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Business
Jewish Deli Returns To Mount Kisco Jewish Deli Returns To Mount Kisco
Jewish Deli Returns To Mount Kisco MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- The Jewish kosher deli is making a comeback in Mount Kisco. G.O. (Gourmet Organic) Kosher opened last fall in Mount Kisco at 41 S. Moger Ave., formerly the site of Connie's Bakery. The restaurant goes to great lengths to ensure all of its food is kosher. The restaurant is under the supervision of Vaad Harabonim of Queens, Rabbi Chaim Schwartz. Chef Paul Sia, who worked at Epstein's in the Bronx and Jewish delis in Mount Kisco and Ardsley said he started G.O. Kosher because he felt he was filling a void in Northern Westchester. "I've been doing this my whole life,&…

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Westchester Woman Jumps To Death At Bear Mountain Bridge Westchester Woman Jumps To Death At Bear Mountain Bridge
Westchester Woman Jumps To Death At Bear Mountain Bridge CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- A Westchester woman died after jumping off the Bear Mountain Bridge Tuesday afternoon in what Westchester County Police are calling a suicide. Nancy Higgons, a 63-year-old Hastings resident, was seen jumping off the southside of the bridge at around 4:25 p.m., according to Kieran O'Leary of the Westchester County Police. She was located by police in the Hudson River at 5:43 p.m, O'Leary said. Police performed CPR in an attempt to revive her but their attempts were unsuccessful, O'Leary said. Higgons was brought to Riverfront Green Park in Peekskill where she was pronounce…

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Sports
Former Yorktown HS Lacrosse Player Chris Grassi Coaching In Connecticut Former Yorktown HS Lacrosse Player Chris Grassi Coaching In Connecticut
Former Yorktown HS Lacrosse Player Chris Grassi Coaching In Connecticut YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Chris Grassi once tore it up on the field for the Yorktown Huskers as a defenseman. Now he patrols the sidelines teaching and mentoring future lacrosse players. Grassi, who graduated from Yorktown High School in 1995, has been the lacrosse coach at Southbury High School in Connecticut for seven years. "It's been great," Grassi said. "I've been able to make inroads in our youth program." Growing up in Yorktown, Grassi started playing lacrosse in 7th grade and quickly discovered his passion. He said the friends he made playing lacrosse remain his closes…

SHARE

by Sam Barron
News
Wappingers Falls Receives $200K Investment To Rehab Contaminated Sites Wappingers Falls Receives $200K Investment To Rehab Contaminated Sites
Wappingers Falls Receives $200K Investment To Rehab Contaminated Sites WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. -- Let the cleanup of Wappingers Falls begin. U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-Cold Spring) announced the Village of Wappingers Falls has been awarded a $200,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to help revitalize 15 contaminated sites, known as brownfields. The funds will be used to support community outreach and assist with cleanup planning. Such grants are typically the first award in a series of investments aimed at completely rehabilitating contaminated sites. “Working together we can make sure all our Hudson Valley communities are free from indus…

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist In Critical Condition After Route 22 Crash In Armonk Motorcyclist In Critical Condition After Route 22 Crash In Armonk
Motorcyclist In Critical Condition After Route 22 Crash In Armonk ARMONK, N.Y. -- A 22-year-old man is in critical condition following a motorcycle accident on Route 22 Thursday night. Stephen Moronta of White Plains was heading southbound on Route 22, near Rye Lake Bridge, when he lost control and struck a guardrail causing him to be thrown from the vehicle, according to North Castle Police. Moronta was transported to Westchester Medical Center by Armonk Ambulance, police said. Police are still investigating the accident. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Westchester Man Pleads Guilty To Sexually Assaulting Three Children Westchester Man Pleads Guilty To Sexually Assaulting Three Children
Westchester Man Pleads Guilty To Sexually Assaulting Three Children BUCHANAN, N.Y. -- Calman Greenburg, a 73-year-old Buchanan resident, pled guilty Wednesday to sexually abusing three children over the course of six years, the Westchester District Attorney's Office announced. Greenburg pled guilty to two counts of course of sexual conduct in the first degree, a Class B violent felony, and one count of course of sexual conduct in the second degree, a Class D violent felony. The Buchanan resident's actions involve multiple acts of sexual abuse, rape and oral sexual conduct on the children, all younger than 13 between 2004 and 2010. Greenburg was remanded to…

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Schools
Putnam School Budgets Pass Easily Putnam School Budgets Pass Easily
Putnam School Budgets Pass Easily PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Voters in Putnam County overwhelmingly approved their 2016-2017 school budgets Tuesday. Brewster's $92.8 million budget was approved 899-440. The budget increases spending 3.13 percent and increases the tax levy 1.94 percent. Incumbent Diane O’Brien was re-elected to the school board and Kristin Cacal was voted onto the board.  Carmel's $121 million budget was approved 772-390. The budget increases spending 1.67 percent and increases the tax levy .88 percent. Garrison's $10 million budget was approved 134-39. The budget increases spending .79 percent and increases th…

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Schools
Yorktown School Budget Approved Yorktown School Budget Approved
Yorktown School Budget Approved YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Residents in the Yorktown School District said yes to the 2016-2017 school budget Tuesday. The budget was approved 773 to 235. The $98 million budget increased spending .52 percent and increased the tax levy .32 percent. Cheryl Reynolds, Tom Donatelli and Reshmi Boses were elected to the school board with Drew Pecunia finishing in fourth. 

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Prev Page 705 of 851 703 704 705 706 707 Next
7,041 - 7,050 of 8,506 articles