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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

Politics
Westchester Claims Fame To Presidents Past, Present Westchester Claims Fame To Presidents Past, Present
Westchester Claims Fame To Presidents Past, Present WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- With the Hudson Valley and the nation celebrating Presidents Day on Monday, this area continues to be a place near and dear to the hearts of Presidents of the United States from Washington to Obama. Our very first president, George Washington, spent the summer of 1781 in central Westchester, fighting in the American Revolution. Washington teamed with the French and fought in Dobbs Ferry, Ardsley and White Plains in a risky strategy that helped win the war for the revolutionaries, according to Richard Borkow, who wrote "George Washington's Westchester Gamble.…

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Lifestyle
Westchester Teacher Performs At Super Bowl Westchester Teacher Performs At Super Bowl
Westchester Teacher Performs At Super Bowl PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- It was a Super Sunday for Peekskill resident Alex Smith. Smith, who lives in Peekskill and teaches music at Soundview Prep in Yorktown, was Lady Gaga's pianist when she sang the Star Spangled Banner at Super Bowl 50 on Sunday. The pianist has been working with Lady Gaga since 2011, being in a band with Brian Newman, who is friends with Gaga. He performed on her Thanksgiving special and performed on her album and tour she did with Tony Bennett.  Smith only found out a few weeks before the big game he'd be performing the national anthem. "I was very excited, very thr…

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Neighbors
Ossining Resident, Daily Voice Community Advisor Travels To Seattle Ossining Resident, Daily Voice Community Advisor Travels To Seattle
Ossining Resident, Daily Voice Community Advisor Travels To Seattle PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- Daily Voice Community Advisor Lisa Bevan recently traveled to Seattle for a week. Bevan, who lives in Ossining and runs Believe Hair Salon in Pleasantville, traveled to the Emerald City to learn education at a colleague's salon. Bevan was able to mix in a few days of sightseeing and said she loved Seattle. "It was my first time in the Pacific Northwest," Bevan said. "People don't honk horns there and it is clean." Have vacation photos to share? Email sbarron@dailyvoice.com  Interested in being a community advisor? Email sbarron@dailyvoice.com 

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Lifestyle
Rhinebeck Restaurant Offering Ramen Nights Rhinebeck Restaurant Offering Ramen Nights
Rhinebeck Restaurant Offering Ramen Nights RHINEBECK, N.Y. -- A restaurant in Rhinebeck is showing that ramen noodles are not just for college kids trying to save money. The Tasting Room, at 3767 Route 9G in Rhinebeck is hosting Pop Up Ramen nights on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Chef Daniel Gendron, who grew up in Japan, said he was inspired by ramen's popularity in New York City. "There's a ramen restaurant on every corner," Gendron said.  Gendron will be offering fresh noodles with homemade broths based on a traditional Japanese technique along with traditional garnish. The Tasting Room will have chicken and veget…

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Police & Fire
Traffic Delays Reported In Yorktown As Power Goes Out Traffic Delays Reported In Yorktown As Power Goes Out
Traffic Delays Reported In Yorktown As Power Goes Out This story has been updated. YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- A power failure occurred in the Yorktown Heights Business District late Friday afternoon, knocking out traffic lights on Route 202 and Route 35, police said. Drivers experienced traffic delays.

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Police & Fire
3 Face Charges After Nearby Ossining Residents Express Narcotics Concerns 3 Face Charges After Nearby Ossining Residents Express Narcotics Concerns
3 Face Charges After Nearby Ossining Residents Express Narcotics Concerns OSSINING, N.Y. -- Ossining Police announced the arrest of three men on felony narcotics charges Friday after residents expressed concern about narcotics activity in the area. Mateo Martinez and Richard Martinez, residents of Ossining, and George Nelson, a Yonkers resident were arrested after police searched a residence on William Street and recovered 63 bags of crack cocaine and $1,500. The three men will be arraigned Friday afternoon in Ossining Town Justice Court.  “We are proud of the great work of the Ossining Police Department," Mayor Victoria Gearity said. "This arrest is a…

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News
Westchester Wakes Up To Snow Covered Friday Westchester Wakes Up To Snow Covered Friday
Westchester Wakes Up To Snow Covered Friday WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- It was a Friday morning full of snow for Westchester residents. Most of the area received around 2 inches of accumulation, with other parts of the region getting as much as 5 inches, causing schools, many of which had initially scheduled delayed openings, to close for the day. A winter weather advisory was extended until noon. Daily Voice readers sent in their photos of the snow. Have photos to send? E-mail sbarron@dailyvoice.com.

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Business
Urgent Care Facility Celebrates Grand Opening In Yorktown Urgent Care Facility Celebrates Grand Opening In Yorktown
Urgent Care Facility Celebrates Grand Opening In Yorktown YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- Yorktown residents now have a new place to go for healthcare.  AFC Urgent Care held a grand opening for its new Yorktown location at 3379 Crompond Road on Thursday. The new facility is being led by Dr. Rajesh Gupta, a 14-year Yorktown resident and emergency room doctor. Gupta purchased an AFC Urgent Care franchise last year. "I am looking forward to being more involved with our patients, their families and our greater Yorktown community," Gupta said. "Developing relationships, building stronger ties with the community and serving a town where urgent …

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Lifestyle
Actor Returns Home To Westchester To Screen New Film Actor Returns Home To Westchester To Screen New Film
Actor Returns Home To Westchester To Screen New Film OSSINING, N.Y. -- It's going to be a real homecoming for Dominic Pace. The Ossining High School graduate, class of 1993, will be returning to Ossining on March 25, when he screens his new movie "The Midnight Man" at the Ossining Public Library at 7 p.m.  Before the screening, Pace will be awarding a $500 grant to Ossining graduating senior William Gillman, a student who plans on pursuing a career in the arts. "The Midnight Man" stars Vinnie Jones, William Forsythe, Brent Spiner, Max Alder, and Pace and is about an assassin who can't feel pain who after an attack, discov…

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News
Victims Of Metro-North Train Crash Remembered One Year Later Victims Of Metro-North Train Crash Remembered One Year Later
Victims Of Metro-North Train Crash Remembered One Year Later VALHALLA, N.Y. -- A year ago on Wednesday at a Westchester railroad crossing, a few fateful minutes changed the lives of hundreds of Metro-North commuters and ended with six people dead. Ellen Brody, 49, of Edgemont had left her job in Chappaqua before encountering a traffic jam along the Taconic State Parkway in Mount Pleasant that followed a head-on collision.  As bumper-to-bumper traffic was detoured over railroad tracks at Commerce Street, Brody briefly stepped out of her Mercedes SUV to check a crossing gate that came down on the rear of her car. Brody and five others, Bedford Hills r…

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