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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
Peekskill Police Charge Bicycle-Riding Teen In Gas Station Robbery Peekskill Police Charge Bicycle-Riding Teen In Gas Station Robbery
Peekskill Police Charge Bicycle-Riding Teen In Gas Station Robbery PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- A 19-year-old Peekskill resident was arrested and charged in the robbery of a Shell Station on Tuesday, Peekskill police said. Isiah McNeil was charged with robbery in the first degree, a Class B felony. Officer Steve Zappolo was on patrol at 3:45 a.m. when he observed a suspicious male on a bicycle in the Shell Station parking lot at 722 N. Division St. When Zappolo went to investigate, the man fled south on North Division Street, police said. The clerk saw Zappolo and started waving his hands and frantically pointing, and the officer chased the suspect, police sa…

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Neighbors
Peekskill Dance Team Is All About Stepping Peekskill Dance Team Is All About Stepping
Peekskill Dance Team Is All About Stepping PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- A group of Peekskill girls are stepping up in a big way. Sandy Allen is the step advisor for the Peekskill Community Stepper's, a group of girls who perform stepping, a type of dance. Recently, the group performed at the Drum Hill Senior Living Complex that featured Mayor Frank Catalina appearing as Santa Claus.  "We go to a lot of nursing homes and churches," Allen said. "It is such a beautiful thing. The elderly really love it." Allen lives in Dunbar Heights on Highland Avenue in Peekskill, where most of the girls live as well. "Dunbar Heights has a bad reputa…

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News
Putnam To Lower Flags To Half Staff To Honor Slain NYPD Officers Putnam To Lower Flags To Half Staff To Honor Slain NYPD Officers
Putnam To Lower Flags To Half Staff To Honor Slain Nypd Officers PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Putnam County Executive MaryEllen Odell announced that flags in Putnam will fly at half staff Tuesday in honor of the two NYPD officers who were shot to death in Brooklyn on Saturday. Officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu were shot in their police cruiser and pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton said the shooter Ismaaiyl Brinsley, who had made anti-police comments on social media, then took his own life after fleeing to a nearby subway station.  “My thoughts and prayers go out to the friends and…

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Putnam Valley Library Reopens After Being Closed For More Than A Year Putnam Valley Library Reopens After Being Closed For More Than A Year
Putnam Valley Library Reopens After Being Closed For More Than A Year PUTNAM VALLEY, N.Y. -- The long wait for Putnam Valley book lovers is over. Having been closed for more than a year, the Putnam Valley Library reopened on Thursday with a new teen room and plenty of books waiting to be checked out. The library was closed  after cracks in the wall on the second floor of the library. Construction began in May and 400 square feet of the second floor was demolished and a new second floor window was built. The main floor of the library remains the same. "We hope people come in and visit," Library Director Kathleen McLaughlin said. "We put a lot of work in…

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Neighbors
Former Peekskill Resident Honored By Bill Belichick Foundation Former Peekskill Resident Honored By Bill Belichick Foundation
Former Peekskill Resident Honored By Bill Belichick Foundation PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- A former Peekskill resident's mission to keep kids in California active has received a thumbs up from Bill Belichick the three-time Super Bowl winning coach of the New England Patriots.  PUCKidz (Positive Understandable Coaching For Kidz) Inc, a nonprofit run by Keith Quigley was one of seven organizations awarded a $5,000 grant from the Bill Belichick Foundation. Quigley, who was raised in Peekskill, provides various sports programs to kids in San Diego through PUCKidz. The organization was founded in 2009 and became a non-profit in 2012. It offers sports lessons, va…

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News
Putnam Valley School District Approves Tax Exemption For Wartime Veterans Putnam Valley School District Approves Tax Exemption For Wartime Veterans
Putnam Valley School District Approves Tax Exemption For Wartime Veterans PUTNAM VALLEY, N.Y. -- Veterans who live in the Putnam Valley School District and served during wartime will be getting some school tax relief. The Putnam Valley Board of Education approved the Alternative Veterans Tax Exemption, giving wartime veterans up to $12,000 off of their assessment. A veteran who saw combat can receive an additional $8,000, while a disabled veteran can receive an additional $40,000. The exemption goes into effect in September. The district additionally resisted passing the exemption, fearing they would lose their STAR exemption.  "It was pushed on us too qui…

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Events
Fox Lane Grad Is On The Comedy Circuit In Croton, Pleasantville Fox Lane Grad Is On The Comedy Circuit In Croton, Pleasantville
Fox Lane Grad Is On The Comedy Circuit In Croton, Pleasantville CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- A graduate of Bedford's Fox Lane High School has become a rising star on the comedy scene. Dan St. Germain, who was named one of Variety's "10 Comics to Watch" will be performing at Memphis Mae's BBQ in Croton on Friday, Dec. 19 as part of his "Hitting A Whole New Bottom Tour." St. Germain will also be at Lucy's Lounge in Pleasantville Jan. 10. The up-and-comer has been doing stand-up for eight years and started doing comedy after a bad breakup. Unfortunately for St. Germain, he is currently still single.  "We should turn this into a personal ad," said St. G…

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Yorktown Family Looking For Missing Dog Zero Yorktown Family Looking For Missing Dog Zero
Yorktown Family Looking For Missing Dog Zero YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- The Cordovas in Yorktown would like nothing more than to see their dog Zero again. Zero, a 4-year-old German shepherd and chow chow mix was last seen on Ridge Street and Van Cortlandt Circle on Dec. 10, the night he ran away from home. Zero has a rusty/reddish base coat with a black winter coat and weighs 47 lbs. He has several purple spots on his tongue with a blue collar and name tag. "He was loose in front of our house," Melissa Cordova said. "By the time we went to look for him, he was gone. We've been searching every night and all of our free time. We haven't b…

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Neighbors
White Plains Dancers Entertain At Westchester Knicks Games White Plains Dancers Entertain At Westchester Knicks Games
White Plains Dancers Entertain At Westchester Knicks Games WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- The Westchester Knicks like to keep their in-game entertainment local. City Center Dance, a White Plains-based dance company, has been providing much of the non-basketball entertainment for the expansion Westchester Knicks at the Westchester County Center this season. The dance academy, at 98 Lake St., is the official home of the Westchester Knicks Dance Team. At Saturday's game against the Bakersfield Jam, City Center's teenage dancers took center stage at halftime, doing a jazz routine set to  "Don't Rain On My Parade."  "For many of these kids, this is a once…

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Events
Westchester Klezmer To Perform At Elmsford Hanukkah Celebration Westchester Klezmer To Perform At Elmsford Hanukkah Celebration
Westchester Klezmer To Perform At Elmsford Hanukkah Celebration ELMSFORD, N.Y. -- Westchester's preeminent Jewish music group will be helping the Village of Elmsford celebrate the Festival of Lights. The Westchester Klezmer Program, with four bands in Tarrytown and Bedford/Mount Kisco will be performing at Elmsford's Hanukkah celebration at the Elmsford Community Center at 10 North Stone Ave. on Sunday, Dec. 21 at 7 p.m. The group began in 1999 when two nine-year-olds, Jonathan and David Zaidins, were at a Bat Mitzvah and didn't like the music. They asked if they could play their own instruments at their Bar Mitzvahs and their dad suggested they lea…

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