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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
Firefighters Contain Blaze At Kohl's In Cortlandt Firefighters Contain Blaze At Kohl's In Cortlandt
Firefighters Contain Blaze At Kohl's In Cortlandt This story has been updated. CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- The Mohegan Lake Fire Department has contained an active fire that started in a trash compactor at Kohl's Department Store at 3008 East Main St. in Cortlandt Friday. Lt. Tom Eade of the Mohegan Lake Fire Department said the fire department received the call at 9:51 a.m. and that all apparatuses were at the scene. The department had to call a representative from Waste Management to access the compactor.    

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Schools
Briarcliff Middle School Participates In Great American Smokeout Briarcliff Middle School Participates In Great American Smokeout
Briarcliff Middle School Participates In Great American Smokeout BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. -- Briarcliff Middle School students took the pledge on Wednesday, vowing not to use tobacco products for one year. More than 160 students signed the pledge, which is organized each year by the American Cancer Society, during their lunchtime in the cafeteria. The library also has a display on the dangers of smoking cigarettes and the benefits of quitting smoking. "Kids get a lot of exposure to tobacco and they are not always getting the right message," said Kari Giordano, student assistance counselor at Briarcliff Middle School and High School. "We want to bring p…

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Lifestyle
Thanksgiving Restaurant Options Abound In Northern Westchester Thanksgiving Restaurant Options Abound In Northern Westchester
Thanksgiving Restaurant Options Abound In Northern Westchester WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Northern Westchester residents have numerous options if they want to enjoy a stress-free Thanksgiving by dining out. Thyme Steak and Seafood, 3605 Crompond Road, Yorktown, is offering a three-course prix fixe brunch and dinner. A majority of the dishes will be gluten free. Owner and Executive Chef Tom Costello suffers from celiac disease. Offerings include butternut squash soup, gluten-free crab cakes and a Thanksgiving dinner of braised short ribs served atop polenta and melted onions.  Goldfish in Ossining, 6 Rockledge Ave., will be offering guests a tra…

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Neighbors
Yorktown Seventh-Grader Emerges As Budding Music Star Yorktown Seventh-Grader Emerges As Budding Music Star
Yorktown Seventh-Grader Emerges As Budding Music Star YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- Sam Levin, a Yorktown resident is doing most things his classmates can only dream of. Levin, 12, has already released two singles on iTunes called "I Sure Hope Not,"  released when he was 10, and the second, "Being With You is Easy," when he was 11. Levin wrote all of the music and lyrics and played all of the instruments. He has been playing his guitar for the last five years. Levin's EP "I'm In Here," features five new songs that he wrote and recorded with his family and will be released on Friday. Levin's sister, Jane sings backup vocals and plays viola whil…

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Police & Fire
Armonk's Offenberg Charged With Fraud In Ossining Assessment Scheme Armonk's Offenberg Charged With Fraud In Ossining Assessment Scheme
Armonk's Offenberg Charged With Fraud In Ossining Assessment Scheme This story has been updated. OSSINING, N.Y. -- A 60-year-old Armonk-based assessor has been charged with two felony counts in the Town of Ossining related to an assessment fraud scheme. Alan Offenberg was charged with criminal possession of a forged instrument in the second degree, a Class D felony and scheme to defraud in the first degree, a Class E felony. According to a criminal complaint issued by the Westchester District Attorney's office, Offenberg, who runs Alan Offenberg and Associates, a real estate tax reduction consulting business, represented homeowners trying to have the…

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News
Oliverio Running For Putnam Valley Supervisor Oliverio Running For Putnam Valley Supervisor
Oliverio Running For Putnam Valley Supervisor PUTNAM VALLEY, N.Y. -- Sam Oliverio is already gearing up for his next campaign. Oliverio, who recently lost a bid for Putnam County Executive, announced he intends to run for Putnam Valley supervisor next year. The seat is currently held by Bob Tendy, who said he intends to primary District Attorney Adam Levy on the Republican ticket.  Oliverio previously served five years on the Putnam Valley Town Board and for 18 years was Putnam County Legislator with his current term expiring at the end of the year. He said he intends to launch his campaign in February and is seeking the Indepen…

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News
Secretary Looking For Dog That Went Missing In Yorktown Secretary Looking For Dog That Went Missing In Yorktown
Secretary Looking For Dog That Went Missing In Yorktown YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Janet Nicolai, the secretary to Mount Pleasant Town Supervisor Carl Fulgenzi, is looking for her dog that went missing in Yorktown last week. Nicolai is hoping someone found Patches, her 18-year-old white and black long-haired chihuahua. Patches wast last seen on Loder Street. Patches likes to play with her neighbor's two dogs and Nicolai let him out on Tuesday, Nov. 11. After a while, Nicolai went to look for Patches and could not find him. She reported him missing to police and they found out someone had seen Patches running on Evergreen Street and picked him up. …

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Business
Cortlandt Turkey Farm Is Gearing Up For Thanksgiving Cortlandt Turkey Farm Is Gearing Up For Thanksgiving
Cortlandt Turkey Farm Is Gearing Up For Thanksgiving CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- With more than 1,600 turkeys on 160 acres of farmland, it's shaping up to be a busy Thanksgiving for the DeMaria family of Cortlandt Manor. That's because turkeys are one of the signature items at the DeMaria's homestead, Hemlock Hill Farm, a generations-owned family business at 500 Croton Avenue. The farm has been serving up Thanksgiving dinners for more than 50 years, first by Nicholas DeMaria and now by his son, John. Aside from turkeys, the farm has chickens and cows along with duck and geese for Christmas dinner. Lambs can also be seen grazing on the farm. The…

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Neighbors
Briarcliff Man Writes Book About Civil War Hero Briarcliff Man Writes Book About Civil War Hero
Briarcliff Man Writes Book About Civil War Hero BRIARCLIFF, N.Y. -- James Malanowski, a Briarcliff resident, has written a new book about a Civil War maverick. Malanowski's new book "Commander Will Cushing: Daredevil Hero of the Civil War," was recently published by W.W. Norton. Cushing was a complex individual who was expelled from the Naval Academy because of "a talent for buffoonery."  Despite being expelled, Cushing enlisted during the Civil War where, at just 21 years old in October 1864, he sank a Confederate ironclad warship while standing in an open boat. Cushing was thanked by Congress for his heroics. "He was pretty f…

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Politics
North Castle Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Ward System Proposal North Castle Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Ward System Proposal
North Castle Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Ward System Proposal NORTH CASTLE, N.Y. -- Voters in North Castle overwhelmingly said no to switching the town council to a ward system. More than 85 percent of voters voted no to the ward referendum, 2,286 votes to 399 votes, according to unofficial results from the Town of North Castle. Voters also voted against increasing the number of councilmen from four to six, 2,228 votes to 442 votes. Under the ward system, council members would have been elected based on geographic districts. Currently, they are elected at large.  The referendum overwhelmingly failed in Armonk, with only 91 residents voting f…

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