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Sam Barron

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sbarron@dailyvoice.com

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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

Neighbors

Buchanan Woman Will Appear On 'The Price Is Right' BUCHANAN, N.Y. -- When Buchanan resident Deborah Alston attended a taping of "The Price Is Right" she never expected to be told, "Come on dooooooown!" Alston will be appearing on venerable game show on Monday morning at 11 a.m. on CBS. "I was shocked when they called my name," Alston, who was in California because her niece was having a baby, said. "I loved the experience. It was so nice." A "Price Is Right" fan since she used to watch the show when she was younger, Alston said she was in disbelief when they held up her name. "I was excited and nervous," Alston said. "But it was …

by Sam Barron

11/08/2014

Police & Fire

Reward Offered For Information On Pleasantville Murder PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- New York State Crime Stoppers is offering a $2,500 reward for information that directly leads to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for a recent Pleasantville murder. Linda Misek-Falkoff, a 76-year-old Pleasantville resident, was found dead in her Grandview Avenue home. Police said Misek-Falkoff was stabbed to death in what was Pleasantville's first murder in 20 years. New York State Crime Stoppers said it is offering the reward in cooperation with the Westchester County Police and Pleasantville Police. Pleasantville police said they had no new in…

by Sam Barron

11/07/2014

Events

Yorktown Hosts Annual Veterans Day Parade Sunday YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Sunday will be a day for Yorktown to honor its veterans. Yorktown's Veterans Day parade is being held on Sunday at 2 p.m in Shrub Oak. A lineup will begin at 1:30 p.m. at the Lakeland High School East entrance parking lot and go from the high school to Main Street to the John C. Hart Memorial Library, where a ceremony will be held. More than 1,000 people usually attend the parade. The event has been going on in Yorktown for decade and features boy scouts, pipe bands, military vehicles, politics and of course, local veterans marching. "It's a nice way and a nice day …

by Sam Barron

11/07/2014

Events

Armonk Theatre Company Premieres 'Proof' Featuring Local Residents ARMONK, N.Y .-- Armonk's Small Town Theatre Company latest production is "Proof," the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning play about the daughter of a deceased math genius and her fear of following in her father's footsteps, both mathematically and mentally. The show will be performed on Nov. 14 and Nov. 15 at the Hergenhan Center in Armonk and Nov. 21 and Nov. 22 at the Katonah Village Library in Katonah at 8 p.m.; general admission is $15. The play stars Larchmont resident Holland Renton, Bedford Hills resident Cyrus Newitt, New Rochelle resident Tom Coppola and Westport resident…

by Sam Barron

11/07/2014

Events

New Children's Show Gets Kids Laughing In Pleasantville CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- Cortlandt resident Dean Friedman has gone from writing pop hits like "Ariel" to writing about smelly feet. Friedman is the writer of the new children's musical "Smelly Feet," which is performing at the Rosenthal JCC at 600 Bear Ridge Road in Pleasantville on Saturday, Nov. 8 at noon., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. "Smelly Feet" is also performing at the Moose Lodge in Ossining at 37 Croton Ave. on Nov. 15 at 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. "It all started with a silly song called "Smelly Feet," Friedman said. "It made kids laugh a lot." Friedman began writing more songs…

by Sam Barron

11/07/2014

Business

Ossining Resident Opens Peekskill Guitar Shop PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- Guitarists in Westchester have a new place to call home. Ossining resident Paul DeCourcey opened Division Street Guitars at 36 North Division Street in September. Division Street Guitars is a full service guitar store that sells and repairs guitars, strings, picks and amplifiers, everything a musician might need. DeCourcey has been in music most of his life and previously worked at a music store in Ossining before becoming the head luthier at Southside Guitars in Brooklyn. Moving back to Ossining when he had his son, DeCourcey found the commute too much and decided to…

by Sam Barron

11/07/2014

Sports

Cortlandt's Hen Hud Cheerleaders Look Forward To Saturday's Meet CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- The cheerleaders at Hendrick Hudson High School have had Nov. 8 circled on the calendar for months. Hendrick Hudson is hosting a cheerleading showdown and sectionals competition at the high school on Saturday. The competition begins at 2:30 p.m. with Hendrick Hudson competing first. Eighteen other schools are participating in the event. At 10 a.m., the cheerleaders are hosting the first annual Sailor Spirit Showdown, a competition featuring little girls recreation teams up to the junior varsity team. The event is also a fundraiser for the cheerleading team. The tea…

by Sam Barron

11/06/2014

News

Gearity Ready To Go To Work As New Ossining Mayor OSSINING, N.Y. -- Change has come to the Village of Ossining. Trustee Victoria Gearity defeated four-term incumbent Mayor Bill Hanauer 2,705 votes to 1,494 votes, 64 percent to 36 percent with 100 percent of the vote counted, according to unofficial results from the Westchester County Board of Elections. Gearity defeated Hanauer in the Democratic primary in September forcing Hanauer to run on the Working Families Party line. Gearity was completing her first term on the Ossining Village Board. "It's very exciting," Gearity said. "This is the beginning of a new level of engagement in t…

by Sam Barron

11/06/2014

Events

Yorktown Woman Hosts Gala For Pulmonary Hypertension In Daughter's Honor YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- In 2006, Yorktown resident Chloe Rand passed away from pulmonary hypertension at the age of 14. Since then, her mother, Marie Mascia-Rand, has worked tirelessly to raise awareness. The Pulmonary Hypertension Association is hosting its second annual O2 Breathe Gala on Thursday at The Lighthouse at Pier 61 at Chelsea Piers in New York at 7:30 p.m. Pulmonary hypertension is a rare disease that causes high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs, resulting in an enlarged heart which can also lose its ability to pump. It can lead to right-heart failure. Without treatmen…

by Sam Barron

11/06/2014

News

Dog Owners In Ossining Cheer Reopening Of Dog Park OSSINING, N.Y. -- Dog owners in Ossining breathed a sigh of relief over the weekend. Ossining's dog park, in Cedar Lane Park, re-opened over the weekend, having been closed for more than a week. The dog park closed following the dissolution of the board after an issue with a particular dog. "We had to close the park while we reorganized," Town Supervisor Sue Donnelly said. Parks and Recreation Superintendent Henry Atterbury met with interested people on Thursday, Oct. 30, about re-opening and a new set of rules and resolutions were put together "We have to make sure everyone's s…

by Sam Barron

11/06/2014

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