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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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Politics
County Exec's Victory On Conservative Line Tops Rockland Primary Results County Exec's Victory On Conservative Line Tops Rockland Primary Results
County Exec's Victory On Conservative Line Tops Rockland Primary Results ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- County Executive Ed Day fended off a primary challenge Tuesday night to keep the Conservative line. Day, who is running for a second term, defeated Thomas Sullivan 52.5 percent to 47.5 percent, according to unofficial results from the Rockland County Board of Elections. Day will also be on the Republican and Reform lines. In Spring Valley, Alan Simon was victorious in the four-way mayoral primary, defeating incumbent Demeza Delhomme, Emilia White and Vilar Fonvil, according to unofficial results from the Rockland County Board of Elections. Simon had 42 percent, Delh…

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Politics
Latimer Says Westchester Needs Change Following Primary Win Latimer Says Westchester Needs Change Following Primary Win
Latimer Says Westchester Needs Change Following Primary Win Click here for an updated story: And They're Off - Astorino, Latimer Exchange Opening Blows In Campaign State Sen. George Latimer is ready to kick off the general election. Latimer easily defeated Legislator Ken Jenkins in the Democratic primary for Westchester County Executive, 63 percent to 37 percent, according to unofficial results from the Westchester County Board of Elections. Latimer faces incumbent Rob Astorino in the general election. Astorino is running for a third term. "Westchester needs change, and our taxpayers deserve a government that tells the truth, cuts patronage an…

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Politics
Incumbent County Legislator Defeated Tops Putnam Primary Residents Incumbent County Legislator Defeated Tops Putnam Primary Residents
Incumbent County Legislator Defeated Tops Putnam Primary Residents District 8 is set to have a new legislator. Amy Sayegh knocked off incumbent Dini LoBue in the Republican primary 57 percent to 43 percent, according to unofficial returns from the Putnam County Board of Elections. Sayegh also defeated LoBue in the Conservative primary and won the Independence line. In the Republican primary for Carmel Town Council, Michael Barile and Councilwoman Suzi McDonough defeated Councilman Frank Lombardi. Barile had 40 percent, McDonough had 31 percent and Lombardi had 29 percent, according to unofficial returns from the Putnam County Board of Elections.  In the R…

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Schools
White Plains Inducting Four Into High School Hall Of Fame White Plains Inducting Four Into High School Hall Of Fame
White Plains Inducting Four Into High School Hall Of Fame WHITE PLAINS, N.Y .-- An actor, a doctor, a producer and a television executie are the newest inductees into the White Plains High School Hall of Fame. This year White Plains is inducting actor Ralph Waite, class of 1946, Dr. Robert Johnson, class of 1964, producer Georgia Kacandes, class of 1977 and network president David Levy, class of 1980. Waite played John Walton on "The Waltons," while Johnson is dean of the Rutgers Medical School. Kacandes has produced movies like "The Hateful Eight," "Wolf of Wall Street," and "Hugo."  Levy is the president o…

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Events
'The Hostage's Daughter' Tells Her Story In Palisades 'The Hostage's Daughter' Tells Her Story In Palisades
'The Hostage's Daughter' Tells Her Story In Palisades ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Sulome Anderson, a Palisades native, didn't meet her father until she was six. Anderson's father, Terry Anderson, was taken hostage in Lebanon while covering the country's civil war three months before she was born. Sulome recounts the experience in her new memoir, "The Hostage's Daughter: A Story of Family, Madness and the Middle East." Sulome will be discussing the book at the HNA Palisades Premiere Conference Center at 334 Route 9w on Sunday, Sept. 17 at 4:30 p.m. The event is being presented by the Palisades Library. After he was released, Sulome said…

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Celebrate Suffern Saturday Celebrate Suffern Saturday
Celebrate Suffern Saturday SATURDAY, N.Y. -- There will be fireworks at the Village of Suffern's annual Suffern Day Saturday. Literally Suffern Day will be held at the ballfields on Ramapo Avenue from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Activities include pony rides, hayrides, jumpy castles, food, and refreshments. The Rockland County Emergency Services and local organizations will also be on hand, along with performers. At 6:30 p.m., there will be music and fireworks. For more information, contact Suffern Recreation at 845-357-7943.

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Leukemia, Lymphoma Society Kicks Off Light The Night Campaign Leukemia, Lymphoma Society Kicks Off Light The Night Campaign
Leukemia, Lymphoma Society Kicks Off Light The Night Campaign The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is getting ready for its annual Light the Night walks in Westchester and Fairfield.Light The Night is a series of fundraising campaigns benefiting the Rye Brook-based society and their funding of research to find blood cancer cures. People form fundraising walk teams and gather together to celebrate, honor or remember those touched by cancer.   A walk will be held in Sleepy Hollow on Saturday, Nov. 4 at Kingsland Point Park and in Stamford on Saturday, Oct. 28 at Harbor Point Commons Park.  Participants in 150 communities across North America join together …

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News
Bedford's Eric, Lara Trump Welcome First Child Bedford's Eric, Lara Trump Welcome First Child
Bedford's Eric, Lara Trump Welcome First Child Eric and Lara Trump, who reside at the Seven Springs Estate in Bedford, are parents. Their first born, a son, Eric "Luke" Trump, was born on Tuesday morning, Eric announced on Twitter. President Donald Trump, Eric's father, and Eric's siblings, Ivanka and Donald Trump, Jr. tweeted their congratulations. "Congrats buddy," Trump, Jr. tweeted. "Welcome to the club. Now that the niceties are out of the way it's older brother revenge for that drum set to my kids." Eric and Lara were married in 2014 at Mar-a-Lago. This is the ninth grandchild for President Trump.

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Schools
Ossining High Schooler Named 'Rising Scientist' Ossining High Schooler Named 'Rising Scientist'
Ossining High Schooler Named 'Rising Scientist' OSSINING, N.Y. -- Kylie Zarro, a senior at Ossining High School, has been selected to receive a 2017 Rising Scientist Award from the Child Mind Institute and the City University of New York Advanced Science Research Center. Each spring, high schools in the New York metro area nominate their best 11th-grade science student for the honor. The awards recognize outstanding students who show exceptional promise and interest in child and adolescent mental health or pediatric neuroscience, as well as a commitment to understanding and addressing difficult scientific questions. Each winner receives a…

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Police & Fire
Player Punches Ref In Face At Soccer Game In Yorktown, Police Say Player Punches Ref In Face At Soccer Game In Yorktown, Police Say
Player Punches Ref In Face At Soccer Game In Yorktown, Police Say A 25-year-old player is due in court Tuesday after punching a referee in the face during a men's soccer game at the Yorktown Sports Complex Sunday afternoon, police said. Franklin Javier Ordonez Estrada of Peekskill was arrested and charged with assault in the third degree, a Class A misdemeanor, for punching the referee in the face and body, causing bodily harm, police said. The incident occurred around 3:48 p.m. Sunday at the facility on Navajo Street off Route 6, police said. Estrada was arrested at the scene, process and arraigned. He is due back in court on Sept. 12. 

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