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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

News

Ossining Residents Come Out For Solar Eclipse WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- They came. They saw. They eclipsed. (After putting on their glasses first, of course.) More than 300 people came to the Ossining Public Library Monday afternoon to view the solar eclipse at a viewing party. Guests put on their special glasses or got out their cereal boxes before looking up at the sky and oohing and ahhing. "It's amazing," Program Director James Trapasso said. "We've never had anything quite like this. It's exciting to see everyone in the community come together." Trapasso thanked everyone at the library who worked hard to mak…

by Sam Barron

08/22/2017

News

Hospitals Report No Solar Eclipse Injuries It looked like everyone knew not to look at the sun. Bridgeport Hospital, Greenwich Hospital, and Nyack Hospital said as of Monday afternoon they reported receiving no injuries related to the solar eclipse. People were warned to only look at the eclipse wearing special glasses or to make their own glasses out of a cereal box. The eclipse was the first to sweep across the entire country since 1918. After Aug. 21, the next total solar eclipse is due for April 2024.

by Sam Barron

08/21/2017

News

Letter To The Editor: Please Wear Your Seatbelt OSSINING, N.Y. -- Ossining Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To submit your letter, email ossining@dailyvoice.com As Labor Day approaches, people find themselves wrapping up the summer by traveling with their families. In light of that, I would like to stress how important it is to remain safe during these last few days of travel by buckling up. Recent studies by Dr. Masao Ichikawa, of Tokyo University have shown that unbelted back seat passengers pose the biggest threat to passengers in the front seats. In fact, the risks of dying increase …

by Assem. Sandy Galef

08/21/2017

Politics

Letter: Terrence Murphy - Comprehensive Contraception Coverage YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Yorktown Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To submit your letter, email yorktown@dailyvoice.com This is a third follow-up with regards to a June 2 constituent meeting with Senator Terrence Murphy’s staff asking him to co-sponsor the Reproductive Health Act (S2796) and the Comprehensive Contraception Coverage Act (S3668). Senator Murphy sits on the committees for both of these bills. On July 8, a constituent letter of response was received from the Senator’s office stating he did not support the RHA, but made no mention of the CC…

by Elise-Ann Konstantin

08/21/2017

Events

Hastings Art Exhibit Celebrates The Moon HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- (August 13, 2017) — Hastings is going to the moon. The Hastings-on-Hudson Village Arts Commission is opening "How High The Moon," a multimedia art exhibit and village-wide celebration of man’s fascination with the moon. The juried art exhibit, in conjunction with the Hastings Historical Society, showcases 21 works selected from approximately 150 submissions. Through a variety of media — painting, collage, printmaking, photography, fiber arts, and sound, asking the 21 artists, "How does the moon move you?" The event kicks off with a reception…

by Sam Barron

08/21/2017

News

Peekskill Woman Gets Proposal Of A Lifetime PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- Amanda Luria, a Peekskill resident, had no idea what was going to happen when she went to see her boyfriend, Forty Nguyen perform at Cirque Eloize iD at Foxwoods Resort Casino. Nguyen surprised Luria by bringing her onstage, dropping to one knee and proposing, which Luria accepted. "I was a little nervous," Luria, who works for Westchester Circus Arts, said. "It felt like an eternity, I was standing on stage in front of this large audience. It was a story that had come full circle for the couple, who met at Foxwoods two years ago, while on a bus. They stru…

by Sam Barron

08/21/2017

Politics

Hudson Valley House Reps Support Trump Censure On Charlottesville Comments Congressman Eliot Engel and Congresswoman Nita Lowey are co-sponsoring legislation that would formally censure President Donald Trump for his response to the racially charged violence in Charlottesville last weekend. Engel, who represents parts of Southern Westchester, said Trump's response, where he equated the actions of neo-Nazis and white supremacists to protesters was a "disgrace to the office of the President." "His words were an affront to our shared American values and deserve our condemnation, which is why my colleagues and I have taken this extraordinary step to int…

by Sam Barron

08/21/2017

Politics

Energy Company Hires Nyack Mayor Laird-White NYACK, N.Y. -- Nyack Mayor Jennifer Laird-White has a new gig. Laird-White, a three-term mayor who is not seeking re-election, has been hired by Transmission Developers Inc. in the new position of Director of Community Relations for the company’s Champlain Hudson Power Express transmission project. “We are delighted to have Jen join our development team. Her years of experience as mayor and her prior experience as a journalist make her an ideal conduit to communities throughout New York State,” said TDI CEO Donald Jessome. “Jen understands that clean energy infrastructure development requi…

by Sam Barron

08/20/2017

Obituaries

Hulda Sellingsloh, 104, Hopewell Junction HOPEWELL JUNCTION, N.Y. -- Hulda Knipling Sellingsloh died at the age of 104 on Tuesday, Aug. 15, at her son's home in Hopewell Junction. Sellingsloh was born to Henry and Hulda Knipling on Nov. 12, 1912, in Calhoun County, Texas, the last child of her parents, who were cotton farmers. Sellingsloh, with her five brothers and four sisters spent her childhood working the fields. After graduating from Port Lavaca High School as Class President in 1931, she attended Draughan's Business College in San Antonio. She was a drafting employee and a secretary for a title company as a pre-law student i…

by Sam Barron

08/20/2017

Schools

Poughkeepsie Boots Former Board Member's Office POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- The Poughkeepsie School Board voted Wednesday 3-2 to remove an Upward Bound office that was used by Randy Coates, a former board member. Coates who was defeated in May's school board elections uses the office in his role as program coordinator for the Upward Bound program at Marist College. Upward Bound is a federally funded program that helps students prepare for college. The program serves high school students from low-income families; and high school students from families in which neither parent holds a bachelor's degree. Marist College Upward Bound currently serv…

by Sam Barron

08/20/2017

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