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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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Letter To The Editor: Drain The Swamp In Yorktown Letter To The Editor: Drain The Swamp In Yorktown
Letter To The Editor: Drain The Swamp In Yorktown YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Yorktown Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To submit your letter, email ossining@dailyvoice.com . To The Editor: Yorktown's Town Board is literally allowing large portions of Yorktown's wetlands to be drained in favor of land development. Have Town Board members placed their own shortsighted political ambitions and future profits of land developers above the long-term well being of Yorktown's own citizens? The Town Board has even eliminated the need to apply for a special permit to build in wetlands, ironically while the officia…

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by David Witkowich
Police & Fire
Ossining Man Charged In Yorktown For Not Showing Up In Court Ossining Man Charged In Yorktown For Not Showing Up In Court
Ossining Man Charged In Yorktown For Not Showing Up In Court YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- A 44-year-old Ossining resident was arrested and charged with failing to appear in Yorktown Town Court on Tuesday. Robin Hawkey turned himself into Yorktown Police last week after failing to appear in court on March 7 to answer a violation of probation charge. Hawkey was released on $1,000 cash bail and is due back in court on April 25.

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Croton Fire Department Debuts Rescue 18 Croton Fire Department Debuts Rescue 18
Croton Fire Department Debuts Rescue 18 CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- The Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department has a new set of wheels. Chief Matthew Mansfield ordered the new Rescue 18 fire engine into serve at 9 a.m. Monday morning.

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by Sam Barron
Business
Letter To The Editor: Yorktown's Future Letter To The Editor: Yorktown's Future
Letter To The Editor: Yorktown's Future YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Yorktown Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To submit your letter, email ossining@dailyvoice.com . As the founder of the YSBA (2014) and a resident of Yorktown for nearly 30 years, who has been actively engaged in many community organizations and several businesses I remain optimistic and enthusiastic about the many opportunities I see on the horizon and in the future of our town, Yorktown. We are fortunate to have so many great attributes in our community that make it a place where many want to live, work and play. Excellent scho…

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by Bob Giordano
Lifestyle
Famed TV Producer Revives Old Film On Port Chester Chili Joint Famed TV Producer Revives Old Film On Port Chester Chili Joint
Famed TV Producer Revives Old Film On Port Chester Chili Joint PORT CHESTER, N.Y. -- A successful Los Angeles-based television producer recently got a blast from the past when he found a long-shelved documentary about a Port Chester chili joint he made while a film student at SUNY Purchase College in 1985. And so did thousands of viewers after the short feature hit YouTube. Whitney Ransick, writer, director, and producer for shows such as "ER" and "Smallville", made his black-and-white movie, “Texas Chile,” about the legendary eatery of the same name for a class assignment with fellow student Bob Gosse. Less than three minutes long…

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by Ethan Gresko and Chris Gitner
Neighbors
Community Rallies Around Family After 6-Year-Old Poughkeepsie Boy Dies Community Rallies Around Family After 6-Year-Old Poughkeepsie Boy Dies
Community Rallies Around Family After 6-Year-Old Poughkeepsie Boy Dies A family that recently immigrated to Poughkeepsie is raising money to help pay for the cost of burying their 6-year-old child back home in Guatemala. A GoFundMe page has been set up for the family of Walter Arias, who passed away last week after battling digestive issues. Almost $1,500 has been raised as of March 31. Tonya Pezzullo's in-laws own Milanese, an Italian restaurant in Poughkeepsie, and Walter's cousins live above the restaurant. After hearing what happened, Pezzullo said she wanted to do whatever we could to help out. Walter and his mother arrived in Poughkeepsie from Gutamela …

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by Sam Barron
Politics
State Senate Passes Law Curbing Illicit Sale Of Over The Counter Drugs State Senate Passes Law Curbing Illicit Sale Of Over The Counter Drugs
State Senate Passes Law Curbing Illicit Sale Of Over The Counter Drugs The State of New York is aiming to make it harder for black market sales of over the counter drugs and other household products. The Senate passed a bill, proposed by Sen. David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Westchester), outlaws the sale of products such as aspirin, ibuprofen or baby formula by any vendor who is not licensed to sell these products or expressly authorized by the manufacturer and gives consumers another protection on price gouging and product tampering. "There is a thriving black market that exists for some of these products and consumers have to be vigilant about what they purc…

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by Sam Barron
Schools
Peekskill Superintendent Announces Resignation Peekskill Superintendent Announces Resignation
Peekskill Superintendent Announces Resignation PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- Peekskill Superintendent David Fine announced his resignation Friday. The Board of Education is expected to accept his resignation at the April 4 board meeting. Dr. Lorenzo Licopoli will be appointed Acting Superintendent. Fine's resignation is effective June 30, though he is using his accumulated leave time to bow out before that, the board said. "It has been an honor to have served the Peekskill community the past nine years," Fine said in a letter. "It is a position into which I have placed my heart and soul. I thank the board for the opportunity and wi…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Reward Offered After Three Dogs Found Starved To Death In Westchester Reward Offered After Three Dogs Found Starved To Death In Westchester
Reward Offered After Three Dogs Found Starved To Death In Westchester MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- A reward is being offered in an attempt to find the person who allegedly starved three dogs to death in Mount Vernon. On March 24, Mount Vernon Police and the Mount Vernon Shelter received an anonymous call about three dead dogs being discovered on the 200 block of South 1st Avenue in Mount Vernon.  Two of the deceased dogs were removed by an unknown person before law enforcement arrived, according to the SPCA.  Police found the body of a male pit bull puppy, six to eight months old, discovered inside a crate, the SPCA said. A necropsy revealed he died of starvation, …

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Man Sexually Abused 10-Year-Old Three Times, Yorktown Police Say Man Sexually Abused 10-Year-Old Three Times, Yorktown Police Say
Man Sexually Abused 10-Year-Old Three Times, Yorktown Police Say MOHEGAN LAKE, N.Y. -- Yorktown Police arrested and charged a 47-year-old Mohegan Lake man with three counts of sexual abuse Friday. Police allege Matthew Hainey sexually abused a 10-year-old three times at his home in March. An order of protection was issued and Hainey was ordered held on $500,000 bail. Hainey is due back in court on April 6. Further details, including the gender of the child, have not been released by Yorktown Police.

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