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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
Croton Issuing Statement Affirming Police's Immigration Policy Croton Issuing Statement Affirming Police's Immigration Policy
Croton Issuing Statement Affirming Police's Immigration Policy This story has been updated. CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- It's been a longstanding practice in the Village Of Croton-on-Hudson that police officers do not ask someone's immigration status. Now the village board is putting that language into writing. At Monday's Board of Trustees, the board will be issuing a statement affirming the police department's policy.  In a memo to the village board at a work session on March 20, Chief Anthony Tramaglini outlined the department's immigration policy. "As municipal police officers, the department members are not authorized to detain or arrest a per…

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News
Open Door's Baby Box Helps Get Expectant Moms On The Right Path Open Door's Baby Box Helps Get Expectant Moms On The Right Path
Open Door's Baby Box Helps Get Expectant Moms On The Right Path Being an expectant mother involves a lot of decisions to make and a lot of information coming at you quickly. Open Door Family Medical Centers is hoping to change that. Open Door, which has locations in Westchester and Putnam, is introducing the Baby Box to pregnant woman. Open Door is the first federally qualified health center in New York to offer the Baby Box. The Baby Box doubles as a bassinet and is filled with supplies for the baby. It originated in 1930s Finland and is still in use. It is credited with helping the country have one of the best infant mortality rates. The Open Door Ba…

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Business
Daryl's House Cites Harassment In Lawsuit Against Town Of Pawling Daryl's House Cites Harassment In Lawsuit Against Town Of Pawling
Daryl's House Cites Harassment In Lawsuit Against Town Of Pawling DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Daryl's House, the music club and restaurant at Route 22 in Pawling owned by Daryl Hall of Hall & Oates, is taking the town to court, claiming harassment. The suit, filed last week in New York State Supreme Court in Dutchess County, says the town began to put up procedural roadblocks and reneged on previously issued approvals as it tried to establish a backyard concert series. Darryl's House is seeking unspecified damages and an injunction against Pawling's attempts to block the venue from getting approval for a backyard concert series. William Sayegh, who is r…

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Schools
Hen Hud Calls For Creation Of Reserve Fund After Indian Point Closure Hen Hud Calls For Creation Of Reserve Fund After Indian Point Closure
Hen Hud Calls For Creation Of Reserve Fund After Indian Point Closure MONTROSE, N.Y. -- Facing the loss of its biggest taxpayer, the Hendrick Hudson School District is asking for some help from the state. Superintendent Joseph Hochreiter has expressed his support for the creation of a reserve fund to offset the fiscal impact of Indian Point nuclear power plant's closure and for the creation of a study regarding the reuse of the property. The provisions were recently passed by the New York State Senate.  “These proposals will provide the district with needed flexibility to ensure financial stability for our community as the Indian Point PILOT (payment in lieu…

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Lifestyle
Ossining Author Explores 'Strange Fruit' Of Billie Holiday Ossining Author Explores 'Strange Fruit' Of Billie Holiday
Ossining Author Explores 'Strange Fruit' Of Billie Holiday OSSINING, N.Y. -- A whole new generation is being introduced to a song about civil rights, made famous by Billie Holiday. Ossining resident Gary Golio is the author of "Strange Fruit: Billie Holiday and the Power of a Protest Song," a children's book for ages seven to 11 that was released in February. Golio's wife, Susanna Reich, is also a children's book author and recently published a book on Pete Seger. Golio's book is set at Cafe Society in March of 1939, an integrated nightclub where Holiday first sang the anti-lynching protest song was written Abel Meeropol. "There was…

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Politics
Absentee Ballots Give Merandy Second Term As Cold Spring Mayor Absentee Ballots Give Merandy Second Term As Cold Spring Mayor
Absentee Ballots Give Merandy Second Term As Cold Spring Mayor COLD SPRING, N.Y. -- All the votes have finally been counted and David Merandy is still Mayor of Cold Spring. Absentee ballots tallied Tuesday at the Putnam County Board of Elections in Carmel gave Merandy a 23-vote lead over challenger Allison Anthonie, 390 votes to 367 votes.  Before absentee votes were counted Merandy led 369 votes to 347 votes. Merandy was running for a second term, having been first elected in 2015. 

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Neighbors
Wappingers Falls Hero Firefighter Honored Wappingers Falls Hero Firefighter Honored
Wappingers Falls Hero Firefighter Honored WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. -- New Hackensack Fire Chief Anthony Marquez was recently honored for saving another man's life. Marquez was presented with the 2017 Hometown Hero Award by The Exchange Club on March 16 in recognition of his rescue of a man from a burning building last summer. On  July 11, Marquez was the first to arrive at an apartment fire on Diddell Road in Wappinger. Police informed Marquez that a man was still inside an attic apartment, but the smoke and heat pushed them back when they tried to search. Marquez entered the building and climbed the stairs to the attic. He searched…

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Schools
Putnam Valley Grad Named Valedictorian Of NYU College Of Arts And Sciences Putnam Valley Grad Named Valedictorian Of NYU College Of Arts And Sciences
Putnam Valley Grad Named Valedictorian Of NYU College Of Arts And Sciences PUTNAM VALLEY, N.Y. -- John Messinger, a 2013 graduate of Putnam Valley High School, is at the top of the class. Messinger was named valedictorian for the NYU College of Arts and Sciences with a GPA of 3.959. Messinger was also the recipient of the Roland P. Beattie Award and the Presidential Honors Scholars Program. Messinger has studied proteins implicated in dementia and is now researching decision making by people addicted to opiates. When he's not in the lab, Messinger was a four-year wrestler for NYU with 115 wins, serving as team captain for two years. 

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Lifestyle
Ossining Author Explores The Life Of Beacon's Pete Seeger Ossining Author Explores The Life Of Beacon's Pete Seeger
Ossining Author Explores The Life Of Beacon's Pete Seeger OSSINING, N.Y. -- An Ossining resident is hoping to introduce a whole generation to legendary folk singer Pete Seeger, who lived in Beacon. Susanna Reich is the author of the children's book "Stand Up And Sing! Pete Seeger, Folk Music and the Path To Justice," which was released on March 14. Reich will be appearing at the Village Bookstore in Pleasantville on March 24 at 7:30 p.m. and The Voracious Reader in Larchmont on March 25 at 2 p.m. with her husband, fellow author Gary Golio. The book, which is geared toward kids 6-11, shines a light on Seeger's fight for social justice, in…

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Politics
Cold Spring Mayoral Race Hinges On Absentee Ballots Cold Spring Mayoral Race Hinges On Absentee Ballots
Cold Spring Mayoral Race Hinges On Absentee Ballots COLD SPRING, N.Y. -- Despite a comfortable lead, no one is quite ready to declare victory in the race for Mayor of Cold Spring. Incumbent David Merandy leads Alison Anthoine by 22 votes, 369 votes to 347 votes. Forty absentee ballots need to be counted and another 20 absentee ballots are outstanding. The Putnam County Board of Elections will count the absentee ballots on March 28 at 3 p.m. Merandy is running for a second term.

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