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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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Police & Fire
Search Hits Third Day For Man Presumed Drowned Off Hudson River Search Hits Third Day For Man Presumed Drowned Off Hudson River
Search Hits Third Day For Man Presumed Drowned Off Hudson River CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- Police have yet to recover the body of a man who police presume drowned in the Hudson River while swimming off of Croton Point Park Tuesday. Kieran O'Leary, a spokesman for the Westchester County Police, said Thursday the Westchester County Marine Unit has shifted from a search and rescue to a recovery effort for 47-year-old Alex DeSouza, a Brooklyn resident and that the search has grown less intense in recent days. D'Souza and two other men were fishing in Croton Point Park at Teller's Point when D'Souza decided to go for a swim. The two other men called 911 at 10…

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Police & Fire
Police ID Man Missing Near Croton Point Park Police ID Man Missing Near Croton Point Park
Police ID Man Missing Near Croton Point Park CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- Westchester County Police are still searching for Alex DeSouza, a 47-year-old Brooklyn resident, who went swimming in the Hudson River Tuesday morning at Croton Point Park and is believed to have drowned. The Westchester County Marine Unit, along with first responders from multiple municipalities, including the Yorktown Fire Department Dive Team have spent two days searching for him.  Three men were fishing in Croton Point Park at Teller's Point when one decided to go for a swim. The men called 911 at 10:45 a.m. after seeing him go under and not resurface, police s…

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Events
Rhinebeck Honors Fallen Heroes At Memorial Day Parade Rhinebeck Honors Fallen Heroes At Memorial Day Parade
Rhinebeck Honors Fallen Heroes At Memorial Day Parade RHINEBECK, N.Y. -- Rhinebeck held its annual Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, paying tribute to those heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice.

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News
Briarcliff Honors Fallen Heroes At Memorial Day Parade Briarcliff Honors Fallen Heroes At Memorial Day Parade
Briarcliff Honors Fallen Heroes At Memorial Day Parade BRIARCLIFF, N.Y. -- Briarcliff held its annual Memorial Day Parade on Monday, paying tribute to those heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice.

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Pleasantville Honors Fallen Heroes At Memorial Day Parade Pleasantville Honors Fallen Heroes At Memorial Day Parade
Pleasantville Honors Fallen Heroes At Memorial Day Parade PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- Pleasantville held its annual Memorial Day ceremony on Monday at Village Hall, paying tribute to those heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice.

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Hastings Honors Fallen Heroes At Memorial Day Parade Hastings Honors Fallen Heroes At Memorial Day Parade
Hastings Honors Fallen Heroes At Memorial Day Parade HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- Hastings held its annual Memorial Day Parade on Sunday, paying tribute to those heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice. 

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Schools
Briarcliff Resident Reflects On Four Years At Brandeis Briarcliff Resident Reflects On Four Years At Brandeis
Briarcliff Resident Reflects On Four Years At Brandeis BRIARCLIFF, N.Y. -- Elan Kane can officially call himself a college graduate. The Briarcliff resident recently graduated from Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass. where he discovered a love for journalism. Kane said he want to Brandeis because of the small size of the school, the distance from home and because of its large Jewish community. "During my first semester I took a sports reporting course and I was hooked, Kane said. "I loved reporting and the passion for journalism that my professor had was contagious. The journalism department at Brandeis is pretty small but that mean…

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Business
Jewish Deli Returns To Mount Kisco Jewish Deli Returns To Mount Kisco
Jewish Deli Returns To Mount Kisco MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- The Jewish kosher deli is making a comeback in Mount Kisco. G.O. (Gourmet Organic) Kosher opened last fall in Mount Kisco at 41 S. Moger Ave., formerly the site of Connie's Bakery. The restaurant goes to great lengths to ensure all of its food is kosher. The restaurant is under the supervision of Vaad Harabonim of Queens, Rabbi Chaim Schwartz. Chef Paul Sia, who worked at Epstein's in the Bronx and Jewish delis in Mount Kisco and Ardsley said he started G.O. Kosher because he felt he was filling a void in Northern Westchester. "I've been doing this my whole life,&…

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Police & Fire
Westchester Woman Jumps To Death At Bear Mountain Bridge Westchester Woman Jumps To Death At Bear Mountain Bridge
Westchester Woman Jumps To Death At Bear Mountain Bridge CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- A Westchester woman died after jumping off the Bear Mountain Bridge Tuesday afternoon in what Westchester County Police are calling a suicide. Nancy Higgons, a 63-year-old Hastings resident, was seen jumping off the southside of the bridge at around 4:25 p.m., according to Kieran O'Leary of the Westchester County Police. She was located by police in the Hudson River at 5:43 p.m, O'Leary said. Police performed CPR in an attempt to revive her but their attempts were unsuccessful, O'Leary said. Higgons was brought to Riverfront Green Park in Peekskill where she was pronounce…

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Sports
Former Yorktown HS Lacrosse Player Chris Grassi Coaching In Connecticut Former Yorktown HS Lacrosse Player Chris Grassi Coaching In Connecticut
Former Yorktown HS Lacrosse Player Chris Grassi Coaching In Connecticut YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Chris Grassi once tore it up on the field for the Yorktown Huskers as a defenseman. Now he patrols the sidelines teaching and mentoring future lacrosse players. Grassi, who graduated from Yorktown High School in 1995, has been the lacrosse coach at Southbury High School in Connecticut for seven years. "It's been great," Grassi said. "I've been able to make inroads in our youth program." Growing up in Yorktown, Grassi started playing lacrosse in 7th grade and quickly discovered his passion. He said the friends he made playing lacrosse remain his closes…

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