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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

Politics

Gibson Nixes Gubernatorial Run, Clearing Path For Astorino Republican Congressman Chris Gibson announced he will not run for governor in 2018, paving the way for Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino to possibly once again become the Republican candidate for the position. Gibson, who represents the 19th district, which includes a portion of Dutchess County, made his plans known in a statement. Gibson, was considered a possible Republican gubernatorial candidate in 2018 along with Astorino, who challenged incumbent Democrat Andrew Cuomo in 2014. The congressman said he plans to leave politics and spend more time with his family when his term exp…

by Sam Barron

05/03/2016

Sports

Briarcliff Celebrates Athletes Headed For NCAA Sports Careers BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. -- Eleven student athletes from Briarcliff will be making their mark at the collegiate level starting this fall. For the sixth straight year, Briarcliff High School held a press conferencing honoring its graduating seniors who will be playing college sports next year. "These athletes embody everything wonderful about Briarcliff," Athletic Director Chris Drosopoulos said. Drosopoulos said he plans on following the kids religiously when they go to college. Caleb Asamoah will be playing soccer at SUNY Oswego. Asamoah holds the school record for most goals sco…

by Sam Barron

04/30/2016

Police & Fire

Overturned Truck Snarls Route 117 Traffic PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- Residents are being advised to steer clear of downtown Pleasantville Wednesday afternoon after utility wires fell and a truck went on its side. Police said there was severe congestion at Route 117 (Bedford Road) between Pleasantville and Manville Road and the area will be affected for a few hours. Con Edison is on the scene, police said.

by Sam Barron

04/27/2016

Schools

Pleasantville Jewelry Designer Makes Wardrobes Pop PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- Pleasantville jewelry designer Laurie Berg said it all came to her when she was watching the movie "Tin Cup" and saw Rene Russo's necklace. "If I saw something I liked, I made it," said Berg, who runs Laurie Berg Designs in Pleasantville. "I have an innate ability to design what I see. That pearl necklace was my first project.” Berg considers herself an artist. She started making jewelry 25 years ago as a hobby. Once she had children, she started making jewelry from home. She would do trunk shows periodically introducing her designs and learni…

by Carol Bloom Stevens

04/27/2016

Politics

Putnam County Feels The Bern As Sanders Carries County PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Despite not having homefield advantage, Sen. Bernie Sanders was able to defeat Chappaqua's Hillary Clinton in Tuesday's Democratic presidential primary in Putnam County balloting. Sanders defeated Clinton 50.7 percent to 49.3 percent, 3,573 votes to 3,477 votes. Clinton won the state overall 58 percent to 42 percent, despite only winning Long Island, New York City, Rockland, Orange, Westchester, Erie, Monroe and Onondaga. Neither candidate campaigned in Putnam, though Sanders held a rally at Marist College. Clinton held a rally at SUNY Purchase and her daughter Chelse…

by Sam Barron

04/25/2016

Schools

Yorktown Central School District Officials Embrace Social Media YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y . -- The Yorktown Central School District is getting into the social media game. The school district now has four Twitter accounts including ones by Superintendent Dr. Ralph Napolitano, High School Principal Joseph DeGennaro and accounts for school alerts and for the district. Napolitano has used his twitter account, @DrRNap, to tweet about school assemblies and to update a Yorktown baseball game against Greeley. DeGennaro has used his twitter account to let parents and students know about key events at the high school. "I find Twitter a quick way to send out ann…

by Sam Barron

04/22/2016

Police & Fire

Tarrytown Man Sentenced For Sending High School Student Lewd Photos TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- Roshan Samuel, a 34-year-old Tarrytown resident, was sentenced Wednesday to probation after being convicted of sending lewd photos to an Elmsford high school student. Samuel was sentenced to five months shock probation followed by four years probation for his conviction on two counts of Disseminating Indecent Material to Minors in the First Degree, class D felonies. Over two days in October 2014, Samuel engaged in conversations of a sexual nature with a 14-year-old girl, including sending her images of his genitals and indicating he wanted to have sex with her, according…

by Sam Barron

04/20/2016

Politics

Donald Trump Celebrates Landslide NY Republican Primary Landslide NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump was in a happy mood Tuesday night at Trump Tower as he celebrated his blowout victory in the New York primary. With 94 percent of the vote in, Trump had 61 percent of the vote to Gov. John Kasich's 25 percent and Sen. Ted Cruz's 15 percent. Trump is projected to have won 88 delegates. Flanked by his family and supporters, Trump vowed to address the problems facing New York if elected. "We went all over New York State," Trump said. "New York State has problems like virtually every other state in the union. Our…

by Sam Barron

04/20/2016

Schools

Pace Students Unveil Elephant Protection Bill To State Legislators PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- A new state bill to ban elephants from performing as entertainment in New York has come from students at Pace University. Senator Terrence Murphy and Assemblywoman Amy Paulin met with students at Pace's Environmental Policy Clinic Monday to discuss the status of a bill Pace students wrote that would ban elephants from performing as entertainment acts. Pace students first went up to Albany last month and discussed the legislation with Murphy and Paulin who told them to come up with a bill. Pace students had done research on elephant abuse and found that elephants used …

by Sam Barron

04/20/2016

Schools

Students Show Off New Apps At Pace University PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- More than 250 high schoolers and college students came to Pace University on Friday for the 2nd annual Westchester Smart Mobile App Development Bowl, which was won by students at Mamaroneck High School. Students were tasked with designing an app to improve the quality of life of people 65 and over in four weeks. The event was presented by County Executive Rob Astorino and Pace University’s Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems. Nellie Thornton High School students created an app to help elderly people maintain their diet. The user can input any…

by Sam Barron

04/20/2016

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