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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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Schools
Pleasantville School District Budget Passes Pleasantville School District Budget Passes
Pleasantville School District Budget Passes PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- Voters in Pleasantville approved the district's 2015-2016 budget Tuesday. Voters voted to approve the budget, 584 votes to 231 votes.  The $48.9 million budget carried a 1.8 percent tax levy increase and a 1.3 percent tax rate increase. Incumbents Lawrence Boes and Emily Rubin Persons ran unopposed for another term on the Board of Education. 

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Schools
Lakeland School District Budget Passes Lakeland School District Budget Passes
Lakeland School District Budget Passes SHRUB OAK, N.Y. -- The Lakeland School District's 2015-2016 budget was approved on Tuesday. Voters voted 877 votes  to 248 votes to approve the $161.2 million budget, which included a district-wide tax levy increase of .5 percent. Incumbent Carol Ann Dobson and newcomers Michael Daly and Karen Pressman were elected to the Board of Education with 881 votes, 817 votes and 801 votes respectively. Michael Cherchia finished fourth with 579 votes. Voters approved a proposition to purchase a bus 812 votes to 283 votes.

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Yorktown School District Budget Passes Yorktown School District Budget Passes
Yorktown School District Budget Passes YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- The Yorktown School District's 2015-2016 school budget was overwhelmingly approved by voters Tuesday. The $97.5 million budget passed 640 votes to 252 votes.  The represents a .5 percent increase from 2014-15 and close to a 1 percent tax increase. Incumbent board members Jackie Carbone and Christine Montero ran unopposed for new terms. 

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Schools
Hendrick Hudson School District Budget Passes Hendrick Hudson School District Budget Passes
Hendrick Hudson School District Budget Passes CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- Voters in the Hendrick Hudson School District overwhelmingly approved the district's 2015-2016 budget Tuesday. The budget was approved 580 votes to 154 votes. The bus proposition was approved 562 votes to 168 votes. Trustees Mary-Pat Briggi and Laurie Ryan ran unopposed for another term on the Board of Education. The proposed budget is $74.4 million, a 1.4 percent increase from the approved budget for 2014-15. The estimated tax rate increase is .02 percent for Cortlandt residents of the school district, and .1 percent for Peekskill residents of the school distri…

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Police & Fire
Ossining Teenager Arrested For Making Threats On Social Media Ossining Teenager Arrested For Making Threats On Social Media
Ossining Teenager Arrested For Making Threats On Social Media OSSINING, N.Y. -- A 17-year-old Ossining High School student was arrested and charged with making a terrorist threats in an incident that led to Ossining High School being placed on lockdown last September. The teenager, who was arrested Tuesday, made the threats on Yik Yak, a social media app, according to Detective Lt. William Sullivan.  Making terrorist threats is a felony. The teenager was released to the custody of his parents after being arraigned in Ossining court. He was charged as an adult but if eligible for youth offender status. Sullivan said the investigation involved us…

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Police & Fire
Investigators Await Toxicology Report In Death Of Croton's Lacey Carr Investigators Await Toxicology Report In Death Of Croton's Lacey Carr
Investigators Await Toxicology Report In Death Of Croton's Lacey Carr CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- The Westchester County District Attorney's Office said the death of 6-year-old Lacey Carr remains an ongoing investigation. Lacey was found unconscious along with her mother, Kathleen Dymes in their Croton-On-Hudson home in April. Lacey was pronounced dead at Phelps Memorial Hospital Center in Sleepy Hollow while Dymes remains hospitalized in fair condition. Investigators said they still not have received the results of a toxicology report on Lacey's death. Dymes and Lacey were found by Lacey's father, David Carr. Dymes and Lacey lived at the home with Dymes…

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Obituaries
Former County Executive, Lewisboro Resident Al DelBello Dies At 80 Former County Executive, Lewisboro Resident Al DelBello Dies At 80
Former County Executive, Lewisboro Resident Al DelBello Dies At 80 This story has been updated. LEWISBORO, N.Y. -- Alfred DelBello, a Lewisboro resident who served as mayor of Yonkers, Westchester county executive and lieutenant governor died on Friday. He was 80 years old. DelBello's death was confirmed by State Sen. Terrence Murphy.  "My thoughts and prayers are with the family of former Lieutenant Governor Al DelBello," Murphy wrote on his Facebook page. "A Lewisboro resident for some years now and one of my constituents, he was legendary in New York State politics and accomplished a great deal as County Executive from 1974 to 1982. He will be so…

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News
Ossining Event Aims To Keep Kids From Substance Abuse Ossining Event Aims To Keep Kids From Substance Abuse
Ossining Event Aims To Keep Kids From Substance Abuse OSSINING, N.Y. -- Keeping kids away from illicit substances is as difficult a job as ever. Several community organizations, including Ossining Communities That Care and Putnam's Drug Crisis In Our Backyard, came together to host Setting Our Kids On A Substance-Free Path: An Evening Of Prevention For Rivertown Parents at the Ossining Public Library Tuesday night. Dr. Rachel Schoolcraft of Phelps Hospital said teenagers are susceptible to drug addiction. "They create an extreme occurrence and your brain seeks to repeat the experience," Schoolcraft said. "Your brains are continuing to d…

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Neighbors
113-Year-Old Woman Celebrates Birthday In Ossining 113-Year-Old Woman Celebrates Birthday In Ossining
113-Year-Old Woman Celebrates Birthday In Ossining OSSINING, N.Y. -- Kuo-Ying Feng has seen it all -- and then some. The Ossining resident celebrated her 113th birthday at Victoria Home on North Malcom Street in Ossining. Feng was born on May 12, 1902 in Shanghai. The world's oldest person is 115-year-old Jeralean Talley of Michigan, according to TIME Magazine. Feng was surrounded by three of her sons at the birthday party which featured a proclamation from Assemblywoman Sandy Galef and a cake.  Raised in China, Feng lived through World War II and the Chinese Civil War. The mother of nine lost two of her children during the Chines…

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News
School Recess Moved Inside After Black Bear Sighting In Ossining School Recess Moved Inside After Black Bear Sighting In Ossining
School Recess Moved Inside After Black Bear Sighting In Ossining OSSINING, N.Y. -- Ossining Police are advising caution after a black bear was spotted overnight in the Village of Ossining going through garbage cans. As a precaution, students at Anne M. Dorner Middle School and Claremont Elementary School are holding indoor recess Tuesday. Ossining Police said it is not unusual for  wild animals to leave their normal area and enter residential neighborhoods in search of food. Police are asking residents to take a moment to secure bird feeders, trash cans, and anything else that might be a source of food for hungry animals.  A bear was seen on an al…

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