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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

Schools

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.

by Sam Barron

05/19/2015

Schools

Irvington School District Budget Passes IRVINGTON, N.Y. -- Voters in Irvington approved the school district's 2015-2016 budget Tuesday. Voters voted 835 votes to 373 votes to approve the $57.7 million budget, which carries a 2.2 percent tax increase. Michael Hanna and Catherine Palmieri were elected to the Board of Education with 816 votes and 809 votes, respectively. Incumbent Robyn Kerner came in third with 626 votes.

by Sam Barron

05/19/2015

Schools

Croton-Harmon School District Budget Passes CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- Voters in Croton said yes to the school district's 2015-2016 budget Tuesday. Voters approved the budget 441 votes to 113 votes. Incumbents Andrea Furey and Giuseppina Miller ran unopposed for another term on the Board of Education. The $46.07 million budget carried a tax increase of about 1.64 percent. A ballot proposition to spend $300,000 on new buses was approved 411 votes to 131 votes. The Croton Free Library budget was approved 448 votes to 96 votes.

by Sam Barron

05/19/2015

Schools

Briarcliff School District Budget Passes BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N,Y. -- Voters in Briarcliff approved the district's 2015-2016 budget Tuesday. Voters approved the $50 million budget 500 votes to 140 votes. The budget was a 1.34 percent increase from 2014-2015 and carries a .93 percent tax increase. Michael Haberman was elected to another term on the Board of Education while Jan Fisher won a write-in campaign with 210 votes. Greg Dow came in third with 207 votes.

by Sam Barron

05/19/2015

Schools

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…

by Sam Barron

05/19/2015

Schools

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.

by Sam Barron

05/19/2015

Schools

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.

by Sam Barron

05/19/2015

Police & Fire

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…

by Sam Barron

05/19/2015

Police & Fire

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…

by Sam Barron

05/18/2015

Obituaries

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…

by Sam Barron

05/16/2015

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