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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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Bruce Apar Joins Yorktown Daily Voice As Community Advisor Bruce Apar Joins Yorktown Daily Voice As Community Advisor
Bruce Apar Joins Yorktown Daily Voice As Community Advisor YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Somers resident Bruce Apar, who works in Yorktown is Daily Voice's community advisor for its Yorktown and Somers sites. Community advisors provide the Daily Voice with tips for local news and events. Apar is a Hudson Valley media personality and community organizer whose Bruce The Blog weekly commentary appears in several Northern Westchester periodicals and at BruceTheBlog.com. Apar is proprietor of APAR All-Media, a full-service agency for marketing, content and promotion, and is on the foundation board of New York Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital. Apar is t…

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Police & Fire
Investigators Await 6-Year-Old Croton Girl's Cause Of Death Investigators Await 6-Year-Old Croton Girl's Cause Of Death
Investigators Await 6-Year-Old Croton Girl's Cause Of Death CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- An autopsy has been performed on Lacey Carr, the 6-year-old Croton girl who died on Sunday after being found unconscious in her home. An autopsy was performed Monday and investigators are awaiting a toxicology report to determine her cause of death, according to lohud.com. Her body did not have obvious signs of trauma, according to lohud. Lacey was found unresponsive by her father, David Carr, Sunday afternoon on Hastings Avenue in Croton, according to Croton Police Sgt. John Nikitopoulos. Lacey was taken to Phelps Memorial Hospital in Sleepy Hollow where she w…

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Politics
Yorktown Democrats Cited For Unfair Campaign Practices Yorktown Democrats Cited For Unfair Campaign Practices
Yorktown Democrats Cited For Unfair Campaign Practices YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- The Westchester County Fair Campaign Practices Committee ruled recently that the Yorktown Democrats committed several unfair practices in the March 2015 campaign for the Yorktown Town Board. The committee met on March 31 to address complaints filed by Republicans Tom Diana and Greg Bernard, who successfully ran for two open seats on the Town Board, against Democrats Roseanne Brackett and Bob Giordano. Bernard and Diana filed 12 complaints and the committee ruled in favor of four of their claims. The committee said a claim that Bernard and Diana had passed phony tax …

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Police & Fire
Death Of Girl, 6, Under Investigation In Croton; School Offers Counseling Death Of Girl, 6, Under Investigation In Croton; School Offers Counseling
Death Of Girl, 6, Under Investigation In Croton; School Offers Counseling This story has been updated CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- Croton Police are investigating the death of Lacey Carr, a 6-year-old Croton resident who was found unresponsive and pronounced dead on Sunday. At 1:09 p.m., Croton police received a 911 call from her father, David Carr, saying he could not wake up his daughter. Police responded to 144 Hastings Ave. and found Lacey unconscious and unresponsive and her mother, Kathleen Dymes, unconscious, according to Sgt. John Nikitopoulos. Patrols and emergency services performed CPR on both individuals and they were transported to Phelps Memorial Hospi…

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Obituaries
Clay Tiffany, Noted Northern Westchester Gadfly, Found Dead Clay Tiffany, Noted Northern Westchester Gadfly, Found Dead
Clay Tiffany, Noted Northern Westchester Gadfly, Found Dead OSSINING, N.Y. -- Clay Tiffany, an Ossining resident who hosted his own public access show, "Dirge For The Charlatans," was found dead in his Ossining home on Thursday, March 26. Tiffany, who died of natural causes, could've been dead for two weeks, according to News12. He was 69 or 70 years old. Tiffany was a perennial candidate for the Briarcliff Board of Education, running seven times, though never winning. He sued the Village of Briarcliff Manor numerous times, including after he claimed a police officer Nicholas Tartaglione assaulted  him.  In 2004, Jerry Smith, the…

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Lisa Kaslyn Joins Putnam Daily Voice As Community Advisor Lisa Kaslyn Joins Putnam Daily Voice As Community Advisor
Lisa Kaslyn Joins Putnam Daily Voice As Community Advisor PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Lake Carmel resident Lisa Kaslyn is one of Putnam Daily Voice's community advisors. Community advisors provide Daily Voice with tips for local news and events. Kaslyn is a public relations and social content marketing and communications consultant. Her company, Prosper Communications, specializes in contemporary marketing communications strategies, including integrated and search optimized public relations, social media, blogging and other digital and traditional Content Development strategies. Kaslyn is host and producer of the community public access show, “G…

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Anthony Russo Joins White Plains Daily Voice As Community Advisor Anthony Russo Joins White Plains Daily Voice As Community Advisor
Anthony Russo Joins White Plains Daily Voice As Community Advisor WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- White Plains resident Tony Russo is one of Daily Voice's community advisers for its White Plains and Tarrytown sites. Community advisors provide Daily Voice with tips for local news and events. Russo is the owner and the general manager of Aries Wine and Spirts in White Plains. A wine connoisseur and an educator, Russo has traveled the world with his wife, Andrea, seeking out the best wines and forging relationships with the world’s leading vintners and wine families. In 2006, Russo was awarded the Brown-Forman Retailer of the Year award, which is one of the mos…

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Barbara Bodnar Joins Yorktown Daily Voice As Community Advisor Barbara Bodnar Joins Yorktown Daily Voice As Community Advisor
Barbara Bodnar Joins Yorktown Daily Voice As Community Advisor YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Barbara Bodnar, an award-winning realtor  covering Westchester, Dutchess and Putnam counties, is one of Daily Voice's community advisors for its Yorktown and Peekskill sites. Community advisors provide Daily Voice with tips for local news and events. Bodnar, who works for Coldwell Banker in Yorktown,   has been involved with Habitat for Humanity and is an active rotarian. She is also a member of the Yorktown Chamber of Commerce.  

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Schools
Briarcliff Student Shows 'Differences Are Blessings' Briarcliff Student Shows 'Differences Are Blessings'
Briarcliff Student Shows 'Differences Are Blessings' BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. -- Briarcliff High School junior Alena Galan has overcome many obstacles and is lucky to be alive. The 17-year-old Galan is now the author of the new children's book, "Differences Are Blessings."  Seven weeks after she was adopted from Siberia in 2001 at three years old, Galan was diagnosed with Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome, an enzyme deficiency. In 2005, Galan became the first patient in the Northeast to get an enzyme replaced. "If I didn't get the enzyme replaced, I wouldn't be here," Galan said. "I'm lucky this miracle happened." Galan now gets treatment once …

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Neighbors
Catherine Cioffi Joins Ossining Daily Voice As Community Advisor Catherine Cioffi Joins Ossining Daily Voice As Community Advisor
Catherine Cioffi Joins Ossining Daily Voice As Community Advisor OSSINING, N.Y. -- Ossining resident Catherine Cioffi is one of Daily Voice's community advisors for its Ossining, Chappaqua and Rivertowns sites. Community advisors provide Daily Voice with tips for local news and events. Cioffi serves as director of public relations at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, responsible for media outreach and social media. Since Cioffi joined Mercy, media hits for the college have increased 600 percent and Mercy's social media presence has increased 100 percent. Cioffi previously worked at WCBS 880 AM for a decade as a general assignment reporter.  Cioffi …

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