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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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Cortlandt Manor Woman Hosts Mohegan Lake Fundraiser In Memory Of Husband Cortlandt Manor Woman Hosts Mohegan Lake Fundraiser In Memory Of Husband
Cortlandt Manor Woman Hosts Mohegan Lake Fundraiser In Memory Of Husband CORTLANDT MANOR, N.Y. -- Elizabeth Barbaretti lost her husband, David, to pulmonary hypertension and is now looking to raise awareness about the disease. A Strike Out PH event is being held at Brodie's Pub at 3632 Main St. in Mohegan Lake. The event, organized by Barbaretti's friends and family benefits the  Pulmonary Hypertension Association which researches the disease and aids those who have it. Pulmonary hypertension is a rare disease involving high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs that can lead to heart failure.  "It is often misdiagnosed or diagnosed in its later sta…

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State Senate Candidate Justin Wagner Opposes Algonquin Pipeline State Senate Candidate Justin Wagner Opposes Algonquin Pipeline
State Senate Candidate Justin Wagner Opposes Algonquin Pipeline CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- Justin Wagner, the Democratic nominee in the 40th Senate District, said he completely opposes the proposed Spectra Algonquin Pipeline project. Wagner, in an interview with Daily Voice in his office in Croton-On-Hudson, said he was concerned about the pipeline going right through a school playground in Cortlandt where his daughter plays. "We're talking about a huge disruption to our community," Wagner said. "We're talking about the taking of property for a private company. That's not what Northern Westchester is all about. If elected, Wagner said he would partner wi…

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Peekskill Cancer Patient Aims To Help Others Via Dance Peekskill Cancer Patient Aims To Help Others Via Dance
Peekskill Cancer Patient Aims To Help Others Via Dance PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- A Peekskill woman who was diagnosed with breast cancer will be putting on her dancing shoes in White Plains for a good cause. Deidre Barnes is participating in Dancing with the Survivors on Thursday Oct. 2, a fundraiser that pairs breast cancer survivors and dance professionals from Fred Astaire Dance Studios in Tarrytown. The event is being held at Stickley Audi and Co. at 50 Tarrytown Road in White Plains. Proceeds benefit The Pink Fund, a charity that provides people battling breast cancer with up to 90 days of financial assistance to cover nonmedical expenses. …

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Fair Campaign Practices Committee Rules On Wagner-Murphy Complaints Fair Campaign Practices Committee Rules On Wagner-Murphy Complaints
Fair Campaign Practices Committee Rules On Wagner-Murphy Complaints WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- The Westchester Fair Campaign Practices Committee has made rulings on several complaints by both the Justin Wagner and Terrence Murphy senate campaigns. Wagner, a Democrat and Cortlandt resident, and Murphy, a Republican and councilman in Yorktown, are campaigning in the 40th Senate District. The seat is currently held by Sen. Greg Ball, who declined to seek re-election. The committee ruled a statement by Murphy's spokesman T.J. McCormack that Wagner supported illegal immigrants serving on juries was unfair. The committee also said a statement by Murphy, a Yo…

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Sen. Gipson Express Support For The Safe Act Sen. Gipson Express Support For The Safe Act
Sen. Gipson Express Support For The Safe Act PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Sen. Terry Gipson is on board with the New York Safe Act. In an interview with Daily Voice at his campaign office, Gipson in Wappingers Falls, who is running for a second term in the 41st Senate District, against Dutchess County Legislator Sue Serino, said he supports the gun control legislation. "The NY Safe Act is doing a very good job of providing extra safeguards for those who live in our communities, making our families stronger and safer," Gipson said. Gipson said the law puts stricter penalties on those who commit domestic violence and harsher sentences …

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Ossining's Open Door Hosts Rob Thomas Benefit Concert Ossining's Open Door Hosts Rob Thomas Benefit Concert
Ossining's Open Door Hosts Rob Thomas Benefit Concert WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Rob Thomas will bring his street corner symphony to Purchase Performing Arts Center for a worthy cause. The singer, frontman for Matchbox Twenty and a Bedford resident, will perform an intimate concert to raise money for the Ossining-based Open Door Foundation on Thursday, Oct. 9. The Open Door Foundation runs the Open Door Medical Centers, located throughout Westchester and in Brewster. The event will honor Girish Navani, CEO and co-founder of eClinicalWorks, and Isabel Beshar, a Rye resident who is a community volunteer and Rhodes Scholar. "We do this ev…

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Guiding Eyes Hosts Wine Tasting Fundraiser With Blind Sommelier Guiding Eyes Hosts Wine Tasting Fundraiser With Blind Sommelier
Guiding Eyes Hosts Wine Tasting Fundraiser With Blind Sommelier YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Guiding Eyes For The Blind, which has campuses in Patterson and Yorktown, is hosting its annual fundraiser with some very special guests. Guiding Eyes is hosting its fifth annual Wine, Music and Puppies from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 5 at its Yorktown headquarters, 611 Granite Springs Road. The event will feature Amy Dixon, a sommelier and Greenwich resident, and musician Blessing Offor, both graduates of Guiding Eyes. Dixon and Offor will lead guests in a paired musical performance and guided wine tasting. The event will feature Italian wines from the Piedmo…

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Thousands Flock To Chappaqua Book Fair Thousands Flock To Chappaqua Book Fair
Thousands Flock To Chappaqua Book Fair CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- An estimated 5,000 people came to Chappaqua to meet and interact with some of their favorite authors and illustrators. The second annual Chappaqua Children's Book Festival took place on Saturday at Robert E. Bell Middle School Books were available for sale, along with food vendors from throughout the region and a bake sale was held with money raised to combat childhood hunger. Dawn Greenberg helped organize the book festival and said she was impressed with the turnout and happy the book fair was blessed with good weather. "I am an avid reader and I am thrilled m…

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Mysterious UFO Still Vexes Yorktown Police Officer Mysterious UFO Still Vexes Yorktown Police Officer
Mysterious UFO Still Vexes Yorktown Police Officer YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- For Lt. Kevin Soravilla of the Yorktown Police Department, the truth is out there. More than 31 years ago, Soravilla and others saw an unidentified flying object in the sky. Soravilla was working patrol on Route 118 in Yorktown near the Triangle Shopping Center when he saw a large object heading southbound flying less than 1,000 feet above the shopping center. "I thought it was flying very low," Soravilla sad. "It was a V-shaped object and there was green, red and amber banked across the object in the sky." Soravilla stared, transfixed at the object and n…

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BBQ Festival At South Salem Church Draws Crowd BBQ Festival At South Salem Church Draws Crowd
BBQ Festival At South Salem Church Draws Crowd SOUTH SALEM, N.Y. -- The smell of BBQ was in the air at Stevens Memorial United Methodist Church on Shady Lane in South Salem Saturday. A BBQ festival and country fair brought many to South Salem to sample ribs, pulled pork, ride a mechanical bull or learning ways  they can help raise awareness for ailments. Proceeds from the event went to the church will distribute the money to other charities. The second day of the festival is on Sunday.  Organizer Rich Vazzana of Ridgefield-based VS Promotions said he is anticipating 1,000 people will attend each day of the festival. Vazzana sa…

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