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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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Sing Sing Museum Project To Hold Fundraiser Sing Sing Museum Project To Hold Fundraiser
Sing Sing Museum Project To Hold Fundraiser OSSINING, N.Y. -- A fundraiser is being held next Friday to raise money for a potential museum commemorating Sing Sing Prison, Ossining's historic penitentiary.  Friends of Sing Sing Museum is hosting a fundraiser at the Ossining Public Library at 6:30 p.m. on June 13 to raise money to update feasibility studies for the proposed museum.  The museum is supported by the Village of Ossining and Historic Hudson River Towns which feel the museum could be a big tourism draw, similar to Alcatraz in San Francisco. By raising money for feasibility and marketing studies, supporters hope they can …

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Peekskill School District Sued By Coach Over Birth Control Pills Peekskill School District Sued By Coach Over Birth Control Pills
Peekskill School District Sued By Coach Over Birth Control Pills PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- A coach of multiple sports at the Peekskill City School District is suing the district claiming birth control pills were given to his daughter without parental consent.  The lawsuit was filed by Anthony and Eva Jackson on May 30 in state Supreme Court in White Plains, seeking unspecified damages. According to LoHud, the suit alleges that in June 2011, the district took the Jackson's daughter to Hudson River Community Health Center in Peekskill where she was examined and prescribed birth control pills without their knowledge. The Jacksons claim Peekskill High School ps…

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Ossining Arts Council Marks June With Library Exhibit Ossining Arts Council Marks June With Library Exhibit
Ossining Arts Council Marks June With Library Exhibit OSSINING, N.Y. -- June is the Ossining Arts Council's time to shine. The arts council will host a monthlong exhibit at the Ossining Public Library, showcasing more than 60 pieces from area artists. An opening reception will be held at the library on Thursday, June 5, from 6-8 p.m. The library has been displaying the arts council's work in June for about 30 years.  "It's part of our membership drive," Ossining Arts Council President Mark Sarazen said. "We get art from people just starting out to people who make a living from art." Sarazen said the event helps the arts council reach out t…

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Peekskill To Host Poverty Simulation Event Thursday Peekskill To Host Poverty Simulation Event Thursday
Peekskill To Host Poverty Simulation Event Thursday PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- An event in Peekskill on Thursday, June 5, will simulate how the other half lives. The Peekskill Community Action Program, in association with the Westchester Community Opportunity Program and Putnam Community Action Program, will host Walk In My Shoes, a poverty simulation event from 8:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Kiley Youth Center in Peekskill. U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey will be the keynote speaker, and Assemblywoman Sandy Galef will also address the audience.   The event is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty, which began when President Lyndon Johnson si…

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Yorktown Native To Screen Documentary At Burns Yorktown Native To Screen Documentary At Burns
Yorktown Native To Screen Documentary At Burns PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- The Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville will be screening a documentary about an incident that shook the town of Oneonta and still resonates today. The Burns will be showing "Brothers of the Black List" on Tuesday at 7 p.m., directed by Yorktown native Sean Gallagher and presented by Oscar-winning filmmaker Jonathan Demme. Gallagher and Demme will be on hand for a Q-n-A. In September 1992, an elderly woman reported an attempted rape by a young black man who cut his hand during the altercation. During their investigation, police contacted officials at SUNY Oneon…

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Valhalla Student's Science Project Is The Bees Knees Valhalla Student's Science Project Is The Bees Knees
Valhalla Student's Science Project Is The Bees Knees VALHALLA, N.Y. -- A Westlake High School student won an Acorda Scientific Excellence Award for her study of bees. Sarah Marino, a 17-year-old Valhalla resident, won an award for her project, "Colony Collapse Disorder: Controlling Varroa Destructor Miles in Honeybee Hives."  Marino began her project after hearing about colony collapse disorder, which involves bees suddenly disappearing.  "I've always been interested in sustainability and organic farming," Marino said. "This research could ultimately lead to a widely accepted, environmentally friendly, permanent organic solution to the mi…

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Ossining's Old Mill Singers Performing At ClearView School Ossining's Old Mill Singers Performing At ClearView School
Ossining's Old Mill Singers Performing At ClearView School BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. -- For more than 40 years, the Old Mill Singers have been bridging the gap between old and new. The Ossining-based choir will be performing at the ClearView School in Briarcliff Manor on Friday, May 30, Saturday, May 31, and Sunday, June 1. Friday and Saturday's performances are at 8 p.m. Sunday's performance will be a 3 p.m. matinee. The performance will be the final one for long-time director Gary Bratt. The group originally performed at Phelps Memorial Hospital Center and now performs all over and is a big hit at nursing homes. The Old Mill Singers perform classi…

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Mount Pleasant Library Honors Maya Angelou Mount Pleasant Library Honors Maya Angelou
Mount Pleasant Library Honors Maya Angelou WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Libraries throughout Westchester are paying tribute to poet Maya Angelou. Angelou died at her home in North Carolina, on Wednesday, said her literary agent, Helen Brann. Angelou, 86, had been "frail" and suffering from heart problems, the agent said. Angelou recited a poem at President Bill Clinton's 1993 inauguration and was given the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama in 2010.  The Mount Pleasant Public Library and the Ossining Library both honored Angelou with displays of her work.  "We're going to be revisiting a lot of her work," J…

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Police Clear Route 9 Car Wreck In Ossining Police Clear Route 9 Car Wreck In Ossining
Police Clear Route 9 Car Wreck In Ossining OSSINING, N.Y. -- A car accident on Route 9 at Route 133 in the village of Ossining has been cleared by police. The accident occurred about 11:30 a.m. Thursday when a gray BMW SUV going left at the intersection collided with another vehicle, according to witnesses at the scene. Wesley Dunkley, a crossing guard at the intersection, heard a loud boom. After radioing police for help, he went and pulled the people out of the cars when he saw smoke coming from both vehicles.  "It was a hard hit," Dunkley said. A woman driving the impacted vehicle was taken in an ambulance to an unidentifie…

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Mayor Hanauer Endorsed By Three Ossining Village Trustees Mayor Hanauer Endorsed By Three Ossining Village Trustees
Mayor Hanauer Endorsed By Three Ossining Village Trustees OSSINING, N.Y. -- Ossining Mayor Bill Hanauer was endorsed by three members of the Ossining Village Board on Wednesday at Market Square in the village. Hanauer is running for a fifth term against Trustee Victoria Gearity and Janis Castaldi. "I have known Bill for 37 years," Trustee Robert Daraio said. "He introduced me to my wife. He has a great commitment to the village." Daraio said during the economic recession, Ossining has done better than most municipalities and has been able to maintain services without laying off employees. "He has a tremendous amount of experience," Daraio sa…

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