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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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North Castle Hosting Zero Waste Day North Castle Hosting Zero Waste Day
North Castle Hosting Zero Waste Day ARMONK, N.Y. -- The Town of North Castle is showing why it is one of the most environmentally friendly towns in Westchester. The town is hosting its 10th Zero Waste Day on Saturday, April 26 behind North Castle Town Hall from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Residents can donate gently used items to be reused and also recycle scrap metal and electronic waste. A shredder will be on hand to shred personal papers. Groups like the Community Center of Northern Westchester, Adopt-a-Dog, Recycle-a-Bicycle and Furniture Sharehouse. The event used to be held twice a year, but the recycling committee decided t…

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North Salem Family Remains Optimistic Missing Wallaby Will Be Found North Salem Family Remains Optimistic Missing Wallaby Will Be Found
North Salem Family Remains Optimistic Missing Wallaby Will Be Found NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- The owners of a wallaby that went missing in North Salem are holding out hope he will be found. Sightings of Indy have been reported throughout North Salem since he went missing more than two weeks ago. Indy was spotted near North Salem High School on Bloomer and June Road by a student on a school bus. "I'm hoping I can get to him," Warren Saks, who cares for Indy, with his wife, Susan, said at Bloomer and June Road where he was hoping to spot Indy. "I'm hoping I can catch him. That will make me very happy." Saks said he believes Indy is using his survival skills an…

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Yorktown's Guiding Eyes Seeks Foster Families For Breeding Dogs Yorktown's Guiding Eyes Seeks Foster Families For Breeding Dogs
Yorktown's Guiding Eyes Seeks Foster Families For Breeding Dogs YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Yorktown-based Guiding Eyes for the Blind is seeking foster families for its breeding dogs. Foster-family volunteers in Guiding Eyes’ brood/stud program provide a permanent home for one of the non-profit's superb breeding dogs. All veterinarian care is covered. Fosters receive training in dog handling, care, and obedience.  Guiding Eyes said it relies on volunteer families to help complete its mission. The dogs in Guiding Eyes’ breeding program represent the future of the organization and only the very best are selected to produce subsequent generations of guide dogs. …

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Scarsdale's Paul Heyman Has WrestleMania Moment Scarsdale's Paul Heyman Has WrestleMania Moment
Scarsdale's Paul Heyman Has WrestleMania Moment SCARSDALE, N.Y. -- Scarsdale resident Paul Heyman was involved in one of the most shocking moments in WrestleMania history. Heyman managed Brock Lesnar, who defeated The Undertaker, ending The Undertaker's 21-match undefeated streak at WWE's biggest show of the year, WrestleMania XXX. The ending shocked fans around the world, quickly becoming a trending topic on Twitter and Facebook. Screenshots of stunned fans instantly became Internet memes. Heyman still resides in Scarsdale, where he was born and raised. He attended Westchester Community College in Valhala and SUNY Purchase. Heyman…

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Byram Hills Student Honored For Scientific Excellence Byram Hills Student Honored For Scientific Excellence
Byram Hills Student Honored For Scientific Excellence ARMONK, N.Y. -- When it came to her science research project, Byram Hills High School student Elizabeth Wellington looked at something that hit very close to home. Wellington recently received the Acorda Scientific Excellence Award for her research paper and scientific work on the genetic mutations that cause Cystic Fibrosis. Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is caused by mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. In people with cystic fibrosis, chloride transport through the apical cell membrane is impaired, causing thick mucus to build up in the lungs, digestiv…

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Walter Panas Student Wins Scientific Excellence Award Walter Panas Student Wins Scientific Excellence Award
Walter Panas Student Wins Scientific Excellence Award CORTLANDT MANOR, N.Y. -- Alan Cha, a student at Walter Panas High School in Cortlandt, wanted to study the science behind the beautiful music he listens to and composes. Cha, 17, recently received the Acorda Scientific Excellence Award for his research paper and a computer program he developed called Music Manipulation with Structured Light (MMSL). Cha worked on the project for two years. MMSL is a computer program that allows users to expressively manipulate or dynamically experiment with an audio stream in real-time. The system allows users to “conduct” pre-recorded pieces to make them …

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Southern Style Cooking Arrives In Yorktown Southern Style Cooking Arrives In Yorktown
Southern Style Cooking Arrives In Yorktown YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- To taste real down-home Southern cooking, you only need to go down Crompond Road. Savannah's Southern House recently opened at 3901 Crompond Road in Cortlandt Manor, in the town of Yorktown. The restaurant is owned by the DiPaterios, who run Little Sorrento on Crompond Road and Piazza Roma in the Cortlandt Town Center. The DiPaterios feel they are filling a void in the area. Not many Westchester restaurants offer fried green tomatoes, hush puppies, chicken fried steak and grits. Paul DiPaterio said the restaurant offers American comfort food in a relaxed family friendl…

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Ossining Legislator Calls For Raising Minimum Age On Cigarette Purchases Ossining Legislator Calls For Raising Minimum Age On Cigarette Purchases
Ossining Legislator Calls For Raising Minimum Age On Cigarette Purchases OSSINING, N.Y. -- County Legislator Catherine Borgia is pushing legislation that would raise the minimum age to purchase cigarettes in Westchester from 18 to 19. Borgia made the announcement at Rocky's Millwood Deli. Rocky's decided to step selling cigarettes nine years ago. CVS Pharmacy also announced it would no longer be selling cigarettes. Borgia said that many kids who start smoking before the age of 18 get cigarettes from their friends. By raising the age of 18 to 19, Borgia feels this will reduce the supply of tobacco into high schools. "There are not as many 19-year-olds in high…

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Regeneron Announces STEM Teaching Initiative Regeneron Announces STEM Teaching Initiative
Regeneron Announces STEM Teaching Initiative TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- Regeneron is investing in its potential future employees. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals announced it is collaborating with NASA, Teachers College and the STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math) Education Leadership Center in Rye to create the Hudson Valley STEM Teaching Fellowship. The announcement was made at a press conference held at its company headquarters in Tarrytown on Tuesday. The fellowship will train teachers on how to integrate STEM into classroom instruction. Regeneron believes it is important to enhance STEM instruction since that is where many jobs of th…

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Ossining Team Does The Robot Ossining Team Does The Robot
Ossining Team Does The Robot OSSINING, N.Y. -- There is a robot lurking the halls of Ossining High School. The Ossining Robotics Club will be competing this weekend at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in Manhattan against high schools throughout the country and even some from overseas. This year, the club, which raises its own money to design and build the robot in six weeks, which is required to pick up a ball and toss it.  "We have to use real life and engineering skills," Sean D'Atorre, club president, said. "We have so many ideas for how to get it to work." D'Attore said many in the club are going to colleg…

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