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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 Salem High School Kids Ready To Rock North Salem High School Kids Ready To Rock
North Salem High School Kids Ready To Rock NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- For one weekend. some North Salem students will be transformed into rock stars. The North Salem Rock Star Fantasy Show will be held Friday, Jan. 31 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Feb. 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the North Salem High School auditorium. The show is a fundraiser for the Jack Baumler/Michael Robson Music Scholarship Fund, in honor of the two boys killed during Hurricane Sandy.  "We want to give these kids the rock star star experience," organizer Roman Tytla said.  The bands, all made up of North Salem students, get videotaped and even got to interact with Dave Bickl…

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Yorktown Pushes For Full-Day Kindergarten Yorktown Pushes For Full-Day Kindergarten
Yorktown Pushes For Full-Day Kindergarten YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- The prospect of full-day kindergarten at the Yorktown School District has many potential positives. On Wednesday, Yorktown Schools Superintendent Ralph Napolitano hosted an informational session for parents about what full-day kindergarten would mean to the district at Mildred Strang Middle School. New York is one of six states that does not require full- day kindergarten. Yorktown and Katonah-Lewisboro are the only school districts in Westchester that do not offer it. Katonah-Lewisboro is considering implementing full-day kindergarten next year. Yorktown had previousl…

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Clearwater Festival Remembers Seeger Clearwater Festival Remembers Seeger
Clearwater Festival Remembers Seeger CROTON, N.Y. -- Pete Seeger was the driving force behind the popular Clearwater Festival, held every summer at Croton Point Park. Seeger, who died Monday at the age of 94, helped start the festival to raise funds for the Clearwater sloop. The festival, which attracts 15,000 people annually, benefits Hudson River Sloop Clearwater. The festival, which features music and environmental advocacy, aims to be sustainable and socially responsible. It was Seeger's mission to ensure the festival was as diverse and accessible as possible, with wheelchairs on-site and American Sign Language interpret…

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Thoughts For Pete Seeger Are Especially Strong In Peekskill Thoughts For Pete Seeger Are Especially Strong In Peekskill
Thoughts For Pete Seeger Are Especially Strong In Peekskill PEEKSKILL, N.Y.-- In September of 1949, Pete Seeger gave one of his most memorable performances in Cortlandt Manor. Seeger, who died at the age of 94 on Monday, was part of a concert that formed the backdrop of the Peekskill Riots. The riots started when Paul Robeson, an African-American activist, announced he would be performing a concert in Peekskill.  Robeson's concert caused protests, with rioters attacking concertgoers as police stood by and did not help. Thirteen people were seriously injured and Robeson was lynched in effigy according to the book "Paul Robeson, I Want To Make Freed…

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Byram Hills Student Wins Acorda Award Byram Hills Student Wins Acorda Award
Byram Hills Student Wins Acorda Award ARMONK, N.Y. -- Byram Hills High School Student Jessica Occhiogrosso decided to work on a science project that hit very close to home. Occhiogrosso recently received the Acorda Scientific Excellence Award for her research project on curing degenerative disc disease. Occhiogrosso's own experience with scoliosis inspired her to study non-surgical treatments for degenerative disc disease, a disease similar to scoliosis. In her study entitled “Inflammation alters the intervertebral disc’s response to load," Occhiogrosso examined two proteins believed to play a role in the onset of degenerat…

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Peekskill's Vivian McKenzie's Tea Room Among Caterers For Super Bowl VIPs Peekskill's Vivian McKenzie's Tea Room Among Caterers For Super Bowl VIPs
Peekskill's Vivian McKenzie's Tea Room Among Caterers For Super Bowl VIPs PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- Peekskill Common Council member Vivian McKenzie, who runs Kathleen's Tea Room in Peekskill, is on her way to the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 2. Kathleen's Tea Room, an English-style tea room, was selected by Business Connect and Party Planners West to serve as one of the caterers for the VIP Tailgate Party at MetLife Stadium. Kathleen’s will serve 1,500 individually baked, miniature blueberry pies at the party, which takes place prior to kick-off, and is attended by NFL professionals, coaches, families and other high profile guests. The blueberry is the state fruit of Ne…

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Kaplowitz, Yorktown Discuss Emergency Preparedness Kaplowitz, Yorktown Discuss Emergency Preparedness
Kaplowitz, Yorktown Discuss Emergency Preparedness YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Yorktown became a model for emergency preparedness. Supervisor Michael Grace and Councilman Terrence Murphy discussed the town's response to emergencies in light of Legislator Michael Kaplowitz's comments on the response to Sandy, particularly of Con Edison and New York State Electric and Gas Corproation. (NYSEG) "The weather gods have been a lot kinder to us, " Kaplowitz said in an interview with The Daily Voice. Kaplowitz said he was critical and remains vigilant about making sure Con Ed and NYSEG respond promptly after storms. "Thro…

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Westchester Mourns Folk Singer, Environmental Activist Pete Seeger, 94 Westchester Mourns Folk Singer, Environmental Activist Pete Seeger, 94
Westchester Mourns Folk Singer, Environmental Activist Pete Seeger, 94 WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Pete Seeger, the acclaimed folk singer and environmental activist, died Monday at the age of 94. Seeger died of natural causes at New York Presbyterian Hospital according to his grandson, Kitama Cahill Jackson.. Seeger was known in Westchester and throughout the Hudson Valley for his environmental activism and his efforts to clean up the Hudson River. He founded Hudson River Sloop Clearwater in 1966 and the organization's efforts led to the passage of the Clean Water Act and Seeger being named a Clean Water Hero by Clean Water Network. Seeger's activism to …

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Sen. Carlucci Encourages Families To Use Financial Aid Resources Sen. Carlucci Encourages Families To Use Financial Aid Resources
Sen. Carlucci Encourages Families To Use Financial Aid Resources OSSINING, N.Y. -- As the cost of a secondary education keeps increasing, it is important families know where they can get financial aid. State Sen. David Carlucci, who represents Ossining, was at the Westchester Community College Extension Center in Ossining on Friday to discuss how students can utilize financial aid resources. Carlucci was joined by Westchester Community College Ossining Extension Director Nicole Joseph, Professor Brian Marsh of WCC (who handles financial aid), Director of Latino U College Access Shirley Acevedo Buontempo and students from Ossining High School and WCC. …

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Children's Theater Company Performing In Peekskill Children's Theater Company Performing In Peekskill
Children's Theater Company Performing In Peekskill PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- The Children's Theater Company of Peekskill gives every child a chance to perform. It will be performing a musical adaptation of Dr. Seuss' Yertle the Turtle along with a musical called Change Reaction on Saturday, Feb. 1 and Sunday, Feb. 2 and Saturday, Feb 8. and Sunday, Feb. 9 at 3 p.m at the Ford Theater at 1031 Elm Street in Peekskill. Yertle the Turtle features a ferocious dictator who commands the other turtles to climb back-on-back to build him a throne, higher and higher. One little turtle named Mac, the first brick at the bottom of the throne, pleads with the …

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