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Sam Barron

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sbarron@dailyvoice.com

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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.

Sam Barron's Contributions

Police & Fire

Haverstraw Police Get $25K Grant To Upgrade Equipment HAVERSTRAW, N.Y. -- The Haverstraw Police Department will be getting some new equipment soon.The police department recently received a $25,000 grant to upgrade equipment. The grant was made possible through the efforts of Supervisor Howard Phillips and Senator Bill Larkin, the police department said.

by Sam Barron

08/31/2017

Police & Fire

Croton Man Drove Drunk, Left Scene Of Accident, Yorktown Police Say YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- A 27-year-old Croton-on-Hudson man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident in Yorktown Wednesday night. An officer observed a vehicle on Route 6 that was smoking and had heavy front end damage, police said. After a traffic stop, further investigation revealed he was intoxicated, police said. Christopher Hamilton was also charged with driving with a suspended license and for refusing to take a breathalyzer test, police said. He was arrested and transported back to Yorktown Police Headquarters for processing and was releas…

by Sam Barron

08/31/2017

Politics

Letter To The Editor: Vote For Michael Whitten CLINTON, N.Y. --Northwest Dutchess Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To submit your letter, email northwestdutchess@dailyvoice.com. To the Editor, I am writing to endorse Michael Whitton for Clinton Town Board. Michael Whitton was one of the first neighbors we met when my family moved to Clinton, at a community function in Fran Mark Park. We immediately connected over our environmental concerns, both expressing our respect for the awe-inspiring beauty of the Hudson Valley, and our desire to protect it for future generations. Michael success…

by Scott Duquette

08/31/2017

Events

Learn About Disaster Preparedness, Rockland SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. -- Hurricane Harvey has taught everyone the importance of preparing for disasters.Worldwide Community First Responder is hosting an emergency preparedness class at 60 North Madison Ave. on Saturday, Sept. 9 in Spring Valley from noon to 2 p.m. "We want to help people prepare for disasters so they can stay safe," Jaqueline Cassagnol, who is teaching the class, said. Cassagnol said the class will teach people how to prepare emergency kits in case they have to leave home, emergency kits in case they have to stay at home and to teach people how to effectively commu…

by Sam Barron

08/31/2017

Politics

Letter To The Editor: No Personal Attacks YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Yorktown Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To submit your letter, email yorktown@dailyvoice.com. With election day 2017 quickly approaching, I am reminded of the personal attacks made on candidates running for office just last year. Many of the most negative attacks did not come from candidates themselves, but from surrogates, independent expenditures and political campaign committees. It would be a big step forward, after the vitriol of 2016, spread at the national and state levels, to have candidates running in 2017 and 2018 c…

by Robert Kesten

08/31/2017

Business

BBQ Chain Hopes To Heat Things Up In Rockland With New Nanuet Location ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Rockland residents with a craving for BBQ are finally in luck. Woody's Bar-B-Q is set to open a new location at 114 East Route 59 in Nanuet. The Jacksonville-based chain will be opening its first location in New York. “Barbecue is a segment that’s underserved in this section of the country,” said Chuck Parrelli, owner of Woody’s Bar-B-Q of Nanuet. There aren’t a lot of options for good southern barbecue." Parrelli's son, Grant, will serve as general manager. Prior to running Woody's, Parelli, worked in consumer electronics. “What drew me to Woody’s Bar-B-Q …

by Sam Barron

08/31/2017

Neighbors

Cancer Survivor Organizes 5K In Beacon BEACON, N.Y. -- Noah Cory may not remember his battle with cancer, but he still wants to help people and families battling the disease. Cory recently helped organize the "Never Say No" 5K at Long Dock Park in Beacon, raising $2,500 for the Poughquag-based Ryan McElory Children's Cancer Foundation. Cory, a rising junior at Beacon High School, was diagnosed with Stage 4 neuroblastoma when he was 18 months old after his parents noticed he was walking funny. Upon diagnosis, Cory was rushed to Albany Medical Center, and he battled cancer until he was four, undergoing chemotherapy, rad…

by Sam Barron

08/30/2017

Obituaries

Charlee Taylor Burns, 80, Former Yorktown Resident Charlee Wilhelmina Taylor Burns, of Fairfield and Jupiter, Fl. passed away on Saturday surrounded by her family. She is survived by her husband Edmund, daughter Deborah, sons Edmund Jr. and Christopher, daughter-in-law Misti, grand-daughters Christina, Annabel and Elizabeth, grand-sons Matthew and Jack, brother Thomas and sister Nancy. Burns was born on Dec. 1st, 1936 in Helena, Mon. and was a descendant of homesteaders from Scotland and Sweden. Buens was described as self-possessed, unpretentious, industrious, inventive, independent, creative, artistic, fiercely intelligent, so graceful…

by Sam Barron

08/30/2017

Obituaries

Michael O'Hanlon, 59, Cortlandt Manor, First Responder At Ground Zero CORTLANDT MANOR, N.Y. -- Michael Richard O’Hanlon, a retired FDNY firefighter, died Monday at his home in Cortlandt Manor following a battle with a smile on his face resulting from his service at Ground Zero following the Sept. 11 attacks. He was 59. O'Hanlon was a 30-year veteran of Engine Company 68 in the Bronx, retiring in 2013. He and his fellow firefighters from Engine 68/Ladder 49 in Highbridge participated in the rescue and recovery effort at Ground Zero following the attacks. O'Hanlon was born Nov. 1, 1957, in the Bronx to Con and Ann O’Hanlon. His parents hailed from Ireland. O'H…

by Sam Barron

08/30/2017

Neighbors

Hastings Rabbi One Of 48 'Fascinating Minds' HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- Rabbi Mark Sameth, who previously led Pleasantville Community Synagogue, is featured in a new book about God. Sameth is one of the people mentioned in "God: 48 Famous and Fascinating Minds Talk About God," written by New Yorker illustrator R.O. Blechman that was published Tuesday. The book features a compilation of quotes about God from people like Homer, Galileo, Albert Einstein and Maya Angelou, paired with illustrations from Blechman. Blechman contacted Sameth when writing the book after Sameth's op-ed "Is God Transgender?" was published …

by Sam Barron

08/29/2017

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