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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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Politics
Letter To The Editor: Borgia's Astorino-Nazi Comparison Is A New Low Letter To The Editor: Borgia's Astorino-Nazi Comparison Is A New Low
Letter To The Editor: Borgia's Astorino-Nazi Comparison Is A New Low Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To submit your letter, email ossining@dailyvoice.com Westchester County Legislator Catherine Borgia calling County Executive Rob Astorino a “Nazi” is a new low for her. It’s also wrong on so many levels. First, Rob Astorino is a good, decent and honorable man. Only a hyper-partisan would call Rob such a vile name but sadly, that’s who Catherine Borgia is. Second, we get enough of the toxic political discourse nationally, unfortunately. For Ms. Borgia to infuse such hatred and ugliness into Westchester’s politics…

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News
Northwell Withdrawing From New York State Insurance Market Northwell Withdrawing From New York State Insurance Market
Northwell Withdrawing From New York State Insurance Market Northwell Health, which runs Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, announced this week it is winding down its CareConnect health plan and withdrawing from New York State's insurance market over the next year.“It has become increasingly clear that continuing the CareConnect health plan is financially unsustainable, given the failure of the federal government and Congress to correct regulatory flaws that have destabilized insurance markets and their refusal to honor promises of additional funding,” said Michael J. Dowling, Northwell’s president and chief executive officer. Dowling said…

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Events
Abilities First Honoring Four At Annual Gala Abilities First Honoring Four At Annual Gala
Abilities First Honoring Four At Annual Gala POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Abilities First is honoring those who have made a difference in the community at its annual Signature Event on Friday, Oct. 27 at Shadows on Hudson in Poughkeepsie from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. The is being awarded to Dr. Marc Straus and Ari Straus, whose family donated a building to Abilities First. Marc and his wife, Livia, founded the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art in Peekskill. “We are humbled to be the recipients of the 2017 Abilities First Community Leadership Award," Ari Straus said. "My parents and grandparents taught us that it is our responsibil…

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Politics
Majority Leader's Astorino-Nazi Comparison Sparks Strong Reaction Majority Leader's Astorino-Nazi Comparison Sparks Strong Reaction
Majority Leader's Astorino-Nazi Comparison Sparks Strong Reaction This story has been updated. The White Plains-based Holocaust and Human Rights Center was among organizations and officials to condemn an email by Westchester County Board of Legislators Majority Leader Catherine Borgia (D-Ossining) that it said trivializes the Holocaust. Borgia sent an email last week where she compared County Executive Rob Astorino to Nazis following his veto of the Immigrant Protection Act, which Borgia supported. Astorino said the act would make Westchester a "sanctuary county," and it could lose federal funding. "It's the classic 'Big Lie' technique,&qu…

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News
Poughkeepsie Man Among Sailors Missing In USS John McCain Collision Poughkeepsie Man Among Sailors Missing In USS John McCain Collision
Poughkeepsie Man Among Sailors Missing In USS John McCain Collision Corey George Ingram, a 28-year-old Poughkeepsie resident, is one of nine sailors missing following a collision between the USS John McCain and a merchant vessel in Singapore on Monday, Aug. 21. The Navy said Thursday it had suspended search and rescue efforts for the missing sailors. One sailor has been confirmed to be killed. Ingram was an Information Systems Technician 2nd Class. His mother, Jacqueline, works for Dutchess County Department of Behavioral and Community Health Chris Eaton, a sailor, told The Straits Times that Ingram was very outgoing and always looking to lend a hand. &qu…

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Police & Fire
Man Stole $1,420 In Scrap Metal From Yorktown Auto Shop, Police Say Man Stole $1,420 In Scrap Metal From Yorktown Auto Shop, Police Say
Man Stole $1,420 In Scrap Metal From Yorktown Auto Shop, Police Say A 35-year-old Peekskill resident was arrested and charged after he allegedly stole $1,420 in scrap metal from Tompkins Garage. Jeremiah Jones, 35, was charged with grand larceny in the fourth degree, a Class E felony after police investigated the larceny, which occurred in March. Jones voluntarily turned himself in on Aug. 23, where he was arrested, police said. Jones was released on $100 cash bail and is due back in court on Sept. 26 at 6 p.m.

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Lifestyle
New Restaurant Looks To Make A Splash In Wappingers Falls New Restaurant Looks To Make A Splash In Wappingers Falls
New Restaurant Looks To Make A Splash In Wappingers Falls WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. -- The people behind Heritage Food + Drink are excited to show Wappingers Falls what they have to offer. The restaurant recently opened last week at 1379 U.S. 9, offering American cuisine with a global influence, using products grown locally from farms throughout the Hudson Valley. Owner Jesse Camac and his partners had been working on the restaurant for a year. (See earlier Daily Voice story here.) "We're making as much as we can in-house," said Camac.  "We make our own burger buns, we dry age our steaks and we make our own ketchup. We're doing it with…

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Politics
Latimer Proposes Legislation Banning Names Of County Officials On Signage Latimer Proposes Legislation Banning Names Of County Officials On Signage
Latimer Proposes Legislation Banning Names Of County Officials On Signage WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- George Latimer is sick of seeing County Executive Rob Astorino's name and likeness on county property.Latimer, who is running for County Executive on the Democratic ticket, said if elected he would end the practice of allowing the name and likeness of County officials on all manner of directional and promotional signage and tourism materials   “Whether you’re watching TV, standing in line at Rye Playland, or picking up baggage at the County Airport, residents don’t deserve to see their County Executive waste money on self-promotion; and we’ve got better things to …

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Schools
Valhalla School District Names New Superintendent Valhalla School District Names New Superintendent
Valhalla School District Names New Superintendent VALHALLA, N.Y. -- Dr. Karen Geelan has officially been appointed Superintendent of the Valhalla Union Free School District and will start on Nov. 1. Geelan, who is superintendent at a district in Western New York, replaces Dr. Brenda Myers, who is retiring in the fall. “This will be a new challenge and a new frontier,” Geelan, who was appointed at Tuesday's Board of Education meeting, said. “Valhalla is a really good fit. I saw people who are focused on the right things. This will be a very exciting change. When I visited Valhalla, I got the sense that this was a comfortable place I could c…

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Politics
County Board Of Legislators Leader Borgia Regrets Astorino-Nazi Comparison County Board Of Legislators Leader Borgia Regrets Astorino-Nazi Comparison
County Board Of Legislators Leader Borgia Regrets Astorino-Nazi Comparison Click here for an updated story: Majority Leader's Astorino-Nazi Comparison Sparks Strong Reaction Westchester County Board of Legislators Majority Leader Catherine Borgia (D-Ossining) said she regretted comparing Rob Astorino to a Nazi in a private email that was made public. Borgia was criticizing Astorino for vetoing the Immigration Protection Act because he said it would make Westchester a "sanctuary county," that could lose federal funding. Borgia was one of the legislators who voted for the act. “It’s the classic `Big Lie’ technique. All clever Nazis use it,” Borgia said …

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