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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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Greenburgh Resident Arranged Iconic U2 Performance 30 Years Ago Greenburgh Resident Arranged Iconic U2 Performance 30 Years Ago
Greenburgh Resident Arranged Iconic U2 Performance 30 Years Ago GREENBURGH, N.Y. -- In 1987, Dennis Bell helped U2 find what they were looking for. Bell, a Greenburgh resident, put together a gospel version of the band's hit single "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," from their iconic album, "The Joshua Tree." Bell and his New Voices of Freedom Choir performed the song with U2 at Madison Square Garden in September 1987. The performance made it onto the album "Rattle and Hum," and on the band's recent re-release of "The Joshua Tree," on iTunes. U2's record label met with Bell and when they found out he w…

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News
Westchester Introduces Project To Fight Opioid Addiction Westchester Introduces Project To Fight Opioid Addiction
Westchester Introduces Project To Fight Opioid Addiction The county introduced a new program Wednesday that they hope will combat the growing opioid and heroin epidemic plaguing Westchester. Westchester has experienced a 200 percent increase in opioid fatalities from 2010 – 2015. Project WORTHY will utilize people in medicine, law enforcement, parents, teachers, coaches and youth to provide expertise in response to specific calls for help. Informational forums will also be held at schools, churches, temples, mosques, municipal meetings, civic associations, businesses and other groups. “Westchester County, like communities all across the country,…

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Schools
Somers Girls Lacrosse Team Accuses Yorktown Boys Team Of Harassment Somers Girls Lacrosse Team Accuses Yorktown Boys Team Of Harassment
Somers Girls Lacrosse Team Accuses Yorktown Boys Team Of Harassment Click here for an updated report: Somers Superintendent Clarifies Statements About Alleged Yorktown Incident Original story: The Somers Central School District is investigating following an alleged incident between certain members of the Somers varsity girls lacrosse team and the Yorktown varsity boys lacrosse team on May 25 at Yorktown High School. Following a practice prior to the Section 1 Class B girls lacrosse championship games between Yorktown and Somers at Charlie Murphy Field at YHS, the Somers girls team was sent to use the Yorktown boys locker room when members of the Yorktown b…

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Lifestyle
Spring Valley Church Goes Purple For Alzheimer's Awareness Spring Valley Church Goes Purple For Alzheimer's Awareness
Spring Valley Church Goes Purple For Alzheimer's Awareness SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. -- A Spring Valley Church is hoping the color purple will help raise awareness for Alzheimer's. The St. Paul's Episcopal Church became involved with the Alzheimer's Association's Purple Sunday initiative this spring.  “I learned they have Purple Sunday at churches, so I said we could use you at our church,” Linnette Livermore, the Health Ministry Chair, said. “My mother died of Alzheimer's, so I’m intimately involved. I’d like to see some progress with the disease. I think it’s the worst of the worst diseases.” Purple Sunday is designed to raise awareness of Alzheimer’s…

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News
Dutchess Suing 11 Drug Companies Over Opioid Crisis Dutchess Suing 11 Drug Companies Over Opioid Crisis
Dutchess Suing 11 Drug Companies Over Opioid Crisis Dutchess County is looking to fight back against the heroin and opioid epidemic plaguing the county.County Executive Marc Molinaro announced Wednesday the county has filed a lawsuit against 11 pharmaceutical companies, alleging aggressive and fraudulent marketing of painkillers. The suit was filed in New York State Supreme Court. “The opioid and heroin epidemic is the public health crisis of our lifetime and Dutchess County has lost far too many lives to this scourge," Molinaro said. “It is time drug companies acknowledge the devastating damage, take responsibility for their deceptive m…

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Schools
Rockland High Schools Set For Graduation Ceremonies Rockland High Schools Set For Graduation Ceremonies
Rockland High Schools Set For Graduation Ceremonies Congratulations senior class of 2017, your day is almost here. Throughout June, high schools across Rockland are holding their annual graduation ceremonies with the class of 2017 taking their final walk as they get ready for the next chapter in their life. Clarkstown North High School is holding its graduation at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 21 at Rockland Community College. Clarkstown South High School is holding its graduation at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 22 at the high school. East Ramapo High School is holding its graduation at 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 25, at Rockland Community College. Na…

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Putnam Valley High School Wins $1000 For Food Pantry Putnam Valley High School Wins $1000 For Food Pantry
Putnam Valley High School Wins $1000 For Food Pantry PUTNAM VALLEY, N.Y. -- The Putnam Valley Community Food Pantry recently received a $1,000 donation from Altice thanks to the Putnam Valley High School's Make A Difference Club.The club held a "Volley for the Valley" volleyball tournament on June 1, where the cost of admission was a canned good, non-perishable food item or a donation. At the event, Altice presented the donation, which represented the club's first round win in the Charity Champions Competition. Altice, USA, formerly Cablevision, is the sponsor of the Charity Champion Competition, which promotes volunteerism and helps…

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Obituaries
Michael Shane Tormey, 83, Former Briarcliff Manor Resident Michael Shane Tormey, 83, Former Briarcliff Manor Resident
Michael Shane Tormey, 83, Former Briarcliff Manor Resident BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y .-- Michael Shane Tormey, who lived in Briarcliff Manor from 1979 to 1986, died on May 11 in Corvallis, Ore.  Tormey leaves his wife of nearly 62 years, Carol Mixter Tormey, four children. many grandchildren and one great grandson. During his years in Briarcliff, he traveled often for his job in marketing training for IBM Americas /Far East but found time for golf, poker, woodworking, and sailing.  He was a founding member of the Briarcliff Manor Rotary Club, an activity which remained important to him for most of his life, and did fundraising for the Briarcliff Congre…

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Schools
Elmsford Recognized As 'Hunger Hero' By Food Bank Of Westchester Elmsford Recognized As 'Hunger Hero' By Food Bank Of Westchester
Elmsford Recognized As 'Hunger Hero' By Food Bank Of Westchester ELMSFORD, N.Y. -- The Elmsford Union Free School District was among several local organizations to be recognized as “Hunger Heroes” at the Food Bank for Westchester’s annual Hunger Hero Awards breakfast on June 1. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Joseph Ricca accepted the Service Provider Award for the district’s work with the Food Bank for Westchester’s Backpack Program at the Alice E. Grady Elementary School and for its work with the Food Bank’s mobile food pantry, which is stationed at the Alexander Hamilton Jr./Sr. High School once a month. The pantry offers free produce and other fresh fo…

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Timing Of Poughkeepsie Deputy Superintendent Vote Raises Eyebrows Timing Of Poughkeepsie Deputy Superintendent Vote Raises Eyebrows
Timing Of Poughkeepsie Deputy Superintendent Vote Raises Eyebrows POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- As the Poughkeepsie City School District prepares to vote on hiring a deputy superintendent Wednesday, a board member is crying foul.Kathleen Farrell is set to be hired as Deputy Superintendent of the Poughkeepsie City School District with a five-year-contract and a $150,000 salary. Two school board trustees who were recently voted out of office will be approving Farrell's hire. Their replacements will not join the board until July. Board member Felicia Watson and Doreen Clifford and Debra Long, who will join the board in July, sent letters to the school board question…

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