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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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Father In Peekskill Lawsuit On Leave From Schools Father In Peekskill Lawsuit On Leave From Schools
Father In Peekskill Lawsuit On Leave From Schools PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- A father who filed a lawsuit against the Peekskill City School District for allegedly giving his daughter birth control pills without parental consent is on leave from the district. Anthony Jackson, who is suing the district with his wife, is a teacher and coach at Woodside Elementary School. In 2013, he was appointed coach of the girls junior varsity volleyball team and has also coached tennis and basketball. Jackson has been a teacher at the district since 2001. The Peekskill Board of Education said in a statement released by spokeswoman Deirde Gilligan that Jackson h…

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Peekskill Excited About Hubble Telescope Findings Peekskill Excited About Hubble Telescope Findings
Peekskill Excited About Hubble Telescope Findings PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- Our knowledge of the universe is growing and it has people in Peekskill excited. Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have assembled a comprehensive picture of the evolving universe – among the most colorful deep space images ever captured by the 24-year-old telescope. Researchers say the image, in new study called the Ultraviolet Coverage of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field, provides the missing link in star formation. The Hubble Ultra Deep Field 2014 image is a composite of separate exposures taken in 2003 to 2012 with Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys and Wi…

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Ossining Police Host Autism Awareness Event Ossining Police Host Autism Awareness Event
Ossining Police Host Autism Awareness Event OSSINING, N.Y. -- The Ossining Police Department is helping to host Autism Awareness Kids and Safety Day Saturday. The event is taking place at the Ossining Communtiy Center on Saturday, June 7 at the Ossining Community Center at 95 Broadway from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Attendees will be able to explore a police car, SWAT truck and ambulance and feature a police and K-9 safety demonstration along with a fire safety demonstration. Autism and advocacy safety groups will also be on hand. Lt. Dan Slater of the Ossining Police is helping to organize the event which will showcase Project Lifesaver.…

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Peekskill Event Centers On War On Poverty Peekskill Event Centers On War On Poverty
Peekskill Event Centers On War On Poverty PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- People learned how the other half lived at the Kiley Center in Peekskill Thursday. The Peekskill Community Action Program, in association with the Westchester Community Opportunity Program and Putnam Community Action Program, hosted "Walk In My Shoes." The event featured participants learning about what it is like to live in poverty, especially when trying to get to and from work or provide nutritious food for a family. "Walk In My Shoes" was held to commemorate the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty. Forty percent of people aged 26 to 60 li…

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Sing Sing Museum Project To Hold Fundraiser Sing Sing Museum Project To Hold Fundraiser
Sing Sing Museum Project To Hold Fundraiser OSSINING, N.Y. -- A fundraiser is being held next Friday to raise money for a potential museum commemorating Sing Sing Prison, Ossining's historic penitentiary.  Friends of Sing Sing Museum is hosting a fundraiser at the Ossining Public Library at 6:30 p.m. on June 13 to raise money to update feasibility studies for the proposed museum.  The museum is supported by the Village of Ossining and Historic Hudson River Towns which feel the museum could be a big tourism draw, similar to Alcatraz in San Francisco. By raising money for feasibility and marketing studies, supporters hope they can …

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Peekskill School District Sued By Coach Over Birth Control Pills Peekskill School District Sued By Coach Over Birth Control Pills
Peekskill School District Sued By Coach Over Birth Control Pills PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- A coach of multiple sports at the Peekskill City School District is suing the district claiming birth control pills were given to his daughter without parental consent.  The lawsuit was filed by Anthony and Eva Jackson on May 30 in state Supreme Court in White Plains, seeking unspecified damages. According to LoHud, the suit alleges that in June 2011, the district took the Jackson's daughter to Hudson River Community Health Center in Peekskill where she was examined and prescribed birth control pills without their knowledge. The Jacksons claim Peekskill High School ps…

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Peekskill To Host Poverty Simulation Event Thursday Peekskill To Host Poverty Simulation Event Thursday
Peekskill To Host Poverty Simulation Event Thursday PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- An event in Peekskill on Thursday, June 5, will simulate how the other half lives. The Peekskill Community Action Program, in association with the Westchester Community Opportunity Program and Putnam Community Action Program, will host Walk In My Shoes, a poverty simulation event from 8:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Kiley Youth Center in Peekskill. U.S. Rep. Nita Lowey will be the keynote speaker, and Assemblywoman Sandy Galef will also address the audience.   The event is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty, which began when President Lyndon Johnson si…

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Ossining Arts Council Marks June With Library Exhibit Ossining Arts Council Marks June With Library Exhibit
Ossining Arts Council Marks June With Library Exhibit OSSINING, N.Y. -- June is the Ossining Arts Council's time to shine. The arts council will host a monthlong exhibit at the Ossining Public Library, showcasing more than 60 pieces from area artists. An opening reception will be held at the library on Thursday, June 5, from 6-8 p.m. The library has been displaying the arts council's work in June for about 30 years.  "It's part of our membership drive," Ossining Arts Council President Mark Sarazen said. "We get art from people just starting out to people who make a living from art." Sarazen said the event helps the arts council reach out t…

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Yorktown Native To Screen Documentary At Burns Yorktown Native To Screen Documentary At Burns
Yorktown Native To Screen Documentary At Burns PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- The Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville will be screening a documentary about an incident that shook the town of Oneonta and still resonates today. The Burns will be showing "Brothers of the Black List" on Tuesday at 7 p.m., directed by Yorktown native Sean Gallagher and presented by Oscar-winning filmmaker Jonathan Demme. Gallagher and Demme will be on hand for a Q-n-A. In September 1992, an elderly woman reported an attempted rape by a young black man who cut his hand during the altercation. During their investigation, police contacted officials at SUNY Oneon…

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Valhalla Student's Science Project Is The Bees Knees Valhalla Student's Science Project Is The Bees Knees
Valhalla Student's Science Project Is The Bees Knees VALHALLA, N.Y. -- A Westlake High School student won an Acorda Scientific Excellence Award for her study of bees. Sarah Marino, a 17-year-old Valhalla resident, won an award for her project, "Colony Collapse Disorder: Controlling Varroa Destructor Miles in Honeybee Hives."  Marino began her project after hearing about colony collapse disorder, which involves bees suddenly disappearing.  "I've always been interested in sustainability and organic farming," Marino said. "This research could ultimately lead to a widely accepted, environmentally friendly, permanent organic solution to the mi…

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