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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

Sports

Yorktown Standout Eager To Make Splash As Division I Swimmer YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- A swimmer from Yorktown is the newest Providence Friar. Mark McLaughlin, a senior at Yorktown High School, recently committed to swimming for the Providence Friars in the Big East with plans to officially sign his letter of intent in November. McLaughlin managed to achieve his scholarship despite only swimming varsity his sophomore year. The swim team was discontinued his junior year due to lack of participants. McLaughlin is hoping there will be a swim team his senior year, as 11 people have signed on. When he's not swimming for Yorktown, McLaughlin is a member o…

by Sam Barron

11/01/2016

Police & Fire

Firefighters Battle Blaze In Verplanck This story has been updated. VERPLANCK, N.Y. -- Firefighters rushed to the scene of a fire at a home on Westchester Avenue in Verplanck late Monday afternoon. Firefighters from the Verplanck Fire District, Montrose Fire Department and Peekskill Fire Department worked to extinguish the fire, which began shortly after 4 p.m. Check back to Daily Voice for more updates.

by Sam Barron

10/31/2016

Police & Fire

Marist Evacuates Students After Elevated Levels Of Carbon Monoxide Found POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Students were evacuated from a dorm at Marist College Monday morning after elevated levels of carbon monoxide were found, according to Greg Cannon, Chief Public Affairs Officer at Marist. There were no injuries or illnesses and the building was cleared once the carbon monoxide detector went off, Cannon said. Engineers and fire officials are on the scene to determine what caused the issue and to rectify it before students are let back in, Cannon said.

by Sam Barron

10/31/2016

Events

Tarrytown Celebrates Halloween With Annual Parade TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- One of Westchester's most spookiest villages celebrated Halloween in style Saturday. Thousands came out for Tarrytown's annual parade which featured more than 25 floats, stilt walkers, a magician, dancers and marching bands participating. The famed Headless Horseman even made an appearance. "The parade grows larger every year," said Joe Arduino, Tarrytown Recreation Department Administrator. “Participants come from the Bronx, Queens and New Jersey. It is a lot of fun." Were you at the parade? Please send photos to sbarron@dailyvoice.com

by Sam Barron

10/31/2016

Lifestyle

Kids Show Off Halloween Costumes At Briarcliff Ragamuffin Parade BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. -- It's not everyday you see Ginny Weasley, Mickey Mouse, Maleficent and Darth Vader walking down Pleasantville Road in Briarcliff. Briarcliff held its annual Ragamuffin Parade on Saturday as kids proudly displayed their Halloween costumes two days before the big day. The kids walked to the Briarcliff Fire Department where they were treated to a magic show by Seth Dale and given a Halloween goody bag. Debbie Johnson of the Briarcliff Fire Department has been helping to organize the parade for more than 30 years. She works with the recreation department and students ea…

by Sam Barron

10/31/2016

Lifestyle

Lucy's, An Ossining Staple, Has Been Serving Up Slices For 23 Years OSSINING, N.Y. -- If you attended Ossining High School over the last 20 years, you've had a slice at Lucy's. Chances are, you've had many of them. The popular pizzeria has become an Ossining institution. Located across the street from Ossining High School, the place is packed when students are on their lunch break or let out of school. The restaurant was named after a previous owner's wife. Tony Arpaia and Tony Castellano, both residents of Brewster and natives of Mount Vernon, took over the restaurant in 1989. Herman Herrera, an Ossining resident, has worked at the pizzeria for almost 20…

by Sam Barron

10/30/2016

Schools

Teen's Threat To School In Yorktown 'Inappropriate Joke,' Father Says YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- Robert Mohr is concerned what he believes was an inappropriate joke by his son may ruin his life. Mohr's son, Dylan Carbone, a 16-year-old Brewster resident, was arrested and charged by Yorktown Police last week with making a terroristic threat, a Class D felony after police said Carbone and another teen, Cameron Callahan-Monroe, a 16-year-old Poughkeepsie resident said the planned to bring a gun to "shoot up" Fox Meadow School in Yorktown. Fox Meadow, which is run by Putnam Northern Westchester BOCES serves students in grades 7 through 12 with a variety …

by Sam Barron

10/30/2016

Schools

Putnam Valley Student Named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist PUTNAM VALLEY, N.Y. -- Putnam Valley High School senior Mariana Silva is a National Merit Semifinalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program. Semifinalists are the highest scoring entrants in the program and score in the top one percent nationally. "This is an impressive achievement and we are very proud of Mariana," principal Sandra Intrieri said. As a semifinalists, she will have the opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth about $33 million that will be offered next spring. Semifinalists must fulfill several requiremen…

by Sam Barron

10/29/2016

Politics

Fair Campaign Committee Says Boak Acted 'Unfairly' In Race Against Murphy The Westchester Fair Campaign Practices Committee says the state senate campaign of Democratic candidate Ali Boak, a Pound Ridge resident, acted unfairly in some of its mailings and statements in her race to unseat Republican Terrence Murphy, a Yorktown resident. The committee, a nonpartisan commission made up of both Republicans and Democrats met on Oct. 20 to hear complaints from the Murphy campaign. Murphy complained on Facebook and Twitter that Boak said: “Millions of lost jobs, worst housing crisis in decades, rampant greed. Trump and Terrence Murphy call it business. Our families kno…

by Sam Barron

10/28/2016

Politics

FBI Reviews New Emails In Case Involving Chappaqua's Hillary Clinton This story has been updated. Hillary Clinton's decision to set up a private email server in her Chappaqua home during her time as Secretary of State is once again under investigation by the FBI. The news comes 11 days before Clinton, the Democratic nominee for president, faces Republican nominee Donald Trump on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8. The FBI Director James Comey informed congressional leaders Friday afternoon that the bureau will investigate whether there was any classified material in new emails uncovered in the closed investigation of Clinton’s use of the server. In his letter, …

by Sam Barron

10/28/2016

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