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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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Indian Point Required To Conduct Earthquake Risk Report Indian Point Required To Conduct Earthquake Risk Report
Indian Point Required To Conduct Earthquake Risk Report This story has been updated. CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission wants to make sure Cortlandt's Indian Point can withstand an earthquake, according to an article in Capital New York. The NRC is requiring Indian Point to conduct a high-level earthquake risk report on both of its units.  Entergy had argued the risk to its Unit 3 reactor was overstated and that it would be burdensome to conduct seismic risk tests on both units, according to NRC documents. The assessment is expected to cost Entergy $10 million. The NRC had previously determined that Indian Point was o…

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Business
New Crossfit Gym Hopes To Whip Ossining Into Shape New Crossfit Gym Hopes To Whip Ossining Into Shape
New Crossfit Gym Hopes To Whip Ossining Into Shape OSSINING, N.Y. -- A new CrossFit gym has opened in Ossining just in time to work off those holiday pounds. The Foundry Fitness Center at 104 Spring St. offers personal training, boot camp and kettle bell classes, along with hosting birthday parties and a health and wellness seminar series. The Center is run by Elwyn Hutter, an Armonk resident with deep business roots in the Ossining community (his mother owns The Art Barn), and Avery Katz of Yorktown; both are certified at multiple CrossFit levels. Hutter said he has been doing CrossFit for the past few years and felt his gym was fil…

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Schools
Education Commissioner Praises Putnam Valley Elementary Education Commissioner Praises Putnam Valley Elementary
Education Commissioner Praises Putnam Valley Elementary PUTNAM VALLEY, N.Y. -- Putnam Valley Elementary School received high praise from New York State's highest educator. John King, the state education commissioner, visited Putnam Valley Elementary School on Monday, meeting with administrators and students while observing classroom instruction. "It's always encouraging to see how committed Putnam Valley is to professional development," King said. King said implementing Common Core can be challenging and he liked that Putnam Valley had multiple measures for teacher and student evaluation. "Many districts had evaluations that didn't pro…

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Drowsy Driving Is A Concern In Westchester Drowsy Driving Is A Concern In Westchester
Drowsy Driving Is A Concern In Westchester WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Falling asleep at the wheel can have dangerous and possibly fatal consequences. In June, Peekskill comedian James McNair was killed in a car accident that also injured Tracy Morgan, The accident occured when a truck crashed into Morgan's limousine on the New Jersey Turnpike. Police say the truck driver dozed off. Westchester residents have also been charged with driving while Intoxicated after police spotted them alseep at the wheel.  Kieran O'Leary, public information director for the Westchester County Police Department said drowsy driving is an ongoing …

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Drowsy Driving Is A Concern In Putnam Drowsy Driving Is A Concern In Putnam
Drowsy Driving Is A Concern In Putnam PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Fatigued drivers should think twice before they get on Interstate 84, Route 6, the Taconic State Parkway or any of the other roadways in Putnam County. Falling asleep at the wheel has been shown to have sometimes fatal consequences. In Putnam County, in 2007, a 25-year-old Garrison paramedic was killed when the ambulance he was riding in ran off Route 9 and struck a tree. Lamb was a Carmel firefighter and member of the Carmel Volunteer Ambulance Corps. The driver of the ambulance, who apparently fell asleep, was seriously injured. According to a study done by AAA,…

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Sports
Seven Ossining HS Athletes Earn Athletic Scholarships Seven Ossining HS Athletes Earn Athletic Scholarships
Seven Ossining HS Athletes Earn Athletic Scholarships OSSINING, N.Y. -- Ossining Pride will be represented throughout the country at many universities next fall. Seven Ossining athletes have committed to playing college sports, including three members of Ossining's championship girls basketball team. Jalay Knowles is going to the University of Hartford, while Stephanie Svoboda is going to Pace University and Madison Strippoli will be suiting up for the New York Institute of Technology on Long Island. Abigail Squirrell will be playing lacrosse at Marquette University In Milwaukee, Wis., Samantha Pearlman will be doing equestrian at New M…

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Events
Baker Collyer Fund Hosts Dinner For Needy Ossining Families Baker Collyer Fund Hosts Dinner For Needy Ossining Families
Baker Collyer Fund Hosts Dinner For Needy Ossining Families OSSINING, N.Y. -- For 99 years, the Baker- Collyer Cheer Fund in Ossining has been assisting those who need it the most. The fund, which was started in 1915, helps about 370 families each year. The fund is soliciting donations and food to go into a food basket. The items are packed at the A&P on Pleasantville Road on Dec. 22 and are delivered on Dec. 23. "We also distribute gift cards to those by themselves," John Crawford, who oversees the fund, said. The fund was started by an Ossining businessman who noticed kids looking through the garbage for food. Crawford has been invol…

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Police & Fire
Ossining Bank Manager Charged With Stealing Over $1.4M Ossining Bank Manager Charged With Stealing Over $1.4M
Ossining Bank Manager Charged With Stealing Over $1.4M OSSINING, N.Y. -- A Mount Kisco resident has been charged with stealing more than $1.4 million from customers at an Ossining bank where she was the manager.  Marla Rodriguez, 48, was charged by the Westchester County District Attorney's Office with 27 felony counts, including grand larceny in the first and second degrees, first-degree identity theft, second-degree forgery, second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, four counts of third-degree criminal tax fraud, offering a false instrument for filing, fourth-degree criminal tax fraud, first-degree falsifying business records…

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Police & Fire
Firefighters Contain Blaze At Kohl's In Cortlandt Firefighters Contain Blaze At Kohl's In Cortlandt
Firefighters Contain Blaze At Kohl's In Cortlandt This story has been updated. CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- The Mohegan Lake Fire Department has contained an active fire that started in a trash compactor at Kohl's Department Store at 3008 East Main St. in Cortlandt Friday. Lt. Tom Eade of the Mohegan Lake Fire Department said the fire department received the call at 9:51 a.m. and that all apparatuses were at the scene. The department had to call a representative from Waste Management to access the compactor.    

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Schools
Briarcliff Middle School Participates In Great American Smokeout Briarcliff Middle School Participates In Great American Smokeout
Briarcliff Middle School Participates In Great American Smokeout BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. -- Briarcliff Middle School students took the pledge on Wednesday, vowing not to use tobacco products for one year. More than 160 students signed the pledge, which is organized each year by the American Cancer Society, during their lunchtime in the cafeteria. The library also has a display on the dangers of smoking cigarettes and the benefits of quitting smoking. "Kids get a lot of exposure to tobacco and they are not always getting the right message," said Kari Giordano, student assistance counselor at Briarcliff Middle School and High School. "We want to bring p…

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