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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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CPC Relocates To Downtown Ossining CPC Relocates To Downtown Ossining
CPC Relocates To Downtown Ossining OSSINING, N.Y. -- A not-for-profit mortgage lender recently relocated to downtown Ossining. Community Preservation Corporation opened its Hudson Valley office at 2 Church St. The organization has more than 40 years of experience creating affordable housing and revitalizing downtowns to stimulate economic development and investment in Westchester. “CPC is dedicated to investing in downtown districts across New York State, and what better way to do so than to set up our Hudson Valley office in the heart of downtown Ossining,” Rafael Cestero, president and CEO of CPC said. “The Hudson Valley…

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Yorktown Dog Park Celebrates Opening Yorktown Dog Park Celebrates Opening
Yorktown Dog Park Celebrates Opening YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- After a 12-year saga, the Yorktown Community Dog Park is officially open. The dog park celebrated its grand opening Saturday at Sylvain Glen Park, with a 1.3 acre parcel just for the dogs. Dave Rocco, chair of the Yorktown Dog Park Committee and others have been fighting since 2002 for the dog park, which was approved in December 2013 by the Yorktown Parks and Recreation Commission and the Yorktown Town Board. In 2002, a group of Yorktowners started meeting at FDR State Park letting their dogs run off-leash at the park until being told to stop by park police. In 2004, …

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Check Out The Hoopla At Cortlandt's Hendrick Hudson Library Check Out The Hoopla At Cortlandt's Hendrick Hudson Library
Check Out The Hoopla At Cortlandt's Hendrick Hudson Library CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- A new service at the Hendrick Hudson Free Library in Montrose is providing patrons with access to thousands of DVDs, television shows and CDs. The library has partnered with hoopla digital to offer these services. Montrose cardholders can download the hoopla app on their smartphone or visit www.hoopladigital.com. “Partnering with hoopla digital allows us to take part in a service that is changing the future of the public library, while fostering ideas and imagination on-the-go” said Library DirectorJill Davis. “Mobile technology is in demand and with this new service, o…

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Foundation Honors Memory Of Briarcliff Teen Demetri Demeropoulos Foundation Honors Memory Of Briarcliff Teen Demetri Demeropoulos
Foundation Honors Memory Of Briarcliff Teen Demetri Demeropoulos BRIARCLIFF  MANOR, N.Y. -- Demetri Demeropoulos, a Briarcliff Manor teenager, enjoyed making people laugh and playing sports before he died in 2010 after a two-year battle with cancer at the age of 18. A 501C3 foundation With Demetri's Help, was formed to help raise money for cancer research. The group is holding a golf outing and fund-raiser at Trump National Hudson Valley in Hopewell Junction on May 27. Demetri's friend Olivia Santiago is part of the foundation and said his family set it up to make a difference in the wake of a horrible tragedy. "This rocked the town," Santiago said. …

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Politics
Residents Outraged Over Shoe Throwing In Hillary's Hometown Of Chappaqua Residents Outraged Over Shoe Throwing In Hillary's Hometown Of Chappaqua
Residents Outraged Over Shoe Throwing In Hillary's Hometown Of Chappaqua CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Who throws a shoe? Honestly! That was the reaction from people in Hillary Clinton's hometown of Chappaqua after an incident Thursday where a shoe was thrown at the former secretary's head while giving a speech in Las Vegas.  "What was that, a bat?" asked Clinton, who was unharmed in the incident. "Thank goodness she didn't play softball like I did," Clinton was then quoted as saying. Clinton was in Las Vegas to speak to members of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries. The woman who threw the shoe was released from jail Friday and faces charges of disorderly…

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Events
Historic Hudson Valley's Sheep-To-Shawl Delights Sleepy Hollow Historic Hudson Valley's Sheep-To-Shawl Delights Sleepy Hollow
Historic Hudson Valley's Sheep-To-Shawl Delights Sleepy Hollow SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. -- The clock was turned back in Sleepy Hollow this weekend. Historic Hudson Valley hosted its annual Sheep-to- Shawl event in Philipsburg Manor in Sleepy Hollow.  The event allows visitors to explore the process of turning wool into cloth using 18th-century techniques. Activities included dyeing wool and weaving and Scottish border collies displaying their skills at sheep and duck-herding. "We've been kicking off our spring season for many years with Sheep-to-Shawl," Rob Schweitzer, director of marketing for Historic Hudson Valley, said. "It's a perennial favorite fo…

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Ossining Residents Support Equal Pay For Women Ossining Residents Support Equal Pay For Women
Ossining Residents Support Equal Pay For Women OSSINING, N.Y.-- As President Barack Obama pushes for equal pay for men and women, Ossining residents are on board. On Tuesday, April 8, Obama said the salary gap between men and women is unfair and needs to be remedied, outlining an election-year effort by Democrats to highlight pay disparities and shore up support for the party's candidates among women voters. "A woman's got to work about three more months in order to get what a man got, because she's paid less," Obama said, speaking at a White House event. "That's not fair. That's like adding an extra 6 miles to a marathon." The pres…

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Ossining Reacts To Death of Comic Book Star Archie Ossining Reacts To Death of Comic Book Star Archie
Ossining Reacts To Death of Comic Book Star Archie OSSINING, N.Y. -- Archie, the beloved comic book character, is set to be killed off and Ossining residents are not happy about it. Archie Comics, announced that Archie Andrews, the freckly, lovelorn comic book star since the 1940s, is going to die in an upcoming issue of the Life With Archie series, which shows Archie's life as an adult.  "Archie dies as he lived -- heroically, and helping a dear friend," said Jon Goldwater, Archie Comics publisher/co-chief executive officer. "In the flash forward 'Life With Archie' storyline, this seemed like a truly fitting way to conclude Archie's stor…

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North Salem Teens Compete In Ridgefield Playhouse BandJam North Salem Teens Compete In Ridgefield Playhouse BandJam
North Salem Teens Compete In Ridgefield Playhouse BandJam NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- A band made up mainly of North Salem teens is hoping to win big in Ridgefield. Plethora of Nothing is one of the four finalists competing in Ridgefield BandJam at the Ridgefield Playhouse on Sunday, April 27 at 4 p.m. More than 50 bands apply each year. The band features Justin Giacchetto, a 14-year-old eighth-grader at North Salem Middle School on guitar; Kevin Giacchetto, a 15-year-old 10th-grader at North Salem High School on bass; Jack Sullivan, a 15-year-old 10th-grader at North Salem High School on vocals; and Tess Condron, a 15-year-old 10th-grader at Byram Hil…

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Cortlandt Supervisor Puglisi Says At Heroin Forum: 'It's A Crisis' Cortlandt Supervisor Puglisi Says At Heroin Forum: 'It's A Crisis'
Cortlandt Supervisor Puglisi Says At Heroin Forum: 'It's A Crisis' CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- There is a heroin epidemic in Northern Westchester. That was the message on Wednesday, April 9, as Walter Panas High School and the Town of Cortlandt hosted a community forum called "Prescription Drugs and Heroin: What Our Community and Schools Need To Know." The forum featured a panel of experts providing various information about the critical drug issues facing the community. "This is becoming a growing problem in our area and in the Northeast," Lakeland Schools Superintendent George Stone said. "This effects normal people facing everyday issues. The first step is t…

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