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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Cortlandt, NY
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Music Festival In Croton Honors Legacy Of Pete and Toshi Seeger Music Festival In Croton Honors Legacy Of Pete and Toshi Seeger Music Festival In Croton Honors Legacy Of Pete and Toshi Seeger
Music Festival In Croton Honors Legacy Of Pete and Toshi Seeger CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- Pete and Toshi Seeger may be gone but their legacy continues to live on at Clearwater's Great Hudson River Revival, which continues Sunday at Croton Point Park. The two-day festival, started by Toshi Seeger, is the first one to be held since both died in the past year. It helps raise money for Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, an environmental organization that runs the sloop Clearwater. "It's sad," festival organizer Steve Lurie said. "But this is a celebration of their legacy." Lurie said everyone was in great spirits getting ready to show how the Seegers change…

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Bedford, NY
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Katonah Church Celebrates Everything Strawberry At Festival Katonah Church Celebrates Everything Strawberry At Festival Katonah Church Celebrates Everything Strawberry At Festival
Katonah Church Celebrates Everything Strawberry At Festival KATONAH, N.Y. -- Strawberries were all the rage in Katonah on Saturday, June 21. The Katonah United Methodist Church held its annual strawberry festival, which had been a longstanding tradition in Katonah before going dormant. Church members revived the festival a few years ago, welcome news for strawberry enthusiasts throughout the area. Festival-goers listened to music while eating strawberries with pound cake, ice cream and whipped cream on the front lawn of the church at 5 Bedford Road. The strawberries were obtained from a farm in Somers while the ice cream came from King Kone in S…

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by Sam Barron
Yorktown, NY
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Man Arrested For Bringing BB Gun To Lakeland High School Man Arrested For Bringing BB Gun To Lakeland High School Man Arrested For Bringing BB Gun To Lakeland High School
Man Arrested For Bringing BB Gun To Lakeland High School WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- An 18-year-old Shrub Oak man was arrested and charged by Yorktown Police after he was accused of having a BB gun at Lakeland High School on Thursday, June 19. The man has been charged with unlawful possession of a weapon upon school grounds, a violation. Due to his eligibility for youthful offender status, police did not release his name. At 7:44 p.m., police were conducting an undercover drug enforcement investigation when they observed a man waving a gun around in the Lakeland High School parking lot according to a statement issued by police. The man was st…

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by Sam Barron
Pleasantville, NY
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Winkler Bids Farewell To Pleasantville School Board Winkler Bids Farewell To Pleasantville School Board Winkler Bids Farewell To Pleasantville School Board
Winkler Bids Farewell To Pleasantville School Board PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- Outgoing Pleasantville school board Trustee Lois Winkler will soon have her Tuesdays free after 15 years.  Winkler will be stepping down from the board this summer after not running for re-election. Winkler was first elected to the board in 1999.  Winkler did volunteer work and was involved with the PTA before deciding to run for school board. "I had been going to meetings for seven or eight years," Winkler said. "A retiring school board member suggested I might run." After discussing it with her family, Winkler decided it would be a way to give back to the comm…

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by Sam Barron
Cortlandt, NY
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Bail Set For Croton Man Accused Of Several Drug Charges Bail Set For Croton Man Accused Of Several Drug Charges Bail Set For Croton Man Accused Of Several Drug Charges
Bail Set For Croton Man Accused Of Several Drug Charges CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- A Croton man accused of manufacturing drugs in his townhouse may soon be free on bail. Bail was set for Eric Scuccimara, 37, at $100,000 cash or $200,000 bond by Judge Barry Warhit in Westchester County Court in White Plains on Thursday morning, June 19, according to his White Plains attorney, Richard Willstatter. Scuccimara has been charged with second-, third- and fifth-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, all felonies, after Croton police say they found narcotics in his home at Half Moon Bay  after a small fire caused by a paper shredder in hi…

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Briarcliff, NY
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Briarcliff's Londa Wilson Publishes Novel On Bullying Briarcliff's Londa Wilson Publishes Novel On Bullying Briarcliff's Londa Wilson Publishes Novel On Bullying
Briarcliff's Londa Wilson Publishes Novel On Bullying BRIARCLIFF, N.Y. -- Briarcliff resident Londa Wilson is living every writer's dream. Wilson's book, "The In House Bully," was recently published as an e-book at Amazon.com. Wilson has been writing since 1977, enduring the cycle of writing, submitting, receiving rejections and giving up on writing. "The In House Bully" is a short novel for upper elementary-school aged children about having a bully that lives in your own house. Three new friends with the help of a mysterious hermit woman find creative ways to outsmart the bully, learning there are more important things than getting even. …

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Pleasantville, NY
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Bert Ruiz Honored For American Legion Service In Pleasantville Bert Ruiz Honored For American Legion Service In Pleasantville Bert Ruiz Honored For American Legion Service In Pleasantville
Bert Ruiz Honored For American Legion Service In Pleasantville PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- Pleasantville resident Bert Ruiz served his country in Vietnam and later helped fellow veterans when he came home. Ruiz was honored this week for his 10 years of service as commander of American Legion Post 77 in Pleasantville. Ruiz is stepping down, being replaced by Scott Elliott, who served in Iraq. "It's bittersweet," Ruiz said. "I have a real attachment to Pleasantville. This post has a lot of deep roots in the community." When Ruiz took over, the post had only four active members.. Ruiz said he'd be only commander for one year and began recruiting new member…

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Cortlandt, NY
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Cortlandt To Hold Rally Against Pipeline, High-Voltage Station Cortlandt To Hold Rally Against Pipeline, High-Voltage Station Cortlandt To Hold Rally Against Pipeline, High-Voltage Station
Cortlandt To Hold Rally Against Pipeline, High-Voltage Station CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- Two proposed projects in Verplanck will be the subject of a rally led by the Town of Cortlandt on Wednesday. The Town of Cortlandt, Village of Buchanan and Citizens Task Force are holding a rally at 6 p.m. at the corner of Broadway and 11th Street in Verplanck to protest a proposed gas pipeline and high-voltage station. The 42-inch Spectra Algonquin gas pipeline would replace a previous 26-inch pipeline that runs through Cortlandt and has existed for 60 years. The pipeline, which must be approved by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, would run across the Hudson R…

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Pleasantville, NY
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Pleasantville Veterans Worried About New Turmoil In Iraq Pleasantville Veterans Worried About New Turmoil In Iraq Pleasantville Veterans Worried About New Turmoil In Iraq
Pleasantville Veterans Worried About New Turmoil In Iraq PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- The war in Iraq was a terrible mistake according to one Vietnam War veteran.  Bert Ruiz, a Vietnam veteran and Pleasantville resident, said the country never learned from the lessons of Vietnam before it went to Iraq in 2003. "You cannot occupy another country," Ruiz said. Ruiz said many soldiers are anti-war as they see the costs of war firsthand.  Scott Elliott, who served in Iraq, said U.S. troops poured their heart and soul into Iraq. "It was rough to lose friends," Elliot said.  Elliot said he thinks the word terrorist is overused by the media and said …

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Pleasantville, NY
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Pleasantville Student Aaron Huang Wins Award For Science Research Pleasantville Student Aaron Huang Wins Award For Science Research Pleasantville Student Aaron Huang Wins Award For Science Research
Pleasantville Student Aaron Huang Wins Award For Science Research PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. -- A Pleasantville High School senior has been honored for his research on neurological diseases. Aaron Huang recently received the Acorda Scientific Excellence Award for his research paper and scientific work.  Huang researched cells that could deliver therapeutic treatments to the brain. The discovery of these cells, called penetrating peptides, could lead to the curing of many neurological diseases. The cells help by crossing the membrane of brain endothelial cells to allow for the treatment. "The research is important because it brings a potential solution to the…

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