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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Peekskill, NY
Breaking News
Peekskill Exhibit Gets To The Core Of Art Peekskill Exhibit Gets To The Core Of Art Peekskill Exhibit Gets To The Core Of Art
Peekskill Exhibit Gets To The Core Of Art PEEKSKILL, N.Y. --  A new exhibit at the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art (HVCCA) is showing how art and technology can blend together. "Art at the Core: The Intersection of Visual Art, Performance and Technology," the newest exhibit at the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art in Peekskill, runs through July 27. In the exhibit, the artists employ traditional art materials as well as new technology, video and performance to look to art as addressing the very core of everyday life.  The artists address identity politics as seen through past cultural and social traditions, race…

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Peekskill, NY
Breaking News
Peekskill Police Arrest Woman For Selling Heroin Peekskill Police Arrest Woman For Selling Heroin Peekskill Police Arrest Woman For Selling Heroin
Peekskill Police Arrest Woman For Selling Heroin PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- A 45-year-old woman has been arrested by Peekskill Police, accused of selling heroin. Luticia Goodman’s arrest was the culmination of a joint investigation conducted by the Peekskill Police Department’s and Westchester County Police Department’s Narcotics Units, police said. Goodman was arrested and charged with two counts of criminal sale of a controlled substance, a Class B felony, two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance, a Class B felony and one count of criminal possession of a controlled substance, a Class A felony after being arrested Feb. 18 o…

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Cortlandt, NY
Breaking News
District Attorney Praises 40-Year Sentence In Heroin Dealing Case District Attorney Praises 40-Year Sentence In Heroin Dealing Case District Attorney Praises 40-Year Sentence In Heroin Dealing Case
District Attorney Praises 40-Year Sentence In Heroin Dealing Case CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- A Montrose man was recently sentenced to 40 years in jail for dealing heroin. The 40-year sentence was handed down to 26-year-old Stefano DeMicheli by a Putnam County judge earlier this month and is the latest tale about a drug that has gripped the region, with two deaths in Cortlandt, and five people being arrested by the county last week. Stefano's mother, Virginia, declined comment. DeMicheli was sentenced after he failed drug tests and missed counseling sessions while in a drug treatment program, according to Putnam County DA Adam Levy. DeMicheli was arrested in…

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Cortlandt, NY
Breaking News
Croton Design Firm Aids Company That Created NBC's Set In Sochi Croton Design Firm Aids Company That Created NBC's Set In Sochi Croton Design Firm Aids Company That Created NBC's Set In Sochi
Croton Design Firm Aids Company That Created NBC's Set In Sochi CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- NBC-TV's set for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, has a Westchester feel. Hudson Valley Graphic Design, a firm based in Croton-on-Hudson, has been instrumental in creating a unique brand for blackwalnut, a set fabrication company that was responsible for the design and creation of two studio sets that are being used by NBC in its coverage of the Winter Olympics. "We are a brand specialist," owner and Croton resident Janeen Violante said. "We specialize in marketing and branding company." Hudson Valley Graphic Design was hired by blackwalnut, also base…

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by Sam Barron
Ossining, NY
Your Community
It's Lights, Camera, Ossining As Film Featuring Ethan Hawke Comes To Town It's Lights, Camera, Ossining As Film Featuring Ethan Hawke Comes To Town It's Lights, Camera, Ossining As Film Featuring Ethan Hawke Comes To Town
It's Lights, Camera, Ossining As Film Featuring Ethan Hawke Comes To Town OSSINING, N.Y. -- A new independent film featuring Ethan Hawke, Asa Butterfield and Hailee Steinfeld is calling Ossining home. The trio are in the village to shoot "Ten Thousand Saints," at a house on Maple Place and inside First Presbyterian Church on South Highland Avenue. Production is expected to continue through Thursday. Steinfeld, who was nominated for an Oscar for "True Grit" said she had just arrived in Ossining. "I am enjoying my time here," Steinfeld told Daily Voice.  Steinfeld also said she was enjoying working with Butterfield again. The two teamed up on "Ender's Game" w…

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North Salem, NY
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North Salem Therapist Sentenced To Five Years For Sexual Abuse North Salem Therapist Sentenced To Five Years For Sexual Abuse North Salem Therapist Sentenced To Five Years For Sexual Abuse
North Salem Therapist Sentenced To Five Years For Sexual Abuse WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A North Salem family therapist who also had an office in Bronxville was sentenced to five years in state prison for sexually abusing two patients. Mark Bernardini, a 57-year-old North Salem resident was sentenced after pleading guilty in January to one count of criminal sexual act in the first degree, a Class B violent felony and one count of forcible touching, a Cass A misdemeanor, according to Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore Bernardini will also be subject to fifteen years of post release supervision. Last May, Bernardini, a Licensed Clin…

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North Salem, NY
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Legislator Harckham Calls For Mrs. Green's Boycott Legislator Harckham Calls For Mrs. Green's Boycott Legislator Harckham Calls For Mrs. Green's Boycott
Legislator Harckham Calls For Mrs. Green's Boycott NORTH SALEM, N.Y. -- In light of being cited for unfair labor practices, Legislator Peter Harckham (D-North Salem) is calling for a boycott of Mrs. Green's Natural Market. Mrs. Green's Natural Market, which has locations throughout Westchester and Fairfield, has been battling with United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Union Local 1500 over its attempt to organize at its Mount Kisco location. According to LoHud, the workers filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board shortly before a union vote in May and settled with Mrs. Green's in November.  Two months ago, Mrs. Gree…

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Peekskill, NY
Breaking News
In Wake Of Heroin Deaths, Priest Preaches True Meaning Of YOLO In Wake Of Heroin Deaths, Priest Preaches True Meaning Of YOLO In Wake Of Heroin Deaths, Priest Preaches True Meaning Of YOLO
In Wake Of Heroin Deaths, Priest Preaches True Meaning Of YOLO WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Father Vincent Druding of Church of the Assumption in Peekskill has a message to teenagers out there: YOLO. YOLO, You Only Live Once, has become a popular phrase since it was coined in a song by rapper Drake in 2011. Druding is hoping to turn the phrase on its head to remind people how precious and important life is. In the last three months, Druding has conducted funeral services for three young men who died of heroin overdoes, including Cortlandt residents Thomas Coogan and Tyler Seger.  "The YOLO message is destructive," Druding said. "I am concerned heroi…

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by Sam Barron
Cortlandt, NY
Weather
Snow Continues To Leave Mark In Northern Westchester Snow Continues To Leave Mark In Northern Westchester Snow Continues To Leave Mark In Northern Westchester
Snow Continues To Leave Mark In Northern Westchester WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY. -- Westchester residents waking up Friday must have felt like they were reliving Thursday with all the snow on the ground. Most towns in Westchester received a foot or more of snow accumulation, with the highest amounts in the northwestern part of the county. Peekskill reported 16 inches of accumulation by Friday morning, after more snow had fallen overnight. Most schools in the area were closed for a second day, though Lakeland had a Superintendent's Conference Day and Briarcliff Manor was on a three-hour delay. Snowfall in Ossining led to the cancellation of an…

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Peekskill, NY
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Personal Reasons Cited For Peekskill Principal's Resignation Personal Reasons Cited For Peekskill Principal's Resignation Personal Reasons Cited For Peekskill Principal's Resignation
Personal Reasons Cited For Peekskill Principal's Resignation PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- Peekskill High School principal Fred Hutchinson, who announced his resignation on Wednesday, is resigning because of personal reasons, the Peekskill City School District announced. Interim Superintendent Dr. Larry Licopoli said Hutchinson has a three-hour commute everyday and has family issues at home. "That's the purpose of his resignation," Licopoli said. "We truly wish him well." Hutchinson's resignation will be voted on by the Board of Education  Feb. 17 at the next Board of Education meeting and is effective June 30. Licopoli said Hutchinson decided to inform t…

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