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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Mt. Kisco, NY
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Mentoring Progam Lights Up Mount Kisco Elementary Mentoring Progam Lights Up Mount Kisco Elementary Mentoring Progam Lights Up Mount Kisco Elementary
Mentoring Progam Lights Up Mount Kisco Elementary MOUNT KISCO, N.Y. -- Kids in need have a person to turn to at Mount Kisco Elementary School. The school is continuing its mentoring program, which it launched in 2011. Kids in need of emotional support or having behavioral issues are given the chance to meet with someone at the school on a weekly basis. "We have a lot of diverse students," school psychologist Melanie Gilbert said. "Some students need help in making good choices. They often don't have parental support." The mentoring program is about providing the kids with social support rather than academic support. The mentors all vol…

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White Plains, NY
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Astorino Defends Handling Of Housing Dispute With HUD Astorino Defends Handling Of Housing Dispute With HUD Astorino Defends Handling Of Housing Dispute With HUD
Astorino Defends Handling Of Housing Dispute With HUD WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- For County Executive Robert Astorino, his battles with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), are about defending Westchester zoning rights. In an interview last week with The Daily Voice, Astorino, who is running for a second term, discussed his approach with HUD in the wake of a 2009 anti-discrimination settlement. The settlement requires that by 2016, Westchester County must develop 750 units of fair and affordable housing in 31 municipalities that have been deemed eligible. The county was given $51.6 million in federal funds to do so. Astorino i…

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Ossining, NY
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Ossining Gears Up For Harborfest Ossining Gears Up For Harborfest Ossining Gears Up For Harborfest
Ossining Gears Up For Harborfest OSSINING, N.Y.-- In celebrating its bicentennial, the Village of Ossining has enjoyed showing itself off. On Saturday, the village will be hosting Harborfest, an all-day celebration featuring live music, talks, the sloop Clearwater boat and capped off by fireworks. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.  "We are excited about all of these events," Village Manager Richard Leins said.  Today, the Ossining School District plans to kick off the weekend by bringing kids down to the Clearwater sloop, currently parked in the Hudson. Harborfest begins Saturday with a 5K run to benefit Ossi…

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Mt. Kisco, NY
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Mount Kisco Weighs Hearth PILOT Mount Kisco Weighs Hearth PILOT Mount Kisco Weighs Hearth PILOT
Mount Kisco Weighs Hearth Pilot MOUNT KISCO, N.Y.-- The Village of Mount Kisco is considering a Payment in Lieu of Taxes Program (PILOT) for the Hearth senior housing project. The village is negotiating with Fortis Group, which plans to develop The Hearth at Mount Kisco, a 17.7 acre senior development on a tax payment program. Fortis has applied to the county Industrial Development Agency for tax relief from sales tax and mortgage program and has requested a PILOT from the village. The 129-unit project would be located at Kisco Ave. across from the Holday Inn Express. "It's a little complicated," Mayor Michael Cindr…

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Bedford, NY
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Changing Times For Fox Lane Girls Changing Times For Fox Lane Girls Changing Times For Fox Lane Girls
Changing Times For Fox Lane Girls BEDFORD, N.Y.-- The Fox Lane girls varsity soccer team has started a new season that involves a lot of change. Last year, the Foxes went 6-8, and this season, are off to a 1-1 start. Coach Fabian Videla faced of a summer of upheaval when 10 of his seniors graduated. "There are lots of new faces this season," Videla said. "There are a lot of young faces this season." The team welcomes several freshmen, including Victoria Surace and Caroline Evnin. The team also welcomes freshmen Emily DeBitetto, Stephanie Ingraldi and Emily Kowalski. Caroline Thompson is joining the team from eighth gr…

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Peekskill, NY
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Gordon Running To Be First Female Judge Gordon Running To Be First Female Judge Gordon Running To Be First Female Judge
Gordon Running To Be First Female Judge CORTLANDT, N.Y.-- For 225 years, Cortlandt has not had a female judge. Shari Gordon is looking to change that. Gordon, a Democrat, is running for town justice of Cortlandt, facing longtime incumbent Gerry Klein. Gordon believes it is time for a change, and that Cortlandt is ready for a female judge. "There's never been a woman judge elected," Gordon said. "We need balance on the bench. Women bring in a different perspective." Gordon has 28 years as a trial attorney, with offices in Croton, Yorktown Heights and White Plains, and is co-chair of the Families, Children and Courts of Westche…

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Bedford, NY
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Bedford Doctor Bikes For Breast Cancer Bedford Doctor Bikes For Breast Cancer Bedford Doctor Bikes For Breast Cancer
Bedford Doctor Bikes For Breast Cancer BEDFORD, N.Y. -- A Bedford surgeon and a Somers breast cancer survivor are participating in a three-day bike ride to raise funds for breast cancer. Dr. Michael Koch, a plastic surgeon who specializes in breast reconstruction, will be participating in the Tour de Pink, with one of his patients, Jamie Pleva, as they bike ride from King of Prussia, Pa., to Washington, D.C., Sept. 27-29 for the Young Survival Coalition, which helps younger women afflicted with breast cancer. Pleva was diagnosed at age 28 when she went in to see if she had the BRCA1 gene, while her sister was battling breast c…

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Ossining, NY
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Ossining Resident Learns What Not To Wear Ossining Resident Learns What Not To Wear Ossining Resident Learns What Not To Wear
Ossining Resident Learns What Not To Wear OSSINING, N.Y.-- It's not appropriate to wear hoodies all the time. That's one of the lessons Ossining resident Carly Steif learned when she taped an episode of TLC's "What Not To Wear," airing Friday at 10 p.m. Steif's friends nominated her feeling that her wardrobe was holding her back in life and love. According to Steif, she was wearing a lot of hoodies and shirts with cartoon characters. "They thought I was not dressing appropriately for my age," Steif said. The episode took five days to tape, and was filmed in Manhattan. Steif has yet to see the episode, though she has watched…

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Cortlandt, NY
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Children Evacuated After Fire At Cortlandt Learning Center Children Evacuated After Fire At Cortlandt Learning Center Children Evacuated After Fire At Cortlandt Learning Center
Children Evacuated After Fire At Cortlandt Learning Center CORTLANDT, N.Y. -- The Mohegan Volunteer Fire Association confirmed that a fire at a learning center is still active and declined to offer more details, but according to published reports, a house at Maple Avenue and Galloway Lane caught fire at 10:30 a.m. Key Institute for Learning Strategies is located inside the home. While there were children in the building at the time of the fire, everyone exited the building safely.  According to published reports, firefighters have not determined the cause of the blaze. 

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Chappaqua, NY
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Chappaqua Doctor Completes Ironman Triathlon Chappaqua Doctor Completes Ironman Triathlon Chappaqua Doctor Completes Ironman Triathlon
Chappaqua Doctor Completes Ironman Triathlon CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Chappaqua Dr. Michael Bergstein was going to do whatever it took to complete an Ironman triathlon, even if it almost killed him. The 55-year old ear, nose and throat doctor, who has offices in Yorktown and Sleepy Hollow, completed an Ironman triathlon last month in Lake Placid, despite getting hit with a tent and fracturing his ribs and bruising his hip. An Ironman triathlon consists of a 2.5 mile swim, a 112 mile bike ride and then a marathon.  A "mid-life crisis" is what prompted Bergstein to want to try running a triathlon. Bergstein was also set to run in the 2013…

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