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Sam Barron

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sbarron@dailyvoice.com

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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.

Sam Barron's Contributions

Politics

Letter To The Editor: Vote Pound Ridge Republicans Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To send a letter, e-mail poundridge@dailyvoice.com. Stop Comparing Pound Ridge Town Board Members to National Politicians Upon returning to Pound Ridge, after graduating college and working the 2014 and 2016 election cycles in DC, I began paying attention to the upcoming Town Board election and was disappointed by the current political climate in town. In particular, Democratic candidates have decided that it’s in their best interest to bring the hyper-partisanship that stains national politics, right into town d…

by Dan Kagan

11/01/2017

Politics

Letter To The Editor: Vote No On Constitutional Convention Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To send a letter, e-mail ramapo@dailyvoice.com. NYS law mandates voters be asked every twenty years, or at other times, if they would like a Constitutional Convention. We will be asked this question on Election Day 2017. Any part of our constitution could be changed as a result of a Constitutional Convention. Previously, state legislators have successfully proposed and achieved voter passage of several hundred amendments to the NYS Constitution without benefit of a Constitutional Convention. In fact, two questions…

by Tom DePrisco

11/01/2017

Police & Fire

Mohegan Lake Bicyclist Possesses Xanax On Route 6, Police Say A 33-year-old Mohegan Lake man was arrested and charged with possession of Xanax after police received a call of an erratic bicyclist early Sunday morning on Route 6. Todd Rini was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the 7th degree, a Class A misdemeanor after police investigated a report of a bicyclist swerving in and out of the roadway, police said. After they discovered the Xanax, Rini was arrested and transported back to headquarters. Rini was released on his own recognizance and is due back in court on Nov. 30.

by Sam Barron

11/01/2017

Politics

'Lyin' Latimer,' Tweets Astorino, Taking Page From Trump's Playbook With one week to go until Election Day, County Executive Rob Astorino (R-Mount Pleasant) is starting to channel President Donald Trump...at least on Twitter. Astorino attacked his opponent, Senator George Latimer (D-Rye) as "Lyin' Latimer" on Twitter Tuesday afternoon for driving an unregistered car. During the 2016 Republican primary, Trump famously attacked his opponent, Senator Ted Cruz as "Lyin' Ted." "Lyin' Latimer caught in another whopper," Astorino, who endorsed Trump after he wrapped up the nomination, said. "Admits he's been driving an unregister…

by Sam Barron

11/01/2017

Police & Fire

DWI Route 202 Driver Strikes Fire Hydrant, Yorktown Police Say A 21-year-old Yorktown man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after striking a fire hydrant on Crompond Road and Old Yorktown Road Saturday. David Valez was charged with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, driving while intoxicated with a BAC of .08 percent or more, a misdemeanor and leaving the scene of a property damage auto accident, a violation. At 2:45 a.m., a Yorktown police officer observed a black Acura strike a fire hydrant before fleeing the scene, police said. The officer pulled over the vehicle and determined Valez was intoxicated, police said. He was …

by Sam Barron

11/01/2017

Police & Fire

Pair Charged After 3-Year-Old Found Alone On Sidewalk, Yorktown Police Say Two Northern Westchester residents were arrested and charged Tuesday morning after Yorktown Police say they left a 3-year-old home alone while they went to the train station. Ronald Kohler, 46, and Doloresse Lubin, 45, of Shrub Oak were charged with endangering the welfare of a child, a Class A misdemeanor. At 6:45 a.m. Tuesday morning, police received a call about a small child standing on the sidewalk alone and barefoot on East Main Street. The girl told officers she lived on Stonegate Road. When they brought her home, they found no one else at home. After further investigation, police d…

by Sam Barron

10/31/2017

News

Croton Parents Learn About Vaping CROTON-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- As a smoke shop is set to open in Croton, parents learned vaping 101 at an informational session Monday night. The meeting was held at Pierre Van Cortlandt Middle School and was sponsored by the school and the Croton Community Coalition. The event allowed parents to learn vaping lingo and how to recognize devices and products. "Smoke, Tobacco, and Cigars," will open in a few weeks on Maple Avenue near the middle school. The store will have tinted windows.

by Sam Barron

10/31/2017

Events

Ossining Pets Celebrate 'Howloween' OSSINING, N.Y. -- In Ossining, everyone gets in the Halloween spirit- even if you have four legs.The Greater Ossining Chamber of Commerce and Ossining Upton Initiative held the third annual Howloween Pet Parade on Saturday in the village. The parade was attended by 200 people and their pets in costume. The annual costume contest saw gift certificates awarded to the human winners, while pets got a pet treat basket. Mason won Best Dog Costume for being dressed like a rock star, while other dogs went as lions, pumpkins and Disney characters.

by Sam Barron

10/31/2017

Politics

Letter To The Editor: Vote Diane Briggs Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To send a letter, e-mail poundridge@dailyvoice.com. I hung up the phone and said, “This woman, Diane Briggs, is an absolute star. She is articulate, informed, reasonable, friendly, knows her neighbors like her family, has been in town for twenty years and knows the value of a buck.” I have been involved in service to the town for over 25 years (Democratic Party, Lions Club, PRES PTA and BCSD Board of Education). I have seen many fine candidates: Nancy Jane Woolley, Pearl Glassman, Homer Schoen, Ali Boak, Dan Pasc…

by Mark Slivka

10/31/2017

Politics

Letter To The Editor: My Stance On Immigration Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To send a letter, e-mail cortlandt@dailyvoice.com. In response to Mr. Forbes’s letter, two entire paragraphs under Overcrowding/Immigration Reform, there since Day 1, were left out of EVEN Ms. Greece’s SECOND letter. She herself admits she left out 13 words from the one paragraph she quoted…it changes the entire meaning, so yes, I was misquoted. What she did quote, those exact words are still there. The content is exactly the same with the addition, not subtraction of words that don't change the meaning in any way…

by Bob Outhouse

10/31/2017

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