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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

Operation Aid Puerto Rico Announced Here's another way to help the people of Puerto Rico. Operation Aid Puerto Rico was launched Tuesday, a partnership between White Plains Lincoln, DHL and Senator Terrence Murphy. (R-Yorktown). Items should be dropped off at Murphy's district office at 691 East Main Street in Shrub Oak. The key items needed include flashlights, hand sanitizer, band-aids, first aid kits, disinfectant wipes, AM radios, baby supplies and anti-bacterial cream. DHL will be collecting and shipping goods collected on Friday, Oct. 13. "We are now at the point where we are being asked to provide specific items…

by Sam Barron

10/10/2017

Schools

John Jay Teacher Tandem Honored HOPEWELL JUNCTION, N.Y. -- Two John Jay High School teachers were recently honored for their years of being master teachers. Tad Herman has served as a national master teacher in Principles of Engineering since 2004. Master Teachers train all teachers new to Project Lead The Way curriculum during summer training sessions across the country. Tad has taught at the University of Seattle, University of New Haven, and Rochester Institute of Technology. Jeff Butler has served as a national master teacher in Engineering Design and Development since 2009. Jeff has taught at Duke University, Califor…

by Sam Barron

10/10/2017

News

Mount Kisco Naming Library After Former Mayor Residents in Mount Kisco will soon be checking out books from the Henry V. Kensing Memorial Library.The village board unanimously approved naming the library after Kensing, who served as village trustee from 1963 to 1967, mayor from 1967 to 1981 and village justice from 1990-2005. Kensing died in 2016 at the age of 83. A ceremony to celebrate the renaming will take place on Sunday, Oct. 29 at 2 p.m. Kensing was known as Mr. Mount Kisco and was a prominent fixture at public events. In 1968, he represented the village at Yankee Stadium when they hosted "Mount Kisco Night." As mayor…

by Sam Barron

10/10/2017

Obituaries

Rose Timourian, 104, Former Yorktown Resident YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Rose Timourian, a longtime Yorktown resident, passed away Saturday at the age of 104. Timourian was the daughter of the late Hripsime and Nerses Karagozian and grew up in New York City. After graduating from school she worked as a seamstress in the wedding department of the Bergdorf Goodman clothing store. She married Krikor Timourian, a skilled embroiderer, and businessman in 1935 and they eventually moved to Ossining and then Yorktown Heights, where they lived from 1944 to 1968. Timourian worked for the US Department of Agriculture, and later for the Yorktown Central …

by Sam Barron

10/10/2017

Neighbors

Westchester 'Jeopardy!' Champion Wins 10th In A Row Austin Rogers cannot be stopped. The Pound Ridge native racked up another dominating victory on "Jeopardy!" Monday, his 10th win in a row. Rogers, who has become a national sensation during his streak, goes for No. 11 on WABC Channel 7 at 2:07 a.m., due to the New Jersey gubernatorial debate. On Monday's episode, Rogers, a graduate of Fox Lane High School, easily dispatched his two competitors, entering "Final Jeopardy!" without the chance of being beaten. The category was historical areas and the answer was: An ancient quote mentions this area and three population gro…

by Sam Barron

10/10/2017

Schools

Work By Pace To Abolish Nuclear Weapons Awarded Nobel Peace Prize Pace University students found their efforts to abolish nuclear weapons rewarded Tuesday with the ultimate prize.The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to establish a nuclear weapons ban treaty. Pace students and professors Matthew Bolton and Emily Welton, who are married to each other, had been working for three years on the negotiations. Welty is the Vice Moderator of the World Council of Churches Commission on International Affairs which is a member of ICAN and main representative to the United Nations for the Internation…

by Sam Barron

10/10/2017

Police & Fire

Man Caught With Cocaine In Route 202 Stop, Yorktown Police Say YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. -- A man was arrested and charged with possessing cocaine on Route 202 (Crompond Road) following a traffic stop last week. Nelson Rozon, 44, was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree, a Class A misdemeanor. Police said they initially observed Rozon driving without inadequate stop lamps in front of 3303 Crompond Road. After they pulled him over, they found him to be in possession of cocaine, police said. He was released on $200 bail and is due back in court on Nov. 2.

by Sam Barron

10/10/2017

Police & Fire

Kmart Employee Stole Cash, Gift Cards, Yorktown Police Say A teen employee who allegedly stole $275 in cash and gift cards at Kmart in Yorktown Heights was arrested on Monday. The 17-year-old, whose name is being withheld due to eligibility for youthful offender status, was charged with petit larceny, a Class A misdemeanor, for the alleged theft, which police say occurred over a week ago. The teen was released on $100 cash bail and is due back in court on Nov. 14.

by Sam Barron

10/10/2017

Politics

Letter To The Editor: Attend Galef Health Care Town Hall Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To send a letter, e-mail ossining@dailyvoice.com No doubt many people reading this have heard of Sandy Galef’s invitation to a town hall meeting to debate the pros and cons of single-payer health care in New York State. ( Tuesday Oct 10 from 7-9 p.m. at Cortlandt Town Hall, 1 Heady St., Cortlandt Manor.) No doubt many of you are asking “but, who will pay for this? Aren’t our taxes high enough?” As a nation we desperately need health care reform. Let’s work together to fix it. Not for the rich. Not for the middle c…

by Tracy Basile

10/10/2017

Politics

Letter To The Editor: Vote Catherine Borgia Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To send a letter, e-mail ossining@dailyvoice.com. This is a time where it is important to ask you to vote for Catherine Borgia for our County Legislator this November 7. This is an off year for elections, but to promote the values I share and hope you do as well, it is important to go to the polls this year. Catherine has worked at the Westchester county level to preserve green spaces and to create earned sick leave for families. She has been involved in a bill that would ban gun shows from the County Center and …

by Bettina Mayer

10/10/2017

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