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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.

Sam Barron's Contributions

Lifestyle
Skip Is SPCA Pet Of The Week Skip Is SPCA Pet Of The Week
Skip Is SPCA Pet Of The Week BRIARCLIFF, N.Y. -- Skip, an 18-month old retriever mix, is looking for his forever home. The SPCA of Westchester, located in Briarcliff said Skip is an all-around nice guy. "Happy, friendly, cuddly and loving, he will make a fabulous friend to one lucky adopter," the SPCA said. Skip gets along well with other dogs and has lots of energy, the SPCA said, though he is not a fan of cats.  He'll need to stay on the calm side until September while he finishes up treatment for heartworm; the SPCA said. For more information, e-mail shelter@spca914.org.

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News
Nyack Hospital Workers Vote To Authorize Strike Nyack Hospital Workers Vote To Authorize Strike
Nyack Hospital Workers Vote To Authorize Strike NYACK, N.Y. -- Frustrated with how negotiations are going, the union representing Nyack Hospital employees voted to authorize a strike. Members of Communications Workers of America Local 1103 AFL-CIO voted Wednesday for the authorization after three months of negotiations. The employee's contract expired June 30. "We were optimistic things would go well but the pace hasn't really sped up at all," Tom Grieco, business agent for the union, said. The process has taken much longer and is slower than we anticipated. We don't feel the hospital is taking our proposals seriously enough.&q…

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Schools
Yonkers Charter School Gets $25K From Uber Yonkers Charter School Gets $25K From Uber
Yonkers Charter School Gets $25K From Uber YONKERS, N.Y. -- Uber is hoping students at a Yonkers charter school get more in touch with technology. Uber announced Friday it is donating $25,000 to the Bits and Bytes initiative at the Charter School for Educational Excellence to fund technology for students.  Bits and Bytes is an annual fundraiser designed to help bring in funding for computers and.iPads Uber driver-partner, Ismail Ibrahim, nominated Bits and Bytes for funding as part of Uber’s Project Jumpstart program, a community giving program where all contributions are directed by drivers who partner with Uber. ““We are proud t…

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News
Letter To The Editor: The City Of Yorktown Letter To The Editor: The City Of Yorktown
Letter To The Editor: The City Of Yorktown YORKTOWN, N.Y. -- Yorktown Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To submit your letter, email yorktown@dailyvoice.com. Supervisor Grace likes to say that "Yorktown is a big town with a small town feel". From the resident's perspective it seems that "Yorktown is a big town starting to experience big city problems". Life in Yorktown now includes urban sprawl, traffic congestion, car break-ins, more concrete with less trees and wetlands, abandoned storefronts, and apartment buildings springing up on residential streets. To further th…

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by David Witkowich
Politics
Letter To The Editor: Borgia's Astorino-Nazi Comparison Is A New Low Letter To The Editor: Borgia's Astorino-Nazi Comparison Is A New Low
Letter To The Editor: Borgia's Astorino-Nazi Comparison Is A New Low Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To submit your letter, email ossining@dailyvoice.com Westchester County Legislator Catherine Borgia calling County Executive Rob Astorino a “Nazi” is a new low for her. It’s also wrong on so many levels. First, Rob Astorino is a good, decent and honorable man. Only a hyper-partisan would call Rob such a vile name but sadly, that’s who Catherine Borgia is. Second, we get enough of the toxic political discourse nationally, unfortunately. For Ms. Borgia to infuse such hatred and ugliness into Westchester’s politics…

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by Bob Outhouse
News
Northwell Withdrawing From New York State Insurance Market Northwell Withdrawing From New York State Insurance Market
Northwell Withdrawing From New York State Insurance Market Northwell Health, which runs Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, announced this week it is winding down its CareConnect health plan and withdrawing from New York State's insurance market over the next year.“It has become increasingly clear that continuing the CareConnect health plan is financially unsustainable, given the failure of the federal government and Congress to correct regulatory flaws that have destabilized insurance markets and their refusal to honor promises of additional funding,” said Michael J. Dowling, Northwell’s president and chief executive officer. Dowling said…

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Events
Abilities First Honoring Four At Annual Gala Abilities First Honoring Four At Annual Gala
Abilities First Honoring Four At Annual Gala POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Abilities First is honoring those who have made a difference in the community at its annual Signature Event on Friday, Oct. 27 at Shadows on Hudson in Poughkeepsie from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. The is being awarded to Dr. Marc Straus and Ari Straus, whose family donated a building to Abilities First. Marc and his wife, Livia, founded the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art in Peekskill. “We are humbled to be the recipients of the 2017 Abilities First Community Leadership Award," Ari Straus said. "My parents and grandparents taught us that it is our responsibil…

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Politics
Majority Leader's Astorino-Nazi Comparison Sparks Strong Reaction Majority Leader's Astorino-Nazi Comparison Sparks Strong Reaction
Majority Leader's Astorino-Nazi Comparison Sparks Strong Reaction This story has been updated. The White Plains-based Holocaust and Human Rights Center was among organizations and officials to condemn an email by Westchester County Board of Legislators Majority Leader Catherine Borgia (D-Ossining) that it said trivializes the Holocaust. Borgia sent an email last week where she compared County Executive Rob Astorino to Nazis following his veto of the Immigrant Protection Act, which Borgia supported. Astorino said the act would make Westchester a "sanctuary county," and it could lose federal funding. "It's the classic 'Big Lie' technique,&qu…

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News
Poughkeepsie Man Among Sailors Missing In USS John McCain Collision Poughkeepsie Man Among Sailors Missing In USS John McCain Collision
Poughkeepsie Man Among Sailors Missing In USS John McCain Collision Corey George Ingram, a 28-year-old Poughkeepsie resident, is one of nine sailors missing following a collision between the USS John McCain and a merchant vessel in Singapore on Monday, Aug. 21. The Navy said Thursday it had suspended search and rescue efforts for the missing sailors. One sailor has been confirmed to be killed. Ingram was an Information Systems Technician 2nd Class. His mother, Jacqueline, works for Dutchess County Department of Behavioral and Community Health Chris Eaton, a sailor, told The Straits Times that Ingram was very outgoing and always looking to lend a hand. &qu…

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Police & Fire
Man Stole $1,420 In Scrap Metal From Yorktown Auto Shop, Police Say Man Stole $1,420 In Scrap Metal From Yorktown Auto Shop, Police Say
Man Stole $1,420 In Scrap Metal From Yorktown Auto Shop, Police Say A 35-year-old Peekskill resident was arrested and charged after he allegedly stole $1,420 in scrap metal from Tompkins Garage. Jeremiah Jones, 35, was charged with grand larceny in the fourth degree, a Class E felony after police investigated the larceny, which occurred in March. Jones voluntarily turned himself in on Aug. 23, where he was arrested, police said. Jones was released on $100 cash bail and is due back in court on Sept. 26 at 6 p.m.

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