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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.

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Langley Wins Putnam Sherriff Race Vs. Smith; Other County Election Results Langley Wins Putnam Sherriff Race Vs. Smith; Other County Election Results
Langley Wins Putnam Sherriff Race Vs. Smith; Other County Election Results There's a new sheriff in town. Robert Langley defeated longtime incumbent Sheriff Don Smith, 50 percent to 48 percent, 11,732 votes to 11,397 votes, with 100 percent precincts reporting, according to unofficial results from the Putnam County Board of Elections Smith, who was first elected in 2001, had touted the county's low crime rate while Langley focused on Smith's feud and subsequent lawsuit with former Putnam District Attorney Adam Levy. Smith agreed to pay Levy $150,000 after he apologized for saying Levy publicly interfered in his investigation of Levy's personal trainer Alexander H…

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by Sam Barron
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Langley Wins Putnam Sherriff's Race Over Smith Langley Wins Putnam Sherriff's Race Over Smith
Langley Wins Putnam Sherriff's Race Over Smith There's a new sheriff in town. Robert Langley defeated longtime incumbent Sheriff Don Smith, 50 percent to 48 percent, 11,732 votes to 11,397 votes, with 100 percent precincts reporting, according to unofficial results from the Putnam County Board of Elections Smith, who was first elected in 2001, had touted the county's low crime rate while Langley focused on Smith's feud and subsequent lawsuit with former Putnam District Attorney Adam Levy. Smith agreed to pay Levy $150,000 after he apologized for saying Levy publicly interfered in his investigation of Levy's personal trainer Alexander H…

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Latimer Declares Victory Over Astorino In County Executive Race Latimer Declares Victory Over Astorino In County Executive Race
Latimer Declares Victory Over Astorino In County Executive Race Click here for an updated story: Trump, Taxes Seen As Keys To Latimer's Decisive Westchester County Exec Win Senator George Latimer (D-Rye) has knocked off Republican County Executive Rob Astorino. Astorino was running for a third term. Latimer leads Astorino 58 percent to 42 percent, 57,578 votes to 41,273 votes, with 56 percent of the vote in according to unofficial results from the Westchester County Board of Elections.  Astorino had touted his record of not raising the county's tax levy in the eight years he's been in office, as well as adding jobs. Latimer has criticized Astorino fo…

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Learn About Proposed Beacon Line Rail Trail Learn About Proposed Beacon Line Rail Trail
Learn About Proposed Beacon Line Rail Trail Metro-North and the Hudson River Valley Greenway are looking for the public's input on the Beacon Line Rail Trail.Two public information meetings are being held, one on Monday, Nov. 13 in Pawling and one on Tuesday, Nov. 14 in Carmel to discuss the creation of the trail, which will be part of the Empire State Trail,  a 750-mile bike and walking pathway from New York City to Canada and from Albany to Buffalo that hopes to be  completed in 2020. The Pawling meeting takes place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Pawling High School Auditorium, 30 Wagner Drive, while the Carmel meeting takes place at …

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Schools
Ossining Parent Coordinator Honored As Employee Of The Year Ossining Parent Coordinator Honored As Employee Of The Year
Ossining Parent Coordinator Honored As Employee Of The Year OSSINING, N.Y. -- Marcela Levin is at the top of the class. Levin, the parent coordinator in the Ossining School District received the Employee of the Year award from the Ossining Rotary Club at its annual scholarship fundraiser Monday. Levin has worked in the district for the last 11 years. “It’s not just for me,” Levin said. “I feel that there are a lot of people behind me that make my work possible.” A native of Chile, Levin came to New York to learn English at SUNY Albany. Levin said she studied computer programming in Chile and needed to learn English to pursue that career.  Along th…

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Letter To The Editor: Vote Joel Tyner Letter To The Editor: Vote Joel Tyner
Letter To The Editor: Vote Joel Tyner Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To send a letter, e-mail northwestdutchess@dailyvoice.com. Dear Editor: LIE: I attacked public officials as "fascists." (The Poughkeepsie Journal despicably spread this lie in June.) FACT: Wrong-- truth is I refuted this from the beginning-- recall my column: http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/opinion/valley-views/2017/06/12/tyner-responds-coverage-fascists-controversy/388720001/ . LIE: I attacked public official for religion/faith-- and called that official a "Nazi." FACT: I never a…

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by Joel Tyner
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Letter To The Editor: Vote Pound Ridge Republicans Letter To The Editor: Vote Pound Ridge Republicans
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. To the Editor: As Pound Ridge GOP Chairman, I am extremely proud of our local slate of candidates and their stellar record both as community volunteers and elected officials. Dick Lyman is a highly respected Supervisor across Westchester County, as most recently evidenced by his leadership in spearheading the NEW Dawn ARC project for victims of domestic violence. Our fiscal efficiency and spirit of volunteerism are the envy of neighboring towns. Bonnie Schwartz,…

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by Joseph Zaino
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Letter To The Editor: Vote Nancy Vann Letter To The Editor: Vote Nancy Vann
Letter To The Editor: Vote Nancy Vann Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To send a letter, e-mail peekskill@dailyvoice.com. A wise man once said, "The voting booth is the last place where, rich or poor, everyone speaks with the same volume." Voting is our opportunity to express disapproval of damage taking place daily in White Plains and Washington. My opponent is a devoted supporter of Rob Astorino and his agenda. I disagree. In Westchester we need: • A sensible budget that provides essential services without placing county assets (like the airport) at risk. • A responsib…

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by Nancy Vann
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Letter To The Editor: Setting The Record Straight Letter To The Editor: Setting The Record Straight
Letter To The Editor: Setting The Record Straight Daily Voice accepts signed and original letters to the editor up to 350 words. To send a letter, e-mail ossining@dailyvoice.com. Catherine Borgia and her Indivisible supporters are at it again, completely fabricating quotes and stories to malign my character and to distract voters from the choice that they have to make on Election Day. Let me say this clearly: At no point, to the best of my knowledge, did I respond to an officer-involved car accident involving Ms. Shapiro, as she describes in her letter to the editor. Her intentions, and the intentions of Catherine Borgia, are obvious: she …

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by Bob Outhouse
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Upsets Mark Northern Westchester Election Results Upsets Mark Northern Westchester Election Results
Upsets Mark Northern Westchester Election Results Longtime Mount Kisco Mayor Michael Cindrich is out. Cindrich, a Democrat, who had served for 14 years, was defeated by upstart Gina Picincih of 4MountKisco, 52 percent to 48 percent, 1,320 votes to 1,209 votes. Her running mate, Isi Albanese, was elected to the village board, along with incumbent Democrat Peter Grunthal. Democrat Anthony Markus was defeated. In Croton, the Croton Democrats took back control of village board. Brian Pugh defeated Mayor Greg Schmidt 58 percent to 42 percent while Democrats Amy Attias and Sherry Horowit were elected to the Town Board. In Pound Ridge, Democrat…

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