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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Ossining, NY
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Ossining Home Torn Down After Fire Ossining Home Torn Down After Fire Ossining Home Torn Down After Fire
Ossining Home Torn Down After Fire OSSINING, N.Y.-- What was once a two-family home at 49 Hunter St. in Ossining has been reduced to rubble after a fire. The fire, which began early Wednesday morning badly damaged the home, which was torn down late Wednesday night after firefighters cleaned out the house. The Fire Department said an engineer from an insurance company did an assessment and deemed the house not structurally sound. On Thursday, the house was a pile of rubble, as crews worked to clear debris. No one was inside the house at the time of the fire, Assistant Chief Matthew Scarduzio said. Firefighters do not kn…

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Chappaqua, NY
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Chappaqua Resident Launches Kickstarter Project Chappaqua Resident Launches Kickstarter Project Chappaqua Resident Launches Kickstarter Project
Chappaqua Resident Launches Kickstarter Project CHAPPAQUA, N.Y.-- Chappaqua resident Peter Dolch has an idea that could revolutionize smartphones and tablets and is using crowd-sourcing to generate support. Dolch's New York-based company, Port Indigo, has developed goMo a universal remote control for smartphones and tablets. Dolch recently launched a Kickstarter campaign, hoping to raise $75,000. A year ago, Dolch and his partners investigated whether there were universal remotes when they noticed how distracted people's smartphones made them, particularly when jogging or in the sun. They traveled to China, and went to trade shows an…

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Bedford, NY
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Bedford Blaze Causes Heavy Damage Bedford Blaze Causes Heavy Damage Bedford Blaze Causes Heavy Damage
Bedford Blaze Causes Heavy Damage BEDFORD, N.Y.-- Firefighters have extinguished a blaze that caused heavy damage to a home at 7 Rusting Lane in Bedford. According to North Castle police, at 4:12 p.m., a resident of the home reported her car was on fire inside her garage. As emergency personnel were en route, the car caused the home to catch fire, police said. Police said everyone inside escaped without injury and the Banksville Fire Department received help from multiple agencies.  According to police, the fire was accidental. Westchester County Cause and Origin Investigators were on the scene. This was the second fi…

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Bedford, NY
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Propane Fire Contained In Bedford Propane Fire Contained In Bedford Propane Fire Contained In Bedford
Propane Fire Contained In Bedford BEDFORD, N.Y.-- The Bedford Fire Department has contained a propane fire that occurred in a cottage at 1061 Old Post Road. Fire officials believe the fire started after a propane tank was struck by lightning,though the determination has not been made the official cause. No one was hurt by the blaze, which began at 9:30 a.m., firefighters said. Assistant Fire Chief Peter Lazaro said the department was responding to a call at Honey Hollow Road and was able to get the fire immediately. Lazaro was glad fire officials were able to respond quickly, since the house is off a remote road that ge…

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Bedford, NY
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Firefighters Fight Blaze On Old Post Road In Bedford Firefighters Fight Blaze On Old Post Road In Bedford Firefighters Fight Blaze On Old Post Road In Bedford
Firefighters Fight Blaze On Old Post Road In Bedford BEDFORD, N.Y.-- The Bedford Fire Department said they are currently dealing with an active fire at 1061 Old Post Road. Check back with The Daily Voice for more information. 

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Lewisboro, NY
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Lewisboro Farms Added to Westchester County Agriculture District Lewisboro Farms Added to Westchester County Agriculture District Lewisboro Farms Added to Westchester County Agriculture District
Lewisboro Farms Added to Westchester County Agriculture District BEDFORD, N.Y.-- Six farms, in North Salem, Lewisboro and Bedford, have been added to the county's agricultural district. The farms are SweetWater Farm in North Salem (13.30 acres), Gossett Brothers Nursery in Lewisboro (5.50 acres), Sun Raven Farm in Bedford, (4 acres), Canterwood Farm in North Salem (19.11 acres), 102 Titicus Road in North Salem (1.31 acres) and Mill Pond Farm in Bedford (24.79 acres). Adding farms to the agricultural district allows the county to apply for state grants.  "This protects these parcels," county Legislator Peter Hatckham said. The parcels are all in Harck…

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Ossining, NY
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Ossining Fire Forces Home To Be Torn Down Ossining Fire Forces Home To Be Torn Down Ossining Fire Forces Home To Be Torn Down
Ossining Fire Forces Home To Be Torn Down OSSINING, N.Y.-- Ossining firefighters battled through the day, but in the end were unable to save a home at 49 Hunter St. The fire occurred at 3:45 a.m. at the two-family home, though no one was inside at the time, Assistant Chief Matthew Scarduzio said. Though firefighters were able to put out the fire, an engineer from an insurance company did an assessment and deemed the house not structurally sound. The house was set to be torn down later in the afternoon said Scarduzio, while firefighters excavated the house.  "Tomorrow this house will be a big pile of rubble," Scarduzio said. "De…

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Chappaqua, NY
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Police Continue To Investigate Death Of Chappaqua Lawyer Police Continue To Investigate Death Of Chappaqua Lawyer Police Continue To Investigate Death Of Chappaqua Lawyer
Police Continue To Investigate Death Of Chappaqua Lawyer CHAPPAQUA, N.Y.-- Susan Kramer Feinberg, the 59-year old Chappaqua resident who was found dead in a midtown New York hotel after being reported missing, was a married attorney with two children. According to her LinkedIn page, Feinberg, an Oak Hill Road resident, listed herself as a pro bono attorney. She worked at Cohanzik Management L.L.C., a hedge fund, in Pleasantville as a high yield analyst until 2008, according to her LinkedIn. She was admitted to the bar in New York in 2005 and was also licensed to practice in Georgia and Florida.   Feinberg was married to Edward, who runs an en…

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Armonk, NY
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Byram Hills Grad Performs At North Castle Library Byram Hills Grad Performs At North Castle Library Byram Hills Grad Performs At North Castle Library
Byram Hills Grad Performs At North Castle Library ARMONK, N.Y. -- A Byram Hills graduate is returning home Wednesday night. Elizabeth Pryce Davies will be performing at the North Caste Public Library tonight at 7 p.m. along with two friends, Rachel Laitman and Robbie Torries. The concert will be a 12-song set, featuring original material by Laitman and covers by Pryce Davies. Pryce Davies has known Laitman since she was 5 and they performed in high school theater and choir together, while she met Torres performing a play called "The Four Seasons" at the Angel Orensanz Center in Greenwich Village. "It's me and an old friend and me and a…

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Chappaqua, NY
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Police: Missing New Castle Woman Found Dead In NYC Hotel Police: Missing New Castle Woman Found Dead In NYC Hotel Police: Missing New Castle Woman Found Dead In NYC Hotel
Police: Missing New Castle Woman Found Dead In NYC Hotel NEW CASTLE, N.Y.-- Susan Feinberg, the 59-year old New Castle resident who was reported missing by New Castle Police Tuesday morning, was found dead in a New York City hotel room Tuesday afternoon, police said. Feinberg's body was discovered in at the Times Square Hilton hotel at 2:37 p.m., according to a representative with the New York Police Department Press Office. No foul play was suspected and the medical examiner is set to determine the cause of death, the New York Police Department Press Office said. New Castle Police and the Metropolitan Transit Authority Police assisted the NYPD…

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