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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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Major Pharmaceutical Company Laying Off 500+ NJ Employees Major Pharmaceutical Company Laying Off 500+ NJ Employees
Major Pharmaceutical Company Laying Off 500+ NJ Employees Bristol Myers Squibb, the pharmaceutical company headquartered in New Jersey, announced plans to lay off more than 500 employees starting this month.  According to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notice, the company plans to lay off 516 employees from its Lawrence Township headquarters beginning Friday, May 9, with layoffs continuing into next year, ending in March. Bristol Myers Squibb had previously laid off 290 employees from its Lawrence office in February. "We remain focused on developing and delivering transformational medicines to patients around the world and continue to de…

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Shot Fired As Cops Pursue Burglar: Cranford PD Shot Fired As Cops Pursue Burglar: Cranford PD
Shot Fired As Cops Pursue Burglar: Cranford PD A suspect is at large following an attempted burglary that led to a gunshot being fired in Cranford early morning of Monday, May 5, authorities said. At 4:13 a.m., officers responded to North Lehigh Avenue and Edgebrook Road on a report of an attempted break-in of a car, Cranford police said. Officers encountered a suspect upon arrival and a foot pursuit ensued, police said. During the foot pursuit, officers and witnesses heard a gunshot, police said. After the shot was fired, the suspect fled in a vehicle, police said. Anyone with surveillance footage is asked to email police@cranfor…

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Car Goes Airborne, Bayonne DWI Driver Charged In Morris County: Police Car Goes Airborne, Bayonne DWI Driver Charged In Morris County: Police
Car Goes Airborne, Bayonne DWI Driver Charged In Morris County: Police A 20-year-old Bayonne resident was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated following a crash in Morris County on Saturday, May 3, authorities said. At 10 p.m., officers responded to King Highway and found a vehicle disabled in the middle of the roadway, Washington Township police said.  The driver lost control of the vehicle, struck several objects on the shoulder causing his vehicle to become airborne and rotate before coming to rest in the middle of the highway, police said. Police determined the man was operating his vehicle while impaired and he was charged with a DWI, …

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$783K Lotto Ticket Sold In Westfield $783K Lotto Ticket Sold In Westfield
$783K Lotto Ticket Sold In Westfield It was a sensational Saturday for a lottery player in Union County. A Jersey Cash 5 ticket sold in Westfield matched all five numbers in the drawing held on Saturday, May 3, winning $783,159.  The ticket was sold Westfield Mini Mart on South Avenue East. The winning numbers were 03, 13, 15, 25 and 32. The XTRA was 03 and the Bullseye was 03.

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Blackwood Motorcyclist Killed After Ejected From Bike On Route 540: NJSP Blackwood Motorcyclist Killed After Ejected From Bike On Route 540: NJSP
Blackwood Motorcyclist Killed After Ejected From Bike On Route 540: Njsp A 63-year-old Camden County man was killed in a motorcycle crash last week, New Jersey State Police announced on Monday, May 5. On Sunday, April 27 at 1:13 p.m., William Philippi, a 63-year-old Blackwood man was operating a Harley Davidson on Route 540 East in Pittsgrove Township when he lost directional control and struck the back of another Harley Davidson, ran off the roadway, down an embankment into a thick briar patch, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for New Jersey State Police said. Philippi and his passenger, a 62-year-old Blackwood woman, were ejected from the vehicle, Lebron said. Phil…

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Morristown Man Who Raped Child Learns Fate: Prosecutor Morristown Man Who Raped Child Learns Fate: Prosecutor
Morristown Man Who Raped Child Learns Fate: Prosecutor A 45-year-old Morristown man was sentenced to 46 years in prison last week after previously being convicted of sexually assaulting a child, authorities said. Alexander MasariegoFlores was convicted last December of three counts of aggravated sexual assault, two counts of second degree sexual assault and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert  McNally, and Morristown Chief of Police Darnell Richardson said. Between February and September 2023, MasariegoFlores sexually assaulted an 8-year-o…

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Pleasantville Liquor Store Armed Robber Arrested By US Marshals: Police Pleasantville Liquor Store Armed Robber Arrested By US Marshals: Police
Pleasantville Liquor Store Armed Robber Arrested By US Marshals: Police A 39-year-old Pleasantville man was apprehended by US Marshals last week after he was wanted for robbing a liquor store twat gunpoint, authorities said. Robert Arroyo robbed a liquor store on the 3300 block of Atlantic Avenue on Friday, April 4 and Saturday, April 26, Atlantic City Police said, taking money from the cash register after pointing a handgun at the clerk, police said. Arroyo was arrested in Ventor City by the United States Marshals Service NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force- Atlantic City Division, police said. A search of his Weymouth Avenue residence turned up the handgu…

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Autistic Man Missing In Newark: Police Autistic Man Missing In Newark: Police
Autistic Man Missing In Newark: Police A 21-year-old man has been missing in Newark since Friday, May 2, authorities said. Yiyjaa Wilson, who was diagnosed with autism, was last seen on the 200 block of Hunterdon Street, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda, Sr. said. He is 6’4” and weighs 160 lbs., Miranda said. He was last seen wearing a black and white Nike t-shirt, black pants and white sneakers, Miranda said. He has a birthmark on the center of his neck, Miranda said. He is known to frequent the 300 block of Lyons Avenue, near St. Peter’s Recreation Center, Miranda said. Anyone with information is asked to contac…

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DWI Driver Convicted Of Vehicular Manslaughter Learns Fate In Other Newark Crash That Killed 2 DWI Driver Convicted Of Vehicular Manslaughter Learns Fate In Other Newark Crash That Killed 2
DWI Driver Convicted Of Vehicular Manslaughter Learns Fate In Other Newark Crash That Killed 2 A 39-year-old Newark man was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday, April 30, after he was previously convicted of vehicular homicide when he drove drunk and killed two people in a crash, authorities said. And this wasn’t his first fatality behind the wheel. On Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, Shaquan Wiley was drunk, driving 84 mph down 15th Avenue when he lost control while crossing Bergen Street and crashed into a tree, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said. Two of his passengers, 17-year-old Tahtiyanah Green and 21-year-old Imani Exum were killed instantly in the crash, Stephe…

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US Marshals Apprehend Asbury Park Teen Charged In Shooting: Prosecutor US Marshals Apprehend Asbury Park Teen Charged In Shooting: Prosecutor
US Marshals Apprehend Asbury Park Teen Charged In Shooting: Prosecutor A 19-year-old Asbury Park teen was captured by US Marshals and charged with firing gunshots in the city last month, authorities said On Wednesday, April 9, at 6:54 p.m., Asbury Park police responded to the 1100 block of Atlantic Avenue and found five 9mm shell casings, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. No injuries were reported, Santiago said. Jahsaad Banks was identified as the suspect and was arrested on Wednesday, April 30 in Asbury Park by the US Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Task Force, Santiago said. He is charged with attempted murder and multiple wea…

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