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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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Police & Fire
Truck Overturns, Spilling Stools On Roadway: Franklin Township PD Truck Overturns, Spilling Stools On Roadway: Franklin Township PD
Truck Overturns, Spilling Stools On Roadway: Franklin Township PD Stools were spilled throughout a roadway after a truck overturned on the evening of Wednesday, March 5, authorities said. At 9:52 p.m., officers responded to the intersection of Easton Avenue and JFK Boulevard after a Mack tractor trailer overturned, the Franklin Township Police Department said.  The driver, a 56-year-old Georgia resident, was attempting a right-hand turn from JFK Boulevard onto southbound Easton Ave. when he experienced a mechanical issue with the brakes, police said. The tractor trailer entered the northbound lanes of Easton Avenue and overturned, police said. T…

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Man Who Sexually Abused Girl For 7 Years Learns Fate: Atlantic County Prosecutor Man Who Sexually Abused Girl For 7 Years Learns Fate: Atlantic County Prosecutor
Man Who Sexually Abused Girl For 7 Years Learns Fate: Atlantic County Prosecutor A 24-year-old Galloway Township man was sentenced  to 35 years in state prison on Wednesday, March 5, after previously being convicted of sexually abusing a girl over the course of seven years, authorities said. The man, whose name is being withheld to protect the victim, was convicted of aggravated sexual assault,  sexual assault, showing obscene material to a minor and  endangering the welfare of a child last July, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. The victim, now 16, testified at trial that the defendant sexually assaulted her in the family home from when …

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Union County Burglar At Large After String Of Somerset County Break-ins: Prosecutor Union County Burglar At Large After String Of Somerset County Break-ins: Prosecutor
Union County Burglar At Large After String Of Somerset County Break-ins: Prosecutor A 26-year-old Scotch Plains man is wanted by police after previously being charged with a string of burglaries that occurred last year in Somerset County, authorities said. On Tuesday, Nov. 26, at 9:20 p.m., a business on Route 206 in Somerville was broken into by Emmanuel Tolentino, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald and Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman Jr. said. Tolentino made off with cash, authorities said. On Friday, Nov. 29 at 1:45 a.m. Tolentino broke into a business on Route 22 East in Green Brook, prying open the door an…

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14-Year-Old Missing From Gloucester Township: Police 14-Year-Old Missing From Gloucester Township: Police
14-Year-Old Missing From Gloucester Township: Police A 14-year-old Gloucester Township boy has been missing since last month, authorities said. On Wednesday, Feb. 19, Marcus Nixon-Hill was reported missing from the Sicklerville section of Gloucester Township, Gloucester Township police said. He is 5'8" and weighs 120 lbs. with a thin build, police said. He has brown eyes and black hair, police said. He was last wearing black pants and was carrying a black and white "MCM" backpack, police said. He was last known to be in the area of Cinnamon Township but also has ties to Trenton and Newark, police said. If anyone has additional info…

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Unregistered, Loaded Gun Found On Newark Man During Traffic Stop: Berkeley Heights PD Unregistered, Loaded Gun Found On Newark Man During Traffic Stop: Berkeley Heights PD
Unregistered, Loaded Gun Found On Newark Man During Traffic Stop: Berkeley Heights PD Two Newark men were arrested and charged after a gun was found in a traffic stop in Berkeley Heights on Saturday, March 1, authorities said. That evening, a black Ford Escape was pulled over inside the Connell Corporate Park due to multiple motor vehicle violations, police said. The driver, Yasir Twitty, a Newark resident, was operating the vehicle without a valid driver’s license and had an outstanding criminal warrant issued by the Township of Edison In addition to Twitty, a passenger in the vehicle, Nymir Marks of Newark, was found to have multiple criminal warrants issued by t…

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West Orange Man Filmed People In Bathroom At Crunch Fitness: Verona PD West Orange Man Filmed People In Bathroom At Crunch Fitness: Verona PD
West Orange Man Filmed People In Bathroom At Crunch Fitness: Verona PD A 29-year-old West Orange man was arrested and charged on Friday, Feb. 28 with filming people in the bathroom at a Crunch Fitness in Verona, authorities said. Officers responded to Crunch Fitness at 309 Pompton Ave. after several people contacted law enforcement when they observed Devon Reilly using his phone to photograph them in the business’s bathroom, Verona police said.  During the initial on-scene investigation, officers were able to secure the cellphone used in the incident, police said. Reilly is charged with five counts of invasion of privacy, involving two separate adult…

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One Hospitalized In Neptune City Stabbing: Prosecutor One Hospitalized In Neptune City Stabbing: Prosecutor
One Hospitalized In Neptune City Stabbing: Prosecutor A man was hospitalized following a stabbing in Neptune City on the morning of Wednesday, March 5, authorities said. The stabbing occurred at the 200 block of West Sylvania Avenue, the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office said. The man's status is unknown.  The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Bureau and Neptune City Police Department are investigating, authorities said. Anyone with information is asked to contact 800-533-7443 or 732-775-1615.

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Dolphin Euthanized After Being Found In Monmouth Creek Dolphin Euthanized After Being Found In Monmouth Creek
Dolphin Euthanized After Being Found In Monmouth Creek A dolphin had to be euthanized after it was found stranded in a creek in Monmouth Beach on Tuesday, March 4. A common dolphin was stranded  bayside creek near Meadow Ave. in Monmouth Beach, the Marine Mammal Stranding Center said. The male dolphin was lying unsupported on the thick mud of the nearly dry creek bed. Monmouth Beach police, the Monmouth Beach Department of Public Works and local residents kept the dolphin comfortable by spraying him with water, the MMSC said.  The team worked together in a coordinated effort to secure the dolphin in a stretcher. Using a…

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DWI Driver Admits To Going 107 MPH In Crash That Killed 8-Year-Old: Atlantic County Prosecutor DWI Driver Admits To Going 107 MPH In Crash That Killed 8-Year-Old: Atlantic County Prosecutor
DWI Driver Admits To Going 107 MPH In Crash That Killed 8-Year-Old: Atlantic County Prosecutor A 25-year-old Egg Harbor City man pleaded guilty on Thursday, Feb. 27 to aggravated manslaughter in a crash that killed an 8-year-old boy in Absecon in July 2023, authorities said. On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 3:25 a.m., Edward Johnston was intoxicated and driving 107 miles per hour on White Horse Pike when his vehicle crashed into the back of a parked vehicle, where Javier Velez, a Philadelphia resident, was sleeping while his father and brother were fishing, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. Velez was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. Jo…

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Man Airlifted After School Bus-Medical Transport Van Collide In Medford: Police Man Airlifted After School Bus-Medical Transport Van Collide In Medford: Police
Man Airlifted After School Bus-Medical Transport Van Collide In Medford: Police A man was airlifted to a nearby hospital following a morning crash between a medical transport van and a school bus on Wednesday, March 5, authorities said. At 6:23 a.m., officers responded to the 200 block of Hartford Road after a medical transport van traveling south collided with a school bus traveling north, Medford Township police said. The medical transport van veered off the roadway and overturned, police said. The driver of the school bus was the only occupant, police said. The driver of the van, a 30-year-old man was airlifted to a trauma center with back and leg injuries, po…

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