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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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Mother Now Charged In Death Of Emaciated Child, 4, At Hotel: Somerset County Prosecutor Mother Now Charged In Death Of Emaciated Child, 4, At Hotel: Somerset County Prosecutor
Mother Now Charged In Death Of Emaciated Child, 4, At Hotel: Somerset County Prosecutor A 26-year-old Linden woman is the second person to face charges in the death of a 4-year-old child at a Franklin Township hotel on Monday, Feb. 19, authorities said. Chamyr Harris is charged with murder in the first degree in the death of her 4-year-old son, Somerset County First Assistant Prosecutor Annemarie Mueller, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman Jr., and Franklin Township Public Safety Director Quovella Maeweather said. The boy's father, Sean Tate, a 36-year-old Woodbridge resident was arrested last week and also faces murder char…

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Lifestyle
Olympic Gold Medal Winning Gymnast Appearing In Ridgewood: Here's Where, When Olympic Gold Medal Winning Gymnast Appearing In Ridgewood: Here's Where, When
Olympic Gold Medal Winning Gymnast Appearing In Ridgewood: Here's Where, When Jordan Chiles won a gold medal in gymnastics at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Now she's appearing in Bergen County to share her story. Chiles is signing copies of her new book "I'm That Girl: Living the Power of My Dreams" at Bookends in Ridgewood on Tuesday, March 4 at 7 p.m.  In the book, Chiles discusses the turmoil that went on at the Paris Olympics, where she was awarded a bronze medal in the floor exercise after her coach lodged a successful challenge. Chiles was stripped of the medal by Court of Arbitration for Sport based on semantics, according to a synopsis. Chiles also dis…

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Police & Fire
Intoxicated Driver Convicted Of Vehicular Manslaughter Guilty In Another NJ Crash That Killed 2 Intoxicated Driver Convicted Of Vehicular Manslaughter Guilty In Another NJ Crash That Killed 2
Intoxicated Driver Convicted Of Vehicular Manslaughter Guilty In Another NJ Crash That Killed 2 A 39-year-old Newark man faces up to life in prison after he was convicted on Monday, Feb. 24, of vehicular homicide when he drove drunk and killed two people in a crash, authorities said.  And this isn't his first fatality behind the wheel. On Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, Shaquan Wiley was drunk, driving 84 mph down 15h 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, Stephens said. Two…

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Police & Fire
Saddle River Woman Ejected From BMW In Route 80 Crash: NJSP Saddle River Woman Ejected From BMW In Route 80 Crash: NJSP
Saddle River Woman Ejected From BMW In Route 80 Crash: Njsp A 75-year-old Saddle River woman was ejected from a BMW in a crash on Route 80 in Warren County on the morning of Monday, Feb. 24, authorities said. At 8:01 a.m., a BMW SUV was traveling eastbound on Route 80 in Allamuchy Township when it lost directional control and struck the left guardrail, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for New Jersey State Police said. The vehicle then redirected, crossing all three travel lanes and impacting the right guardrail, Lebron said. It then redirected again to the left, crossing all three travel lanes and striking the metal bridge rail, Lebron said.  …

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News
NY Man Used Counterfeit Cash To Buy PlayStations At Walmart: Stafford PD NY Man Used Counterfeit Cash To Buy PlayStations At Walmart: Stafford PD
NY Man Used Counterfeit Cash To Buy PlayStations At Walmart: Stafford PD A 29-year-old Westchester County, New York man was arrested and charged on Thursday, Feb. 20 for using counterfeit money at a Walmart in Manhawkin. Nepaul Campbell, a Mount Vernon resident, tried to use 21 fraudulent $50 bills to purchase two PlayStation gaming consoles from Walmart on Route 72, Stafford Township Police said.  Campbell was charged with forgery and was ordered to appear back in Ocean County Superior Court, police said.

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Police & Fire
Annandale Man Drove Drunk Twice In One Day With Child In Car: Clinton Police Annandale Man Drove Drunk Twice In One Day With Child In Car: Clinton Police
Annandale Man Drove Drunk Twice In One Day With Child In Car: Clinton Police A 41-year-old Hunterdon County man drove while intoxicated twice in one day, authorities said. At 8:47 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 5, officers responded to a hit and run crash on Mount Grove Road in Clinton Township, Clinton Township Police. Brian Kelemen, the driver of the striking vehicle was located near a school after dropping off his child, police said. During a motor vehicle stop Kelemen, an Annandale resident, displayed visible signs of impairment, police said. His vehicle was impounded, and he was arrested and transported for processing, police said.. He subsequently refused to provide …

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Police & Fire
Cops ID Man Killed After Crashing Into Mack Truck: Harrison Twp PD Cops ID Man Killed After Crashing Into Mack Truck: Harrison Twp PD
Cops ID Man Killed After Crashing Into Mack Truck: Harrison Twp PD A 44-year-old Sewell man was killed after he crashed into a Mack Truck in Harrison Township on the early morning of Tuesday, Feb. 25, authorities said. At 6:33 a.m., a Tesla driven by David Raymond was traveling northbound on Ellis Mill Road when it veered into the southbound lane and struck a 2007 Mack Truck along the front driver's side, Harrison Township police said. Raymond was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The driver of the dump truck was evaluated on scene and released, police said. Sections of Ellis Mill Road and Clems Run were closed for approximately 4 …

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Police & Fire
Gun, High-Capacity Magazine Found On Teen After Phillipsburg ShotSpotter Call: Prosecutor Gun, High-Capacity Magazine Found On Teen After Phillipsburg ShotSpotter Call: Prosecutor
Gun, High-Capacity Magazine Found On Teen After Phillipsburg ShotSpotter Call: Prosecutor An 18-year-old Warren County teenager was arrested and charged after firing a gun in Philipsburg on Monday, Feb. 24, authorities said. At 3:15 P.M., members of the Phillipsburg Police Department responded to the area of Stockton Street, Spruce Alley, and Sitgreaves Street after receiving an alert from Phillipsburg's ShotSpotter, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said. Upon patrol's arrival, officers were informed that no one had been shot but that an individual, later identified as Jared Benka-Coker had discharged a firearm, authorities said.  During the course of the investigatio…

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Police & Fire
NJ Teacher Found With Child Porn: Prosecutor NJ Teacher Found With Child Porn: Prosecutor
NJ Teacher Found With Child Porn: Prosecutor A 48-year-old middle school teacher was arrested and charged on Tuesday, Feb. 25 with possessing child pornography, authorities said. Matthew Serwedes, a Hillsborough resident who teaches Learning, Design, and Technology at Carl Kumpf Middle School, became the center of an investigation following a tip regarding child porn being uploaded on a social media and messaging platform, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald said. During a search warrant of Serwedes' home, electronic devices were seized for further forensic analysis, McDonald said alongside County Prosecu…

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Police & Fire
Drug Raid Turns Up Weapons In Phillipsburg: Prosecutor Drug Raid Turns Up Weapons In Phillipsburg: Prosecutor
Drug Raid Turns Up Weapons In Phillipsburg: Prosecutor A 28-year-old Phillipsburg man was arrested and charged with dealing narcotics and possessing a defaced firearm on Tuesday, Dec. 18, authorities said. Gabriel Martinez was arrested following a months-long investigation into the distribution of narcotics in the town of Phillipsburg, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said.  The Phillipsburg Police Department and the New Jersey State Police executed a search warrant at 166 Mercer St. prior to Martinez's arrest, recovering narcotics and weapons, authorities said. As a result of the search warrant, law enforcement recovered narcoti…

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