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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Middletown, NJ
Obituaries
Sabrina Grey Of Middletown Dies, Organs Will Help Others Live Sabrina Grey Of Middletown Dies, Organs Will Help Others Live
Sabrina Grey Of Middletown Dies, Organs Will Help Others Live Sabrina Grey, a Middletown resident, died recently, according to a fundraiser set up to support her family. Grey was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 10. "She never let her struggles define her. She remained positive, strong, and full of love, always putting others before herself," her sister, Katie Nipar, who organized the fundraiser wrote. Grey was an organ donor and will be helping others after her passing. "This is a true reflection of the compassionate person she was. Her gift will continue to change lives, and her legacy of love and giving will live on through others," N…

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Gloucester Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Houston Man Arrested For Phony $87K Wire Transfer: Gloucester Twp PD Houston Man Arrested For Phony $87K Wire Transfer: Gloucester Twp PD
Houston Man Arrested For Phony $87K Wire Transfer: Gloucester Twp PD A 64-year-old Houston man was arrested and charged after he tried to impersonate a customer at a bank in Gloucester Township, authorities announced Wednesday, March 4. At 12:52 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 26, officers responded to Fulton Bank at 1400 Blackwood Clementon Rd. after employees alerted officers to a man, later identified as David Hutton, attempting to execute a suspicious transaction, Gloucester Township police said. Hutton was impersonating a bank customer and attempting to complete a wire transfer in the amount of $87,500 out of the victim’s account, police said. Hutton was de…

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Newark, NJ
News
Two Planes Clip Each Other At Newark Airport: FAA Two Planes Clip Each Other At Newark Airport: FAA
Two Planes Clip Each Other At Newark Airport: FAA Two planes clipped each other at Newark Liberty International Airport Tuesday morning, March 3, authorities said. At 10:20 a.m., While Singapore Airlines Flight 21 was pushing back from the gate, its right wing hit the tail of Spirit Airlines Flight 992, en route to Orlando, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The incident occurred in an area where air traffic control does not manage aircraft and will be investigated, the FAA said.  "While pulling out, our planes wingtip touched another plane's wingtip. We didn't even feel it," Sree Sreenivasan, a passenger on the flig…

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Old Bridge, NJ
News
‘I’m Gonna Call ICE On You’: Old Bridge Zoning Board Member’s Threats Caught On Video ‘I’m Gonna Call ICE On You’: Old Bridge Zoning Board Member’s Threats Caught On Video
‘I’m Gonna Call ICE On You’: Old Bridge Zoning Board Member’s Threats Caught On Video Patricia Testaverde, a member of a local zoning board in Middlesex County, was seen on bodycam footage threatening to call immigration enforcement on a group of contractors who were allegedly blocking her driveway while removing a tree. “I’m gonna call ICE on you guys,” Testaverde, who serves on the Old Bridge Zoning Board of Appeals, motioning to people in the background, in bodycam footage uploaded to Reddit. The bodycam footage is from Wednesday, Nov. 5. Testaverde, a former NYPD detective, was speaking to a police officer while in the middle of a neighbor dispute. She later threatens t…

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Mount Olive, NJ
Police & Fire
DWI Driver Ends Up In Snowbank On Route 46: Mount Olive PD DWI Driver Ends Up In Snowbank On Route 46: Mount Olive PD
DWI Driver Ends Up In Snowbank On Route 46: Mount Olive PD A 47-year-old Denville woman was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after car ended up in a snowbank on Route 46 in Budd Lake, authorities announced Tuesday, March 3. At 12:44 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 26, officers responded to a report of a black Hyundai failing to maintain its lane of travel, Mount Olive police said. The vehicle was found in a snowbank on Route 46 and Naughright Road, police said. As officers spoke to the driver, Shaun Sisco, they detected an odor of an alcoholic beverage and noted she appeared to be impaired, police said. Following field sobriety tests, she…

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Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Woman Killed After Car Goes Airborne, Ends Up Underneath Truck: Edison PD Woman Killed After Car Goes Airborne, Ends Up Underneath Truck: Edison PD
Woman Killed After Car Goes Airborne, Ends Up Underneath Truck: Edison PD A 77-year-old Metuchen woman was killed in a car crash after colliding with a truck in Edison on Monday, March 2, authorities said. At 2:44 p.m., officers responded to New Durham Road and Talmadge Road after a 2016 Buick Enclave traveling eastbound left the roadway at a high rate of speed, became airborne, entered Talmadge Road and crashed into a flat bed tractor trailer, Edison police said. The Buick underneath the trailer, sustaining catastrophic damage, police said. The driver of the Buick, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at 3:24 p.m., police said. The force of the coll…

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Trenton, NJ
Police & Fire
Murder, Assaults, Carjacking: Trenton Gang Bragged About Crimes In Rap Videos, AG Says Murder, Assaults, Carjacking: Trenton Gang Bragged About Crimes In Rap Videos, AG Says
Murder, Assaults, Carjacking: Trenton Gang Bragged About Crimes In Rap Videos, AG Says Fifteen members of a violent Trenton street gang have been indicted on numerous charges after they were involved in numerous murders, attempted murders, shootings, assaults, robberies and carjackings, authorities announced Tuesday, March 3. The gang members are charged in a 50-count indictment with racketeering and other crimes, Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said. Justice Chambers, a 25-year-old Trenton resident and leader of the gang, is charged with murder, four attempted murders, assaults, weapons offenses, conspiracy, and being a leader of organized crime, Davenport said. On …

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Maplewood, NJ
News
Hit-Run BMW Seriously Injures SOMA 'Bike Bus' Leader While Riding, $21K Raised Hit-Run BMW Seriously Injures SOMA 'Bike Bus' Leader While Riding, $21K Raised
Hit-Run BMW Seriously Injures Soma 'Bike Bus' Leader While Riding, $21K Raised John Speck has always been there for the Maplewood community. Now the community is showing up for him in his time of need. Speck sustained traumatic injuries after he was hit by a BMW on Wednesday evening, Feb. 25 while riding on Parker Avenue in Maplewood, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Responders found him unresponsive and in respiratory distress while in the roadway as the striking vehicle fled the scene, officials said. Many may know Speck as the leader of the popular Clinton Bike Bus, and a devoted husband to his wife and father to his two daughters. A GoFundMe was organized by…

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Marlton-Evesham, NJ
News
835 Acres Set To Be Preserved As Open Space In Burlington County 835 Acres Set To Be Preserved As Open Space In Burlington County
835 Acres Set To Be Preserved As Open Space In Burlington County An 835-acre property in Burlington County is slated to be added to the Black Run Preserve in Burlington County, the New Jersey Conversation Foundation announced. The property was sold to NJ Conservation for $15 million, $2.4 million less than the property's full market value. Evesham Township, where the property is located, has agreed to accept ownership of the property from NJ Conservation and incorporate it into its existing 1,300-acre Black Run Preserve. The Black Run Headwaters Property is located on the western edge of the state-designated New Jersey Pinelands Area and the federal…

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Irvington, NJ
Police & Fire
One Killed In Irvington Fire: Prosecutor One Killed In Irvington Fire: Prosecutor
One Killed In Irvington Fire: Prosecutor A man was killed in a fire in Irvington early Monday morning, March 2, authorities said. At 3:11 a.m., firefighters responded to a fire an industrial building at 286-298 Coit Street, Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Irvington Director of Public Safety Tracy Bowers said. A man, who has not been identified, was pronounced deceased at the scene, authorities said. No other injuries were reported, authorities said. The cause and origin of the fire is under investigation, authorities said.

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