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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Middle Township, NJ
Breaking News
Middle Twp Man Missing For 3 Weeks: Police Middle Twp Man Missing For 3 Weeks: Police Middle Twp Man Missing For 3 Weeks: Police
Middle Twp Man Missing For 3 Weeks: Police A 52-year-old Middle Township man has been missing since Friday, April 10, authorities said. Frank Loux was last seen leaving his residence in Middle Township, Middle Township police said. Loux has medical conditions and relies on monthly medication, so there is concern for his well-being, police said. He was last seen wearing a blue puffer jacket, black jeans, and white sneakers, police said.  A taxi company picked him up from his residence, where he stated he was going to his brother’s residence in West Deptford, but the driver reported dropping him off in front of Cesar’s Resor…

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Jersey City, NJ
Breaking News
Road Rage Rampage: Jersey City Truck Driver Snaps Causing 8 Crashes In Chicago Attack, Cops Say Road Rage Rampage: Jersey City Truck Driver Snaps Causing 8 Crashes In Chicago Attack, Cops Say Road Rage Rampage: Jersey City Truck Driver Snaps Causing 8 Crashes In Chicago Attack, Cops Say
Road Rage Rampage: Jersey City Truck Driver Snaps Causing 8 Crashes In Chicago Attack, Cops Say A 25-year-old New Jersey man was arrested and charged following a road rage incident in Chicago, authorities announced Thursday, April 30. On Tuesday, April 28, troopers responded to I-57 after Hassan Moutassim drove his semitruck recklessly, resulting in eight separate crashes. After the last crash, Moutassim exited his semitruck and physically removed a driver from one of the crashed vehicles and began attacking him, attempting to strangle him, Illinois State Police said. Moutassim was taken into custody while the victim was transported to an area hospital with injuries, police said. …

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Secaucus, NJ
Obituaries
Blood Bank Pathologist Dies Days After Secaucus Crash: Prosecutor Blood Bank Pathologist Dies Days After Secaucus Crash: Prosecutor Blood Bank Pathologist Dies Days After Secaucus Crash: Prosecutor
Blood Bank Pathologist Dies Days After Secaucus Crash: Prosecutor An 89-year-old woman died days after a Hudson County crash, authorities announced Thursday, April 30. At noon on Saturday, April 25, Secaucus police responded to a single vehicle crash in front of 1377 Paterson Plank Rd., the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said. The driver, Chung Kang, was transported to Hackensack University Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead on Monday, April 27, authorities said. Born in South Korea, Kang moved to the United States in 1964, first living in Maryland before moving to Passaic and later Secaucus, according to her obituary from the Shook Funeral …

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Manahawkin-Stafford, NJ
Breaking News
Fire Destroys Beach Haven West Home Fire Destroys Beach Haven West Home Fire Destroys Beach Haven West Home
Fire Destroys Beach Haven West Home A fire caused heavy damage to a home in Beach Haven West on Wednesday, April 29, authorities said. At 8:10 p.m., officers responded to 19 Glenn Dr. on a report of a fire and found the home unoccupied, Stafford Township Police said. The Stafford Township Volunteer Fire Department and other neighboring departments responded to the scene and was able to extinguish the fire, police said. The fire was extinguished but left the home with major damage and the immediate neighboring residents sustained exterior damage, police said. No injuries were reported, police said. The cause of the fire is un…

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Plainfield, NJ
Breaking News
Plainfield Politician Admits To Filing Phony Voter Registration Applications Plainfield Politician Admits To Filing Phony Voter Registration Applications Plainfield Politician Admits To Filing Phony Voter Registration Applications
Plainfield Politician Admits To Filing Phony Voter Registration Applications A 71-year-old Plainfield man who previously man for mayor pleaded guilty on Monday, April 27, admitting he attempted to file numerous fraudulent voter registration applications, authorities said. Henrilynn Ibezim pleaded guilty to forgery, Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said. Ibezim brought a garbage bag containing approximately 1,000 falsified voter registration applications to an Elizabeth post office, intending to mail the documents to the Union County Commissioner of Registration, Davenport said. He created attempted to submit false voter registration applications containing…

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Hoboken, NJ
Breaking News
Trailer Released For New J-Lo Netflix Movie Shot In Hoboken Trailer Released For New J-Lo Netflix Movie Shot In Hoboken Trailer Released For New J-Lo Netflix Movie Shot In Hoboken
Trailer Released For New J-Lo Netflix Movie Shot In Hoboken Jennifer Lopez is ready to showcase all the Garden State has to offer. Netflix released the trailer for "Office Romance," the new romantic comedy starring Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein that was filmed throughout New Jersey.  View this post on Instagram In "Office Romance," which premieres Friday, June 5, Lopez plays a CEO of an airline who falls for her corporate attorney, played by Goldstein. Netflix is marketing the steamy romance as being "not safe for work." The film re-teams Lopez with Edward James Olmos, who played her dad in …

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Woodbridge, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack Meridian Opens Health Center At Metropark Hackensack Meridian Opens Health Center At Metropark Hackensack Meridian Opens Health Center At Metropark
Hackensack Meridian Opens Health Center At Metropark Now people in New Jersey can take the train and get healthcare. Hackensack Meridian Health unveiled its new health and wellness center at Metropark Station in Woodbridge this week. The center is the first nationwide to be located in a major transit hub. Services at the $200 million center include advanced imaging, urgent care plus, primary care, surgical specialties, medical specialties, retail pharmacy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, rehabilitation, phlebotomy and more. Metropark is New Jersey Transit's second busiest train station with 60,000 commuters passing thr…

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Ewing Township, NJ
Breaking News
Lebron James, 16, Missing In Ewing: Police Lebron James, 16, Missing In Ewing: Police Lebron James, 16, Missing In Ewing: Police
Lebron James, 16, Missing In Ewing: Police A 16-year-old boy, who shares the name of a famous basketball player, has gone missing in Ewing, authorities announced this week. Lebron James was last seen on Monday, April 27, in the area of Misty Morn Lane wearing a white t-shirt and tight black pants. He is possibly in the Somerset area, Ewing police said. Anyone with information is asked to contact Louis Martir at 609-882-1313, Extension 5682 or [email protected].

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Atlantic City, NJ
Breaking News
$100K Jackpot! Wayne Man Wins Big In Atlantic City $100K Jackpot! Wayne Man Wins Big In Atlantic City $100K Jackpot! Wayne Man Wins Big In Atlantic City
$100K Jackpot! Wayne Man Wins Big In Atlantic City A man in Wayne had quite the trip to Atlantic City. The man won a $100,000 jackpot at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City with a spin that produced a royal flush in hearts on a Double Double Bonus Poker Game King machine, the casino said in a release. The guest, who chose to remain anonymous, bet $125 to score the winning jackpot. 

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Toms River, NJ
Breaking News
Police Shooting In South Toms River: Prosecutor Police Shooting In South Toms River: Prosecutor Police Shooting In South Toms River: Prosecutor
Police Shooting In South Toms River: Prosecutor A South Toms River police officer was involved in a non-fatal shooting on Wednesday, April 29, authorities said. The shooting occurred at 9:49 p.m., Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. The shooting is under investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, Billhimer said. Further information will be released by the Attorney General's Office, Billhimer said

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