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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Edison, NJ
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Firefighter Injured, Families Displaced In Edison Fire: Mayor Firefighter Injured, Families Displaced In Edison Fire: Mayor Firefighter Injured, Families Displaced In Edison Fire: Mayor
Firefighter Injured, Families Displaced In Edison Fire: Mayor Three families were displaced in a fire in Edison Wednesday morning, April 15. At 10:20 a.m., Firefighters responded to 18 Judson St. for a fire in the roof of an apartment complex, the Edison Fire Department said. A second alarm was tolled, requesting additional units to the scene, firefighters said. A firefighter sustained a non-life-threatening injury after falling through the roof, firefighters said. "I thank our first responders for keeping our community safe," Mayor Sam Joshi said.

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Newark, NJ
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Person Critical After Struck By PATH Train In Newark Person Critical After Struck By PATH Train In Newark Person Critical After Struck By PATH Train In Newark
Person Critical After Struck By PATH Train In Newark A person was critically injured after they were struck by a PATH train in Newark Wednesday morning, April 15, authorities said. At 6 a.m., Port Authority Police and EMS responded after the person was struck by a train in Newark on the Newark–World Trade Center line, the Port Authority said in a statement. The individual was safely removed from the area and transported to the hospital in critical condition, authorities said. Service was suspended around 7:30am from NWK-JSQ with NJ Transit cross-honoring customers. Service was fully restored by 8 am, and cross-honoring ended at 9am.

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Atlantic City, NJ
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Three Arrested After Stabbing At Atlantic City Resort: Police Three Arrested After Stabbing At Atlantic City Resort: Police Three Arrested After Stabbing At Atlantic City Resort: Police
Three Arrested After Stabbing At Atlantic City Resort: Police Two Newark residents and a Maryland man were arrested and charged after a man was stabbed and a woman assaulted at a resort in Atlantic City, authorities announced Wednesday, April 15. At 10:37 p.m. on Sunday, April 5, officers responded to the Showboat Resort and and located a 38-year-old Severn, Maryland woman who had been assaulted, Atlantic City police said. She was transferred to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The stabbing victim, Quheem Whitehead, a 38-year-old Newark resident, later arrived at a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. After a…

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Harrison, NJ
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Man Charged After Pedestrian Struck, Killed In West Hudson Park: Prosecutor Man Charged After Pedestrian Struck, Killed In West Hudson Park: Prosecutor Man Charged After Pedestrian Struck, Killed In West Hudson Park: Prosecutor
Man Charged After Pedestrian Struck, Killed In West Hudson Park: Prosecutor A 27-year-old Carteret man was arrested and charged after he struck and killed a pedestrian in West Hudson Park, authorities announced Wednesday, April 15. Zaire Ferguson is charged with death by auto, assault by auto, causing death while driving with a suspended license and causing serious bodily injury while driving with a suspended license, Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello said. At 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 8, the Hudson County Sheriff’s Office was notified of two pedestrians struck on Woodland Drive in West Hudson Park, Mello said. The two victims were transported to Uni…

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Piscataway, NJ
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Two Stabbed At Motel 6, Suspect Arrested: Piscataway PD Two Stabbed At Motel 6, Suspect Arrested: Piscataway PD Two Stabbed At Motel 6, Suspect Arrested: Piscataway PD
Two Stabbed At Motel 6, Suspect Arrested: Piscataway PD A 40-year-old man was arrested after two people were stabbed at a Motel 6 on Tuesday, April 14, authorities said. At 6:45 p.m., officers responded to the Motel 6 at 1012 Stelton Rd. after a woman said she had been stabbed, Piscataway police said. Officers located the woman who had sustained facial lacerations and identified an additional man who also had visible facial lacerations, police said. Both victims said they were stabbed by a man staying in a nearby motel room, police said. Both victims were taken to a nearby hospital for further treatment, police said. Officers arrested Jared Sk…

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Atlantic City, NJ
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AC Man Pleads Guilty To Attacking Girlfriend While She Slept: Prosecutor AC Man Pleads Guilty To Attacking Girlfriend While She Slept: Prosecutor AC Man Pleads Guilty To Attacking Girlfriend While She Slept: Prosecutor
AC Man Pleads Guilty To Attacking Girlfriend While She Slept: Prosecutor A 41-year-old Atlantic City man pleaded guilty to attacking his girlfriend while she slept, authorities announced Wednesday, April 15. Calvin Gunn pleaded guilty to aggravated assault on Monday, April 6, and is expected to be sentenced to five years in prison, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. Last September, a woman said Gunn entered her home while she was sleeping and attacked her, striking her multiple times in the head and face area, authorities said. As a result of that assault, the victim sustained persistent ringing in her ear, authorities said. The victim’s ch…

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Bridgeton-Upper Deerfield, NJ
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Man Threw Bodily Fluid At Cops After Trashing Convenience Store: Bridgeton PD Man Threw Bodily Fluid At Cops After Trashing Convenience Store: Bridgeton PD Man Threw Bodily Fluid At Cops After Trashing Convenience Store: Bridgeton PD
Man Threw Bodily Fluid At Cops After Trashing Convenience Store: Bridgeton PD A 31-year-old Bridgeton man was arrested and charged after a series of incidents at a convenience store in Bridgeton on Monday, April 13, authorities said. At 10:50 p.m., officers responded to the Sinclair Dino Mart at 179 N. Pearl St. and found Denzel Costin intoxicated and irate toward officers and store employees, Bridgeton police said. Costin had punched a glass barrier inside the mart, causing it to shatter, police said. He also damaged several vehicles on the 100 block of Walnut Street, police said. He was placed under arrest  where he was formally charged with criminal mis…

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Gloucester Township, NJ
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Woman Arrested After Fleeing From Police: Gloucester Twp PD Woman Arrested After Fleeing From Police: Gloucester Twp PD Woman Arrested After Fleeing From Police: Gloucester Twp PD
Woman Arrested After Fleeing From Police: Gloucester Twp PD A 38-year-old Blackwood woman was arrested and charged after she fled police following a motor vehicle stop in Gloucester Township, authorities announced Tuesday, April 14. At 11:33 p.m. on Wednesday, April 8, an officer attempted to conduct a motor vehicle stop on a white Acura for motor vehicle violations on the 600 block of North Black Horse Pike in Blackwood, Gloucester Township police said Upon activating emergency lights, the vehicle initially pulled over to the side of the road, and the driver, Michelle Papaycik, appeared to wave her documents out the window, police said. As th…

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Trenton, NJ
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Trenton Man Arrested In PA For 2025 Murder: Mercer County Prosecutor Trenton Man Arrested In PA For 2025 Murder: Mercer County Prosecutor Trenton Man Arrested In PA For 2025 Murder: Mercer County Prosecutor
Trenton Man Arrested In PA For 2025 Murder: Mercer County Prosecutor A 47-year-old Trenton man was arrested and charged with first degree murder, authorities announced Tuesday, April 14. Terrance Travers is charged with the August 2025 murder of Andrew Coates, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey and Trenton Police Director Steve Wilson said. He was arrested Monday, April 13 in Falls Township, Pennsylvania, authorities said. At 11:25 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 29, officers responded to North Olden and Ohio avenues following a Shot Spotter detection, authorities said.  As officers were responding to the scene, their vehicle was struck by a second vehi…

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Gloucester City, NJ
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Gloucester City Doc Loses License For Illegally Distributing Opioids: AG Gloucester City Doc Loses License For Illegally Distributing Opioids: AG Gloucester City Doc Loses License For Illegally Distributing Opioids: AG
Gloucester City Doc Loses License For Illegally Distributing Opioids: AG A doctor in Camden County has lost his license after being convicted of dealing opioids, authorities announced Tuesday, April 14. Edward Lundy, who ran a family medical practice in Gloucester County pleaded guilty in January to  knowingly conspiring and agreeing with others to distribute and dispense more than 1,600 oxycodone pills outside the usual course of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose,  Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said. In a consent order with the State Board of Medical Examiners Lundy agreed that his license to practice medicine …

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