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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Paramus, NJ
Politics
NJ Reps Call For DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's Impeachment NJ Reps Call For DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's Impeachment
NJ Reps Call For DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's Impeachment Congressional Democrats in New Jersey have had enough of Kristi Noem. Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman, Rob Menendez and LaMonica McIver all came out in support of articles of impeachment against the Department of Homeland Security Secretary this week. The statements come a week after the shooting of Renee Good, a 38-year-old Minneapolis woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent. The shooting has led to widespread protests in Minneapolis along with questions about the tactics of ICE officers.  Noem labeled Good a domestic terrorist following the deadly shooting, saying she…

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East Hanover-Florham Park, NJ
Police & Fire
Loaded Ghost Gun Found In Dorm Room: Florham Park PD Loaded Ghost Gun Found In Dorm Room: Florham Park PD
Loaded Ghost Gun Found In Dorm Room: Florham Park PD A 21-year-old Willingboro resident was arrested and charged after he was dealing drugs from a college dorm in Florham Park on Wednesday, Jan. 14, authorities said. That day, detectives conducted an investigation, resulting in the securing of unregulated marijuana, a significant amount of evidence pertaining to drug distribution, and a loaded handgun, Florham Park police said. The handgun was a "ghost gun," police said, who also located a loaded-high capacity magazine. Shawn Alexander is charged with numerous weapons and drug offenses, police said. The school where the arrest took pla…

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Kearny, NJ
Police & Fire
Kearny Man Dies After Hit By Car In Harrison: Prosecutor Kearny Man Dies After Hit By Car In Harrison: Prosecutor
Kearny Man Dies After Hit By Car In Harrison: Prosecutor A 58-year-old Kearny pedestrian has died after he was hit by a car in Harrison last week, authorities said. Gary Gross died of his injuries at University Hospital on Thursday, Jan. 15, a week after he and another pedestrian were  struck by a vehicle, Acting Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello said. At 3:30 p.m., the Hudson County Sheriff's Office responded to Woodland Drive in West Hudson Park and found the two injured men, Mello said. The driver and striking vehicle remained at the scene, Mello said. The crash is actively being investigated by the Hudson County Regional Co…

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Cape May, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Who Broke Into Building On Washington Street Mall Arrested: Cape May Police Man Who Broke Into Building On Washington Street Mall Arrested: Cape May Police
Man Who Broke Into Building On Washington Street Mall Arrested: Cape May Police A 51-year-old Wildwood man was arrested and charged following a burglary on the Washington Street Mall in Cape May, authorities announced Friday, Jan. 16. At 3:50 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4, officers responded to 518 Washington St. after receiving an alarm call, Cape May police said. An investigation revealed  the suspect, later identified as Walter Langston, was in possession of a vehicle observed in the area on the night of the incident, as well as on several nights prior, police said. Following his arrest, Langston admitted to committing the burglaries and was charged with criminal m…

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Brick, NJ
Police & Fire
DUI Driver With Suspended License, Hit Scooterist Head-On In Brick: Prosecutor DUI Driver With Suspended License, Hit Scooterist Head-On In Brick: Prosecutor
DUI Driver With Suspended License, Hit Scooterist Head-On In Brick: Prosecutor A 30-year-old Toms River man was arrested and charged with driving with a suspended license after a striking a person on a scooter on Thursday, Jan. 15, authorities said. At 10:15 p.m., Brick police responded to Route 88 and Jack Martin Boulevard after a 1988 Ford pickup truck, operated by Lloyd Ferrara, was traveling westbound on Route 88 and attempted to make a right turn into a convenience store parking lot when it failed to yield to an electric scooter traveling eastbound, striking the scooterist head-on, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. A 40-year-old man was ejected from…

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Mount Laurel, NJ
News
Mount Laurel Figure Skater Makes U.S. Olympic Team Mount Laurel Figure Skater Makes U.S. Olympic Team
Mount Laurel Figure Skater Makes U.S. Olympic Team A girl from South Jersey is going to the Olympics. 18-year-old Isabeau Levito, who lives and trains in Mount Laurel at the Igloo Ice Center, was named to the U.S. Women's Figure Skating Team following her third place finish at the 2026 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships in St. Louis last week. Levito, who was born in Philadelphia, will be competing at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortino, running from Friday, Feb. 6 to Sunday, Feb. 22. I'm going to do just my normal, consistent training routine, because it will be like any other competition except much more fun a…

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Forked River-Lacey, NJ
Police & Fire
Lacey Twp Man Sent Nude Photos To 15-Year-Old: Prosecutor Lacey Twp Man Sent Nude Photos To 15-Year-Old: Prosecutor
Lacey Twp Man Sent Nude Photos To 15-Year-Old: Prosecutor A 20-year-old Lacey Township man was arrested and charged with sending a nude photograph of himself to a 15-year-old girl, authorities announced Friday, Jan. 16. Between September 2025 and December 2025, Seth Bowles sent the photos to the girl and requested the girl engage in sexual conduct and send him videos and photographs of her engaging in that conduct, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. A search warrant of Bowles' residence led to the seizure of several electronic items, Billhimer said. He is charged with distributing obscene materials to a minor, manufacturing child…

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Woodbury, NJ
Police & Fire
Penns Grove Teen Charged In Double Shooting After Man Shot In Neck: Prosecutor Penns Grove Teen Charged In Double Shooting After Man Shot In Neck: Prosecutor
Penns Grove Teen Charged In Double Shooting After Man Shot In Neck: Prosecutor A 19-year-old Penns Grove resident was arrested and charged following a double shooting in Woodbury Wednesday, Jan. 14, authorities said. That afternoon, officers responded to reports of gunfire at North Evergreen Avenue, Gloucester County Prosecutor Andrew Johns and Woodbury Police Chief Thomas Ryan said. Shortly afterwards, a man with a gunshot wound to the neck arrived at a local hospital, authorities said. A blue Honda sedan that had been struck by gunfire was found still running in front of the hospital, and security footage showed the driver, the second victim, fleeing on foot, a…

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Franklin Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Meetup With Woman Ends In Gunpoint Robbery In Franklin Twp: Prosecutor Meetup With Woman Ends In Gunpoint Robbery In Franklin Twp: Prosecutor
Meetup With Woman Ends In Gunpoint Robbery In Franklin Twp: Prosecutor A man and a woman were arrested and charged for a gunpoint robbery in Franklin Township, authorities announced Thursday, Jan. 15. Jamaal Williams, a 24-year-old Somerset resident and Sierra Manfredi, a 26-year-old Milltown resident, are charged with armed robbery, carjacking and multiple weapons offenses for their roles in the July 2025 robbery, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman Jr, and Franklin Township Public Safety Director Lloyd Fredericks said. At 1 a.m. on Sunday, July 27, Franklin Townshi…

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Westfield, NJ
News
Westfield College Student Suffers Traumatic Brain Injury In Spain Westfield College Student Suffers Traumatic Brain Injury In Spain
Westfield College Student Suffers Traumatic Brain Injury In Spain Zachary Park was supposed to be having the adventure of a lifetime studying abroad in Spain. Now the Westfield native is fighting for his life. Park, a junior at the University of Michigan, was spending the semester in Madrid, when he was seriously injured while leaving an apartment on Tuesday, Jan. 13, according to a fundraiser set up to support his family. The junior sustained a fractured skull and was rushed into surgery, where a lifesaving emergency craniotomy was performed to relieve pressure on his brain. Park remains in critical condition and is in a medically induced coma. He can no…

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