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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Bayonne, NJ
Police & Fire
Bayonne Man Uploaded Child Porn To Snapchat: Prosecutor Bayonne Man Uploaded Child Porn To Snapchat: Prosecutor
Bayonne Man Uploaded Child Porn To Snapchat: Prosecutor A 28-year-old Bayonne man was arrested and charged with uploading child porn, authorities announced Friday, Jan. 9. In July 2024, the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received information that child sex abuse material was being uploaded on a Snapchat account, Acting Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello said. During the course of the investigation, Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office detectives discovered hundreds of child sex abuse materials associated with Anthony Santiago’s online accounts and on his electronic devices, Mello …

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Forked River-Lacey, NJ
Police & Fire
Forked River Man Busted For Drugs In Car After Found Sleeping At Gas Station: PD Forked River Man Busted For Drugs In Car After Found Sleeping At Gas Station: PD
Forked River Man Busted For Drugs In Car After Found Sleeping At Gas Station: PD A 46-year-old Forked River man was arrested and charged with DWI and drug charges in Lakewood, authorities announced Friday, Jan. 9. At 10:51 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 5, officers responded to a report of a driver, later identified as Christopher Polperio, nodding off inside a vehicle at a gas station on Ocean Avenue, Lakewood Police. Officers made contact Polperio and observed signs consistent with drug impairment, police said. Polperio was subjected to field sobriety tests and a further investigation revealed drug paraphernalia in plain view inside the vehicle, police said. Polperio was …

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Ewing Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Philly Man Killed In Ewing Stabbing: Prosecutor Philly Man Killed In Ewing Stabbing: Prosecutor
Philly Man Killed In Ewing Stabbing: Prosecutor A 40-year-old Philadelphia resident was fatally stabbed in Ewing Thursday, Jan. 8, authorities said. At 5:20 p.m., Ewing police responded to the first block of New Hillcrest Avenue and found Jimmy Chase in the street with stab wounds to the torso, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey and Ewing Police Chief Al Rhodes said. Chase was transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead Friday morning, Jan. 9, authorities said. No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing, authorities said. A fundraiser has been set up for Ch…

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Kearny, NJ
Police & Fire
Two Kearny Pedestrians Struck By Vehicle In Harrison: Prosecutor Two Kearny Pedestrians Struck By Vehicle In Harrison: Prosecutor
Two Kearny Pedestrians Struck By Vehicle In Harrison: Prosecutor Two pedestrians were injured after being struck by a vehicle in Harrison Thursday afternoon, Jan. 8. At 3:30 p.m., the Hudson County Sheriff's Office responded to Woodland Drive in West Hudson Park and found two injured men, 58 and 48, Acting Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello said. They were transported to University Hospital in Newark where they remain hospitalized with serious injuries, Mello said.. The driver and striking vehicle remained at the scene, Mello said. The crash is actively being investigated by the Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit a…

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Paramus, NJ
News
First Pediatric Flu Death Reported In NJ: DOH First Pediatric Flu Death Reported In NJ: DOH
First Pediatric Flu Death Reported In NJ: DOH A child from North Jersey is the state's first confirmed pediatric flu death of the 2025-2026 season, the New Jersey Department of Health announced Friday, Jan. 9. The child was under five years old and had no known comorbidities, the Department of Health said. The DOH did not identify the child nor say where they were from. The number of people sick with influenza and the number of those who are sick enough to visit doctors, emergency departments, and be admitted to a hospital all remain very elevated, the DOH said. The Department of Health encouraged people to get a flu vaccination, sayi…

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Washington Township, NJ
Obituaries
KPMG Director, Washington Twp. Dad Of Two Kenneth McLawhorn Dies Suddenly, 35 KPMG Director, Washington Twp. Dad Of Two Kenneth McLawhorn Dies Suddenly, 35
KPMG Director, Washington Twp. Dad Of Two Kenneth McLawhorn Dies Suddenly, 35 Kenneth McLawhorn, a 35-year-old South Jersey resident, died on Monday, Jan. 5, according to his obituary from the Egizi Funeral Home website. McLawhorn is survived by his wife, Andriana, whom he met while attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, his obituary reads. He spent 11 years working at KPMG, according to his obituary. His LinkedIn shows he was a consulting director operating out of Philadelphia. He is also survived by his children, Jackson and Camille, his parents, Kenneth and Tonya, his siblings, Janna, John and Tyndall and his grandparents, Henry, Lana…

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Bayonne, NJ
Business
Eight GameStops Closing In New Jersey: Here's The List Eight GameStops Closing In New Jersey: Here's The List
Eight GameStops Closing In New Jersey: Here's The List GameStop, the video game retailer, is shuttering nearly 300 locations nationwide this month and the Garden State is one of the hardest hit states. Eight stores are closing or have closed throughout New Jersey.  According to a blog dedicated to tracking GameStop closures, the stores closing in New Jersey are: Bayonne: South Cove Plaza, 205 Lefante Way Deptford: Deptford Landing, 2000 Clements Bridge Rd, closed Wednesday, Jan. 7 Newark: 786 Broad St. North Bergen: 2100 88th St. at Tonelle Ave., closed Wednesday, Jan. 7 South Plainfield: 4959 Stelton Rd. Somerdale: Town Square Plaza…

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Secaucus, NJ
Police & Fire
Secaucus Doctor Ran Pill Mill, Demanded Sex For Opioids: Feds Secaucus Doctor Ran Pill Mill, Demanded Sex For Opioids: Feds
Secaucus Doctor Ran Pill Mill, Demanded Sex For Opioids: Feds A 52-year-old doctor from Secaucus was charged with distributing opioids without a legitimate medical purpose, authorities announced Thursday, Jan. 8. Ritesh Kalra faces a 58-count indictment, including 36 counts of distributing opioids outside the usual course of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose, one count of maintaining a drug-involved premises, and 21 counts of health care fraud, Senior Counsel Philip Lamparello said. Kalra, who worked out of Fair Lawn, operated a pill mill out of his office, prescribing oxycodone and promethazine with codeine, wit…

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Pemberton-Browns Mills, NJ
News
Embattled Pemberton Township Mayor Accused Of Sexual Misconduct Resigns Embattled Pemberton Township Mayor Accused Of Sexual Misconduct Resigns
Embattled Pemberton Township Mayor Accused Of Sexual Misconduct Resigns Jack Tompkins has resigned as Mayor of Pemberton after facing years of allegations and lawsuits over sexual misconduct. Tompkins, a Republican, announced his resignation in a letter to the township council on Monday, Dec. 29. The resignation took effect Wednesday, Dec. 31. "During my time as Pemberton Township Mayor, I have seen actions by council and some employees that I feel were not in the best interest of the township," Tompkins, who took office in 2023, said.  Tompkins had faced numerous calls for his resignation during his tenure, especially after a scathing report authori…

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Hoboken, NJ
Police & Fire
Hoboken Man Exposed Himself, Engaged In Lewd Act On New Year's Day: Police Hoboken Man Exposed Himself, Engaged In Lewd Act On New Year's Day: Police
Hoboken Man Exposed Himself, Engaged In Lewd Act On New Year's Day: Police A 45-year-old Hoboken man was arrested and charged with exposing himself on New Year's Day, authorities said. At 3:10 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 1., authorities responded to Willow Avenue and Third Street after an individual reported a man, later identified as Damont Dyer, engaging in a lewd act and exposing himself, police said. Dyer was located on the 300 block of Washington Street and detained after a positive witness identification, police said. Dyer was charged with criminal sexual contact, authorities said.

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