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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Manahawkin-Stafford, NJ
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Man Arrested For Possessing Suboxone In Stafford: Police Man Arrested For Possessing Suboxone In Stafford: Police
Man Arrested For Possessing Suboxone In Stafford: Police A 54-year-old Eagleswood man was arrested and charged with possessing suboxone in Stafford, authorities announced this week. At 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4, Andrew Albanese was arrested by the Drug Enforcement Unit following an interaction at the Cedar Run Apartments on Route 9 in Manahawkin, Stafford police said. Albanese had three active warrants out for his arrest and while they were searching him, officers recovered a quantity of suboxone, police said. Albanese was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance and was transported to the Ocean County Jail, police said.

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Bayville-Berkeley, NJ
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Careless Driver Causes 3-Car Crash: Berkeley Township PD Careless Driver Causes 3-Car Crash: Berkeley Township PD
Careless Driver Causes 3-Car Crash: Berkeley Township PD Three people were injured in a three-car crash in Berkeley Township, authorities announced last week. At 4:52 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 5, officers responded to Route 9 and Bay Boulevard, after a 2013 Nissan Altima traveling southbound struck a Ford Focus which was stopped in the southbound lane of Route 9, waiting to perform a left turn, Berkeley Township police said. The crash was caused by driver inattention and traveling too closely, police said. The initial collision caused the Focus to enter the Northbound lane and crash into a utility trailer which was being towed by a 2021 Nissan Titan, …

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National Interest
Widow Of Legendary Wrestler Balls Mahoney Faces Eviction From Spring Lake Home: Fundraiser Widow Of Legendary Wrestler Balls Mahoney Faces Eviction From Spring Lake Home: Fundraiser
Widow Of Legendary Wrestler Balls Mahoney Faces Eviction From Spring Lake Home: Fundraiser Balls Mahoney was a hardcore wrestling icon, who captivated fans with his matches with John Cena in WWE and bloody brawls with the Dudley Boyz in ECW, that often ended with him going through flaming tables. Mahoney aka Jon Recher, a Monmouth County native, died in 2016 of a heart attack at the age of 44, leaving behind his wife Gayle and son, Chris. Now Gayle and Chris are facing eviction from their home in Spring Lake Heights, the only home Chris, a senior in high school, has ever known. "Gayle has shown incredible strength, raising Chris on her own despite facing enormous challenges," De…

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Rumson-Fair Haven, NJ
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Fair Haven Cop Won't Face Charges For Shooting: Prosecutor Fair Haven Cop Won't Face Charges For Shooting: Prosecutor
Fair Haven Cop Won't Face Charges For Shooting: Prosecutor An officer will not face charges following a police-involved shooting in Rumson last year, authorities announced Tuesday, Dec. 9. A Monmouth County grand jury declined to indict Fair Haven police officer Brooks Robinson on criminal charges for shooting an Irvington man last September, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. At 4:45 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024, Rumson police were dispatched to two locations for a report of two suspects involved in vehicular and attempted residential burglaries, Santiago said. A Rumson police officer attempted to stop the suspect, but was sideswi…

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Pleasantville-Absecon, NJ
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Absecon Twins Threatened To Shoot ICE Agents, Hang DHS Asst Secretary: Feds Absecon Twins Threatened To Shoot ICE Agents, Hang DHS Asst Secretary: Feds
Absecon Twins Threatened To Shoot ICE Agents, Hang DHS Asst Secretary: Feds A pair of twins from New Jersey were arrested and charged with threatening to kill Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin and called for shooting ICE on sight on social media, authorities announced Tuesday, Dec. 9. Ricardo Antonio Roman-Flores and Emilio Roman-Flores, both U.S. citizens who live in Absecon, were arrested following a search and arrest warrant by DHS and the Absecon Police Department SWAT team, DHS said in a release. Emilio Roman-Flores is being charged with unlawful possession of an assault weapon, possession of prohibited weapons, conspiracy t…

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Kearny, NJ
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$13.4M Jail Contract Ruled Illegal After Hudson County Skipped Public Bidding, Court Rules $13.4M Jail Contract Ruled Illegal After Hudson County Skipped Public Bidding, Court Rules
$13.4M Jail Contract Ruled Illegal After Hudson County Skipped Public Bidding, Court Rules A court in New Jersey ruled Hudson County violated the law by awarding a $13.4 contract for health care services at its correctional facility. The three-judge panel in the New Jersey Appellate Division unanimously ruled the county repeatedly bypassed public bidding and competitive contract rules when it awarded the contract to Wellpath for the Hudson County Correctional Facility in Kearny without public notice or competition.  Local governments are required to submit major proposed contracts to the state comptroller's office for review and approval at least 30 days before beginning the…

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Mount Holly, NJ
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NY Man Ejected, Killed On Route 278 In Westampton: NJSP NY Man Ejected, Killed On Route 278 In Westampton: NJSP
NY Man Ejected, Killed On Route 278 In Westampton: Njsp A 49-year-old Rochester man was killed in a crash on Route 295 in Burlington County on Monday, Dec. 8, authorities said. At 8:50 p.m., troopers responded to Route 295 south in Westampton after a Chevrolet Express van lost directional control, ran off the roadway to the left, re-entered the roadway, struck the curb to the right and overturned, Christopher Postorino, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. David Colon, the driver, was ejected from the vehicle and sustained fatal injuries, Postorino said. Both passengers in the van sustained minor injuries and were transported to an…

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Mendham-Chester, NJ
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Stolen Car Crashes Into House, Driver, Passenger Had Crack Pipes: Mendham Twp PD Stolen Car Crashes Into House, Driver, Passenger Had Crack Pipes: Mendham Twp PD
Stolen Car Crashes Into House, Driver, Passenger Had Crack Pipes: Mendham Twp PD Two Sayreville residents were arrested and charged after being found with a crack pipe and burglary tools following a traffic stop in Mendham Township on Sunday, Dec. 7, authorities said. Officers observed a vehicle with an altered license plate and attempted to  stop the vehicle, though it accelerated and attempted to elude police, Mendham Township police said. The driver, Matthew Gehring ended up driving into a driveway at the end of Thackery Lane, striking a parked vehicle and then part of the house, police said. Gehring attempted to flee on foot but was apprehended following a bri…

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Phillipsburg, NJ
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Bloomsbury Pair Lied About Sex Assault By NJ State Troopers: AG Bloomsbury Pair Lied About Sex Assault By NJ State Troopers: AG
Bloomsbury Pair Lied About Sex Assault By NJ State Troopers: AG Two Hunterdon County residents have been arrested and charged after they falsely claimed multiple New Jersey state troopers sexually assaulted a man, authorities announced Tuesday, Dec. 9. On Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, three New Jersey State Police troopers responded to a domestic dispute to a residence on Brunswick Avenue in Bloomsbury that Randal Kelco, 35 and Lisa DeStefano, 45, shared, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Kelco and DeStefano later told staff members at a hospital along with officers from two law enforcement agencies Kelco had been sexually assaulted by multiple troopers,&…

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Newark, NJ
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WINNER! Lotto Ticket Sold In Newark Hits Jackpot WINNER! Lotto Ticket Sold In Newark Hits Jackpot
Winner! Lotto Ticket Sold In Newark Hits Jackpot It was a magical Monday for two lottery players in Newark and Monmouth County, respectively. Tickets sold in Newark and Hazlet matched all five numbers in the Jersey Cash 5 drawing on Monday, Dec. 8, splitting the $240,702 prize. The tickets were purchased at Lou's Corner Liquor on Van Buren Street in Newark and a QuickChek on Route 36 in Hazlet.  The winning numbers were 13, 25, 28, 30, and 35. The Bullseye was 35 and the XTRA was 03. 

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