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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Elizabeth, NJ
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Brooklyn Man Who Forced NJ Child Into Prostitution Learns Fate: Feds Brooklyn Man Who Forced NJ Child Into Prostitution Learns Fate: Feds
Brooklyn Man Who Forced NJ Child Into Prostitution Learns Fate: Feds A 31-year-old Brooklyn man was sentenced to more than a decade in prison after previously pleading guilty to forcing a New Jersey girl into prostitution, authorities announced Monday, Nov. 24.. In 2019, Soauib Butcher brought the girl by train to New York City, where he instructed the victim to perform oral sex for money on a rooftop in Brooklyn, authorities said. Several days later, Butcher brought the victim to Elizabeth where, from August 2019 to January 2020, the victim stayed with Butcher and another person in a series of motel rooms, Acting United States Attorney and Special Attorney …

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Washington Township, NJ
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Philly Man Killed In Two-Car Crash Outside High School: Washington Twp Police Philly Man Killed In Two-Car Crash Outside High School: Washington Twp Police
Philly Man Killed In Two-Car Crash Outside High School: Washington Twp Police A 46-year-old Philadelphia man was killed in a two-car crash in Gloucester County on Monday, Nov. 24, authorities said. At 5:07 p.m., officers responded to Hurfville-Crosskeys Road and Chapel Heights Road, in front of Washington Township High School after a 2020 Nissan Sentra traveling southbound collided with the back of a 2011 Chevrolet Traverse, Washington Township police said.  A passenger in the Nissan Sentra was unconscious and unresponsive at the scene, police said. He was transported to Jefferson Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, police said.  Two other p…

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Hillsborough, NJ
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Hillsborough Massage Therapist Gets License Suspended After Sexual Assault Charge: AG Hillsborough Massage Therapist Gets License Suspended After Sexual Assault Charge: AG
Hillsborough Massage Therapist Gets License Suspended After Sexual Assault Charge: AG A massage therapist in Hillsborough Township had his license temporarily suspended after being charged with sexual assault, authorities announced Monday, Nov. 24. David Bittner was arrested in June and charged with sexual assault after he touched a woman in a sexual manner without her consent during a massage therapy session at the fitness center he worked at, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Bittner's license is suspended pending the outcome of the case, Platkin said. Following the indictment, Bittner  placed under house arrest with an ankle monitor while he awaits trial, Platk…

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Montclair, NJ
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Brendan Fraser Visits Montclair Theater For New Movie Brendan Fraser Visits Montclair Theater For New Movie
Brendan Fraser Visits Montclair Theater For New Movie Brendan Fraser visited  The Bellevue Theater in Montclair on Saturday, Nov. 22, as he continues to promote his new film, "Rental Family." "Rental Family," which stars the Oscar winning actor is about an American actor living in Japan who works for an agency playing stand-in roles for strangers. "Thanks for coming out to the screening," Fraser said. "This movie is about making a human connection, something that we can very easily overlook or lack in this increasingly synthesized world we live in and reaching out and having the authentic care and concern of someone close to you, is not a…

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Salem, NJ
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Woman Airlifted After Dog Attack In Quinton Twp: NJSP Woman Airlifted After Dog Attack In Quinton Twp: NJSP
Woman Airlifted After Dog Attack In Quinton Twp: Njsp A woman was airlifted to a hospital after being attacked by a dog in Salem County on Saturday, Nov. 22, authorities said. At 12:55 p.m., troopers responded to a residence on Quinton-Marlboro Road in Quinton Township and found the injured woman, Christopher Postorino, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The woman was airlifted to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Postorino said. The incident remains under investigation, Postorino said.

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Manchester-Lakehurst, NJ
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Vehicle Fires Unleash Torrent Of Smoke: Manchester PD Vehicle Fires Unleash Torrent Of Smoke: Manchester PD
Vehicle Fires Unleash Torrent Of Smoke: Manchester PD Multiple vehicles were engulfed in flames at Manchester Plaza on Thursday, Nov. 20, authorities said. At 11:16 a.m., officers responded to the Manchester Plaza Shopping Center and found a 2018 Toyota Camry with smoke and flames visible from the engine compartment, Manchester police said. The fire spread to two other adjacently parked vehicles, a white 2013 Honda Accord and a silver 2005 Nissan Altima, police said. The Manchester Volunteer Fire Department, along with other departments, responded to the scene and quickly extinguished the fire, police said. The 79-year-old owner of the Toyot…

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Jersey City, NJ
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Man Critical After Jersey City Blaze: Prosecutor Man Critical After Jersey City Blaze: Prosecutor
Man Critical After Jersey City Blaze: Prosecutor A 79-year-old man remains hospitalized following a fire in Jersey City on Saturday, Nov. 22, authorities said. At 1 a.m., the Jersey City Fire Department responded to 241 Baldwin Ave. and found smoke and fire in the basement of a residential structure, Acting Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello said. While batting the fire, firefighters located the unconscious man with serious bodily injuries, Mello said.  He was transported to a nearby hospital, where he remains in critical but stable condition, Mello said. The fire remains under investigation, though foul play is no…

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Jackson, NJ
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22-Year-Old Man Missing, Endangered: Jackson Twp PD 22-Year-Old Man Missing, Endangered: Jackson Twp PD
22-Year-Old Man Missing, Endangered: Jackson Twp PD Police are looking for a 22-year-old man missing since Friday, Nov. 21, out of Jackson. Mortimer Wortman was last seen at 10:30 p.m. in the woods near High Bridge Road, police said. He is 5'10" and weighs 200 lbs. and was last seen wearing a black t-shirt, burgundy hoodie and blue jeans, police said. He has a brown eyes and dark brown hair with a nose piercing and several earrings on both ears, police said. A fundraiser has been launched to assist with finding Wortman. The money will go toward allocating resources for his recovery and hiring a private detective. As of Wednesday, Nov. 26, …

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Roxbury-Mount Arlington, NJ
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PA Man, 41, Killed After Rear-Ending Garbage Truck On Route 80: NJSP PA Man, 41, Killed After Rear-Ending Garbage Truck On Route 80: NJSP
PA Man, 41, Killed After Rear-Ending Garbage Truck On Route 80: Njsp A 41-year-old Pennsylvania man was killed in a crash on Route 80 in Morris County on Friday, Nov. 21, authorities said. At 5:25 a.m., a Toyota sedan operated by Michael Murphy, a Blakeslee resident, was traveling eastbound on Route 80 in Roxbury Township when it struck the back of a disabled Autocar garbage truck, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. Murphy was pronounced dead at the scene, Lebron said. The driver of the garbage truck sustained minor injuries, Lebron said. The crash remains under investigation, Lebron said.

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Milltown, NJ
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Parents Must Pay $42K In 'Troubling' Milltown School Residency Case: Ruling Parents Must Pay $42K In 'Troubling' Milltown School Residency Case: Ruling
Parents Must Pay $42K In 'Troubling' Milltown School Residency Case: Ruling Parents in Middlesex County have been ordered to pay nearly $42,000 after their two children was improperly enrolled in the Milltown School District while they lived in North Brunswick, according to a ruling from the New Jersey Commissioner of Education. The parents, who were identified only as B.M. and P.M. lived in North Brunswick between November 2023 and March 2025 while their new home was being constructed in Milltown, the ruling says. Once they received a temporary certificate of occupancy, they moved into the Milltown home.  Judge Allison Friedman's ruling shows a fami…

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