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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Mount Olive, NJ
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Man Stole From Deli Tip Jar: Mount Olive PD Man Stole From Deli Tip Jar: Mount Olive PD
Man Stole From Deli Tip Jar: Mount Olive PD A 48-year-old North Bergen man was arrested and charged with stealing money from a tip jar at a deli in Flanders on Tuesday, Nov. 11, authorities said. At 3:03 p.m., officers responded to Route 206 Bagels and Deli at 240 Route 206 after Mohammad Salem took $21 from the tip jar on the counter and left the store, Mount Olive police said.  Salem was located at Wawa on 194 Route 206, police said. He had an active warrant out for his arrest from Passaic County, police said. He was charged with theft of moveable property, police said.

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Pleasantville-Absecon, NJ
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Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Vehicle: Absecon PD Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Vehicle: Absecon PD
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Vehicle: Absecon PD A pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle in Absecon on Tuesday, Nov. 11, authorities said. At 7:38 p.m., officers responded to a fatal crash at Route 9 and California Avenue, Absecon police said.  The driver remained on scene and assisted with the investigation, police said. The identity of the pedestrian has not been revealed and police did not say how the crash occurred. The crash remains under investigation, police said.

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Newark, NJ
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GUILTY: Newark Man Sexually Assaulted Underage Relative GUILTY: Newark Man Sexually Assaulted Underage Relative
Guilty: Newark Man Sexually Assaulted Underage Relative A 42-year-old Newark man was convicted of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl on Monday, Nov. 10, authorities said. Javier Freire-Ramos sexually assaulted the girl, a family member, multiple times between May 2021 and February 2022, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said. The girl was 11 years old when the abuse began, Stephens said. Freire-Ramos was convicted of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault by contact and endangering the welfare of a child, Stephens said. Freire-Ramos faces a potential prison term of 25 years to life in New Jersey State Prison when he is sente…

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Hackettstown, NJ
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NJ Man Threatened Bar Manager After Security Physically Kicked Him Out: Hackettstown PD NJ Man Threatened Bar Manager After Security Physically Kicked Him Out: Hackettstown PD
NJ Man Threatened Bar Manager After Security Physically Kicked Him Out: Hackettstown PD A 20-year-old Rockaway man was arrested and charged after he made threats toward a Hackettstown restaurant manager after they attempted to escort him from the premieses, authorities announced Wednesday, Nov. 12. At 1:39 a.m., on Sunday, Nov. 2 officers observed the manager and a security guard removing the man from the parking lot of Grand Avenue Tavern at 109 Grand Ave., Hackettstown police said. The man was physically resisting the men kicking him out and yelling aggressively at them, police said. The Rockaway resident had been involved in an incident at the establishment that led to him …

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Berlin, NJ
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Trailer Overturns On Black Horse Pike: Gloucester County OEM Trailer Overturns On Black Horse Pike: Gloucester County OEM
Trailer Overturns On Black Horse Pike: Gloucester County OEM An overturned trailer is snarling traffic on the Black Horse Pike in Berlin on Wednesday, Nov. 12, authorities said. A commercial equipment trailer overturned on Route 42 northbound at the Berlin Cross Keys Road intersection on the Black Horse Pike and Route 42, the Gloucester County Office of Emergency Management said. County Hazmat is on scene and Route 42 northbound is closed, OEM said. Drivers can expect delays and are asked to avoid the area and seek alternate routes while recovery crews clear the roadway, OEM said.

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Newark, NJ
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Student Brought Loaded Handgun To School: Newark PD Student Brought Loaded Handgun To School: Newark PD
Student Brought Loaded Handgun To School: Newark PD A 17-year-old was taken into custody after bringing a loaded handgun to a Newark school on Wednesday, Nov. 17, authorities said. At 9:06 a.m., police responded to Great Oaks Charter School at 17 Crawford St. after the boy attempted to enter the school with a handgun, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. The student set off the metal detector and a metal detector wand before the loaded handgun was discovered in his book bag, Miranda said. He was taken into custody without further incident, Miranda said.

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Tinton Falls-Eatontown, NJ
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Support Swells For Family Of Tinton Falls Student Found Dead In SC Support Swells For Family Of Tinton Falls Student Found Dead In SC
Support Swells For Family Of Tinton Falls Student Found Dead In SC Owen Kenney, a 19-year-old Tinton Falls resident who was found dead in South Carolina where he was attending school, is being remembered for his infectious smile. A fundraiser has been launched for Kenney's family, after the 19-year-old committed suicide on Halloween in Charleston. Detectives determined that he had taken his own life after walking on the Ravenel Bridge pedestrian walkway at 3:49 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 31, Charleston police said. Kenney was a student at the College of Charleston. "Owen’s infectious smile, kind heart, and joyful spirit touched everyone who knew him,"…

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Gloucester Township, NJ
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Siclerville Man Charged In Crash That Killed Husband, Injured Wife: Gloucester Twp PD Siclerville Man Charged In Crash That Killed Husband, Injured Wife: Gloucester Twp PD
Siclerville Man Charged In Crash That Killed Husband, Injured Wife: Gloucester Twp PD A 23-year-old Sicklerville man was arrested and charged following a crash that killed a 76-year-old man and injured his wife, authorities announced Wednesday, Nov. 12. On Saturday, Oct. 11, at 10:13 p.m., officers responded to a crash at Berlin Cross Keys Road and Johnson Road in Sicklerville after a sedan traveling on Berlin Cross Keys Road toward the Black Horse Pike collided with an SUV at the intersection, Gloucester Township police said. The occupants of both vehicles were trapped, requiring extrication, police said. Louis Bontya, the driver of the SUV, was pronounced dead at a nearby …

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Berlin, NJ
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Berlin Man Killed, Two Injured In Route 76 Crash: NJSP Berlin Man Killed, Two Injured In Route 76 Crash: NJSP
Berlin Man Killed, Two Injured In Route 76 Crash: Njsp A 71-year-old Berlin man was killed and two others injured in a crash on Route 76 in Camden County Sunday, Nov. 9, authorities said. At 6:41 p.m., a BMW traveling eastbound on Route 76 in Bellmawr crashed into the back of a Kia, Charles Marchan, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The driver of the Kia, whose name has not been released, was pronounced dead at the scene, Marchan said. A 31-year-old passenger in the Kia sustained moderate injuries while the driver of the BMW, a 33-year-old Wenoah man, sustained minor injuries, Marchan said.  The crahs remains under in…

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Bridgeport, CT
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Bridgeport Insurance Reinspector Will Compete On 'Jeopardy!': Here's When To Watch Bridgeport Insurance Reinspector Will Compete On 'Jeopardy!': Here's When To Watch
Bridgeport Insurance Reinspector Will Compete On 'Jeopardy!': Here's When To Watch This insurance reinspector from Bridgeport will be competing on "Jeopardy!" on Wednesday, Nov. 12. Who is Greg Saunders? Saunders will be on the venerable quiz game show, which airs in Bridgeport at 7 p.m. on WABC. He faces returning champion Harrison Whitaker, a researcher from Indiana and Lynette Perloff, an assessment specialist originally from Philadelphia.

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