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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Secaucus, NJ
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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
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
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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
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
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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
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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Atlantic Highlands-Highlands, NJ
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Footage Released Of Deadly Route 36 Crash Between Wrong-Way Cyclist, Atlantic Highlands Cop: AG Footage Released Of Deadly Route 36 Crash Between Wrong-Way Cyclist, Atlantic Highlands Cop: AG Footage Released Of Deadly Route 36 Crash Between Wrong-Way Cyclist, Atlantic Highlands Cop: AG
Footage Released Of Deadly Route 36 Crash Between Wrong-Way Cyclist, Atlantic Highlands Cop: AG Surveillance footage has been released that shows a man on an e-bike colliding with a cop car in Middletown last October, leading to the cyclist's death, authorities said. At 1 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 10, Atlantic Highlands Police Officer Timothy Funk was traveling on Orchard Avenue and stopped at a red light at the intersection of Orchard Avenue and Route 36, while Henry Phillips, a 73-year-old Atlantic Highlands man, was operating an e-bike southbound in the northbound lane of Route 36,  The Attorney General’s Office of Public Integrity and Accountability said. The e-bike and police veh…

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Brick, NJ
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Murder-For-Hire: Son Gets Life In Prison For Killing Brick Dad Years After Brother's Death Murder-For-Hire: Son Gets Life In Prison For Killing Brick Dad Years After Brother's Death Murder-For-Hire: Son Gets Life In Prison For Killing Brick Dad Years After Brother's Death
Murder-For-Hire: Son Gets Life In Prison For Killing Brick Dad Years After Brother's Death A 34-year-old Brick Township man was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of arranging the 2019 murder of his 55-year-old father, four years after losing his older brother, authorities announced Thursday, Jan. 8. On Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, Brick Township police responded to Acorn Drive and found Mark Richard Austin dead after sustaining blunt force trauma, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. An investigation determined Mark J. Austin had paid Jeray Melton to kill his father, Billhimer said. Both were arrested less than a week later, Billhimer said.  In 2020, …

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Summit, NJ
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Shelter-in-Place Lifted At Summit Schools After Threat: Authorities Shelter-in-Place Lifted At Summit Schools After Threat: Authorities Shelter-in-Place Lifted At Summit Schools After Threat: Authorities
Shelter-in-Place Lifted At Summit Schools After Threat: Authorities A shelter-in-place at two schools in Summit was lifted Thursday afternoon, Jan. 8. At 1 p.m., the Summit Police Department received information from an outside law enforcement agency that it had received a threat and that the caller was believed to be currently in Summit, the city said in a release. Brayton Elementary School and Lawton C. Johnson Summit Middle School were placed in a shelter-in-place while Summit Police conducted an investigation, authorities said. The suspect was identified and taken into custody and the school day resumed as planned, authorities said.…

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Manchester-Lakehurst, NJ
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UTV Engulfed In Flames: Whiting Fire Company UTV Engulfed In Flames: Whiting Fire Company UTV Engulfed In Flames: Whiting Fire Company
UTV Engulfed In Flames: Whiting Fire Company A utility terrain vehicle was engulfed in flames in Whiting on Wednesday, Jan. 7, authorities said. At 8:41 p.m.., firefighters responded to Congasia Road and found a single UTV on fire with all occupants out of the vehicle, Whiting Fire Company Sta. 33 said. Firefighters worked to suppress the fire and prevent further spread to the adjacent brush, fire officials said. The scene was turned over to Manchester police for investigation, firefighters said.

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Chatham, NJ
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Thieves Break Into Home, Steal Range Rover: Chatham Borough PD Thieves Break Into Home, Steal Range Rover: Chatham Borough PD Thieves Break Into Home, Steal Range Rover: Chatham Borough PD
Thieves Break Into Home, Steal Range Rover: Chatham Borough PD Three suspects are at large after they broke into a home and stole a Range Rover in Chatham on Wednesday, Jan. 7, authorities said. The suspects entered an occupied residence on Hillside Avenue through the first floor window by forcing it open with a prying tool, Chatham Borough police said. The suspects located the victim's wallet and key fob to a 2025 Range Rover parked in the driveway in a kitchen drawer and exited through the front door, police said. The Range Rover was subsequently stolen from the driveway and fled South on Hillside Avenue toward Chatham Township, police said. No conta…

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National Interest
Longtime Maryland Congressman Steny Hoyer Retiring Longtime Maryland Congressman Steny Hoyer Retiring Longtime Maryland Congressman Steny Hoyer Retiring
Longtime Maryland Congressman Steny Hoyer Retiring Steny Hoyer, who has represented Maryland for more than 40 years in the House of Representatives, announced he will not seek re-election. Hoyer, the longest serving Democrat in the House and former No. 2 House Democrat, told the Washington Post he made the decision after talking with his family over the holidays. “I did not want to be one of those members who clearly stayed, outstayed his or her ability to do the job,” the 86-year-old Hoyer, who represents Maryland's 5th Congressional District, told the Post. Known as a congressman who regularly reached across the aisle, Hoyer, who was fir…

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Neptune-Ocean Grove, NJ
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TikTok Shows Stolen BMW Flipping In Neptune; Brothers Arrested: Police (VIDEO) TikTok Shows Stolen BMW Flipping In Neptune; Brothers Arrested: Police (VIDEO) TikTok Shows Stolen BMW Flipping In Neptune; Brothers Arrested: Police (VIDEO)
TikTok Shows Stolen BMW Flipping In Neptune; Brothers Arrested: Police (Video) Two brothers from Asbury Park were arrested and charged in Neptune after fleeing from police after the stolen BMW they were driving overturned- and it was all caught on TikTok. On Tuesday, Jan. 6, officers located a stolen BMW X3 out of South Orange, traveling west on Route 66, Neptune Township police said. The vehicle sped off but crashed into a construction site on the 3500 block of Route 66. The driver, Alan Gonzalez, 20, and his brother Felix, 18, fled the crash and were apprehended by officers, police said. TikTok user HVintheHouse was on scene and recorded the crash and the pursuit.  …

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