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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Rockaway, NJ
Breaking News
Support Swells For Rockaway Family That Lost 2 Cats, Home In Fire Support Swells For Rockaway Family That Lost 2 Cats, Home In Fire Support Swells For Rockaway Family That Lost 2 Cats, Home In Fire
Support Swells For Rockaway Family That Lost 2 Cats, Home In Fire The Perez family is recovering after they lost their Rockaway home of 20 years and their two beloved cats in a fire on Sunday, Dec. 14. Raymond, Elizabeth, their two children Josh and Marissa and Elizabeth's brother, Louis, are heartbroken and in shock following the fire that killed their two cats, Onyx and Nova, who succumbed to smoke inhalation. "Their home was filled with memories, photos, and personalized items that meant the world to them, and the loss has been overwhelming for the entire family," Olga Regal, who established a fundraiser for the family said. The Perez's are curre…

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Moorestown, NJ
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10 Hospitalized After School Bus Crash In Burlington County: Police 10 Hospitalized After School Bus Crash In Burlington County: Police 10 Hospitalized After School Bus Crash In Burlington County: Police
10 Hospitalized After School Bus Crash In Burlington County: Police Ten people were hospitalized after after a collision between a school bus and a vehicle in Moorestown on Tuesday, Dec. 16, authorities said. At 3:15 p.m., the crash between a passenger vehicle and school bus at the intersection of Hartford Road and Borton Landing Road, Moorestown police said. Six students, the bus driver and three occupants of the passenger vehicle were transported to area hospitals for further evaluation, police said. The injuries appear to be minor, police said. The remaining students on the bus were safely transported to a nearby school, where they were reunified with …

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Jersey City, NJ
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Jersey City Man Sent Explicit Messages To Child: Prosecutor Jersey City Man Sent Explicit Messages To Child: Prosecutor Jersey City Man Sent Explicit Messages To Child: Prosecutor
Jersey City Man Sent Explicit Messages To Child: Prosecutor A 40-year-old Jersey City man was arrested and charged with sending explicit messages to a juvenile, authorities announced Tuesday, Dec. 16. An investigation into Stanley Ruiz began after the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received information that he had sent explicit messages and images to a girl through Discord, Acting Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello said. The girl, who lives in another country, identified herself as a child to the defendant multiple times, Mello said. Ruiz is charged with endangering the welfare of a child and lewdness, Mello said.

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Jersey City, NJ
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Pedestrian Critically Injured In Jersey City Crash: Prosecutor Pedestrian Critically Injured In Jersey City Crash: Prosecutor Pedestrian Critically Injured In Jersey City Crash: Prosecutor
Pedestrian Critically Injured In Jersey City Crash: Prosecutor A 61-year-old Jersey City man is in critical condition after he was struck by a car on Sunday, Dec. 14, authorities said. At 9:15 p.m., Jersey City police responded to a report of a pedestrian struck at Mallory Avenue and Communipaw Avenue and found the man with life-threatening injuries, Acting Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello said. The man was transported to a nearby hospital where he remains in critical condition, Mello said. The striking vehicle remained at the scene, Mello said. The incident remains under investigation by the Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Uni…

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Boonton, NJ
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XMas Eve Slaying: Son Guilty Of Murdering Father With Pole Saw, Morris County Prosecutor Says XMas Eve Slaying: Son Guilty Of Murdering Father With Pole Saw, Morris County Prosecutor Says XMas Eve Slaying: Son Guilty Of Murdering Father With Pole Saw, Morris County Prosecutor Says
XMas Eve Slaying: Son Guilty Of Murdering Father With Pole Saw, Morris County Prosecutor Says A 35-year-old Boonton Township has been convicted of murdering his father with a pole saw on Christmas Eve, authorities announced Tuesday, Dec. 16. Kyle Meyer was convicted of first degree murder and multiple weapons offenses following a seven-day trial on Monday, Dec. 15, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert M. McNally, Morris County Sheriff James Gannon, and Boonton Township Chief of Police Thomas Cacciabeve said. On Sunday, Dec. 24, at 1:15 p.m., officers responded to a residence in Boonton Township and found Gregory Meyer dead, authorities said. …

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Neptune-Ocean Grove, NJ
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Head Of NJ LGBTQ+ Advocacy Group Charged In Neptune City Child Endangerment Case: Report Head Of NJ LGBTQ+ Advocacy Group Charged In Neptune City Child Endangerment Case: Report Head Of NJ LGBTQ+ Advocacy Group Charged In Neptune City Child Endangerment Case: Report
Head Of NJ LGBTQ+ Advocacy Group Charged In Neptune City Child Endangerment Case: Report Christian Fuscarino, the executive director of Garden State Equality, the state's largest LGBTQ+ advocacy group, has been charged with child endangerment in Neptune City, according to court records obtained by Daily Voice. At 8 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 9, Fuscarino, 35, pulled a child out of bed and then struck the child with an open hand multiple times across the face before pushing the child into a wall, according to an affidavit of probable cause obtained by NJ Advance Media. The child was later taken to the Monmouth County Child Advocacy Center, the affidavit states. The incident was captur…

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Penns Grove-Carneys Point, NJ
Obituaries
Community Mourns Penns Grove Woman Struck, Killed By Car Community Mourns Penns Grove Woman Struck, Killed By Car Community Mourns Penns Grove Woman Struck, Killed By Car
Community Mourns Penns Grove Woman Struck, Killed By Car Jaye Pollard, a 29-year-old Penns Grove woman, was killed after she was hit by a car on Wednesday, Dec. 10, according to a fundraiser set up to support her family. At 6 p.m., police responded to North Virginia Avenue near East Main Street and found Pollard lying in the roadway, Jeffrey Barile, a spokesman with the Salem County Prosecutor's Office told NJ.com. Pollard was transported to a nearby hospital in Delaware where she was pronounced dead, Barile said to NJ.com. "Jaye was more than just a daughter, sister, friend, and mother — she was a light to everyone who knew her," York Gross, w…

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Montclair, NJ
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Alec Baldwin Considering Move To Montclair: Report Alec Baldwin Considering Move To Montclair: Report Alec Baldwin Considering Move To Montclair: Report
Alec Baldwin Considering Move To Montclair: Report Could Alec Baldwin be the Garden State's newest resident? The Oscar nominated actor and his wife, Hilaria, have been house hunting in Montclair, according to Page Six. Baldwin and his wife, who have seven children and starred on their own reality show, "The Baldwins" have begun applying to schools in the area, a source told Page Six. The Baldwins live in a penthouse in Greenwich Village, but Alec said it was "too small" on his show. Aside from their seven kids, the Baldwins have four dogs and four cats.  They also recently put their Hamptons farmhouse on the market for $21 million, P…

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South Orange, NJ
Breaking News
Person Carjacked At Seton Hall South Orange Campus, School Says Person Carjacked At Seton Hall South Orange Campus, School Says Person Carjacked At Seton Hall South Orange Campus, School Says
Person Carjacked At Seton Hall South Orange Campus, School Says A person was carjacked at Seton Hall's South Orange campus on Tuesday morning, Dec. 16, authorities said. The carjacking occurred near the school's human resources building, Seton Hall University said in a release. The victim is safe and there is no ongoing threat, the school said. South Orange police are investigating and additional security measures have been installed, the school said.

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Long Branch, NJ
Breaking News
Murder: Three Indicted For Deadly Long Branch Shooting Of 18-Year-Old, Prosecutor Says Murder: Three Indicted For Deadly Long Branch Shooting Of 18-Year-Old, Prosecutor Says Murder: Three Indicted For Deadly Long Branch Shooting Of 18-Year-Old, Prosecutor Says
Murder: Three Indicted For Deadly Long Branch Shooting Of 18-Year-Old, Prosecutor Says Three men have been indicted by a Monmouth County  grand jury in the murder of an 18-year-old Long Branch resident, authorities announced Tuesday, Dec. 16. Aiden Terlecki, a 19-year-old Middletown resident, Joshua Moore, a 21-year-old Neptune Township resident and Jahsaad Banks, a 19-year-old Asbury Park are charged with murder in the first degree and multiple weapons offenses in the death of Tristan Reeves, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago said. At 12:34 p.m. on Sunday, March 16, Long Branch police responded to a shooting near John R. Lewis Commons and found Reeves …

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