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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South Plainfield, NJ
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Man Tried To Deposit Phony $22K Check, Returned To Bank To Get Receipt: South Plainfield PD Man Tried To Deposit Phony $22K Check, Returned To Bank To Get Receipt: South Plainfield PD Man Tried To Deposit Phony $22K Check, Returned To Bank To Get Receipt: South Plainfield PD
Man Tried To Deposit Phony $22K Check, Returned To Bank To Get Receipt: South Plainfield PD A Carteret man was arrested and charged after he attempted to a deposit a fraudulent check for more than $22,000, authorities announced Tuesday, Dec. 9. Officers responded to the Valley National Bank at 100 Durham Ave. on Monday, Dec. 1, after Antwan Harrell attempted to deposit a phony check for $22,389.11, South Plainfield police said. Bank staff said Harrell had called shortly after and said he would be returning to retrieve a deposit receipt, police said. Officers positioned themselves nearby, and a short time later, Harrell returned and entered the bank’s drive-thru lane, police said.…

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Galloway, NJ
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Man Pulled From Burning Home By Cops: Galloway Twp PD Man Pulled From Burning Home By Cops: Galloway Twp PD Man Pulled From Burning Home By Cops: Galloway Twp PD
Man Pulled From Burning Home By Cops: Galloway Twp PD A man is in intensive care following an early morning fire in Galloway Township Wednesday, Dec. 10, authorities said. At 3:52 a.m., officers responded to an active structure fire on the 100 block of Waterview Drive in the Smithville section of Galloway Township, Galloway Township police said. Numerous Galloway Township firefighters responded to the scene, police said. Two Galloway Township police officers who were serving as volunteer firefighters located the homeowner and pulled him from the burning residence, police said. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital where he remains …

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Toms River, NJ
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Bomb Threat Placed Tom River Hospital Into Lockdown: Prosecutor Bomb Threat Placed Tom River Hospital Into Lockdown: Prosecutor Bomb Threat Placed Tom River Hospital Into Lockdown: Prosecutor
Bomb Threat Placed Tom River Hospital Into Lockdown: Prosecutor Two Ocean County hospitals were placed into lockdown after bomb threats were called in on Tuesday, Dec. 9, authorities said. Law enforcement responded to the threats called into Community Medical Center in Toms River and Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus in Lakewood, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Both hospitals were placed on lockdown, and sweeps of both facilities were conducted by the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit with negative results, Billhimer said.  The hospitals were subsequently reopened, Billhimer said. The bomb threats are currently under in…

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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
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
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
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
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
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
$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
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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