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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Montgomery, NJ
Breaking News
NJ Man Airlifted After Tree Falls On Him While Operating Tractor: Montgomery PD NJ Man Airlifted After Tree Falls On Him While Operating Tractor: Montgomery PD
NJ Man Airlifted After Tree Falls On Him While Operating Tractor: Montgomery PD A 76-year-old man was hospitalized after a tree fell on him on Wednesday, Aug. 27, authorities said. At 4:26 p.m., the man was operating a tractor in a wooded area at Hollow Road near Servis Road when a tree fell on him, pinning him to the tractor, Montgomery police said. The Montgomery police side-by-side utility vehicle was utilized to assist transporting rescue workers to the patient, and transport the patient out of the woods, law enforcement said. The man was airlifted to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in New Brunswick, police said.

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Asbury Park, NJ
Breaking News
VIDEO: Terrified Child Leaps From Burning Asbury Park Home Into Cops' Arms VIDEO: Terrified Child Leaps From Burning Asbury Park Home Into Cops' Arms
Video: Terrified Child Leaps From Burning Asbury Park Home Into Cops' Arms Asbury Park police sprang into action on Monday, Aug. 25, helping to rescue a child whose home was on fire, authorities said (scroll for video). At 8:44 a.m., police were dispatched to 510 Prospect Ave. and observed heavy smoke and flames coming from the residence, Asbury Park police said. An 8-year-old emerged from a second-floor window, jumped, and was caught by two police officers and a Good Samaritan, who worked together to safely bring the child to the ground, authorities said. View this post on Instagram A post shared by @dailyvoicenewj…

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Vineland, NJ
Breaking News
US Marshals Capture Vineland Murder Suspect At Villanova Parking Garage: Authorities US Marshals Capture Vineland Murder Suspect At Villanova Parking Garage: Authorities
US Marshals Capture Vineland Murder Suspect At Villanova Parking Garage: Authorities A 26-year-old New Jersey man wanted for fatally stabbing his grandfather was arrested in Pennsylvania, authorities announced Tuesday, Aug. 27. On Tuesday, Aug. 26 at 11 p.m., officers responded to a stabbing at Diamond Drive and found Albert Moir, 59, who had been stabbed in his home and died of his injuries, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said. Shawn Moir, Albert's grandson was charged with murder and multiple weapons offenses, Webb-McRae said.  Moir fled the scene prior to arrival, but was apprehended by the US Marshal's Service in his vehicle, which was parked ins…

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Bridgeton-Upper Deerfield, NJ
Obituaries
Beloved Bridgeton Motorcyclist Killed After Crashing Into SUV: NJSP Beloved Bridgeton Motorcyclist Killed After Crashing Into SUV: NJSP
Beloved Bridgeton Motorcyclist Killed After Crashing Into SUV: Njsp A 57-year-old Bridgeton motorcyclist was killed after an SUV collided with his Harley Davidson on Route 49 in Cumberland County Saturday, Aug. 23, authorities said. At 11:15 a.m., troopers responded to a crash on Route 49 West in Hopewell Township after an SUV traveling westbound made a left turn from the westbound lane and collided with the Harley Davidson traveling eastbound, Christopher Postorino, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. Russell Ford, the motorcyclist, was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, Postorino said.  Buckles ford you…

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National Interest
Another Cast Member Leaving 'Saturday Night Live' Another Cast Member Leaving 'Saturday Night Live'
Another Cast Member Leaving 'Saturday Night Live' The 'SNL' exodus is continuing. Emil Wakim, who joined the show last season, announced on Instagram he will not be returning for a second season.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Emil Wakim (@emilwakim) "It was a gut punch of a call to get but I’m so grateful for my time there," Wakim wrote. "I was at Six Flags celebrating my friends 36th birthday and went on a really emotional walk through Bugs Bunny Park and stared out across Daffy Duck Lake thinking about life." Wakim, the show's first cast member of Lebanese descent, ca…

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National Interest
Cedar Grove's Tommy DeVito Joins New England Patriots: Report Cedar Grove's Tommy DeVito Joins New England Patriots: Report
Cedar Grove's Tommy DeVito Joins New England Patriots: Report Tommy DeVito, the Don Bosco graduate who starred for his hometown New York Giants at quarterback, is on the move. A day after being waived by the New York Giants, DeVito, a Cedar Grove native, has been claimed off waivers by the New England Patriots, ESPN reported. On the Patriots, DeVito will serve as 3rd string quarterback behind starter Drake Maye and backup Joshua Dobbs. DeVito, a.k.a. Tommy Cutlets, captured the hearts of the Garden State and Giants fans everywhere when he came off the bench to lead the team to three straight wins in 2023. In 2024, he started two games for Big Bl…

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East Orange, NJ
Breaking News
5 Hurt After NJ Transit Bus Hits Pedestrian In East Orange 5 Hurt After NJ Transit Bus Hits Pedestrian In East Orange
5 Hurt After NJ Transit Bus Hits Pedestrian In East Orange Five people were injured after a bus struck a pedestrian early Wednesday morning, Aug. 27, in East Orange, authorities said. At 12:11 a.m., an NJ Transit bus operating on the 94 line from Bloomfield to Irvington hit a female pedestrian at South Clinton Street and Norwood Place, NJ Transit officials said. The pedestrian and four customers on board the bus were taken to a nearby hospital, NJ Transit said.  East Orange police are leading the investigation, NJ Transit said.

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Bayville-Berkeley, NJ
Breaking News
Drone Helps Locate Lost Kayaker: Berkeley Township PD Drone Helps Locate Lost Kayaker: Berkeley Township PD
Drone Helps Locate Lost Kayaker: Berkeley Township PD A lost kayaker in Berkeley Township was located thanks to the help of a drone on Monday, Aug. 25, authorities said. At 8:36 p.m., officers were dispatched to Double Trouble State Park after a man called 911 and said he was lost and dragging his kayak through the woods, Berkeley Township said. Phone contact was soon lost, police said. Officers obtained the coordinates of the 9-1-1 call, which showed last contact to be about a half mile south of the 10th hole on Cedar Creek Golf Course, police said. The Berkeley Township Police Drone was subsequently deployed and the subject was located, la…

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Toms River, NJ
Breaking News
'Green Bean': Illegal Marijuana Delivery Service Gets 6 Arrested, Ocean County Prosecutor Says 'Green Bean': Illegal Marijuana Delivery Service Gets 6 Arrested, Ocean County Prosecutor Says
'Green Bean': Illegal Marijuana Delivery Service Gets 6 Arrested, Ocean County Prosecutor Says Six people have been arrested in Ocean County following a two month investigation into illegal narcotics, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 26. A storefront in Toms River, two residences in Waretown and a residence in Jackson were used to distribute marijuana as part of a delivery service called "The Green Bean," Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Last month, detectives established surveillance on the storefront on Route 9 in Toms River, Billhimer said. As the suspects exited the business, they were each taken into custody, Billhimer said.  Detectives executed a search w…

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Jersey City, NJ
Breaking News
4-Year-Old Fractures Skull After Falling Out Of Jersey City Window: Authorities 4-Year-Old Fractures Skull After Falling Out Of Jersey City Window: Authorities
4-Year-Old Fractures Skull After Falling Out Of Jersey City Window: Authorities A 4-year-old was hospitalized after falling from a second-floor window at her Jersey City home Monday, Aug. 25, authorities said. The incident at the girl's home on John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Kimberly Wallace-Scalfione, a spokesperson for the mayor's office said. She was rushed to a hospital and then subsequently transferred to a Children's Specialized Hospital for treatment of a fractured skull and possible brain injury, Wallace-Scalfione said.  A preliminary search of the child's residence by police found that the screen of the second-floor window facing John F. Kennedy Blvd. w…

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