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
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Truck Hauling Diesel Overturns: Montgomery PD Truck Hauling Diesel Overturns: Montgomery PD Truck Hauling Diesel Overturns: Montgomery PD
Truck Hauling Diesel Overturns: Montgomery PD A truck transporting diesel fuel overturned in Montgomery Thursday, Sept. 17, authorities said. At 2:43 p.m., officers responded to a crash on Township Line Road after a 2026 Freightliner truck traveling east travel off the roadway into a culvert along the roadway, causing the truck to overturn on its passenger side, Montgomery police said. The driver, a 67-year-old South Bound Brook was uninjured, police said.. Montgomery Fire Company No. 1 and Somerset County Hazardous Materials Response Team responded to the scene to assist due to a minor amount of fuel that leaked, police said…

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Woodbury, NJ
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Woodbury Pharmacist Must Sell Pharmacy After Repeated Violations: AG Woodbury Pharmacist Must Sell Pharmacy After Repeated Violations: AG Woodbury Pharmacist Must Sell Pharmacy After Repeated Violations: AG
Woodbury Pharmacist Must Sell Pharmacy After Repeated Violations: AG A Gloucester County pharmacist's license must sell her pharmacy after she violated an order that had suspended her license after being accused of practicing unsafely, authorities announced Friday, Sept. 18. Nittal Lodha, owner and operator of Woodbury Family Pharmacy, operated in unsanitary conditions and interfered with patients’ rights to obtain their medications from pharmacies of their choice, leaving them to ration medications or forgo them altogether, New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said. She must sell the pharmacy to a purchaser approved by the state within 90 day…

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Wall Township, NJ
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Serial Illegal Dumper Arrested: Wall Twp Police Serial Illegal Dumper Arrested: Wall Twp Police Serial Illegal Dumper Arrested: Wall Twp Police
Serial Illegal Dumper Arrested: Wall Twp Police A 28-year-old Long Branch man was arrested for illegally dumping numerous times in Wall Township, authorities announced Thursday, Sept. 17. Between Wednesday, Aug. 12 and Tuesday, Sept. 8, officers responded to a business on Campus Parkway on three separate occasions regarding unauthorized dumping, Wall Township police said. Investigators determined that the dumped materials, which appeared to originate from storage units, totaled more than 10 cubic yards and resulted in removal costs exceeding $2,000, police said. An investigation  revealed that the materials involved originated from…

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Franklin Township, NJ
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Snake Removed From Car In Franklin Township: Police Snake Removed From Car In Franklin Township: Police Snake Removed From Car In Franklin Township: Police
Snake Removed From Car In Franklin Township: Police A snake was removed from the grill of a car in Franklin Township, authorities announced Friday, Sept. 18. On Monday, Sept. 14, officers responded to a residential address on Oakland Avenue after a receiving a report that a snake was stuck in the grill of a vehicle, Franklin Township police said. Officers removed portions of the vehicle including the front bumper, to gain access to the snake, police said. Officers were able to safely free the snake and transport it to the Franklin Township Animal Shelter, police said. Animal control officers identified the 3-foot-long sn…

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Mount Olive, NJ
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Reckless Driver Drove Drunk: Mount Olive PD Reckless Driver Drove Drunk: Mount Olive PD Reckless Driver Drove Drunk: Mount Olive PD
Reckless Driver Drove Drunk: Mount Olive PD A 27-year-old Oceanside, NY resident was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated on Route 46, authorities announced. At 11:46 p.m., on Saturday, Sept. 12, officers observed a blue Hyundai traveling east on Route 46 failing to maintain its lane of travel, Mount Olive police said. Officers initiated a traffic stop and as they spoke with the driver, John Pichardo, he detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage and noted that he appeared to be impaired, police said.  Pichardo was arrested following field sobriety testing, police said. Pichardo is charged with reck…

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Jefferson-Lake Hopatcong, NJ
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DWI Driver Crashed Into Tree: Jefferson PD DWI Driver Crashed Into Tree: Jefferson PD DWI Driver Crashed Into Tree: Jefferson PD
DWI Driver Crashed Into Tree: Jefferson PD A 41-year-old Nutley woman was arrested and charged for driving while intoxicated following a crash in Jefferson, authorities said. At 12:45 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 6, officers responded to a crash at Prospect Road and Route 181 and found a vehicle had struck a tree, Jefferson police said. The driver, Jasmin Laim, was not injured but it was determined she was under the influence of an intoxicating substance and she was arrested following several sobriety tests, police said. Laim was charged with driving while intoxicated and other motor vehicle offenses, 

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Manahawkin-Stafford, NJ
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Meth, Cocaine Found During Traffic Stop: Stafford Police Meth, Cocaine Found During Traffic Stop: Stafford Police Meth, Cocaine Found During Traffic Stop: Stafford Police
Meth, Cocaine Found During Traffic Stop: Stafford Police A 48-year-old Browns Mills man was arrested and arrested with possessing methamphetamine and cocaine on Thursday, Sept. 17, authorities said. At 1:06 a.m., officers conducted a motor vehicle stop in the Warren Grove Area on Route 539 and determined William Endicott had an outstanding warrant, Stafford police said. While speaking with Endicott, officers developed suspicion that controlled dangerous substances were being possessed inside the vehicle, police said.  A search of the vehicle was subsequently conducted, resulting in the discovery of  suspected methamphetamine and cocaine…

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Camden, NJ
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Camden Nurse's Aide Admits To Spraying Paralyzed Elderly Woman With Bleach: AG Camden Nurse's Aide Admits To Spraying Paralyzed Elderly Woman With Bleach: AG Camden Nurse's Aide Admits To Spraying Paralyzed Elderly Woman With Bleach: AG
Camden Nurse's Aide Admits To Spraying Paralyzed Elderly Woman With Bleach: AG A 37-year-old Camden woman pleaded guilty to spraying a paralyzed elderly woman with bleach while working as a nurse's aid, authorities announced Thursday, Sept. 16. Simone Goldsboro pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and assault upon an institutionalized elderly person, Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said. Per the terms of a plea agreement, she will be sentenced to 364 days in jail and must permanently forfeit her nurse's aide license, Davenport said. On Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, Goldsboro was taking care of an elderly woman who was paralyzed on one side of her body from a stroke at …

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Manchester-Lakehurst, NJ
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Whiting Gymnastics Coach Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting Two Teens: Prosecutor Whiting Gymnastics Coach Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting Two Teens: Prosecutor Whiting Gymnastics Coach Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting Two Teens: Prosecutor
Whiting Gymnastics Coach Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting Two Teens: Prosecutor A 58-year-old Whiting gymnastics coach was convicted of sexually assaulting two student-athletes he was training, authorities announced Thursday, Sept. 17. Sasha Raught was convicted of aggravated sexual assault and two counts of sexual assault, the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office said. Raught had entered into sexual relationships with two of his former athletes when they were each teenagers, authorities said. The first instance took place when he was employed at Shrewsbury Gymnastics during the early to mid-1990s, while the second instance took place in 2008, while he was employed at J…

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Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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EHT Man Learns Fate After Attacking Corrections Officer: Prosecutor EHT Man Learns Fate After Attacking Corrections Officer: Prosecutor EHT Man Learns Fate After Attacking Corrections Officer: Prosecutor
EHT Man Learns Fate After Attacking Corrections Officer: Prosecutor A 29-year-old Egg Harbor Township man was sentenced to three years in prison after he assaulted a corrections officer, authorities announced Wednesday, Sept. 16. On Saturday, April 19, 2025, Tyson was a detainee at the Atlantic County Justice Facility when he attacked a correctional officer trying to provide medication, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. The officer was hit over 10 times in the face and lost consciousness, authorities said. The officer was hospitalized for his injuries, authorities said. Tyson, who pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, was was incarcerated at th…

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