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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Trenton, NJ
Police & Fire
Two Critical In Trenton Shooting: Prosecutor Two Critical In Trenton Shooting: Prosecutor
Two Critical In Trenton Shooting: Prosecutor Two men are in critical condition after a shooting in Trenton on Monday, April 6, authorities said. The shooting occurred on the 900 block of Southard Street, the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office said. Two men are in critical condition while one man is in stable condition, authorities said. The incident is under investigation by Trenton’s Shooting Response Team and the Mercer County Homicide Task Force, authorities said.

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by Sam Barron
Hanover Township, NJ
Police & Fire
DWI Driver Told Police She Was A Cop: Hanover Twp PD DWI Driver Told Police She Was A Cop: Hanover Twp PD
DWI Driver Told Police She Was A Cop: Hanover Twp PD A 53-year-old Franklin Park woman was arrested and charged after she drove drunk and impersonated a police officer in Hanover Township, authorities announced Monday, April 6. Officers were driving on Route 10 when they observed a vehicle driving erratically and violating multiple traffic laws, Hanover Township police said about the incident on Monday, March 16. The driver, Pamela Currie, refused to stop, ignoring emergency lights and sirens before coming to a stop at a red light on Troy Hills Road after patrols blocked her vehicle so she could not continue, police said. As police spoke to C…

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by Sam Barron
Hoboken, NJ
Lifestyle
Olivia Rodrigo Sends Fans To Hoboken After Cryptic Locket Video Olivia Rodrigo Sends Fans To Hoboken After Cryptic Locket Video
Olivia Rodrigo Sends Fans To Hoboken After Cryptic Locket Video Olivia Rodrigo visited Hoboken recently as part of promotion for her upcoming third album. The "Drivers License" singer posted a video of her leaving a locket at Pier C in Hoboken on Monday, April 6. The video quickly went viral, racking up 11 million views and 1.2 million likes as her Livvies immediately started trying to figure out what it all means. View this post on Instagram Rodrigo has been posting videos of herself leaving lockets at other locations, including Los Angeles, Paris and London after announcing her third album "you seem pret…

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Howell-Farmingdale, NJ
Police & Fire
Walmart Evacuated After Bomb Threat: Howell PD Walmart Evacuated After Bomb Threat: Howell PD
Walmart Evacuated After Bomb Threat: Howell PD A Walmart was evacuated following a bomb threat on Howell Monday afternoon, April 6. At 2 p.m., officers responded to the retailer at 4900 Route 9 to investigate a bomb threat which had initially been reported to the Lakewood Police Department, Howell police said. The store was promptly evacuated of all employees and customers while officers investigated, police said. Following an investigation, which involved K-9 units from the Monmouth County Sheriff's Office, the threat was determined to be unfounded and the store reopened at 5:30 p.m., police said.  Immediately upon receiving…

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by Sam Barron
Camden, NJ
Police & Fire
Surgical Technician Stole $2.5 Mil In Medical Supplies: Camden County Prosecutor Surgical Technician Stole $2.5 Mil In Medical Supplies: Camden County Prosecutor
Surgical Technician Stole $2.5 Mil In Medical Supplies: Camden County Prosecutor A 44-year-old surgical technician was arrested and charged with stealing $2.5 million worth of medical supplies from a hospital from Camden and selling them for profit, authorities announced Monday, April 6, authorities said. On Thursday, Oct. 2, a hospital in Camden reported that a large quantity of Medtronic Infuse bone graft devices and other medical supplies were missing from their supply room, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay said. The hospital also noted that the number of orders for devices had significantly risen from December 2024 through July 2025, even though…

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by Sam Barron
Branchburg, NJ
Police & Fire
4 Students Injured After Pickup Blows Red Light, Hits School Bus In On Route 22: Cops 4 Students Injured After Pickup Blows Red Light, Hits School Bus In On Route 22: Cops
4 Students Injured After Pickup Blows Red Light, Hits School Bus In On Route 22: Cops Four kids were injured when a pickup truck ran a red light and struck a school bus on Route 22 in Branchburg on Monday, April 6. The pickup truck, driven by Jesse Goehring, a Hampton resident, was traveling eastbound on Route 22 when it disregarded the red light and collided into the rear passenger side bumper of the school bus traveling southbound on County Line Road, Branchburg police said in a crash report. Video sent to Daily Voice shows a heavily wrecked pickup truck at the intersection. The school bus was transporting 14 juveniles. EMS responded and treated four juveniles who complai…

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by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine
Vineland, NJ
Police & Fire
Drunk Driver Charged In Crash That Killed Philly Pastor In Vineland On NYE: Prosecutor Drunk Driver Charged In Crash That Killed Philly Pastor In Vineland On NYE: Prosecutor
Drunk Driver Charged In Crash That Killed Philly Pastor In Vineland On NYE: Prosecutor A 34-year-old South Jersey man has been charged in a New Year’s Eve crash that killed a Philadelphia pastor, authorities said. Police responded to North Delsea Drive and Columbia Avenue in Vineland at 9:18 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec 31 after Lance Warren, 41, was making a U-turn when his vehicle was struck by a Chevrolet Camaro driven by Donald Hunt, a Pittsgrove resident, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said. Warren was pronounced dead, Webb-McRae said. Hunt was driving under the influence and traveling at twice the posted speed limit moments before the crash, Webb-McRae said.…

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Point Pleasant, NJ
News
Real-Life Couple Sought For Ad Promoting Point Pleasant Hotel Real-Life Couple Sought For Ad Promoting Point Pleasant Hotel
Real-Life Couple Sought For Ad Promoting Point Pleasant Hotel Do you and your significant other want to show off your love and also make $400? A casting agency is looking to cast a couple for a commercial for a newly renovated hotel in Point Pleasant. They are looking for two people to play a husband and wife, ages 38 to 55. The ad shoots Wednesday, May 13 in Point Pleasant and pays a $400 flat rate for a one-day shoot, along with a $50 travel reimbursement. "Interested in casting a real couple," the casting notice reads. If you are interesting in applying, click here.

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Trenton, NJ
Police & Fire
Missing Trenton Man Found Dead: Prosecutor Missing Trenton Man Found Dead: Prosecutor
Missing Trenton Man Found Dead: Prosecutor A 35-year-old Trenton man who had been reporting missing was found dead, authorities announced Monday, April 6. Anthony White had been reported missing on Thursday, March 19, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey said. On Wednesday, April 1, police responded to a residence at 409 Walnut Ave. where White was found dead, Marbrey said. An autopsy conducted by the Middlesex County Medical Examiner’s Office determined that the death was a homicide, Marbrey said. The investigation is ongoing, Marbrey said.

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by Sam Barron
Long Branch, NJ
News
Long Branch Teen Assaulted Two Train Conductors Over Fare Dispute: NJ Transit Long Branch Teen Assaulted Two Train Conductors Over Fare Dispute: NJ Transit
Long Branch Teen Assaulted Two Train Conductors Over Fare Dispute: NJ Transit A 19-year-old Long Branch resident was arrested and charged with assaulting two NJ Transit conductors on Friday, April 3, authorities said. At 5 p.m., New Jersey Transit police responded to a North Jersey Coast Line train after being notified of a conductor being assaulted by a passenger over a fare dispute, NJ Transit said. The train had departed Long Branch at 4:06 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Bay Head at 5:06 p.m.. New Jersey Transit Police, local police and EMS responded and transported the conductor to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. …

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