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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Frenchtown-Milford, NJ
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Hunterdon County Will No Longer Oversee Franklin Twp PD, New Director Named: Prosecutor Hunterdon County Will No Longer Oversee Franklin Twp PD, New Director Named: Prosecutor Hunterdon County Will No Longer Oversee Franklin Twp PD, New Director Named: Prosecutor
Hunterdon County Will No Longer Oversee Franklin Twp PD, New Director Named: Prosecutor The Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office announced on Wednesday, May 20, its supersession of the Franklin Township Police Department has concluded. “The purpose of the supersession was to ensure stability, accountability, and continuity of police operations within Franklin Township,” Prosecutor Renee Robeson said. “With the Township’s recent actions and new leadership structure in place, the conditions that necessitated county oversight have been resolved.” John Insabella has been hired to serve as police director, Robeson said. The Township will also be designating an o…

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Pleasantville-Absecon, NJ
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Pleasantville Man Admits To Beating His Pregnant Girlfriend To Death: Prosecutor Pleasantville Man Admits To Beating His Pregnant Girlfriend To Death: Prosecutor Pleasantville Man Admits To Beating His Pregnant Girlfriend To Death: Prosecutor
Pleasantville Man Admits To Beating His Pregnant Girlfriend To Death: Prosecutor A 28-year-old Pleasantville man pleaded guilty to murdering his pregnant girlfriend on Tuesday, May 19, authorities said. Boris Lainez-Rosales pleaded guilty to murder in the first degree in the death of Leslieanette Quintana-Betancourt, a 25-year-old Pleasantville woman, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. On Monday, Dec. 2, Rosales beat Betancourt with a baseball bat at his home in Pleasantville, killing her, authorities said. Betancourt was Rosales' domestic partner and pregnant at the time, authorities said. He is expected to be sentenced to 30 years in prison when he is sent…

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North Hunterdon, NJ
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PETA Offers $5K Reward After Woman Abandons Dog In Lebanon Twp PETA Offers $5K Reward After Woman Abandons Dog In Lebanon Twp PETA Offers $5K Reward After Woman Abandons Dog In Lebanon Twp
PETA Offers $5K Reward After Woman Abandons Dog In Lebanon Twp PETA is stepping up as the search continues for a woman who abandoned her dog in Hunterdon County. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is offering a $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction on cruelty charges of the woman responsible for abandoning a dog on Main Street in Lebanon Borough on Tuesday, March 25. That day, troopers responded to Lebanon Borough after receiving reports of abandoned dog, New Jersey State Police said. Surveillance footage shows a black, four door Nissan Altima traveling on Main Street and stopping near a fire hydrant, police said. …

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Brick, NJ
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Brick Mourns Teen Allegedly Killed By Young BMW Driver Brick Mourns Teen Allegedly Killed By Young BMW Driver Brick Mourns Teen Allegedly Killed By Young BMW Driver
Brick Mourns Teen Allegedly Killed By Young BMW Driver The Brick community is in mourning after Jackson Mueller, a 15-year-old boy, was struck and killed by a BMW while riding a bike on Tuesday, May 19. A GoFundMe fundraiser has been set up for Mueller's family.  "A beautiful life was tragically taken," said organizer Chrissie Arif, who described the teen as being thriving and outgoing. The funds will go toward assisting the Mueller's with burial costs. At 6:50 a.m., Brick police responded to Lanes Mill Road and Rhode Island Avenue after Mueller was struck by a speeding 2021 BMW, which subsequently fled the scene, Ocean County Prosec…

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Egg Harbor City, NJ
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Motorcyclist Struck, Killed In EHC Months After Losing Brother: Police Motorcyclist Struck, Killed In EHC Months After Losing Brother: Police Motorcyclist Struck, Killed In EHC Months After Losing Brother: Police
Motorcyclist Struck, Killed In EHC Months After Losing Brother: Police A 33-year-old motorcyclist was struck and killed by a vehicle in Egg Harbor City on Sunday, May 17, authorities said. At 5:58 p.m., emergency crews responded to Route 30 and New York Avenue after Alexander Oswald was struck by a vehicle while traveling westbound by an eastbound vehicle, Egg Harbor City police said. Oswald was pronounced dead, police said. The driver of the vehicle, a 21-year-old Atlantic City resident, sustained injuries and  was transported to a nearby hospital, police said. A GoFundMe fundraiser has been set up for the family of Oswald, who was known as "Buzz."…

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Hammonton, NJ
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Support Swells After Missing Hammonton Man Found Dead In Delaware Support Swells After Missing Hammonton Man Found Dead In Delaware Support Swells After Missing Hammonton Man Found Dead In Delaware
Support Swells After Missing Hammonton Man Found Dead In Delaware Lizandro Guizar-Sartiaguin's family spent weeks searching for him after he was reported missing from Hammonton on Friday, Feb. 27. But Guizar-Sartiaguin was identified as the person found dead in a Delaware park last week. "Throughout this difficult time, Lizandro’s mother has tirelessly searched for him every day, holding onto hope and never giving up," Brenda Trinidad, who organized a GoFundMe fundraiser for the family wrote. On Friday, April 24 at 6 p.m., troopers responded to Fox Point State Park in Wilmington after a park visitor found a decomposed, dead body, Delaware State Poli…

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Delran, NJ
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Four Injured After River LINE Train Strikes Car In Delran: NJ Transit Four Injured After River LINE Train Strikes Car In Delran: NJ Transit Four Injured After River LINE Train Strikes Car In Delran: NJ Transit
Four Injured After River Line Train Strikes Car In Delran: NJ Transit Four people were injured after a River LINE train struck a vehicle on Tuesday afternoon in Burlington County, May 19, authorities said. At 5:45 p.m., the train, which had departed Walter Rand Transportation Center at 5:13 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Trenton at 6:20 p.m., struck a motor vehicle on the tracks at the Main Street crossing in Delran near the Riverside station, NJ Transit said. Four of the 50 customers on board were evaluated by EMS on scene for minor injuries, NJ Transit said. The driver of the motor vehicle was transported to a local hospital, NJ Transit said. The exten…

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Union, NJ
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Irvington Man Fired Gunshots During Deadly Union Twp Chick-fil-A Shooting: Prosecutor Irvington Man Fired Gunshots During Deadly Union Twp Chick-fil-A Shooting: Prosecutor Irvington Man Fired Gunshots During Deadly Union Twp Chick-fil-A Shooting: Prosecutor
Irvington Man Fired Gunshots During Deadly Union Twp Chick-fil-A Shooting: Prosecutor A 23-year-old Irvington man was arrested and charged with weapons offenses as the investigation into a deadly shooting at a Chick-fil-A continues, authorities said. At 9 p.m. on Saturday, April 11, Union Township police responded to the Chick-fil-A on Route 22 after six people were shot, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel and Union Police Director Christopher Donnelly said. Malek Shepherd, a 23-year-old New York City resident was pronounced dead at the scene while Jaheed Fields, a 20-year-old Newark resident was charged with murder, attempted murder and weapons offenses, autho…

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Brick, NJ
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Child On Bike Struck, Killed By BMW That Fled Scene In Brick, Juvenile Charged: Prosecutor Child On Bike Struck, Killed By BMW That Fled Scene In Brick, Juvenile Charged: Prosecutor Child On Bike Struck, Killed By BMW That Fled Scene In Brick, Juvenile Charged: Prosecutor
Child On Bike Struck, Killed By BMW That Fled Scene In Brick, Juvenile Charged: Prosecutor A juvenile has been charged after another juvenile was fatally struck by a vehicle while riding his bike in Brick Tuesday, May 19, authorities said. At 6:50 a.m., Brick police responded to Lanes Mill Road and Rhode Island Avenue after a juvenile cyclist was struck by a speeding 2021 BMW, which subsequently fled the scene, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. The juvenile, who has not been identified was pronounced dead at the scene, Billhimer said. The operator of the BMW, a juvenile who was not identified, failed to stop, render aid, or notify law enforcement, Billhimer sa…

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Toms River, NJ
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Student Accessed My IG, Shared Explicit Photos, Spread Fake Rumors, Toms River Teacher Says Student Accessed My IG, Shared Explicit Photos, Spread Fake Rumors, Toms River Teacher Says Student Accessed My IG, Shared Explicit Photos, Spread Fake Rumors, Toms River Teacher Says
Student Accessed My IG, Shared Explicit Photos, Spread Fake Rumors, Toms River Teacher Says A teacher in New Jersey is fighting back after he says a student got into his personal Instagram account and spread false rumors about him engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a student, resulting in him being placed on leave. Daniel Torsiello, a history teacher at Central Regional High School and a Toms River resident, has filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of New Jersey against the student and her parents, who live in Bayville. Dan Torsiello  Dan Torsiello X Torsiello says the student, J.W, circulated explicit photos of him after he provided them access to the In…

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