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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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Police & Fire
Man Charged With Sexual Assault, Assaulting Police Officer In Weehawken: Prosecutor Man Charged With Sexual Assault, Assaulting Police Officer In Weehawken: Prosecutor
Man Charged With Sexual Assault, Assaulting Police Officer In Weehawken: Prosecutor A 27-year-old man was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a woman at his Weehawken residence on Tuesday, Sept. 17, authorities said. At 2 a.m., Weehawken police received a report of a woman who had been physically and sexually assaulted by a man, later identified as Dennis Hackett, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Hackett was charged with sexual assault, criminal sexual assault and simple assault, Suarez said. Hackett faces additional charges of aggravated assault on a police officer, throwing bodily fluids at a police officer and resisting arrest, police said. Hacket…

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Police & Fire
Warren County Man Gets Five Years For Possessing Ghost Guns: Prosecutor Warren County Man Gets Five Years For Possessing Ghost Guns: Prosecutor
Warren County Man Gets Five Years For Possessing Ghost Guns: Prosecutor A 34-year old Warren County man was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday, Sept. 13 after pleading guilty to possessing ghost guns, authorities said. Joseph Palumbo Jr., a Columbia resident, carried out the illegal manufacture and sale of ghost guns between December 2023 and February 2024, Acting Morris County Prosecutor Maggie Calderwood said. He was originally apprehended in February during a traffic shop. Palumbo Jr. sold the guns, the majority of which were assault firearms, in Morris and Warren Counties, authorities said. The sales involved one homemade handgun without a serial n…

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News
Newly Minted Millionaire! Here's Where $1 Million Powerball Ticket Was Sold In NJ Newly Minted Millionaire! Here's Where $1 Million Powerball Ticket Was Sold In NJ
Newly Minted Millionaire! Here's Where $1 Million Powerball Ticket Was Sold In NJ It was a wonderful Wednesday for a Powerball player in Newark, who became a millionaire overnight. A ticket sold in Newark matched five numbers in the Powerball drawing held on Wednesday, Sept. 18, winning $1 million.  The ticket was sold at Variedades Ecualatinas on 262 Ferry St. The winning numbers were 1, 11, 22, 47, and 68 and the red Powerball was 7.  

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Man Fatally Shot In Newark: Prosecutor Man Fatally Shot In Newark: Prosecutor
Man Fatally Shot In Newark: Prosecutor A man was fatally shot in the West Ward of Newark on the evening of Wednesday, Sept. 18, authorities said.Police in Newark responded to the 300 block of South 7th Street and found the victim dead from a gunshot wound, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. The Essex County Prosecutor's Homicide Task Force is leading the investigation into the fatal shooting, authorities said. The victim has not been identified.

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Events
You Can Do It! Meet Rob Schneider In Northvale You Can Do It! Meet Rob Schneider In Northvale
You Can Do It! Meet Rob Schneider In Northvale The Richmeister is coming to Bergen County. Rob Schneider, who was known for making copies as the Richmeister on "Saturday Night Live" and popped up in numerous Adam Sandler films is signing copies of his new book "You Can Do It!: Speak Your Mind, America" at Books and Greetings in Northvale on Thursday, Sept. 26 at 6 p.m. In the book, whose title comes from Schneider's memorable character in "The Waterboy," Schneider details how he went from a comedian to vocal advocate for free speech, sharing stories from his time on "Saturday Night Live," while making the case for fearlessness in speech…

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Man Intentionally Set Fire To Bayonne Home: Police Man Intentionally Set Fire To Bayonne Home: Police
Man Intentionally Set Fire To Bayonne Home: Police A 39-year-old Bayonne man was arrested and charged on Tuesday, Sept. 17 with setting a home ablaze in the city in July, authorities said. On the early morning of Monday, July 22, officers and firefighters responded to West 32nd Street on a report of a structure fire, the Bayonne Police Department said. The residents were not home and no injuries were reported, police said. A follow-up investigation conducted by the City of Bayonne Police Department Detective Bureau in conjunction with the City of Bayonne Fire Department determined that fire was incendiary in nature, police said. …

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Plainfield Man Convicted Of Dragging Police Officer On Dirt Bike: Prosecutor Plainfield Man Convicted Of Dragging Police Officer On Dirt Bike: Prosecutor
Plainfield Man Convicted Of Dragging Police Officer On Dirt Bike: Prosecutor A 39-year-old Plainfield man was convicted on Friday, Sept. 13 of assaulting a North Plainfield police officer by dragging him on his dirt bike in April 2022, authorities said. On April 13, Victor Ogando-Marte was driving an illegal dirt bike on Route 22 along with 15 to 20 others, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office said. The dirt bikers were driving recklessly by weaving in and out of traffic, popping wheelies and obstructing the passage of other vehicles, authorities said. Officer James Kirchner attempted to apprehend Ogando-Marte near Rock Avenue, but he used his dirt bike to drag h…

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Female Killer Resentenced In Double Murder Of Jersey City College Sweethearts Female Killer Resentenced In Double Murder Of Jersey City College Sweethearts
Female Killer Resentenced In Double Murder Of Jersey City College Sweethearts A 33-year-old woman was resentenced to 70 years in state prison on Monday, Sept. 16, for her role in the murder of two people in 2010. Latonia Bellamy was convicted in 2021 of felony murder for the robbery and fatal shooting of Michael Muchioki, 27, and Nia Haqq, 25 on Randolph Avenue in Jersey City in April 2010, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.  The two were killed outside their home around 3 a.m. on April 4, 2010, after coming home from their own engagement party, NJ.com reported, noting they were college sweethearts.  An appeals court upheld Bellamy's conviction b…

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News
Motorcyclist, 47, Killed In Manville Crash: Prosecutor Motorcyclist, 47, Killed In Manville Crash: Prosecutor
Motorcyclist, 47, Killed In Manville Crash: Prosecutor Police have identified the 47-year-old motorcyclist killed in a crash on Sunday, Sept. 15 in Somerset County. Belle Mead's Kevin Duwane Williams was hospitalized after the crash on South Main Street and Roosevelt Avenue in Manville around 5:30 p.m., Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald previously said. He was taken to a local trauma hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, authorities said. Members of the Somerset County Collision Analysis Reconstruction Team responded to investigate along with members of the Manville Police Department, authorities said.  The investigat…

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Sports
Woj Bomb: NBA Insider, Glen Rock Resident, Retires From ESPN Woj Bomb: NBA Insider, Glen Rock Resident, Retires From ESPN
Woj Bomb: NBA Insider, Glen Rock Resident, Retires From ESPN Adrian Wojnarowski saved his biggest Woj Bomb for last. The Glen Rock, NJ resident, known for setting social media afire with his basketball scoops, announced on Wednesday, Sept. 18, that he is leaving ESPN.  And in classic "Woj Bomb" style, nobody saw it coming, sharing it on X, formerly known as Twitter, where he has 6.5 million followers. "I grew up the son of a factory worker two miles from ESPN's campus and only ever dreamed of making a living as a sportswriter," Wojnarowski said.  "Thirty-seven years ago, the Hartford Courant gave me my first byline and I nev…

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