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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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Clifton Orthopedic Surgeon Illegally Dispensed Oxy: Feds Clifton Orthopedic Surgeon Illegally Dispensed Oxy: Feds
Clifton Orthopedic Surgeon Illegally Dispensed Oxy: Feds A 72-year-old orthopedic surgeon in Clifton recently pleaded guilty to illegally prescribing pain pills to patients, authorities said. Evangelos Megariotis, who worked at Clifton Orthopedic Associates according to his Linkedin, admitted to unlawfully dispensing Oxycodone, Oxycontin and Oxycodone-Acetaminophen to five patients, US Attorney Philip Sellinger said. Megariotis dispenses the prescriptions from March 2017 to November 2017, Sellinger said. He faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine when he is sentenced in October, Sellinger said. Megariotis f…

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Police & Fire
Man Killed In Newark, Cops Say Man Killed In Newark, Cops Say
Man Killed In Newark, Cops Say A man shot and killed in Newark on the evening of Thursday, June 13, authorities said. The shooting occurred at Sussex Avenue and Duryea Street, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. The man, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. The shooting remains under investigation, authorities said.

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Gangster Parolee Busted With Heroin, Firearm In Jersey City: Feds Gangster Parolee Busted With Heroin, Firearm In Jersey City: Feds
Gangster Parolee Busted With Heroin, Firearm In Jersey City: Feds Two Jersey City men have been charged with distributing cocaine and heroin as part of a street gang, authorities said. Anthony Phillips, 31, a.k.a. "Ant" and Shannon Tisdale a.k.a. "Doonk" were arrested after law enforcement began investigating drug distribution in the area of Lexington and Bergen Avenues in Jersey City by Lex Mob, a neighborhood gang, US Attorney Philip Sellinger said. On Wednesday, April 24, law enforcement saw Tisdale and Phillips distributing drugs in Lexington and then both fled when confronted by police, Sellinger said.  During the pursuit, police saw Phillips r…

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Newark Ex-Con Admits Dealing Heroin, Cocaine, Firearm Possession, Feds Say Newark Ex-Con Admits Dealing Heroin, Cocaine, Firearm Possession, Feds Say
Newark Ex-Con Admits Dealing Heroin, Cocaine, Firearm Possession, Feds Say A 34-year-old Newark man recently pleaded guilty to dealing cocaine and heroin, and possessing a firearm despite being a convicted felon, authorities said. In Jan. 2021, law enforcement recovered envelopes containing heroin, jugs containing cocaine and a loaded firearm from Naiem Moore's vehicle, US Attorney Philip Sellinger said.  Moore had used the same firearm in a shooting and attempted assault in Sept. 2020, Sellinger said. Moore pleaded guilty to two counts of being a previously convicted felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition, one count of possession with intent t…

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Newark Man Who Shot Victim Square In Face Convicted: Prosecutor Newark Man Who Shot Victim Square In Face Convicted: Prosecutor
Newark Man Who Shot Victim Square In Face Convicted: Prosecutor A 35-year-old Newark resident was convicted on Wednesday, June 12, of shooting a man in the face in 2022, authorities said. At 6:52 p.m., Eduardo Rodriguez shot Christopher Griffin, 36, in the face in broad daylight in front of a crowd of people on the 300 block of Mount Prospect Avenue, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens said. Griffin was pronounced dead at the scene, Stephens said. Rodriguez was convicted of murder and multiple weapons offenses, Stephens said. Rodriguez was on parole for a previous carjacking at the time of the murder, Stephens said.  He remains in the Essex …

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Grand Jury Declines To Charge Columbia High School Principal Arrested Last Spring Grand Jury Declines To Charge Columbia High School Principal Arrested Last Spring
Grand Jury Declines To Charge Columbia High School Principal Arrested Last Spring An Essex County Grand Jury declined to indict Columbia High School principal Frank Sanchez on charges of endangering the welfare of a child on Thursday, June 13, authorities announced. Sanchez still faces charges of simple assault stemming from an incident involving a student in January at the school in the South Orangewood-Maplewood School District, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. The principal was suspended from his job following the alleged incident, as reported by Daily Voice when charges were filed in March. Dr. Kevin F. Gilbert, Acting Superintendent of the South Orange &a…

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14-Year-Old Newark Girl Missing: Police (PHOTO) 14-Year-Old Newark Girl Missing: Police (PHOTO)
14-Year-Old Newark Girl Missing: Police (Photo) A 14-year-old girl has been missing in Newark since Sunday, June 9, authorities said. Kamisha Austin was last seen on the 100 block of 12th Avenue wearing a black T-shirt, blue jean shorts, and black sneakers, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said,  She is 5'3" and 160 lbs. with brown eyes and black hair.  She is known to frequent 250 Georgia King Village, Fragé said. Anyone with information is asked to call 1-877-695-8477.

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PA Man Extradited For 2023 Armed Robbery Of North Plainfield Gas Station PA Man Extradited For 2023 Armed Robbery Of North Plainfield Gas Station
PA Man Extradited For 2023 Armed Robbery Of North Plainfield Gas Station A 27-year-old Allentown, PA man was arrested and charged with a 2023 armed robbery in North Plainfield, NJ, authorities said. On Sept. 30, 2023, at 4:50 a.m., police in North Plainfield responded to a gas station at Route 22 for an armed robbery, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald said. The gas station attendant told police that an unknown male, later identified as Elijah Nunnally, pulled into the station and asked him to fill the tank, authorities said.  Nunnally then got out of his vehicle and pointed a handgun at the attendant, demanding money, before leaving with the ca…

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Masked Bank Robber Arrested Weeks Later, West Orange Police Say Masked Bank Robber Arrested Weeks Later, West Orange Police Say
Masked Bank Robber Arrested Weeks Later, West Orange Police Say A 25-year-old East Orange man who robbed a bank in West Orange in May was arrested on Tuesday, June 11, police said. On Wednesday, May 1 at 9:21 a.m., officers responded to a report of a robbery at Ascendia Bank on Northfield Avenue, police said.  Bryant Goodwyn Jr., was wearing a mask when he entered the bank and demanded a specified amount of cash from the teller while threatening a weapon, police said. He then fled on foot from the bank, police said. Goodwyn was charged with robbery and made a full confession to officers, police said. He has been remanded to the Essex County Correc…

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Two Boys Struck By Mercedes While Riding Bikes: Police Two Boys Struck By Mercedes While Riding Bikes: Police
Two Boys Struck By Mercedes While Riding Bikes: Police Two juveniles on bicycles were hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle on Wednesday, June 12 in Linden, authorities said. The two boys were pedaling toward Wheeler Park, eastbound across S. Stiles Street along the northern curb line of W. Edgar Road when they were struck in the crosswalk by an Elizabeth man driving a 2015 Mercedes Benz, Linden police said. The man was turning with the green arrow onto N. Stiles Street, police said.  Both juveniles were transported to University Hospital as a precaution and were treated and released with minor injuries, police said.

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