Sam Barron

Community Editor

[email protected]

FOLLOW ON

Facebook Twitter

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.

Sam Barron's Contributions

Burlington, NJ
Breaking News
Corrections Officers Smuggled Drugs, Knives Into Fort Dix: Feds Corrections Officers Smuggled Drugs, Knives Into Fort Dix: Feds
Corrections Officers Smuggled Drugs, Knives Into Fort Dix: Feds Two corrections officers have been charged with helping to smuggle contraband into Fort Dix, authorities announced Wednesday, Sept. 16. Corrections officers Cameron Paige, a 43-year-old Cinnaminson resident, and Ian Dennis, a 32-year-old Philadelphia resident, helped provide contraband to the prison. Joe Lee McQuay, 48 and Keith Navarro Palmer, 41, two federal prisoners, are also charged for their involvement in the scheme, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazier said. Eden Germain, a 27-year-old Delran resident, is also charged. From May 2025 through May 2026,  the defendants conspired with…

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Hamilton Township, NJ
Breaking News
Motorcyclist Killed In Crash: Hamilton PD Motorcyclist Killed In Crash: Hamilton PD
Motorcyclist Killed In Crash: Hamilton PD A motorcyclist was killed in a crash in Hamilton on Tuesday, Sept. 15, authorities said. At 2:39 p.m., authorities responded to Whitehouse-Mercerville Road and Kuser Road after a 2003 GMC pickup trick driven by a Hamilton Township resident was exiting the parking lot of a shopping center when it collided with a 1997 Yamaha motorcycle traveling northbound, Hamilton police said. The motorcyclist, Justin Morell, an Allentown, New Jersey resident, was pronounced dead at Capital Health Regional Medical Center, police said. The crash remains under investigation, police said.

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Washington Township-Long Valley, NJ
Breaking News
NJ Man Who Sexually Assaulted 10-Year-Old Learns Fate: Prosecutor NJ Man Who Sexually Assaulted 10-Year-Old Learns Fate: Prosecutor
NJ Man Who Sexually Assaulted 10-Year-Old Learns Fate: Prosecutor A 72-year-old Washington Township man was sentenced to five years in prison after he admitted to sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl, authorities announced Wednesday, Sept. 16. Gregory Rademacher must register as a sex offender after he pleaded guilty to sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Acting Chief of Detectives Mark Castellano, and Washington Township Police Chief Jeffrey Almer said. An investigation into Rademacher was launched after a 10-year-old girl disclosed Rademacher committed multiple acts of sexua…

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Pennsauken-Merchantville, NJ
Breaking News
MURDER-SUICIDE: Brother Kills Sister, Himself In Pennsauken Home, Prosecutor Says MURDER-SUICIDE: Brother Kills Sister, Himself In Pennsauken Home, Prosecutor Says
Murder-suicide: Brother Kills Sister, Himself In Pennsauken Home, Prosecutor Says A man killed his sister before turning the gun on himself in Pennsauken on Wednesday, Sept. 16, authorities said. At 9:01 a.m., Pennsauken police responded to the 4400 block of Bethel Avenue and located Janet Camacho, a 59-year-old Pennsauken resident, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay and Pennsauken Police Chief Phil Olivo said. She was transported to Cooper University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead soon after, authorities said. A perimeter was established around the home and members of the Camden County Sheriff’s Emergency Response Team responded, author…

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Manchester-Lakehurst, NJ
Breaking News
Manchester Man Missing, May Be In DMV Area: Police Manchester Man Missing, May Be In DMV Area: Police
Manchester Man Missing, May Be In DMV Area: Police A 31-year-old Manchester man is missing, authorities said. Dillon Popper was last in contact with his family on Friday, Sept. 4, authorities said. Popper is 5'10" and weighs 170 lbs. with blond hair and blue eyes, Manchester police said. Numerous investigative efforts have been undertaken in an attempt to locate Popper. Investigators believe he may be in the Washington, D.C. area, police said.

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Mount Olive, NJ
Breaking News
Dirt Biker Crashed Bike While Fleeing Cops: Mount Olive PD Dirt Biker Crashed Bike While Fleeing Cops: Mount Olive PD
Dirt Biker Crashed Bike While Fleeing Cops: Mount Olive PD A 21-year-old Budd Lake man was arrested and charged after he fled from police officers while on a dirt bike, authorities announced Wednesday, Sept. 16. At 12:28 a.m., on Saturday, Sept. 12, officers observed a motorized dirt bike traveling on Flanders Drakestown Road with no license plate and no illuminated taillight, Mount Olive police said. Officers initiated a motor vehicle stop, but the dirt bike accelerated rapidly down Wolfe Road, police said. Officers opted not to pursue the dirt bike but continued to check the area, police said. Officers located the dirt bike at the corne…

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Trenton, NJ
Obituaries
Diehard Eagles Fan Killed In Wrong-Way Trenton Crash Mourned Diehard Eagles Fan Killed In Wrong-Way Trenton Crash Mourned
Diehard Eagles Fan Killed In Wrong-Way Trenton Crash Mourned David Rivera, a 53-year-old Philadelphia resident was killed in a crash in Trenton Friday morning, Sept. 11, according to a GoFundMe set up to support his family. Rivera was killed by a drunk driver while driving home from work, Dana Razon, who organized the fundraiser said. Law enforcement has only said the crash remains under investigation. At 2:45 a.m., officers responded to Route 1 South near New York Avenue after a vehicle traveling the wrong-way was involved in a two-car crash, Trenton police said.  Rivera was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. "Everyone affected by this…

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Denville, NJ
Breaking News
DWI Driver Arrested After Vehicle Overturns: Denville PD DWI Driver Arrested After Vehicle Overturns: Denville PD
DWI Driver Arrested After Vehicle Overturns: Denville PD A 27-year-old Denville man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after his vehicle overturned in a crash on Friday, Sept. 11, authorities said. At 10:42 p.m., officers responded to Old Boonton Road and found a vehicle overturned in the front yard of a house, Denville police said. The driver, Jonathan Monaco, was outside of the vehicle. An investigation determined Monaco was under the influence of alcohol and he was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, careless driving and reckless driving, police said.

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Mount Olive, NJ
Breaking News
State Trooper Car Struck On Route 80 In Mount Olive: NJSP State Trooper Car Struck On Route 80 In Mount Olive: NJSP
State Trooper Car Struck On Route 80 In Mount Olive: Njsp A state trooper car was struck on Route 80 in Mount Olive Monday, Sept. 14, authorities said. At 755 p.m., troopers responded to a crash on Route 80 west after a Nissan SUV lost directional control and struck the back of a marked Ford SUV troop vehicle and the side of an Infiniti car, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for New Jersey State Police said. Non-life threatening injuries were reported, Lebron said. The crash remains under investigation, Lebron said.

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Mount Olive, NJ
Breaking News
Texas Man Avoids Prison For Deadly Mount Olive Crash That Killed UConn Grad: Prosecutor Texas Man Avoids Prison For Deadly Mount Olive Crash That Killed UConn Grad: Prosecutor
Texas Man Avoids Prison For Deadly Mount Olive Crash That Killed UConn Grad: Prosecutor A 39-year-old Texas man will not face prison time after he pleading guilty to a fatal crash in Mount Olive, authorities announced Tuesday, Sept. 15. Cody Bonds previously pleaded guilty to reckless vehicular homicide and was sentenced to five years’ probation, 100 hours of community service and a driver’s license suspension of five years, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Acting Chief of Detectives Mark Castellano, and Mount Olive Township Police Chief Michael Cordileone. Bonds was also given credit for 17 days served in jail, authorities said. At 2:51 p.m., on Tu…

SHARE

by Sam Barron
Prev Page 1 of 1149 1 2 3 4 5 Next
1 - 10 of 11,490 articles