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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Franklin Township, NJ
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2 Firefighters Injured In 5-Alarm Warehouse Fire: Franklin Twp PD 2 Firefighters Injured In 5-Alarm Warehouse Fire: Franklin Twp PD 2 Firefighters Injured In 5-Alarm Warehouse Fire: Franklin Twp PD
2 Firefighters Injured In 5-Alarm Warehouse Fire: Franklin Twp PD Two firefighters were injured battling a five-alarm warehouse fire early Friday morning, Nov. 6, in Franklin Township, authorities said. At 3:59 a.m., officers responded to a warehouse at 245 Belmont Dr. and encountered heavy smoke, Franklin Township police said. The building was vacant at the time, police said. Numerous fire companies, led by Somerset Fire and Rescue, responded to the scene as the blaze tolled five alarms, police said. Two firefighters sustained minor injuries and were treated at the scene, police said. The fire was eventually extinguished, police said. Due to the pr…

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by Sam Barron
Washington, NJ
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1 Injured After Airborne Car Crashes Into Franklin Twp House: NJSP 1 Injured After Airborne Car Crashes Into Franklin Twp House: NJSP 1 Injured After Airborne Car Crashes Into Franklin Twp House: NJSP
1 Injured After Airborne Car Crashes Into Franklin Twp House: Njsp One person was hospitalized after a car crashed into a home in Warren County early Sunday morning, Nov. 8. At 2:44 a.m., a Hyundai was traveling on Maple Avenue in Franklin Township when the driver lost control, crossed over Shurts Road, traveled up an embankment, went airborne and struck a home, Christopher Postorino, a spokesman for the New Jersey Stat Police said. The driver driver sustained minor injuries and was transported to an area hospital, Postorino said. The crash remains under investigation, Postorino said.

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by Sam Barron
Belleville, NJ
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East Newark Teenager Met Ohio Girl On Roblox, Had Her Send Nude Photos: Prosecutor East Newark Teenager Met Ohio Girl On Roblox, Had Her Send Nude Photos: Prosecutor East Newark Teenager Met Ohio Girl On Roblox, Had Her Send Nude Photos: Prosecutor
East Newark Teenager Met Ohio Girl On Roblox, Had Her Send Nude Photos: Prosecutor A 19-year-old East Newark man was arrested and charged with possessing child sexual abuse material in Hudson County Friday, Nov. 6, authorities said. In June, the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit was contacted by Colerain police in Ohio after they learned a 12-year-old girl met an individual, later identified as Benjamin Martes, on Roblox, who instructed her to create and send sexual abuse material, Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello said. An investigation found Martes to be storing child sexual abuse material on electronic devices, Mello sai…

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by Sam Barron
Franklin Township, NJ
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Man Killed, Person Critical In Wrong Way Crash: Somerset County Prosecutor Man Killed, Person Critical In Wrong Way Crash: Somerset County Prosecutor Man Killed, Person Critical In Wrong Way Crash: Somerset County Prosecutor
Man Killed, Person Critical In Wrong Way Crash: Somerset County Prosecutor A 43-year-old New Brunswick man was killed in a crash in Somerset County Sunday evening, Nov. 8, authorities said At 9:32 p.m., Franklin Township police responded to Franklin Boulevard near Robbins Avenue after a Mercedes Benz was traveling south when it crossed over the centerline and continued driving southbound on the northbound side of the road, striking a Honda SUV and then a Freightliner box truck both driving northbound, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Meredith McKay, and Franklin Township Public S…

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by Sam Barron
Manahawkin-Stafford, NJ
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Chihuahua Missing After 4-Car Crash Outside High School In Stafford: Police Chihuahua Missing After 4-Car Crash Outside High School In Stafford: Police Chihuahua Missing After 4-Car Crash Outside High School In Stafford: Police
Chihuahua Missing After 4-Car Crash Outside High School In Stafford: Police Ophelia, a chihuahua mix, is missing following a 4-car crash in Stafford Township Sunday, Nov. 8. At 11:55 a.m. officers responded to the collision outside Southern Regional High School after a 2022 Lincoln LS driven by a 63-year-old Barnegat man was traveling southbound on Route 9 when it failed to observe stopped traffic and struck the back of a Chevrolet Trailblazer driven by an 83-year-old Manahawkin man, Stafford Township police said. The force of the crash caused the Trailblazer to strike two additional vehicles, a Kia Carnival and a Chevrolet Silverado, police said. EMS responded to …

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by Sam Barron
Ocean City, NJ
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Ocean City's Dot's Pastry Shop Mourns Owner Gregory Rodriguez Ocean City's Dot's Pastry Shop Mourns Owner Gregory Rodriguez Ocean City's Dot's Pastry Shop Mourns Owner Gregory Rodriguez
Ocean City's Dot's Pastry Shop Mourns Owner Gregory Rodriguez Gregory Rodriguez, the owner of Dot's Pastry Shop in Ocean City, has died, the business announced on Facebook. Born in Nebraska, Rodriguez was a standout wrestler and football player, and a lifelong Cornhuskers fan. He worked as a welder before moving to Denver, where he met his wife, Jane Scheuermann Rodriguez. The couple married in 2001 and had two daughters, Emma and Sarah. Rodriguez later moved to New Jersey, where he owned and operated Dot's Pastry Shop alongside his in-laws, Leo and Patricia, and his wife's six siblings. "His hands were his tools, his livelihood, and perhaps his great…

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by Sam Barron
Denville, NJ
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Man Gets Decade For Denville Bank Robbery: Prosecutor Man Gets Decade For Denville Bank Robbery: Prosecutor Man Gets Decade For Denville Bank Robbery: Prosecutor
Man Gets Decade For Denville Bank Robbery: Prosecutor A 65-year-old Hackettstown man was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to robbing a bank in Denville, authorities said. At 3:58 p.m., on Monday, March 23, officers responded to Bank of America at 125 E. Main St. after Jason Perlett, entered the bank branch, handed the teller a note demanding money, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, Morris County Sheriff James Gannon, Denville Township Police Chief Scott Welsch, and Roxbury Police Chief Matthew Holland said.  No weapon was displayed, authorities said. Perlett exited the bank w…

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by Sam Barron
Burlington, NJ
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Burlington City Church Deacon Gets Lengthy Sentence For Sex With Minor: NJ Burlington City Church Deacon Gets Lengthy Sentence For Sex With Minor: NJ Burlington City Church Deacon Gets Lengthy Sentence For Sex With Minor: NJ
Burlington City Church Deacon Gets Lengthy Sentence For Sex With Minor: NJ A 44-year-old Mount Holly man was sentenced to 25 years in prison after previously pleading guilty to having sex with a girl under the age of 13, authorities said. Shawn Tracey, a deacon at Burlington Seventh-day Adventist Church in Burlington City, sexually abused the victim over a two-year period at multiple locations in Burlington County, Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said. Tracey pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual assault, Bradshaw said.

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by Sam Barron
Gloucester Township, NJ
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Armed Robber Shot By Gloucester Twp Police At CVS: Prosecutor Armed Robber Shot By Gloucester Twp Police At CVS: Prosecutor Armed Robber Shot By Gloucester Twp Police At CVS: Prosecutor
Armed Robber Shot By Gloucester Twp Police At CVS: Prosecutor A 65-year-old Blackwood man has been charged after he was shot by Gloucester Township police during an armed confrontation Friday, Nov. 6, authorities said. At 4:15 p.m., officers responded to the CVS at 701 College Drive and encountered Michael Dougherty, who was robbing the pharmacy while armed, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay and Gloucester Township Police Chief Anthony Minosse said. Dougherty pointed a firearm at an officer, who retreated to safety, drew his service weapon, and gave multiple commands for the suspect to drop his weapon, authorities said. Dough…

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by Sam Barron
Mays Landing-Hamilton, NJ
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Unbelted Mays Landing Woman, 23, Killed In Route 40 Crash: Police Unbelted Mays Landing Woman, 23, Killed In Route 40 Crash: Police Unbelted Mays Landing Woman, 23, Killed In Route 40 Crash: Police
Unbelted Mays Landing Woman, 23, Killed In Route 40 Crash: Police A 23-year-old Mays Landing woman was killed when her car rear-ended another vehicle before crashing into a tree on Route 40 in Atlantic County early Sunday morning, Nov. 8, authorities said. At 6:18 a.m., Giana Fortson was driving a 2008 Toyota Scion westbound near Strand Avenue in Hamilton Township when she lost control and struck the back of a 2025 Nissan Versa driven by a 20-year-old Pleasantville woman, Hamilton Township police said.  Fortson's vehicle then left the roadway and struck a tree, while the Nissan came to rest in a residential yard on the eastbound side of Route 40…

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