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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Haddon Township, NJ
Obituaries
Haddon Township Mom Of 2 Dies At 37: Remembering Cattie Fleming Haddon Township Mom Of 2 Dies At 37: Remembering Cattie Fleming Haddon Township Mom Of 2 Dies At 37: Remembering Cattie Fleming
Haddon Township Mom Of 2 Dies At 37: Remembering Cattie Fleming Catherine "Cattie" Fleming, a Haddon Township resident, died after a lengthy battle with cancer on Thursday, Oct. 29, according to her obituary from the Schetter Funeral Home website. She was 37 years old. Born and raised in Cherry Hill, Fleming graduated Camden Catholic High School and later graduated with a degree in psychology from Rutgers University, her obituary reads. She worked in human resources for Holman, her obituary reads. She later met her husband Dan, and they had two children, Graham and Shannon, according to her obituary. Fleming first went to the emergency room in 2024 wit…

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Barnegat, NJ
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Barnegat Man Learns Fate For Sharing 1K Child Porn Images: Prosecutor Barnegat Man Learns Fate For Sharing 1K Child Porn Images: Prosecutor Barnegat Man Learns Fate For Sharing 1K Child Porn Images: Prosecutor
Barnegat Man Learns Fate For Sharing 1K Child Porn Images: Prosecutor A 28-year-old Barnegat man was sentenced to a decade in prison after he pleaded guilty to uploading child pornography to an app, authorities announced Friday, Feb. 6. Fabian Lugo-Sanchez had previously pleaded guilty to distribution of child sexual abuse material, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. An investigation into Lugo-Sanchez began after the New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Children received a cyber-tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that he was sending/receiving images of child pornography from the internet, Billhimer said. T…

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Franklin-Newfield, NJ
Breaking News
NJ Man At Large After Murdering Girlfriend: Police NJ Man At Large After Murdering Girlfriend: Police NJ Man At Large After Murdering Girlfriend: Police
NJ Man At Large After Murdering Girlfriend: Police A 32-year-old Franklinville man is at large after he murdered his girlfriend Monday morning, Nov. 2, authorities said. At 12:36 a.m., Franklin Township police responded to Porchtown Road after a witness reported they heard gunshots and came downstairs to find Christina Cruz, 30, lying in the living room, Gloucester County Prosecutor Andrew Johns said. Ricardo Ferrara was arguing with Cruz two hours before the shooting, Johns said. A second witness, who was in a first-floor bedroom, reported hearing the argument followed by two gunshots and a thud, Johns said. Ferrara fled the sce…

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by Sam Barron
Readington Township, NJ
Breaking News
Wrong Way Driver Killed In Crash: Readington PD Wrong Way Driver Killed In Crash: Readington PD Wrong Way Driver Killed In Crash: Readington PD
Wrong Way Driver Killed In Crash: Readington PD An 83-year-old Somerset woman, driving the wrong way, was killed in a crash on Route 202 Friday, Oct. 30, authorities said. At 9:46 p.m., officers and firefighters responded to a crash on State Route 202 near Pleasant Run Road after Clara Jeter was driving a 2018 Chevrolet Cruz north in the southbound lanes and struck a 2022 Ford Maverick driven by a 26-year-old Flemington man, head-on, Readington Township police said. Jeter was airlifted to a trauma center while the other driver was transported to a nearby hospital for injuries, police said. 

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Point Pleasant, NJ
Breaking News
Two Injured, Dog Burned In Boat Fire: Bay Head FD Two Injured, Dog Burned In Boat Fire: Bay Head FD Two Injured, Dog Burned In Boat Fire: Bay Head FD
Two Injured, Dog Burned In Boat Fire: Bay Head FD Two people were injured and a dog was burned following a boat fire in Bay Head, Sunday, Nov. 1., authorities said. Firefighters responded to Sanzari Marina for a boat fire involving a 34-foot vessel following fueling operations, the Bay Fire Head Fire Department said. Upon arrival, firefighters and police officers assisted with evacuating occupants and a dog from the vessel, fire officials said. Fire crews deployed hoselines, established a water supply, and conducted fire investigation and ventilation operations due to elevated fuel vapors and evidence of fire, firefighters said. Two …

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Woodbine-Dennis, NJ
Breaking News
Ex-Woodbine Pre-K Teacher's Aide Charged With Child Porn, Sexual Assault: Prosecutor Ex-Woodbine Pre-K Teacher's Aide Charged With Child Porn, Sexual Assault: Prosecutor Ex-Woodbine Pre-K Teacher's Aide Charged With Child Porn, Sexual Assault: Prosecutor
Ex-Woodbine Pre-K Teacher's Aide Charged With Child Porn, Sexual Assault: Prosecutor A 44-year-old Somers Point teacher is facing additional charges of manufacturing child pornography in Cape May County, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 30. Shaun Stebbins was charged in Atlantic County in April with sexually assaulting a child, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. Stebbins was employed as a pre-kindergarten teacher’s aide at Woodbine Elementary School from February 2022 until his arrest and investigators in Cape May launched an investigation into him following the charges, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland said.   A search of Stebbins’…

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Middle Township, NJ
Breaking News
Ex- Middle Twp Teacher Impregnated By 13-Year-Old Expected To Get 5 Years In Plea Deal Ex- Middle Twp Teacher Impregnated By 13-Year-Old Expected To Get 5 Years In Plea Deal Ex- Middle Twp Teacher Impregnated By 13-Year-Old Expected To Get 5 Years In Plea Deal
Ex- Middle Twp Teacher Impregnated By 13-Year-Old Expected To Get 5 Years In Plea Deal Laura Caron, the New Jersey school middle school teacher who was impregnated by her 13-year-old student, has pleaded guilty, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 30. Caron, a 36-year-old Cape May Court House resident, pleaded guilty to endangering the welfare of a child with sexual conduct, the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office said.  Per the terms of a plea agreement, Caron, who taught fifth grade at Middle Township Elementary School is expected to be sentenced to five years in prison, along with forfeiting her teacher's license and all public employment, authorities said. The r…

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Hammonton, NJ
Breaking News
48 Years Later, Folsom Family's Murder Remains Unsolved: NJSP 48 Years Later, Folsom Family's Murder Remains Unsolved: NJSP 48 Years Later, Folsom Family's Murder Remains Unsolved: NJSP
48 Years Later, Folsom Family's Murder Remains Unsolved: Njsp Gary Deal, Joan Deal and their three-year-old son, Jason, were brutally murdered in their Atlantic County home 48 years ago in one of New Jersey's most notorious unsolved crimes. On Monday, Oct. 30, 1978, the bodies of the Deal family were discovered inside their residence on Mays Landing Road, New Jersey State police said. Gary and Joan, both 26, sustained multiple gunshot wounds as well as injuries inflicted by a sharp-edge weapon while Jason was found dead in his bedroom after sustaining fatal injuries, police said. For the past 48 years, detectives have pursued numerous leads and r…

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Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Breaking News
Man Killed After Car Rolls Backward Following Route 80 Crash In Parsippany: NJSP Man Killed After Car Rolls Backward Following Route 80 Crash In Parsippany: NJSP Man Killed After Car Rolls Backward Following Route 80 Crash In Parsippany: NJSP
Man Killed After Car Rolls Backward Following Route 80 Crash In Parsippany: Njsp A 26-year-old Wharton man was killed after a chain reaction led to his vehicle rolling backwards and striking him on Friday morning, Oct. 30, authorities said. At 5:39 a.m., Daniel Sandchez Valencia was driving a Toyota SUV west on Route 80 in Parsippany when he lost directional control, ran off the roadway to the left, traveled down a grass median and struck a tree, Christopher Postorino, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. Sandchez Valencia exited his vehicle, but the Toyota rolled backwards and struck him before crashing into a second tree, Postorino said. Sandchez Val…

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Newton-Andover, NJ
Breaking News
Man Killed After SUV Strikes Mack Truck On Route 80 In Frelinghuysen: NJSP Man Killed After SUV Strikes Mack Truck On Route 80 In Frelinghuysen: NJSP Man Killed After SUV Strikes Mack Truck On Route 80 In Frelinghuysen: NJSP
Man Killed After SUV Strikes Mack Truck On Route 80 In Frelinghuysen: Njsp A 24-year-old Hillsborough man was killed in a crash on Route 80 in Warren County after his SUV struck a Mack truck early Friday morning, Oct. 30. At 1:03 a.m., troopers responded to Route 80 eastbound in Warren County after Thomas Argen was driving a Jeep SUV that struck the front of a Mack truck, Christopher Postorino, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The Jeep ran off the roadway and traveled down a grass embankment, Postorino said. Argen was pronounced dead at the scene, Postorino said. The crash remains under investigation, Postorino said.

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