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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Lindenwold-Clementon, NJ
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Lindenwold Teen, One Of Six Struck By Vehicle, Sees Outpouring Of Support Lindenwold Teen, One Of Six Struck By Vehicle, Sees Outpouring Of Support Lindenwold Teen, One Of Six Struck By Vehicle, Sees Outpouring Of Support
Lindenwold Teen, One Of Six Struck By Vehicle, Sees Outpouring Of Support Nahum Ramirez was one of six teenagers struck by an SUV near Lindenwold High School on Tuesday, Oct. 6. At 2:11 p.m., officers responded to to the 400 block of East Gibbsboro Road to find the SUV on the sidewalk with one pedestrian trapped underneath it, Lindenwold police said. Five other juveniles had also been struck while walking on the sidewalk, police said. Ramirez sustained serious injuries that will require a long and difficult recovery, according to a GoFundMe set up to support his family. "This has been devastating for Nahum and our entire family," Yerlin Rodriguez Medrano wr…

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Pleasantville-Absecon, NJ
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Family Of Eight Loses Everything In Pleasantville Fire Family Of Eight Loses Everything In Pleasantville Fire Family Of Eight Loses Everything In Pleasantville Fire
Family Of Eight Loses Everything In Pleasantville Fire Lilliana Reyes and Rafael Colon lost everything when their Pleasantville apartment building went up in smoke on Tuesday, Oct. 6. At 9 a.m., firefighters responded to a three-story building on Martin Luther King Blvd and found heavy smoke was coming from the roof, Pleasantville Fire Department said. The fire started in a second-floor apartment and spread to the third floor, firefighters said. It was declared under control at 10:42 a.m., firefighters said. Reyes and Colon are a family of eight, with another baby soon on the way, according to a GoFundMe set up to support them. "We lost a…

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Mays Landing-Hamilton, NJ
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Mays Landing Massage Parlor Busted Again For Prostitution: Police Mays Landing Massage Parlor Busted Again For Prostitution: Police Mays Landing Massage Parlor Busted Again For Prostitution: Police
Mays Landing Massage Parlor Busted Again For Prostitution: Police A massage parlor in Mays Landing was busted again on Thursday, Oct. 8, for running an illegal prostitution ring, authorities said. At 9 a.m., officers executed a court-authorized search warrant at Waterfall Therapy at 4450 Black Horse Pike, Township of Hamilton police said. As a result of the investigation,  Jianhong Li, a 54-year-old Flushing, New York resident, was arrested and charged with promoting prostitution, police said. Officers seized $10,000 in cash, police said. In March, a similar search warrant was executed at the facility, resulting in the arrests of two women on p…

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Jackson, NJ
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2-Year-Old Jackson Boy Killed In Brewery Parking Lot Months After Becoming Big Brother 2-Year-Old Jackson Boy Killed In Brewery Parking Lot Months After Becoming Big Brother 2-Year-Old Jackson Boy Killed In Brewery Parking Lot Months After Becoming Big Brother
2-Year-Old Jackson Boy Killed In Brewery Parking Lot Months After Becoming Big Brother James Gabriel was just two years old when he was struck and killed by a vehicle in a parking lot at Bullock Farms in Upper Freehold Township Saturday, Oct. 3, according to a GoFundMe set up to support his family. "From the moment he came into our lives, he changed our world completely," his mother Meiling Gabriel, a Jackson resident, wrote on the GoFundMe. "He was our beautiful little boy—curious, energetic, playful, affectionate, and so deeply loved." At 11:07 a.m., James and his grandmother, Ellen, were exiting a parking lot hand in hand when they were struck by a Chrysler SUV exitin…

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Hackettstown, NJ
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Man Drove Drunk With Kids In Car On Route 46: Hackettstown PD Man Drove Drunk With Kids In Car On Route 46: Hackettstown PD Man Drove Drunk With Kids In Car On Route 46: Hackettstown PD
Man Drove Drunk With Kids In Car On Route 46: Hackettstown PD A 45-year-old Washington Township man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated on Route 46 in Hackettstown, authorities announced Thursday, Oct. 8. On Saturday, Sept. 19, officers responded to Route 46 and found Robert Hillegass and his vehicle in the CVS parking lot on Main Street, Hackettstown police said. Officers detected a strong order of alcohol on Hillegass and noticed he had slurred speech and was trembling, police said.  Two children were also observed inside the vehicle, police said. Hillegass was arrested following standardized field sobriety tests, police sai…

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North Hunterdon, NJ
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3 Injured In Route 31 Motorcycle-SUV Crash: NJSP 3 Injured In Route 31 Motorcycle-SUV Crash: NJSP 3 Injured In Route 31 Motorcycle-SUV Crash: NJSP
3 Injured In Route 31 Motorcycle-suv Crash: Njsp Three people were injured after a motorcycle collided with an SUV on Route 31 in Hunterdon County Wednesday, Oct. 7, authorities said. At 11:51 a.m., a Harley-Davidson motorcycle struck the back and passenger side of a Subaru SUV on Route 31 north in Hampton Borough, Charles Marchan, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The driver and passenger of the Harley-Davidson and driver of the Subaru all sustained minor injuries and were transported to an area hospital, Marchan said. The crash remains under investigation, Marchan said. 

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Toms River, NJ
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Imprisoned Toms River Man Faces New Charges For Parkway Shooting: NJSP Imprisoned Toms River Man Faces New Charges For Parkway Shooting: NJSP Imprisoned Toms River Man Faces New Charges For Parkway Shooting: NJSP
Imprisoned Toms River Man Faces New Charges For Parkway Shooting: Njsp A 22-year-old Toms River man recently sentenced for shooting at a bicyclist was charged in connection with a shooting on the Garden State Parkway, authorities announced, Thursday, Oct. 8. On Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, detectives responded to Community Medical Center a man sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound following a verbal altercation with Anthony Zigarelli at an Exxon gas station on Commonwealth Boulevard in Manchester, New Jersey State police said. Following the altercation, Zigarelli followed the victim’s vehicle onto the Garden State Parkway and near Exit 80, he fired …

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Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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13-Year-Old Dirt Biker Struck By Vehicle: EHT PD 13-Year-Old Dirt Biker Struck By Vehicle: EHT PD 13-Year-Old Dirt Biker Struck By Vehicle: EHT PD
13-Year-Old Dirt Biker Struck By Vehicle: EHT PD A 13-year-old dirt bike rider was injured after they were struck by a vehicle in Egg Harbor Township Wednesday, Oct. 7, authorities said. At 5:03 p.m., officers responded to Delaware Avenue near Bargaintown Park after 2021 Kawasaki KLX110 dirt bike, operated by a 13-year-old, was riding west on the shoulder when a 2013 Chevy Impala, driven by a 32-year-old Pleasantville woman, made a left turn into the park and collided with the bike, Egg Harbor Township police said. The juvenile dirt bike operator sustained minor injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital, police said. Tra…

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Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Black Horse Pike: EHT PD Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Black Horse Pike: EHT PD Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Black Horse Pike: EHT PD
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Black Horse Pike: EHT PD A 73-year-old woman was struck and killed by a vehicle in Egg Harbor Township, authorities announced Thursday, Oct. 8. At 7:24 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2, officers responded to the Black Horse Pike and Bayport Drive when Aimee Altin failed to cross the street safely and was struck by a 2021 Dodge Durango driven by a 26-year-old Pleasantville woman, Egg Harbor Township police said. Altin was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The driver contacted 911 immediately and cooperated with the investigation, police said. The crash remains under investigation, police said.

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Howell-Farmingdale, NJ
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Howell Daycare Facility Gets Swatted Day After Schools Shelter In Place: Police (UPDATE) Howell Daycare Facility Gets Swatted Day After Schools Shelter In Place: Police (UPDATE) Howell Daycare Facility Gets Swatted Day After Schools Shelter In Place: Police (UPDATE)
Howell Daycare Facility Gets Swatted Day After Schools Shelter In Place: Police (Update) UPDATE: A private daycare facility was swatted in Howell on Thursday, Oct. 8, Howell police said. Additional calls were received by other facilities in neighboring jurisdictions, police said.. There are no known threats to our public school community and the investigation is ongoing, police said. Residents can expect increased police presence at schools and daycares throughout Howell, police said. Schools in Howell Township were forced to shelter in place Wednesday, Oct. 7 after a swatting call, authorities announced. The schools received suspicious phone calls and were directed to …

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