Sam Barron

Community Editor

sbarron@dailyvoice.com

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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Matawan Man Sentenced For Hidden Bathroom Recordings, Distributing Child Porn: Prosecutor Matawan Man Sentenced For Hidden Bathroom Recordings, Distributing Child Porn: Prosecutor
Matawan Man Sentenced For Hidden Bathroom Recordings, Distributing Child Porn: Prosecutor A 59-year-old Matawan man was sentenced to nine years in state prison on Friday, Jan. 3, for recording women, including a 16-year-old girl using the bathroom at a residence in Brick Township, authorities said. Michael Mattina secretly recorded six female victims, including one 16 year-old victim, utilizing a hidden camera located in the bathroom of a residence in Brick Township. Further investigation revealed that Mattina posted the videos of the victims on two adult websites, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Mattina was originally charged in August 2020, Billhimer said.…
Longtime New Providence Firefighter's Dog Killed In Blaze: Fundraiser Longtime New Providence Firefighter's Dog Killed In Blaze: Fundraiser
Longtime New Providence Firefighter's Dog Killed In Blaze: Fundraiser A fire on Thursday, Jan. 2 hit home for Ralph Parlapiano, a firefighter in New Providence for 46 years, including a decade as chief. Parlapiano's home was ravaged by a fire, destroying everything he owns and killing his dog, Breeze, according to a fundraiser. At 3:28 p.m., firefighters responded to his home and found a heavy fire in the basement and first floor, New Providence Fire Department said. A second alarm was transmitted, bringing in additional support, firefighters said The fire was declared under control at 4:38 p.m., firefighters said. "We are all shocked and heartbroken t…
Woman Sexually Assaulted In Jersey City Home Invasion: Prosecutor Woman Sexually Assaulted In Jersey City Home Invasion: Prosecutor
Woman Sexually Assaulted In Jersey City Home Invasion: Prosecutor A home invasion led to a woman being sexually assaulted inside her home in Jersey City on the evening of Sunday, Jan. 5, authorities said. At 7 p.m.,  a man entered a residence on McAdoo Avenue through her window and then physically and sexually assaulted the woman inside, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The woman is being treated at a nearby hospital with multiple injuries, Suarez said. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and the Jersey City Police Department are investigating, police said.  Anyone with information is asked to c…
Person Found Dead Under Route 46 Bridge: Prosecutor Person Found Dead Under Route 46 Bridge: Prosecutor
Person Found Dead Under Route 46 Bridge: Prosecutor A person was found dead under the Route 46 bridge in Morris County on Sunday, Jan. 5, authorities said. Dover police discovered the individual after another person conducted a welfare check, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said. Paramedics pronounced the individual dead at the scene, authorities said.  No trauma was observed to the body, authorities said. The death appears medical in nature, and no foul play is suspected, authorities said. The person was turned over to the Morris County Medical Examiner’s Office, authorities said. The investigation is ongoing, authorities sa…
Pair Who Fenced Stolen Car Parts Arrested In Secaucus: Police Pair Who Fenced Stolen Car Parts Arrested In Secaucus: Police
Pair Who Fenced Stolen Car Parts Arrested In Secaucus: Police Two men were arrested and charged with fencing stolen automobile parts on Friday, Jan. 3, following an undercover investigation by Secaucus police, authorities said. On Monday, Dec. 30, officers responded to the 500 block of New County Road on a report of an abandoned vehicle, Secaucus police said. When officers arrived, they located a 2015 Honda CRV missing its bumper, passenger side door and headlights, police said. It was discovered the vehicle was stolen from Weehawken two days prior, police said. New Year's Day saw officers discovering a 2023 Acura TLX missing it bumper, grill an…
Man Struck In Head With Stick At Bayonne Bus Stop: Police Man Struck In Head With Stick At Bayonne Bus Stop: Police
Man Struck In Head With Stick At Bayonne Bus Stop: Police A 54-year-old Bayonne man was arrested and charged after he assaulted another man with a wooden stick on Monday, Dec. 30, authorities said. At 7:07 a.m., officers responded to a fight at the bus stop at 27th Street and Kennedy Boulevard, Bayonne police said. The victim told officers that while he was waiting for the bus, he was struck in the head by Louis Gomez with an unknown object and was defending himself, police said. The object was later revealed to be a wooden stick, police said. Gomez was charged with aggravated assault and multiple weapons offenses, police said. The victim suf…
Person Airlifted After Four Injured In Two-Car Crash: Raritan Township PD Person Airlifted After Four Injured In Two-Car Crash: Raritan Township PD
Person Airlifted After Four Injured In Two-Car Crash: Raritan Township PD Four people were injured and a vehicle caught fire following a crash in Raritan Township on the evening of Saturday, Jan. 4, authorities said. At 11:44 p.m., officers responded to Route 31 and Walter Foran Blvd. and found a white Subaru on fire and with heavy front-end damage, Raritan Township Police said. Officers were able to swiftly extinguish the fire, but the driver, a 45-year-old Flemington man sustained traumatic head injuries and was entrapped inside the vehicle, police said. The three occupants of the other vehicle, a Toyota Tundra pickup, sustained minor injuries police said.…
Damaging 40 Garbage Trucks Gets Sussex County Man Probation: Prosecutor Damaging 40 Garbage Trucks Gets Sussex County Man Probation: Prosecutor
Damaging 40 Garbage Trucks Gets Sussex County Man Probation: Prosecutor A 59-year-old Stanhope Borough man was sentenced to three years probation on Friday, Jan. 3, after he broke into a waste management facility last year and damaged 40 garbage trucks, authorities said. Last May, Robert Bechaud broke into a Waste Management facility in Lafayette Township, damaging 40 garbage trucks and support vehicles by breaking windows, cutting fuel and brake lines and discharging fire extinguishers in the cab and engine compartments, Acting Sussex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray said. Bechaud was also sentenced to 236 days time served, Murray said. He had previously …
'Get This On Camera': Ice-T Altercation With Officer In Hudson County Resurfaces In Viral Video 'Get This On Camera': Ice-T Altercation With Officer In Hudson County Resurfaces In Viral Video
'Get This On Camera': Ice-T Altercation With Officer In Hudson County Resurfaces In Viral Video Rapper and actor Ice-T had his own brush with the law in Hudson County according to newly resurfaced bodycam footage that is going viral. On Friday, May 3, 2024, the "Law & Order: SVU" star who lives in Edgewater was pulled over by a Hudson County Sheriff's deputy for having an expired registration, according to a video shared on YouTube by Unspoken Crime Murders. Ice-T, a.k.a. Tracy Marrow who has played Det. Fin Tutuola on the long running TV show, was right outside of the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to renew the registration, which expired in 2021, when he was stopped. Ic…
Embattled NJ Councilman Used Position To Threaten Liquor Store: Prosecutor Embattled NJ Councilman Used Position To Threaten Liquor Store: Prosecutor
Embattled NJ Councilman Used Position To Threaten Liquor Store: Prosecutor Sergio Rodriguez, a 29-year-old member of the Dover Town Council, was arrested and charged on Thursday, Jan. 2, after he threatened to use his power to shutter a liquor store last year, prosecutors said. On Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, Rodriguez entered a Dover liquor store and told an employee that the store’s liquor license would not be renewed if they continued to sell alcohol to individuals seen drinking in a nearby courtyard, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll and Chief of Detectives Robert McNally said. The business owner spoke to Rodriguez at a later time, and duri…
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