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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Flemington-Raritan, NJ
Obituaries
6-Year-Old Delaware Twp Girl Killed In Car Crash That Injured 10 Mourned: Remembering Brandi 6-Year-Old Delaware Twp Girl Killed In Car Crash That Injured 10 Mourned: Remembering Brandi
6-Year-Old Delaware Twp Girl Killed In Car Crash That Injured 10 Mourned: Remembering Brandi A 6-year-old girl has died following a New Jersey car crash in which 10 people were injured this week. Brandi Karcher, of Delaware Township, succumbed to her injuries sustained in the two-vehicle crash on Route 173 on Wednesday, Aug. 12, authorities said. At 4:34 p.m., on Monday, Aug. 10, a Kia was traveling west on Route 173 in Bethlehem Township when it collided with a Jeep SUV making a right-hand turn, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police, said. Aside from Brandi, nine other people were hospitalized in the crash with minor injuries, Lebron said. A GoFundMe has be…

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Wall Township, NJ
Breaking News
18-Year-Old Dead in Wall Township Crash: Police 18-Year-Old Dead in Wall Township Crash: Police
18-Year-Old Dead in Wall Township Crash: Police An 18-year-old Brick resident was killed in a car crash in Wall Township Thursday, Aug. 13, authorities said. At 5:36 a.m., first responders responded to Squankum Allenwood Road and found a gray 2006 Honda Civic in the wooded area with extensive damage, Wall Township police said. The teenager, the sole occupant of the vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. His identity is being withheld pending next-of-kin notification, police said. The crash remains under investigation, police said.

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Atlantic City, NJ
Breaking News
Atlantic City Man Arrested For 2009 Murder: Prosecutor Atlantic City Man Arrested For 2009 Murder: Prosecutor
Atlantic City Man Arrested For 2009 Murder: Prosecutor A 44-year-old Atlantic City man was apprehended by US Marshals on Thursday, Aug. 13, after being charged with murdering someone in 2009, authorities said. Billie Woods was taken into custody for the 2009 murder of David Nesbitt, a 32-year-old Atlantic City resident, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. On Wednesday, June 3, 2009, Atlantic City police responded to 227 N. South Carolina Avenue and found Nesbitt with several gunshot wounds, authorities said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Over the past several months, detectives from the Major Crimes Unit reex…

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South River, NJ
Breaking News
NY Man Exposed Himself Multiple Times In South River: Police NY Man Exposed Himself Multiple Times In South River: Police
NY Man Exposed Himself Multiple Times In South River: Police A 21-year-old New York man has been charged after exposing himself throughout South River, authorities announced Thursday, Aug. 13. Between Thursday, July 2 and Tuesday, July 7, officers received multiple reports of a man, later identified as Anthony Lopez, exposing himself in public to people. Most of the incidents occurred just off Whitehead Avenue near Magiera Street, Spring Street, and Jeffrie Avenue, police said. An investigation identified Lopez as the suspect and he has been charged with five counts of lewdness, police said. An active warrant has been issued for his arrest, poli…

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Basking Ridge-Bernards, NJ
Breaking News
Somerset Fugitive Wanted For Identity Theft, Dealing Drugs: Prosecutor Somerset Fugitive Wanted For Identity Theft, Dealing Drugs: Prosecutor
Somerset Fugitive Wanted For Identity Theft, Dealing Drugs: Prosecutor A 35-year-old Somerset County man remains on the lam despite being wanted on multiple charges. Patsy Ragonese was named the Somerset County Fugitive of the Month for August. He is wanted by the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office for failure to appear for originating charges of 3 counts of possession of CDS and 1 count of possession of CDS with intent to distribute. Ragonese has two bench warrants out of Union County for identity theft in Springfield and possession of CDS in Plainfield, prosecutors said. He is 5'9" and weighs 130 lbs. with brown hair and brown eyes and was last known to liv…

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Ventnor-Margate, NJ
Breaking News
89-Year-Old Woman Critically Injured After Hit By Car: Margate PD 89-Year-Old Woman Critically Injured After Hit By Car: Margate PD
89-Year-Old Woman Critically Injured After Hit By Car: Margate PD An 89-year-old woman sustained life-threatening injuries after she was hit by a car in Margate on Tuesday, Aug. 11, authorities said. At 7:23 p.m., officers responded to a 9-1-1 call after a vehicle was making a left turn onto Winchester Avenue from Jerome Avenue and struck the woman, a Margate resident, as she crossed southbound in the crosswalk of the intersection, Margate police said. The woman was taken to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries and is in critical but stable condition, police said. The driver, an 84-year-old Margate resident, remained on scene and cooperated w…

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Hackettstown, NJ
Breaking News
ICE Detains 14 In Hackettstown ICE Detains 14 In Hackettstown
ICE Detains 14 In Hackettstown Fourteen people were detained following an ICE raid in Hackettstown Wednesday, Aug. 12, authorities said. Two of the people detained, Rafael Salazar and Luis Rivera Guillen, have criminal records, a spokesperson for Immigration and Customs Enforcement said. Salazar, a native of the Dominican Republic, was previously arrested in Miami for cocaine possession while Guillen, a Honduras native, has prior convictions in New York for criminal mischief with intent to damage property and possession of controlled substances, ICE said. Everyone detained had illegally entered the United States at some …

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Wall Township, NJ
Breaking News
Car Crashes Into Storage Shed At Wall Twp Golf Course Car Crashes Into Storage Shed At Wall Twp Golf Course
Car Crashes Into Storage Shed At Wall Twp Golf Course A car crashed into a storage shed at a golf course in Wall Township on Wednesday, Aug. 12, authorities said. Firefighters responded to Bel-Air Golf Course at 3120 Allaire Rd. after the car crashed into the storage shed, South Wall Fire Rescue said. The driver extricated himself prior to firefighters arrival, fire officials said. No injuries were reported, firefighters said.

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Gloucester Township, NJ
Breaking News
Man Missing In Gloucester Township: Police Man Missing In Gloucester Township: Police
Man Missing In Gloucester Township: Police A 20-year-old Gloucester Township man has been missing since last month, authorities announced Wednesday, Aug. 12. Terrell Purnell was reported missing on Wednesday, July 29, Gloucester Township police said. Purnell's last known whereabouts are believed to be in an unknown area of Philadelphia, police said. His current whereabouts are unknown, and it is unknown where he may be traveling or who he may be with, police said. He is 5’10” tall and weighs 150 lbs. He has short black hair, brown eyes, and a goatee, police said. He has an unknown tattoo on his left forearm, police said. Anyone wit…

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Gloucester Township, NJ
Breaking News
Driver Nearly Strikes Cop, Construction Workers After Entering Work Zone: Gloucester Twp Police Driver Nearly Strikes Cop, Construction Workers After Entering Work Zone: Gloucester Twp Police
Driver Nearly Strikes Cop, Construction Workers After Entering Work Zone: Gloucester Twp Police A 40-year-old Williamstown man was arrested and charged after he nearly crashed into a police officer and multiple construction workers after entering a closed work zone on Wednesday, Aug. 12, authorities said. While at the work zone at Evesham Road, Matthew Senkier began shouting profanities at the officer and demanding that he leave the area, Gloucester Township police said.  Soon after, Senkier entered a vehicle, drove onto the closed roadway, and proceeded recklessly through the active construction zone, police said. Senkier accelerated toward construction workers be…

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