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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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Pop-Up Party Leads To Cop Being Assaulted: Vineland PD Pop-Up Party Leads To Cop Being Assaulted: Vineland PD
Pop-Up Party Leads To Cop Being Assaulted: Vineland PD A 40-year-old Phillipsburg woman was arrested for assaulting a police officer following a large pop-up party in Vineland, authorities announced Wednesday, June 17. On Saturday, June 13, officers responded to 2135 E. Oak Rd. and were met with multiple parking issues and several hundred people attending an unpermitted event at the residence, Vineland police said. Amy Smith was arrested and charged with aggravated assault on police and resisting arrest after  striking and biting one of the officers on the scene who was attempting to assist the subject getting medical treatment by&nbs…

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NJ Rabbi Sexually Assaulted Woman, Then Set Up Website To Defame Her, Lawsuit Says NJ Rabbi Sexually Assaulted Woman, Then Set Up Website To Defame Her, Lawsuit Says
NJ Rabbi Sexually Assaulted Woman, Then Set Up Website To Defame Her, Lawsuit Says A Toms River woman and a Jackson rabbi have been battling it out in Ocean County Superior Court since January, when she accused him of sexually assaulting her, a claim he has denied, alleging she's a liar seeking money. Miryam Malachi filed the lawsuit against  Avraham Appel and others in Ocean County Superior Court in January (see lawsuit attached at the bottom of this news article). Appel, along with Robert Keleti and his daughter Chaya Rosenzweig, used their positions to sexually exploit Malachi followed by a sustained and coordinated campaign of threats, intimidation, def…

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Six Injured After Deck Collapses In Morris County: Rescuers Six Injured After Deck Collapses In Morris County: Rescuers
Six Injured After Deck Collapses In Morris County: Rescuers Six people were hospitalized after a deck collapsed in Morris County Sunday, June 14, authorities said. A large deck fell off a house and was hung up on a tree with further danger of collapse in Washington Township, the Long Valley First Aid Squad said. Firefighters pinned the deck with pickets while also securing a gas leak at the scene, authorities said. Six patients were transported to a nearby hospital, authorities said. After all patients were transported from the scene Long Valley First Aid Squad Rescue Services structural collapse technicians formulated a shoring plan and const…

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Wrong Way DWI Driver Charged After Hackettstown Crash: Police Wrong Way DWI Driver Charged After Hackettstown Crash: Police
Wrong Way DWI Driver Charged After Hackettstown Crash: Police A 50-year-old Hackettstown woman was arrested and charged with assault by auto after she drove the wrong way while drunk, causing a crash, authorities announced Wednesday, Jun 17. On Sunday, March 31, Iwona Jaworski was operating a vehicle northbound in the southbound lane of Willow Grove Street when she struck another vehicle head-on, Hackettstown police said. Officers and emergency medical personnel detected a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from Jaworski and observed signs consistent with impairment, police said. Jaworski was transported to Morristown Medical Center for medic…

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More Charges For Wrong Way Drunk NJ Driver Who Fled Into Woods After Crash: Prosecutor More Charges For Wrong Way Drunk NJ Driver Who Fled Into Woods After Crash: Prosecutor
More Charges For Wrong Way Drunk NJ Driver Who Fled Into Woods After Crash: Prosecutor A 30-year-old Manchester man is facing additional charges after he drove the wrong way while drunk and then fled the scene after causing a crash, authorities announced Wednesday, June 17. Andrew Gajewski is now charged with two additional charges of assault by auto, causing serious bodily injury while driving impaired following a crash in Toms River last month, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. At 8:30 p.m., on Monday, May 18, Toms River police responded to Route 37 and Batchelor Street after a 2022 Ford F-150 traveling the wrong way, speeding and driving recklessly, collided …

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NJ Dad Strangles Wheelchair-Bound Daughter Disabled Since Birth: Report NJ Dad Strangles Wheelchair-Bound Daughter Disabled Since Birth: Report
NJ Dad Strangles Wheelchair-Bound Daughter Disabled Since Birth: Report A 71-year-old South Jersey man is accused of strangling his 40-year-old daughter, who had been disabled and nonverbal since birth, to death, according to authorities and an exclusive report from 6abc. At 6:16 a.m. on Thursday, June 11, Dennis Hall called Franklin Township police and said his daughter, Devin Hall, 40, was not breathing, Gloucester County Prosecutor Andrew Johns said.  Hall admitted to strangling his daughter while speaking to emergency services and to officers, Johns said. Jan Hall, Hall's wife, told 6ABC that he woke her up and admitted to strangling their da…

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Philly Man Gets Decades In Prison For Deadly Double AC Shooting: Prosecutor Philly Man Gets Decades In Prison For Deadly Double AC Shooting: Prosecutor
Philly Man Gets Decades In Prison For Deadly Double AC Shooting: Prosecutor A 35-year-old Philadelphia man was sentenced to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to a double shooting that killed one woman in Atlantic City, authorities announced Wednesday, June 17. On Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, police responded to Marine Avenue  and found Kamille Stewart, a 31-year-old Pleasantville resident, with a gunshot wound to the head and Cary Elbert, a 32-year-old Sewell resident, who was pronounced dead at the scene after being shot in the head, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. Gregg Page was arrested in Philadelphia that day and found him to be in possess…

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California Duo Admits To Armed Home Invasion In Point Pleasant: Prosecutor California Duo Admits To Armed Home Invasion In Point Pleasant: Prosecutor
California Duo Admits To Armed Home Invasion In Point Pleasant: Prosecutor Two residents from California admitted to pleaded guilty to burglary on Tuesday, June 15, following an armed home invasion in Point Pleasant, authorities said. Per the terms of a plea agreement Jaheim Wilson, 24 and Oleya Brown, 22, both Stockton residents, are expected to be sentenced to seven years in prison, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. At 1:38 p.m., on Thursday, Aug. 7, Point Pleasant police responded to a residence on Barton Avenue for a report of a home invasion with a gunshot having been fired, Billhimer said. Police found the back door to the residence had been f…

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NJ Drunk Driver Admits To Crash That Killed Mother, Daughter: Prosecutor NJ Drunk Driver Admits To Crash That Killed Mother, Daughter: Prosecutor
NJ Drunk Driver Admits To Crash That Killed Mother, Daughter: Prosecutor A 43-year-old Red Bank man pleaded guilty to driving drunk in a crash that killed a mother and her 11-year-old daughter in Lakewood, authorities announced Tuesday, June 16. Raul Luna-Perez pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated manslaughter and one count of assault by auto, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. As part of his plea bargain, Luna-Perez is expected to be sentenced to 20 years in prison, Billhimer said. On Saturday, July 26, at 11:20 p.m., Lakewood police responded to Cross Street and Hearthstone Drove after a Dodge Durango operated by Luna-Perez crossed into the …

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North Brunswick Man Followed Boys From School, Tried To Take Them Home: Prosecutor North Brunswick Man Followed Boys From School, Tried To Take Them Home: Prosecutor
North Brunswick Man Followed Boys From School, Tried To Take Them Home: Prosecutor A 27-year-old North Brunswick man was arrested and charged with attempted kidnapping after he followed boys as they were leaving school and told them he wanted to take them home, authorities announced. An investigation determined Andrew Luna approached two boys near North Brunswick Library and attempted to kidnap them, Middlesex County Prosecutor Linda Estremera and North Brunswick Police Director Joseph A. Battaglia said. After the boys fled the area, Luna immediately approached two other boys and engaged in similar conduct, authorities said. Luna was arrested on Friday, May 29 …

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