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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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Police & Fire
Person Killed In Two-Vehicle Route 70 Manchester Crash: Prosecutor Person Killed In Two-Vehicle Route 70 Manchester Crash: Prosecutor
Person Killed In Two-Vehicle Route 70 Manchester Crash: Prosecutor A person was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Manchester on Monday morning, Aug. 11, authorities said. At 8:15 a.m., Manchester Township police responded to Hilltop Road and Route 70 and found a 2014 Dodge van had collided with a 2017 Ford Sprinter van, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. The Dodge van, containing a driver and three passengers was traveling westbound on Route 70 when it crossed over the double yellow line, passing stopped traffic from behind and collided with the Ford van, Billhimer said. One occupant of the van, seated in the cargo compartment, was pronounced …

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Police & Fire
DWI South Toms River Truck Driver Charged After Killing Pedestrian, Leaving Scene: Prosecutor DWI South Toms River Truck Driver Charged After Killing Pedestrian, Leaving Scene: Prosecutor
DWI South Toms River Truck Driver Charged After Killing Pedestrian, Leaving Scene: Prosecutor A 41-year-old South Toms River man is facing charges of vehicular homicide after he fatally struck a pedestrian while driving high on marijuana and fled the scene, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 11. On Saturday, June 7, at 3:50 a.m., South Toms River police responded to Colgate Drive and found Marie Bellavista, a 53-year-old South Toms River resident, deceased in the roadway, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. An investigation determined Tremel Haskins was operating the cab of a Volvo semi-truck when he hit Bellavista, Billhimer said. Haskins fled the scene but was later lo…

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Former Mercer County Nurse Has License Suspended After Allegedly Groping 3 Patients: AG Former Mercer County Nurse Has License Suspended After Allegedly Groping 3 Patients: AG
Former Mercer County Nurse Has License Suspended After Allegedly Groping 3 Patients: AG A former nurse in Mercer County has had his license temporarily suspended after being charged with criminal sexual contact against three patients in Plainsboro, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 11. Andre Maureece Angus was arrested last December and charged with three counts of criminal sexual contact by the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Between September 2023 and March 2024, Angus groped or inappropriately touched the genital area of three male patients under his care while working as a nurse at Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center, a…

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Obituaries
Volunteer Firefighter Joseph LeViness, Brown Mills Native, Dies At 29 Volunteer Firefighter Joseph LeViness, Brown Mills Native, Dies At 29
Volunteer Firefighter Joseph LeViness, Brown Mills Native, Dies At 29 Joseph LeViness, a 29-year-old Brown Mills resident, died after battling single ventricle congenital heart disease and living with protein-losing enteropathy on Tuesday, Aug. 5, according to a fundraiser launched for his family. A lifelong Brown Mills resident, LeViness was a volunteer firefighter and also worked as a military contractor, according to his obituary from the Mount Laurel Home for Funerals website.  In his free time, he enjoyed woodworking, gardening, going to the movies, painting, cooking and playing billiards, his obituary reads. He was also a collector of coins and mil…

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Police & Fire
Man Electrocuted At Hoboken PATH Trying To Retrieve Cell Phone: PAPD Man Electrocuted At Hoboken PATH Trying To Retrieve Cell Phone: PAPD
Man Electrocuted At Hoboken PATH Trying To Retrieve Cell Phone: Papd A man was hospitalized after he went onto the tracks at Hoboken PATH Train and was electrocuted on Sunday, Aug. 10, authorities said. At 1:55 a.m., officers found a 25-year-old man on the tracks, unconscious after trying to retrieve his dropped cell phone, Port Authority police said. He was injured after coming in contact with the third rail, police said. Power to the third rail was shut and the victim was removed, stabilized and taken to a nearby hospital, where he was reported to be in serious but stable condition, police said. Normal operations at the station resumed at 4 a.m., police s…

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17-Year-Old Fired Gunshots In Phillipsburg: Prosecutor 17-Year-Old Fired Gunshots In Phillipsburg: Prosecutor
17-Year-Old Fired Gunshots In Phillipsburg: Prosecutor A 17-year-old was arrested and charged after several gunshots were fired in Phillipsburg, authorities announced Friday., Aug. 8. On Tuesday, Aug. 5, at 4:17 p.m., Phillipsburg police responded to the 100 block of Henderson Street after its ShotSpotter device detected gunshots, the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office said. Police spotted several discharged cartridge cases and bullet holes in a parked vehicle, authorities said. No injuries were reported, authorities said. Video footage identified a 17-year-old as the perpetrator, authorities said. The juvenile was charged with conspiracy to c…

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Man Wanted For Stabbing Healthcare Worker In Toms River Busted After Foot Pursuit: Police Man Wanted For Stabbing Healthcare Worker In Toms River Busted After Foot Pursuit: Police
Man Wanted For Stabbing Healthcare Worker In Toms River Busted After Foot Pursuit: Police A 33-year-old Jackson Township man who allegedly stabbed a healthcare worker in Toms River was arrested in Manahawkin on Thursday, Aug. 7, authorities said. At 2:56 p.m., officers received a tip of Christopher Therien’s location, Stafford Township police said. Officers responded to 25 Route 9 South in Manahawkin and spotted Therien, police said. Officers were able to confirm his identity through his tattoos after he provided them with false information, police said. Therien fled on foot but was swiftly apprehended, even as he tried to resist officers, police said. A search led to the reco…

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Elizabeth Motorcyclist Killed After Colliding With Vehicle In Newark: Prosecutor Elizabeth Motorcyclist Killed After Colliding With Vehicle In Newark: Prosecutor
Elizabeth Motorcyclist Killed After Colliding With Vehicle In Newark: Prosecutor A 40-year-old Elizabeth motorcyclist was killed in a crash in Newark on Saturday, Aug. 9, authorities said. At 5:15 p.m., a motorcycle was traveling westbound on Thomas Street at an increased rate of speed when it collided with the bumper of a 2024 Acura and lost control, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said. Leandro Cardoso Da Costa was pronounced dead at University Hospital, authorities said. The driver of the Acura and his passenger were not injured, authorities said. The investigation is ongoing, authorities said.

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Police & Fire
'I Am Not A Crook': Neptune Officer Nixon Lied About Criminal Past 'I Am Not A Crook': Neptune Officer Nixon Lied About Criminal Past
'I Am Not A Crook': Neptune Officer Nixon Lied About Criminal Past A 38-year-old man who served as a police officer for two departments in New Jersey was arrested and charged with lying about his past, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 8. Briant Nixon, a police officer in Neptune Township, repeatedly lied about his criminal history and termination from a prior job in law enforcement while applying for police officer positions in New Jersey, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. Nixon worked for the New York City Police Department from 2012 to 2017, when he was terminated after a 2015 arrest for domestic violence and for violating a restraining…

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Jersey City Man Sexually Assaulted Woman As She Entered Residence: Prosecutor Jersey City Man Sexually Assaulted Woman As She Entered Residence: Prosecutor
Jersey City Man Sexually Assaulted Woman As She Entered Residence: Prosecutor A 35-year-old Jersey City man was arrested by Hudson County Regional S.W.A.T. on Friday, Aug. 8 and charged with sexually assaulting a woman last month, authorities said. At 11:30 p.m., on Saturday, July 26, a woman said Richard Murphy physically and sexually assaulted her as she entered a residence on Sussex Street, Acting Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello said. The woman was transported to a nearby hospital where she was treated for her injuries, Mello said. Murphy is charged with aggravated sexual assault, burglary and aggravated assault, Mello said.

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