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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
Towaco Teen Struck Pedestrian Delivering Food, Fled Scene: Police Towaco Teen Struck Pedestrian Delivering Food, Fled Scene: Police
Towaco Teen Struck Pedestrian Delivering Food, Fled Scene: Police An 18-year-old Morris County resident was arrested and charged on Wednesday, May 21 with striking a pedestrian and leaving the scene, authorities said. At 9:26 p.m., officers responded to 100 Horseneck Road after a pedestrian making a food delivery was struck by a motor vehicle, Fairfield police said. The vehicle did not remain on the scene, police said. Neighbors assisted police with security footage, allowing them to identity the vehicle, a 2024 white Lincoln Corsair, officers said. Police located the driver, Hunter Hayek, a Towaco resident, and the vehicle, officers said. Hayek was char…

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Elderly Man Assaulted While Retrieving Mail: Stafford PD Elderly Man Assaulted While Retrieving Mail: Stafford PD
Elderly Man Assaulted While Retrieving Mail: Stafford PD A 50-year-old Manahawkin resident was arrested and charged with assaulting an 81-year-old man on Thursday, May 15, authorities said. At 4:55 p.m., the victim, also a Manahawkin resident, arrived at a residence on Compass Court to retrieve mail, Stafford Township police said. The victim was confronted by George Rutz, who assaulted him, causing the victim to sustain a head injury and lose consciousness, police said. The victim was transported to a nearby hospital for his injuries while Rutz was taken into custody and charged with aggravated assault, police said.

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Support Swells For Woodbury Heights Man After Dump Truck Slams Into Home Support Swells For Woodbury Heights Man After Dump Truck Slams Into Home
Support Swells For Woodbury Heights Man After Dump Truck Slams Into Home Nick Matteo, a Woodbury Heights resident, lost everything when a dump truck crashed into his home on Tuesday, May 20, causing it to collapse. At 1:34 p.m., officers responded to Woodbury-Glassboro Road after a dump truck lost control, struck telephone pole and then crashed into his home, Woodbury Heights police said. Matteo, who was home at the time, remains hospitalized, his family said. The home was demolished following the crash and Matteo lost everything he owned, according to a fundraiser set up to support him.  "This house was all he had," Shelby Zakreski, his granddaughter…

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Lifestyle
Red Bank Influencer Alix Earle Joins 'Dancing With The Stars' Red Bank Influencer Alix Earle Joins 'Dancing With The Stars'
Red Bank Influencer Alix Earle Joins 'Dancing With The Stars' Alix Earle, a Monmouth County native, is known for her get ready with me videos. Now she has to get ready to learn how to dance. Earle, who graduated from Red Bank Catholic High School, is joining the cast of the 34th season of "Dancing With the Stars." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alix Earle (@alix_earle) A social media influencer and model known for her candid beauty tutorials and lifestyle content, Earle has amassed 4M followers on Instagram and 7.3M on TikTok, having collaborated with major brands over the last few years. …

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Police & Fire
NJ Man Killed After Car Bursts Into Flames On Route 78 In Clinton Township: NJSP NJ Man Killed After Car Bursts Into Flames On Route 78 In Clinton Township: NJSP
NJ Man Killed After Car Bursts Into Flames On Route 78 In Clinton Township: Njsp A 49-year-old Plainfield man was killed in a fiery crash on Route 78 on Thursday, May 22, authorities said. At 2:13 a.m., a Hyundai Kona was traveling westbound on Route 78 in Clinton Township when it veered off the roadway to the left, impacted a tree, overturned and was engulfed in flames, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for New Jersey State Police said. The driver, Isaiah Hunter, sustained fatal injuries, Lebron said. The crash remains under investigation, Lebron said.

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$150K! Manahawkin Lotto Player Hits Jackpot $150K! Manahawkin Lotto Player Hits Jackpot
$150K! Manahawkin Lotto Player Hits Jackpot It was a wonderful Wednesday for a lottery plater in Ocean County. A ticket sold in Manahawkin matched all five numbers in the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot drawing on Wednesday, May 21, winning $150,000.  The ticket was sold at Bay Avenue Farm on East Bay Avenue. The winning numbers were 05, 19, 20, 27 and 38. The XTRA was 02 and the Bullseye was 19. 

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Lakewood Man Indicted For 100 MPH Crash That Killed 82-Year-Old: Ocean County Prosecutor Lakewood Man Indicted For 100 MPH Crash That Killed 82-Year-Old: Ocean County Prosecutor
Lakewood Man Indicted For 100 MPH Crash That Killed 82-Year-Old: Ocean County Prosecutor An Ocean County man was indicted by a grand jury on Wednesday, May 21, for vehicular homicide after driving more than 100 mph in a crash that killed an 82-year-old man in 2024, authorities said. On Sunday, May 3, 2024, at 9 a.m. Lakewood police responded to the crash at the intersection of County Line Road and Laurelwood, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Aryeh Bakst, 20, was driving a 2023 Tesla west on County Line Road when his car hit a 2013 Toyota Corolla driven by 82-year-old Jules Brotsky, a Lakewood resident in the intersection, Billhimer said. Bakst, a Lakewood reside…

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Stab Wound To The Heart: Jackson Township Man Learns Fate Stab Wound To The Heart: Jackson Township Man Learns Fate
Stab Wound To The Heart: Jackson Township Man Learns Fate A 28-year-old Jackson man was sentenced to 28 years in prison on Wednesday, May 21 after he was convicted in February of fatally stabbing a man in the heart in 2020. On Friday, June 19, 2020, at 5 a.m., Jackson Township police found Isaiah Renouf, a 23-year-old Jackson resident on the floor of a Cannon Blvd. residence with a large wound to his chest, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Renouf was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead, Billhimer said. An investigation revealed J'Shawn Cutler stabbed Renouf, Billhimer said. He was apprehended that same day follo…

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$150K: West Orange Lotto Player Wins Big $150K: West Orange Lotto Player Wins Big
$150K: West Orange Lotto Player Wins Big It was a terrific Tuesday for a lottery player in Essex County. A ticket sold in West Orange matched all five numbers in the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot drawing held on Tuesday, May 20, winning $150,000. The ticket was sold at Party Wines on Mount Pleasant Avenue. The winning numbers were 04, 19, 28, 29 and 36. The XTRA was 04 and the Bullseye was 36. 

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Trenton Arsonist Learns Fate In Deadly Fire That Killed His Baby, Family Members: Prosecutor Trenton Arsonist Learns Fate In Deadly Fire That Killed His Baby, Family Members: Prosecutor
Trenton Arsonist Learns Fate In Deadly Fire That Killed His Baby, Family Members: Prosecutor A 27-year-old Trenton man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Wednesday, May 21, after being found guilty of intentionally setting a fire in Hamilton Township in 2021 that killed four people, including his baby daughter, authorities said. Michael Sanders was convicted in March of four counts of first degree murder, felony murder, aggravated assault and aggravated arson, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey said. On Friday, July 9, 2021, at 3:40 a.m., a fire at 213 Woodlawn Ave. quickly engulfed both sides of the two and a half story, wood frame duplex, c…

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