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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Secaucus, NJ
Obituaries
Blood Bank Pathologist Dies Days After Secaucus Crash: Prosecutor Blood Bank Pathologist Dies Days After Secaucus Crash: Prosecutor Blood Bank Pathologist Dies Days After Secaucus Crash: Prosecutor
Blood Bank Pathologist Dies Days After Secaucus Crash: Prosecutor An 89-year-old woman died days after a Hudson County crash, authorities announced Thursday, April 30. At noon on Saturday, April 25, Secaucus police responded to a single vehicle crash in front of 1377 Paterson Plank Rd., the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said. The driver, Chung Kang, was transported to Hackensack University Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead on Monday, April 27, authorities said. Born in South Korea, Kang moved to the United States in 1964, first living in Maryland before moving to Passaic and later Secaucus, according to her obituary from the Shook Funeral …

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Manahawkin-Stafford, NJ
Breaking News
Fire Destroys Beach Haven West Home Fire Destroys Beach Haven West Home Fire Destroys Beach Haven West Home
Fire Destroys Beach Haven West Home A fire caused heavy damage to a home in Beach Haven West on Wednesday, April 29, authorities said. At 8:10 p.m., officers responded to 19 Glenn Dr. on a report of a fire and found the home unoccupied, Stafford Township Police said. The Stafford Township Volunteer Fire Department and other neighboring departments responded to the scene and was able to extinguish the fire, police said. The fire was extinguished but left the home with major damage and the immediate neighboring residents sustained exterior damage, police said. No injuries were reported, police said. The cause of the fire is un…

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Plainfield, NJ
Breaking News
Plainfield Politician Admits To Filing Phony Voter Registration Applications Plainfield Politician Admits To Filing Phony Voter Registration Applications Plainfield Politician Admits To Filing Phony Voter Registration Applications
Plainfield Politician Admits To Filing Phony Voter Registration Applications A 71-year-old Plainfield man who previously man for mayor pleaded guilty on Monday, April 27, admitting he attempted to file numerous fraudulent voter registration applications, authorities said. Henrilynn Ibezim pleaded guilty to forgery, Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said. Ibezim brought a garbage bag containing approximately 1,000 falsified voter registration applications to an Elizabeth post office, intending to mail the documents to the Union County Commissioner of Registration, Davenport said. He created attempted to submit false voter registration applications containing…

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Hoboken, NJ
Breaking News
Trailer Released For New J-Lo Netflix Movie Shot In Hoboken Trailer Released For New J-Lo Netflix Movie Shot In Hoboken Trailer Released For New J-Lo Netflix Movie Shot In Hoboken
Trailer Released For New J-Lo Netflix Movie Shot In Hoboken Jennifer Lopez is ready to showcase all the Garden State has to offer. Netflix released the trailer for "Office Romance," the new romantic comedy starring Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein that was filmed throughout New Jersey.  View this post on Instagram In "Office Romance," which premieres Friday, June 5, Lopez plays a CEO of an airline who falls for her corporate attorney, played by Goldstein. Netflix is marketing the steamy romance as being "not safe for work." The film re-teams Lopez with Edward James Olmos, who played her dad in …

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Woodbridge, NJ
Breaking News
Hackensack Meridian Opens Health Center At Metropark Hackensack Meridian Opens Health Center At Metropark Hackensack Meridian Opens Health Center At Metropark
Hackensack Meridian Opens Health Center At Metropark Now people in New Jersey can take the train and get healthcare. Hackensack Meridian Health unveiled its new health and wellness center at Metropark Station in Woodbridge this week. The center is the first nationwide to be located in a major transit hub. Services at the $200 million center include advanced imaging, urgent care plus, primary care, surgical specialties, medical specialties, retail pharmacy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, rehabilitation, phlebotomy and more. Metropark is New Jersey Transit's second busiest train station with 60,000 commuters passing thr…

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Ewing Township, NJ
Breaking News
Lebron James, 16, Missing In Ewing: Police Lebron James, 16, Missing In Ewing: Police Lebron James, 16, Missing In Ewing: Police
Lebron James, 16, Missing In Ewing: Police A 16-year-old boy, who shares the name of a famous basketball player, has gone missing in Ewing, authorities announced this week. Lebron James was last seen on Monday, April 27, in the area of Misty Morn Lane wearing a white t-shirt and tight black pants. He is possibly in the Somerset area, Ewing police said. Anyone with information is asked to contact Louis Martir at 609-882-1313, Extension 5682 or [email protected].

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Atlantic City, NJ
Breaking News
$100K Jackpot! Wayne Man Wins Big In Atlantic City $100K Jackpot! Wayne Man Wins Big In Atlantic City $100K Jackpot! Wayne Man Wins Big In Atlantic City
$100K Jackpot! Wayne Man Wins Big In Atlantic City A man in Wayne had quite the trip to Atlantic City. The man won a $100,000 jackpot at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City with a spin that produced a royal flush in hearts on a Double Double Bonus Poker Game King machine, the casino said in a release. The guest, who chose to remain anonymous, bet $125 to score the winning jackpot. 

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Toms River, NJ
Breaking News
Police Shooting In South Toms River: Prosecutor Police Shooting In South Toms River: Prosecutor Police Shooting In South Toms River: Prosecutor
Police Shooting In South Toms River: Prosecutor A South Toms River police officer was involved in a non-fatal shooting on Wednesday, April 29, authorities said. The shooting occurred at 9:49 p.m., Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. The shooting is under investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crime Unit and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, Billhimer said. Further information will be released by the Attorney General's Office, Billhimer said

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Newark, NJ
Breaking News
Hit-Run Driver Arrested In Deadly Laundromat Parking Lot Crash In Newark: Prosecutor Hit-Run Driver Arrested In Deadly Laundromat Parking Lot Crash In Newark: Prosecutor Hit-Run Driver Arrested In Deadly Laundromat Parking Lot Crash In Newark: Prosecutor
Hit-Run Driver Arrested In Deadly Laundromat Parking Lot Crash In Newark: Prosecutor A 45-year-old Newark man who tried to flee the scene of a crash that killed an 81-year-old woman outside a laundromat in Newark has been charged, authorities announced Wednesday, April 29 On Monday, April 27, Aides Benites Rivera was driving a Dodge Ram pickup truck that struck a parked vehicle outside the Ivy Hill Laundromat at 515 Irvington Ave., causing both cars to crash through the front of the business, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. Ruth Benjamin was seated at a table near the front of the laundromat at the ti…

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Rockaway, NJ
Breaking News
Motorcyclist Injured After Crashing Into SUV In Rockaway Twp: Prosecutor Motorcyclist Injured After Crashing Into SUV In Rockaway Twp: Prosecutor Motorcyclist Injured After Crashing Into SUV In Rockaway Twp: Prosecutor
Motorcyclist Injured After Crashing Into SUV In Rockaway Twp: Prosecutor A motorcyclist sustained injuries after he collided with a SUV on Tuesday, April 28 in Rockaway, authorities said. At 6:45 p.m., Rockaway  Township police and EMS responded to Green Pond Road for the crash between the SUV and the motorcycle, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said. The driver of the SUV remained on scene, authorities said. The motorcyclist was transported to an area hospital for treatment, authorities said. This investigation is being handled by the Rockaway Township Police and Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, authorities said.

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