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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Metuchen, NJ
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TikToking Metuchen Gym Teacher Stole Money From School, Cops Say TikToking Metuchen Gym Teacher Stole Money From School, Cops Say
TikToking Metuchen Gym Teacher Stole Money From School, Cops Say A physical education and health teacher at Metuchen High School was arrested and charged with theft, court documents obtained by Daily Voice show. Michelle Huff is charged with theft by unlawful taking, after she took a check from the Metuchen Board of Education for $2,683.50 and deposited it in her personal account in February, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice. She then made mobile deposit of the same check later that year. A graduate of Montclair State University, Huff has worked at the district since Oct. 2020, according to her Linkedin. She previously spent…

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North Plainfield, NJ
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North Plainfield Soccer Coach Kicked 16-Year-Old Player: Union County Police North Plainfield Soccer Coach Kicked 16-Year-Old Player: Union County Police
North Plainfield Soccer Coach Kicked 16-Year-Old Player: Union County Police A North Plainfield soccer coach has been arrested after he kicked a 16-year-old player on the opposing team in Roselle, authorities announced Tuesday, Dec. 2. During a soccer match between North Plainfield Soccer Elite and Elizabeth Youth Soccer at the Wariananco Sports Center on Sunday, Oct. 19, a player was involved in a play and fell to the ground near the sideline, Union County police said. Gustavo Rosas Pena then kicked the 16-year-old player from the Elizabeth team, police said. Plata is charged with simple assault, police said.

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Rockaway, NJ
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Roxbury Man Had Child Porn On Phone: Prosecutor Roxbury Man Had Child Porn On Phone: Prosecutor
Roxbury Man Had Child Porn On Phone: Prosecutor A 36-year-old Rockaway Borough man was arrested and charged with possessing child pornography, authorities announced Monday, Dec. 1. An investigation into Armando Nogueira began after a witness reported seeing media files, depicting the sexual exploitation or abuse of minors on his phone, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Morris County Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Rockaway Borough Police Chief Conrad Pepperman said. Nogueira possessed numerous videos and images of child sexual abuse material on his phone, authorities said. He is charged with two counts of e…

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Hanover Township, NJ
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Two Men Used Drugs On School Bus, 1 Hospitalized: Hanover Police Two Men Used Drugs On School Bus, 1 Hospitalized: Hanover Police
Two Men Used Drugs On School Bus, 1 Hospitalized: Hanover Police Two Whippany men were arrested and charged after they found inside a school bus using drugs, Hanover police announced Tuesday, Dec. 2. Officers responded to the Calais School on Monday, Nov. 17, for a report of people, later identified as Tyler Metallidis, 19 and Alex Bueno, 20, inside a school bus, using controlled dangerous substances, Hanover police said. Bueno was found to be in possession of three different substances, while Metallidis was found to be in possession of 26 different substances, police said. Bueno was charged with possession of CDS, possession of prescription legend drug…

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North Brunswick, NJ
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Former Rutgers Football Player Stabbed By Teammate: Police Former Rutgers Football Player Stabbed By Teammate: Police
Former Rutgers Football Player Stabbed By Teammate: Police A 20-year-old football player for the University of Alabama Birmingham has been charged with stabbing two of his teammates, one of whom previously played for Rutgers. Daniel Mincey is charged with attempted murder after campus police say he stabbed JaSire Peterson with a knife at the school's football operations center at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22. Mincey is also charged with assaulting Joshua Underwood. Both players have been released from the hospital, UAB interim coach Alex Mortensen said. A native of Union City, Peterson is a redshirt sophomore on the Blazers. He originally spent tw…

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Maple Shade, NJ
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FBI Offers $50K Reward For Indian Man Who Brutally Murdered Maple Shade Wife, Son FBI Offers $50K Reward For Indian Man Who Brutally Murdered Maple Shade Wife, Son
FBI Offers $50K Reward For Indian Man Who Brutally Murdered Maple Shade Wife, Son The FBI announced Tuesday, Dec. 2, it is offering a $50,000 reward for the arrest and/or conviction of a man accused of murdering a woman and her 6-year-old son in Maple Shade in 2017. Nazeer Hameed, 38,  is accused of murdering Sasikala Narra and her 6-year-old son Anish Narra, at their Hamilton Road home on March 23, 2017, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw and Maple Shade Police Chief Christopher Fletcher announced last month. He fled to his native India following the murders, authorities said. Sasikala's husband, who apparently worked with Hameed at Cognizant Technology S…

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Pleasantville-Absecon, NJ
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Dead Body Found On Side Of Road: Absecon PD Dead Body Found On Side Of Road: Absecon PD
Dead Body Found On Side Of Road: Absecon PD A dead man was found lying on the shoulder of the roadway in Absecon on Sunday, Nov. 30, authorities said. At 6 p.m., officers responded to a 9-1-1 call of a person lying in the shoulder of the roadway near S. Shore Road and Iowa Avenue and found a deceased adult man with visible signs of trauma, Absecon police said. The incident is currently under investigation by the Absecon Police Department, in coordination with the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Absecon Police Department Criminal Investigations Division at (609) 641-0667 ext. …

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Summit, NJ
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Service Suspended After Man Struck, Killed By Train: NJ Transit Service Suspended After Man Struck, Killed By Train: NJ Transit
Service Suspended After Man Struck, Killed By Train: NJ Transit Morris and Essex Line service is suspended in both directions as police investigate a person fatally struck by a train near the Summit station, Tuesday morning, Dec. 2, authorities said. At 8:13 a.m., Morris & Essex line train 6620, which departed Dover at 7:33 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive at New York Penn Station at 8:55 a.m., hit the man, who has not been identified, NJ Transit said. Gladstone Branch rail service was previously suspended but has since resumed, NJ Transit said. No injuries have been reported. Customers should visit http://njtransit.com/abc for available alter…

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South Brunswick, NJ
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Woman Robbed At Gunpoint While Dropping Off Child At Preschool: South Brunswick PD Woman Robbed At Gunpoint While Dropping Off Child At Preschool: South Brunswick PD
Woman Robbed At Gunpoint While Dropping Off Child At Preschool: South Brunswick PD A 45-year-old man is at large after he robbed a woman at gunpoint while she dropped her child off at a preschool in South Brunswick on Monday, Dec. 1, authorities said. At 9:02 a.m., a woman reported being robbed in the parking lot of The Sapling School on Route 27, South Brunswick police said. The woman was dropping off her child when Nathan Edwards Simpson pulled out a handgun and demanded her phone, police said. Simpson took the phone and ran through the parking lot, police said. The victim and Simpson are known to each other, police said. Nearby schools were put in a shelter in a place…

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Rumson-Fair Haven, NJ
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Rumson's Charlie Puth Performing National Anthem At Super Bowl LX Rumson's Charlie Puth Performing National Anthem At Super Bowl LX
Rumson's Charlie Puth Performing National Anthem At Super Bowl LX Despite the Jets and Giants languishing in last place, New Jersey is going to be well represented at the Super Bowl. Charlie Puth, a Monmouth County native, has been tapped to perform "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Super Bowl LX, the NFL announced. The Rumson native's performance is part of the pregame festivities for the game, which will be held Sunday, Feb. 8 at Sofi Stadium in Los Angeles. Puth, whose hit songs include "See You Again" and "We Don't Talk Anymore" is performing ahead of the release of his new album, "Whatever's Clever!" on Friday, March 6. Country music star Brandi C…

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