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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Sewell-Mantua, NJ
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$631K! Lotto Ticket Sold In Sewell Hits Jackpot $631K! Lotto Ticket Sold In Sewell Hits Jackpot
$631K! Lotto Ticket Sold In Sewell Hits Jackpot It was a sensational Saturday for a lottery player in Gloucester County. A ticket sold in Sewell matched all five numbers in the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot drawing on Saturday, Nov. 15, winning $631,783. The ticket was sold at Country Farms in Sewell. The winning numbers were 2, 21, 23, 25 and 39.

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Howell-Farmingdale, NJ
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Man Choked Woman Pushing Toddler In Stroller: Howell PD Man Choked Woman Pushing Toddler In Stroller: Howell PD
Man Choked Woman Pushing Toddler In Stroller: Howell PD A man is at large after police say he attacked a woman pushing a stroller in Howell on Monday, Nov. 17, authorities said. At 4:55 p.m., the woman was walking with her 2-year old child in a stroller on Pinewood Road near Cecilia Court when she was approached from behind, placed in a chokehold and thrown to the ground, Howell police said. When the woman screamed for help, the suspect fled on foot, police said. The suspect is described as a Black man with a thin build, 5’8”, wearing a gray hood, dark colored jacket with light-colored stripes on the sleeves, dark pants and white athletic-style…

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National Interest
Bridgewater Teacher Harassed Teen Victim After Coach’s Sex Crime Conviction: Prosecutor Bridgewater Teacher Harassed Teen Victim After Coach’s Sex Crime Conviction: Prosecutor
Bridgewater Teacher Harassed Teen Victim After Coach’s Sex Crime Conviction: Prosecutor A 56-year-old New Jersey teacher harassed and stalked a girl who had already been victimized by her field hockey coach, authorities said Friday, Nov. 14. The case began after Coach Brett Clay was convicted of criminal sexual contact, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald said. Clay admitted he “sent numerous messages of a sexual nature” to a girl he coached, McDonald said alongside Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman Jr., and Bridgewater Township Police Chief John Mitzak. Brett Clay Somerset County Prosecutor's Office Soon after Clay’s conviction, the vi…

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Trenton, NJ
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Arrest Made In Halloween Night Killing Of Trenton Teen, Prosecutor Says Arrest Made In Halloween Night Killing Of Trenton Teen, Prosecutor Says
Arrest Made In Halloween Night Killing Of Trenton Teen, Prosecutor Says An 18-year-old Trenton man was arrested and charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 17-year-old on Halloween, authorities said. Jemair Austin, 18, of Trenton, was taken into custody Friday morning by the U.S. Marshals NY/NJ Regional Fugitive Task Force, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta D. Marbrey said. The killing happened on Friday, Oct. 31, at approximately 10 p.m., when Trenton Police responded to reports of a large fight in the first block of East Hanover Street, Marbrey and Trenton Police Director Steve Wilson said. Callers reported juveniles fighting and “instances of indiv…

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Morris Plains, NJ
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Man, 38, Sends Photos Of Genitals To Undercover Agent On Teen Chat App: Morris Prosecutor Man, 38, Sends Photos Of Genitals To Undercover Agent On Teen Chat App: Morris Prosecutor
Man, 38, Sends Photos Of Genitals To Undercover Agent On Teen Chat App: Morris Prosecutor A 38-year-old Maryland man was arrested and charged after authorities in New Jersey said he had sexually explicit conversations with an undercover agent posing as a 13-year-old girl. An investigation into Cristobal Slobodzian, a Hyattsville resident, began in July when he used teen chat application to contact someone he believed to be a 13-year-old girl, but was actually an undercover agent with the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll and Morris County Chief of Detectives Robert M…

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Maple Shade, NJ
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Shock Spreads After Maple Shade Dad Missing For Months Dies Shock Spreads After Maple Shade Dad Missing For Months Dies
Shock Spreads After Maple Shade Dad Missing For Months Dies William Willis, a 28-year-old Maple Shade resident missing since May has died, according to a fundraiser established Monday, Nov. 10.  Circumstances around his death were not immediately clear as of Friday, Nov. 14. Willis had been reported missing by his family back in May. He was considered "at risk" at the time he went missing, according to missing person alerts issued by the Maple Shade Police Department. Willis is survived by his partner, Alexa and son, Ayden, according to the fundraiser. The fundraiser will go toward a memorial servce in his honor. As of Friday, Nov. 14,…

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Cherry Hill, NJ
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Cherry Hill Man One Of Three Busted For Child Porn: Camden County PD Cherry Hill Man One Of Three Busted For Child Porn: Camden County PD
Cherry Hill Man One Of Three Busted For Child Porn: Camden County PD Three men were arrested and charged with possessing child sexual abuse material in Camden County, authorities announced Friday, Nov. 14. Paul Braunstein, a 30-year-old Cherry Hil resident was arrested on Friday, Oct. 3, after he used an online account to possess child sexual abuse material, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay said. A search of Braunstein's laptop also turned up child porn, MacAuley said. Braunstein was charged with possession of child sexual abuse material and remanded to the Camden County Correctional Facility. Jaliden Wilson, a 19-year-old Pennsauken reside…

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West Deptford-National Park, NJ
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Ski Mask Wearing Burglar Busted After Foot Pursuit: West Deptford Police Ski Mask Wearing Burglar Busted After Foot Pursuit: West Deptford Police
Ski Mask Wearing Burglar Busted After Foot Pursuit: West Deptford Police A 43-year-old man was arrested and charged with burglary following a foot pursuit in West Deptford on Thursday, Nov. 13, authorities said. At midnight, officers were investigating a vehicle burglary on Hessian Avenue when they were alerted to another car break-in in progress nearby, West Deptford police said. A Woodbury officer observed Eric Hunter wearing a ski mask run by their location and turn down Dickerson Street after being ordered to stop, police said. A West Deptford officer engaged Hunter in a brief foot pursuit where he was eventually detained in the rear yard of a residence on C…

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Washington Township, NJ
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BMW Thief At Large After High Speed Pursuit On Highways: Washington Twp PD BMW Thief At Large After High Speed Pursuit On Highways: Washington Twp PD
BMW Thief At Large After High Speed Pursuit On Highways: Washington Twp PD Police in Gloucester County engaged in a high speed pursuit after spotting a stolen vehicle on Friday, Nov. 14, authorities said. At 1:57 a.m., officers observed a stolen black BMW X3 entering Washington Township, having been stolen out of West Deptford on Tuesday, Nov. 11, Washington Township police said. Officers attempted a high-risk motor vehicle stop but the suspect vehicle fled at a high rate of speed onto Route 42 southbound, police said. Officers pursued the vehicle, heading south on Route 42 before looping back northbound, police said. The suspect vehicle then entered the Atlantic…

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Pemberton-Browns Mills, NJ
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Brown Mills Man Killed In Three-Car Route 206 Crash: NJSP Brown Mills Man Killed In Three-Car Route 206 Crash: NJSP
Brown Mills Man Killed In Three-Car Route 206 Crash: Njsp A 28-year-old Brown Mills man was killed in a three-car crash on Route 206 in Burlington Cont Thursday, Nov. 13, authorities said. At 5:12a.m., a Toyota, driven by a 43-year-old Trenton man was traveling on Route 206 south in Southhampton Township when crossed over the center line and struck the side of a Chevrolet, driven by a 30-year-old Brown Mills man, Christopher Postorino, a spokesperson for the New Jersey State Police said. The Toyota then struck a Kia, operated by Austin Smolskis, head-on, Postorino said. Smolskis was pronounced dead at the scene, while the occupants of the Toy…

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