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.

Sam Barron's Contributions

National Interest
Battery Explosion At Scotch Plains High School Sends 14-Year-Old To Burn Center: Police Battery Explosion At Scotch Plains High School Sends 14-Year-Old To Burn Center: Police Battery Explosion At Scotch Plains High School Sends 14-Year-Old To Burn Center: Police
Battery Explosion At Scotch Plains High School Sends 14-Year-Old To Burn Center: Police A power bank charger exploded while in a New Jersey student's pocket, sending them to the hospital on Friday, Jan. 9, authorities said. At 1:05 p.m., law enforcement responded after the charger exploded at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School, authorities said. The 14-year-old student was walking in a hallway near the main cafeteria at the time of the malfunction, police said. ​The resulting fire was extinguished, and the student was treated on-scene by school staff and responding emergency personnel, police said. The student sustained partial-thickness burns to the leg and was subsequently tr…

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by Sam Barron
Wildwood, NJ
Breaking News
Murder-Suicide: Details Released After Couple Found Dead In Wildwood Crest Murder-Suicide: Details Released After Couple Found Dead In Wildwood Crest Murder-Suicide: Details Released After Couple Found Dead In Wildwood Crest
Murder-Suicide: Details Released After Couple Found Dead In Wildwood Crest A murder suicide in Wildwood Crest on Wednesday, Jan. 7 left two people dead, authorities announced. Donald Miller, 79, and his wife Marion Miller, 79, were found dead in a home on the 300 block of East Atlanta Avenue, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland and Chief Robert Lloyd of the Wildwood Crest Police Department said. Based upon the results of the autopsy and the investigation, preliminary findings indicate Marion Miller’s death was the result of a single fatal gunshot wound, and Donald Miller’s death was the result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, author…

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by Sam Barron
Woodbury, NJ
Breaking News
School Resource Officer Assaulted Handcuffed Child: Gloucester County Prosecutor School Resource Officer Assaulted Handcuffed Child: Gloucester County Prosecutor School Resource Officer Assaulted Handcuffed Child: Gloucester County Prosecutor
School Resource Officer Assaulted Handcuffed Child: Gloucester County Prosecutor A 51-year-old sheriff's officer in Gloucester County was indicted on charges he assaulted a juvenile while they were handcuffed, authorities announced Friday, Jan. 9. On Thursday, Dec. 19, Charles Rudolph, while working as a school resource officer a forcefully pushed a juvenile’s neck, face, and chest onto a table while the juvenile was handcuffed, the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office said. He was indicted on charges of official misconduct and endangering, abusing or neglecting a child, authorities said.

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by Sam Barron
Bayonne, NJ
Breaking News
Bayonne Man Uploaded Child Porn To Snapchat: Prosecutor Bayonne Man Uploaded Child Porn To Snapchat: Prosecutor Bayonne Man Uploaded Child Porn To Snapchat: Prosecutor
Bayonne Man Uploaded Child Porn To Snapchat: Prosecutor A 28-year-old Bayonne man was arrested and charged with uploading child porn, authorities announced Friday, Jan. 9. In July 2024, the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received information that child sex abuse material was being uploaded on a Snapchat account, Acting Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello said. During the course of the investigation, Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office detectives discovered hundreds of child sex abuse materials associated with Anthony Santiago’s online accounts and on his electronic devices, Mello …

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by Sam Barron
Forked River-Lacey, NJ
Breaking News
Forked River Man Busted For Drugs In Car After Found Sleeping At Gas Station: PD Forked River Man Busted For Drugs In Car After Found Sleeping At Gas Station: PD Forked River Man Busted For Drugs In Car After Found Sleeping At Gas Station: PD
Forked River Man Busted For Drugs In Car After Found Sleeping At Gas Station: PD A 46-year-old Forked River man was arrested and charged with DWI and drug charges in Lakewood, authorities announced Friday, Jan. 9. At 10:51 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 5, officers responded to a report of a driver, later identified as Christopher Polperio, nodding off inside a vehicle at a gas station on Ocean Avenue, Lakewood Police. Officers made contact Polperio and observed signs consistent with drug impairment, police said. Polperio was subjected to field sobriety tests and a further investigation revealed drug paraphernalia in plain view inside the vehicle, police said. Polperio was …

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by Sam Barron
Ewing Township, NJ
Breaking News
Philly Man Killed In Ewing Stabbing: Prosecutor Philly Man Killed In Ewing Stabbing: Prosecutor Philly Man Killed In Ewing Stabbing: Prosecutor
Philly Man Killed In Ewing Stabbing: Prosecutor A 40-year-old Philadelphia resident was fatally stabbed in Ewing Thursday, Jan. 8, authorities said. At 5:20 p.m., Ewing police responded to the first block of New Hillcrest Avenue and found Jimmy Chase in the street with stab wounds to the torso, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey and Ewing Police Chief Al Rhodes said. Chase was transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead Friday morning, Jan. 9, authorities said. No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing, authorities said. A fundraiser has been set up for Ch…

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by Sam Barron
Kearny, NJ
Breaking News
Two Kearny Pedestrians Struck By Vehicle In Harrison: Prosecutor Two Kearny Pedestrians Struck By Vehicle In Harrison: Prosecutor Two Kearny Pedestrians Struck By Vehicle In Harrison: Prosecutor
Two Kearny Pedestrians Struck By Vehicle In Harrison: Prosecutor Two pedestrians were injured after being struck by a vehicle in Harrison Thursday afternoon, Jan. 8. At 3:30 p.m., the Hudson County Sheriff's Office responded to Woodland Drive in West Hudson Park and found two injured men, 58 and 48, Acting Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello said. They were transported to University Hospital in Newark where they remain hospitalized with serious injuries, Mello said.. The driver and striking vehicle remained at the scene, Mello said. The crash is actively being investigated by the Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit a…

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by Sam Barron
Paramus, NJ
Breaking News
First Pediatric Flu Death Reported In NJ: DOH First Pediatric Flu Death Reported In NJ: DOH First Pediatric Flu Death Reported In NJ: DOH
First Pediatric Flu Death Reported In NJ: DOH A child from North Jersey is the state's first confirmed pediatric flu death of the 2025-2026 season, the New Jersey Department of Health announced Friday, Jan. 9. The child was under five years old and had no known comorbidities, the Department of Health said. The DOH did not identify the child nor say where they were from. The number of people sick with influenza and the number of those who are sick enough to visit doctors, emergency departments, and be admitted to a hospital all remain very elevated, the DOH said. The Department of Health encouraged people to get a flu vaccination, sayi…

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by Sam Barron
Washington Township, NJ
Obituaries
KPMG Director, Washington Twp. Dad Of Two Kenneth McLawhorn Dies Suddenly, 35 KPMG Director, Washington Twp. Dad Of Two Kenneth McLawhorn Dies Suddenly, 35 KPMG Director, Washington Twp. Dad Of Two Kenneth McLawhorn Dies Suddenly, 35
KPMG Director, Washington Twp. Dad Of Two Kenneth McLawhorn Dies Suddenly, 35 Kenneth McLawhorn, a 35-year-old South Jersey resident, died on Monday, Jan. 5, according to his obituary from the Egizi Funeral Home website. McLawhorn is survived by his wife, Andriana, whom he met while attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, his obituary reads. He spent 11 years working at KPMG, according to his obituary. His LinkedIn shows he was a consulting director operating out of Philadelphia. He is also survived by his children, Jackson and Camille, his parents, Kenneth and Tonya, his siblings, Janna, John and Tyndall and his grandparents, Henry, Lana…

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by Sam Barron
Bayonne, NJ
On Your Side
Eight GameStops Closing In New Jersey: Here's The List Eight GameStops Closing In New Jersey: Here's The List Eight GameStops Closing In New Jersey: Here's The List
Eight GameStops Closing In New Jersey: Here's The List GameStop, the video game retailer, is shuttering nearly 300 locations nationwide this month and the Garden State is one of the hardest hit states. Eight stores are closing or have closed throughout New Jersey.  According to a blog dedicated to tracking GameStop closures, the stores closing in New Jersey are: Bayonne: South Cove Plaza, 205 Lefante Way Deptford: Deptford Landing, 2000 Clements Bridge Rd, closed Wednesday, Jan. 7 Newark: 786 Broad St. North Bergen: 2100 88th St. at Tonelle Ave., closed Wednesday, Jan. 7 South Plainfield: 4959 Stelton Rd. Somerdale: Town Square Plaza…

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