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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Jersey City, NJ
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Jersey City Man Charged In Deadly Shooting: Police Jersey City Man Charged In Deadly Shooting: Police
Jersey City Man Charged In Deadly Shooting: Police A 26-year-old Jersey City man was arrested and charged with fatally shooting a man, authorities announced Monday, Oct. 6. At 5 a.m., Sunday, Sept. 28, officers responded to Union Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and found Jamaal George, a 27-year-old Jersey City man with a gunshot wound to the upper body, Acting Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello said. George was transported to Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead shortly after 5:30 a.m., Mello said. Shakeem Clarke is charged with murder, multiple weapons offenses and endangering an injured victim, police said.

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Bayville-Berkeley, NJ
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Support Swells For Bayville High School Football Player Battling Brain Cancer Support Swells For Bayville High School Football Player Battling Brain Cancer
Support Swells For Bayville High School Football Player Battling Brain Cancer Dayton Frulio, a senior at Central Regional High School, is in the fight of his life.  Frulio, 17, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer and has endured two brain surgeries and faces chemotherapy and radiation treatments, according to a fundraiser set up to support his family. Prior to his diagnosis, Frulio was set to play football for the Golden Eagles. "He has somehow maintained his usual funny and positive attitude and has been unbelievably brave throughout this entire process. He is an amazing kid who comes from an amazing family," Taylor Lindsay, Frulio's cou…

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Washington Township, NJ
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NJ Thief Who Stole $100K Vehicle Nabbed: Washington Twp Police NJ Thief Who Stole $100K Vehicle Nabbed: Washington Twp Police
NJ Thief Who Stole $100K Vehicle Nabbed: Washington Twp Police A 21-year-old Camden man was arrested and charged with stealing a $100,000 Dodge Charger Hellcat in Gloucester County, authorities announced Monday, Oct. 6. At 7 a.m. on Friday, May 9, the 2023 vehicle was stolen after three masked men broke the rear driver's side window before fleeing with the video from Surrey Lake Development, Washington Township police said. Detectives determined the thieves used a sophisticated electronic key programming scanner device, a tool commonly carried by auto theft crews to bypass security systems and program new key fobs on the spot. One suspect is seen carry…

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Berkeley Heights, NJ
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Berkeley Heights Man Missing: Police Berkeley Heights Man Missing: Police
Berkeley Heights Man Missing: Police A 34-year-old Berkeley Heights man is missing, having last been seen on Friday, Oct. 3, authorities said. Thomas Mauch is a white man who stands 5'10", Berkeley Heights police said. He was last seen at 4:45 a.m. near Glenside Road wearing a hat, gray zip-up fleece, black jeans and hiking shoes, police said. Anyone with information is asked to contact Berkeley Heights police at 908-464-1111.

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Lakewood, NJ
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Fire Damages Lakewood Elementary School Fire Damages Lakewood Elementary School
Fire Damages Lakewood Elementary School A Friday night fire caused damage to an elementary school in Lakewood, authorities said. At 7:30 p.m., Lakewood Township Police and Fire responded to Piner Elementary School at 1141 E. County Line Rd. for a structure fire, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Emergency personnel discovered an active structure fire and were able to extinguish the blaze, Billhimer said. Short video of the interior conditions prior to being called out of the building. The crews made it into the cafeteria... Posted by Ramtown Fire Company on Saturday, October 4, 2025 The cause and origi…

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Trenton, NJ
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Trenton Police Officer Shot: Authorities Trenton Police Officer Shot: Authorities
Trenton Police Officer Shot: Authorities A police officer in Trenton was shot on Saturday, Oct. 4, authorities said. The officer was shot in the leg while reaching for a suspect's gun, Gov. Phil Murphy said. He sustained non-life-threatening injuries, Murphy said. The officer was working as part of a task force with the New Jersey State Police Crime Suppression Central Unit, The NJ State Troopers NCO Association said. A New Jersey State Trooper was injured after being struck by shrapnel, authorities said. Both officers are expected to recover, authorities said.

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Westfield, NJ
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Ex-Westfield Cop Sues Chief Battiloro Over Alleged Oral Sex Proposition, Retaliation Ex-Westfield Cop Sues Chief Battiloro Over Alleged Oral Sex Proposition, Retaliation
Ex-Westfield Cop Sues Chief Battiloro Over Alleged Oral Sex Proposition, Retaliation The chief of a New Jersey police department, whose nephew last week was charged in the murders of two girls, is now facing a lawsuit filed by a former officer alleging he was forced to resign years after a sexual harassment complaint that he filed against a male employee. Matthew O'Holla, who resigned from the Westfield Police Department in August after nearly 10 years, filed a lawsuit on Friday, Oct. 3 in Union County Superior Court against Westfield Police Chief Christopher Battiloro. O'Holla alleges that trouble began in March 2023, when Dominick Sandelli, who works in the records d…

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Vineland, NJ
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4-Year-Old Riding Toy Vehicle Airlifted After Hit By Truck At Vineland Campground: Police 4-Year-Old Riding Toy Vehicle Airlifted After Hit By Truck At Vineland Campground: Police
4-Year-Old Riding Toy Vehicle Airlifted After Hit By Truck At Vineland Campground: Police A 4-year-old boy was airlifted to a nearby hospital after he was struck by a vehicle at a campground in Vineland on Thursday, Oct. 2, authorities said. At 4:41 p.m., officers responded to Malaga Campground after a 4-year-old boy riding a pedal toy vehicle in the roadway was hit by a 2011 Dodge Ram pickup truck , Vineland police said. The boy was airlifted to a nearby trauma center, police said and sustained serious injuries, police said. The crash remains investigation and no charges have been filed, police said.

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Mount Olive, NJ
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NJ Jeweler Busted Again For Selling Lab-Grown Diamonds As Genuine: Mount Olive PD NJ Jeweler Busted Again For Selling Lab-Grown Diamonds As Genuine: Mount Olive PD
NJ Jeweler Busted Again For Selling Lab-Grown Diamonds As Genuine: Mount Olive PD A 43-year-old jeweler from Morris County is facing additional charges for passing off lab grown diamonds as real ones, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 3. In August, a woman told officers she purchased a diamond ring from Justin Wentzel, a Netcong resident, that had been found to contain a lab grown diamond instead of the natural diamond she paid for, Mount Olive police said. An investigation determined Wentzel would lab grown diamonds instead of natural diamonds and appraise the ring for more than it was worth. Earlier this year, Wentzel was arrested and charged after he sold a person&n…

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Paterson, NJ
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Paterson Woman Sold Fentanyl That Resulted In Fatal OD: Hunterdon County Prosecutor Paterson Woman Sold Fentanyl That Resulted In Fatal OD: Hunterdon County Prosecutor
Paterson Woman Sold Fentanyl That Resulted In Fatal OD: Hunterdon County Prosecutor A 28-year old Paterson woman was arrested and charged with selling fentanyl that resulted in a fatal overdose in Hunterdon County, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 3. On Thursday, July 24, Clinton Township police responded to a residence in Annandale and found an unconscious 21-year-old man, who was pronounced dead at the scene, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée Robeson and Clinton Township Police Chief Thomas DeRosa said. The man's death was caused by acute drug toxicity from fentanyl, authorities said. Fentanyl had been located at the scene, authorities said. An investigation…

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