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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Bayonne, NJ
Breaking News
'It's Going To Be Okay': Bayonne OEM Rescues Girl Trapped In Flood 'It's Going To Be Okay': Bayonne OEM Rescues Girl Trapped In Flood 'It's Going To Be Okay': Bayonne OEM Rescues Girl Trapped In Flood
'It's Going To Be Okay': Bayonne OEM Rescues Girl Trapped In Flood The Bayonne Office of Emergency Management had its work cut out for them as massive rainstorm caused flooding in the city Thursday, Oct. 30. Videos posted by Bayonne OEM show first responders rescuing a driver and a young girl in a Mercedes SUV, who got stuck in the floodwaters underneath an overpass. ⚠️FLOODED ROADS⚠️Do NOT drive into flooded roads. We have numerous cars stuck in flooded roadways. Remember: TURN AROUND DONT DROWN! @BayonnePolice @CityofBayonne pic.twitter.com/Dp6U7CLPgU — Bayonne OEM (@Bayonne_OEM) October 30, 2025 "It's going to be okay," a first responder says while…

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Readington Township, NJ
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Wrong-Way Drunk Driver Causes Route 202 Crash, Two Trapped In Wreck: Readington Police Wrong-Way Drunk Driver Causes Route 202 Crash, Two Trapped In Wreck: Readington Police Wrong-Way Drunk Driver Causes Route 202 Crash, Two Trapped In Wreck: Readington Police
Wrong-Way Drunk Driver Causes Route 202 Crash, Two Trapped In Wreck: Readington Police A man was arrested after driving the wrong way while intoxicated and causing a two-car crash that left both drivers trapped, Readington, Thursday night, Oct. 30, authorities said. At 9:11 p.m., officers and members of the Whitehouse Rescue Squad responded to Route 202 after a Nissan Murano traveling north in the southbound lanes struck a Chrysler 300 sedan, Readington police said. Both drivers were extricated from their vehicles and transported to a regional trauma center with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. An investigation determined Pedro Ramos-Santos was operating under the…

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Woodbridge, NJ
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46 People Detained In ICE Raid At Avenel Freight Station: DHS 46 People Detained In ICE Raid At Avenel Freight Station: DHS 46 People Detained In ICE Raid At Avenel Freight Station: DHS
46 People Detained In ICE Raid At Avenel Freight Station: DHS An Immigration and Customs Enforcement  raid at a container freight station in Avenel on Wednesday, Oct. 29, led to 46 people being detained, authorities said. The Department of Homeland Security said its law enforcement conducted an inspection at the freight station, which CBS New York identified as Savino Del Bene, at 34 Engelhard Ave. Officers encountered 46 illegal aliens working inside the facility, 22% of the onsite workforce, a DHS spokesman said. All 46 illegal aliens will be detained in DHS custody pending further immigration proceedings.  DHS said the inspection was par…

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by Sam Barron
Newark, NJ
Your Community
Obama Coming To Newark For Dems Rally With Mikie Sherrill Obama Coming To Newark For Dems Rally With Mikie Sherrill Obama Coming To Newark For Dems Rally With Mikie Sherrill
Obama Coming To Newark For Dems Rally With Mikie Sherrill Former President Barack Obama is coming to Newark Saturday, Nov. 1 to rally Democrats ahead of New Jersey's 2025 gubernatorial election. Obama will be appearing with Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-NJ, the Democratic nominee for governor at a Get Out the Vote Rally at Essex County College. The rally will be held from 3 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at 303 University Ave. The 44th president endorsed Sherrill in an ad that debuted Friday, Oct. 17, calling his "friend" the "right choice" to lead the Garden State. "Mikie is a mom, who will drive down costs for New Jersey families," Obama said. "As a federal prosec…

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Glassboro, NJ
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Teen Dressed As Cop Pulled Knife After Denied Entry Into Halloween Party: Glassboro PD Teen Dressed As Cop Pulled Knife After Denied Entry Into Halloween Party: Glassboro PD Teen Dressed As Cop Pulled Knife After Denied Entry Into Halloween Party: Glassboro PD
Teen Dressed As Cop Pulled Knife After Denied Entry Into Halloween Party: Glassboro PD A 19-year-old Staten Island resident dressed as a cop encountered real life police on Halloween after he pulled a knife in Glassboro, authorities said At 1:49 a.m., officers responded to the 300 block of North Main Street after John Bekhet brandished a knife and made threats after he was denied access to a Halloween party, Glassboro police said. Bekhet did this while dressed as a police officer. Real cops located Bekhet within minutes and apprehended him after a brief foot chase, police said. The knife Bekhet wielded was also recovered, police said. He is charged with terroristic threats, …

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Long Branch, NJ
Obituaries
Beloved Grandfather Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Route 36: Prosecutor Beloved Grandfather Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Route 36: Prosecutor Beloved Grandfather Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Route 36: Prosecutor
Beloved Grandfather Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Route 36: Prosecutor A 74-year-old man was fatally struck by a vehicle in Long Branch, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 31. At 6:17 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 27, Long Branch police responded to Route 36 and Branchport Avenue after a man, later identified as Fernando Pinho was attempted to cross Route 36 when he was hit by a BMW SUV, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond  Santiago said. Pinho was rushed to Monmouth Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at 8:58 p.m., Santiago said. The driver remained on scene, Santiago said. Born in Portugal, Pinho was a fisherman, restauranteur and car salesman befor…

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Hamilton Township, NJ
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$23K In Heroin, 2 Guns: Hamilton Twp Man Arrested, Prosecutors Say $23K In Heroin, 2 Guns: Hamilton Twp Man Arrested, Prosecutors Say $23K In Heroin, 2 Guns: Hamilton Twp Man Arrested, Prosecutors Say
$23K In Heroin, 2 Guns: Hamilton Twp Man Arrested, Prosecutors Say A 34-year-old Hamilton Township man was arrested and charged after $23,000 worth of heroin and two handguns were seized, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 31. Following an investigation by the Mercer County Narcotics Task Force, a search warrant was obtained for David Maddox and his Klockner Road apartment in Hamilton,  Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey said. On Monday, Oct. 27 at 8:30 p.m., Maddox was detained following a traffic stop and law enforcement executed the warrant on his apartment, Marbrey said. A K-9, Indy, helped identify the presence of drugs in the home and…

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Pleasantville-Absecon, NJ
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Pleasantville Rallies Around Family After Fire Destroys Home Pleasantville Rallies Around Family After Fire Destroys Home Pleasantville Rallies Around Family After Fire Destroys Home
Pleasantville Rallies Around Family After Fire Destroys Home In an instant, Ashley Martinez's Pleasantville home was engulfed in flames, leaving her and nine other people with nowhere to go. At 5:44 a.m., on Tuesday, Oct. 28, firefighters responded to a structure fire on the 500 block of Wesley Avenue and found heavy fire in the single-family home, the Pleasantville Fire Department said. Martinez was living in the home with her mom, two brothers, her brother's girlfriend, the girlfriend's two kids and two other family members. " In just minutes, everything we owned was gone," Martinez wrote on a fundraising page. "Our clothes, furniture, memories, …

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Dover-Wharton, NJ
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Man Assaulted Cops Twice In Two Months: Wharton PD Man Assaulted Cops Twice In Two Months: Wharton PD Man Assaulted Cops Twice In Two Months: Wharton PD
Man Assaulted Cops Twice In Two Months: Wharton PD A 41-year-old Wharton man was arrested for a second time for assaulting a police officer on Thursday, Oct. 30, authorities said. An officer went to Douglas Godfrey's residence to serve him with a complaint summons for a previous disorderly conduct violation, but Godfrey refused the summons, Wharton police said. The officer left the summons on the front deck, police said. As he began to leave, Godfrey grabbed the officer's arm and attempted to intentionally bump the officer with his chest, police said. While Godfrey was beginning handcuffed, he resisted and refused to give officers his hand…

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by Sam Barron
Long Branch, NJ
Breaking News
North Jersey Coast Line Service Suspended After Downed Tree: NJ Transit North Jersey Coast Line Service Suspended After Downed Tree: NJ Transit North Jersey Coast Line Service Suspended After Downed Tree: NJ Transit
North Jersey Coast Line Service Suspended After Downed Tree: NJ Transit North Jersey Coast Line rail service is suspended in both directions between Penn Station New York and Long Branch stations due to a downed tree in the overhead wire near Woodbridge, NJ Transit announced Thursday, Oct. 30. NJ Transit rail tickets and passes are being cross honored by NJ Transit  and private carrier buses and PATH at Newark Penn Station and 33rd St. in New York. Customers are advised to visit njtransit.com/ABC for available alternate service information.

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