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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Brick, NJ
News
Brick Mourns Teen Allegedly Killed By Young BMW Driver Brick Mourns Teen Allegedly Killed By Young BMW Driver
Brick Mourns Teen Allegedly Killed By Young BMW Driver The Brick community is in mourning after Jackson Mueller, a 15-year-old boy, was struck and killed by a BMW while riding a bike on Tuesday, May 19. A GoFundMe fundraiser has been set up for Mueller's family.  "A beautiful life was tragically taken," said organizer Chrissie Arif, who described the teen as being thriving and outgoing. The funds will go toward assisting the Mueller's with burial costs. At 6:50 a.m., Brick police responded to Lanes Mill Road and Rhode Island Avenue after Mueller was struck by a speeding 2021 BMW, which subsequently fled the scene, Ocean County Prosec…

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Egg Harbor City, NJ
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Struck, Killed In EHC Months After Losing Brother: Police Motorcyclist Struck, Killed In EHC Months After Losing Brother: Police
Motorcyclist Struck, Killed In EHC Months After Losing Brother: Police A 33-year-old motorcyclist was struck and killed by a vehicle in Egg Harbor City on Sunday, May 17, authorities said. At 5:58 p.m., emergency crews responded to Route 30 and New York Avenue after Alexander Oswald was struck by a vehicle while traveling westbound by an eastbound vehicle, Egg Harbor City police said. Oswald was pronounced dead, police said. The driver of the vehicle, a 21-year-old Atlantic City resident, sustained injuries and  was transported to a nearby hospital, police said. A GoFundMe fundraiser has been set up for the family of Oswald, who was known as "Buzz."…

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Hammonton, NJ
Police & Fire
Support Swells After Missing Hammonton Man Found Dead In Delaware Support Swells After Missing Hammonton Man Found Dead In Delaware
Support Swells After Missing Hammonton Man Found Dead In Delaware Lizandro Guizar-Sartiaguin's family spent weeks searching for him after he was reported missing from Hammonton on Friday, Feb. 27. But Guizar-Sartiaguin was identified as the person found dead in a Delaware park last week. "Throughout this difficult time, Lizandro’s mother has tirelessly searched for him every day, holding onto hope and never giving up," Brenda Trinidad, who organized a GoFundMe fundraiser for the family wrote. On Friday, April 24 at 6 p.m., troopers responded to Fox Point State Park in Wilmington after a park visitor found a decomposed, dead body, Delaware State Poli…

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Delran, NJ
News
Four Injured After River LINE Train Strikes Car In Delran: NJ Transit Four Injured After River LINE Train Strikes Car In Delran: NJ Transit
Four Injured After River Line Train Strikes Car In Delran: NJ Transit Four people were injured after a River LINE train struck a vehicle on Tuesday afternoon in Burlington County, May 19, authorities said. At 5:45 p.m., the train, which had departed Walter Rand Transportation Center at 5:13 p.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Trenton at 6:20 p.m., struck a motor vehicle on the tracks at the Main Street crossing in Delran near the Riverside station, NJ Transit said. Four of the 50 customers on board were evaluated by EMS on scene for minor injuries, NJ Transit said. The driver of the motor vehicle was transported to a local hospital, NJ Transit said. The exten…

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Union, NJ
Police & Fire
Irvington Man Fired Gunshots During Deadly Union Twp Chick-fil-A Shooting: Prosecutor Irvington Man Fired Gunshots During Deadly Union Twp Chick-fil-A Shooting: Prosecutor
Irvington Man Fired Gunshots During Deadly Union Twp Chick-fil-A Shooting: Prosecutor A 23-year-old Irvington man was arrested and charged with weapons offenses as the investigation into a deadly shooting at a Chick-fil-A continues, authorities said. At 9 p.m. on Saturday, April 11, Union Township police responded to the Chick-fil-A on Route 22 after six people were shot, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel and Union Police Director Christopher Donnelly said. Malek Shepherd, a 23-year-old New York City resident was pronounced dead at the scene while Jaheed Fields, a 20-year-old Newark resident was charged with murder, attempted murder and weapons offenses, autho…

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Brick, NJ
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Child On Bike Struck, Killed By BMW That Fled Scene In Brick, Juvenile Charged: Prosecutor Child On Bike Struck, Killed By BMW That Fled Scene In Brick, Juvenile Charged: Prosecutor
Child On Bike Struck, Killed By BMW That Fled Scene In Brick, Juvenile Charged: Prosecutor A juvenile has been charged after another juvenile was fatally struck by a vehicle while riding his bike in Brick Tuesday, May 19, authorities said. At 6:50 a.m., Brick police responded to Lanes Mill Road and Rhode Island Avenue after a juvenile cyclist was struck by a speeding 2021 BMW, which subsequently fled the scene, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. The juvenile, who has not been identified was pronounced dead at the scene, Billhimer said. The operator of the BMW, a juvenile who was not identified, failed to stop, render aid, or notify law enforcement, Billhimer sa…

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Toms River, NJ
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Student Accessed My IG, Shared Explicit Photos, Spread Fake Rumors, Toms River Teacher Says Student Accessed My IG, Shared Explicit Photos, Spread Fake Rumors, Toms River Teacher Says
Student Accessed My IG, Shared Explicit Photos, Spread Fake Rumors, Toms River Teacher Says A teacher in New Jersey is fighting back after he says a student got into his personal Instagram account and spread false rumors about him engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a student, resulting in him being placed on leave. Daniel Torsiello, a history teacher at Central Regional High School and a Toms River resident, has filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of New Jersey against the student and her parents, who live in Bayville. Dan Torsiello  Dan Torsiello X Torsiello says the student, J.W, circulated explicit photos of him after he provided them access to the In…

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Flemington-Raritan, NJ
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DelawareTwp Barn Fire Kills Five Horses, Four Cats: GoFundMe DelawareTwp Barn Fire Kills Five Horses, Four Cats: GoFundMe
DelawareTwp Barn Fire Kills Five Horses, Four Cats: GoFundMe A barn fire in Delaware Township killed five horses and four cats on Thursday, May 14, according to a GoFundMe fundraiser set up to support the family. Firefighters arrived on scene to find one barn fully involved, the Delaware Township Fire Company. Crews were able to knock down the fire in under 20 minutes, while overhaul operations on the original barn continued for nearly two hours, firefighters said. The fire killed Rose Crespolini's five horses: Mo, Ben, Buddy, Abby and Paisley, along with her barn cats, Batman, Thumbelina and Thumbelina's two 4-week old kittens, Lauren…

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Toms River, NJ
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Wrong Way Driver Fled Scene, Assaulted K-9 In Toms River: Prosecutor Wrong Way Driver Fled Scene, Assaulted K-9 In Toms River: Prosecutor
Wrong Way Driver Fled Scene, Assaulted K-9 In Toms River: Prosecutor A 30-year-old Manchester Township man was arrested and charged leaving the scene of a crash following a collision in Toms River Monday, May 18, authorities said. At 8:30 p.m., Toms River police responded to Route 37 and Batchelor Street after a 2022 Ford F-150 traveling the wrong way, speeding and driving recklessly, collided with a 2021 GMC Acura, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Andrew Gajewski, the driver of the Ford F-150 fled the scene on foot, Billhimer said. The driver of the Acadia was transported to a nearby hospital where he is listed in stable condition, Billh…

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Ocean Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Ocean Twp Man Who Murdered Brother, His Family Learns Fate Ocean Twp Man Who Murdered Brother, His Family Learns Fate
Ocean Twp Man Who Murdered Brother, His Family Learns Fate Paul Caneiro, an Ocean Township resident, was sentenced to four consecutive life sentences after being convicted of murdering  his brother, his sister-in-law and their two children in their Colts Neck home. In levying the sentence, Judge Marc Lemieux called Caneiro, a "callous, heartless, brutal killer." At the trial, prosecutors claimed Caneiro shot his brother, Keith dead outside his home on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018, angry that Keith was ending their business relationship, according to NJ.com. Caneiro then went into the home and shot and stabbed Keith's wife, Jennifer, before stab…

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