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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Long Branch, NJ
Breaking News
Jersey Shore Cops Help Deliver Baby: Monmouth Beach PD Jersey Shore Cops Help Deliver Baby: Monmouth Beach PD Jersey Shore Cops Help Deliver Baby: Monmouth Beach PD
Jersey Shore Cops Help Deliver Baby: Monmouth Beach PD Two police officers in Monmouth Beach helped welcome a new baby boy into the world on Monday, Sept. 29, authorities said. At 6:52 a.m., officers Matthew Finnegan and Matthew Golembieski responded to 4 Ocean Ave. for a report of a 28-year-old woman in active labor, Monmouth Beach police said. Upon arrival, officers realized the baby was coming and Finnegan and Golembieski provided immediate assistance and successfully delivered a healthy baby boy before emergency medical personnel arrived, police said. The mother and her newborn  were safely transported to a nearby hospital for further…

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Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Breaking News
14-Year-Old Girl Attacked 5 School Employees, Cop: EHT Police 14-Year-Old Girl Attacked 5 School Employees, Cop: EHT Police 14-Year-Old Girl Attacked 5 School Employees, Cop: EHT Police
14-Year-Old Girl Attacked 5 School Employees, Cop: EHT Police A 14-year-old high school student was taken into custody after she assaulted numerous people in Egg Harbor Township, authorities announced Monday, Sept. 29. As school was starting, officers were called to the school after the girl assaulted five school employees and a police officer after being involved in an altercation with two other juveniles, Egg Harbor Township police said. The 14-year-old is charged with aggravated assault, police said. The other two juveniles are charged with simple assault, police said.

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by Sam Barron
National Interest
Sock And A Hard Place: NJ Driver Gets Crafty In Attempt To Dodge $18K In Tolls, Officials Say Sock And A Hard Place: NJ Driver Gets Crafty In Attempt To Dodge $18K In Tolls, Officials Say Sock And A Hard Place: NJ Driver Gets Crafty In Attempt To Dodge $18K In Tolls, Officials Say
Sock And A Hard Place: NJ Driver Gets Crafty In Attempt To Dodge $18K In Tolls, Officials Say A New Jersey man was arrested and charged after he tried to use a pair of socks to keep him from paying tolls, authorities said. On Friday, Sept. 26, officers observed a vehicle with a suspiciously obscured license plate at the Holland Tunnel and conducted a traffic stop, Port Authority police said.  The driver, Dwight Bartley, had no E-ZPass transponder and instead had stretched socks over his license plate in an attempt to dodge Tolls by Mail cameras, police said. Bartley owes $18,358.31 in unpaid tolls and fees linked to 272 known violations, police said. Bartley was arrested,…

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by Sam Barron
Camden, NJ
Obituaries
Man Dies After Trapped Between 2 Vehicles On Turnpike: NJSP Man Dies After Trapped Between 2 Vehicles On Turnpike: NJSP Man Dies After Trapped Between 2 Vehicles On Turnpike: NJSP
Man Dies After Trapped Between 2 Vehicles On Turnpike: Njsp A 41-year-old Washington man was killed after he was trapped between two vehicles on the New Jersey Turnpike in Camden County Wednesday, Sept. 24 authorities said. At 9:02 p.m., troopers responded to the Walt Whitman Service Area parking lot in Bellmawr Borough after Luis Santiesteban, a Yakima resident, walked between an unoccupied Dodge Ram with a trailer parked in front of an unoccupied Peterbilt semitrailer, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The Peterbilt rolled forward and struck both Santiesteban and the Dodge, trapping him, Lebron said. Santieste…

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Newark, NJ
Breaking News
Newark Man Gunned Down In Linden Shooting: Prosecutor Newark Man Gunned Down In Linden Shooting: Prosecutor Newark Man Gunned Down In Linden Shooting: Prosecutor
Newark Man Gunned Down In Linden Shooting: Prosecutor A 28-year-old Newark man was fatally shot in Linden on Saturday, Sept. 27, authorities said. At 3:26 p.m., Linden police responded to the 3000 block of Irene Street and found Darrell Sanders, who sustained a single gunshot wound, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said. Sanders was transferred to a nearby where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. The investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made, authorities said.

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Trenton, NJ
Breaking News
Scooter Rider Critically Injured After Car Drives Over Him: Trenton PD Scooter Rider Critically Injured After Car Drives Over Him: Trenton PD Scooter Rider Critically Injured After Car Drives Over Him: Trenton PD
Scooter Rider Critically Injured After Car Drives Over Him: Trenton PD A 32-year-old Trenton resident was critically injured after he was struck by a vehicle on Sunday, Sept. 28, authorities said. At 4:15 a.m., officers responded to 64 Oakland St. after a scooterist was riding on Oakland Street from Prospect Street toward Mellon Street, Trenton police said. The scooter rider attempted to avoid a head-on collision with a vehicle but fell under the car, police said. The car drove over the scooterist, dragging him underneath the vehicle for a short distance before continuing on Oakland Street, police said. Officers found the scooter rider bleeding out his ears, …

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New Brunswick, NJ
Breaking News
Carjacking Near Rutgers University: Police Carjacking Near Rutgers University: Police Carjacking Near Rutgers University: Police
Carjacking Near Rutgers University: Police Four people are at large after carjacking a vehicle near Rutgers University early Monday morning, Sept. 29, authorities said. A victim told officers four passengers approached their vehicle at Nichol Avenue and Sanford Street in New Brunswick and displayed a weapon before ordering them out of the vehicle, Rutgers Police said. The four perpetrators then fled the scene in the vehicle, which was recovered a short time later, police said. No injuries were reported, police said.

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Readington Township, NJ
Breaking News
Horse Falls On Top Of Rider At Farmstead: Readington PD Horse Falls On Top Of Rider At Farmstead: Readington PD Horse Falls On Top Of Rider At Farmstead: Readington PD
Horse Falls On Top Of Rider At Farmstead: Readington PD An equestrian was airlifted to a nearby hospital after a horse fell on top of them on Sunday, Sept. 28, authorities said. At 12:30 p.m., officers responded to Bouman Stickney Farmstead after a rider was thrown from a horse, Readington Township police said. The horse fell on top of the rider, resulting in significant but non-life-threatening injuries, police said. First responders provided immediate medical care but the nature of the injures required the rider to be airlifted to a local trauma center, police said.

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Howell-Farmingdale, NJ
Breaking News
Howell Man Had Child Porn On Electronic Devices: Prosecutor Howell Man Had Child Porn On Electronic Devices: Prosecutor Howell Man Had Child Porn On Electronic Devices: Prosecutor
Howell Man Had Child Porn On Electronic Devices: Prosecutor A 61-year-old Howell man was arrested and charged with possessing child pornography, authorities announced Monday, Sept. 29. John Curley was arrested after a search warrant conducted by the Howell Township Police Department led to the seizure of electronic devices which yielded multiple images of child sexual abuse materials,  Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. Curley was arrested on Wednesday, Sept. 24 and charged with endangering the welfare of a child, possession of child sexual abuse materials, Santiago said.

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by Sam Barron
Edison, NJ
Breaking News
Get Free Coffee At Edison Wawa Grand Opening Get Free Coffee At Edison Wawa Grand Opening Get Free Coffee At Edison Wawa Grand Opening
Get Free Coffee At Edison Wawa Grand Opening A Wawa is opening its doors in Edison and free coffee is on the menu. Wawa will be celebrating its grand opening of its newest location at 1095 Route 1 in Edison on Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 7:45 a.m. Free t-shirts will be given to the first 100 customers in line and the store is offering any size hot coffee through Sunday, Oct. 5. New York Red Bells alum Luis Robles will also be on hand for the grand opening along with Wawa's mascot Wally Goose. 

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