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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Bayville-Berkeley, NJ
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Drone Helps Locate Lost Kayaker: Berkeley Township PD Drone Helps Locate Lost Kayaker: Berkeley Township PD Drone Helps Locate Lost Kayaker: Berkeley Township PD
Drone Helps Locate Lost Kayaker: Berkeley Township PD A lost kayaker in Berkeley Township was located thanks to the help of a drone on Monday, Aug. 25, authorities said. At 8:36 p.m., officers were dispatched to Double Trouble State Park after a man called 911 and said he was lost and dragging his kayak through the woods, Berkeley Township said. Phone contact was soon lost, police said. Officers obtained the coordinates of the 9-1-1 call, which showed last contact to be about a half mile south of the 10th hole on Cedar Creek Golf Course, police said. The Berkeley Township Police Drone was subsequently deployed and the subject was located, la…

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Toms River, NJ
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'Green Bean': Illegal Marijuana Delivery Service Gets 6 Arrested, Ocean County Prosecutor Says 'Green Bean': Illegal Marijuana Delivery Service Gets 6 Arrested, Ocean County Prosecutor Says 'Green Bean': Illegal Marijuana Delivery Service Gets 6 Arrested, Ocean County Prosecutor Says
'Green Bean': Illegal Marijuana Delivery Service Gets 6 Arrested, Ocean County Prosecutor Says Six people have been arrested in Ocean County following a two month investigation into illegal narcotics, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 26. A storefront in Toms River, two residences in Waretown and a residence in Jackson were used to distribute marijuana as part of a delivery service called "The Green Bean," Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Last month, detectives established surveillance on the storefront on Route 9 in Toms River, Billhimer said. As the suspects exited the business, they were each taken into custody, Billhimer said.  Detectives executed a search w…

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Jersey City, NJ
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4-Year-Old Fractures Skull After Falling Out Of Jersey City Window: Authorities 4-Year-Old Fractures Skull After Falling Out Of Jersey City Window: Authorities 4-Year-Old Fractures Skull After Falling Out Of Jersey City Window: Authorities
4-Year-Old Fractures Skull After Falling Out Of Jersey City Window: Authorities A 4-year-old was hospitalized after falling from a second-floor window at her Jersey City home Monday, Aug. 25, authorities said. The incident at the girl's home on John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Kimberly Wallace-Scalfione, a spokesperson for the mayor's office said. She was rushed to a hospital and then subsequently transferred to a Children's Specialized Hospital for treatment of a fractured skull and possible brain injury, Wallace-Scalfione said.  A preliminary search of the child's residence by police found that the screen of the second-floor window facing John F. Kennedy Blvd. w…

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Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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EHT Man Speeding When He Struck, Killed 13-Year-Old: Prosecutor EHT Man Speeding When He Struck, Killed 13-Year-Old: Prosecutor EHT Man Speeding When He Struck, Killed 13-Year-Old: Prosecutor
EHT Man Speeding When He Struck, Killed 13-Year-Old: Prosecutor A 71-year-old Egg Harbor Township man was charged with vehicular homicide after he struck and killed a 13-year-old Pleasantville boy, authorities announced Tuesday, Aug. 26. On Saturday, May 17 at 2:20 p.m., Gary Battisti struck a 13-year-old boy while driving on Delaware Avenue in Egg Harbor Township, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said.  The 13-year-old, who was not identified, was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. Battisti was traveling at an excessive speed at the time of the crash, authorities said.

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National Interest
Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce Get Engaged Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce Get Engaged Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce Get Engaged
Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce Get Engaged Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged, the singer announced on her Instagram Tuesday, Aug. 26. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) "Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married 🧨," Swift captioned the photo, which featured photos of the proposal. The pop star and Kansas City Chiefs tight end began dating in late 2023, with Swift becoming a ubiquitous presence at Chiefs games, celebrating with Kelce after the Chiefs won Super Bowl LVIII. Swift announced her next album, "The Life o…

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National Interest
SNL Cast Member Leaving 'Toxic As Hell' Show SNL Cast Member Leaving 'Toxic As Hell' Show SNL Cast Member Leaving 'Toxic As Hell' Show
SNL Cast Member Leaving 'Toxic As Hell' Show Devon Walker is leaving "Saturday Night Live" after three seasons, the comedian announced on his Instagram Monday, Aug. 25. "Me and the show did three years together, and sometimes it was really cool," Walker wrote on Instagram. "Sometimes it was toxic as hell. But we did what we made the most of what it was, even amidst all of the dysfunction. We made a f---- up lil family." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Devon Walker (@internetdevon) Walker said leaving the show was "good news." "It was just time for me to do something differ…

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Newark, NJ
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7-Year-Old Shoots Himself: Newark PD 7-Year-Old Shoots Himself: Newark PD 7-Year-Old Shoots Himself: Newark PD
7-Year-Old Shoots Himself: Newark PD A 7-year-old boy was hospitalized after shooting himself in the hand in Newark on Monday, Aug. 25, authorities said. At 10:50 a.m., police responded Newark Beth Israel Medical Center on a call of a 7-year-old boy arriving there with his parent for treatment of a self-inflicted gunshot injury to the hand, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. The incident occurred at a residence in the 300 block of Clinton Place, where the child located a family member’s firearm, Miranda said.  The incident remains under investigation, Miranda said.

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National Interest
Cedar Grove's Tommy DeVito Released By Giants: Report Cedar Grove's Tommy DeVito Released By Giants: Report Cedar Grove's Tommy DeVito Released By Giants: Report
Cedar Grove's Tommy DeVito Released By Giants: Report Tommy DeVito, a Don Bosco graduate and Cedar Grove native, was released by the New York Giants on Tuesday, Aug. 26, ESPN.com reported. DeVito a.k.a. "Tommy Cutlets" figured to be the odd man out after the Giants signed quarterbacks Russell Wilson and Jameis Winston and drafted Jaxson Dart. DeVito captured the hearts of the Garden State and Giants fans everywhere when he came out of nowhere to lead the team to three straight wins in 2023. In 2024, he started two games for Big Blue, both losses. Though his time with the Giants was short, DeVito certainly capitalized on his New Jersey fa…

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Toms River, NJ
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3,500 Doses of Heroin: Drug Bust Nets 4, Ocean County Prosecutor Says 3,500 Doses of Heroin: Drug Bust Nets 4, Ocean County Prosecutor Says 3,500 Doses of Heroin: Drug Bust Nets 4, Ocean County Prosecutor Says
3,500 Doses of Heroin: Drug Bust Nets 4, Ocean County Prosecutor Says Four people were arrested an hit with numerous drug charges in Ocean County following an extensive multiagency investigation, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 25. Nasir King, an 18-year-old Hamilton Township resident, was identified as a person distributing heroin in Ocean County, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. On Tuesday, July 29, detectives surveilled King as he traveled from Hamilton to Toms River, Billhimer said. King and a passenger, Asante Walker, a 24-year-old Trenton resident, arrived at a business on Route 37, where they met with Darrell Salter, a 59-year-old Lac…

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Atlantic City, NJ
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AC Man Threatened Off Duty Cop With Knife: Police AC Man Threatened Off Duty Cop With Knife: Police AC Man Threatened Off Duty Cop With Knife: Police
AC Man Threatened Off Duty Cop With Knife: Police A 27-year-old Atlantic City man was arrested and charged with threatening an off duty police officer with a knife on Sunday, Aug. 24, authorities said. At 10:10 a.m., an off-duty police officer participating in the Seedorf/McMeekin Memorial 5K Run noticed a man, later identified as Xontae Glass, putting a woman in a headlock, pulling her toward the underside of the Boardwalk, Atlantic City police said. The officer intervened and stopped Glass, requesting witnesses call 911, police said. The officer followed Glass and the woman onto the Boardwalk while waiting for additional law enforce…

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