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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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Woman Used Counterfeit Bills At Ice Cream Shop: Raritan Police Woman Used Counterfeit Bills At Ice Cream Shop: Raritan Police
Woman Used Counterfeit Bills At Ice Cream Shop: Raritan Police A 33-year-old Bound Brook woman was arrested and charged after she used counterfeit cash at an ice cream shop in Raritan on Tuesday, Dec, 18. authorities said. Maria Orellana-Galvez paid for $72 worth of ice cream at As You Like It Ice Cream on West Somerset Street with two fraudulent $100 bills, Raritan Borough police said. Orellana-Galvez was charged on Wednesday, Jan. 1 with forgery and theft by deception, police said.

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Assault Outside Jersey City PATH Station Leaves Dad With Traumatic Brain Injury: Campaign Assault Outside Jersey City PATH Station Leaves Dad With Traumatic Brain Injury: Campaign
Assault Outside Jersey City PATH Station Leaves Dad With Traumatic Brain Injury: Campaign A man is recovering after he was assaulted outside the Exchange Place PATH Station in Jersey City, according to a fundraiser. Port Authority police responded to the PATH station for an assault and arrested Michael Anthony Perez, a 35-year-old Staten Island resident, around 6:13 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 28, the Port Authority said.  Officials provided aid to the victim, later identified as Matt Hobbs, before transporting him to a nearby hospital for further evaluation, police said. Matt is one of our beloved agents at our Keller Williams City Life JC Realty office. This is sad and tragic…

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Four Arrested, Including Three Teens, For Christmas Eve Liquor Store Robbery: Bayonne PD Four Arrested, Including Three Teens, For Christmas Eve Liquor Store Robbery: Bayonne PD
Four Arrested, Including Three Teens, For Christmas Eve Liquor Store Robbery: Bayonne PD A 27-year-old Bayonne woman and three teenagers were arrested and charged with robbing a liquor store on Christmas Eve, authorities said. On Tuesday, Dec. 24 at 9:17 p.m., officers responded to The Wine Warehouse at 77 Lefante Way on a report of a robbery, Bayonne police said. Upon their arrival, the victim said he was physically assaulted by three juveniles and a female when attempting to stop the female from exiting the store with items she did not pay for, police said. Two of the teenage boys damaged the front glass door, police said. The four were spotted in the area and taken into…

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Careless Driver Cited After Fatally Striking Crossing Guard: Hunterdon County Prosecutor Careless Driver Cited After Fatally Striking Crossing Guard: Hunterdon County Prosecutor
Careless Driver Cited After Fatally Striking Crossing Guard: Hunterdon County Prosecutor A 57-year-old Glen Gardner man was issued a summons on Thursday, Jan. 2 for careless driving after fatally striking a crossing guard in High Bridge in November, authorities said. On Wednesday, Nov. 27, Steven Leydon failed to yield and fatally struck Robert Bork, a 79-year-old High Bridge resident on County Road 513, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée Robeson, Chief of Detectives Timothy Drew, and High Bridge Police Chief Brett Bartman said. Bork was working as a crossing guard at the time of the crash, authorities said. Bork was transported by helicopter to Morristown Medical…

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Happy New Year! Nutley Powerball Player Wins Big Happy New Year! Nutley Powerball Player Wins Big
Happy New Year! Nutley Powerball Player Wins Big Two North Jersey lottery players found a perfect way to ring in the New Year. Lottery tickets sold in Union County and Essex County matched four white balls and the Powerball in the drawing held on Wednesday, Jan. 1. The ticket sold in Cranford was bought with a multiplier and won $150,000 while the ticket sold in Nutley won $50,000. The tickets were sold at Quick Check on North East Avenue in Cranford and the Nutley Newsstand on Franklin Avenue in Nutley. The winning numbers were 06, 12, 28, 35, 66. The Powerball was 26 and the Power Play was 3X.

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Drunk, Reckless Driver Busted On New Year's Eve: Denville PD Drunk, Reckless Driver Busted On New Year's Eve: Denville PD
Drunk, Reckless Driver Busted On New Year's Eve: Denville PD A 52-year-old Budd Lake resident was arrested for driving while intoxicated on New Year's Eve in Denville, authorities said. On Tuesday, Dec. 31, officers conducted a welfare check on Jermaine Jackson, who was sleeping in his vehicle which was parked and idling on East Main Street, Denville police said. An investigation revealed Jackson was under the influence of alcohol and he failed field sobriety tests, police said. Jackson was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, reckless driving and careless driving, police said.

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Speed Monitor Sign Stolen: Flemington PD Speed Monitor Sign Stolen: Flemington PD
Speed Monitor Sign Stolen: Flemington PD ·A speed monitor sign was stolen around New Year's Eve in Flemington, authorities said. The speed monitor sign was stolen on Park Avenue after it was struck on Tuesday, Dec. 31, the Flemington Borough Police Department said. The sign belongs to goHunterdon and was being used as part of an ongoing speed survey in partnership with the Borough of Flemington, police said. Police said the speed monitor sign "plays a vital role in ensuring road safety for our community." Anyone with information is asked to call police at 908-782-3434.

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Verona Massage Therapist Groped Female Client: NJ AG Verona Massage Therapist Groped Female Client: NJ AG
Verona Massage Therapist Groped Female Client: NJ AG A massage therapist had in Essex County had his license revoked on Thursday, Jan. 2, over allegations he groped and digitally penetrated a female client, authorities said. Peter Petrovic is permanently barred from working as a massage therapist in New Jersey under an agreement he entered into to resolve the allegations that occurred in Verona in 2020, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs said. The woman said during the July 2020 session, Petrovic inappropriately touched her  while she lay on a massage table unclothed with a blanket over her, aut…

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Newark Police Sergeant Charged In Traffic Officer's Death: Prosecutor Newark Police Sergeant Charged In Traffic Officer's Death: Prosecutor
Newark Police Sergeant Charged In Traffic Officer's Death: Prosecutor Victor Ortiz, a Newark police sergeant, was arrested and charged on Thursday, Jan. 2 in connection with the death of Newark Traffic Control Officer Jairo Rodriguez last month, authorities said. At 12:42 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12,  Rodriguez was struck by a vehicle while directing traffic following an event at the Prudential Center, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said.  Rodriguez was found by police unresponsive and was transported to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead soon after, authorities said. Ortiz, a Hillside resident, was of…

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Missing Hillside Man Last Seen In Newark: Police Missing Hillside Man Last Seen In Newark: Police
Missing Hillside Man Last Seen In Newark: Police A 54-year-old Hillside man has been missing since Friday, Dec. 27, after he was last seen in Newark, authorities said.  Lucio Mendez Amador was last seen at 7 pm in the area of Wainwright St. and Chancellor Ave. in Newark, Hillside police said. Mendez Amador is a Hispanic man with short black hair and a tattoo on his right forearm of a scorpion, police said. He was last seen wearing a black hooded sweater with New York written on the front, black wool skull cap and white sneakers, police said. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Mr. Mendez Amador is asked to contact th…

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