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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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Police & Fire
Motorcycle Overturns After Crashing Into Bus On Route 38: NJSP Motorcycle Overturns After Crashing Into Bus On Route 38: NJSP
Motorcycle Overturns After Crashing Into Bus On Route 38: Njsp A 55-year-old Little Egg Harbor man was seriously injured after they were ejected from a motorcycle in a crash with a bus on Route 38 Monday afternoon, Aug. 11, authorities said. At 3:56 p.m., a Harley Davidson motorcycle struck the back of a Coach Bus that was entering the highway from a driveway on Route 38 West in Southampton Township, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said.  The motorcycle overturned and the motorcyclist was ejected, sustaining serious injuries, Lebron said. He was transported to an area hospital, Lebron said.

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Police & Fire
Morristown Jeweler Sold Lab-Grown Diamonds As Genuine, Misrepresented Value: Cops Morristown Jeweler Sold Lab-Grown Diamonds As Genuine, Misrepresented Value: Cops
Morristown Jeweler Sold Lab-Grown Diamonds As Genuine, Misrepresented Value: Cops A 43-year-old Morristown jeweler was arrested and charged with selling fake diamonds, authorities in Mount Olive announced Tuesday, Aug. 12. On Tuesday, June 17, a victim told officers that Justin Wentzel, of Morristown, sold them three pieces of jewelry in which he misrepresented the authenticity of the precious gems and misrepresented the value of the jewelry, Mount Olive police said. Wentzel's social media pages show that he runs Ice Storm Jewelry. A 2022 NJ Advance Media story shows him making a ring at his Flanders home. Wentzel sold lab-grown diamonds as genuine diamonds and ove…

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Police & Fire
2nd Teen Arrested For Phillipsburg Shooting: Police 2nd Teen Arrested For Phillipsburg Shooting: Police
2nd Teen Arrested For Phillipsburg Shooting: Police Another juvenile has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting in Phillipsburg, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 11. On Tuesday, Aug. 5, at 4:17 p.m., Phillipsburg police responded to the 100 block of Henderson Street after its ShotSpotter device detected gunshots, the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office said. Police spotted several discharged cartridge cases and bullet holes in a parked vehicle, authorities said. No injuries were reported, authorities said. A 17-year-old was arrested Friday and faces numerous charges, authorities said. The other 17-year-old is charged with c…

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Police & Fire
Trenton Man Killed In Drive-By Shooting In Willingboro: Prosecutor Trenton Man Killed In Drive-By Shooting In Willingboro: Prosecutor
Trenton Man Killed In Drive-By Shooting In Willingboro: Prosecutor A 43-year-old Trenton man was fatally shot while sitting in a vehicle in Willingboro Sunday evening, Aug. 10, authorities said. At 9 p.m., Willingboro Township police responded to Paddock Lane and Poppy Lane and found Bruce Hall fatally shot, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw and Willingboro Township Police Chief Ian Bucs said. This pic was taken many years ago. You been my bro since elementary school, jr high, highschool. Little League... Posted by Adolphus Cato on Sunday, August 10, 2025 No arrests have been made and the shooting is under investigation, authorit…

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Newark Man Murdered Ex-Girlfriend: Essex County Prosecutor Newark Man Murdered Ex-Girlfriend: Essex County Prosecutor
Newark Man Murdered Ex-Girlfriend: Essex County Prosecutor A 42-year-old Newark man was arrested and charged with fatally shooting his ex-girlfriend, authorities announced Saturday, Aug. 9. At 10:45 a.m., Kasem McDonald shot Shaneequah Williams, 45 inside her apartment at 89 Astor St., Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda, said. McDonald initially fled the scene but surrendered at the Essex County Correctional Facility on Saturday evening, authorities said. He is charged with murder in the first degree and multiple weapons offenses, authorities said. He is also charged with convicted f…

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Person Killed In Two-Vehicle Route 70 Manchester Crash: Prosecutor Person Killed In Two-Vehicle Route 70 Manchester Crash: Prosecutor
Person Killed In Two-Vehicle Route 70 Manchester Crash: Prosecutor A person was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Manchester on Monday morning, Aug. 11, authorities said. At 8:15 a.m., Manchester Township police responded to Hilltop Road and Route 70 and found a 2014 Dodge van had collided with a 2017 Ford Sprinter van, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. The Dodge van, containing a driver and three passengers was traveling westbound on Route 70 when it crossed over the double yellow line, passing stopped traffic from behind and collided with the Ford van, Billhimer said. One occupant of the van, seated in the cargo compartment, was pronounced …

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DWI South Toms River Truck Driver Charged After Killing Pedestrian, Leaving Scene: Prosecutor DWI South Toms River Truck Driver Charged After Killing Pedestrian, Leaving Scene: Prosecutor
DWI South Toms River Truck Driver Charged After Killing Pedestrian, Leaving Scene: Prosecutor A 41-year-old South Toms River man is facing charges of vehicular homicide after he fatally struck a pedestrian while driving high on marijuana and fled the scene, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 11. On Saturday, June 7, at 3:50 a.m., South Toms River police responded to Colgate Drive and found Marie Bellavista, a 53-year-old South Toms River resident, deceased in the roadway, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. An investigation determined Tremel Haskins was operating the cab of a Volvo semi-truck when he hit Bellavista, Billhimer said. Haskins fled the scene but was later lo…

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Former Mercer County Nurse Has License Suspended After Allegedly Groping 3 Patients: AG Former Mercer County Nurse Has License Suspended After Allegedly Groping 3 Patients: AG
Former Mercer County Nurse Has License Suspended After Allegedly Groping 3 Patients: AG A former nurse in Mercer County has had his license temporarily suspended after being charged with criminal sexual contact against three patients in Plainsboro, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 11. Andre Maureece Angus was arrested last December and charged with three counts of criminal sexual contact by the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Between September 2023 and March 2024, Angus groped or inappropriately touched the genital area of three male patients under his care while working as a nurse at Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center, a…

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Obituaries
Volunteer Firefighter Joseph LeViness, Brown Mills Native, Dies At 29 Volunteer Firefighter Joseph LeViness, Brown Mills Native, Dies At 29
Volunteer Firefighter Joseph LeViness, Brown Mills Native, Dies At 29 Joseph LeViness, a 29-year-old Brown Mills resident, died after battling single ventricle congenital heart disease and living with protein-losing enteropathy on Tuesday, Aug. 5, according to a fundraiser launched for his family. A lifelong Brown Mills resident, LeViness was a volunteer firefighter and also worked as a military contractor, according to his obituary from the Mount Laurel Home for Funerals website.  In his free time, he enjoyed woodworking, gardening, going to the movies, painting, cooking and playing billiards, his obituary reads. He was also a collector of coins and mil…

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Police & Fire
Man Electrocuted At Hoboken PATH Trying To Retrieve Cell Phone: PAPD Man Electrocuted At Hoboken PATH Trying To Retrieve Cell Phone: PAPD
Man Electrocuted At Hoboken PATH Trying To Retrieve Cell Phone: Papd A man was hospitalized after he went onto the tracks at Hoboken PATH Train and was electrocuted on Sunday, Aug. 10, authorities said. At 1:55 a.m., officers found a 25-year-old man on the tracks, unconscious after trying to retrieve his dropped cell phone, Port Authority police said. He was injured after coming in contact with the third rail, police said. Power to the third rail was shut and the victim was removed, stabilized and taken to a nearby hospital, where he was reported to be in serious but stable condition, police said. Normal operations at the station resumed at 4 a.m., police s…

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