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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
Cops ID Kayaker Pulled From Cedar Lake In Denville Cops ID Kayaker Pulled From Cedar Lake In Denville
Cops ID Kayaker Pulled From Cedar Lake In Denville A 55-year-old Cedar Lake man has been identified after his kayak flipped over on a New Jersey lake Wednesday night, April 23, authorities said. At 8:23 p.m., emergency responders arrived at Cedar Lake in Denville on a report of a man, later identified as Ronnie McLeod, who “flipped over and did not resurface,” the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said. After an extensive search involving dive teams and a drone operated by the Morris County Sheriff's Office, McLeod was pulled from the water and pronounced dead at the scene at 9:45 p.m., Denville police said. McLeod's body was turned over t…

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Police & Fire
Rutgers Student Killed In North Brunswick Crash: Prosecutor Rutgers Student Killed In North Brunswick Crash: Prosecutor
Rutgers Student Killed In North Brunswick Crash: Prosecutor A 20-year-old South Brunswick resident was killed in a two-car crash in North Brunswick on Tuesday, April 22, authorities said. At 11:43 a.m., North Brunswick police responded to Georges Road and Route 1 southbound for a crash between a Nissan Sedan and a Mitsubishi SUV, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Joesph Battaglia of the North Brunswick Police Department said. Henna Aslam, the driver of the Nissan Altima, was pronounced dead at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, authorities said. Aslam was an honors student at Rutgers University and a leader in the…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
19-Year-Old Sicklerville Resident Killed In 4-Car Crash: Monroe Township PD 19-Year-Old Sicklerville Resident Killed In 4-Car Crash: Monroe Township PD
19-Year-Old Sicklerville Resident Killed In 4-Car Crash: Monroe Township PD A 19-year-old Sicklerville resident was killed in a crash in Monroe Township on Thursday April 17, police said. At 11:56 p.m., a Nissan Altima was traveling west on Berlin Crosskeys Road between Waynesborough Way and Route 42 when it struck a Hyundai Elantra while attempting to pass it on the left, Monroe Township police said. The impact caused the driver to lose directional control of the vehicle, where it entered the eastbound lane and strike a 2018 Chevy Equinox, police said. That crash caused the Altima to rotate where it was struck by a 2025 Mazda C30, police said. The 19-year-old, w…

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by Sam Barron
Police & Fire
Suspended DWI Elmwood Park Driver Busted In Mount Olive: Cops Suspended DWI Elmwood Park Driver Busted In Mount Olive: Cops
Suspended DWI Elmwood Park Driver Busted In Mount Olive: Cops A 32-year-old Elmwood Park was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated in Budd Lake on Monday, April 21, after officers observed him driving erratically, authorities said. At 3:31 p.m., officers observed a gray Ford Focus traveling west on Route 46 fail to maintain its lane of travel, Mount Olive police said. As officers spoke to the driver, Krzystof Janasik, they detected the odor of alcohol and believed him to be impaired, police said. Following field sobriety testing, Janasik was transported to police headquarters where he was charged with DWI, reckless driving and driving w…

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Police & Fire
Two South River Men Sold Fentanyl That Killed Barnegat Woman: Prosecutor Two South River Men Sold Fentanyl That Killed Barnegat Woman: Prosecutor
Two South River Men Sold Fentanyl That Killed Barnegat Woman: Prosecutor Two South River men were arrested and charged on Tuesday, April 22, after authorities say they sold fentanyl that killed a 34-year-old woman two months ago. On Wednesday, Feb. 26, Barnegat Township Police responded to a residence and found a woman, who was not identified, dead from a drug overdose, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. An investigation determined Jeffrey Zachary, 56, and Ronald Zackery, 59, supplied the woman with heroin and fentanyl, Billhimer said. The next day, detectives began surveilling Zachary, pulling him over in Barnegat, Billhimer said A search warrant …

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Police & Fire
Car Wash Employee Killed After Struck By Vehicle: New Brunswick PD Car Wash Employee Killed After Struck By Vehicle: New Brunswick PD
Car Wash Employee Killed After Struck By Vehicle: New Brunswick PD A 54-year-old employee at Trax Car Crash in New Brunswick was killed after he was struck by a vehicle on Tuesday, April 22, authorities said. At 1:15 p.m., a vehicle driven by an 81-year-old woman accelerated while entering the tunnel portion of the car wash on Route 18 and struck Enrique Barahona and the tunnel structure, New Brunswick police said. Barahona, a New Brunswick resident, sustained fatal injuries while two other employees sustained minor injuries, police said. The driver was taken to a hospital for treatment, police said. The crash remains under investigation, police said.

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Police & Fire
Man Fired Gunshots While Robbing 71-Year-Old Woman: Glassboro Police Man Fired Gunshots While Robbing 71-Year-Old Woman: Glassboro Police
Man Fired Gunshots While Robbing 71-Year-Old Woman: Glassboro Police A 32-year-old Glassboro man was recently arrested after shooting into a woman's vehicle during a robbery on Tuesday, April 1, authorities said. At 9:14 p.m., officers responded to the 200 block of MacClelland Avenue for an armed robbery and a shooting, Glassboro police said. A 71-year-old woman had exited a residence and was seated in her vehicle when a man, later identified as Shameek Brown, tapped on the window with a gun and demanded her purse, police said. When the woman refused to open the door, the suspect fired the gun into the vehicle, breaking out a window, police said. Brown took …

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Sports
Rutgers Gymnastics Coach Fired After Allegations Of Bullying, Relationship With AD: Report Rutgers Gymnastics Coach Fired After Allegations Of Bullying, Relationship With AD: Report
Rutgers Gymnastics Coach Fired After Allegations Of Bullying, Relationship With AD: Report Umme Salim-Beasley, the embattled Rutgers gymnastics coach, has been fired, according to NJ.com.  In January, Salim-Beasley, the Rutgers gymnastics coach, was placed on paid administrative leave after an investigation into her conduct, including an improper relationship with then-Athletic Director Patrick Hobbs. Gymnasts at Rutgers alleged Salim-Beasley bullied them while the athletics department often turned a blind eye, due to the relationship between Hobbs and Salim-Beasley, according to the release of a 52-page report by the law firm Lowenstein and Sandler, commissioned by the scho…

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Police & Fire
Air Quality Alert Issued For South Jersey After Wildfires Air Quality Alert Issued For South Jersey After Wildfires
Air Quality Alert Issued For South Jersey After Wildfires The National Weather Service issued an air quality alert on Wednesday, April 23, for parts of Southern New Jersey following the devastating wildfires in eastern Ocean County. The air quality alert was issued for Ocean-Atlantic-Cape May-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-Coastal Ocean-Southeastern Burlington and includes the cities of Jackson, Hammonton, Cape May Court House, Ocean City, Atlantic City, Long Beach Island and Wharton State Forest. The massive wildfire has burned through 11,500 acres — threatening homes, destroying property, and leaving thousands without power as o…

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Obituaries
Hackettstown College Student Dies: Remembering Evan Esposito Dies, 19 Hackettstown College Student Dies: Remembering Evan Esposito Dies, 19
Hackettstown College Student Dies: Remembering Evan Esposito Dies, 19 Evan Esposito, a 19-year-old Hackettstown resident, died on Thursday, April 17, according to his obituary from the Cochran Funeral Home website. Esposito graduated from Hackettstown High School in 2023 and was pursuing a business degree at Siena College at the time of his death, his obituary reads. An avid fan of the Mets and Packers, one of Esposito's favorite memories was traveling with his mom to Lambeau Field and going on the Packers Cruise, according to his obituary. He loved organizing cornhole, bucketball or Kan Jam tournaments during family camping trips or creating fantasy sports l…

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