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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
Man On Horse Helps Riverside Cops Catch Hit, Run Driver: Police Man On Horse Helps Riverside Cops Catch Hit, Run Driver: Police
Man On Horse Helps Riverside Cops Catch Hit, Run Driver: Police A man riding a horse assisted police in Riverside Township  with catching a hit-and-run driver on Saturday, May 31, authorities said. That morning, officers were called to Middleton Street after a woman heard a loud crash and saw a vehicle speeding off after hitting her parked car, Riverside police said. That’s when PJ and his horse, Shiny, showed up, police said. PJ told the woman he had witnessed a gray Honda Accord crash into her vehicle and drive off, police said. PJ and Shiny rode after the vehicle and got close enough to obtain a partial license plate number, which he passed on …

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Drugs, Gun: Man Arrested After Sicklerville Raid, Police Say Drugs, Gun: Man Arrested After Sicklerville Raid, Police Say
Drugs, Gun: Man Arrested After Sicklerville Raid, Police Say A 29-year-old man was arrested following a search of his residence in Sicklerville on Tuesday, June 3, authorities said. Officers executed a search warrant on a residence on Hampton Gate Drive and a vehicle, resulting in the seizure of a large quantity of a controlled dangerous substance and a Glock handgun with an extended, high-capacity magazine, Winslow Township Police said. Montel Jones was charged with numerous drug and weapons offenses, police said. He was remanded to the Camden County Correctional Facility, police said. 

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Community Rallies Around Aspiring Toms River Police Officer Battling Cancer Community Rallies Around Aspiring Toms River Police Officer Battling Cancer
Community Rallies Around Aspiring Toms River Police Officer Battling Cancer Teddy Golubowski, a Toms River native, always dreamed of being a police officer. But now he’s in the fight of his life Golubowski has been diagnosed with metastatic cancer after numerous masses were found on his liver and his abdomen were found While in the hospital, Golubowski has received multiple blood transfusions, supplemental oxygen and undergone several procedures, with his family by his side. On Tuesday, June 3, he had to be intubated and placed on dialysis. On Wednesday, June 4, Golubowski was airlifted to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to begin an intensive regimen of che…

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Obituaries
Jackson Dad Dies After Routine Colonoscopy, Campaign Says Jackson Dad Dies After Routine Colonoscopy, Campaign Says
Jackson Dad Dies After Routine Colonoscopy, Campaign Says Patrick McGlynn, who had lived in Jackson Township for the last 21 years, died on Friday, May 30, following a routine colonoscopy, according to a fundraiser set up to support his family. He was 58. McGlynn was born in Brooklyn and graduated from Fairfield University, according to his obituary. He was a foreign exchange manager for Credit Suisse Bank prior to his retirement, his obituary reads. McGlynn's employer converted him to a contractor, causing him to lose his disability insurance and soon after, he suffered a massive stroke, that left him unable to work, according to the fundraiser. …

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Police & Fire
DWI Driver Trapped After Crashing Into Tree: Holmdel PD DWI Driver Trapped After Crashing Into Tree: Holmdel PD
DWI Driver Trapped After Crashing Into Tree: Holmdel PD A 56-year-old Holmdel man had to be extricated from his vehicle after he crashed into a tree while driving drunk on Tuesday, June 3, authorities said. At 4:25 p.m., a 2021 Jeep, operated by George Vellios, was traveling southbound on Holmdel Road when it crossed into the northbound lane, left the roadway and struck a tree, Holmdel police said. Vellios was removed from the vehicle by the Holmdel Fire Department and was transported to a nearby hospital, police said. Vellios was charged with driving while intoxicated and reckless driving, among other traffic offenses, police said.

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Person Shot In Jefferson Township: Prosecutor Person Shot In Jefferson Township: Prosecutor
Person Shot In Jefferson Township: Prosecutor A person was shot in Jefferson Township on Tuesday, June 3, authorities said. At 9:06 p.m., Jefferson police contacted the Morris County Prosecutor's Office to report a person with a gunshot wound, a spokesperson for the prosecutor's office said. The victim was transported to an area hospital, authorities said. There is no threat to the public, authorities said. It is unknown if anyone was arrested or the condition of the victim. The investigation is ongoing, authorities said.

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News
'Blue Lives Matter' Posts Get Point Pleasant Judge Suspended From Bench, Court Says 'Blue Lives Matter' Posts Get Point Pleasant Judge Suspended From Bench, Court Says
'Blue Lives Matter' Posts Get Point Pleasant Judge Suspended From Bench, Court Says A Point Pleasant judge has been suspended from the bench for two months over activity on his personal Facebook page that the court said showed bias toward law enforcement. Robert LePore, who was first appointed to the bench in Point Pleasant in 2020, had a Facebook that contained posts, reposts, "likes," and "friends" list affiliations that conflicted with his ethical obligations as a judge, the Supreme Court Of New Jersey Advisory Committee On Judicial Conduct said in its filing. Among LePore's offending posts included expressions of support for law enforcement, includi…

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Obituaries
Funeral Set For Bayonne's Justin Rivera, Hudson County Sheriff's Officer Who Died In Freak Fall Funeral Set For Bayonne's Justin Rivera, Hudson County Sheriff's Officer Who Died In Freak Fall
Funeral Set For Bayonne's Justin Rivera, Hudson County Sheriff's Officer Who Died In Freak Fall Justin Rivera, the 29-year-old Hudson County Sheriff's Officer who died Friday, May 30, in a fall, is being remembered for serving the community with honor, integrity and pride, according to his obituary. Rivera fell to his death from a ninth-floor window of the county's administration building, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said. Rest in God's Arms cousin 🙏 You will be forever missed 💔 Posted by Tiffany Pimentel on Tuesday, June 3, 2025 A lifelong Bayonne resident, Rivera served in the Bayonne Police Department before joining the sheriff's department, his obituary reads. …

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Sayreville Strip Club Owners Admit to Running House of Prostitution: AG Sayreville Strip Club Owners Admit to Running House of Prostitution: AG
Sayreville Strip Club Owners Admit to Running House of Prostitution: AG The husband-and-wife owners of a strip club in Sayreville pleaded guilty on Tuesday, June 3, to running a prostitution house at the joint, authorities said. Doreen Acciardi and her husband, Anthony Acciardi Sr., owners of XXXV Club on Route 35 pleaded guilty to maintaining a nuisance through maintaining a house of prostitution and failure to pay income tax, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. An investigation into the strip club revealed that it doubled as a house of prostitution and that dancers performed sexual acts on patrons in the VIP rooms, Platkin said. Certain defendants largely …

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Police & Fire
Crash Investigation Shuts Lanes On Route 35 In South Amboy: NJ DOT Crash Investigation Shuts Lanes On Route 35 In South Amboy: NJ DOT
Crash Investigation Shuts Lanes On Route 35 In South Amboy: NJ DOT A person was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Route 35 in Middlesex County on Wednesday, June 4, authorities said. At 3:45 a.m., officers responded to a report of a crash on Route 9/35 North near the Washington Street off-ramp, South Amboy police said. A Ford F-250 was traveling north on Route 35 when it collided with a dump truck that had entered the roadway from the Route 9 northbound on-ramp onto Route 9/35, police said. Following the crash, the Ford F-250 struck the guardrail, overturned and caught fire, police said. The South Amboy Fire Department responded to extinguish the fire,…

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