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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
Delivery Driver Busted With Firearm In Westfield, Police Say Delivery Driver Busted With Firearm In Westfield, Police Say
Delivery Driver Busted With Firearm In Westfield, Police Say A 24-year-old Brooklyn woman was arrested and charged in Westfield while delivering food for unlawfully possessing a firearm on Sunday, Sept. 15, authorities said. A license plate recognition camera picked up a 2008 black BMW 328i bearing a New York registration entering Westfield, Westfield police said in a release. The vehicle was involved in a shooting that occurred in Jersey City a day before and was believed to be armed, police said. The driver, Rianna Williams, was taken into custody at Carol Road and Lynn Lane and an investigation ensued, police said. She was working as a driver for …

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Police & Fire
Car Crashes Into Building In Summit: Authorities Car Crashes Into Building In Summit: Authorities
Car Crashes Into Building In Summit: Authorities A car crashed into a townhouse in Summit on the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 25, authorities said. Firefighters and police responded to the scene at Norwood Avenue at 9:43 a.m., a spokesperson for the City of Summit said in a release. Upon arrival, crews discovered that a resident’s vehicle had crashed through an internal wall in the garage, causing mild structural damage, authorities said. The gas and water lines in the unit were also damaged as a result of the crash, authorities said. No injuries were reported, but one of the two individuals in the car was transported to a nearb…

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Warren County Man Succumbs To Injuries After ATV Overturns: NJSP Warren County Man Succumbs To Injuries After ATV Overturns: NJSP
Warren County Man Succumbs To Injuries After ATV Overturns: Njsp A 48-year-old Warren County man died two days after his ATV overturned in a crash on Sunday, Sept. 22, authorities said. At 4:54 p.m., police responded to Danville Mountain Road in Liberty Township after a C-Force 600 all-terrain vehicle traveling westbound veered off the road and overturned, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. Scott Labinski, the driver and a Liberty resident, was ejected from the vehicle and sustained serious injuries, Lebron said. Labinski was airlifted to an area hospital for treatment and on Tuesday, Sept. 24,  died from his injuries,…

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Police & Fire
Fire Breaks Out at Bernardsville Restaurant Fire Breaks Out at Bernardsville Restaurant
Fire Breaks Out at Bernardsville Restaurant The Station Tavern in Bernardsville caught on fire on the early morning of Tuesday, Sept. 24, authorities said. At 2:10 a.m., firefighters in Bernardsville responded to the restaurant at 45 Mine Brook Rd. after receiving reports of smoke in the building and found an active fire, Bernardsville Fire Co. No. 1 & First Aid Squad said. Mutual aid responded to assist, firefighters said. Firefighters declared the fire under control after an hour and units operated on scene for two hours, firefighters said. There were no reported injuries, firefighters said.

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Three People Hospitalized In Three-Car Elizabeth Crash: Authorities Three People Hospitalized In Three-Car Elizabeth Crash: Authorities
Three People Hospitalized In Three-Car Elizabeth Crash: Authorities Three people were hospitalized after a car crash in Elizabeth on the early morning of Tuesday, Sept. 24, authorities said. The crash between three vehicles occurred around 6 a.m. at Lafayette Street and Spring Street, Ruby Contreras, a spokeswoman for the City of Elizabeth said. The extent of the injuries is unknown and the crash remains under investigation, Contreras said.

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'Sopranos' Star Seeks To Stop NJ's 'Puppy Mill Pipeline' 'Sopranos' Star Seeks To Stop NJ's 'Puppy Mill Pipeline'
'Sopranos' Star Seeks To Stop NJ's 'Puppy Mill Pipeline' Edie Falco is standing up for her four-legged friends in the Garden State. The Emmy Award-winning actress, who played Carmela Soprano on the iconic New Jersey show “The Sopranos” appeared in a video for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals urging lawmakers and New Jerseyans to support a bill in the state Legislature that would ban the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits at pet shops. New York passed a similar law in 2022. “Before I adopted my beloved dog Sami, she was rescued from a puppy mill, where she lived in a small dirty cage, with no space to run and play, and ha…

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Two Warren County Pharmacies Burglarized: NJSP Two Warren County Pharmacies Burglarized: NJSP
Two Warren County Pharmacies Burglarized: Njsp Two pharmacies in Warren County were burglarized earlier this month, authorities said. On Friday, Sept. 13 at 5:54 a.m., police responded to North Warren Pharmacy on Route 594 in Blairstown Township after two men entered and stole $400 in cash while two other suspects waited outside as lookouts, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The suspects fled the scene in a white passenger vehicle bearing the stolen New York registration, JPS5317, Lebron said. On Monday, Sept. 16 at 12:31 a.m. police responded to a burglary alarm at Panther Valley Pharmacy on County High…

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Police & Fire
Three People Conspired To Fake Life Insurance Policies: Hudson County Prosecutor Three People Conspired To Fake Life Insurance Policies: Hudson County Prosecutor
Three People Conspired To Fake Life Insurance Policies: Hudson County Prosecutor Three Queens residents were arrested and charged over the past month, with creating phony life insurance policies in Hudson County, authorities said. Auditya Ramotar, 69, in his role as a license life insurance provider, fraudulently obtained two life insurance policies for an individual without their consent, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Leona Ramroop, a 58-year-old phlebotomist, generated falsified medical records to support fraudulent claims that would benefit accounts associated with Ramotar and Bhogewattie Ramotar, a 57-year-old Queens resident, Suarez said. Auditya is…

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Schools
NJ's Top Educator Is Montgomery Middle School Teacher NJ's Top Educator Is Montgomery Middle School Teacher
NJ's Top Educator Is Montgomery Middle School Teacher Stefanie Lachenauer always puts her students first. Lachenauer, a civics and mindfulness teacher at Montgomery Upper Middle School in the Montgomery Township School District, earned the 2024-2025 New Jersey State Teacher of the Year. She remains in the runnings for the national award. ALSO SEE: Top Educator In Each Of NJ's 21 Counties (Nominees) Lachenauer has taught at Montgomery Township for 18 years and her work has fostered socially conscious learners and has positively affected the health and well-being of both students and staff in the school district, the state Depart…

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Police & Fire
Woman Stabbed, Man With Violent Past Arrested, Linden Police Say Woman Stabbed, Man With Violent Past Arrested, Linden Police Say
Woman Stabbed, Man With Violent Past Arrested, Linden Police Say A 22-year-old Linden man was arrested and charged with stabbing a woman on the early morning of Tuesday, Sept. 24, authorities said. At 12:30 a.m., police responded to the 200 block of Grant Street and found a 20-year-woman stabbed, Linden police said.  She was treated on scene and transported to a nearby hospital where she remains in stable condition, police said. Kyeshon Downer was arrested on scene, police said . He is charged with aggravated assault, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, terroristic threats, and other weapons related charges, police said. He remains …

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