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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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NJ Man Arrested After In-Flight Brawl Goes Viral (Video) Fisticuffs were flying on a Frontier Airlines flight from Philadelphia to Miami on Monday, June 30. A 21-year-old Newark man is facing charges after he attacked a passenger on the flight, multiple outlets are reporting. Ishaan Sharma is charged with battery and is being held on $500 bond, the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office's booking site shows. Video posted on social media shows footage of the fight as the two men grapple surrounded by shocked passengers. The video ends with Sharma being led away in handcuffs. No more vacation…🫣| #ONLYinDADE * Man gets kicked off of Frontier flight …

by Sam Barron

07/03/2025

Police & Fire

John Bender, Longtime North Bergen Committeeman, Dies John Bender, who wore many hats for the Township of North Bergen, died on Thursday, July 3, his family announced. Bender served on the Zoning Board of Adjustment, was a Democratic committeeman and also worked for the North Bergen Board of Education, according to HudPost. "He had my sister and I holding his hands as Elton John played. He’s at peace with his parents to guide him," his daughter Reann wrote on social media. "He was the best father in the entire world. He will be missed greatly." “Rest In Eternal Peace JOHN BENDER. :(❤️🙏🏻💐+” Thank you so much for welcoming Felix and I to N…

by Sam Barron

07/03/2025

Police & Fire

Brick Man Fled Scene After Crashing 69 Chevy Camaro: Prosecutor A 54-year-old Brick Township man was arrested after he crashed a 1969 Chevy Camaro and fled the scene on Wednesday, July 2, authorities said. At 8 p.m., Brick Township police responded to Schoener Drive and Brick Boulevard and found the Camaro had crashed into a utility pole and Nicholas Lotito, the driver, left the scene on foot, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Lotito lost control of the Camaro before crashing, Billhimer said. Two passengers in the car also left the scene, with one later checking into a nearby hospital, where he was treated and released, Billhimer said. Lo…

by Sam Barron

07/03/2025

Police & Fire

DNA On Victim’s Underwear Leads To Arrest In 1991 Mullica Township Murder, Prosecutor Says After more than 30 years, a 55-year-old Mullica Township man was arrested and charged on Wednesday, July 2 for a 1991 murder and sexual assault of a 23-year-old woman, authorities said. Eddie Sykes is charged with murder, felony murder and aggravated murder in the death of Evelyn Caez, a Mullica Township woman, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. On Oct. 12, 1991 at 7:30 a.m., Mullica Township police responded to 1 W Lakeview Dr. and found Caez dead in her kitchen from stab wounds, authorities said. In September 2023, the N.J.S.P. Office of Forensic Sciences reexamined foren…

by Sam Barron

07/03/2025

Police & Fire

'Young Man Full Of Promise': Paterson Teen Killed In Newark Shooting Mourned Brandyn "Stunna" Waters had his whole life ahead of him. But the 18-year-old Paterson resident's life was cut short when he was fatally shot in Newark on Monday, June 23. At 11:40 p.m., Newark police responded to 367 6th Ave. and found five individuals struck by gunfire, a spokesperson for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. Waters sustained a gunshot wound to the chest and was transported to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. Four men, 26, 24, and two 19-year-olds were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, authorities said. "Brandyn was s…

by Sam Barron

07/03/2025

News

Nine Camden County Lotto Players Celebrate Jackpot Teamwork makes the dream work. Especially when your dream is winning the lottery. Nine Camden County lottery players are celebrating after they won the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot drawing on Thursday, June 26. The team will split the $746,853 jackpot, each earning around $80,000. The group buys tickets every week but after going to the same Wawa too many times and coming up short, they decided to try a different Wawa at 421 Whitehorse Pike South in Lindenwold. "I figured it was time to change our luck," the person who bought the tickets said. "It was the first time I went there." At 1 a.m. on S…

by Sam Barron

07/03/2025

Police & Fire

NJ Man Removed Pride Flag From Flagpole: Sayreville Police A 64-year-old Sayreville man was arrested and charged on Wednesday, July 2, with removing a Pride flag from a flagpole, authorities said. On Wednesday, June 4, Michael Mosakowski entered Veterans Park near Borough Hall at 167 Main St., Sayreville police said. Mosakowski cut the flagpole rope and removed the Pride flag from the pole, damaging the flag, police said. He is charged with bias intimidation and criminal mischief, police said.

by Sam Barron

07/03/2025

Police & Fire

'Unique Stamp' Helped Link Fatal Fentanyl To Somerset Man: Feds A 40-year-old Somerset man was arrested and charging with selling fentanyl and heroin that resulted in the death of a Plainfield man, authorities announced on Tuesday, July 1. In October 2022, Thomas Kane Miller sold a mixture of fentanyl and heroin to a man in Plainfield, who was later found dead by police at a residence in Plainfield, U.S. Attorney Alina Habba said. Inside the residence were two fax folds containing fentanyl and heroin bearing a unique stamp which law enforcement linked to Miller, Habba said. The victim and Miller had been communicating about arranging to meet, Hab…

by Sam Barron

07/03/2025

Police & Fire

Nursing Assistant Stole Credit Cards At Hospital: Denville PD A 29-year-old nursing assistant from Clifton was arrested and charged with stealing credit cards from St. Clare's Hospital in Denville, authorities announced Tuesday, July 1. On Saturday, June 28, officers responded to the hospital at 25 Pocono Rd. for a report of stolen credits, Denville police said. Olivia Inn, a nursing assistant at the facility stole 18 credit cards belong to multiple victims and attempted to use some of the stolen cards, police said. Inn was located and arrested that day, police said. She is charged with two counts of burglary, three counts of theft and 18 counts of t…

by Sam Barron

07/03/2025

Police & Fire

Five People Armed With Loaded Firearms: Cranford PD Four men and one juvenile were in possession of loaded firearms discovering during a traffic stop in Cranford on Saturday, June 28, authorities said. At 2:24 a.m., officers stopped a 2011 Kia Optima on North Avenue near the Garden State Parkway for several motor vehicle violations, Cranford police said. During the investigation, two occupants fled on foot, police said. The three remaining occupants, Chryshon Winbush, a 21-year-old Newark resident, Samir Walker, an 18-year-old Irvington resident and a 17-year-old Camden County juvenile were taken into custody after officers located two loade…

by Sam Barron

07/02/2025

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