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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.

Sam Barron's Contributions

Police & Fire

Driver Thought He Hit Deer, It Was Belleville Woman, Prosecutors Say A 26-year-old woman was fatally struck by a vehicle early Tuesday morning, July 1, authorities said. Eliana Ambrosino was found by Belleville police on Franklin Avenue near the intersection of Belleville Avenue, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. She was transported to Clara Maass Hospital where she was pronounced dead, authorities said. The 19-year-old male driver was traveling southbound on Franklin Avenue when he struck the pedestrian, authorities said. He told police he believed it was only a deer and continued for a short distance before returning to the scene, authorities said…

by Sam Barron

07/01/2025

Police & Fire

Four Diners Used Movie Money To Pay For Meal: Gloucester Twp PD Four suspects are at large after they paid for a meal at a restaurant in Sicklerville using phony movie money, authorities said on Tuesday, July 1. On Friday, May 23 at 7:32 p.m., the suspects entered Villari's Lakeside Restaurant on Sicklerville Road and ordered and ate $120 worth of food, Gloucester Township police said. At 8:40 p.m., two suspects exited through the front doors and entered a silver or gay sedan, police said. The other two suspects exited through the side door, ran to the same vehicle and fled the area, police said. The suspects paid for their meal with six movie prop coun…

by Sam Barron

07/01/2025

News

Dead Whale Washes Up In Long Beach: Marine Mammal Stranding Center A deceased whale washed ashore in Long Beach Township on Friday, June 27, authorities said. At 7 a.m., the Marine Mammal Stranding Center said it responded to report of a large, deceased whale in the process of washing ashore at 130th Street at Beach Haven Terrace in Long Beach Township. With the assistance of the Long Beach Township Department of Public Works, the heavily decomposed whale was secured and transported to the Department of Public Works yard to be examined by MMSC staff, the MMSC said. The animal was a female Humpback whale, measuring 29.5 in length, the MMSC said. The carcas…

by Sam Barron

07/01/2025

Police & Fire

Irvington Football Player Killed In Newark Shooting Ziyad Cook, a 16-year-old Irvington resident who played football for Irvington High School, was fatally shot in Newark on Thursday, June 26, according to reports. At 6 p.m., Newark police responded to 227 Brookdale Avenue after Ziyad Cook and a 17-year-old were shot, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. Cook was pronounced dead hours later at University Hospital, authorities said. The condition of the 17-year-old is unknown. Prosecutors declined to release the names of those involved, though Cook's death was confirmed by ABC 7 and the Irvington High School football team. "Ziyad was …

by Sam Barron

07/01/2025

Police & Fire

Armed NJ Man Intentionally Crashed Into Cop Car: Atlantic City Police A 25-year-old Millville man was arrested and charged after he drove his vehicle into an Atlantic City police car on Sunday, June 29, injuring two officers, authorities said. At 3:11 a.m., officers responded to a gunshot at the 200 block of Turnpike Road and a witness reported a man with a gun getting into a vehicle, Atlantic City police said. John Melendez conducted a U-turn in the street and drove toward the officers, police said. The officers ordered Melendez to stop the vehicle, but he continued in their direction at a high rate of speed, passing them, police said. As Melendez turned on…

by Sam Barron

07/01/2025

Police & Fire

Landscaper Impaled By Tree in Summit: Authorities A landscaper was impaled by a tree in Summit on Friday, June 27, authorities said. The landscaper fell while trimming trees and bushes and a tree branch impaled his neck, causing significant injury, a spokesperson for the City of Summit said. He was rushed to Morristown Medical Center and is in critical but serious condition, authorities said. His identity has not been released, and it is unknown where in Summit the incident occurred.

by Sam Barron

07/01/2025

Police & Fire

Driver Hospitalized After Vehicle Overturns In Fiery Crash: Morganville FD A person was hospitalized after their vehicle overturned in Morganville on Saturday, June 28, authorities said. At 12:25 p.m., firefighters responded to Nolan Road and Reids Hill Road and confirmed an overturned vehicle on fire, the Morganville Fire Department said. The fire was eventually extinguished while a passerby pulled the driver out of the vehicle before first responders arrived, firefighters said. The vehicle overturned after striking a tree, the Robbinsville Fire Department said. The Monmouth County Hazmat team was called to the scene due to leaking gasoline, firefighters said. …

by Sam Barron

07/01/2025

Police & Fire

Trenton Man Fatally Struck By Vehicle: Winslow Twp PD A 46-year-old Trenton man was fatally hit by a car in Winslow on Saturday, June 28, authorities said. At 10:55 p.m., officers responded to a report of a person lying in the roadway near Route 30 and Pastore Orchards after they were struck by a vehicle while walking in the roadway, Winslow Township police said. The vehicle was traveling eastbound on Route 30 when it struck Andre Keith, police said. The driver remained on scene, police said. Well...... I'm not sure what to say about this.....another one of my brothers is gone.... Andre Keith man no!!!!!damn we... Posted by Barry Singlet…

by Sam Barron

07/01/2025

Police & Fire

2 Charged In Fatal Shooting Of Long Branch TikTok Star: Monmouth County Prosecutor Two people, including a juvenile, were arrested and charged on Monday, June 30 with a fatal shooting on Long Branch that killed a popular TikToker, authorities said. On Thursday, June 12 at 8:58 p.m., Long Branch police responded to the beach area between the shoreline and the boardwalk of Pier Village for a report of shots fired, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. Upon arrival, officers discovered Chrystopher Whyte suffering from a single gunshot wound, Santiago said. Whyte was pronounced dead at the scene, Santiago said. The juvenile is charged with juvenile complaints tha…

by Sam Barron

06/30/2025

Police & Fire

NJ Man Arrested Fleeing To Delaware After Fatally Shooting Girlfriend: Prosecutor A 29-year-old Orange man was arrested in Delaware after he fatally shot his girlfriend in East Orange Sunday, June 29, authorities said. At 8:30 p.m., officers responded to a shooting at 15 N 16th St. and found Shalamar Brown critically injured, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. Brown sustained multiple gunshot wounds to his upper chest, abdomen and thigh, authorities said. She was taken to University Hospital where she died in surgery, police said. Darian Ficklin, her boyfriend, fled to Delaware and was pursued by Delaware State Police for over an hour, authorities said. He was ap…

by Sam Barron

06/30/2025

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