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Sam Barron

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sbarron@dailyvoice.com

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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

Airsoft Gun Mistaken For Rifle At NJ Walmart: Mansfield Police A report of a person armed with a rifle in the parking lot at Walmart in Hackettstown led to a police response on Thursday, July 10, but it was all a false alarm, authorities said. Officers responded to the Walmart at 1885 Route 57, but determined the rifle was an airsoft gun being transported in a vehicle, Mansfield Township police said. The item was not carried outside of the vehicle and there is no threat to the public regarding the incident, police said.

by Sam Barron

07/11/2025

Police & Fire

Third Arrest Made After Woman Robbed at Gunpoint Walking Dog: Montclair PD A third person has been arrested after a woman was robbed at gunpoint while she was walking her dog in Montclair last month, authorities announced Thursday, July 10. Christopher Gomez, a 19-year-old Jersey City resident, was arrested at his home, police said. His accomplices, Wesley Garcia, an 18-year-old Jersey City resident and Kirvin De La Rosa, a 19-year-old Edwardsville resident, were arrested last month, Montclair police said. On Sunday, June 1 at 12:45 p.m., a woman was walking her dog on Willow Street when she was stopped by Garcia, De La Rosa and Gomez, Montclair police said. The …

by Sam Barron

07/11/2025

Police & Fire

Phillipsburg Sex Offender Made Contact With Minor: Prosecutor A 59-year-old Phillipsburg resident was arrested and charged on Wednesday, July 9, after he violated his community supervision and contacted a minor, authorities said. James Kelly was previously convicted in the 1990s of having sex with a 14-year-old girl and later sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl, according to the Morning Call. As part of sentence, he was placed on community supervision for life, the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office said. Kelly violated the terms of his supervision by failing to refrain from initiating, establishing, or maintaining contact with any minor, authorit…

by Sam Barron

07/11/2025

Police & Fire

Man Found Fatally Shot In Gloucester Township: Police A 53-year-old Gloucester Township man was fatally shot on Wednesday, July 9, authorities said. At 4:58 p.m., Gloucester Township police responded to the Lakeview Apartment complex on the 500 block of Lower Landing Road and found Anthony Sanflippo dead in the doorway of his apartment from a gunshot wound, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay and Gloucester Township Police Chief David Harkins said. The investigation is ongoing, authorities said.

by Sam Barron

07/10/2025

Police & Fire

Raritan Man With Homicide Conviction Threatened Kids Getting Off Bus: Police A 39-year-old Raritan man was arrested and charged with threatening students as they came off a school bus, authorities announced Thursday, July 10. On Tuesday, May 13, Jeremy Booker confronted the students as they were coming off the bus stemming from an incident with his daughter, Raritan Borough police said. Booker threatened several of the students and tried to strike one, police said. The incident was recorded on surveillance, police said. The incident violated the terms of Booker's parole for a homicide conviction, police said. He is charged with terroristic threats, harassment…

by Sam Barron

07/10/2025

Police & Fire

FBI Raids Prominent NJ Doctor's Office The FBI conducted a raid on a doctor's office in Gloucester City on Wednesday, July 9, authorities said. The bureau confirmed the raid at Dr. Edward Lundy's office on 1017 Market St. but did not provide further details. According to ABC 6, multiple unmarked vehicles pulled up and parked on the street, followed by agents in suits walking toward the building, with some dressed in tactical gear. Lundy is considering in "good standing", according to his New Jersey Healthcare Profile records obtained by ABC 6. He graduated Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine in 1977, …

by Sam Barron

07/10/2025

Police & Fire

8 Jersey City Firefighters Injured After Buildings Collapse In 3-Alarm Fire: Authorities Eight firefighters were injured battling a blaze in Jersey City early Thursday morning, July 10, authorities said. At 1:32 a.m., Jersey City firefighters responded to 319 4th St. and found a fully involved fire within two vacant buildings at 319 and 321 4th St., Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione, a spokeswoman for the mayor's office said. Firefighters called for a third alarm as both buildings collapsed within 30 minutes, Wallace-Scalcione said. Witnesses said there were possible trespassers staying within the buildings at the time of the fire, though no victims were found, Wallace-Scalcione …

by Sam Barron

07/10/2025

Police & Fire

Fords Motorcyclist Killed In Keyport Crash: Police A 26-year-old Fords motorcyclist was killed in a crash in Keyport, authorities announced Thursday, July 10. At 8:02 p.m., officers responded to report of a single vehicle crash on Route 35 near Seaboard Marine, Keyport police said. Yovani Morfa was operating a 2020 Kawasaki ZX6 and driving north on Route 35 when he struck a curb, causing him to lose control of the motorcycle, police said. Morfa, who was wearing a helmet, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. He was employed by GoJet Airlines as an aircraft technician according to his obituary from the Gustav J. Novak Funeral …

by Sam Barron

07/10/2025

Obituaries

Mount Olive Mayor’s Son-In-Law, Troy Livesey, Dies Suddenly At 37 Troy Livesey, a well-liked bagel shop employee and son-in-law of Mount Olive mayor Joe Nicastro, died on Monday, July 7, due to unknown medical reasons, Nicastro said. He was 37 years old. Livesey grew up in Ringwood and graduated from Lakeland Regional High School, his obituary on the William Leber Funeral Home website says. He is being remembered for his kind heart, caring spirit, and sense of humor, Nicastro wrote on a GoFundMe page he organized for his family. This is the second tragedy for the mayor and his family this year: His granddaughter Wrenna died of cancer in January. At Hacke…

by Sam Barron

07/10/2025

Police & Fire

DNA Helps Nab Camden Man In Cold Case Homicide: Prosecutor A 46-year-old Camden man was arrested and charged for a 2011 homicide after DNA testing linked him to the scene, authorities announced Thursday, July 10. On Tuesday, Oct. 2011 at 9:58 p.m., Camden police responded to an abandoned house on the 500 block of Mechanic Street and found Brian Holden, a 42-year-old Camden man lying in the front room with multiple stab wounds, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez said. Holden was taken to Cooper University Hospital where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. An investigation reveale…

by Sam Barron

07/10/2025

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