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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
Firefighter Calvin Harrje, Deptford Resident, ID'd As Victim In Fatal Crash Firefighter Calvin Harrje, Deptford Resident, ID'd As Victim In Fatal Crash
Firefighter Calvin Harrje, Deptford Resident, ID'd As Victim In Fatal Crash Calvin Harrje, a New Jersey resident and firefighter, was killed in a car crash in Vineland on Thursday, May 29. At 6:03 p.m., officers responded to Hance Bridge Road at the intersection with Pennsylvania Avenue after a 2022 Dodge Ram pickup truck, traveling northbound on Hance Bridge Road, struck a 2023 red Ford Maverick that failed to stop at the stop sign on Pennsylvania Avenue while traveling eastbound, Vineland police said. Harrje, the driver of the Ford Maverick was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. A firefighter with the Hurffville Fire Company in Washington Township Fire …

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Man Shot Three Times In Trenton: Police Man Shot Three Times In Trenton: Police
Man Shot Three Times In Trenton: Police A 22-year-old Trenton man is in stable condition after he was shot three times early Saturday, June 7. At 12:37 a.m., officers responded to a nearby hospital on a report of a gunshot victim in the emergency room, Trenton police said. The victim was being treated for three gunshot wounds to his right flank area after a shooting on the 600 block of Hoffman Avenue just after midnight, police said. The Mercer County Shooting Response Team is investigating the incident, police said. 

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Rockaway Man ID’d As Victim In Route 80 Crash: NJSP Rockaway Man ID’d As Victim In Route 80 Crash: NJSP
Rockaway Man ID’d As Victim In Route 80 Crash: Njsp A 71-year-old Rockaway man was killed in a single-car crash on Route 80 on Sunday, June 8, authorities said. At 9:18 a.m., a Kia Sportage driven by Jon Defalco was traveling westbound on Route 80 in Parsippany-Troy Hills when it veered off the roadway to the right and struck a guardrail, causing the vehicle to overturn, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for New Jersey State Police said. Defalco was pronounced dead at the scene, Lebron said. The crash remains under investigation, Lebron said.

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East Brunswick Elementary School Victim Of Swatting Hoax: Police East Brunswick Elementary School Victim Of Swatting Hoax: Police
East Brunswick Elementary School Victim Of Swatting Hoax: Police An elementary school in East Brunswick was the victim of a “swatting” incident on Monday, June 9, authorities said. At 1:16 p.m., officers received a call from an unknown individual threatening an active shooter incident at Central Elementary School at 371 Cranbury Rd, East Brunswick police said. Officers responded to the school and met with school security officials and an on-scene investigation determined there was no active shooter threat and it was a “swatting” hoax, police said. The incident remains under investigation, police said.

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Gun Fired, 16-Year-Old NJ Football Player Dead — Authorities Investigating What Went Wrong Gun Fired, 16-Year-Old NJ Football Player Dead — Authorities Investigating What Went Wrong
Gun Fired, 16-Year-Old NJ Football Player Dead — Authorities Investigating What Went Wrong A 16-year-old was killed after a firearm discharged in front of a group of juveniles on Friday, June 6 in Camden, authorities said. At 12:35 p.m., officers responded to the 1500 block of Thorn Street and found Xyere Brooks with a gunshot wound inside of the residence, the Camden County Prosecutor's Office.  Brooks was transported to Cooper University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 2:15 p.m., prosecutors said.  Multiple juveniles were determined to have been in the residence at the time of the incident, police said. Detectives are continuing to investigate the circ…

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Two Teens Robbed Montclair Woman Walking Dog At Gunpoint: Police Two Teens Robbed Montclair Woman Walking Dog At Gunpoint: Police
Two Teens Robbed Montclair Woman Walking Dog At Gunpoint: Police Two Jersey City teens were arrested and charged on Monday, June 9 with robbing a woman at gunpoint while she was walking her dog in Montclair, authorities said. On Sunday, June 1 at 12:45 p.m., a woman was walking her dog on Willow Street when she was stopped by Wesley Garcia, 18, and Kirvin De La Rosa, 19, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II and Montclair Police Chief Todd M. Conforti said. Garcia, De La Rosa and a third suspect were wearing ski masks and demanded the woman's jewelry at gunpoint, authorities said. The suspects were driving a stolen Acura TLX that was later recover…

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NJ Teacher, 35, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Student She Tutored: Prosecutor NJ Teacher, 35, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Student She Tutored: Prosecutor
NJ Teacher, 35, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Student She Tutored: Prosecutor A 35-year-old Morris County high school teacher has been arrested on accusations she sexually assaulted a 17-year-old child she'd been tutoring, officials said. Alyssa Perry, of Rockaway Township, a teacher at Morris Knolls High School, became the center of an investigation when school administrators reported her inappropriate behavior to Denville police in March, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll said. Perry, who is suspended from the school, was charged on Friday, June 6, with two counts of sexual assault and  endangering the welfare of a child, authorities said. At Morri…

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NJ Mother, Daughter Killed In Murder Suicide ID'd In Pair Of Campaigns NJ Mother, Daughter Killed In Murder Suicide ID'd In Pair Of Campaigns
NJ Mother, Daughter Killed In Murder Suicide ID'd In Pair Of Campaigns Support is on the rise for a mother and daughter killed in what authorities said was a murder-suicide in New Jersey last week. Claribel Torres and her daughter, Evangelina, were identified in two campaigns as the victims of the triple shooting on Henry Street in Hamilton Township on Thursday, June 5, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey said. Mabrey said only that a man shot a woman and girl before turning the gun on himself. "Words can't express the pain, hurt, and anger we are feeling at this time," Kennia Reyes, who organized a fundraiser to pay for funeral expenses, wrote.  …

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13-Year-Old Killed In Pemberton Crash After Driver Falls Asleep: Police 13-Year-Old Killed In Pemberton Crash After Driver Falls Asleep: Police
13-Year-Old Killed In Pemberton Crash After Driver Falls Asleep: Police A 13-year-old boy was killed in a crash in Pemberton Township on Sunday, June 8, authorities said. At 6:32 a.m., officers responded to a single car crash at 537 Magnolia Rd after the driver, a 30-year-old Willingboro woman, fell asleep while traveling 50 mph, Pemberton Township  Police said. The silver 2016 Audi A3 ran off the roadway and struck a tree, police said. The 13-year-old, a front seat passenger, was transported to Cooper University Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said. The driver was hospitalized in stable condition after sustaining serious bodily injuries to t…

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Two Fights Briefly Shut Down Jersey Gardens Mall: Authorities Two Fights Briefly Shut Down Jersey Gardens Mall: Authorities
Two Fights Briefly Shut Down Jersey Gardens Mall: Authorities One person was arrested after two fights broke out at The Mills at Jersey Gardens on Sunday, June 8, authorities said. The two fights occurred in two different stores, a spokesperson for the City of Elizabeth said. One fight was between employees and the other fight was between patrons, authorities said. One juvenile was arrested and the mall reopened for business after 15 minutes, authorities said.

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