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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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Haskell Bookkeeper Pleads Guilty To Stealing From Two Catholic Churches: Prosecutor Haskell Bookkeeper Pleads Guilty To Stealing From Two Catholic Churches: Prosecutor
Haskell Bookkeeper Pleads Guilty To Stealing From Two Catholic Churches: Prosecutor A 60-year-old Haskell resident pleaded guilty on Monday, May 19, to taking money from two Roman Catholic parishes where she worked as bookkeeper, authorities said. Melissa Rivera pleaded guilty to two counts of theft, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll and Chief of Detectives Robert McNally said. Per the terms of a plea agreement she is expected to be sentenced to 364 days in the Morris County Correctional Center followed by probation, authorities said. Between May 2018 and January 2024, Melissa Rivera stole $192,000 while employed as a bookkeeper at Our Lady of Mountain Parish in Wash…

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Police & Fire
NJ Man Charged After Loud Late Night Birthday Party: Fairfield PD NJ Man Charged After Loud Late Night Birthday Party: Fairfield PD
NJ Man Charged After Loud Late Night Birthday Party: Fairfield PD A 44-year-old East Hanover man was arrested after he allowed a late night warehouse party on his property on Sunday, June 1 in Fairfield, authorities said. At 1:14 a.m., officers responded to Commerce Road after receiving complaints about loud music and saw numerous vehicles and people at a trucking business usually closed at that hour, Fairfield police said. The loud music at Canasis Express at 23 Commerce Rd. was turned off once those inside were alerted to the presence of law enforcement, police said. An investigation determined Montana agreed to sublet his space in the multi-unit buildi…

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One Airlifted After Boat Crash In Brick: NJSP One Airlifted After Boat Crash In Brick: NJSP
One Airlifted After Boat Crash In Brick: Njsp Three people were injured after a boat crashed into a marker near a bridge in Brick on Sunday night, June 1, authorities said. At 10:19 p.m., troopers responded to Traders Cove Marina after a vessel struck the Intracoastal Waterway marker 14 near the Mantoloking Bridge, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. One of the occupants sustained moderate injuries and was airlifted to an area hospital, Lebron said. The operator and a second passenger sustained minor injuries and were transported to an area hospital, Lebron said. The incident remains under investigation, …

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Police & Fire
Driver Trapped After Crashing Into Garage Door: Hackettstown PD Driver Trapped After Crashing Into Garage Door: Hackettstown PD
Driver Trapped After Crashing Into Garage Door: Hackettstown PD A woman had to be extricated from her vehicle after she crashed into a garage door in Hackettstown on Monday night, June 2, authorities said. At 10:12 p.m., first responders rushed to the 500 block of Grand Avenue after a 71-year-old woman backed out of the garage of her residence into her driveway, closed the garage door and then proceeded to drive forward at an increased speed, Hackettstown police said. The vehicle struck the left-front corner of her residence, causing significant damage, police said. The vehicle then rolled over and came to a rest on the driver's side, trapping the drive…

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Police & Fire
Student Robbed At NJ High School: Maplewood PD Student Robbed At NJ High School: Maplewood PD
Student Robbed At NJ High School: Maplewood PD A student was robbed and assaulted at Columbia High School in Maplewood Monday, June 2, authorities said. At 8:21 a.m., officers responded to the school at 17 Parker Ave. after an adult male student was approached by three unknown men wearing ski masks and dark colored clothing who proceeded to assault him and take his backpack, containing his laptop and $40, Maplewood police said. The three men fled in a white Kia sedan eastbound on Parker Avenue, police said. The vehicle was recovered unoccupied in Newark, police said. The victim was not injured and the robbery is being investigated by t…

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Obituaries
Former Soccer Player, 19, ID'd As Victim Killed By NJ Transit Train Former Soccer Player, 19, ID'd As Victim Killed By NJ Transit Train
Former Soccer Player, 19, ID'd As Victim Killed By NJ Transit Train A 19-year-old former soccer player has been identified as the person struck and killed by an NJ Transit train on Tuesday, May 27 in Summit. At 1:28 a.m., Morris and Essex Line train 6907, which departed New York Penn Station and was en route to Dover, struck and fatally injured Dylan Faulkner, NJ Transit said. A native of England, Faulkner moved to Summit at the age of 12, attending middle school and high school there, according to his obituary. After graduating Summit High School, he attended university back in England, his obituary reads. Faulkner was a massive soccer fan, who played fo…

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89-Year-Old Passenger Killed In Two-Vehicle Bridgewater Crash: Police 89-Year-Old Passenger Killed In Two-Vehicle Bridgewater Crash: Police
89-Year-Old Passenger Killed In Two-Vehicle Bridgewater Crash: Police An 89-year-old Somerville woman was killed in a crash on Route 22 in Bridgewater on Monday, June 2, authorities said. At 3:20 p.m., officers responded to the collision on Route 22 Westbound near the Bridgewater Acura Dealership, Bridgewater police said. A 2009 Hyundai Sonata, driven by a 90-year-old Somerville man, was traveling westbound on Route 22 in the center lane of travel when it drifted onto the right shoulder and struck a 2009 Chevrolet shuttle bus that was parked and disabled on the right shoulder, police said. Jung Bang, a front-seat passenger, was pronounced dead at the scene, p…

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20-Year-Old DWI Driver Struck Tree: Mount Olive PD 20-Year-Old DWI Driver Struck Tree: Mount Olive PD
20-Year-Old DWI Driver Struck Tree: Mount Olive PD A 20-year-old Flanders woman was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after she crashed into a tree on Sunday, June 1, in Mount Olive, authorities said. At 3:44 a.m., officers responded to Whispering Woods Drive after Katie Bowers' gray Toyota struck a tree, Mount Olive police said. As officers spoke with Bowers, they detected the odor of an alcohol and noted she appeared to be impaired, police said. Bowers was arrested following field sobriety testing and charged with driving while intoxicated and reckless driving, police said.

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News
$50,000! Burlington County Lotto Player Wins Big $50,000! Burlington County Lotto Player Wins Big
$50,000! Burlington County Lotto Player Wins Big It was a sensational Saturday for a lottery player in Burlington County. A ticket sold in Burlington matched four numbers and the Power Ball in the Double Play drawing on Saturday, May 31, winning $50,000. The Double Play drawing is an additional drawing for Power Ball players who opted into the Double Play feature on their tickets. The ticket was sold at News Agency at 420 High St. in Burlington. The Double Play numbers were 34, 44, 61, 64 and 68. The Double Play Ball was 19.

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Woman Fatally Struck By Vehicle On White Horse Pike: Police Woman Fatally Struck By Vehicle On White Horse Pike: Police
Woman Fatally Struck By Vehicle On White Horse Pike: Police A 20-year-old woman was fatally struck by a vehicle in Galloway Township on Monday, June 2, authorities said. At 5:05 a.m., officers responded to the White Horse Pike and Damson Avenue after a 2009 GMC Sierra traveling westbound struck the woman, who was walking inside the westbound lane, Galloway Township police said. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Her name is being withheld pending next of kin notification, police said. The driver was uninjured, police said. The crash remains under investigation, police said.

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