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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
Newark Man, 38, Killed in Homicide: Prosecutor Newark Man, 38, Killed in Homicide: Prosecutor
Newark Man, 38, Killed in Homicide: Prosecutor The death of a 38-year-old Newark man on Tuesday, Feb. 20 is being investigated by the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, authorities said. Shortly after 11 p.m., Newark police responded to report of an assault on the 200 block of Cathedral Court,  Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Officers located Daniel Hass outside the location suffering from injuries, Stephens and Fragé said. Hass was transported to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 11:53 p.m., Stephens and Fra…

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Police & Fire
'Security Issue' Diverts Flight From Newark To LA, FAA Says 'Security Issue' Diverts Flight From Newark To LA, FAA Says
'Security Issue' Diverts Flight From Newark To LA, FAA Says A United Airlines flight from Newark to Los Angeles International Airport was diverted to Chicago on the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 21, authorities said. United Airlines Flight 1533, a Boeing 787, landed safely at Chicago O'Hare International Airport at 7:40 a.m. after the crew reported a security issue, the Federal Aviation Administration said.  According to sports writer and author Ian O'Connor, who was on the flight, a bomb threat was found in the bathroom. "We were told in air only that a situation forced the diversion," O'Connor said on Twitter. "The threat was revealed to us whe…

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Firefighters Battle Two-Alarm Blaze In Mt. Arlington: FD Firefighters Battle Two-Alarm Blaze In Mt. Arlington: FD
Firefighters Battle Two-Alarm Blaze In Mt. Arlington: FD Firefighters in Mt. Arlington extinguished a two-alarm structure fire on the morning of Monday, Feb. 19, fire officials said. At 10:29 a.m., firefighters responded to a structure fire on Howard Boulevard and found a 2.5 story wood frame residence with smoke showing in the rear roof area, the Mt. Arlington Fire Department said on Facebook. As firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze inside an attic, a second alarm was struck and additional units responded, firefighters said.. The bulk of the fire was knocked down by 10:46 a.m., firefighters said. 2-19-2024: Members of Morris County …

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Obituaries
Lili Maali, Bergen Interior Designer Who Sought Better Life Amid Iranian Revolution, Dies Lili Maali, Bergen Interior Designer Who Sought Better Life Amid Iranian Revolution, Dies
Lili Maali, Bergen Interior Designer Who Sought Better Life Amid Iranian Revolution, Dies Lili Maali, a longtime interior designer died on Monday, Feb. 12, according to her obituary on the Vander Plaat Memorial Home website. Maali was born in Iran and grew up in Tehran, her obituary reads. She married her husband, Farzin, before fleeing to France amidst the Iranian Revolution in 1979, according to her obituary.  She moved to Los Angeles and later settled in the tri-state area with their son, Sherwin, her obituary reads. As an interior designer based in Franklin Lakes, Maali designed office space at Merrill Lynch and apartments at Trump Tower, according to her obituary. She…

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Police & Fire
Murder Charge For NJ Woman After 66-Year-Old Man Stabbed Dead: Prosecutor Murder Charge For NJ Woman After 66-Year-Old Man Stabbed Dead: Prosecutor
Murder Charge For NJ Woman After 66-Year-Old Man Stabbed Dead: Prosecutor A 45-year-old Raritan Township woman was arrested and charged with murder after stabbing a 66-year-old man dead on Wednesday, Feb. 21, authorities said. At 1:40 a.m., police responded to the 100 block of Manchester Road and found Steven Spivey dead and having suffered a stab wound, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée Robeson and Raritan Township Police Chief Alfred Payne said. Officers then encountered Domonique Preston, who lives in the home, and arrested her at the scene, authorities said.  She was charged with murder in the first degree and multiple weapons offenses and is …

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17 Firearms, High-Capacity Mags Seized In Raid Of Morris County Man's Home: Prosecutor 17 Firearms, High-Capacity Mags Seized In Raid Of Morris County Man's Home: Prosecutor
17 Firearms, High-Capacity Mags Seized In Raid Of Morris County Man's Home: Prosecutor A 54-year-old Denville man was arrested and charged on Tuesday, Feb. 6 with possessing and selling defaced firearms, authorities said. Robert Klaar sold the defaced gun in Denville in January 2024, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally and Denville Chief of Police Frank Perna said.  A search of Klaar's home turned up 17 firearms, two firearm silencers and evidence he was manufacturing the devices, including assembly manuals, authorities said. High-capacity magazines, $17,000 in cash, numerous rounds of ammunition, two pounds of marijuana …

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Lifestyle
Grammy Winning Violinist Performs At East Rutherford Restaurant Grammy Winning Violinist Performs At East Rutherford Restaurant
Grammy Winning Violinist Performs At East Rutherford Restaurant Want to see one of the newest Grammy winners? All you have to do is head right to a restaurant in Bergen County. Lorenza Ponce is the in-house violinist at Elia Mediterranean Restaurant in East Rutherford, performing there regularly. Congratulations to our in-house violinist @lorenzaponce for her win at the 2024 Grammys! We are so happy that the @... Posted by Elia Mediterranean Restaurant on Monday, February 19, 2024 Ponce won a Grammy for Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album, for her work on the LP "So She Howls." View this post on Instagram …

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Police & Fire
NJ Man Ran Ghost Gun Ring Out Of His Basement: Prosecutor NJ Man Ran Ghost Gun Ring Out Of His Basement: Prosecutor
NJ Man Ran Ghost Gun Ring Out Of His Basement: Prosecutor A 33-year-old Morris County man was arrested and charged with manufacturing and selling ghost guns from his Warren County basement on Thursday, Feb. 8, authorities said. Joseph Palumbo Jr., a Columbia resident carried out the illegal manufacture and sale of ghost guns between December 2023 and February 2024, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll and Warren County Prosecutor James Pfeiffer said. Palumbo Jr. sold the guns, the majority of which were assault firearms, in Morris and Warren Counties, authorities said. The sales involved one homemade handgun without a serial numb…

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Eddie Negron, Longtime North Jersey Detective, Dies At 46 Eddie Negron, Longtime North Jersey Detective, Dies At 46
Eddie Negron, Longtime North Jersey Detective, Dies At 46 Eddie Negron, a longtime police officer who worked in East Newark and the Essex County Prosecutor's Office, died on Saturday Feb. 10 in Philadelphia at the age of 46, according to his obituary. Born in Hoboken, Negron joined the East Newark Police Department in July 1998 and moved to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office as a detective in 2005, later achieving the rank of sergeant.   Negron retired in 2022 when he had a double-lung transplant after contracting COVID-19.  Negron also served in the East Newark Fire Department. It is with deep sadness that we must bid fare…

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Police & Fire
PA Man Steals $40K In Jewelry From Morris County Home: Police PA Man Steals $40K In Jewelry From Morris County Home: Police
PA Man Steals $40K In Jewelry From Morris County Home: Police A 34-year-old man from Albrightsville, Pa. man was arrested and charged on Thursday, Feb. 15 after he stole $40,000 in jewelry from a house in Morris County, NJ police said. The man, who was not identified by Washington Township police, was arrested after an investigation into the theft from a Long Valley home, officers said. The man was charged with theft in the third degree, police said. 

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