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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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$50K Powerball Ticket Sold In Union County $50K Powerball Ticket Sold In Union County
$50K Powerball Ticket Sold In Union County A Powerball player in Union County found the perfect way to end January. A ticket sold at Food Bazaar in Elizabeth matched four numbers plus the red Powerball, winning $50,000 in the drawing held on Wednesday, Jan. 31.  The winning numbers were 15, 18, 19, 41, 43 and the red Powerball was 14.

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Search Turns Up Ghost Gun, Cocaine, $85K At Union County Home: Police Search Turns Up Ghost Gun, Cocaine, $85K At Union County Home: Police
Search Turns Up Ghost Gun, Cocaine, $85K At Union County Home: Police A 53-year-old Union man was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 18 and hit with numerous charges after a search of his home turned up a ghost gun, drugs and $85,000 in cash, authorities said. Detectives from the Linden Police Department Narcotics Bureau and the Union County Prosecutors Office Narcotics Task Force searched the home of Luiz Melendez, turning up the ghost gun, an illegal high-capacity magazine, along with cocaine, MDMA and $85,000, the Linden Police Department said. Melendez was charged with possession of a ghost gun, possession of a high-capacity magazine, possession and distribution …

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Water Main Break Shuts Down Roads: Berkeley Heights PD Water Main Break Shuts Down Roads: Berkeley Heights PD
Water Main Break Shuts Down Roads: Berkeley Heights PD A water main break has caused roads to be shutdown in Berkeley Heights on the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 31, police said on Facebook. The break, which sent water overflowing into the street, occurred in the middle of the intersection of Diamond Hill Road and Valley Road, police said. All roadways to the intersection have been completely shutdown due to water damage, police said.  Diamond Hill Road, New Providence Road, and Valley Road will remain closed until at least 8 p.m., police said. 

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Son Of Slain Newark Imam Among 3 Arrests Made: Report Son Of Slain Newark Imam Among 3 Arrests Made: Report
Son Of Slain Newark Imam Among 3 Arrests Made: Report The son of the imam fatally shot outside a Newark mosque has been arrested in connection with his killing, according to NBC New York. Abdush Sharif, 36, Kevin Rogers, 46 and Dashawn Kitchen were arrested on Friday, Jan. 26 in Newark and charged with violation of regulatory provisions related to firearms in connection to the fatal shooting of Hassan Sharif, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office. NBC identified Sharif as the imam's son citing prosecutors. A spokesman for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office could not immediately confirm the relationship. Abdush and Rogers are bei…

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Newark Man Gets Eight Years For Killing 31-Year-Old Hillside Man: Prosecutors Newark Man Gets Eight Years For Killing 31-Year-Old Hillside Man: Prosecutors
Newark Man Gets Eight Years For Killing 31-Year-Old Hillside Man: Prosecutors A 33-year-old Newark man was sentenced to eight years in prison on Friday, Jan. 26 after being convicted of fatally shooting a 31-year-old Hillside man in 2021, authorities said. On July 22, 2021 at 10 p.m., Hillside police responded to the 1400 block of North Broad Street and found Steven Zimmerman suffering from a fatal gunshot wound, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel and Hillside Police Department Officer in Charge. Lashonda Burgess-Mason said. Zimmerman was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Darrius Easterling was later captured at Newark Liberty Internation…

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College Student Gets 10 Years For Stabbing Mom Dead In Rahway Home College Student Gets 10 Years For Stabbing Mom Dead In Rahway Home
College Student Gets 10 Years For Stabbing Mom Dead In Rahway Home A 26-year-old Rahway woman was sentenced to 10 years in state prison on Friday, Jan. 26 after being found guilty of fatally stabbing her mother on in Feb. 2020 authorities said. Malika Jones was sentenced after being convicted of aggravated manslaughter, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel and Rahway Police Director Nicholas Breiner said. On Feb. 16, 2020 the Rahway Police Department responded to 100 East Albert Street and found Inell Jones, 58, fatally stabbed at the scene, authorities said. Malika was immediately taken into custody, authorities said. Jones was a former Barnard student…

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Tipster Calls In Chop Shop, Two Arrested In North Jersey: Police Tipster Calls In Chop Shop, Two Arrested In North Jersey: Police
Tipster Calls In Chop Shop, Two Arrested In North Jersey: Police Two people have been arrested as police in Fairfield continue their investigation after discovering a local business was serving as a front for a chop shop, authorities said. On Monday, Jan. 29 at 2:33 a.m., police received a report that Veracity Stone Fabricators at 23 Daniel Rd. E, was being used to house and disassemble stolen cars, police said.  The evidence would be removed before 6 a.m., a caller told police, providing evidence of the disassembled vehicles, police said.  Fairfield Police Facebook Police responded and found a stripped down 2016 blue Honda CRV that had been…

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$10K Mega Millions Ticket Sold At Bergen County ShopRite $10K Mega Millions Ticket Sold At Bergen County ShopRite
$10K Mega Millions Ticket Sold At Bergen County ShopRite It was a lucky Tuesday for a Mega Millions player in Bergen County. A ticket sold at ShopRite in Hackensack matched four numbers plus the gold MegaBall in the drawing held on Tuesday, Jan. 30, winning $10,000. The winning numbers were 3, 5, 16, 58, 59 and the gold MegaBall was 11.

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Morris County Man Killed In NY Snowmobile Crash: Police Morris County Man Killed In NY Snowmobile Crash: Police
Morris County Man Killed In NY Snowmobile Crash: Police A 56-year-old Kinnelon man was killed in a snowmobile crash in upstate New York on the early morning of Wednesday, Jan. 31, authorities said. Kelly Rozansky was traveling west on a snowmobile trail when he lost control of his 2021 Ski-Doo snowmobile, striking a tree, Ronald Johnson, the police chief for the Town of Webb, said.  Members of his party found him deceased soon after and first responders arrived at 12:40 a.m., Johnson said. Johnson said speed was a contributing factor in the crash. 

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Driver In High-Speed Pursuit From NJ Swim Club Headed To Prison Driver In High-Speed Pursuit From NJ Swim Club Headed To Prison
Driver In High-Speed Pursuit From NJ Swim Club Headed To Prison A 22-year-old Plainfield man was sentenced to three years in prison on Friday, Jan. 12 after pleading guilty to leading police on a pursuit in Somerset County that damaged multiple police vehicles in October 2022, authorities said. At 3:51 p.m. on Oct. 24, 2022, Berkeley Heights Police responded to the parking lot at the Brook Hill Swim Club in Watchung for a report of vehicles driving recklessly and revving their engines at a high volume, Somerset District Attorney John McDonald, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman Jr., and Watchung Borough Chief o…

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