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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
Morris County Man Gets 10 Years For LSD By Mail: Prosecutors Morris County Man Gets 10 Years For LSD By Mail: Prosecutors
Morris County Man Gets 10 Years For LSD By Mail: Prosecutors Mail-order LSD landed a 21-year-old Kenvil man 10 years in state prison Friday, Jan. 5, authorities said. Eldridge Cruzado was sentenced in New Jersey Superior Court after pleading guilty in November to second degree distribution of LSD, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Chief Dean Adone of the Roxbury Township Police Department said. In May and June 2023, Cruzado used post offices in Morris County to send packages containing Lysergic acid diethylamide, a.ka. LSD, throughout the state and country authorities said. The United States…

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Schools
School Closures Force Paterson To Shorten Winter Break School Closures Force Paterson To Shorten Winter Break
School Closures Force Paterson To Shorten Winter Break The extended holiday recess Paterson Public School students had due to flooding came with a cost. And on Tuesday, Jan. 9, the bill came due. After Paterson was closed for four days from Dec. 19 to Dec. 22, the district announced Tuesday it will be utilizing days from winter break, Feb. 20 to Feb. 23 to make up the difference. "We are still mandated by the New Jersey Department of Education to provide classroom instruction for 180 days, and we will need to make up at least four days, possibly more," Superintendent Laurie W. Newell, PhD said.  Students will have normal days on Feb.…

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Sports
NJ's Aaron Rodgers Declines To Apologize To Jimmy Kimmel Over Epstein Claims NJ's Aaron Rodgers Declines To Apologize To Jimmy Kimmel Over Epstein Claims
NJ's Aaron Rodgers Declines To Apologize To Jimmy Kimmel Over Epstein Claims Aaron Rodgers does not believe Jimmy Kimmel is a pedophile. That was about the nicest thing the Essex County resident had to say about the late night talk show host. Rodgers appeared on his weekly spot on ESPN's "The Pat McAfee Show," on Tuesday, Jan. 9, where he attempted to clarify his previous comments where he implied Kimmel was a patron of Jeffrey Epstein, the wealthy financier and a convicted sex offender. The New York Jets quarterback, who purchased a mansion in Cedar Grove following his trade to Gang Green, said by saying Kimmel didn't want Epstein's client list to be released, he w…

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Police & Fire
Man Tried To Use Movie Money At Wawa: South Brunswick PD Man Tried To Use Movie Money At Wawa: South Brunswick PD
Man Tried To Use Movie Money At Wawa: South Brunswick PD If you want to eat a hoagie from Wawa, you have to pay with real money. That's the lesson James Leonard, a 41-year-old South Brunswick man learned after he was arrested by police for passing multiple fake $100 bills at a nearby Wawa, officers said on Twitter on Sunday, Jan. 7.  Leonard was charged with theft by deception and uttering a forged document, police said. He was released on a summons, police said.

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Police & Fire
Juvenile Detained After Bomb Threat At High School: Roselle PD Juvenile Detained After Bomb Threat At High School: Roselle PD
Juvenile Detained After Bomb Threat At High School: Roselle PD A juvenile has been taken to custody after a bomb threat caused an evacuation at Abraham Clark High School in Roselle on Monday, Jan. 8, authorities said. At 11:23 a.m., law enforcement was dispatched to the high school and began a sweep of the premises, finding no presence of harmful devices, police said. The Union County Sheriff's K-9 Unit also searched the building, police said No charges have been filed against the juvenile suspect, police said. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Roselle Police Department Detective Bureau at 908-245-9200. 

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News
New Supermarket Opens In Passaic County New Supermarket Opens In Passaic County
New Supermarket Opens In Passaic County Food shoppers in Passaic County have a new place to browse the aisles. Bloomingdale Supermarket by Foodtown celebrated its grand opening on Friday, Jan. 5. The new 8,000 square foot supermarket is at 78 Main St. in the borough, replacing the former IGA supermarket. The supermarket, run by Adam Shapiro and his family, plans to offer natural and organic items, fresh fruits and vegetables, baked goods, specialty meats and cheeses and fresh flowers. This is the second supermarket run by the Shapiro family. Bloomingdale Supermarket by Foodtown will be open seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m…

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Lifestyle
Joe Gorga Flips Out During Son's Wrestling Match In North Jersey (VIDEO) Joe Gorga Flips Out During Son's Wrestling Match In North Jersey (VIDEO)
Joe Gorga Flips Out During Son's Wrestling Match In North Jersey (Video) What Joe Gorga wanted was to stand up for his son. What he got was an ejection from the gym. The trouble started for the "Real Housewives of New Jersey" husband when his son, Gino Gorga, a sophomore at Ramapo High School was pinned by Anthony Caponegro, a sophomore at Parsippany, during a wrestling match at Parsippany High School in Morris Heights on Saturday, Jan. 6, as reported by TMZ. The elder Gorga ran onto the mats, and began screaming at the referee. Gorga had to be restrained by two men as security was called, according to a video shared by TMZ. "Get out of the gym! Get o…

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Sports
Jimmy Kimmel Unloads On Jets' Aaron Rodgers Over False Jeffrey Epstein Claims Jimmy Kimmel Unloads On Jets' Aaron Rodgers Over False Jeffrey Epstein Claims
Jimmy Kimmel Unloads On Jets' Aaron Rodgers Over False Jeffrey Epstein Claims Jimmy Kimmel has hit back at New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers after Rodgers implied the late-night talk show host was a patron of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. During his opening monologue on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on Monday, Jan. 8, Kimmel called for Rodgers, a New Jersey resident who bought an Essex County mansion in Cedar Grove after his trade to Gang Green, to apologize for saying on ESPN's "The Pat McAfee Show" last week that Kimmel would be on a list of clients who flew on the disgraced financier's private jet. Aaron Rodgers warns ESPN's audience about "the alphabet g…

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Obituaries
New Brunswick Dad Crushed Dead By Loading Ramp At Work ID'd By Family New Brunswick Dad Crushed Dead By Loading Ramp At Work ID'd By Family
New Brunswick Dad Crushed Dead By Loading Ramp At Work ID'd By Family Family and officials have identified the man fatally crushed to death by a loading dock at work as a 38-year-old New Brunswick dad. Orlando Feliciano was killed while working at Fenix Parts Rahway on Thursday, Dec. 28, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Feliciano was killed when he was crushed by a loading ramp, Robert Brady of the Woodbridge Police Department tells NJ Advance Media.. Brady did not respond to a phone call by press time. Born in Newark, Feliciano was married to Carmen Mota, and had three children, Isabella, Jeremias and Anthony, according to his…

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News
WINNERS! North Jersey Powerball Players Take Home $50K WINNERS! North Jersey Powerball Players Take Home $50K
Winners! North Jersey Powerball Players Take Home $50K It was a lucrative day for two Powerball players in North Jersey. A ticket sold in Sussex County and a ticket sold in Union County matched four of the five numbers and the red Powerball, winning $50,000 in the drawing held on Monday, Jan. 8. The tickets were sold at Market Place Deli in Hamburg and South Street Market in New Providence. The winning numbers were 7, 17, 28, 40 and 45 and the Powerball was 2.

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