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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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Dover Man Convicted Of Kidnapping, Sexually Assaulting Ex-Girlfriend: Prosecutors Dover Man Convicted Of Kidnapping, Sexually Assaulting Ex-Girlfriend: Prosecutors
Dover Man Convicted Of Kidnapping, Sexually Assaulting Ex-Girlfriend: Prosecutors A 37-year-old Dover man was found guilty on Friday, Feb. 2 of kidnapping and sexually assaulting his ex-girlfriend in Sept. 2021, authorities said. On Sept. 5, 2021, Jessie Meneses sexually assaulted his ex-girlfriend in his vehicle in Randolph, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert M. McNally, Dover Chief of Police Jonathan Delaney, and Randolph Chief of Police Will Harzula said. Meneses confined her in the car, transporting her from Randolph through Victory Gardens and then to Dover, where she was able to escape and report her to police. For seve…

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DUI East Newark Officer Hits Parked Car While On Duty In Harrison: Police DUI East Newark Officer Hits Parked Car While On Duty In Harrison: Police
DUI East Newark Officer Hits Parked Car While On Duty In Harrison: Police An on-duty East Newark police officer asleep at the wheel was arrested in Harrison for driving under the influence and hitting a parked car last month, authorities said. At 6 a.m., Friday, Jan. 26, Harrison police responded to Frank E. Rogers Boulevard and Sherman Avenue on a report of a police car striking a parked vehicle, Harrison Police Detective Sgt. Matthew Murphy said. A caller had said the officer, later identified as Brian Aparicio, was asleep and he was unable to wake him up, police said. Officers performed field sobriety tests and then placed Aparicio under arrest for DUI, p…

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Police ID 7 People Arrested For Armed Robberies Following Pursuit: Newark PD Police ID 7 People Arrested For Armed Robberies Following Pursuit: Newark PD
Police ID 7 People Arrested For Armed Robberies Following Pursuit: Newark PD Seven people, three adults and four juveniles were arrested after committing two robberies and engaging police in a pursuit on Route 78 on Sunday, Feb. 3, authorities said.  At 8 a.m. police in Newark responded to Clifton Avenue and Treadwell Street after a woman was robbed at gunpoint by a group of Black men wearing dark clothing and ski masks, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said.  The suspects fled in a gray 2019 Hyundai Sonata that been stolen out of the city earlier that day, Fragé said. Twenty minutes later, a group of Black men riding in the car&nbs…

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Three-Alarm Fire Heavily Damages Boonton Home: FD Three-Alarm Fire Heavily Damages Boonton Home: FD
Three-Alarm Fire Heavily Damages Boonton Home: FD Several alarms were needed to help extinguish a structure fire in Boonton on the afternoon of Sunday, Feb. 4, firefighters said.  At 2:15 p.m., the Boonton Township Fire Department responded to 22 Miller Dr.  for a tractor on fire and when they arrived confirmed a working house fire, the fire department said on Facebook.  The presence of heavy smoke caused firefighters to escalate the fire to a second alarm, causing more units to respond to fight the blaze, firefighters said.  Fire venting through the roof and heavy conditions forced firefighters to upgrade the fire to …

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Target Shoplifter Busted With Illegal Loaded Gun, Hollow-Point Bullets In Morris County: Police Target Shoplifter Busted With Illegal Loaded Gun, Hollow-Point Bullets In Morris County: Police
Target Shoplifter Busted With Illegal Loaded Gun, Hollow-Point Bullets In Morris County: Police This was probably not the trip to Target they were looking for. A man from Florida was arrested in Washington Township for having illegal firearms after he and another man were initially busted for shoplifting from Target on Saturday, Feb. 3, police said on Facebook. Upon arriving at Target, police encountered two men, age 37 and 40, respectively, from Miami Gardens, officers said. After taking the subjects into custody, one man was found to be carrying a loaded illegal handgun, police said.  Detectives assisted with the investigation and found the man also possessed an assault weapon…

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Business
Cereal Dreams Offers Childhood Nostalgia For Mass Native: 'I Want People To Feel Happy' Cereal Dreams Offers Childhood Nostalgia For Mass Native: 'I Want People To Feel Happy'
Cereal Dreams Offers Childhood Nostalgia For Mass Native: 'I Want People To Feel Happy' Waking up on Saturday morning with a big bowl of cereal and turning on cartoons was a rite of passage for people of a certain age. A Massachusetts Native who now lives in South Orange, New Jersey, opened an eatery aiming to bring that feeling of nostalgia back. Anne Mandell, a Fall River native, recently opened Cereal Dreams at the Co-Lab at 57 South Orange Ave. Cereal Dreams features 25 different cereals, with Mandell serving as the cerealtender, mixing different cereals to whatever anyone's heart desires, even for the weirdos who don't like milk in their cereal. Cereal Dreams also ser…

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Cereal Dreams Offers Childhood Nostalgia In North Jersey: 'I Want People To Feel Happy' Cereal Dreams Offers Childhood Nostalgia In North Jersey: 'I Want People To Feel Happy'
Cereal Dreams Offers Childhood Nostalgia In North Jersey: 'I Want People To Feel Happy' Waking up on Saturday morning with a big bowl of cereal and turning on cartoons was a rite of passage for people of a certain age.  A South Orange eatery is aiming to bring that feeling of nostalgia back. Anne Mandell, of Maplewood, recently opened Cereal Dreams at the Co-Lab at 57 South Orange Ave. Cereal Dreams features 25 different cereals, with Mandell serving as the cerealtender, mixing different cereals to whatever anyone's heart desires, even for the weirdos who don't like milk in their cereal. Cereal Dreams also serves up cereal treats. View this post on In…

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Bloomfield Man Gets 35 Years For Murder Of Gas Station Attendant: Prosecutors Bloomfield Man Gets 35 Years For Murder Of Gas Station Attendant: Prosecutors
Bloomfield Man Gets 35 Years For Murder Of Gas Station Attendant: Prosecutors A 36-year-old Bloomfield man was sentenced to 35 years in state prison on Tuesday, Feb. 6 after being convicted of murdering Jahque Benbow, a 23-year-old gas station attendant in May 2022, prosecutors announced. Lamar Sommers, along with two other men, conspired to shoot Benbow at the Irvington gas station where he worked, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said.  Sommers waited in the car while the two men shot Benbow five times, Stephens said. Sommers was apprehended in North Carolina a month later, Stephens said. Aside from murder, Sommers was also convicted of&nbs…

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News
WINNER! $50K Powerball Ticket Sold In New Jersey WINNER! $50K Powerball Ticket Sold In New Jersey
Winner! $50K Powerball Ticket Sold In New Jersey Someone in the Garden State is a whole lot wealthier after the Powerball drawing on Monday, Feb. 5. A ticket sold online via the Jackpocket app, based in Hewitt in  Passaic County, matched four numbers plus the red Powerball, winning $50,000. The winning numbers were 1, 2, 27, 30, 67 and the red Powerball was 9.

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Teen Cheerleader Critical After Struck By Hit, Run Vehicle In Newark: Prosecutor, Report Teen Cheerleader Critical After Struck By Hit, Run Vehicle In Newark: Prosecutor, Report
Teen Cheerleader Critical After Struck By Hit, Run Vehicle In Newark: Prosecutor, Report An 18-year-old girl is in critical condition after being struck by a hit and run vehicle in Newark on Sunday, Feb. 4, authorities said. At 10:15 p.m., the girl was struck on the 500 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens, II said. She was taken to University Hospital, Stephens said. According to ABC7, the girl is a cheerleader who had just returned to Newark Arts High School following a competition.  The Essex County Prosecutor’s Crime Scene Investigations Bureau is investigating the crash, Stephens said.

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