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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
Warren County Man Assaults Police Officer After Arrest: Springfield Township PD Warren County Man Assaults Police Officer After Arrest: Springfield Township PD
Warren County Man Assaults Police Officer After Arrest: Springfield Township PD A Warren County man faced multiple charges following a single-car accident on Saturday, Feb. 10, Springfield Township police said. Officers responded to a single-car accident on Wabeno Avenue and arrested a 35-year-old Stewartsville man for driving while intoxicated, following an on-scene investigation, police said on Facebook. While the man, who police did not identify, was in custody, he assaulted an officer and was charged with aggravated assault and obstructing the administration of law, police said.

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Police & Fire
Chinese Food Delivery Person Robbed: Maplewood PD Chinese Food Delivery Person Robbed: Maplewood PD
Chinese Food Delivery Person Robbed: Maplewood PD Maplewood police are looking for a man who robbed a Chinese food delivery person on the evening of Thursday, Feb. 15. At 7:30 p.m., police responded to Indiana Street on a report of a robbery, officers said on Facebook. The  suspect called a local Chinese restaurant and placed an order for delivery on Indiana Street, police said.  When the delivery person arrived, the suspect grabbed the food and demanded money from them, police said. The suspect is described as a Black man, 6'" wearing a black skull cap, black mask and black windbreaker jacket, police said. The suspect fled on fo…

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Sports
Meet Figure Skater Gracie Gold, Olympic Medalist, In North Jersey Meet Figure Skater Gracie Gold, Olympic Medalist, In North Jersey
Meet Figure Skater Gracie Gold, Olympic Medalist, In North Jersey Gracie Gold, who won a bronze medal in figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics, is ready to tell her story in Bergen County. Gold is signing copies of her new book "Outofshapeworthlessloser," at Bookends in Ridgewood on Sunday, Feb. 18 at 2 p.m. The book chronicles Gold's rise to being America's Sweetheart after her medal winning performance in Sochi, where she was profiled in magazines and baked cookies with Taylor Swift, according to a synopsis. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gracie Gold (@graciegold95) But while Gold was e…

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Police & Fire
School Employee From Morris County Uploaded Child Porn On Discord: Prosecutors School Employee From Morris County Uploaded Child Porn On Discord: Prosecutors
School Employee From Morris County Uploaded Child Porn On Discord: Prosecutors A 31-year-old Jefferson Township resident, who worked at a school, was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 8 and charged with possessing child pornography, authorities said.  Authorities began investigating after receiving a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about a media file depicting the sexual abuse of a child on Discord, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Morris County Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Jefferson Township Chief of Police Paul Castimore said. The media file was uploaded to the social platform by Richard Kattermann…

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Obituaries
Guy Del Corso, Legendary Passaic County Bodybuilding Coach, Dies: 'Loved By All' Guy Del Corso, Legendary Passaic County Bodybuilding Coach, Dies: 'Loved By All'
Guy Del Corso, Legendary Passaic County Bodybuilding Coach, Dies: 'Loved By All' Guy Del Corso, a bodybuilding coach in Passaic County and former Mr. New Jersey, died on Thursday, Feb. 15, his family announced on Instagram. Del Corso, who lived in Hawthorne, had a stroke last month, his family said. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Guy Del Corso (@coffeewithcoach_) "He was loved by all who knew him and will be missed terribly," his family wrote. "Please know he loved each and every one of you." The bodybuilding coach originally developed a fascination with bodybuilding when he was just nine years old, visitin…

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Police & Fire
Route 80 Crash Snarls Traffic In Morris County Route 80 Crash Snarls Traffic In Morris County
Route 80 Crash Snarls Traffic In Morris County All lanes are closed after a car crash on Route 80 westbound near Exit 30 by Howard Boulevard in Mount Arlington on Friday, Feb. 16, 511nj reports. Drivers are being forced to use the shoulder due to the lane closures, according to 511nj.  The travel time from Exit 34 in Wharton to Exit 30 on I-80 is 10 to 15 minutes, as of press time, according to 511nj. 

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Lifestyle
ICU Nurse From Dumont Competes On 'Next Level Chef' ICU Nurse From Dumont Competes On 'Next Level Chef'
ICU Nurse From Dumont Competes On 'Next Level Chef' With just two weeks notice, Christina Miros, a Bergen County native, found herself getting ready to fly to Ireland to compete on the new season of  "Next Level Chef." Miros, a Dumont native who lives in River Vale, is a contestant on the third season on the FOX cooking show hosted by Gordon Ramsey. And when she's not serving up culinary delights in the kitchen she works as a nurse in the intensive care unit. On "Next Level Chefs", Ramsay, Nyesha Arrington and Richard Blais mentor the chefs as they face "unique" challenges on three different kitchen levels — literally. Contestants…

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Schools
Whooping Cough Case Reported At Sussex County High School Whooping Cough Case Reported At Sussex County High School
Whooping Cough Case Reported At Sussex County High School A member of the High Point Regional High School community in Sussex has been diagnosed with pertussis, more commonly known as whooping cough, Superintendent Scott Ripley said in a letter to parents and staff on Thursday, Feb. 15. Ripley did not say if it was a student or staffer who was diagnosed with the highly contagious disease but urged parents to keep their children home from school if they come down with a cold followed by a cough. New Jersey mandates all children entering 6th grade who are 11 years or older get vaccinated against whooping cough, Ripley said.  According to the M…

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Police & Fire
Armed Robber Convicted Of Stealing $100K In Jewelry While Returning Luxury Car In Morris County Armed Robber Convicted Of Stealing $100K In Jewelry While Returning Luxury Car In Morris County
Armed Robber Convicted Of Stealing $100K In Jewelry While Returning Luxury Car In Morris County A 37-year-old Somerset man was convicted on Friday, Feb. 9 of planning an armed robbery in December 2021 that resulted in the victim being robbed of $100,000 worth of jewelry and cell phones at gunpoint.  On Dec. 4, 2021, Melvin Banks was scheduled to return a Mercedes S580 to the owner of a luxury car rental service in Riverdale at 9 p.m. Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, First Assistant Prosecutor Maggie Calderwood, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Riverdale Police Chief Charles Quant Jr. said. At 9:31 p.m., the owner was robbed at gunpoint by co-defendant …

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Police & Fire
One Dead, One Injured In Union Township 2-Alarm Fire: FD One Dead, One Injured In Union Township 2-Alarm Fire: FD
One Dead, One Injured In Union Township 2-Alarm Fire: FD A woman was killed in a two-alarm house fire in Union Township on Wednesday, Feb. 14, authorities said. At 5:29 p.m., firefighters responded to 1120 Weber St. for a house fire, Union Township Fire Chief Greg Ricciardi said. While responding, firefighters were alerted to an elderly woman trapped inside the residence, Ricciardi said. Another occupant managed to escape and was on the front lawn, Ricciardi said. As firefighters attempted to locate the woman and with the fire extended to the attic, a second alarm was transmitted, prompting additional units to respond, Ricciardi said. The woman w…

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