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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
Boonton Helps Family Rebuild Following Three-Alarm Fire Boonton Helps Family Rebuild Following Three-Alarm Fire
Boonton Helps Family Rebuild Following Three-Alarm Fire Support is swelling for a family in Boonton family whose home was deemed uninhabitable following a three-alarm fire on Sunday, Feb. 4. A fundraiser has been organized to help Kambiz and Ann Saadat, the homeowners. As of Tuesday, Feb. 13, more than $16,000 has been raised.  "The support is incredible," Chelsea Sacher, who organized the fundraiser, said. "We have reached and exceeded two goals this week all because of this amazing and generous community spreading the word. Thank you for responding to this family in need." At 2:15 p.m., the Boonton Township Fire Department responded to 2…

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News
Storm Knocks Power To Thousands In North Jersey Storm Knocks Power To Thousands In North Jersey
Storm Knocks Power To Thousands In North Jersey Thousands of residents in northern New Jersey were without power as of Tuesday, Feb. 13 amid the snow storm that dropped several inches on the region. The JCP&L outage map shows 2,390 had no power in Warren County, mainly in Harmony Twp., Lopatcong, Phillipsburg, Pohatcong, and White Township as of 11:35 a.m. In Somerset County, nearly 900 residents had no power, mostly in Branchburg (790). Nearly 1,500 Hunterdon County residents were also in the dark. Those residents without power are mainly residents of Clinton, Holland, Lebanon, and Readington. Restoration times varied.

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Obituaries
Christian Mazzariello, Bergen County Native, Dies At 20 Years Old Christian Mazzariello, Bergen County Native, Dies At 20 Years Old
Christian Mazzariello, Bergen County Native, Dies At 20 Years Old Christian Mazzariello, a native of Emerson, died on Thursday, Feb. 8 at the age of 20, after battling a brief illness according to his obituary. Mazzariello was a student (Class of 2025) at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA, majoring in computer science at  the P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science, the university announced in a statement. "Christian was a bright light in the university and engineering communities," Ricardo Hall, Vice President for Student Affairs at Leigh said. "He will be deeply missed." Tributes poured in for Mazzariello on his obit…

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Police & Fire
SWAT Team Seizes Firearms, $21K In Drugs From NJ Trio In Major Bust: Cops SWAT Team Seizes Firearms, $21K In Drugs From NJ Trio In Major Bust: Cops
SWAT Team Seizes Firearms, $21K In Drugs From NJ Trio In Major Bust: Cops Four handguns, five high-capacity magazines, and $21,000 in drugs were seized from three men following a narcotics investigation in Somerset County, authorities said. Brothers Christian, 22 and Sean Lebron, 20, along with Juan Martinez, 21, are facing numerous charges following the investigation, which concluded on Friday, Jan. 26 in Hillsborough, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald said. Raids at the home of the three men — Martinez, of Gemini Drive, and the Lebrons, on South Branch Road — turned up four handguns with five high-capacity magazines; 770 Xanax pills, 10 Oxycodo…

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$3.7 Billion: NJ Lottery Reports Record Sales For 2023 $3.7 Billion: NJ Lottery Reports Record Sales For 2023
$3.7 Billion: NJ Lottery Reports Record Sales For 2023 New Jersey residents played a lot of lottery in 2023: More than $3.7 billion worth. An audit report released by New Jersey Lottery for 2023 revealed a record $3.73 billion in sales, an increase of 2.55 percent increase from the prior year.  The record sales meant a $1.17 billion contribution to  to support New Jersey’s public employee pension system for teachers, police, firefighters and other public employees. This is the sixth time the Lottery’s contribution has surpassed $1 billion. Powerball netted sales of $308.6 million, a 28.1 percent increase from the prev…

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Police & Fire
$100K! Newark Lotto Player Wins Big $100K! Newark Lotto Player Wins Big
$100K! Newark Lotto Player Wins Big It was a Super Saturday for a Powerball player in Newark. A ticket sold at Medina Family Grocery in the city matched four of the five numbers plus the red Powerball in the Saturday, Feb. 10 drawing, winning $100,000.  The winning numbers were 27, 28, 34, 37, 44 and the red Powerball was 8.

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WINNERS! Two North Jersey Lotto Players Get Big Payout WINNERS! Two North Jersey Lotto Players Get Big Payout
Winners! Two North Jersey Lotto Players Get Big Payout It was a lucrative Friday, Feb. 9 for two Mega Millions players in Bergen County. Tickets sold in Fort Lee and Midland Park matched four of the five numbers plus the gold Megaball, winning $10,000. The tickets were sold at Fort Lee Stationary and an Acme supermarket. The winning numbers were 17, 22, 29, 46, 69 and the gold Megaball was 1.

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Police & Fire
Route 80 Pursuit Through Morris County Turns Up Handgun, Nets Three Arrests: Police Route 80 Pursuit Through Morris County Turns Up Handgun, Nets Three Arrests: Police
Route 80 Pursuit Through Morris County Turns Up Handgun, Nets Three Arrests: Police Three people were arrested after a vehicle pursuit ended with the discovery of a handgun on the early morning of Saturday, Feb. 10, Mountain Lakes Police said. At 3:12 a.m., police were notified the Boonton Police Department was involved in a motor vehicle pursuit, Mountain Lakes Police said on Facebook.  After police in Boonton terminated the pursuit, the suspect vehicle was involved in a crash on Route 80 in Parsippany, police said.  The driver of the vehicle fled the scene following the accident, police said. Mountain Lakes police were able to locate the driver on Parsipp…

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Neighbors
Support Swells For Union County's 'Queen Of Dunkin' Battling Cancer Support Swells For Union County's 'Queen Of Dunkin' Battling Cancer
Support Swells For Union County's 'Queen Of Dunkin' Battling Cancer Customers at the Dunkin' on Mountain Avenue in Springfield can always count on Maria Urmatan. She knows everyone's name and order and greets patrons with a smile and a greeting. But Urmatan is currently in the fight for his life. Diagnosed with advanced breast cancer, Urmatan, recently finished chemotherapy and will have a double mastectomy on Thursday, Feb. 15. Urmatan does not have health insurance. "Treatment for her cancer is going to ruin her family financially," Denyce Yannazzone, who organized a fundraiser for Urmatan said.  As of Monday, Feb. 12, more than $32,200 has been ra…

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Police & Fire
One Killed In Irvington Double Shooting: Prosecutors One Killed In Irvington Double Shooting: Prosecutors
One Killed In Irvington Double Shooting: Prosecutors One person was killed and two people were wounded in a shooting in Irvington on Sunday, Feb. 11, authorities said. At 9:22 p.m. Irvington police responded to a shooting on the 200 block of Isabella Avenue and found two men suffering from gunshot wounds and one person with an injured leg, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens, II and Irvington Police Director Tracy Bowers said. The three men were taken to University Hospital and Damian Thompson, a 27-year-old Irvington resident, was pronounced dead at 11:14 p.m., Stephens and Bowers said. The other two men were treated for no…

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