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Sam Barron

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sbarron@dailyvoice.com

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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.

Sam Barron's Contributions

Police & Fire

Wanted NJ Sex Offender Captured At CT Motel: Police A 41-year-old New Jersey man wanted for failing to register as a sex offender was captured at a motel in Connecticut on Thursday, Oct. 5, authorities said. Juan Marales, of Raritan in Somerset County, was apprehended by police after being named the Somerset County's Prosecutor's Office Fugitive of the Month for October. The prosecutor's office's Fugitive Unit along with the Norwalk Police Department were able to determine that Morales was a motel in Norwalk, authorities said. Marales surrendered to police without incident and was taken into custody by Norwalk Police and processed at …

by Sam Barron

10/12/2023

News

'It's Terrifying': North Jersey Mom's Son Serves In Israeli Army It's been a harrowing week for Nancy Dubin, a Wyckoff resident, whose son, Ari serves in the Israeli Defense Force. Following the attacks in Israel by Hamas on Saturday, Oct. 7, Dubin, a cantor at Temple Beth Rishon did not hear from her son for more than a day. Right now, he is safe on a military base. But Dubin has the role of military mom. "He said he is safe because he is only doing things that are safe," Dubin said. "I said you're definition of safety is widely divergent from mine." Ari has served in the IDF since December, fulfilling a dream he had since he spent several years…

by Sam Barron

10/12/2023

Lifestyle

Dumont Pizzeria Owned By TikTok Stars Getting Gordon Ramsey Makeover A Bergen County pizzeria is the next North Jersey restaurant to get a visit from fiery celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay. Da Mimmo, in Dumont, will be featured on the Monday, Oct. 16 episode of "Kitchen Nightmares." Ramsay was spotted filming at the pizzeria in June. The pizzeria is the creation of Vincent, Antonio and Vito Gigante, brothers and TikTok influencers, who opened the place last November in honor of their great uncle, a chef who always dreamed of opening his own restaurant. Ramsay appears to not be so impressed. "Look at this place, it smells like (expletive) Snoop Dogg's kitchen i…

by Sam Barron

10/12/2023

News

Powerball: Two Union County Lotto Players Win $50K While they didn't win the $1.765 billion Powerball jackpot, two lotto players in Union County had themselves a lucrative night in the drawing held on Wednesday, Oct. 11. The two players matched four of the white balls and the Power Ball, winning $50,000. The tickets were sold at 7-Eleven in North Plainfield and a BP gas station in Springfield. The winning numbers were: 22, 24, 40, 52, and 64. The Red Power Ball number was 10.

by Sam Barron

10/12/2023

Police & Fire

Rahway Man Sexually Assaulted Woman In Park: Police Keon Hagans, a 44-year-old Rahway man was arrested and charged with sexual assault on Wednesday, Oct.4 , Union County police announced. On Wednesday, Sept. 20 at 2:50 p.m., Union County police responded to the Squires Island section of Rahway Park on River Park and found a woman who said she had been touched inappropriately by Hagans while walking through the park, officers said. Hagans was arrested at his residence and was placed in the Union County Jail, where he remains pending a court proceeding, police said.

by Sam Barron

10/12/2023

Police & Fire

Teen Bicyclist Hit By Deer Struck By Car In NJ Oh deer! A 13-year-old bicyclist was struck by a deer that was struck by a car in a chaotic scene in Hackettstown on Tuesday, Oct. 10. At 7:03 p.m., police responded to the 600 block of Willow Grove Street to a report of a teen bicyclist struck by a deer, officers said. Police determined the deer ran into the roadway and was struck by a vehicle traveling southbound, officers said. The deer then proceeded to hit the bicyclist, police said. The bicyclist suffered minor injuries and the bicycle was damaged, police said. The driver of the vehicle left the scene prior to police arriving,…

by Sam Barron

10/11/2023

Business

Whole Foods Announces Jersey City Opening Date Start counting the days. Whole Foods Market announced it is opening its new Jersey City location on Thursday, Nov. 9 at 8 a.m. The 51,156-square foot supermarket, at Washington Street and Columbus Drive is the store's first location in Jersey City. The store said it will feature 1,000 items from the Northeast and include a produce department, specialty cheesemaker department with more than 200 types of cheese, a prepared foods section and a bakery department. Opening day will feature complimentary coffee and pastries and the first 300 customers will receive a limited-edition tot…

by Sam Barron

10/11/2023

News

Israeli Soldier With NJ Ties Safe As Fighting Continues An Israeli soldier whose mother is a cantor and father is a rabbi in New Jersey is alive following the attack on Israel on Saturday, Oct. 7. Ari Dubin's parents both took to Facebook to report that he was found safe. His mother, Nancy Dubin, the cantor at Temple Beth Rishon in Wyckoff, said on Oct. 8 that Ari found a phone to communicate he was going into a house for 36 hours. The cantor did not immediately return Daily Voice's request for comment placed Wednesday, Oct. 11. Ari's father, Andy Dubin, a rabbi who works at the Jewish Center of Northwest Jersey located in Washingto…

by Sam Barron

10/11/2023

Police & Fire

NJ Child Services Imposter Shows Up At Victim's Doorstep, Blasts Her With Pepper Spray: Police A 24-year-old New Jersey woman was arrested and charged on Tuesday, Oct. 10, after she blasted a woman with pepper spray while impersonating a child protection agent, authorities said police said. On Saturday, Sept. 30, Maplewood police responded to Brown Street where a woman had received a call from Widda Deneus claiming to be from the Division of Child Protection and Permanency, Maplewood police said. After the phone call, Deneus showed up at the woman's front door and asked to come inside, police said. The woman refused since Deneus did not present any identification and was not ac…

by Sam Barron

10/11/2023

Lifestyle

'Bleak' Golf Course Restaurant In Region Gets Gordon Ramsay Makeover On 'Kitchen Nightmares' Thanks to Gordon Ramsay, In The Drink is now out of the bunker. Ramsay helped give the northern New Jersey restaurant a much needed facelift on the Monday, Oct. 9 edition of "Kitchen Nightmares," while also improving the managing of the struggling restaurant, which was said to be $250,000 in debt. Last week's episode tackled Bask 46 and its "Culinary Gangster" head chef, who has since left the business. The episode called "In The Drink," located at Preakness Valley Golf Course in the Passaic County township of Wayne, portrayed George, the owner, as an absentee owner struggling to run the…

by Sam Barron

10/11/2023

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