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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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Lifestyle
'SNL' Looking For Paid Stand-In — Apparently For Hasbrouck Heights Host Ramy Youssef 'SNL' Looking For Paid Stand-In — Apparently For Hasbrouck Heights Host Ramy Youssef
'SNL' Looking For Paid Stand-In — Apparently For Hasbrouck Heights Host Ramy Youssef If you look like Ramy Youssef, you too could be on "Saturday Night Live." "SNL" is looking for someone to serve as a stand-in for Youssef, a Hasbrouck Heights native who is hosting the show for the first time on Saturday, March 30. According to a casting notice, the show is looking for a Middle Eastern man between the ages of 18 and 40, who stands 5'9", to serve as Youssef's stand-in. Availability is required on Friday, March 29 and Saturday, March 30.  The gig pays $31 an hour for an estimated 12 hours of work. Youssef will be joined on SNL with musical guest Travis Scott.  To …

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Police & Fire
Brush Fire Burns Four Acres In Hunterdon County: FD Brush Fire Burns Four Acres In Hunterdon County: FD
Brush Fire Burns Four Acres In Hunterdon County: FD Wet weather didn't stop some brush from burning in Hunterdon County on Sunday, March 24, authorities said. At 4 p.m. firefighters responded to Pittstown Road for a brush fire, the Quakerstown Fire Company said. Firefighters arrived and found four acres of a field burning, resulting in the New Jersey Forest Fire Service utilizing a controlled burn to help extinguish the blaze, officials said.  It took 20 minutes for the blaze to be contained, firefighters said

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News
WINNERS! Three North Jersey Powerball Players Score $50K WINNERS! Three North Jersey Powerball Players Score $50K
Winners! Three North Jersey Powerball Players Score $50K Three Powerball players in North Jersey had quite the lucky Saturday. The tickets, sold in Rochelle Park, Branchburg and Newton, matched four of the five numbers plus the red Powerball in the drawing held on Saturday, March 23, winning $50,000. The winning numbers were 6, 23, 25, 34, 51 and the red Powerball was 3. The tickets were sold at Shoprite Liquor in Rochelle Park, Texs Liquor Store in Branchburg and Smartwood Deli in Newton. 

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News
Family Of Newark Cheerleader Critically Injured In Crash Takes Legal Action Family Of Newark Cheerleader Critically Injured In Crash Takes Legal Action
Family Of Newark Cheerleader Critically Injured In Crash Takes Legal Action The family of an 18-year-old Newark cheerleader critically injured in a crash outside of her school last month has taken legal action against the Newark Board of Education and others they say are responsible for the accident. The family of Chiara Jones, the 18-year-old Newark cheerleader who was critically injured after she was struck by a hit-and-run vehicle outside her high school while coming home from a competition, announced on Monday, March 25, they have filed a notice of claim against the school district.  Chiara Jones was struck by a vehicle outside Arts High School while getti…

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Police & Fire
Fire Ravages Hillsborough Garage: FD Fire Ravages Hillsborough Garage: FD
Fire Ravages Hillsborough Garage: FD Fast-working firefighters were able extinguish a blaze in a Hillsborough garage early Monday, March 25, authorities said. At 4:55 a.m., officers  responded to 201 Woods Rd. and found a detached garage on the property fully engulfed in flames and heavy smoke, Hillsborough Township Police said.  Firefighters arrived on scene and quickly extinguished the fire, police said. The garage was unoccupied and no injuries were reported, police said. The Hillsborough Township Police Department and the Hillsborough Township Bureau of Fire Safety are investigating the blaze, which is not consi…

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News
Bringing Affordable Housing To NJ Just Got Easier: Are You For Or Against It? (POLL) Bringing Affordable Housing To NJ Just Got Easier: Are You For Or Against It? (POLL)
Bringing Affordable Housing To NJ Just Got Easier: Are You For Or Against It? (Poll) New Jersey is hoping to become a national leader for affordable housing. Last week, Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law a bill making it easier for municipalities to get funding to build more affordable housing and track its progress in meeting its benchmarks, under the Mount Laurel affordable housing doctrine. "We will be able to create more certainty and lower costs in New Jersey’s affordable housing landscape," Murphy said of the legislation. The Mount Laurel doctrine was created after the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in 1975 that every municipality must "make realistically possible an a…

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Police & Fire
Paterson Man Punches 53-Year-Old Man After Passing Stopped School Bus In Montclair: Cops Paterson Man Punches 53-Year-Old Man After Passing Stopped School Bus In Montclair: Cops
Paterson Man Punches 53-Year-Old Man After Passing Stopped School Bus In Montclair: Cops A 23-year-old Paterson man was arrested and charged in Montclair after he assaulted a man who confronted him for ignoring a school bus stop sign last month, authorities said. On Thursday, Feb. 29, a school bus transporting students from the Nishuane School was heading north on Norwood Avenue and stopped at the intersection at Norman Road, Lt. Terence Turner of the Montclair police said.  The school bus had its stop sign out and lights activated when a white SUV driven by Steven Ruiz-Santana passed the it, Turner said.  A 53-year-old Montclair man stopped the SUV and the two men "…

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Police & Fire
ABC Investigating Morris County Krauszer's For Selling Alcohol To Minors: Police ABC Investigating Morris County Krauszer's For Selling Alcohol To Minors: Police
ABC Investigating Morris County Krauszer's For Selling Alcohol To Minors: Police A liquor store in Morris County was busted for selling alcohol to minors on Friday, March 22, authorities said. Washington Township police along with the Attorneys Generals Office of Alcohol Beverage Content (ABC) conducted a joint investigation at Krauzser's Food Store on East Mill Road in Long Valley, police said in a news release. Police said they had received from complaints from residents the business was selling alcohol to minors, officers said.  The store's owner was charged with sale of alcoholic beverages to a minor, while a juvenile was charged with purchase of alcohol by a …

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Politics
NJ First Lady Tammy Murphy Drops Out Of Senate Race NJ First Lady Tammy Murphy Drops Out Of Senate Race
NJ First Lady Tammy Murphy Drops Out Of Senate Race Tammy Murphy, the First Lady of New Jersey, announced on Sunday, March 24, she is ending her campaign for the Democratic nomination for US Senate. The announcement caps a dizzying a few months for Murphy, the wife of Gov. Phil Murphy, who entered the race as a frontrunner, racking up endorsements and raising $3.2 million in six weeks, but watched her campaign stall as Rep. Andy Kim overtook her in the polls.  Murphy was running to replace embattled incumbent Bob Menendez who is facing federal corruption charges. "Continuing in this race will involve waging a very divisive and negative…

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Police & Fire
Two Men Use ATM Skimming Device To Steal $1K: Nutley PD Two Men Use ATM Skimming Device To Steal $1K: Nutley PD
Two Men Use ATM Skimming Device To Steal $1K: Nutley PD Two men are at large after they used a skimming device on an ATM in Nutley to steal $1,000 from a customer's account on Saturday, March 9, authorities said. The skimming device was placed on an ATM at Proponent Bank on Washington Avenue on Thursday, Feb. 22, Nutley police said. The suspects removed the skimming device on Wednesday, Feb. 28, police said. At 3:58 p.m. on March 9, the duo entered a branch on Bloomfield Avenue and withdrew over $1,000 using a customer's credit card information stolen from the Washington Avenue ATM. Police said they are working with bank security and Secret Ser…

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