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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
Man Airlifted To Hospital After Car Overturns On Route 80 In Morris County: NJSP Man Airlifted To Hospital After Car Overturns On Route 80 In Morris County: NJSP
Man Airlifted To Hospital After Car Overturns On Route 80 In Morris County: Njsp A 27-year-old Rockaway man was seriously injured after a two-car crash caused his vehicle to overturn on Route 80 on Thursday, March 21, authorities said. At 7:34 p.m., on Route 80 west in Roxbury Township, a Ford vehicle collided with the back of a Dodge, ran off the roadway, struck a guardrail and overturned, Troy McNair, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The driver of the Ford suffered serious injuries and was medevacked to an area hospital, McNair said. No other injuries were reported and the crash remains under investigation, McNair said. 

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Police & Fire
Mexican Truckers Busted With $28 Million Of Marijuana At NJ Weigh Station: Prosecutor Mexican Truckers Busted With $28 Million Of Marijuana At NJ Weigh Station: Prosecutor
Mexican Truckers Busted With $28 Million Of Marijuana At NJ Weigh Station: Prosecutor Two men from Mexico were arrested on Tuesday, March 12, at a Warren County weigh station after being found with more than $28 million worth of marijuana, authorities said. The New Jersey State Police Mobile Safe Freight Unit was conducting an inspection of a commercial tractor trailer carrying oranges from California to Queens at the Greenwich Township Weigh Station, Warren County Prosecutor James Pfeiffer said. A visual inspection of the vehicle revealed pallets of oranges and 12 additional pallets of unlabeled cardboard boxes, Pfeiffer said. The unlabeled cardboard boxes were inconsistent…

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Police & Fire
NJ Man Missing After Taking Bus To Upstate NY In February: Police NJ Man Missing After Taking Bus To Upstate NY In February: Police
NJ Man Missing After Taking Bus To Upstate NY In February: Police A 20-year-old New Jersey man is missing, last seen boarding a bus to the Adirondacks on Thursday, Feb. 29, authorities said.  Adam Ishak, of Roxbury Township, left his home at 3 a.m. and boarded a bus from New York City to Saranac Lake that left at 7 a.m., Saranac Lake police said.  The bus arrived in Saranac Lake at 2:25 p.m., police said. He left a note for his mother telling her he was going to the airport and not to worry, police said. Ishak is 5-foot-8 and weighs 120 lbs. with green eyes and brown hair. His mother said he is possibly on the autism spectrum, though he ha…

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Police & Fire
Two Men Brandished Boxcutter During Sephora Theft: Morris Plains PD (PHOTO) Two Men Brandished Boxcutter During Sephora Theft: Morris Plains PD (PHOTO)
Two Men Brandished Boxcutter During Sephora Theft: Morris Plains PD (Photo) Two suspects remain at large after they brandished a boxcutter while taking merchandise from a Sephora in Morris Plains on Sunday, Jan. 28, authorities said. At 7:14 p.m., two men entered the Sephora store within Kohl's Department Store at 1711 Route 10 East and took $1,700 worth of merchandise, Morris Plains police said. The duo were confronted by store employees while leaving the store but one of the suspects brandished a boxcutter and they exited the store, police said. The suspects fled the scene in a black Chevrolet Impala, police said. The two suspects also shoplifted from Kohl's in N…

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Morris County Dojo Owner Gets Probation For Sex With Developmentally Disabled Adult: Prosecutor Morris County Dojo Owner Gets Probation For Sex With Developmentally Disabled Adult: Prosecutor
Morris County Dojo Owner Gets Probation For Sex With Developmentally Disabled Adult: Prosecutor A 52-year-old Morris County owner of a karate academy was sentenced on Friday, March 15 to two years probation, after pleading guilty to having sex with a developmentally disabled adult, authorities said. Raymond Ziesse, who owns Mount Olive Karate Academy in Flanders, had a sexual relationship with the former adult student between May 2018 and August 2018 at the dojo, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. Ziesse was indicted in December 2023 and pleaded guilty to criminal sexual contact last month, authorities said.

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News
JACKPOT! NJ Lotto Ticket Sold Online Wins Big JACKPOT! NJ Lotto Ticket Sold Online Wins Big
Jackpot! NJ Lotto Ticket Sold Online Wins Big It was a Thursday to remember for one New Jersey resident. A ticket sold online via the Jackpocket app  matched all five numbers in the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot drawing on Thursday, March 21, winning $219,460. The Jackpocket app is based in Hewitt in Passaic County. The winning numbers were 12, 15, 21, 34 and 44 and the XTRA number was: 02. 

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Police & Fire
Man Who Went Into Cardiac Arrest At Local Business Meets NJ Officer Who Saved His Life Man Who Went Into Cardiac Arrest At Local Business Meets NJ Officer Who Saved His Life
Man Who Went Into Cardiac Arrest At Local Business Meets NJ Officer Who Saved His Life On Saturday, Feb. 24, Washington Township police officer Scott Myers did what he was trained to do: He saved a life. Louis Luckhardt, a Long View physical therapist, went into cardiac arrest at a local business, but luckily for him, Myers arrived on the scene and performed CPR and used his defibrilator to revive him and Luckhardt eventually made a full recovery.  "Responding to medical emergencies is one of the calls where we as officers have the greatest positive impact on the residents of Washington Township and Califon," Myers, who had gone through EMT training, said. "I w…

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Lifestyle
Netflix Murder Show Examines 'Carnegie Deli Massacre' That Killed NJ Actress Netflix Murder Show Examines 'Carnegie Deli Massacre' That Killed NJ Actress
Netflix Murder Show Examines 'Carnegie Deli Massacre' That Killed NJ Actress The "Carnegie Deli Massacre" was a quintuple-shooting and triple-murder that shocked the nation. In 2001, actress Jennifer Stahl, a Mercer County native who appeared in "Dirty Dancing", was one of five people shot execution-style in an apartment above New York's iconic Carnegie Deli in midtown Manhattan. Jennifer Stahl, a New Jersey native, died in what's known as the "Carnegie Deli Massacre," now being examined on a new Netflix true crime show. Courtesy of Netflix While two people survived, three others — including Stahl — were killed in the shooting.  The case is now the sub…

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Politics
'Champion' Menendez Won't Run In Democratic Primary, Considering Independent Bid (VIDEO) 'Champion' Menendez Won't Run In Democratic Primary, Considering Independent Bid (VIDEO)
'Champion' Menendez Won't Run In Democratic Primary, Considering Independent Bid (Video) Embattled Senator Robert Menendez announced he will not run for re-election as a Democrat, but did not rule out running as an independent. Menendez, who is facing numerous federal bribery charges, made the announcement in a nine-minute video on Thursday, March 21.  Menendez, who has professed his innocence and called himself a champion for the state of New Jersey, said the charges against him make running a campaign impossible.  ALSO SEE: Menendez Accepted Benz As Bribe Following Fatal Wreck Caused By His Wife In Bergen: Reports "New Jerseysians deserve better than that," M…

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Police & Fire
Woman Survives 16-Foot Plunge Down Elevator Shaft In Jersey City: Authorities Woman Survives 16-Foot Plunge Down Elevator Shaft In Jersey City: Authorities
Woman Survives 16-Foot Plunge Down Elevator Shaft In Jersey City: Authorities A 53-year-old woman was in stable condition after she fell 16 feet down an elevator shaft in a Jersey City apartment building on Monday, March 18, authorities said. The woman was found 16 feet under the first floor in the basement of 11 Gifford Ave., lying on her back, when Jersey City officers arrived just before 3:40 p.m., according to Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione, a spokeswoman for the mayor's office. The woman was taken to a nearby hospital where she was treated for abrasions to both legs, as well as pain in her left elbow, Wallace-Scalcione said.  Her family told NBC New York …

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