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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
Newark Pair Convicted Of Murder In Drive-By Shooting: Prosecutors Newark Pair Convicted Of Murder In Drive-By Shooting: Prosecutors
Newark Pair Convicted Of Murder In Drive-By Shooting: Prosecutors Two Newark men were recently convicted for their roles in which one man was killed when a group of people were shot at in May 2019, authorities said. Tymeer Gumbs, 25, and Isaiah Kane, 25, were in a stolen Dodge Durango when they pulled up to a group of men and started shooting at them at Maple and Chancellor Avenue in Newark, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said.  As the victims began to run, Gumbs exited the Durango and chased down Murad Harris, fatally shooting him in the back of the head, Stephens said. Gumbs ran back to the car, put his gun in the fac…

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News
NYC Skincare Ad Paying $5K Needs Models NYC Skincare Ad Paying $5K Needs Models
NYC Skincare Ad Paying $5K Needs Models A skincare ad filming in New York City is seeking models who will be paid $5,000. A casting director is looking for people to appear in an ad for a skin care brand shooting in early December in New York. The role pays up to $5,000 for 10 hours of work, the ad says. Casting directors are looking for men, ages 25-40, women, ages 25-40, and kids from five to ten.  To apply for the role, click here.

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Police & Fire
Man Groped Two Rutgers Students: Police Man Groped Two Rutgers Students: Police
Man Groped Two Rutgers Students: Police A 29-year-old Hillsborough Township man was arrested and charged on Tuesday, Nov. 21 with groping two female Rutgers students in two separate incidents the night before. The first incident occurred at 11:20 p.m. on College Avenue near Seminary Place and Hamilton Street and the second incident occurred at 11:45 p.m., near Hamilton Street and Easton Avenue, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone, Director Anthony Caputo of the New Brunswick Police Department, and Chief Kenneth Cop of the Rutgers University Police Department said. Crystaljay Ecot grabbed the victims in …

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Police & Fire
Pair Convicted Of Armed Robbery At Fried Chicken Joint: Prosecutors Pair Convicted Of Armed Robbery At Fried Chicken Joint: Prosecutors
Pair Convicted Of Armed Robbery At Fried Chicken Joint: Prosecutors Two men were recently found guilty of robbing a customer at gunpoint at a Kennedy Fried Chicken in Irvington in 2022, authorities said. On Jan. 19, Ricotson Dolisca, a 35-year-old Irvington resident and Gary Rhymes, a 37-year-old East Orange resident were caught on video taking a customer's wallet, phone and clothes at gunpoint inside the eatery, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said. The pair were arrested soon after the robbery and found to possess the victim's property and a firearm, Stephens said. Dolisca and Rhymes were convicted of first degree robbery and…

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Police & Fire
Three Rescued From Vehicle Trapped In Floods: Belleville PD Three Rescued From Vehicle Trapped In Floods: Belleville PD
Three Rescued From Vehicle Trapped In Floods: Belleville PD Three people were rescued after their vehicle got stuck on a flooded roadway in Belleville early Wednesday morning, Nov. 22.  At 5:10 a.m., Belleville police were notified of a vehicle stuck on a flooded roadway near 525 Main St, officers said.  Police found a 2014 Dodge Durango with three occupants inside and along with the fire department, were able to safely remove the occupants, officers said. The vehicle was subsequently towed, police said.  The roadway was eventually reopened, police said.

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WINNER: $10K Mega Millions Ticket Sold At Ocean County 7-Eleven Store WINNER: $10K Mega Millions Ticket Sold At Ocean County 7-Eleven Store
Winner: $10K Mega Millions Ticket Sold At Ocean County 7-Eleven Store Maybe they will spring for extra stuffing and cranberry sauce. A lottery player in Ocean County won $10,000 in the Mega Millions drawing held on Tuesday, Nov. 21 when his ticket matched four of the white balls and the Gold Mega Ball.  The ticket was sold at a 7-Eleven in Point Pleasant. The winning numbers were: 17, 22, 25, 30, and 38 and the Gold Mega Ball was 24.

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Police & Fire
Detectives Trying To ID Newborn Abandoned On NJ Trash 37 Years Ago Detectives Trying To ID Newborn Abandoned On NJ Trash 37 Years Ago
Detectives Trying To ID Newborn Abandoned On NJ Trash 37 Years Ago The day after Thanksgiving in 1986, sanitation workers in South Orange made a grisly discovery. A dead baby was found atop a trash can behind an apartment building at 5 Cottage Street in South Orange on Nov. 28, 1986, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said.  The body was wrapped in a towel and a yellow table runner and placed in a wicker picnic basket, which was left on the trash can, prosecutors said. The white male baby weighed five pounds and still had his umbilical cord, prosecutors said. For 37 years, detectives have been unable to identify the baby or his parents or relatives…

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WINNER: $50K Powerball Ticket Sold At NJ ShopRite WINNER: $50K Powerball Ticket Sold At NJ ShopRite
Winner: $50K Powerball Ticket Sold At NJ ShopRite A New Jersey Lottery player is going to be having a very happy Thanksgiving after winning $50,000 in the Powerball drawing held on Monday, Nov. 20. The ticket matched four of the five numbers, plus the Powerball number. The ticket was sold at ShopRite in Millville.  The winning numbers were 19, 26, 30, 39, and 63. The Powerball was 13.

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Police & Fire
Missing NJ Boater Reunited With Family After Week Adrift Missing NJ Boater Reunited With Family After Week Adrift
Missing NJ Boater Reunited With Family After Week Adrift A boater out of Jersey City was reunited with his family last week after he went missing sailing to Bermuda, the Coast Guard said. No one had heard from the mariner since Monday, Nov. 6, and the Coast Guard Atlantic Area command center began a search and rescue effort, the Coast Guard said.  Another ship, the Time Bandit, heard an alert, and on Wednesday, Nov. 15, found a vessel that matched the description of the missing boat, the Coast Guard said. A Coast Guard boat based in Cape May arrived on the scene and was able to rescue the missing mariner and he was in stable condition. …

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Obituaries
Victim Of Ramsey Train Crash ID'd As Hewitt Outdoorsman Evan Blauvelt, 45 Victim Of Ramsey Train Crash ID'd As Hewitt Outdoorsman Evan Blauvelt, 45
Victim Of Ramsey Train Crash ID'd As Hewitt Outdoorsman Evan Blauvelt, 45 Services have been set for the 45-year-old man fatally struck by a train in Ramsey. Evan Blauvelt, of Hewitt resident, was identified as as the man struck and killed by an NJ Transit train in Ramsey on the morning of Wednesday, Nov. 15, transit officials said Blauvelt, who was pronounced dead at the scene, is being remembered as a man who loved the outdoors, according to his obituary. A Colorado native, he enjoyed skiing and hiking and rooting for the Denver Broncos, his obituary reads. He is survived by his wife, Jacquelyn, his daughter Natasha, his brother, Ryan, his parents, Howard and …

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