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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
Trenton Man Charged In Murder Of Ex-Girlfriend, Daughter: Prosecutor Trenton Man Charged In Murder Of Ex-Girlfriend, Daughter: Prosecutor
Trenton Man Charged In Murder Of Ex-Girlfriend, Daughter: Prosecutor A 45-year-old Trenton man was charged on Thursday, April 17, with murdering his ex-girlfriend and her daughter last weekend, authorities said. Bahin Lynch faces two counts of first degree murder in the shooting deaths of Malika Whiting, 40 and her daughter, Jairah Biggs, 13, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey and Trenton Police Director Steve Wilson said. At 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, April 12, Trenton police responded to the 300 block of West State Street and found Biggs in a third-floor bedroom, and Whitting shot in a stairwell leading upstairs, authorities said. Both were pronou…

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Police & Fire
Bridgeton Resident Who Murdered, Robbed Man In Delaware Learns Fate: Attorney General Bridgeton Resident Who Murdered, Robbed Man In Delaware Learns Fate: Attorney General
Bridgeton Resident Who Murdered, Robbed Man In Delaware Learns Fate: Attorney General A 35-year-old Bridgeton man was sentenced to 26 years in prison on Wednesday, April 9, after pleading guilty to murdering a man in Delaware in 2023, authorities said. Deontay Willingham had previously pleaded guilty to murder, robbery and possessing a firearm during a felony, the Delaware Attorney General's Office said. On Sunday, June 11, 2023, Willingham approached Dennis Davis while in Wilmington and proceeded to strike up a conversation, authorities said. Willingham then shot Davis unprovoked, striking him twice, before stealing a necklace pendant from him, authorities said. Davis was …

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Sports
Elmwood Park's Liv Morgan Competing In 4th WrestleMania Elmwood Park's Liv Morgan Competing In 4th WrestleMania
Elmwood Park's Liv Morgan Competing In 4th WrestleMania Liv Morgan, a Bergen County native, is ready to shine at the Showcase of the Immortals. Morgan, who was raised in Elmwood Park, will be wrestling on the second night of WWE's WrestleMania 41 on Sunday April 20, defending her WWE Women's Tag Team Championship with Raquel Rodriguez against the team of Bayley and Lyra Valkyrie in front of 60,000+ fans at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Liv Morgan (@yaonlylivvonce) Having defeated Bayley on a recent episode of WWE's "Monday Night RAW," Morgan seems con…

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Police & Fire
Firefighters Battle Blaze At Same Harding Home For Second Time This Week: Police Firefighters Battle Blaze At Same Harding Home For Second Time This Week: Police
Firefighters Battle Blaze At Same Harding Home For Second Time This Week: Police Firefighters were on scene of a large house fire in Harding on the morning of Thursday, April 17, authorities said, the second blaze this week at the location. First responders were on scene at the home on Shalebrook Drive at 5:30 a.m., Harding Police Chief Michael Gromek said. Multiple fire departments responded to battle the blaze, Gromek said. The fire was eventually brought under control and no injuries were reported, Gromek said. Local, county and state officials are investigating, Gromek said. Gromek told News12 New Jersey there was a fire at the same home earlier in the week, and th…

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3-Year-Old Drowns In Hillside Pool: Police 3-Year-Old Drowns In Hillside Pool: Police
3-Year-Old Drowns In Hillside Pool: Police A 3-year-old drowned in a pool in Hillside on Monday, April 14, authorities said. The drowning occurred in a pool on Elmer Place, Hillside police said. Hillside police declined to release further details, citing an ongoing investigation.

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Piscataway Man Charged In Double Fatal Crash After Speeding Through Red Light: Prosecutor Piscataway Man Charged In Double Fatal Crash After Speeding Through Red Light: Prosecutor
Piscataway Man Charged In Double Fatal Crash After Speeding Through Red Light: Prosecutor A 28-year-old Piscataway man was arrested and charged with vehicular homicide on Thursday, April 10, after a crash that killed two people last year in Linden, authorities said. On Saturday, Oct. 5 at 3 a.m., Devon Scuccimarri was driving an Infinity G37 when it went through a red light at a high rate of speed and crashed into a Freightliner Tractor Trailer at Route 1 and 9 and South Stiles Street, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel and Linden Police Chief David Hart said. Ahmad Campbell, a 25-year-old Edison resident who was sitting in the front seat, was pronounced dead at the sce…

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News
Discord App Exposes Kids To Child Predators: NJ AG Alleges In Suit Discord App Exposes Kids To Child Predators: NJ AG Alleges In Suit
Discord App Exposes Kids To Child Predators: NJ AG Alleges In Suit The Division of Consumers Affairs announced it is suing the Discord app, claiming it misleads parents and exposes children to predators, New Jersey Attorney Matthew Platkin announced on Thursday, April 17. The lawsuit claims Discord violated the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act, when it knew its safety features and policies could not protect kids who use the app, but refused to do better, Platkin said. Discord misled parents and kids about its safety settings for direct messages, Platkin alleges, leaving them vulnerable to sexual and violent content and to online predators who lurk in the app.…

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$990K Jackpot! Franklin Park Lotto Player Wins Big $990K Jackpot! Franklin Park Lotto Player Wins Big
$990K Jackpot! Franklin Park Lotto Player Wins Big It was a winning Wednesday for a Somerset County lottery player. A ticket sold in Franklin Park matched all five numbers in the Jersey Cash 5 drawing held on Wednesday, April 16, winning $990,123.  The ticket was sold at Stop and Shop on Route 27. The winning numbers were 22, 23, 27, 30, 34. The XTRA was 02 and the Bullseye was 27. 

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Pair Of $50K Powerball Tickets Sold In NJ Pair Of $50K Powerball Tickets Sold In NJ
Pair Of $50K Powerball Tickets Sold In NJ It was a wonderful Wednesday for two Powerball players in New Jersey. Tickets sold in Sussex County and Middlesex County, respectively, matched four numbers and the red Powerball in the drawing held on Wednesday, April 9, winning $50,000. The tickets were sold at US Gas on Main Street in Sussex and Welsh Farms on Gatzmer Avenue in Jamesburg.  The winning numbers were 4, 29, 37, 55, 67 and the red Powerball was 10.

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Police & Fire
17-Year-Old Killed After Car Strikes Overpass On Route 55 In Deptford: NJSP 17-Year-Old Killed After Car Strikes Overpass On Route 55 In Deptford: NJSP
17-Year-Old Killed After Car Strikes Overpass On Route 55 In Deptford: Njsp A 17-year-old Sewell resident was killed in a crash on Route 55 after striking an overpass on the early morning of Thursday, April 17, authorities said. At 12:11 a.m., officers responded to Route 55 South in Deptford township after a Toyota Camry driving southbound veered off the roadway to the left and struck a concrete overpass support and a tree, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The driver, who has not been identified, sustained fatal injuries, Lebron said. The crash remains under investigation, Lebron said.

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