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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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125 Years: East Orange Murderer Receives Lengthy Sentence, Prosecutor Says 125 Years: East Orange Murderer Receives Lengthy Sentence, Prosecutor Says
125 Years: East Orange Murderer Receives Lengthy Sentence, Prosecutor Says A 31-year-old East Orange man was sentenced to 125 years in prison on Monday, June 16, after being convicted of murder in the first degree and other charges, authorities said. Isaiah Knight was also convicted of weapons offenses and conspiracy to commit witness tampering on Thursday, April 17, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II. Knight shot Tyzier White, 23, five times at close range following a dispute involving White, Knight and his cousin, Stephens said. While in jail, Knight devised a witness tampering scheme involving his sister, cousin, girlfriend, and an unidentified man, …

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WINNER! Spotswood Lotto Player Splits $816K Jackpot WINNER! Spotswood Lotto Player Splits $816K Jackpot
Winner! Spotswood Lotto Player Splits $816K Jackpot It was a sensational Saturday for two lottery players in New Jersey. Tickets sold in Middlesex County and on the Jackpocket app both won the Jersey Cash 5 drawing on Saturday, June 14, winning $816,218. Each player will receive $408,109. The Middlesex ticket was sold at ShopRite in Spotswood at 380 Summerhill Rd.  The winning numbers were 22, 35, 37, 40 and 42. The XTRA was 04 and the Bullseye was 35.

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East Orange 'Handyman With A Plan' Mourned After Fatally Hit By Cars On Garden State Parkway East Orange 'Handyman With A Plan' Mourned After Fatally Hit By Cars On Garden State Parkway
East Orange 'Handyman With A Plan' Mourned After Fatally Hit By Cars On Garden State Parkway Richard Lee Angel, a 70-year-old East Orange man, was killed while walking on the Garden State Parkway in Irvington on Thursday, June 12, authorities said. At 4:25 a.m., a Jeep Grand Cherokee and an unknown vehicle were traveling northbound on the Parkway when a crash occurred between both vehicles and Angel, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. Angel was pronounced dead at the scene, Lebron said.  Angel was a popular building superintendent in Brooklyn, nicknamed "the handyman with a plan," according to a fundraiser set up to support his family.  He …

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3 Injured In 2-Car Crash: Manchester Twp PD 3 Injured In 2-Car Crash: Manchester Twp PD
3 Injured In 2-Car Crash: Manchester Twp PD Three people were injured in a two-car crash in Manchester Township on Monday morning, June 16, authorities said. At 7:50 a.m., officers responded to the crash at County Route 571 and Beacon Street and found a red 2013 Volvo S60 and a gray 2017 Chevrolet Camaro, Manchester police said. The Chevrolet had been stopped at a stop sign on Beacon Street, intending to turn left onto Route 571, police said. As the Chevrolet began to make its left turn, it was struck by the Volvo which was traveling eastbound in the left lane of Route 571, police said. The driver and passenger of the Volvo, both Ma…

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Police & Fire
Support Swells For Wall Teacher Injured In Wrong Way Drunk Driving Crash Support Swells For Wall Teacher Injured In Wrong Way Drunk Driving Crash
Support Swells For Wall Teacher Injured In Wrong Way Drunk Driving Crash Sonali Anderson and her son Kannon were traveling southbound on Route 34 in Wall on Sunday, May 18 when they were hit head-on by a drunk driver going the wrong way, according to a fundraiser set up to support her and her family. Anderson, an elementary school teacher at Matawan-Aberdeen Middle School, sustained life-threatening injuries, requiring emergency surgery to stop the internal bleeding. She also sustained multiple broken bones, including her leg, ankle, arm and hip, all of which required surgery. She remains in intensive care in critical but stable condition at a nearby hospita…

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DWI Driver Charged After Crash Leaves Man Critical: Franklin Twp PD DWI Driver Charged After Crash Leaves Man Critical: Franklin Twp PD
DWI Driver Charged After Crash Leaves Man Critical: Franklin Twp PD A 46-year-old Monroeville resident was arrested and charged with assault by auto after a car crash in Franklin Township, Sunday afternoon, June 15, authorities said. At 12:56 p.m., officers responded to Swedesboro Road and Little Mill Road for a car crash with a person trapped, Franklin Township police said. David Hewitt was operating a 2018 Dodge Ram on Little Mill Road when he failed to stop at a stop sign at Swedesboro Road, striking a 2005 Ford F-350 driven by a 34-year-old Clayton man traveling east on Swedesboro Road. The driver of the Ford was trapped inside the vehicle and extricat…

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Perth Amboy Arsonist Set Fire With Infant Inside Home: Middlesex County Prosecutor Perth Amboy Arsonist Set Fire With Infant Inside Home: Middlesex County Prosecutor
Perth Amboy Arsonist Set Fire With Infant Inside Home: Middlesex County Prosecutor A 46-year-old Perth Amboy man was arrested and charged on Friday, June 13, with setting a fire inside a home with five people, including an infant, authorities said. On Tuesday, June 10, at 10:09 p.m., first responders responded to a blaze on Prospect Street, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Perth Amboy Police Chief Larry Cattano said. Five people, a 25-year-old man, 25-year-old woman, 29-year- old man, 49-year-old woman and a 2-month-old infant girl, were transported to a nearby hospital for treatment of burns and smoke inhalation, authorities said. An investigation determi…

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20-Year-Old Fatally Shot In Millville: Prosecutor 20-Year-Old Fatally Shot In Millville: Prosecutor
20-Year-Old Fatally Shot In Millville: Prosecutor A 20-year-old man was fatally shot in Millville Saturday morning, June 14, authorities said. At 11:05 a.m., Roshaud Rhett was found shot on the 300 block of Maurice Street, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said. He was transported to Inspira Medical Center in Vineland where he was pronounced dead, Webb-McRae said. The investigation is ongoing, authorities said.

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South Amboy Man Who Fatally Struck Mother Of 4, Left Scene, Learns Fate: Prosecutor South Amboy Man Who Fatally Struck Mother Of 4, Left Scene, Learns Fate: Prosecutor
South Amboy Man Who Fatally Struck Mother Of 4, Left Scene, Learns Fate: Prosecutor A 21-year-old South Amboy resident was sentenced to six years in prison on Friday, June 13, after he previously pleaded guilty to fatally striking a pedestrian and leaving the scene in a crash last year, authorities said. On Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, at 9:15 p.m., Brick Township police responded to Route 35 South and Bay Avenue after a pedestrian, Julia Sutton, a 56-year-old Weehawken resident, who was out jogging, was struck by a 1999 Ford Explorer that fled the scene, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Sutton was taken to Hackensack Meridian Ocean University Medical Center, wh…

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Passenger Airlifted After 3-Car Wreck: Manchester PD Passenger Airlifted After 3-Car Wreck: Manchester PD
Passenger Airlifted After 3-Car Wreck: Manchester PD A 64-year-old Manchester woman was airlifted to a nearby hospital following a three-vehicle crash in the township on Friday afternoon, June 13, authorities said. At 5:53 p.m., officers responded to Route 70 and Ridgeway Road after a black 2022 Honda HR-V traveling west on Route 70 failed to yield to the right of way of a 2009 Ford Expedition, while attempting a left turn on Ridgeway Road, Manchester police said. After crashing into the Ford, the Honda rotated 90 degrees and crashed into a white 2024 GMC Yukon which was stopped in traffic on Ridgeway Road, police said. The 64-year-old woman…

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