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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

‘Minecraft’ Mania: Video Game Adaption Explodes At Box Office “A Minecraft Movie” broke records at the box office this weekend, bringing in a stunning haul of $157 million. That is the biggest opening ever for a video game adaptation. The opening blew past expectations with Deadline projecting a $65 million opening. In “Minecraft,” four misfits are pulled through a cubic world that thrives on imagination, being forced to master their newfound universe with the help of an expert crafter named Steve, played by Jack Black, according to a synopsis. Jason Momoa plays Garrett “The Garbage Man” Garrison, a video game expert. The movie has become an event fo…

by Sam Barron

04/07/2025

Police & Fire

Man Shot In Newark Near School: Police A man is in stable condition after he was shot in Newark on Sunday, April 6, authorities said. At 3:56 p.m., officers responded to 14th Avenue and Hayes Street and found the injured man, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. The shooting occurred just steps away from New Horizons Charter School. The man was taken to University Hospital while the shooting remains under investigation, Miranda said.

by Sam Barron

04/07/2025

Lifestyle

Boston Transforming Into Pink Pony Club For Chappell Roan Tribute Show For this upcoming show in Boston, you better be "Hot to Go." Club Cafe, located at 209 Columbus Ave.. is hosting "The Pink Pony Club," a live celebration of Chappell Roan, for two shows, on Friday, April 18 and Saturday, April 19 at 8 p.m. The show promises to be a "feminomenom" with a live band playing the (expletive) beat and performers, many from Boston, singing the pop singer's catalogue, accompanied by drag queens. The first night's theme is "My Kink is Karnival," while the second night's theme is "Slumber Party Kisses." The show is the brainchild of Ashley Wettlin, who runs Just a G…

by Sam Barron

04/06/2025

Lifestyle

Jack Black Hosting This Week’s ‘SNL’ With Elton John, Brandi Carlile Live from New York, it’s Jack Black! The actor and musician will be hosting “Saturday Night Live” for the fourth time on Saturday, April 5. This is Black’s first time hosting since 2005. He is promoting “The Minecraft Movie,” which is expected to top the box office this weekend with $65 million, according to Deadline. In his previous hosting appearances, Black has sung with his Tenacious D bandmate Kyle G about a “Hornet’s Nest” in the Middle East, encountered the Luvahs while on a ski trip, talked about being a megastar and rocked out during a monologue. Black will be joined by musical…

by Sam Barron

04/05/2025

Police & Fire

Man Hospitalized After BMW Crashes Into Utility Pole: Montgomery PD A man is in stable condition after he crashed into a utility pole on Route 518 in Montgomery on the morning of Thursday, April 3, authorities said. At 7:19 a.m., officers responded to a report of a crash with injuries on Route 518 near Mountain View Road and found a 2012 BMW disabled in the westbound lane, Montgomery police said. The driver, a 39-year-old Princeton man, was traveling east on Route 518 before his vehicle crossed the center lines and left the roadway, crashing into a utility pole, police said. The Princeton man was transported to a nearby hospital and is listed in stable con…

by Sam Barron

04/04/2025

Police & Fire

Camden Man Uploaded Child Porn On Google Account: Prosecutor A 58-year-old Camden man was arrested and charged on Wednesday, April 2, with uploading child pornography to his Google account, authorities said. A cyber tip from the National Center of Missing & Exploited Children led detectives to a Google account, run by Candido Munoz, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay and Camden County Police Chief Gabriel Rodriguez said. During the investigation, detectives from the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crimes Unit identified Munoz as the user of a cell phone linked to that Google account, authorities said. A forens…

by Sam Barron

04/04/2025

Police & Fire

Video Shows Victim Of Fiery Route 1 Crash Saved By Cop, Good Samaritan A quick thinking police officer and Good Samaritan helped rescue a man following a fiery crash in South Brunswick on Thursday, April 3, authorities said. At 3:52 a.m., officers responded to a car crash between a 2021 Jeep wrangler and a Honda on Route 1 north near Ridge Road, South Brunswick police said. Following the crash, the Jeep collided with a tree while a Honda came to rest in the right lane of the highway, police said. Officer Daniel Stoddard saw a 50-year-old Hamilton man lying on the highway near his Jeep, fully engulfed in flames, police said. WATCH - Fiery early mornin…

by Sam Barron

04/04/2025

Police & Fire

Man Who Made Phony Bomb Threat Had Cache Of Weapons: Millville PD A 52-year-old Millville man was arrested and charged after a making bomb threat on Thursday, April 3, leading to the discovery of several weapons, authorities said. At 7 p.m., officers responded to the 1900 block of West Main Street after a man, later identified as Charles Loughran, claimed a bomb on their porch was set to go off, Millville police said. Officers located a suspicious briefcase on the porch but no explosives were found and the Atlantic City and New Jersey State Police bomb squads cleared the scene and determined there was no threat, police said. A search of the residence tur…

by Sam Barron

04/04/2025

Police & Fire

Husband Alerted FBI After Lake Hiawatha Man Sexually Assaulted Wife On Flight: Feds A 36-year-old Lake Hiawatha man was recently arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a woman on a flight in January, authorities said. On Sunday, Jan. 26 at 7:26 p.m., a man called the FBI National Threat Operations Center to report his wife had been sexually assaulted on an American Airlines flight from Montana to Dallas by the passenger sitting next to her, according to charging documents. The husband said his wife was texting him that the the passenger sitting next to her, later identified as Bhaveshkumar Dahyabhai Shukla was repeatedly touching her, even though she asked him …

by Sam Barron

04/04/2025

Police & Fire

Crash Shuts Down Lanes On Route 80: Njdot A car crash on Route 80 has snarled traffic in Roxbury Township on the morning of Friday, April 4, authorities said. The crash occurred on Route 80 west of Exit 34 by Route 15, the New Jersey Department of Transportation said. All lanes are closed eastbound, while all lanes are open westbound, the DOT said. This is a developing story, check back later for any additional updates.

by Sam Barron

04/04/2025

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