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Sam Barron

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sbarron@dailyvoice.com

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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.

Sam Barron's Contributions

Business

24-Hour West Orange Diner 'Americana' Closes A diner in West Orange that served food at all hours has shut its doors. The Americana Diner announced its closure earlier this month after 12 years in business. The diner was open 24-7, 363 days a year, only closed on Christmas Day and Thanksgiving. The diner did not give a reason for its closure. Patrons expressed sadness at the shuttering of their beloved greasy spoon. "My favorite place. I'll miss you guys," one customer wrote. "Oh no! I'm so sorry to hear this," another customer said.

by Sam Barron

03/27/2025

Police & Fire

Mount Ephraim Man Had Child Porn On Google Account: Prosecutor A 44-year-old Mount Ephraim man was arrested and charged with possessing child pornography on Tuesday, March 25, authorities said. A tip from the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children led law enforcement to a Google account operated by Charles Campbell IV that had child sexual abuse material, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay and Mount Ephraim Police Chief Brian Conte said. Campbell was charged with possessing child sexual abuse material and remanded to Camden County Correctional Facility pending a detention hearing, authorities said.

by Sam Barron

03/27/2025

Police & Fire

Five Injured, School Bus Overturns On Route 195: Njsp (Updated) Five people were injured, including one seriously, after a school bus overturned while on Route 195 in Wall Township on the morning of Thursday, March 27, authorities said. The bus was traveling eastbound on Route 195 and overturned after colliding with a GMC van at 7:24 a.m., Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for New Jersey State Police said. One juvenile passenger sustained serious injuries while the driver and three other juvenile passengers sustained minor injuries, Lebron said. The driver and four passengers have been transferred to an area hospital, Lebron said. All eastbound lanes on Rout…

by Sam Barron

03/27/2025

Police & Fire

Drug Trafficker Nabbed By ICE In Long Branch A 35-year-old man wanted in Brazil was nabbed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Long Branch on Friday, March 21, authorities said. Dirlei Da luz Da Silva was wanted by Brazilian authorities for failing to appear to serve his 12 year, 10-month sentence for drug trafficking, ICE said. Da Silva was originally arrested last year by U.S. Border Patrol near El Paso, ICE said. Da Silva was served with a notice to appear and was released on his own recognizance, ICE said. Brazilian authorities issued a warrant for Da Silva's arrest in January, ICE said. Da Silva remains in ICE c…

by Sam Barron

03/27/2025

News

Newly Minted Millionaire! Atlantic City Lotto Player Wins $1.5 Million It was a terrific Tuesday for a lottery player in Atlantic City. Their ticket matched all five numbers in the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot on Tuesday, March 25, winning $1.5 million. The ticket was sold at La Bodega on Atlantic Avenue. The winning numbers were 01, 04, 30, 39 and 41. The Xtra was 02 and the Bullseye was 30.

by Sam Barron

03/27/2025

Police & Fire

Loaded AK-47 Recovered After Piscataway Man Arrested: South Plainfield PD A loaded AK-47 was seized after a 23-year-old Piscataway man was arrested on Monday, March 24, for numerous traffic violations in South Plainfield, authorities said. On Friday, March 21, Kairi Watford fled from law enforcement after he was observed driving 65 miles per hour in a 25 miles per hour zone, disregarding officer signals, crossing a double yellow line and illegally passing two vehicles, including a school bus, South Plainfield police said. On Monday, his vehicle was spotted on New Durham Avenue but he fled from officers again, police said. Officers tracked the vehicle to a residen…

by Sam Barron

03/27/2025

Police & Fire

Man Stole $6K In Equipment From Montclair Film Festival: Police A 34-year-old Montclair man was arrested and charged on Tuesday, March 25, with stealing $6,000 in electronic equipment from the headquarters of the Montclair Film Festival the day before authorities said. At 11:02 a.m., officers responded to the headquarters of the Montclair Film Festival at 505 Bloomfield Ave. after an employee discovered $6,000 in electronic equipment had been stolen from the basement podcast studio, police said. Surveillance footage showed a man, later identified as Max Collazo, breaking into the basement at 1:40 a.m., retrieving a messenger bag and filling it with equi…

by Sam Barron

03/26/2025

Police & Fire

Verizon Salesman, Old Bridge Resident Guilty Of Stabbing Man In Neck: Prosecutor A 35-year-old Verizon door-to-door salesman was convicted on Wednesday, March 26, of stabbing a man in the neck in 2022 in Ocean County, authorities said. Michael Tsamas, a Laurence Harbor resident, was found guilty of aggravated manslaughter in the death of Joseph Delgardio, a Jackson Township resident, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Tsamas was also convicted of multiple weapons charges, Billhimer said. On Thursday May 26, 2022 at 6:15 p.m., Jackson Township police responded to West Veterans Highway and Conor Road and found Delgardio lying in a pool of blood in the roadway…

by Sam Barron

03/26/2025

Police & Fire

ATM Skimmers Discovered At Trenton 7-Eleven: Prosecutor Two overlay skimmer devices were recently discovered at a 7-Eleven in Trenton, authorities said. The Mercer County Prosecutor's Office Cyber Crimes Task Force discovered a video of the ATM skimmers at the 7-Eleven at 559 Lalor St. at the Trenton/Hamilton border, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey said. On Monday morning, March 24, members of the Cyber Crimes Task Force recovered the skimmer devices and forwarded them to the United States Secret Service Electronic Crimes Task Force laboratory for forensic analysis, Marbrey said. Anyone who used a credit or debt card at that 7-Eleven i…

by Sam Barron

03/26/2025

Police & Fire

Trio Of Teen Car Burglars Busted In Bayonne After Taking Handgun: Police Three teenage burglaries were recently arrested and charged in Bayonne with breaking into multiple vehicles, authorities said. On Saturday, March 15, at 3 30 a.m., officers responded to a vehicle break-in at 2nd Street and Avenue C, and learned several other vehicles had been entered by the same suspects, Bayonne police said. Two fully loaded handguns were taken from one of the vehicles, police said. The suspect vehicle was soon spotted, but they fled at a high rate of speed and the pursuit was terminated, police said. The vehicle was reported stolen out of Jersey City, police said. An inv…

by Sam Barron

03/26/2025

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