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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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Obituaries
Longtime Newark Police Officer Paul Hamilton Dies At 49 Longtime Newark Police Officer Paul Hamilton Dies At 49
Longtime Newark Police Officer Paul Hamilton Dies At 49 Paul Hamilton, a longtime police officer in Newark, died Saturday, June 7, at the age of 49, according to his obituary. Known for his sense of humor and love of practical jokes, Hamilton enjoyed playing basketball, Scrabble and especially loved spending time with his family, taking trips to Wildwood and Disney, his obituary reads. Hamilton served on the Newark police force for more than 20 years before retiring and was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police, according to his obituary. RIP Paul … you will be missed 😞😞😞 Posted by Theresa Osborne Coleman on Tuesday, June 10, 2025 …

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Police & Fire
Man Killed In Newark Double Shooting: Prosecutor Man Killed In Newark Double Shooting: Prosecutor
Man Killed In Newark Double Shooting: Prosecutor A 26-year-old man was killed in a double shooting in Newark on Wednesday afternoon, June 11, authorities said. At 4 p.m., Karon Gray sustained a gunshot wound to his abdomen at 858 South 17th St. in Newark, a spokesperson for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. Gray was transported to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 4:30 p.m., authorities said. Another man sustained a gunshot wound to his arm, authorities said. The investigation is ongoing, authorities said.

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Sports
Billionaire Mark Cuban Joins Thousands In Supporting New Providence Wrestler With ALS Billionaire Mark Cuban Joins Thousands In Supporting New Providence Wrestler With ALS
Billionaire Mark Cuban Joins Thousands In Supporting New Providence Wrestler With ALS In the ring, he's known as Jeff Cannonball, a hardcore daredevil who beats his opponents with his devastating sit-out tombstone piledriver. But outside the ring, Jeff  Guerriero is a husband to Sam and father to his toddler son, Milo. The New Providence resident, who also works as a dispatcher, announced his ALS diagnosis last month in a Facebook post. And the disease has been progressing rapidly, according to a fundraiser set up to support his family. "It absolutely sucks and I've been a bit of a wreck," Jeff wrote. "But my family and very few friends I've told have been ex…

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Police & Fire
17-Year-Old Who Brought Loaded Gun To Woodbridge HS Learns Fate: Prosecutor 17-Year-Old Who Brought Loaded Gun To Woodbridge HS Learns Fate: Prosecutor
17-Year-Old Who Brought Loaded Gun To Woodbridge HS Learns Fate: Prosecutor A 17-year-old Woodbridge Township boy  was sentenced to three years in the youth justice commission on Monday, June 9, after pleading guilty to bringing a loaded gun to school, authorities said. On Monday, March 17, a Woodbridge Township student received threatening text messages from another student at Woodbridge High School, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Woodbridge Township Police Director Joseph Nisky said. The student reported the threats to school administrators who searched the boy's belongings, discovering the loaded firearm, authorities said. Woodbr…

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News
DWI Jefferson Twp Driver Found Unconscious Slumped Over Steering Wheel: Police DWI Jefferson Twp Driver Found Unconscious Slumped Over Steering Wheel: Police
DWI Jefferson Twp Driver Found Unconscious Slumped Over Steering Wheel: Police A 32-year-old Jefferson Township man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated on Saturday, June 7, in Denville, authorities said. At 4:52 p.m., Paul Rankin Jr. was found unconscious slumped over the steering wheel on Franklin Road near the Route 46 traffic light, Denville police said. Police knocked on the driver’s window to wake him up, officers said. While speaking with Rankin, officers discovered he was under the influence of narcotics, police said, and a search found him to be in possession of heroin, crack cocaine, crack smoke pipes, hypodermic needles and other drug par…

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Police & Fire
Elizabeth Man Learns Fate After Shooting Victim In Head: Prosecutor Elizabeth Man Learns Fate After Shooting Victim In Head: Prosecutor
Elizabeth Man Learns Fate After Shooting Victim In Head: Prosecutor A 22-year-old Elizabeth man was sentenced to 23 years in prison on Friday, June 6, after previously pleading guilty to aggravated manslaughter, authorities said. On Friday, June 23, 2023 at 9:39 p.m., Elizabeth police responded to Spring Street and Third Ave where they found David Guevara suffering from gunshot wounds to the head, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel, Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves, and Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca said. Guevara was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Joel Argueta pleaded guilty on Monday, March 31, authorities said. He wa…

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Police & Fire
Elizabeth Trio Learn Fate For New Year’s Day Shooting: Prosecutor Elizabeth Trio Learn Fate For New Year’s Day Shooting: Prosecutor
Elizabeth Trio Learn Fate For New Year’s Day Shooting: Prosecutor Three Elizabeth men were sentenced to prison on Friday, June 6, for their roles in a 2023 New Year’s Day shooting, authorities said. On January 1, 2023, Elizabeth police responded to Fourth Street on a report of a shooting and found Vladimir Martinez with multiple gunshot wounds, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel, Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves, and Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca said. Martinez was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Albenys Soto-Fernandez, 26, was sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated manslaughter and conspiracy t…

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Police & Fire
Man Shot in Head At Popeyes, 18-Year-Old Arrested: Township of Hamilton PD Man Shot in Head At Popeyes, 18-Year-Old Arrested: Township of Hamilton PD
Man Shot in Head At Popeyes, 18-Year-Old Arrested: Township of Hamilton PD An 18-year-old Pleasantville resident was arrested and charged after he shot a man in the head at a Popeyes in Mays Landing, authorities said. On Monday, June 9, officers responded to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Pomona, where a man was being treated for a gunshot wound to the head, Township of Hamilton police said. An investigation determined the shooting occurred in the Popeyes parking lot at 4616 Black Horse Pike earlier that evening, police said. Christian Ruiz was arrested on Tuesday, June 10, following an investigation, police said. He was charged with six counts of agg…

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Police & Fire
Opioids From India, Dog Fighting Ring, Basement Drug Lab: Millville Man Busted Again, AG Says Opioids From India, Dog Fighting Ring, Basement Drug Lab: Millville Man Busted Again, AG Says
Opioids From India, Dog Fighting Ring, Basement Drug Lab: Millville Man Busted Again, AG Says A 46-year-old Millville man was arrested and charged on Wednesday, June 11, after he was discovered to be manufacturing drugs out of his home, authorities said. Bruce Low, who was charged last year with running a dog fighting ring, was hit with numerous drug offenses after he was found to be in possession of large amounts of opioids, morphine and other drug paraphernalia, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said.  An investigation into Low began after a package shipped to his address from India was inspected by Customs and Border Patrol and found to contain six kilograms of Tapentado…

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Obituaries
Willingboro Boy Killed After Mom Fell Asleep Driving To Be Buried In Ecuador: Campaign Willingboro Boy Killed After Mom Fell Asleep Driving To Be Buried In Ecuador: Campaign
Willingboro Boy Killed After Mom Fell Asleep Driving To Be Buried In Ecuador: Campaign Marlon Palacios, a 13-year-old Willingboro boy, has been identified as the victim killed in a car crash in Pemberton on Sunday, June 8, according to a fundraiser set up to support his family. At 6:32 a.m., officers responded to a single car crash at 537 Magnolia Rd after the driver, Marlon's mother, Maria Rosa Palacios, fell asleep while traveling 50 mph, Pemberton Township Police said. The silver 2016 Audi A3 ran off the roadway and struck a tree, police said. Marlon, a front seat passenger, was transported to Cooper University Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said. Palacios …

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