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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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Cereal Dreams Offers Childhood Nostalgia In North Jersey: 'I Want People To Feel Happy' Cereal Dreams Offers Childhood Nostalgia In North Jersey: 'I Want People To Feel Happy'
Cereal Dreams Offers Childhood Nostalgia In North Jersey: 'I Want People To Feel Happy' Waking up on Saturday morning with a big bowl of cereal and turning on cartoons was a rite of passage for people of a certain age.  A South Orange eatery is aiming to bring that feeling of nostalgia back. Anne Mandell, of Maplewood, recently opened Cereal Dreams at the Co-Lab at 57 South Orange Ave. Cereal Dreams features 25 different cereals, with Mandell serving as the cerealtender, mixing different cereals to whatever anyone's heart desires, even for the weirdos who don't like milk in their cereal. Cereal Dreams also serves up cereal treats. View this post on Instagr…

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Police & Fire
Bloomfield Man Gets 35 Years For Murder Of Gas Station Attendant: Prosecutors Bloomfield Man Gets 35 Years For Murder Of Gas Station Attendant: Prosecutors
Bloomfield Man Gets 35 Years For Murder Of Gas Station Attendant: Prosecutors A 36-year-old Bloomfield man was sentenced to 35 years in state prison on Tuesday, Feb. 6 after being convicted of murdering Jahque Benbow, a 23-year-old gas station attendant in May 2022, prosecutors announced. Lamar Sommers, along with two other men, conspired to shoot Benbow at the Irvington gas station where he worked, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said.  Sommers waited in the car while the two men shot Benbow five times, Stephens said. Sommers was apprehended in North Carolina a month later, Stephens said. Aside from murder, Sommers was also convicted of&nbs…

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WINNER! $50K Powerball Ticket Sold In New Jersey WINNER! $50K Powerball Ticket Sold In New Jersey
Winner! $50K Powerball Ticket Sold In New Jersey Someone in the Garden State is a whole lot wealthier after the Powerball drawing on Monday, Feb. 5. A ticket sold online via the Jackpocket app, based in Hewitt in  Passaic County, matched four numbers plus the red Powerball, winning $50,000. The winning numbers were 1, 2, 27, 30, 67 and the red Powerball was 9.

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Police & Fire
Teen Cheerleader Critical After Struck By Hit, Run Vehicle In Newark: Prosecutor, Report Teen Cheerleader Critical After Struck By Hit, Run Vehicle In Newark: Prosecutor, Report
Teen Cheerleader Critical After Struck By Hit, Run Vehicle In Newark: Prosecutor, Report An 18-year-old girl is in critical condition after being struck by a hit and run vehicle in Newark on Sunday, Feb. 4, authorities said. At 10:15 p.m., the girl was struck on the 500 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens, II said. She was taken to University Hospital, Stephens said. According to ABC7, the girl is a cheerleader who had just returned to Newark Arts High School following a competition.  The Essex County Prosecutor’s Crime Scene Investigations Bureau is investigating the crash, Stephens said.

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Police & Fire
Six Suspected Armed Robbers Arrested Following Route 78 Pursuit: NJSP Six Suspected Armed Robbers Arrested Following Route 78 Pursuit: NJSP
Six Suspected Armed Robbers Arrested Following Route 78 Pursuit: Njsp Six people suspected of involvement in an armed robbery were arrested following a pursuit with multiple police departments on Route 78 on Saturday, New Jersey State Police said on Facebook. At 9:05 a.m., Newark police were pursuing a vehicle westbound on I-78 in Tewksbury, state police said.  The vehicle came to a stop and the six suspects fled the scene on foot, police said. With the assistance of K-9 and Aviation units, the suspects were apprehended and a firearm was recovered, police said.  Troopers from Somerville Station, Perryville Station and police in Tewksbury and Readin…

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Arrest Made In Fatal Stabbing Of 27-Year-Old Woman At NJ Apartment Complex: Prosecutors Arrest Made In Fatal Stabbing Of 27-Year-Old Woman At NJ Apartment Complex: Prosecutors
Arrest Made In Fatal Stabbing Of 27-Year-Old Woman At NJ Apartment Complex: Prosecutors A 27-year-old Somerville man was arrested on Sunday, Feb. 4, and charged with fatally stabbing Maryrose Fealey last week, authorities said. David Shroitman was charged with first-degree murder, possession of a weapon, tampering with physical evidence, and hindering apprehension, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Maryrose Fealey Facebook Fealey, a Somerville resident was found by Somerville police responding to a 911 call, outside a residential complex on North Bridge Street around 10:20 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, McDonald said alongside Somerset County Prosecuto…

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NJ McDonald's Customer Burned By Scalding Tea, Lawsuit Says NJ McDonald's Customer Burned By Scalding Tea, Lawsuit Says
NJ McDonald's Customer Burned By Scalding Tea, Lawsuit Says A woman is suing a McDonald's in Morris County claiming she suffered severe burns from their hot tea in January 2022. Stacey Crisman, a Kenvil resident, says in the suit that an employee at the McDonald's at 249 Route 10 East in Succasunna did not properly close the lid on a cup of tea, causing scalding hot tea to spill all over Crisman, according to the lawsuit.  The effects  of the have been severe on Crisman, who said she "has lost the enjoyment of life," according to the lawsuit. She is seeking proper compensation for the damages she has suffered. The lawsuit was filed on Fri…

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Obituaries
North Bergen Mom Daniela Drago-Kascic Dies, 56: 'I Will Never Stop Missing You' North Bergen Mom Daniela Drago-Kascic Dies, 56: 'I Will Never Stop Missing You'
North Bergen Mom Daniela Drago-Kascic Dies, 56: 'I Will Never Stop Missing You' Shock and sadness spread following the death of Daniela Drago-Kascic on Tuesday, Jan. 30. Daniela, 56, was a devoted mom to her two daughters, Christina and Julianna, cheering on Julianna at her basketball games and supporting Christina and she pursued a career in nursing, her obituary on the Vainieri Funeral Home website reads.  "The love she gave was a gift to all who knew her," one person wrote on her tribute wall. In a tribute shared to Facebook, Daniela's daughter Christina writes: "Mommy I love you so much. The best mom I ever could’ve had. I will never stop missing you." Mommy …

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Funeral Set For Woman Stabbed Dead In Somerset County: 'A Bright Light' Funeral Set For Woman Stabbed Dead In Somerset County: 'A Bright Light'
Funeral Set For Woman Stabbed Dead In Somerset County: 'A Bright Light' Funeral services have been set for 27-year-old Maryrose Fealey, who was fatally stabbed in Somerville on Tuesday, Jan. 30. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 7, at St. John's Episcopal Church in Somerville, according to her obituary on the Bridgewater Funeral Home website.  Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 6, at the funeral home. Fealey, who was born and raised in the borough, was a graduate of Rutgers Business School and was a dedicated to battling drug addiction, founding 4TheYounger Me and working with Not an Easy Fix and Empo…

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Dog Who Rode NJ Transit From South Orange To Hoboken Reunited With Owner Dog Who Rode NJ Transit From South Orange To Hoboken Reunited With Owner
Dog Who Rode NJ Transit From South Orange To Hoboken Reunited With Owner NJ Transit is becoming an animal sanctuary. Six weeks after Ricardo the bull was spotted on the train tracks, a dog decided to give the railroad a try, boarding a train at Mountain Station on the morning of Thursday, Feb. 2., NJ Transit Police said on Facebook.   He was following an unrelated commuter and rode to Hoboken Terminal, police said. The dog was picked up by animal control and taken to the Jersey City Humane Society. On Sunday, Feb. 4, NJ Transit police said he had been reunited with his owner, thanking commuters who shared their post. "You helped to spread the wo…

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