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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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Brick Township Man Admits To Uploading Child Porn, Faces Year In Jail: Prosecutor Brick Township Man Admits To Uploading Child Porn, Faces Year In Jail: Prosecutor
Brick Township Man Admits To Uploading Child Porn, Faces Year In Jail: Prosecutor A 71-year-old Brick Township man pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Feb. 5 to uploading child pornography, authorities said. Robert Lasher faces a sentencing of 364 days in jail per the terms of a plea agreement, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. An investigation was launched into Lasher after  the New Jersey State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received cyber-tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that an individual was uploading images of child pornography to the internet, Billhimer said. The IP address was associated with L…

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Repeat Offender Convicted In Trenton Drive-By Faces Up To 30 Years In Prison: Prosecutor Repeat Offender Convicted In Trenton Drive-By Faces Up To 30 Years In Prison: Prosecutor
Repeat Offender Convicted In Trenton Drive-By Faces Up To 30 Years In Prison: Prosecutor A 26-year-old Trenton man was convicted on Wednesday, Feb. 5 for his role in a 2022 drive-by shooting. As a repeat offender, Davion Smith faces up to 30 years in prison after being found guilty of aggravated assault and numerus weapons charges, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey said. At 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022, Trenton police responded to the 100 block of Oakland Avenue on a report of shots fired and observed a vehicle, driven by Smith, leaving the scene at high speed, Marbrey said. A search of that vehicle resulted in the recovery of a defaced .38 caliber revolver…

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Obituaries
Skeletal Remains ID'd As Northfield Woman Missing Since 2023: Officials Skeletal Remains ID'd As Northfield Woman Missing Since 2023: Officials
Skeletal Remains ID'd As Northfield Woman Missing Since 2023: Officials The skeletal remains of a woman who had been missing since July 2023 were discovered at a treatment facility in Egg Harbor Township on Friday, Jan. 25, authorities said. At 3:11 p.m.,  the Egg Harbor Township Police Department responded to the Atlantic County Utilities Authority Environmental Park, at 6700 Delilah Rd. and found the the remains of Idalia Mendez, a 72-year-old woman who walked away from her daughter's residence in Northfield on Wednesday, July 5th, 2023, Northfield police said. Mendez had been diagnosed with dementia, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office sai…

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Hillsborough Man Chatted With Kids, Sent Out Child Porn: Prosecutor Hillsborough Man Chatted With Kids, Sent Out Child Porn: Prosecutor
Hillsborough Man Chatted With Kids, Sent Out Child Porn: Prosecutor A 33-year-old Hillsborough man was arrested and charged with possessing and distributing child pornography last month, authorities said. An investigation by the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office was launched into Adam Rose after they received information of child pornography being uploaded on social media platforms, Prosecutor John McDonald said.  Detectives from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office, along with members of the Hillsborough Township Police Department, executed a search warrant at Rose’s residence, seizing electronic devices from the residence for further forensic an…

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Man Killed In Single Car Crash: Hillsborough PD Man Killed In Single Car Crash: Hillsborough PD
Man Killed In Single Car Crash: Hillsborough PD A man was killed in a single car crash in Hillsborough on the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 5, police said. At 7:46 a.m., officers responded to a collision along New Centre Road, Hillsborough police said, and found an unconscious driver in the driver's seat, police said. The occupant, who has not been identified, was removed from the vehicle by responding officers, who began life saving measures, police said. The driver was transported to Robert Wood Johnson Somerset where he was later pronounced dead, police said. The crash remains under investigation, police said.

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Bankbridge High Schooler Mason Gerber Dies: 'Tremendously Painful News' Bankbridge High Schooler Mason Gerber Dies: 'Tremendously Painful News'
Bankbridge High Schooler Mason Gerber Dies: 'Tremendously Painful News' Mason Gerber, a student at Bankbridge Regional High School died in the hospital on Sunday, Feb. 2, Gloucester County Special Services School District Superintendent James Dundee announced. "Mason has been a lifelong member of our school family, touching the hearts of so many students and staff throughout the years," Dundee said. "His presence brought joy, kindness, and warmth, leaving a lasting impact on all who knew him." Rest Easy Mason Gerber a big loss to the bankbridge and the special Olympics communities Posted by John Remsing on Wednesday, February 5, 2025 Out of respec…

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Search Launched For Hit, Run Driver ID'd Months After Gloucester County Crash: Cops Search Launched For Hit, Run Driver ID'd Months After Gloucester County Crash: Cops
Search Launched For Hit, Run Driver ID'd Months After Gloucester County Crash: Cops A Sicklerville man is wanted by police after an arrest warrant was issued for a hit and run pedestrian crash in Gloucester County last May, authorities said. At 2:30 a.m., a Hyundai Sonata struck a pedestrian on Hurffville Crosskeys Road near Chestnut Ridge Middle School in Washington Township, police. The vehicle fled the scene while the pedestrian was taken to a nearby hospital with serious injuries, Washington Township police said.  Recently, police located the suspected Hyundai parked with a primer-painted hood and a new front bumper, indicating possible attempts to conceal da…

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Harrowing Photos Show Officer Saving Boy From Drowning On Icy West Long Branch Lake Harrowing Photos Show Officer Saving Boy From Drowning On Icy West Long Branch Lake
Harrowing Photos Show Officer Saving Boy From Drowning On Icy West Long Branch Lake A police officer in West Long Branch turned hero on Monday, Feb. 3 after he rescued a child that fell through an icy lake, authorities said. At 2:41 p.m., police received a call reporting that a child had fallen through the ice at Franklin Lake. Patrolman Dave... Posted by West Long Branch Police on Monday, February 3, 2025 At 2:41 p.m., officers received a call reporting that a child had fallen through the ice at Franklin Lake, West Long Branch police said. Patrolman Dave Brosonski, the first officer on the scene and highly trained in water rescue, arrived to find the child strande…

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Red Lobster Line Cook Forcibly Kissed, Harassed Female Employee In Woodbury: AG Red Lobster Line Cook Forcibly Kissed, Harassed Female Employee In Woodbury: AG
Red Lobster Line Cook Forcibly Kissed, Harassed Female Employee In Woodbury: AG A Red Lobster in Gloucester County created a hostile work environment by failing to address numerous cases of workplace sexual harassment against a female employee, authorities said. The employee at the Red Lobster in Woodbury said a male line cook repeatedly harassed her while management did nothing to stop it, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. . Where an employer knows or should have known that an employee has been subjected to unwanted conduct based on gender and that such conduct gives rise to a hostile work environment, the employer must take prompt and effective remedi…

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Arrest Made In Murder Of 9-Year-Old Newark Boy: Prosecutor Arrest Made In Murder Of 9-Year-Old Newark Boy: Prosecutor
Arrest Made In Murder Of 9-Year-Old Newark Boy: Prosecutor A 36-year-old man was arrested and charged on Wednesday, Feb. 5 in the fatal shooting of a 9-year-old boy on Friday, Jan. 31 in Newark, authorities said. Jesse Dunbar faces charges of first-degree murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault, and multiple weapons charges, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. He is also charged with the shooting of an adult man, authorities said. The boy was getting out of a vehicle with his father and sister at approximately 5:27 p.m. when he was shot on Osborne Terrace, authorities said. Esse…

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