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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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News

Jersey City Man Attempted to Lure Minor For Sex, Planned to Flee Country: Feds A 34-year-old Jersey City man was arrested and charged on Wednesday, Jan. 29 with trying to entice a minor for criminal sexual conduct, authorities said. In August 2024, Ryan Niksa communicated with a minor in another state through social media app and text messages, Acting U.S. Attorney Vikas Khanna said. Niksa and the minor exchanged sexually explicit photos and videos, Khanna said. Niksa expressed his desire to live with the minor, discussed traveling to the minor's home state to be with her, and discussed running away with her to another country where they could evade law enfo…

by Sam Barron

01/31/2025

Police & Fire

Cops ID Mom, Young Children Killed In Jersey City Authorities have released additional details in the killings of a mother and her two young children in Jersey City on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Justicia para las mujeres, para mi prima, para una madre luchadora, una mujer trabajadora y dama llena de ilusiones …..... Posted by Jessica Urbano on Thursday, January 30, 2025 Napoleon Romero-Anduray, 31, is accused of stabbing Luisa Urbano, 31, her 9-year-old son, Juan Martin Urbano, and her 5-year-old daughter, Diana Ramirez, on Hutton Avenue, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Jersey City police were notified of a stabbing at 272 Hutton…

by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine

01/30/2025

Police & Fire

Drug Raid: Crack Cocaine, $3K Seized From Cape May Pair, Prosecutor Says Two Cape May County residents were arrested and charged with dealing cocaine following a search on Wednesday, Jan. 29, authorities said. Kevin Powell, 49, and Elizabeth Powell, 47, both Lower Township residents were taken into custody after the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office Gangs, Guns, and Narcotics Task Force, along with the Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security Investigations, the Lower Township Police Department and the Cape May County Regional SWAT Team conducted a search warrant, the Cape May Prosecutor's Office said. The search turned up crack cocain…

by Sam Barron

01/30/2025

Police & Fire

Motorcyclist Killed In High-Speed Crash With SUV: West Deptford PD A 44-year-old man was killed after his motorcycle crashed into an SUV in West Deptford on Wednesday, Jan. 29, authorities said. At 12:22 p.m., officers responded to Grove Avenue and Crozier Avenue, West Deptford police said. An investigation determined a motorcycle traveling at a high rate of speed had collided with an SUV that was attempting to make a left turn from Grove Avenue onto Crozier Avenue, police said. The motorcyclist, who was not identified, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The investigation is ongoing, police said.

by Sam Barron

01/30/2025

Police & Fire

Married Hamilton Cops Had Sex In Front Of Kids, Husband Snapped Nudes With Youngsters: AG A married law enforcement couple from Mercer County was arrested on Wednesday, Jan. 29, for having sex in front of children and recording it, court records show. Brian DiBiasi, 39 was charged with causing or permitting a child to engage in a sexual act that may be photographed, filmed or reproduced, engaging in sexual conduct that would debauch the morals of a child, possessing and distributing images of child sexual abuse, while his wife, Elizabeth, 42, is charged with engaging in sexual conduct that would debauch the morals of a child Both are being held in the Monmouth County Jail. On …

by Sam Barron

01/30/2025

News

Puppy With String Wrapped Around Nose Found Chained On Route 280 In Roseland: Authorities A 7-month old cockapoo is recovering after it was found chained to a guardrail on Route 280 in Roseland on Monday, Jan. 20, authorities said. The puppy was wet from the snow, shivering and had string tied around its nose, the borough of Roseland said in a release. The puppy had a right rear leg injury and was limping and was not groomed in months, authorities said. Officers provided the puppy with food and water and removed ice that had clung to its fur, authorities said. The puppy was later transferred to an animal hospital where it underwent surgery to repair a broken femur bone, a…

by Sam Barron

01/30/2025

News

Man Found Floating In Hackensack River In Jersey City: Prosecutor A 49-year-old Cliffwood man was found floating in the Hackensack River on Tuesday, Jan. 28, authorities said. At 4:30 p.m., the Jersey City Police Department was notified of a body floating underneath the Pulaski Skyway and Bryan Linington was found floating in the water, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Linington was removed from the water by the Jersey City Fire Department and pronounced dead at 7:30 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The death does not appear to be suspicious, Suarez said. The cause and manner of death are pending the findings …

by Sam Barron

01/30/2025

Police & Fire

Swerving Intoxicated Hackettstown Driver Arrested On Route 46: Police A 46-year-old Hackettstown woman was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated on Route 46 on Tuesday, Jan. 28, authorities said. At 11:37 p.m., an officer in Hackettstown noticed a gray Hyundai traveling west on Route 46 driving erratically, failing to maintain its lane, Mount Olive police said. Following a traffic stop, the officer spoke to the driver, Ouida Sciancalepore and detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage and that she appeared to be impaired, police said. Sciancalepore was arrested following field sobriety testing, police said. was asked to exit her vehicle for…

by Sam Barron

01/30/2025

Lifestyle

Live From Newark: Tina Fey, Amy Poehler Performing At Prudential Center Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are ready to make Newark laugh. The comedy duo, who starred on "Saturday Night Live" and in the movies "Mean Girls," "Baby Mama" and "Sisters" will be bringing their Restless Leg tour to the Prudential Center in Newark on Sunday, June 22 at 6 p.m. Tickets for the show go on sale Friday, January 31, at 10 a.m. at TinaAmytour.com. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Beacon Theatre (@beacontheatre) The tour began in 2023 and is a celebration of the former Weekend Update co-anchors 30 years of friendship with a…

by Sam Barron

01/30/2025

Police & Fire

Triple Murder: Three Dead Including Two Children In Jersey City, Mayor Says Three people, including two children, were killed in a domestic violence incident in Jersey City on Wednesday, Jan. 29, authorities said. A woman and two children, 9 and 5, were killed by a man who then tried to stab himself at a residence on Hutton Street, Mayor Steve Fulop and the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said. The man is in custody, Fulop said. Chaplains and social workers have been deployed to the neighborhood to work with family and neighbors, Fulop said. "This is just such horrible and sad news," Fulop said.

by Sam Barron

01/30/2025

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