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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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Washington Township Man Sexually Assaulted 10-Year-Old: Prosecutor Washington Township Man Sexually Assaulted 10-Year-Old: Prosecutor
Washington Township Man Sexually Assaulted 10-Year-Old: Prosecutor A 71-year-old Washington Township man was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a 10-year-old, authorities announced Wednesday, Aug. 6. On Sunday, July 27, the child said Gregory Rademacher committed multiple acts of sexual contact while he was visiting his residence, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Morris County Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Washington Township Police Chief Jeffrey Almer said. The child said Rademacher showed him a sex toy, authorities said. A search of Rademacher's residence turned up numerous electronic devices that had child sexual abuse …

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Police & Fire
NJ Man Critical After Near Drowning While Clamming: Atlantic Highlands PD NJ Man Critical After Near Drowning While Clamming: Atlantic Highlands PD
NJ Man Critical After Near Drowning While Clamming: Atlantic Highlands PD A 62-year-old Phillipsburg man is in critical condition after he was pulled from the water unconscious  near a park in Atlantic Highlands, authorities announced Tuesday, Aug. 5. At 11:37 a.m., first responders from Atlantic Highlands and Highlands responded to report of a drowning victim pulled from the water at the Popamora Point Park off the Henry Hudson Trail, Atlantic Highlands police said. Multiple lifesaving efforts were made including CPR along with a series of shocks from a defibrillator were delivered to regain a pulse on the patient, police said. The man is currently in…

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DWI Driver Crashes Into Branchburg Home: Police DWI Driver Crashes Into Branchburg Home: Police
DWI Driver Crashes Into Branchburg Home: Police A 50-year-old Somerville man was arrested for drunk driving after he crashed his car into a home in Branchburg on Monday morning, Aug. 4. At 9:29 a.m., officers responded to a residence on Hillcrest Drive after a white pick-up truck crashed into the first floor of a residential home, Branchburg police said. The driver, Eric Wilson, was able to self-extricate, police said.  Wilson had a laceration to his head and was treated on scene, police said. A person inside the residence on the second floor was not injured, police said. While officers spoke with Wilson, they observed he may be un…

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Politics
Sen. Booker Declines To Endorse Mamdani For Mayor: 'Let NY Politics Be NY Politics' Sen. Booker Declines To Endorse Mamdani For Mayor: 'Let NY Politics Be NY Politics'
Sen. Booker Declines To Endorse Mamdani For Mayor: 'Let NY Politics Be NY Politics' When it comes to the New York City mayoral race, Sen. Cory Booker, D-NJ, is staying on his side of the river. In a CNN interview Tuesday, Booker declined to endorse Zohran Mamdani, the democratic socialist, who won the New York City Democratic mayoral primary in June. Mamdani has alarmed some centrist Democrats with his previous calls to defund the police and criticism of Israel. Booker said he would "let New York politics be New York politics." “We’ve got enough challenges in Jersey," Booker said. "I got a governor’s race. I’m supporting Mikie Sherrill. I got legislative races. That’s whe…

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Motorcyclist Killed In Route 206 Crash: Police Motorcyclist Killed In Route 206 Crash: Police
Motorcyclist Killed In Route 206 Crash: Police A 26-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash on Route 206 in Flanders on Sunday, Aug. 3, authorities said.  At 8:57 p.m., a white Jeep turning from Route 206 south onto Oakwood Drive North was struck by a black Yamaha traveling on Route 206 north, Mount Olive police said. The motorcyclist, who has not been identified, was ejected off the bike and pronounced dead at the scene, police said. One occupant of the Jeep sustained minor injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital for evaluation, police said. The investigation is ongoing, police said. 

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Guttenberg Man Brandished Knife During Fight: Police Guttenberg Man Brandished Knife During Fight: Police
Guttenberg Man Brandished Knife During Fight: Police A 21-year-old Guttenberg resident was arrested and charged after he brandished a knife during a fight on Monday, Aug. 4, authorities said. At 3:36 p.m., officers responded to the scuffle on Bergenline Avenue and 68th Street, Guttenberg police said. Danilio Martinez-Lopez was arrested following an on-scene investigation, police said. He is charged with two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of simple assault, multiple weapons offenses, terroristic threats, hindering apprehension and disorderly conduct, police said.

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Poll: Sherrill Leads Ciattarelli In NJ Gov Race Poll: Sherrill Leads Ciattarelli In NJ Gov Race
Poll: Sherrill Leads Ciattarelli In NJ Gov Race Democrat Mikie Sherrill continues to maintain a lead over Republican Jack Ciattarelli in the race for New Jersey governor. A new poll from StimSight Research Poll for InsiderNJ has Sherrill, who currently serves in Congress, leading Ciattarelli 48% to 42%. Voters said affordability, 53% and taxes, 43%, were the two biggest issues in the election. Sherrill has a slim lead over Ciattarelli, 36% to 34% when it comes to affordability, but Ciattarelli has a big lead over Sherrill, 50% to 15% when it comes to lowering taxes. The poll found similar approval ratings for President Donald Trump and…

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Sprayed For Good Cause: Washington Animal Control Officer Pays Price For Rescuing Skunk (VIDEO) Sprayed For Good Cause: Washington Animal Control Officer Pays Price For Rescuing Skunk (VIDEO)
Sprayed For Good Cause: Washington Animal Control Officer Pays Price For Rescuing Skunk (Video) Robbie Lagonera learned the hard way that skunks have their own way of saying thank you. Lagonera, who works as animal control officer for Washington Borough in Warren County, rescued a skunk that was in a Hava heart trap that was thrown off a bridge into a creek to drown on Monday, Aug. 4. When Lagonera saw the skunk he saw it was treading water, trying to survive. “I felt terrible for the poor skunk and decided to say ‘screw it’ to the bed sheet and proper ‘skunk in trap’ procedures,” Loagonera said in a Facebook post. Video shows Lagonera pulling the trap out of the water as he promise…

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Unsafe Lane Change Leads To DWI Charge For Morristown Woman: Denville PD Unsafe Lane Change Leads To DWI Charge For Morristown Woman: Denville PD
Unsafe Lane Change Leads To DWI Charge For Morristown Woman: Denville PD A 36-year-old Morristown woman was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated in Denville on Sunday, Aug. 3, authorities said. At 2:34 a.m., officers observed a vehicle making an unsafe lane change while traveling westbound on Route 10, Denville police said. During a traffic stop, the driver, Faith Altiner, exhibited signs of impairment, police said. Altiner failed several field sobriety tests and was placed under arrest for suspicion of driving while intoxicated, police said. Altiner was also charged with careless driving, reckless driving and unsafe lane change, police said.

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DUI Driver Had Four Beers Before Killing Pedestrian In Newark: Affidavit DUI Driver Had Four Beers Before Killing Pedestrian In Newark: Affidavit
DUI Driver Had Four Beers Before Killing Pedestrian In Newark: Affidavit A 33-year-old Newark resident who was arrested after striking two people, one fatally, in a hit and run collision while driving intoxicated last week, told police he had consumed four beers according to a criminal affidavit obtained by Daily Voice Tuesday, Aug. 5. Segundo Carlos Bunay was driving a 2014 white Ford Econoline Van when he struck two women in front of George Washington Carver Elementary School at 333 Clinton Pl., on Monday, July 28, at 9:20 p.m., Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. Bunay fled the scene, but witnesses obtained …

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