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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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Blairstown Masseuse Arrested At Airport For Sexual Assault: Prosecutor Blairstown Masseuse Arrested At Airport For Sexual Assault: Prosecutor
Blairstown Masseuse Arrested At Airport For Sexual Assault: Prosecutor A 63-year-old Blairstown masseuse was arrested at Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday, March 2, on charges of sexual assault. Seung Chang was taken into custody by Port Authority police as he returned to New Jersey, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said. Chang committed the sexual assault while he was employed as a masseur at Simply Day Spa on Route 94 in Blairstown, authorities said. He was charged with sexual assault and 12 counts of criminal sexual contact, authorities said.

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Scotch Plains Company Spent $25M On Every Possible Combo To Win $95M In TX Lottery: Reports Scotch Plains Company Spent $25M On Every Possible Combo To Win $95M In TX Lottery: Reports
Scotch Plains Company Spent $25M On Every Possible Combo To Win $95M In TX Lottery: Reports Did a company based out of New Jersey rig the Texas lottery?  Texas officials are investigating after a company called Rook TX, based in Scotch Plains (Union County) claimed a $95 million jackpot in April 2023 by spending $25 million to buy nearly every possible number combination, the New York Times reported. Rook TX worked with four retailers in Texas to order a significant amount of lottery terminals to achieve every possible number combination, Ryan Mindell, the executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission told the Times. In the three days before the drawing, people went to …

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Sexual Assaults, Home Invasions: Irvington Man Charged, Authorities Say Sexual Assaults, Home Invasions: Irvington Man Charged, Authorities Say
Sexual Assaults, Home Invasions: Irvington Man Charged, Authorities Say A 23-year-old Irvington man was arrested last month following a rash of home invasions and sexual assaults, authorities said. Kedwens Auguste was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 19, following an investigation that used surveillance footage, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II and Irvington Public Safety Director Tracey Bowers said. The incidents occurred on Sunday, Feb. 16 and Tuesday, Feb. 18, authorities said. Auguste is charged with burglary, aggravated sexual assault, attempted aggravated sexual assault and criminal sexual contact, authorities said. Auguste is currently in custod…

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Victim ID'd In Fatal Neptune City Stabbing: Authorities Victim ID'd In Fatal Neptune City Stabbing: Authorities
Victim ID'd In Fatal Neptune City Stabbing: Authorities A 24-year-old Neptune Township man died on Wednesday, March 5 after being stabbed on Tuesday, March 4 in Neptune City, authorities said. At 11:31 p.m., Neptune City police responded to a stabbing on the 200 block of West Sylvania Avenue and found Kaylib Paul with stab wounds, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago and Neptune City Police Department Chief Matthew Quagliato said. Paul was taken to a nearby hospital where he died, authorities said. Me and my Nephew Kaylib Thanksgiving 2024....R.I.P Nephew Love you see you when I get there.😪😪😪 Posted by Frederick Ellis on Wednes…

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Lawnside Man Fatally Struck By Vehicle: Police Lawnside Man Fatally Struck By Vehicle: Police
Lawnside Man Fatally Struck By Vehicle: Police A 77-year-old Lawnside man was fatally struck by a vehicle on Wednesday, March 5, authorities said. The crash occurred at 8:15 p.m. at White Horse Pike and Emlen Avenue, Lawnside Police said. The driver remained on scene, police said. No charges have been filed, police said.  

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Three Burglars Stole Jewelry, Artwork: Somerset County Prosecutor Three Burglars Stole Jewelry, Artwork: Somerset County Prosecutor
Three Burglars Stole Jewelry, Artwork: Somerset County Prosecutor Three burglars were recently arrested and charged with committing two burglaries in Somerset County last October. On Friday, Oct. 18 at 9:52 p.m., officers in Franklin Township responded to a residence on Second Street and found a broken window, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald and Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman Jr said. The burglars took jewelry, coinage and artwork, authorities said. On Friday, Oct 25, at 8:19 p.m., officers in Hillsborough Township responded to Brennan Way and found a residence with a broken window on the s…

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Vineland Woman Killed In Two-Car Crash: Monroe Twp PD Vineland Woman Killed In Two-Car Crash: Monroe Twp PD
Vineland Woman Killed In Two-Car Crash: Monroe Twp PD A 41-year-old Vineland woman was killed in a two-car crash in Monroe Township on the morning of Thursday, March 6, authorities said. At 6:37 a.m., officers responded to West Piney Hollow Road and Jackson Road after a Nissan struck a Toyota, Monroe Township Police said.  The operator of the Nissan had to be extricated and she was pronounced deceased at the scene, police said. The operator of the Toyota was transported by ambulance to a nearby hospital for their injuries, police said.  Neither driver was wearing a seatbelt and speed may have been a factor in the crash, police said…

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Mount Laurel Cop Hacked Women's Social Media Accounts, Shared Nude Photos: Prosecutor Mount Laurel Cop Hacked Women's Social Media Accounts, Shared Nude Photos: Prosecutor
Mount Laurel Cop Hacked Women's Social Media Accounts, Shared Nude Photos: Prosecutor A 25-year-old Mount Laurel police officer pleaded guilty to hacking multiple women's social media accounts and distributing their nude photos, authorities said. Ayron Taylor, a Moorestown resident faces 12 years in prison when he is sentenced in September, per the terms of a plea agreement, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said. A woman contacted Evesham Township police in September 2022, to report her Snapchat and Facebook accounts had been hacked by an unknown person, Bradshaw said. The person then sent nude photos she had taken of herself to her Snapchat contacts, m…

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DWI Jersey City Driver Charged in Hit, Run Crash That Seriously Injured Cyclist DWI Jersey City Driver Charged in Hit, Run Crash That Seriously Injured Cyclist
DWI Jersey City Driver Charged in Hit, Run Crash That Seriously Injured Cyclist A 26-year-old Jersey City man was arrested on Thursday, March 6 with driving drunk, striking a bicyclist and leaving the scene in 2024, authorities said. On Saturday, May 25, around 5 a.m., Jersey City Police Department  responded to Garfield Avenue, Gates Avenue and Seaview Avenue, where they found a 21-year-old Bayonne cyclist with life-threatening injuries, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The striking vehicle, driven by Dinesh Budhram, did not remain at the scene, Suarez said. Budhram is charged with assault by auto, driving while intoxicated in a school zone, knowingly…

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Truck Slams School Bus In Brick Township: Cops Truck Slams School Bus In Brick Township: Cops
Truck Slams School Bus In Brick Township: Cops Several people were injured after a truck collided with a school bus in Brick on the morning of Thursday, March 6, authorities said. At 8:21 a.m., officers responded to the 200 block of Cherry Quay Road after the operator of a pickup truck, following too closely, caused a rear-end collision with a school bus, Brick Township police said. Minor injuries were reported as a result of the incident, police said. First responders and school employees worked to ensure the safe discharge of the students to their parents who were at the scene and to release the remaining students who were then safely…

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