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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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Office Manager Admits To Embezzling $350K From Scotch Plains Synagogue, Feds Say Office Manager Admits To Embezzling $350K From Scotch Plains Synagogue, Feds Say
Office Manager Admits To Embezzling $350K From Scotch Plains Synagogue, Feds Say A 52-year-old Scotch Plains woman pleaded guilty on Thursday, March 20, to embezzling more than $350,000 from a Union County synagogue she worked at, authorities said. In 2010, Stacy Margaritondo began working at Congregation Beth Israel in Scotch Plains and was later promoted to bookkeeper and office manager in July 2020, U.S. Attorney John Giordano said. Margaritondo’s duties included accounting/bookkeeping, payroll, preparing checks for accounts payable, and reporting to the synagogue’s board of directors regarding the synagogue’s financial condition, Giordano said. From Dec. 2019 to Ma…

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Point Pleasant Man Tasked With Helping Crime Victims Sent Them Sexually Explicit Texts: AG Point Pleasant Man Tasked With Helping Crime Victims Sent Them Sexually Explicit Texts: AG
Point Pleasant Man Tasked With Helping Crime Victims Sent Them Sexually Explicit Texts: AG A 47-year-old Point Pleasant man was indicted on Thursday, March 20, on charges he sent sexually explicit texts to crime victims he was supposed to help, authorities said. Guilherme Jamarino, then an investigator for New Jersey Victims of Crime Compensation Office sent sexually suggestive and inappropriate communications to six victims between December 2019 and July 2022, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. The VCCO helps violent crime victims recover by providing financial assistance to victims, their families, and victim-service providers, to help alleviate the economic and emotio…

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Dover Man Who Uploaded Child Porn To Reddit Learns Fate: Prosecutor Dover Man Who Uploaded Child Porn To Reddit Learns Fate: Prosecutor
Dover Man Who Uploaded Child Porn To Reddit Learns Fate: Prosecutor A 38-year-old Dover man was sentenced to seven years in prison on Friday, March 14, for distributing child pornography on Reddit, authorities said. Richard FerrarieLoffredo had previously pleaded guilty to one count of endangering the welfare of a child, distributing child sex abuse material, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Morris County Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Town of Dover Chief of Police Jonathan Delaney said. FerrarieLoffredo uploaded between 800 and 900 items of child porn on Reddit and was found to be in possession of 1400 items of child sexual abuse…

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Millstone Man Fled To Florida After Fatally Striking, Dragging Teen With Vehicle: Prosecutor Millstone Man Fled To Florida After Fatally Striking, Dragging Teen With Vehicle: Prosecutor
Millstone Man Fled To Florida After Fatally Striking, Dragging Teen With Vehicle: Prosecutor A 23-year-old Millstone Township man has been extradited back to Monmouth County from Florida after he hit a teen with his vehicle last month and fled the scene, authorities said. On Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 4:02 p.m., the Neptune Township and Asbury Park police departments responded to Stratford Avenue between Fisher and Myrtle Avenue and found Kyzair Robinson, a 19-year-old Asbury Park resident lying in the roadway with severe injuries, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. Robinson was transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center and died on Wednesday, Feb. 12, Santi…

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Lifestyle
New 'Snow White' Movie Starring Rachel Zegler, Gal Gadot, Gets Mixed Reviews From Critics New 'Snow White' Movie Starring Rachel Zegler, Gal Gadot, Gets Mixed Reviews From Critics
New 'Snow White' Movie Starring Rachel Zegler, Gal Gadot, Gets Mixed Reviews From Critics After all the hype and controversy, the new live-action adaptation of "Snow White" seems to be "meh." Critics are mixed on the Disney movie, which has a 46% rating at Rotten Tomatoes and a 47 rating at Metacritic. The film stars Rachel Zegler, a Clifton native, as the titular heroine and Gal Gadot as the Evil Queen. Zegler received praise for her performance with Variety calling her a "shining supernova," while another critic called her "incandescent," saying she sells her performance with "conviction and heart." But not all critics are on board. The BBC said "the story is cluttered, …

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AC Man Who Raped Sleeping Woman At Bus Station Learns Fate: Prosecutor AC Man Who Raped Sleeping Woman At Bus Station Learns Fate: Prosecutor
AC Man Who Raped Sleeping Woman At Bus Station Learns Fate: Prosecutor A 56-year-old Atlantic City man was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Wednesday, March 19 after he admitted he raped a sleeping woman at a bus station in 2022, authorities said. On Thursday, May 19, 2022, Eric Williams anally penetrated the victim with both his fingers and penis while she was sleep, the Atlantic City Prosecutor's Office said. The rape was captured on surveillance camera leading to Williams' arrest, authorities said. Williams pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual assault last November, authorities said.

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News
Rodents Infest Montclair Elementary School Rodents Infest Montclair Elementary School
Rodents Infest Montclair Elementary School Montclair Public Schools said it is taking remediation steps after a rodent infestation at Watchung Elementary School. In a letter to parents, interim Superintendent Damen Cooper said the school is working with the Montclair Department of Health, Alliance Pest Control Services and the District building and grounds team on a "comprehensive remediation plan." This week, spaces where pipes enter walls and ceilings that provide passageways for mice were sealed with silicone and will be placed on elevated monitoring by the pest control service. The number of bait stations were also increased. T…

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Lakewood Father Charged In Infant Son's Death After Left Alone In Car: Prosecutor Lakewood Father Charged In Infant Son's Death After Left Alone In Car: Prosecutor
Lakewood Father Charged In Infant Son's Death After Left Alone In Car: Prosecutor A 35-year-old Lakewood father has been charged in the death of his infant son, who was left alone in a car on Tuesday, March 18, authorities said. Moshe Ehrlich is charged with endangering the welfare of a child after he left the baby alone in his vehicle for an extended period of time, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. At 1:45 p.m., Lakewood police responded to 5th Street and found a 4-month old infant inside a vehicle in distress, Billhimer said. First responders attempted to render lifesaving aid to the infant, and he was transported to Monmouth Medical Center Sou…

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Ocean Township Man Killed After Crashing Into Utility Pole: Police Ocean Township Man Killed After Crashing Into Utility Pole: Police
Ocean Township Man Killed After Crashing Into Utility Pole: Police A 46-year-old Ocean Township man was killed after his car crashed into a utility pole in Evesham on Monday, March 17, authorities said. At 5:53 p.m., officers responded to Evesboro Medford Road and Elmwood Road and found a vehicle had collided with a utility pole, Evesham police said. Kevin Pepper, the driver, was found unconscious and not breathing inside the vehicle, police said. Pepper was transported to Virtua Hospital in Marlton where he was pronounced dead, police said.  The investigation into the crash is ongoing, police said.

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Toms River Man Guilty In High-Speed Crash That Killed Lakewood Driver: Prosecutor Toms River Man Guilty In High-Speed Crash That Killed Lakewood Driver: Prosecutor
Toms River Man Guilty In High-Speed Crash That Killed Lakewood Driver: Prosecutor A 24-year-old Toms River man was convicted  on Tuesday, March 18, of driving more than double the speed limit in a fatal 2022 crash in Lakewood, authorities said. Alejandro Huerta-Arias was found guilty of vehicular homicide in a crash that killed Mark Mandel, a 32-year-old Lakewood resident following a two-week trial, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. On Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at approximately 8:15 a.m., Lakewood Township police responded to Madison Avenue and Courtney Road, for the crash. Huerta-Arias was traveling northbound on Madison Avenue in a 2012 Infinity…

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