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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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Police & Fire

High School Evacuated Due To 'Police Activity': Clark PD Arthur L. Johnson High School was evacuated on the afternoon of Wednesday, March 12 due to police activity, authorities said. " All personnel have been evacuated as precaution," Clark police said in a statement. "Please stay away from the area." Check back later for more updates.

by Sam Barron

03/12/2025

Police & Fire

Man Killed In Jersey City Fire: Prosecutor A 53-year-old Jersey City man was found dead following a fire at a Jersey City residence on Tuesday afternoon, authorities said. At 3 p.m., the Jersey City Fire Department responded to a fire on the second floor at 289 Van Nostrand Ave., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. While battling the blaze, firefighters located Terrence Culbreath in the kitchen of the unit, Suarez said. He was transported to Jersey City Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, Suarez said. suppression The fire remains under investigation by the Hudson County Regional Arson Task Force and the Jers…

by Sam Barron

03/12/2025

News

Berkeley Twp Parents Facing Long Road To Recovery After Being Shot By Neighbor: Campaign A pair of Jersey Shore residents are facing a long road to recovery after they were shot by their neighbor in their home on Monday, March 10, according to a fundraiser set up to support them. Please keep those prayers going for Jill Gawarkiewicz Kwatkoski and Tom!!! This article sheds some light on what... Posted by Linda Klimkowski Flynn on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 At 4:45 p.m., Berkeley Township police responded to Drake Drive and found Tom and Jill Kwatkoski suffering from a gunshot wound, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Billhimer later identified the shooter as Joh…

by Sam Barron

03/12/2025

Police & Fire

Toms River Wife Believed Strangled By Husband Leaves Four Young Children Behind, Campaign Says Cheyanne Juarez was a 30-year-old South Toms River mother with four young children, those who knew her said. Last week, she was strangled with a belt at the hands of her 38-year-old husband, Gustavo Juarez-Perez, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Cheyanne's death has spread shock and sadness through the community as she leaves behind four young children, loved ones say. "Cheyanne was one of the kindest, most caring, hardworking, and funniest women we had the privilege of knowing and loving," Rosaura Roustand, who is organizing a fundraiser for Juarez's children, wro…

by Sam Barron

03/12/2025

Police & Fire

Two Teenagers Intentionally Set Fire At Plainfield Playground: Police A 16-year-old and a 17-year-old boy were recently arrested and charged with setting a fire at a Temike Park Playground in Plainfield last October, authorities said. On Wednesday, Oct. 23, officers responded to a report of a fire engulfing the playground, Union County police said. The blaze was extinguished by firefighters, who determined the fire was an act of arson, police said. The structure sustained significant damage, police said. The teenage boys were charged with arson and criminal mischief, police said. They were released to their guardians pending a court appearance, police said.

by Sam Barron

03/12/2025

Police & Fire

Man Stole Cooking Oil From Flanders Pizzeria: Mount Olive PD A 29-year-old Somerset man was arrested and charged after he was caught stealing cooking oil from a pizzeria in Flanders on Saturday, March 8, authorities said. At 10:16 a.m., officers were investigating a report of a suspect driving a white van who was attempting to take cooking oil from businesses, Mount Olive police said. Officers located a van matching the description behind Frank’s Pizza at the Mall at 206, police said. The driver of the van, later identified as Nyreek Loyal, was actively pumping oil from the tank belonging to Frank’s Pizza, police said. Officers conducted a motor ve…

by Sam Barron

03/12/2025

News

Shell-Shocked! TSA Finds Live Turtle in Pennsylvania Man’s Pants At Newark Airport A Pennsylvania man was caught with a turtle concealed in his pants when a Transportation Security Administration body scanner triggered an alarm near his groin on Friday, March 7 at Newark Liberty International Airport, the TSA said in a release. A pat down by an officer revealed there was something concealed in the man’s groin, the TSA said. When asked if there was something hidden in his pants, the man, a resident of East Stroudsburg, ,reached down the front of his pants and pulled out a live turtle that was wrapped in a small blue towel. The turtle was estimated to be about 5-inches in le…

by Sam Barron

03/12/2025

News

Peter Wolf, Former Lead Singer of J. Geils Band, Signing Books In Ridgewood: Find Out When Peter Wolf was married to Faye Dunaway and recorded the hit song “Centerfold.” Now he’s ready to tell his story. The former lead singer of the J. Geils Band is signing copies of his new memoir “Waiting on the Moon: Artists, Poets, Drifters, Grifters, and Goddesses” at Bookends in Ridgewood on Thursday, March 13 at 6 p.m. Wolf’s book features stories about encountering a young Bob Dylan in Greenwich Village and sharing an apartment with David Lynch in Boston, according to a synopsis. Once he joins the J. Geils Band and his songs top the charts, Wolf’s talks about his encounters with the Roll…

by Sam Barron

03/12/2025

Police & Fire

Mother Charged After 6-Year-Old Dies In Newark: Prosecutor A mother is facing charges after her 6-year-old daughter died in Newark on Monday, March 10, authorities said. At 10:30 a.m., detectives from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office responded to 19 Stratford Pl. and found a 6-year-old girl dead, the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said. Zyhirah Hall, her mother, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, authorities said. The cause and manner of the death is pending an autopsy and the investigation is ongoing, authorities said.

by Sam Barron

03/12/2025

Police & Fire

Pedestrian Found Underneath Ford Dies In Jersey City Crash: Police A 73-year-old man died after he was struck by a vehicle in Jersey City on the morning of Monday, March 10, authorities said. At 7:03 a.m., the man was found unresponsive underneath a Ford F250 at Sip and Summit Avenues, Kimberly Wallace-Scalfione, a spokeswoman for the mayor's office said. He was transported to the Jersey City Medical Center with severe head trauma where he was pronounced dead, Wallace-Scalfione said. The man has not been publicly identified. The driver remained on scene and an investigation determined there were no apparent acts of reckless operation by the vehicle operat…

by Sam Barron

03/11/2025

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