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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
Teacher Assaults Manchester Student After 'Words With Friends' Game At His Home: Complaint Teacher Assaults Manchester Student After 'Words With Friends' Game At His Home: Complaint
Teacher Assaults Manchester Student After 'Words With Friends' Game At His Home: Complaint A 45-year-old teacher at Manchester Township High School was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a student 13 years ago, according to a criminal complaint. The woman said she had a sexual relationship with Ryan Ramsay, a social studies teacher when she was a 17-year-old senior at the high school, authorities said. She started talking to Ramsay outside of school by messaging on "Words with Friends" in January 2012, authorities said. Their conversation soon became flirtatious and from February through the end of the school year, they had a sexual relationship, authorities said. Ram…

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News
Plainsboro Woman Believed Killed By BF Dreamt Of Being Mother, Business Owner, Campaign Says Plainsboro Woman Believed Killed By BF Dreamt Of Being Mother, Business Owner, Campaign Says
Plainsboro Woman Believed Killed By BF Dreamt Of Being Mother, Business Owner, Campaign Says Victoria Lee, a Plainsboro woman who authorities believe was killed by her live-in boyfriend, is being remembered as a loud, free spirit. Lee was found dead on Tuesday, Feb. 25, after going missing since January, the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office said. Rahim Johnson, who was charged with her murder, was living with Lee and was the last person to see her alive before she was reported missing, authorities said. "Victoria's...laugh could fill any space she was in," wrote Gwenneth Kay, who organized a fundraiser for Lee's family. As of Friday, March 7, the fundraiser has raise…

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Obituaries
Fanwood Officer Dies After Cancer Battle, 35: Remembering Carlos Gonzalez, Jr. Fanwood Officer Dies After Cancer Battle, 35: Remembering Carlos Gonzalez, Jr.
Fanwood Officer Dies After Cancer Battle, 35: Remembering Carlos Gonzalez, Jr. Carlos Gonzalez, Jr., a police officer in Fanwood and Scotch Plains resident, died on Wednesday, March 5 after a battle with lymphoma, the borough said. He was 35. Gonzalez was born and raised in Newark, graduating from East Side High School, according to an obituary posted by the Borough of Fanwood. Earning a criminal justice degree from Kean University, he became a police officer in Newark, serving for six years before joining Fanwood in 2020, his obituary reads.  An avid New York Mets and wrestling fan. Gonzalez  enjoyed spending time with loved ones, barbecuing outside, …

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Police & Fire
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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News
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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Police & Fire
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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Police & Fire
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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Police & Fire
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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Police & Fire
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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