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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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Schools
Superintendent Decries Bad Behavior After Brawl Locks Down Timber Creek Regional HS Superintendent Decries Bad Behavior After Brawl Locks Down Timber Creek Regional HS
Superintendent Decries Bad Behavior After Brawl Locks Down Timber Creek Regional HS A shelter-in-place order occurred at Timber Creek Regional High School after a fight broke out on Wednesday, Feb. 26 — after two weeks of bad behavior, the superintendent said. At 8:24 a.m. officers responded to the school for a fight involving 4 to 5 students, Gloucester Township police said. The school was placed in a “Shelter in Place” security protocol as additional officers arrived and separated all parties, police said. An investigation into the incident is continuing and there are no ongoing threats to students or staff, police said. But the fight was no isolated incident, Blac…

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Police & Fire
Man Dies By Self-Inflicted Injury During Encounter With Cops In Winslow: Prosecutor Man Dies By Self-Inflicted Injury During Encounter With Cops In Winslow: Prosecutor
Man Dies By Self-Inflicted Injury During Encounter With Cops In Winslow: Prosecutor A man died due to a self inflicted injury during an encounter with Winslow Township police on Wednesday, Feb. 26 in Sicklerville, authorities said. The incident occurred at 2:30 p.m. near Lehigh Manor Estates, Camden County Prosecutor Grace McAuley said. No shots were fired by law enforcement, McAuley said. A Winslow Township Police Department Officer was removed from the scene for medical treatment, McAuley said. The officer’s injuries appear to be non-life threatening, McAuley said. An investigation confirmed this was an isolated incident and there is no active threat to area r…

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Business
Sad! Pro-Trump Store Closing In Toms River Sad! Pro-Trump Store Closing In Toms River
Sad! Pro-Trump Store Closing In Toms River A Toms River store that sells Donald Trump merchandise is shutting its doors, a month into the president's second term. Let's Go Brandon Store announced on Facebook they were closing after losing their lease. "This message is to inform everyone of our Proud Patriot supporters that it’s been a pleasure serving you all," the store wrote on Facebook. "We are closing our retail store due to loss of lease, we will continue to maintain our sales and service presence through our online sales at LGBNJ.com and our pop-up mobile sales locations throughout New Jersey." The all-things anti-Biden, pro-…

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News
Michelle Trachtenberg Dead At 39: Reports Michelle Trachtenberg Dead At 39: Reports
Michelle Trachtenberg Dead At 39: Reports Michelle Trachtenberg, who starred in movies and TV shows that appealed to young adults and teens, was found dead Wednesday, Feb. 26 in a New York City apartment, ABC News reported, citing police sources. She was 39. The New York City native was found by her mother at 8 a.m. in her Columbus Circle apartment, police told ABC News. Her death is not believed to be suspicious, police said. Sources told ABC Trachtenbeg recently underwent a liver transplant and may have been experiencing complications. Trachtenberg appeared in 14 episodes of the Nickelodeon cult classic "The Adventures of Pete &a…

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Police & Fire
$36 Million In Drugs Seized During East Greenwich Traffic Stop: NJSP $36 Million In Drugs Seized During East Greenwich Traffic Stop: NJSP
$36 Million In Drugs Seized During East Greenwich Traffic Stop: Njsp Two people were arrested after $36 million worth of drugs were seized during a motor vehicle stop in Warren County on Tuesday, Feb. 18, authorities said. The Mobile Safe Freight Unit was conducting a commercial vehicle inspection on Route 78 East in Greenwich Township when it was determined the vehicle was transporting of marijuana, New Jersey State Police said.  . A subsequent search of the trailer led to the seizure of approximately 8,042.2 pounds of raw hydroponic marijuana, 12,062 pounds of various cannabis/THC products, and 13.4 pounds of psilocybin products, police said. The tota…

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Police & Fire
Mother Now Charged In Death Of Emaciated Child, 4, At Hotel: Somerset County Prosecutor Mother Now Charged In Death Of Emaciated Child, 4, At Hotel: Somerset County Prosecutor
Mother Now Charged In Death Of Emaciated Child, 4, At Hotel: Somerset County Prosecutor A 26-year-old Linden woman is the second person to face charges in the death of a 4-year-old child at a Franklin Township hotel on Monday, Feb. 19, authorities said. Chamyr Harris is charged with murder in the first degree in the death of her 4-year-old son, Somerset County First Assistant Prosecutor Annemarie Mueller, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman Jr., and Franklin Township Public Safety Director Quovella Maeweather said. The boy's father, Sean Tate, a 36-year-old Woodbridge resident was arrested last week and also faces murder char…

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Lifestyle
Olympic Gold Medal Winning Gymnast Appearing In Ridgewood: Here's Where, When Olympic Gold Medal Winning Gymnast Appearing In Ridgewood: Here's Where, When
Olympic Gold Medal Winning Gymnast Appearing In Ridgewood: Here's Where, When Jordan Chiles won a gold medal in gymnastics at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Now she's appearing in Bergen County to share her story. Chiles is signing copies of her new book "I'm That Girl: Living the Power of My Dreams" at Bookends in Ridgewood on Tuesday, March 4 at 7 p.m.  In the book, Chiles discusses the turmoil that went on at the Paris Olympics, where she was awarded a bronze medal in the floor exercise after her coach lodged a successful challenge. Chiles was stripped of the medal by Court of Arbitration for Sport based on semantics, according to a synopsis. Chiles also dis…

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Police & Fire
Intoxicated Driver Convicted Of Vehicular Manslaughter Guilty In Another NJ Crash That Killed 2 Intoxicated Driver Convicted Of Vehicular Manslaughter Guilty In Another NJ Crash That Killed 2
Intoxicated Driver Convicted Of Vehicular Manslaughter Guilty In Another NJ Crash That Killed 2 A 39-year-old Newark man faces up to life in prison after he was convicted on Monday, Feb. 24, of vehicular homicide when he drove drunk and killed two people in a crash, authorities said.  And this isn't his first fatality behind the wheel. On Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, Shaquan Wiley was drunk, driving 84 mph down 15h Avenue when he lost control while crossing Bergen Street and crashed into a tree, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said.  Two of his passengers, 17-year-old Tahtiyanah Green and 21-year-old Imani Exum were killed instantly in the crash, Stephens said. Two…

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Police & Fire
Saddle River Woman Ejected From BMW In Route 80 Crash: NJSP Saddle River Woman Ejected From BMW In Route 80 Crash: NJSP
Saddle River Woman Ejected From BMW In Route 80 Crash: Njsp A 75-year-old Saddle River woman was ejected from a BMW in a crash on Route 80 in Warren County on the morning of Monday, Feb. 24, authorities said. At 8:01 a.m., a BMW SUV was traveling eastbound on Route 80 in Allamuchy Township when it lost directional control and struck the left guardrail, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for New Jersey State Police said. The vehicle then redirected, crossing all three travel lanes and impacting the right guardrail, Lebron said. It then redirected again to the left, crossing all three travel lanes and striking the metal bridge rail, Lebron said.  …

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News
NY Man Used Counterfeit Cash To Buy PlayStations At Walmart: Stafford PD NY Man Used Counterfeit Cash To Buy PlayStations At Walmart: Stafford PD
NY Man Used Counterfeit Cash To Buy PlayStations At Walmart: Stafford PD A 29-year-old Westchester County, New York man was arrested and charged on Thursday, Feb. 20 for using counterfeit money at a Walmart in Manhawkin. Nepaul Campbell, a Mount Vernon resident, tried to use 21 fraudulent $50 bills to purchase two PlayStation gaming consoles from Walmart on Route 72, Stafford Township Police said.  Campbell was charged with forgery and was ordered to appear back in Ocean County Superior Court, police said.

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