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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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Surgeon Dies After Medical Episode On Garden State Parkway In Lakewood: NJSP Surgeon Dies After Medical Episode On Garden State Parkway In Lakewood: NJSP
Surgeon Dies After Medical Episode On Garden State Parkway In Lakewood: Njsp A 54-year-old Toms River surgeon died following a medical episode while driving on the Garden State Parkway in Ocean County on Thursday, Jan. 30, authorities said. At 7:10 a.m., Dr. Jarrod Kaufman was driving a Tesla Model Y northbound on the Garden State Parkway in Lakewood Township, when his vehicle veered off the roadway into a briar patch, Chares Marchan, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said.  Kaufman sustained a medical episode and was pronounced dead at the scene, Marchan said. Born in 1970, Kaufman was a graduate of Lehigh University before earning his medical degre…

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Police & Fire
Fire Ravages Fairfield Motor Home (VIDEO) Fire Ravages Fairfield Motor Home (VIDEO)
Fire Ravages Fairfield Motor Home (Video) A motor home in Fairfield was fully engulfed in flames on the evening of Sunday, Feb. 2, authorities said. 🔹Motor Home Catches Fire on Camp Lane, No Injuries Reported🔹 🔹Fairfield (NJ) – On February 2, 2025, at approximately... Posted by Fairfield Police Department - Essex County, New Jersey on Sunday, February 2, 2025 At 8:48 p.m., Fairfield officers and Fairfield firefighters responded to Camp Lane for the fire, Fairfield police said. All occupants were safely out of the home, police said. The Fairfield Volunteer Fire Department, along with the Wayne Fire Department quickly exti…

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Police & Fire
25 Years For Woman Who Killed, Dismembered Toms River Man: Prosecutor 25 Years For Woman Who Killed, Dismembered Toms River Man: Prosecutor
25 Years For Woman Who Killed, Dismembered Toms River Man: Prosecutor A 29-year-old Seaside Heights woman was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Friday, Jan. 31 after pleading guilty to killing a Toms River man whose body was dismembered, authorities said. Elizabeth Mascarelli, 29, pleaded guilty in December to aggravated manslaughter, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. She was among four people charged in the killing of Kerry Rollason, 56.  Maxwell Johnston, a 35-year-old Manchester Township man, was originally suspected of killing Rollason in his Ravenwood Drive home on Wednesday, July 3. Johnston had been wanted in the separate killi…

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Police & Fire
43 Times: Serial ShopRite Shoplifter Busted In Stafford, Police Say 43 Times: Serial ShopRite Shoplifter Busted In Stafford, Police Say
43 Times: Serial ShopRite Shoplifter Busted In Stafford, Police Say A 28-year-old Forked River man was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 9 and charged with shoplifting from a ShopRite in Ocean County 43 times, authorities said. Daquan Nieves stole almost $1800 worth of merchandise from the ShopRite at 297 Route 72 West in Manahawkin over two months, Stafford police said. Nieves was charged with shoplifting and released pending a court date, police said.

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Police & Fire
Man In Makeshift Shelter Found Dead In Jersey City Fire: Prosecutor Man In Makeshift Shelter Found Dead In Jersey City Fire: Prosecutor
Man In Makeshift Shelter Found Dead In Jersey City Fire: Prosecutor A man was killed in a fire in Jersey City on Friday, Jan. 31, authorities said. At 6 p.m., the Jersey City Fire Department responded to a fire at the 1000 block of Newark Avenue, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. After quickly extinguishing the fire,  firefighters found an unidentified male in a fire damaged makeshift shelter and he was pronounced dead at the scene, Suarez said. The cause and manner of death are pending, Suarez said. The Hudson County Regional Arson Task Force is investigating the origin and cause of the fire, Suarez said.

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$9K Theft Gets Former Brick Rec Director Probation: Prosecutor $9K Theft Gets Former Brick Rec Director Probation: Prosecutor
$9K Theft Gets Former Brick Rec Director Probation: Prosecutor A former Brick Township recreation official, once celebrated as a top professional in his field, was sentenced to three years probation on Friday, Jan. 31 after he admitted to stealing more than  $10,000 in township recreation fees, authorities said. Daniel Santaniello, 46, pleaded guilty last month to theft, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Santaniello was previously the recreation director for Brick Township. The New Jersey Recreation & Park Association gave him their "Professional of the Year Award" in 2016. Investigators said Santaniello abused his position to c…

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Obituaries
Maple Shade School Bus Driver Killed In Crash Was Friend To All: Remembering Jack Hohwald Maple Shade School Bus Driver Killed In Crash Was Friend To All: Remembering Jack Hohwald
Maple Shade School Bus Driver Killed In Crash Was Friend To All: Remembering Jack Hohwald Jack Hohwald, an 85-year-old Maple Shade bus driver who was killed on Tuesday, Jan. 28 after being struck by a bus driver at the school, is being remembered for his years of dedication to the school district. The fatal crash happened at Maple Shade High School when Hohwald stepped outside of his vehicle and was struck by another school bus, sustaining fatal injuries, according to Maple Shade police.  The driver of the striking bus, a 77-year-old Cinnaminson resident and district employee, remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators. No charges have been filed at this time, …

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Man Dies Nearly Two Weeks After Turnpike Crash In Westhampton Township: NJSP Man Dies Nearly Two Weeks After Turnpike Crash In Westhampton Township: NJSP
Man Dies Nearly Two Weeks After Turnpike Crash In Westhampton Township: Njsp A 78-year-old Massachusetts man died on Thursday, Jan. 30, nearly two weeks after he was involved in a car crash on the New Jersey Turnpike in Burlington County, authorities said. On Friday, Jan. 17 at 1:58 p.m., Roy Wilson was driving his Honda Pilot northbound on the New Jersey Turnpike in Westampton Township, when he lost control of the vehicle, striking the concrete barrier, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The vehicle then traveled across all three northbound lanes and veered off the right side of the roadway, Lebron said. No injuries were reported at t…

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Gloucester City Man Charges At Cops With Pitchfork-Like Weapon: Police Gloucester City Man Charges At Cops With Pitchfork-Like Weapon: Police
Gloucester City Man Charges At Cops With Pitchfork-Like Weapon: Police A 41-year-old Gloucester City man was arrested and charged on Saturday, Jan 18, after he charged at police with a weapon that looked liked a pitchfork, authorities said. Officers responded to Princeton Avenue to check on a man, later identified as George Jacob, after he cut a component to the air conditioner compressor which caused freon to spray out, Gloucester City police said. Jacob was believed to be in mental distress, police said. When officers encountered Jacob, he was carrying an American Flag and two other poles, police said One of the poles was a 5-foot tri-point stake t…

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News
Search For PA Mom's Last Surviving Child From Willingboro Reignited With $5K Reward Search For PA Mom's Last Surviving Child From Willingboro Reignited With $5K Reward
Search For PA Mom's Last Surviving Child From Willingboro Reignited With $5K Reward Danielle Lopez, a 38-year-old New Jersey woman, remains missing after disappearing last April. The Community United Effort (CUE) Center for Missing Persons is offering a $5,000 reward in the hopes of obtaining new information about Lopez, of Willingboro, her mother Sue Quackenbush's last surviving child after two sons previously died. "Danielle deserves to be found, and we will never stop looking for answers," Quackenbush, a West Chester, PA resident, said. In 2015, Quackenbush lost her son, Eric, to suicide. Ten months later, her other son, Michael, a US Marine and combat veteran, di…

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