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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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NEWLY MINTED MILLIONAIRE! Washington Borough Lotto Ticket Wins $1.7 Million NEWLY MINTED MILLIONAIRE! Washington Borough Lotto Ticket Wins $1.7 Million
Newly Minted Millionaire! Washington Borough Lotto Ticket Wins $1.7 Million It was a terrific Tuesday for a lottery player in Warren County. A ticket sold in Washington borough won the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot in the drawing held on Tuesday, Jan. 28, winning $1.7 million. The ticket was sold at Krauszer's Food Store on Washington Avenue. The winning numbers were 11, 18, 22, 35 and 45. The Xtra was 4 and the Bullseye was 45. 

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California Woman Admits To $800,000 Fraud: Morris County Prosecutor California Woman Admits To $800,000 Fraud: Morris County Prosecutor
California Woman Admits To $800,000 Fraud: Morris County Prosecutor A 63-year-old California woman pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Jan. 21 to defrauding a Hanover Township resident out of more than $800,000, authorities said. In 2023, Anna Marie Bustamante posed as an authorized vendor when the victim sent her $806,727.92, via a bank account that was made to resemble the bank account of the authorized vendor, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said. As part of her plea agreement with prosecutors, Bustamante is expected to be sentenced to 364 days in the Morris County Correctional Center as a condition of probation, authorities said.  The victi…

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Newark Man Avoids Prison After $10K Atlantic City Casino Robbery: Prosecutor Newark Man Avoids Prison After $10K Atlantic City Casino Robbery: Prosecutor
Newark Man Avoids Prison After $10K Atlantic City Casino Robbery: Prosecutor A 51-year-old Newark man was spared prison and accepted into recovery court over the objections of prosecutors after being convicted of robbing a victim of their casino winnings in Atlantic City in 2023, authorities said. On Friday, Mach 3, 2023, the victim won $20,000 playing poker and was befriended by Robert Reed, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. The next morning, Reed told the victim he missed his bus and asked for a ride, authorities said. While walking to the victim's car in the parking garage, Reed struck the victim over the head with a glass bottle and took $10,000 in c…

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Ocean Township Dad, Girls Basketball Coach Had Sexual Relationship With Student: Prosecutor Ocean Township Dad, Girls Basketball Coach Had Sexual Relationship With Student: Prosecutor
Ocean Township Dad, Girls Basketball Coach Had Sexual Relationship With Student: Prosecutor A 35-year-old teacher and Middletown High School North basketball coach was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a student on Tuesday, Jan. 28, authorities said. Justin McGhee, of Ocean Township — who is the head coach of the girls' basketball team— started the relationship with the student late last year, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. The student is under the age of 18, Santiago said. McGhee has been placed on administrative leave by Middletown High School North, Santiago said. He was transported to the Monmouth County Correctional Institution pending proc…

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Lockdown Lifted At Linden Elementary School After Attempted Carjacking: Police Lockdown Lifted At Linden Elementary School After Attempted Carjacking: Police
Lockdown Lifted At Linden Elementary School After Attempted Carjacking: Police Two juveniles were apprehended on Tuesday, Jan. 28 after an attempted lockdown caused a Linden elementary school to be briefly placed on lockdown, authorities said. At 8:30 a.m., officers responded to the 700 block of E. Curtis Street on reports of an attempted carjacking and School #1 was notified and placed on lockdown, Linden police said.  Two juveniles wearing masks approached a vehicle as it was stopped along the curb, police said. The suspects opened the driver's side door, motioned as if they had a weapon, and ordered the driver to get out, police said. The driver ignored the su…

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Man Crawled Through Broken Window At Taco Bell, Stole Cash: Newark PD Man Crawled Through Broken Window At Taco Bell, Stole Cash: Newark PD
Man Crawled Through Broken Window At Taco Bell, Stole Cash: Newark PD A burglar is at large after they crawled through a broken window at Taco Bell and stole money on the early morning of Sunday, Jan. 19, authorities said. At 5:11 a.m., a man approached the drive-thru at Taco Bell at 52 Jones St., and used a rock to break the window, Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda, Sr. said. The man then crawled through the window, walked to the store’s back office, and stole a bag from inside a drawer containing $480.00 in cash, Miranda said. The suspect placed the bag inside his blue backpack before fleeing the store, walking northbound on Jones Str…

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Roofer Dies After Concrete Slab Collapses On Him: Egg Harbor PD Roofer Dies After Concrete Slab Collapses On Him: Egg Harbor PD
Roofer Dies After Concrete Slab Collapses On Him: Egg Harbor PD A 23-year-old roofer was killed in Egg Harbor Township on the afternoon of Tuesday, Jan. 28, after a slab of concrete collapsed on him, authorities said. At 3:10 p.m., a roofing crew was cleaning up after conducting demolition/construction on the exterior of the Club at Tilton, Egg Harbor Township police said.  Two units have staircases on the 2nd floor that meet halfway down and merge into one staircase, that goes to ground level, police said. At the merge, there is a concrete slab, police said. The man, who has not been identified, was underneath the slab cleaning up, when it c…

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West New York Man Convicted Of Beating Mother To Death: Prosecutor West New York Man Convicted Of Beating Mother To Death: Prosecutor
West New York Man Convicted Of Beating Mother To Death: Prosecutor  A 37-year-old West New York man was found guilty of murder in the first degree on Monday, Jan. 27 after beating his mother to death in 2021, authorities said. On Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 at 1:30 p.m., West New York police responded to 439 66th St. and were met by Emmanuel Gonzalez. His mother, Irma Gonzalez, 62, was unresponsive and pronounced dead at the scene, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The Regional Medical Examiner’s Office determined the cause of death to be blunt force trauma and manner to be homicide, Suarez said. Gonzalez will be sentenced in April, Suare…

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Vineland Man Gets 30 Years For Killing Ex's BF, Hiding Body In Grass Clippings: Prosecutors Vineland Man Gets 30 Years For Killing Ex's BF, Hiding Body In Grass Clippings: Prosecutors
Vineland Man Gets 30 Years For Killing Ex's BF, Hiding Body In Grass Clippings: Prosecutors A 32-year-old Vineland man was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Tuesday, Jan. 28, for shooting his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend and trying to hide his body under grass clippings, authorities said. Brandon Dennis was convicted last month in the fatal shooting, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae said  On Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021 in Millville, law enforcement discovered Patrick Trotter's body hidden under yard debris in a wooded area behind 519 East Main St., Webb-McRae said. Investigators said Dennis broke into a nearby home where Trotter, 32, was staying, Webb-McRa…

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Man Tied Up, Held At Gunpoint During Home Invasion: West Caldwell PD Man Tied Up, Held At Gunpoint During Home Invasion: West Caldwell PD
Man Tied Up, Held At Gunpoint During Home Invasion: West Caldwell PD Three suspects are at large following a home invasion in West Caldwell that left a man tied up and held at gunpoint on the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 28, authorities said. At 4:36 a.m., officers responded to Lougheed Avenue on a report of a home invasion, West Caldwell police said. The resident of the home was awakened by the sound of forced entry through a rear sliding glass door, police said. Upon investigating the noise, the homeowner was confronted by three individuals armed with firearms on the first floor, police said. The suspects bound the homeowner’s wrists and ankles with tape and h…

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