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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

North Brunswick Man Airlifted After Car Engulfed in Flames On Route 78: Njsp A 42-year-old North Brunswick man was airlifted following a crash on Route 78 in Hunterdon County on Monday, April 21, authorities said. At 7:16 p.m., troopers responded to a crash on Route 78 East in Lebanon Borough after a Honda Civic traveling eastbound veered off the roadway to the left, struck a guardrail, overturned, collided with several trees and became engulfed in flames, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The driver was airlifted to an area hospital with serious injuries, police said. The crash remains under investigation, Lebron said.

by Sam Barron

04/23/2025

Police & Fire

17-Year-Old Arrested After Shots Fired in Atlantic City: Police A 17-year-old boy was arrested after gunshots were fired in Atlantic City on Saturday, April 19, authorities said. At 9:53 p.m., officers responded to the 1100 block of Baltic Avenue for a ShotSpotter alert and found evidence of gunfire but no injuries, Atlantic City police said. Officers scoured the area for a suspect before locating the 17-year-old, police said. He attempted to flee the scene, but was quickly apprehended, police said. He was found in possession of a loaded handgun, police said. The teenager was charged with unlawful possession of weapon and obstruction of justice, police…

by Sam Barron

04/23/2025

Lifestyle

Damon Wayans Sitcom Canceled By CBS: ‘Such a Beautiful Journey’ “Poppa’s House” a sitcom starring Damon Wayans, Sr. and his son, Damon Wayans, Jr. has been canceled by CBS after one season. On “Poppa’s House,” the Wayans’ play father and son, with constant back and forth bickering and both learning life lessons from the other. Essence Atkins, a regular in Wayans family projects, plays the elder Wayans’ new talk radio co-host, throwing a further wrinkle into his life. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Poppa’s House (@poppashousecbs) Wayans, Sr. took to Instagram after the cancellation and said m…

by Sam Barron

04/23/2025

Police & Fire

Man Convicted In Fatal Ambush Shooting At Trenton Party: Prosecutor A 40-year-old Trenton resident was convicted on Thursday, April 17, of fatally shooting a man at a party in 2021, authorities said. Matthew Tanner was convicted of murder in the first degree and multiple weapons offenses, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey said. On Saturday, July 31, 2021, the Trenton community was at the 800 block of Stuyvesant Avenue to celebrate "Sha-Day," a party honoring a resident killed in 2013, Marbrey said. Trenton police responded to the scene at 12:24 a.m. the next day and found Daquan Basnight lying motionless in the street, suffering from multip…

by Sam Barron

04/22/2025

Police & Fire

Newark Man Guilty After Jumping Out Of Window To Avoid Arrest: Prosecutor A 36-year-old Newark man was convicted on Wednesday, April 16, of jumping out of a window to avoid being arrested by police last year, authorities said. On Thursday, May 16, officers went to 220 Irvine Turner Blvd. to arrest Hanzha Darby on an outstanding warrant, Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said. Darby jumped out of a third-story window to evade arrest, Stephens said. He sustained serious injuries as a result of the jump, Stephens said. He was convicted of resisting arrest by flight and faces up to 18 months in prison when he is sentenced in June, authorities said.

by Sam Barron

04/22/2025

Police & Fire

Newark Bloods Leader Ordered Shootings, Ran Open-Air Drug Market, 26 Charged: AG The leader of the Queen Street Blood Gang and 25 other people have been arrested for their roles in an enterprise that used violence and intimidation to operate an open-air drug market in Newark, authorities said. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin made the announcement at a press conference on Tuesday, April 22. Rabiyah Sorey, the leader of the gang is charged with racketeering, conspiracy, weapons offenses, assaults and drug offenses, Platkin said. Other members charged in the conspiracy acted as supervisors, advisors, distributors of controlled dangerous substances and enfo…

by Sam Barron

04/22/2025

News

East Orange School Bus Driver Drove Drunk In Route 80 Crash With 25 Kids On Board: Prosecutor A 47-year-old New Jersey school bus driver was arrested and charged with drunk driving following a crash on Saturday, April 19 in Knowlton Township, authorities said. At 7:45 a.m., state troopers responded to Route 80 in Knowlton and found a bus disabled in the left lane with heavy front end damage, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said. The bus was carrying 25 kids and two adults, authorities said. Pierre Tranquilus, the driver, of East Orange, showed signs of impairment and was unable to pass field sobriety tests, authorities said. Tranquilus was charged with driving while into…

by Sam Barron

04/22/2025

Neighbors

Union City Father Of 4 On Ventilator After Heart Stops For 18 Minutes: Fundraiser Justin Sanchez, a 35-year-old Union City resident, is unconscious and breathing on a ventilator after he went into cardiac arrest earlier this month, according to a fundraiser set up to support his family. On Sunday, April 6, Sanchez suffered a seizure in his sleep and his heart stopped. He went into cardiac arrest and his heart stopped beating for 18 minutes. Before that, Sanchez was a healthy, energetic, loving father, Tobin Jacob, who organized the fundraiser said. Sanchez is unconscious and dependent on a ventilator for breathing, leaving his wife, Stephanie, to care for their four chil…

by Sam Barron

04/22/2025

Police & Fire

Newtown Square Man At Large After Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old In NJ: Prosecutor A reward is being offered in the arrest of a 22-year-old man from Pennsylvania who authorities say sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl earlier this year in New Jersey. Shane Hennesy, a Newtown Square resident, was charged in February with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, and endangering the welfare of a child for an incident involving a 12-year-old girl in Pine Hill, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay and Pine Hill Police Chief Christopher Winters said. Hennesy initially met the girl online and the sexual assaults occurred between December 2024 and January 2025, a…

by Sam Barron

04/22/2025

Police & Fire

East Orange Killer Tried To Silence Witness With Rap Video, Prosecutor Says A 31-year-old East Orange man was convicted on Thursday, April 17, of murdering a 23-year-old in Newark and then trying to intimidate a witness by posting a rap video calling him a snitch, authorities said. On Tuesday, June 1, 2021, Isaiah Knight fatally shot Tyzier White five times at point-blank range, after he felt slighted during an interaction involving himself, his cousin and White, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said. Following the shooting, Knight and accomplices engaged in several attempts to intimidate one of the eyewitnesses by luring them to a location and for…

by Sam Barron

04/22/2025

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