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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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Lifestyle

Stomach Bug Turns Out To Be Leukemia For NJ Boy, Campaign Says Julian Sherman is just nine years old but is already in the fight of his life. The 9-year-old Maplewood boy had seen the doctor twice for symptoms of what appeared to be a stomach bug, according to a GoFundMe launched for his family. But on Saturday, July 27, while in Boston for Julian's brothers' hockey tournament, things took a turn for the worst, as Julian began urinating blood and was rushed to Mass General for Children in Boston, the campaign reads. Since being diagnosed with acute lymphatic leukemia, Julian has gone into kidney failure and was put into a coma with a bre…

08/06/2024

Police & Fire

Two Arrested After Man Fatally Shot In North Bergen: Prosecutor Two people were arrested after a 31-year-old man was fatally shot in North Bergen on Monday, Aug. 5, authorities said. At 9 a.m., North Bergen police responded to Meadowview Avenue and 61st Street and found Juan Ortiz, a North Bergen resident, with an apparent gunshot wound, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. On Tuesday, Aug. 6, James Baker, a 24-year-old Secaucus resident and Arwa Elmhodli, a 21-year-old North Bergen resident were arrested and charged with murder, robbery and numerous weapons offenses, Suarez said. The defendants are being detained at the Hudson County Corr…

08/06/2024

Police & Fire

Man Masturbated At Target: Bridgewater PD (Photo) A man masturbated in front of another customer at Target on Thursday, Aug. 1 in Bridgewater, authorities said. The suspect arrived and exited the parking lot of the Target in the Bridgewater Promenade at 200 Promenade Blvd. in a gray Hyundai Elantra, Bridgewater police said. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at gvandoren@bridgewaternj.gov or by phone at 908-722-4111 ext. 4189.

08/06/2024

Police & Fire

Man Stabbed In Hoboken: Authorities A man was hospitalized after he was stabbed in Hoboken on the early morning of Sunday, Aug. 4, authorities said. At 12:30 a.m., police responded to the 400 block on Harrison Street on a report of a stabbing, a spokeswoman for the city said. One man was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries but was released, authorities said. Anyone with information is asked to call 201-420-2100 ext. 3127.

08/06/2024

Police & Fire

Dropped Load In Crash Causes Closures In Bayonne: OEM A car crash with a dropped load caused significant traffic delays in Bayonne on the morning of Monday, Aug. 5. The crash occurred on Route 440 South near the 63rd Street exit, the Bayonne Office of Emergency Management said. The crash caused heavy damage to the roadway, with debris strewn throughout. The Bayonne OEM said they were on scene doing cleanup, necessitating the closure of Route 440 South and making only one lane available on Route 440 North near Avenue C. It is unknown if there were any injuries.

08/05/2024

News

Winner! Mega Millions Ticket Sold In Westfield Scores Big Bucks It was a fantastic Friday for a Mega Millions player in Westfield. A Mega Millions ticket matched four numbers and the gold Megaball in the drawing held on Friday, Aug. 2, winning $10,000. The ticket was sold at Krauszer's Food Store on Central Avenue. The winning numbers were 6, 7, 24, 44, 54, and the gold Megaball was 13.

08/05/2024

Police & Fire

Former Bridgwater Officer, West Milford Special Officer Thomas Dinan Dies Thomas Dinan, a police officer in West Milford, died on Tuesday, July 30, 10 days after his 66th birthday, the department announced. Dinan joined the West Milford Police Department in June 2018 as a Class II special officer, assisting with traffic details, township events, prisoner watches and transports and court security, police said. Prior to joining West Milford, Dinan spent 27 years in the Bridgewater Police Department, rising to the rank of lieutenant, before retiring in 2015 after serving as patrol officer, narcotics investigator, bias crimes officer and counterterrorism liaison, pol…

08/05/2024

Police & Fire

Seen HIM? Man Sought In West New York Sexual Assault: Prosecutors (Photo) Authorities are attempting to locate a man who they say is a person of interest in a sexual assault that occurred in West New York last month. On Saturday, July 27 at 1:30 a.m., a 40-year-old woman said she encountered a man at Hudson Avenue and 51st Street, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Special Victims Unit said. The man then grabbed her by the hair and sexually assaulted her, authorities said. At the time of the assault, the man is described as having worn a light color shirt with the word “originals” on the front and back, dark jeans, and black and white sneakers, …

08/05/2024

Police & Fire

Summit Man Busted Attempting Home Break-In To Take SUV A 28-year-old Summit man was arrested and charged on Sunday, Aug. 4 after he attempted multiple times to break into a residence in an attempt to steal a car, police said. At 3:27 p.m., a woman reported a man, later identified as Rene Gustavo Hernandez broke a portion of her fence before attempting to gain entry to her locked 2019 Subaru Forester parked outside her residence, Summit police said in a release. Hernandez was unsuccessful and then opened the front storm door to the residence, at which point the woman observed him entering the house, police said. The woman then utilized the inter…

08/05/2024

Police & Fire

Cars Stolen In Summit While Family Slept Recovered: Police Two stolen vehicles stolen from residence in Summit on Saturday, Aug. 3 have been recovered, authorities said. At 11:53 a.m. officers responded to a report of two vehicles stolen from a residence on Llewellyn Road that were taken overnight, Summit Police said in a release. Two suspects entered the residence through an unlocked first floor front window before proceeding to the kitchen, where they removed three key fobs while the family slept upstairs, police said. The suspects took a 2021 Grey Porsche Taycan and a 2019 Mercedes Benz 6-Series, police said. The vehicles were found thanks to a …

08/05/2024

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