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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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Business
Forbes Names NJ Billionaires To List Of Richest People In The World — AGAIN Forbes Names NJ Billionaires To List Of Richest People In The World — AGAIN
Forbes Names NJ Billionaires To List Of Richest People In The World — Again Some Garden Staters are raking in the dough. New Jersey residents once again made Forbes' annual list of the world's billionaires, with three ranking in the top 800, based on net worth. The Garden Staters you most want to hit up for cash are: No. 322: Rocco Commisso, 73, is the founder and CEO of cable company Mediacom based in Chester, New York and the richest man in New Jersey with a net worth of $8.8 billon. The Saddle River resident immigrated to the United States from Italy when he was 12 years old. His first job was playing the accordion during movie theater intermissions. No. 364.…

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Police & Fire
Gazebo Engulfed In Flames: High Bridge FD Gazebo Engulfed In Flames: High Bridge FD
Gazebo Engulfed In Flames: High Bridge FD A gazebo in Hunterdon County was destroyed by a fire on Tuesday, April 9, authorities said. The blaze occurred  at the gazebo in Union Forge Park in High Bridge, the High Bridge Fire Department said on Facebook. The gazebo was already engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived on scene, fire officials said. The fire remains under investigation. 

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Police & Fire
Curfew For Kids: Newark Enacts 'Juvenile Safety Initiative' Curfew For Kids: Newark Enacts 'Juvenile Safety Initiative'
Curfew For Kids: Newark Enacts 'Juvenile Safety Initiative' As the weather gets warmer, New Jersey's largest city is taking action to keep kids safe. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and Public Safety Fritz Fragé announced the city is launching an overnight for kids ages 17 and below, calling it a "Juvenile Safety Initiative." Under the initiative, unaccompanied minors, ages 17 and below, who are more than 100 yards from their residence between 11 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. the following day will be given a verbal warning and will be escorted to his or her residence and released to the care of his or her parent or guardian, Baraka and Fragé said. A second…

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Police & Fire
Man Assaulted Woman Then Refused To Let Her Leave In Mount Olive: Cops Man Assaulted Woman Then Refused To Let Her Leave In Mount Olive: Cops
Man Assaulted Woman Then Refused To Let Her Leave In Mount Olive: Cops A 40-year-old Flanders man was arrested and charged with assaulting a woman and refusing to let her leave on the evening of Sunday, April 7, Mount Olive police said. At 8:30 p.m., police responded to a residence in Flanders and found Andrew Heller sleeping inside, officers said.  Before waking up Heller, police located and removed multiple knives from his residence, officers said. During their investigation, police determined Heller assaulted the woman, refused to let her leave the residence or request help, and made threats against her, officers said. Heller was arrested a…

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Police & Fire
Georgia Fugitive Found Shot In Union Backyard, 4 Men In Custody: Police Georgia Fugitive Found Shot In Union Backyard, 4 Men In Custody: Police
Georgia Fugitive Found Shot In Union Backyard, 4 Men In Custody: Police Four Newark men including two with prior arrests were arrested after a man was shot in Union Township on Monday, April 8, authorities said. Quazir Robinson, 18, Dabson Fofana, 21, Yaleem Prothro, 23 and Mecca Latham, 23 have all been charged with aggravated assault and numerous weapons offenses in the shooting of a 44-year-old man in the backyard of a home at  Carnegie Place near Laurel Avenue, Union Township police said in a release. The victim was found having suffered a gunshot wound to his thigh and graze wound to his arm, and was profusely bleeding while lying on the ground …

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Police & Fire
Irvington Woman Fatally Struck By Truck On Route 80: NJSP Irvington Woman Fatally Struck By Truck On Route 80: NJSP
Irvington Woman Fatally Struck By Truck On Route 80: Njsp A 27-year-old Irvington woman was fatally struck by a truck while she was standing by her disabled vehicle on the shoulder on Route 80 in Warren County on the morning of Monday, April 8, authorities said. At 8:21 a.m., a Honda was parked and disabled on the right shoulder of I-80 in Hardwick Township when a tractor trailer traveling east struck Valdaishi Simpkins, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. Simpkins sustained fatal injuries, Lebron said. The crash remains under investigation, Lebron said

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Police & Fire
Vehicle Overturns In Parsippany: Mount Tabor FD Vehicle Overturns In Parsippany: Mount Tabor FD
Vehicle Overturns In Parsippany: Mount Tabor FD First responders tended to an overturned vehicle in Parsippany on the afternoon of Monday, April 8, authorities said. At 4:53 p.m., a driver was trapped in an overturned vehicle following a two-car crash at Brooklawn Drive and Glencove Road, the Mount Tabor Volunteer Fire Department said. Firefighters responded quickly to the scene to assist the Parsippany Police Department with freeing the trapped driver, fire officials said. The driver in the other vehicle was evaluated by EMS and transported to a nearby hospital, firefighters said. First responders cleared the scene in 40 minutes, firefi…

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News
WINNERS! Two NJ Powerball Players Score Big $$$ WINNERS! Two NJ Powerball Players Score Big $$$
Winners! Two NJ Powerball Players Score Big $$$ The solar eclipse wasn't the only thing two New Jersey residents celebrated on Monday. Two lottery tickets sold online in the Garden State matched four numbers and the Powerball in the drawing held on Monday, April 8. The tickets were sold via the Jackpocket app, which is based in Hewitt in Passaic County. The winning numbers were 6, 21, 23, 39, 54 and the red Powerball was 23.

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Police & Fire
Truck Hits Guardrail, Overturns On Route 80: NJSP Truck Hits Guardrail, Overturns On Route 80: NJSP
Truck Hits Guardrail, Overturns On Route 80: Njsp A tractor trailer overturned on Route 80 in Warren County on the early morning of Tuesday, April 9, New Jersey State Police said. At 5:42 a.m., a truck was traveling westbound on Route 80 west in Hope Township when it struck a guardrail and overturned, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. No injuries were reported and the crash remains under investigation, Lebron said.

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Lifestyle
Meet 'Dog The Bounty Hunter' in Ridgewood Meet 'Dog The Bounty Hunter' in Ridgewood
Meet 'Dog The Bounty Hunter' in Ridgewood If you have an outstanding warrant, this is not the book signing for you. Duane Chapman a.k.a. "Dog The Bounty Hunter" will be signing copies of his new book " Nine Lives and Counting: A Bounty Hunter’s Journey to Faith, Hope, and Redemption " at Bookends in Ridgewood on Tuesday, April 16 at 6 p.m.  HEY BOUNTY NATION, GUESS WHAT?!?! I WILL BE DOING A BOOK SIGNING IN RIDGEWOOD, NJ ON APRIL 16th!!! Come see me at... Posted by Duane "Dog" Chapman on Thursday, March 28, 2024 In the book, Chapman pulls back the curtain on his life, talking about his time in a motorcycle gang, be…

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