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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
Man Shot In Newark: Police Man Shot In Newark: Police
Man Shot In Newark: Police A man was shot in Newark on the early morning of Friday, April 5, authorities said. At 3:28 a.m., police responded to Astor Street near Pennsylvania Avenue on a report of a shooting, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé said. Officers were advised a man had arrived at University Hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound and is in stable condition, Fragé said. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call 1-877-695-8477.

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Police & Fire
Warren County Sex Offender Who Assaulted Teen Girl Arrested For Failing To Register: Cops Warren County Sex Offender Who Assaulted Teen Girl Arrested For Failing To Register: Cops
Warren County Sex Offender Who Assaulted Teen Girl Arrested For Failing To Register: Cops A 54-year-old Bridgeton resident was arrested on Thursday, March 21 in Warren County after he failed to register as a sex offender, authorities said. James Alston was also wanted for violating a lifelong parole order, Independence Township police said on Facebook.  In 1995, Alston was found guilty in Sussex County of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl he lured with alcohol when he was 25 years old. He is considered a Tier 2 sex offender- a "moderate risk," according to the New Jersey State Police's sex offender registry.  Alston was arrested at a local residence and transpor…

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Car Strikes Utility Pole On Route 519: NJSP Car Strikes Utility Pole On Route 519: NJSP
Car Strikes Utility Pole On Route 519: Njsp A car crashed into a utility pole on County Route 519 in Hunterdon County on the evening of Tuesday, April 9, authorities said. At 6:30 p.m., a Volkswagen passenger vehicle ran off the roadway while traveling on the highway in Kingwood Township and then struck the utility pole, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said.  There were no injuries reported and the crash remains under investigation.

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2.6 Aftershock Recorded In Somerset County 5 Days After Massive Earthquake 2.6 Aftershock Recorded In Somerset County 5 Days After Massive Earthquake
2.6 Aftershock Recorded In Somerset County 5 Days After Massive Earthquake We're not out of the earthquake woods just yet. A 2.6 aftershock was recorded in Somerset County on Wednesday, April 10, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquake was recorded 5 km southwest of Gladstone, with more than 430 people telling the USGS they could feel something shaking.  The aftershocks come in the wake of a 4.8 earthquake that originated in Whitehouse Station and shook up the Northeast. In the first day after the earthquake, the USGS reported 23 aftershocks. Aftershocks are smaller earthquakes that happen in the same general area during the days fol…

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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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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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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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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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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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