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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.

Sam Barron's Contributions

Lifestyle

Former Nick Teen Heartthrob, Halsey's Fiancée Signing Books In Ridgewood Anyone who remembers "Victorious" is going to want to check out this event in Bergen County. Avan Jogia, who made girls swoon playing Beck Oliver on the hit Nickelodeon show, is signing copies of his new poetry book "Autopsy (of an Ex-Teen Heartthrob): (poems of rage, love, sex, and sadness)" at Bookends in Ridgewood on Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 6 p.m. Jogia writes poems focused on fame, rage, love and sadness, as he became a star in the early days of Instagram and Twitter, according to a synopsis. While on "Victorious," he spent his time writing, observing the cult of celebrity, the hilar…

by Sam Barron

02/05/2025

Police & Fire

Former Lacey HS Track Star Jailed On Murder Charges A 20-year-old former track star at Lacey Township High School now faces murder charges, records show. Javir Askew-Mayweather was jailed on Tuesday, Feb. 4, according to the Ocean County Department of Corrections website. He faces charges of murder and attempted murder, according to the website. A spokesperson for the county prosecutor's office said the Toms River Police Department is handling the investigation. While at Lacey Township High School, Askew-Mayweather was one of the school's top runners, ranking near the top of the school record book in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters, …

by Sam Barron

02/05/2025

Police & Fire

Cops Use GPS To Find Stolen Car, Four Teens Arrested: Summit PD A GPS tracker helped police in Summit locate a stolen vehicle on Monday, Feb. 3, leading to the arrest of four teenagers, authorities said. At 4:45 p.m., a 2022 Range Rover was reported stolen from a parking garage in downtown Summit, police said. Officers used the Range Rover's GPS system to monitor its movements, police said. At 7 p.m., the vehicle was discovered at Pine Street in Elizabeth, occupied by five people, police said. As the officers approached, the five suspects exited the vehicle and ran, police said. Four of the suspects were apprehended following a foot pursuit while…

by Sam Barron

02/05/2025

Police & Fire

Drug Raid: Large Quantities Of Ecstasy, Mushrooms Land Sicklerville Man In Jail, Police Say A 46-year-old Sicklerville man was arrested after a raid on his home on Monday, Feb. 4 turned up large quantities of drugs, police said. Officers raided a residence on Eden Hollow Lane and found large quantity of marijuana, ecstasy, prescription opiates, mushrooms, and packaging materials, Winslow Township police said. Larry Barnes was arrested and charged with numerous narcotics distribution related offenses, police said. He was remanded to Camden County Jail pending a court appearance.

by Sam Barron

02/04/2025

Police & Fire

Man, 89, Lying In Road Run Over, Killed By Truck After Leaving Senior Facility: Cinnaminson PD An 89-year-old Cinnaminson man was killed after he was struck by a truck while lying in the roadway on the morning of Friday, Jan. 31, authorities said. At 6:35 a.m., officers responded to the Azalea, an assisted living facility and found the deceased body of Robert Richardson, a resident of the facility, in the curb lane of the roadway, Cinnaminson police said. Richardson was lying in the roadway in the curb lane of Route 130 South when he was hit by a truck, police said. Richardson was last seen exiting a side door of the Azalea at 6:30 a.m., police said. Richardson served in the U.S. Na…

by Sam Barron

02/04/2025

Obituaries

Manaplan Rabbi Dies Suddenly: Remembering Levi Wolosow Rabbi Levi Wolosow, a 43-year-old Manaplan resident, died while on a family trip in the Poconos on Monday, Feb. 3, Chabad announced. Anash says that Wolosow, the director of Chabad of Monmouth County, died while on a ski trip with his family in the Poconos. Yeshiva World News says less than 24 hours before his death, he joined prominent Jewish singer Avraham Friedman on stage at a major concert. "Rabbi Wolosow, who passed away suddenly yesterday, was the ultimate Chabad emissary, welcoming, brimming with faith and inspiration, and always ready to help another," Chabad said. "He will f…

by Sam Barron

02/04/2025

Police & Fire

Man Thrown From Vehicle Dies In Gloucester County: Police A 34-year-old Washington Township man was killed after he was ejected from his vehicle on the early morning of Monday, Feb. 4, authorities said. At 2:27 a.m., officers responded to Pittman Downer Road and found Christian Benyard, who had been thrown from his vehicle, Washington Township police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Benyard was traveling northbound when his vehicle left the roadway and struck an embankment, police said. The impact caused the vehicle to become airborne before colliding with and severing a utility pole, police said. Pitman Downer Road wa…

by Sam Barron

02/04/2025

Police & Fire

Irvington Man Killed In Two-Car Crash In Edison: Prosecutor A 36-year-old Irvington man was killed in a two-car crash in Edison on the early morning of Tuesday, Feb. 4, authorities said. At 12:07 a.m., officers responded to Route 1 and Grandview Avenue and discovered a two-car crash between a Mitsubishi driven by Makiano Francois and a Ford Explorer driven by a 48-year-old Brooklyn man, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Thomas Bryan of the Edison Police Department said. Francois was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. The Brooklyn man was hospitalized wi…

by Sam Barron

02/04/2025

Police & Fire

Montague Township Drug Dealer Sentenced For Weapon Possession: Prosecutor A 29-year-old Montague Township man was sentenced to five years in prison on Friday, Jan. 31 after pleading guilty to unlawfully possessing a firearm with intent to use it, authorities said. Authorities were originally investigating Keanu Alicea last year for running a drug distribution ring in Orange County, New York, Acting Sussex County Prosecutor Sahil K. Kabse said. When police searched Alicea’s residence they found a handgun along with controlled dangerous substances, Kabse said. Alicea also pled guilty to illegal drug distribution in New York, Kabse said.

by Sam Barron

02/04/2025

Police & Fire

Man Faces Five Years In Prison For Shooting Victim In Face In Jackson Township: Prosecutor A 26-year-old Freehold Borough man pleaded guilty on Monday, Feb. 3 to shooting a man in the face last year in Jackson Township, authorities said. Michael Vulpis faces five years in prison for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, per the terms of his plea agreement, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. On Thursday, June 27 at 12:20 a.m., officers in Jackson Township responded to Larsen Road and found a 27-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the face, Billhimer said. He was transported transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune where he was tr…

by Sam Barron

02/04/2025

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