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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
Morris County Dojo Owner Gets Probation For Sex With Developmentally Disabled Adult: Prosecutor Morris County Dojo Owner Gets Probation For Sex With Developmentally Disabled Adult: Prosecutor
Morris County Dojo Owner Gets Probation For Sex With Developmentally Disabled Adult: Prosecutor A 52-year-old Morris County owner of a karate academy was sentenced on Friday, March 15 to two years probation, after pleading guilty to having sex with a developmentally disabled adult, authorities said. Raymond Ziesse, who owns Mount Olive Karate Academy in Flanders, had a sexual relationship with the former adult student between May 2018 and August 2018 at the dojo, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. Ziesse was indicted in December 2023 and pleaded guilty to criminal sexual contact last month, authorities said.

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News
JACKPOT! NJ Lotto Ticket Sold Online Wins Big JACKPOT! NJ Lotto Ticket Sold Online Wins Big
Jackpot! NJ Lotto Ticket Sold Online Wins Big It was a Thursday to remember for one New Jersey resident. A ticket sold online via the Jackpocket app  matched all five numbers in the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot drawing on Thursday, March 21, winning $219,460. The Jackpocket app is based in Hewitt in Passaic County. The winning numbers were 12, 15, 21, 34 and 44 and the XTRA number was: 02. 

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Police & Fire
Man Who Went Into Cardiac Arrest At Local Business Meets NJ Officer Who Saved His Life Man Who Went Into Cardiac Arrest At Local Business Meets NJ Officer Who Saved His Life
Man Who Went Into Cardiac Arrest At Local Business Meets NJ Officer Who Saved His Life On Saturday, Feb. 24, Washington Township police officer Scott Myers did what he was trained to do: He saved a life. Louis Luckhardt, a Long View physical therapist, went into cardiac arrest at a local business, but luckily for him, Myers arrived on the scene and performed CPR and used his defibrilator to revive him and Luckhardt eventually made a full recovery.  "Responding to medical emergencies is one of the calls where we as officers have the greatest positive impact on the residents of Washington Township and Califon," Myers, who had gone through EMT training, said. "I w…

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Lifestyle
Netflix Murder Show Examines 'Carnegie Deli Massacre' That Killed NJ Actress Netflix Murder Show Examines 'Carnegie Deli Massacre' That Killed NJ Actress
Netflix Murder Show Examines 'Carnegie Deli Massacre' That Killed NJ Actress The "Carnegie Deli Massacre" was a quintuple-shooting and triple-murder that shocked the nation. In 2001, actress Jennifer Stahl, a Mercer County native who appeared in "Dirty Dancing", was one of five people shot execution-style in an apartment above New York's iconic Carnegie Deli in midtown Manhattan. Jennifer Stahl, a New Jersey native, died in what's known as the "Carnegie Deli Massacre," now being examined on a new Netflix true crime show. Courtesy of Netflix While two people survived, three others — including Stahl — were killed in the shooting.  The case is now the sub…

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Politics
'Champion' Menendez Won't Run In Democratic Primary, Considering Independent Bid (VIDEO) 'Champion' Menendez Won't Run In Democratic Primary, Considering Independent Bid (VIDEO)
'Champion' Menendez Won't Run In Democratic Primary, Considering Independent Bid (Video) Embattled Senator Robert Menendez announced he will not run for re-election as a Democrat, but did not rule out running as an independent. Menendez, who is facing numerous federal bribery charges, made the announcement in a nine-minute video on Thursday, March 21.  Menendez, who has professed his innocence and called himself a champion for the state of New Jersey, said the charges against him make running a campaign impossible.  ALSO SEE: Menendez Accepted Benz As Bribe Following Fatal Wreck Caused By His Wife In Bergen: Reports "New Jerseysians deserve better than that," M…

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Police & Fire
Woman Survives 16-Foot Plunge Down Elevator Shaft In Jersey City: Authorities Woman Survives 16-Foot Plunge Down Elevator Shaft In Jersey City: Authorities
Woman Survives 16-Foot Plunge Down Elevator Shaft In Jersey City: Authorities A 53-year-old woman was in stable condition after she fell 16 feet down an elevator shaft in a Jersey City apartment building on Monday, March 18, authorities said. The woman was found 16 feet under the first floor in the basement of 11 Gifford Ave., lying on her back, when Jersey City officers arrived just before 3:40 p.m., according to Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione, a spokeswoman for the mayor's office. The woman was taken to a nearby hospital where she was treated for abrasions to both legs, as well as pain in her left elbow, Wallace-Scalcione said.  Her family told NBC New York …

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Police & Fire
Man Stole Hundreds From Newark Sports Bar: PD (PHOTO) Man Stole Hundreds From Newark Sports Bar: PD (PHOTO)
Man Stole Hundreds From Newark Sports Bar: PD (Photo) A man is at large after he broke into a sports bar in Newark in the middle of the night, Wednesday, March 20, taking hundreds of dollars, authorities said. At 3:55 a.m., a man pried open the cellar door at El Pool Sports Bar at 116 Elm St with his hands and entered the basement, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé said. He then went to a back room, opened a lock box and removed $300 to $400 before fleeing the scene and heading westbound on Elm Street, Fragé said. The man is described as Hispanic and was wearing a blue jacket, a black hooded sweatshirt, a black hat, black…

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News
Three Bergen County Hospitals Named Among Best In World By 'Newsweek' Three Bergen County Hospitals Named Among Best In World By 'Newsweek'
Three Bergen County Hospitals Named Among Best In World By 'Newsweek' Some of the best hospitals in the world are right in the Garden State. Newsweek, partnering with Statsia, released its annual list of the World's Best Hospitals, with six hospitals in New Jersey making the cut.  Morristown Medical Center was ranked 47th, while Hackensack University Medical Center was right behind at 58th.  Valley Hospital in Ridgewood (soon Paramus) and Overlook Medical Center in Summit were ranked 137th and 174th, respectively.  Englewood Hospital and Medical Center and Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch were ranked 329th and 411th, respectively. Dr. …

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Police & Fire
Car Engulfed In Flames At Kinnelon Shopping Center: FD Car Engulfed In Flames At Kinnelon Shopping Center: FD
Car Engulfed In Flames At Kinnelon Shopping Center: FD A vehicle fire caused minor damage to a shopping center in Kinnelon on Sunday, March 17, authorities said. At 12:11 p.m., the Kinnelon Volunteer Fire Company responded to a car fire at the Stonehouse Plaza Shopping Center on Boonton Avenue, firefighters said on Facebook. The wind caused the smoke and flames from the vehicle fire to push toward the building, firefighters said. Firefighters said they extinguished the car fire despite a ruptured gas tank on the vehicle. The building sustained minor siding damage, firefighters said. Kinnelon Volunteer Fire Department Facebook

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Sports
Time's Up For Tommy? Report Examines NJ QB's Future With Giants Time's Up For Tommy? Report Examines NJ QB's Future With Giants
Time's Up For Tommy? Report Examines NJ QB's Future With Giants Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito might finally have to move out of his parents home. DeVito, who lives with his parents in Cedar Grove and graduated from Don Bosco High School, could be on his way out of Big Blue, according to a FOX News report by Ralph Vacchiano. As a rookie, DeVito earned national attention when he led the Giants on a three-game wining streak. Off the field, DeVito earned the nickname Tommy Cutlets when he expressed an affinity for his mother's chicken cutlets while celebrating his Italian heritage on the field. But the Giants plan on having Daniel Jones start at quarterb…

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