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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
NJ Drivers Brawl In NYC Road Rage Incident (VIDEO) NJ Drivers Brawl In NYC Road Rage Incident (VIDEO)
NJ Drivers Brawl In NYC Road Rage Incident (Video) A Garden State driver decided to administer his own brand of Jersey justice on the Cross Bronx Expressway on Tuesday, March 5. The video, which was shared by New York City Councilman Ying Tan and has gone viral, shows an altercation between the driver of the BMW, with New Jersey license plates, aggressively changing lanes and then coming to a stop in front of a minivan. He then gets out of the BMW and approaches the minivan, also apparently from New Jersey, screaming at the other driver, a 66-year-old man. The other driver proceeds to throw things at him, leading to punches being exchanged.…

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Police & Fire
Paterson Woman Steals Sex Toy From Essex Adult Emporium: Fairfield PD Paterson Woman Steals Sex Toy From Essex Adult Emporium: Fairfield PD
Paterson Woman Steals Sex Toy From Essex Adult Emporium: Fairfield PD A Paterson woman was arrested and charged with shoplifting after she took clothing and a sex toy from Essex Adult Emporium on Friday, March 8, authorities said. At 2:10 p.m., Rose Torres-Rice entered the store, selected several pieces of item and the toy and placed them counter, Fairfield police said.  She then asked to use the dressing room, but as she was being escorted there, she returned the counter, took the items and left the store, police said. Torres-Rice took $225.24 worth of items from the store. Torres-Rice, who was wearing a red-hood sweatshirt, was spotted at the Red Roof…

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Police & Fire
Suspect With Assault Rifle Sought In Newark Armed Robbery (PHOTO) Suspect With Assault Rifle Sought In Newark Armed Robbery (PHOTO)
Suspect With Assault Rifle Sought In Newark Armed Robbery (Photo) Police in Newark are attempting to locate a man who robbed a business with an assault rifle on Tuesday, March 5. At 10:46 p.m., a man walked into a business on Broadway and Bloomfield Place, approached the register and pulled an assault rifle out of a bag and announced a robbery, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. The clerk went to the backroom, filled the bag with other bags, and gave them to suspect, who fled heading south on Broadway after entering the driver’s side of a dark-colored SUV, Fragé said. The suspect is described as a Black man, 6'" tall and weighing 2…

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News
WINNER! Mega Millions Ticket Sold In Hunterdon County Scores $10K WINNER! Mega Millions Ticket Sold In Hunterdon County Scores $10K
Winner! Mega Millions Ticket Sold In Hunterdon County Scores $10K It was a terrific Tuesday for a Mega Millions player in Hunterdon County. A ticket sold in Califon matched four numbers plus the gold Megaball in the drawing held on Tuesday, March 12, winning $10,000. The ticket was sold at Oscar's Gourmet Deli. The winning numbers were 2, 16, 31, 57, 64 and the gold Megaball was 24.

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Serial Dog Thief Busted Again: Hunterdon County Prosecutor Serial Dog Thief Busted Again: Hunterdon County Prosecutor
Serial Dog Thief Busted Again: Hunterdon County Prosecutor A 45-year-old Alpha woman was arrested and charged on Saturday, March 9, after she tried to steal a dog, authorities said. And this is not her first dog stealing rodeo. Jennifer Goldthwaite entered a residence in Holland Township intending to snatch the pooch, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson said. In 2020, Goldthwaite and a man named Christopher Gordon, 20, of Flemington, were caught after a Pennsylvania dog breeder told police that people were trying to enter his property and possibly steal his French bulldog puppies for sale, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Offic…

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Essex County Doc Who Overprescribed Pills Forfeits Practice: State AG Essex County Doc Who Overprescribed Pills Forfeits Practice: State AG
Essex County Doc Who Overprescribed Pills Forfeits Practice: State AG An Essex County doctor has been forced to give up his practice after the state charged him with indiscriminately prescribing high volumes of controlled dangerous substances to patients he treated for addiction. Dr. Marc Watson, a vascular surgeon who had a practice in Cedar Grove, prescribed high volumes of stimulants, narcotics and depressants without sufficient medical justification, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said.  Watson engaged inadequate physical exams, patient monitoring and record keeping, Platkin said. Watson admitted he had no formal training in addiction medicine …

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Obituaries
Morris County Teacher, Mom Cheryl Granito Dies After Breast Cancer Battle Morris County Teacher, Mom Cheryl Granito Dies After Breast Cancer Battle
Morris County Teacher, Mom Cheryl Granito Dies After Breast Cancer Battle Cheryl Granito, a teacher in Morris County, died on Sunday, March 10, after battling metastatic breast cancer, according to her obituary. Born in Toronto, Granito moved to Chatham and grew up in Madison, graduating from Madison High School, her obituary reads.  Graduating from the University of Rhode Island in 1998, she met her husband Mark in 2002, and the two married in 2008 before settling in Denville, according to her obituary. This is unbelievably heartbreaking 😢 💔 Cheryl was a teacher at the boys’ elementary school. She was also a Denville... Posted by Charlene Scott on&nbs…

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Politics
Vice President Rodgers? RFK Jr Eyes Jets QB, NJ Resident, For Ticket: Report Vice President Rodgers? RFK Jr Eyes Jets QB, NJ Resident, For Ticket: Report
Vice President Rodgers? RFK Jr Eyes Jets QB, NJ Resident, For Ticket: Report New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers has backed up Brett Favre. Now he might backup Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Rodgers, who lives in Cedar Grove, has been approached by Kennedy to be his vice president, as Kennedy's third party presidential campaign attempts to gain ballot access, the New York Times reported. Kennedy, who told the New York Times he has spoken to Rodgers, is also considering former professional wrestler and Minnesota governor Jesse "The Body" Ventura to be his running mate. Rodgers and Kennedy are no stranger to each other. Rodgers endorsed Kennedy's campaign last year and K…

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Police & Fire
Bergen County Man Busted For Bank Robbery: Prosecutor Bergen County Man Busted For Bank Robbery: Prosecutor
Bergen County Man Busted For Bank Robbery: Prosecutor A 46-year-old Cresskill resident was arrested and charged on Saturday, March 9, with robbing a bank in Mountain Lakes last November, authorities said. On Friday, Nov. 17 at 11:15 a.m. police responded to a report of a bank robbery at the PNC Bank at 425 Boulevard, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Mountain Lakes Police Chief Shawn Bennett said.  Tony Winst entered the bank and demanded money and fled the bank with $1,000. No weapon was displayed or threatened, authorities said. Winst was arrested by federal authorities in New Yo…

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Suspects Sought In Newark Attempted Armed Carjacking: Police (PHOTO) Suspects Sought In Newark Attempted Armed Carjacking: Police (PHOTO)
Suspects Sought In Newark Attempted Armed Carjacking: Police (Photo) Two suspects are at large following an attempted armed carjacking in Newark on Monday, March 11, authorities said. At 1:15 p.m., a woman was putting groceries into her trunk on the 400 block of 15th Avenue when she was approached from behind by an armed man and a second suspect who demanded her vehicle, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé said. The woman ran but she fell to the ground and lost consciousness,  Fragé said.  The two suspects entered the vehicle and stole $300.00 from her purse, Fragé said. Workers from the business the woman had visited ran ou…

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