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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
Disgruntled Ex-Employee Refuses To Leave Job, Assaults Police: Bayonne PD Disgruntled Ex-Employee Refuses To Leave Job, Assaults Police: Bayonne PD
Disgruntled Ex-Employee Refuses To Leave Job, Assaults Police: Bayonne PD Well that's one way to make an exit. A 22-year-old Jersey City woman was arrested for assaulting a police officer on Sunday, Feb. 19, after she refused to leave the premises of her former job in Bayonne, authorities said. At 2:57 p.m., officers were called to an area business at 33rd Street and Broadway and saw Tianna Johnson screaming at her former employer, Bayonne police said. Officers approached Johnson and escorted her away from her now ex-boss, telling her to leave and that she was not permitted there anymore, police said. While they were leaving, Johnson knocked over items that were…

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Union County Man Gets 80 Months For Receiving Child Porn On Peer-To-Peer Network: Feds Union County Man Gets 80 Months For Receiving Child Porn On Peer-To-Peer Network: Feds
Union County Man Gets 80 Months For Receiving Child Porn On Peer-To-Peer Network: Feds A 50-year-old Rahway man was sentenced to 80 months in prison on Thursday, Feb. 15, for receiving videos and images of child sexual abuse, authorities said. Joshua Cremosnik was sentenced after previously pleading guilty in U.S. District Court to one count of receiving child pornography, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. From April to August 2021, Cremosnik received videos of child sexual abuse via a publicly available online peer-to-peer file-sharing program, Sellinger said.  After searching his residence, law enforcement recovered numerous videos and images of child …

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Obituaries
Miriam Mychalczak, Formerly Of Short Hills, Maplewood, Dies At 52 Miriam Mychalczak, Formerly Of Short Hills, Maplewood, Dies At 52
Miriam Mychalczak, Formerly Of Short Hills, Maplewood, Dies At 52 Miriam "Miriasia" Mychalczak, a North Jersey native, died on Friday, Feb. 16 at the age of 56. according to her obituary. Mychalczak was born in Orange and grew up in Maplewood and Short Hills, later attending McGill University and getting her Masters degree at Columbia University, her obituary reads. She is being remembered for her persistence, optimism and grit in the wake of numerous health issues, according to her obituary.  She is survived by her children, Sofia and Nicolas, her mother Bohdanna, her sister Roma, and other family and friends, her obituary reads. Visitati…

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Newark Man, 38, Killed in Homicide: Prosecutor Newark Man, 38, Killed in Homicide: Prosecutor
Newark Man, 38, Killed in Homicide: Prosecutor The death of a 38-year-old Newark man on Tuesday, Feb. 20 is being investigated by the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide/Major Crimes Task Force, authorities said. Shortly after 11 p.m., Newark police responded to report of an assault on the 200 block of Cathedral Court,  Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Officers located Daniel Hass outside the location suffering from injuries, Stephens and Fragé said. Hass was transported to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 11:53 p.m., Stephens and Fra…

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Police & Fire
'Security Issue' Diverts Flight From Newark To LA, FAA Says 'Security Issue' Diverts Flight From Newark To LA, FAA Says
'Security Issue' Diverts Flight From Newark To LA, FAA Says A United Airlines flight from Newark to Los Angeles International Airport was diverted to Chicago on the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 21, authorities said. United Airlines Flight 1533, a Boeing 787, landed safely at Chicago O'Hare International Airport at 7:40 a.m. after the crew reported a security issue, the Federal Aviation Administration said.  According to sports writer and author Ian O'Connor, who was on the flight, a bomb threat was found in the bathroom. "We were told in air only that a situation forced the diversion," O'Connor said on Twitter. "The threat was revealed to us whe…

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Police & Fire
Firefighters Battle Two-Alarm Blaze In Mt. Arlington: FD Firefighters Battle Two-Alarm Blaze In Mt. Arlington: FD
Firefighters Battle Two-Alarm Blaze In Mt. Arlington: FD Firefighters in Mt. Arlington extinguished a two-alarm structure fire on the morning of Monday, Feb. 19, fire officials said. At 10:29 a.m., firefighters responded to a structure fire on Howard Boulevard and found a 2.5 story wood frame residence with smoke showing in the rear roof area, the Mt. Arlington Fire Department said on Facebook. As firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze inside an attic, a second alarm was struck and additional units responded, firefighters said.. The bulk of the fire was knocked down by 10:46 a.m., firefighters said. 2-19-2024: Members of Morris County …

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Obituaries
Lili Maali, Bergen Interior Designer Who Sought Better Life Amid Iranian Revolution, Dies Lili Maali, Bergen Interior Designer Who Sought Better Life Amid Iranian Revolution, Dies
Lili Maali, Bergen Interior Designer Who Sought Better Life Amid Iranian Revolution, Dies Lili Maali, a longtime interior designer died on Monday, Feb. 12, according to her obituary on the Vander Plaat Memorial Home website. Maali was born in Iran and grew up in Tehran, her obituary reads. She married her husband, Farzin, before fleeing to France amidst the Iranian Revolution in 1979, according to her obituary.  She moved to Los Angeles and later settled in the tri-state area with their son, Sherwin, her obituary reads. As an interior designer based in Franklin Lakes, Maali designed office space at Merrill Lynch and apartments at Trump Tower, according to her obituary. She…

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Police & Fire
Murder Charge For NJ Woman After 66-Year-Old Man Stabbed Dead: Prosecutor Murder Charge For NJ Woman After 66-Year-Old Man Stabbed Dead: Prosecutor
Murder Charge For NJ Woman After 66-Year-Old Man Stabbed Dead: Prosecutor A 45-year-old Raritan Township woman was arrested and charged with murder after stabbing a 66-year-old man dead on Wednesday, Feb. 21, authorities said. At 1:40 a.m., police responded to the 100 block of Manchester Road and found Steven Spivey dead and having suffered a stab wound, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée Robeson and Raritan Township Police Chief Alfred Payne said. Officers then encountered Domonique Preston, who lives in the home, and arrested her at the scene, authorities said.  She was charged with murder in the first degree and multiple weapons offenses and is …

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17 Firearms, High-Capacity Mags Seized In Raid Of Morris County Man's Home: Prosecutor 17 Firearms, High-Capacity Mags Seized In Raid Of Morris County Man's Home: Prosecutor
17 Firearms, High-Capacity Mags Seized In Raid Of Morris County Man's Home: Prosecutor A 54-year-old Denville man was arrested and charged on Tuesday, Feb. 6 with possessing and selling defaced firearms, authorities said. Robert Klaar sold the defaced gun in Denville in January 2024, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally and Denville Chief of Police Frank Perna said.  A search of Klaar's home turned up 17 firearms, two firearm silencers and evidence he was manufacturing the devices, including assembly manuals, authorities said. High-capacity magazines, $17,000 in cash, numerous rounds of ammunition, two pounds of marijuana …

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Lifestyle
Grammy Winning Violinist Performs At North Jersey Restaurant Grammy Winning Violinist Performs At North Jersey Restaurant
Grammy Winning Violinist Performs At North Jersey Restaurant Want to see one of the newest Grammy winners? All you have to do is head right to a restaurant in Bergen County. Lorenza Ponce is the in-house violinist at Elia Mediterranean Restaurant in East Rutherford, performing there regularly. Congratulations to our in-house violinist @lorenzaponce for her win at the 2024 Grammys! We are so happy that the @... Posted by Elia Mediterranean Restaurant on Monday, February 19, 2024 Ponce won a Grammy for Best New Age, Ambient or Chant Album, for her work on the LP "So She Howls." View this post on Instagram …

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