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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

Suicidal Man Found At Secaucus Train Station Bathroom After Extensive Search: Police A suicidal man was found unharmed in a train station bathroom after a search that placed Hudson County schools on lockdown Friday, Oct. 27, authorities said. Secaucus police received a call from the New Jersey State Police Sussex Station around 9:30 a.m., saying they had tracked the phone of a suicidal man to Penhorn Avenue, by Exit 15x on the New Jersey Turnpike, Secaucus Police Chief Dennis Miller said. Concerned family members believed the man may have been armed with a weapon and wished to harm himself, Miller said. The location of this male was narrowed to the marsh area n…

by Cecilia Levine & Sam Barron

10/27/2023

Police & Fire

North Jersey Fire Department Raising Funds For New Kitchen The Upper Saddle River Fire Department needs a new kitchen and the community is coming together to help. A fundraiser has been launched to assist in raising money for the project. As of Friday, Oct. 27, almost $2,200 has been raised. The kitchen has not been renovated since the 1970s, Erik Seay, the secretary for the fire department said. Seay said the goal is to make the kitchen more accessible and exceed current safety standards. "Our fire department serves as an emergency shelter during natural disasters and we need to modernize our kitchen to continue providing this service," Sea…

by Sam Barron

10/27/2023

Police & Fire

Man Pleads Guilty To Fatal Elizabeth Stabbing: Prosecutors A 50-year-old Elizabeth man pled guilty to fatally stabbing a man in Oct. 2021, authorities said. Alexis Mondesi pled guilty to aggravated manslaughter in the stabbing death of Yonatan Alexander Vasquez-Torres, a 21-year-old Elizabeth man, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves, and Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca said. On Oct. 10, 2021, at 3 a.m., Elizabeth police responded to the 300 block of Center Street and found Vasquez-Torres suffering from a fatal stab wound, and an investigation identified Mondesi as the culprit, authori…

by Sam Barron

10/27/2023

Police & Fire

Two Arrested For Stealing Vehicle After Break-In: Verona Police Two people were arrested on Thursday, Oct. 26 for stealing a vehicle after breaking into a Verona home, police said. At 5:45 a.m., a person entered a home in the Wayland neighborhood by pushing open a first-floor window, police said. A key fob was taken from the kitchen area and the suspect was able to flee the scene with the homeowner's vehicle, police said. A resident heard them as they were exiting the home and contacted police, officers said. Verona police contacted the state Auto Theft Task Force and two men in the vehicle were arrested in Irvington at 9:25 a.m., officers said. An inve…

by Sam Barron

10/27/2023

Schools

Gov. Murphy Mocks NJ School District That Canceled Halloween Celebrations Gov. Phil Murphy has taken a political stance that would help him with voters, if only kids who love Halloween could vote. The governor tweeted his displeasure after the South Orange-Maplewood School District in Essex County announced it was canceling all Halloween activities and that no one will be wearing costumes. Seriously? We can't let kids celebrate Halloween? Give me a break https://t.co/BQiezE5OoZ — Governor Phil Murphy (@GovMurphy) October 24, 2023 Murphy's tweet has been viewed more than 1 million times. Superintendent Ronald Taylor said the district weighed whether school-sp…

by Sam Barron

10/26/2023

Police & Fire

Man Arrested In Secaucus For Driving Truck Stolen From Rhode Island: Police A 38-year-old man from Providence was arrested in Secaucus on Tuesday, Oct. 24 for driving a car stolen out of Rhode Island, police said. At 8:02 p.m., police were patrolling the Extended Stay Hotel at Meadowland Parkway when they observed an occupied Chevy pickup idling in the parking lot, police said. Police discovered the truck had been stolen from Warwick, R.I. earlier in the day and arrested Haashim Bee, police said. Bee was charged with receiving a stolen vehicle and had an active warrant for his arrest from Hanover, police said. Bee was released after posting bail pending his first a…

by Sam Barron

10/26/2023

Politics

NJ Voters To Sen. Menendez: Resign New Jersey residents have a very unfavorable view of Bob Menendez. A Stockton University poll found just eight percent of New Jersey residents support Menendez, who was recently indicted on federal bribery charges, along with his wife, Nadine. The poll found more than 71 percent said he should resign, and only eight percent want him to remain in office. The call for his resignation was bipartisan, with 78 percent of Democrats and 79 percent of Republicans in support. The couple has denied the allegations in the indictment. A majority of his Democratic colleagues have called on the se…

by Sam Barron

10/26/2023

Police & Fire

Elizabeth Man Sexually Assaulted Teen: Authorities A 78-year-old Elizabeth man was arrested and charged with committing sexual offenses against a child on Friday, Oct. 20, authorities said. Neil Rosenstein sexually assaulted a 15-year-old child in summer 2015, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Elizabeth Police Director Earl Graves, and Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca said. Elizabeth police began an investigation in Oct. 2022, authorities said. Rosenstein was arrested at Newark Liberty International Airport after arriving on a flight from out of the country. He was remanded to the Essex County Jail pending further p…

by Sam Barron

10/26/2023

News

Jackpot! Paterson Lotto Player Wins Big A lottery player in Paterson had a very lucrative Wednesday, Oct. 25. A ticket sold in the Silk City matched all five numbers in the Jersey Cash 5 jackpot, winning $283,293. The winning ticket was sold at Diamond Liquors on Summer Street. The winning numbers were: 01, 03, 20, 29 and 32 and the XTRA number was: 03.

by Sam Barron

10/26/2023

Police & Fire

Three Arrested After Bayonne Shooting: Police Two teenagers were arrested after shooting at each other in Bayonne on Saturday, Oct. 21, authorities said. At 5:39 p.m., police responded to 19th Street and Avenue C on a report of shots fired, officers said. Police determined Raquan Harvey, an 18-year-old Bayonne resident and a 17-year-old Flemington resident were shooting at each other, officers said. When police arrested Harvey, they recovered a .45 caliber handgun loaded with hollow point bullets, officers said. Police arrested the juvenile in South Jersey on Tuesday, Oct. 24 and found him to be in possession of a .380 caliber semi-aut…

by Sam Barron

10/26/2023

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