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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

Police & Fire

Bloomfield Man Convicted Of Murdering Gas Station Attendant: Prosecutors A 36-year-old Bloomfield man was convicted of murdering Jahque Benbow, a 23-year-old gas station attendant in May 2022, prosecutors announced. On Tuesday, Oct. 10, a jury found Lamar Sommers guilty of murder in the first degree, conspiracy to commit murder and two weapons charges, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said. He faces a minimum of 30 years in prison when he is sentenced in December, Stephens said. Sommers, along with two other men, conspired to shoot Benbow at the Irvington gas station where he worked, Stephens said. Sommers waited in the car while the …

by Sam Barron

10/11/2023

News

Power Players! Three In North Jersey Win $50K In Lotto While no one won the big Powerball jackpot on Monday, Oct. 9, three North Jersey lottery players are not complaining. Two tickets sold in Bergen County and one sold in Warren County matched four of the five white balls and the Powerball drawn winning the $50,000 third-tier prize. The tickets were sold at West Hudson Inc. in Englewood, Circle P Food Store in New Milford and Family Food Mart in Hackettstown. The winning numbers for the drawing were: 16, 34, 46, 55 and 67. The Power Ball number was 14, and the Power Play was 3X.

by Sam Barron

10/10/2023

Lifestyle

North Jersey Featured On New Tubi Sitcom If you thought that backdrop looked familiar... Tenafly is one of the shooting locations for the new Tubi TV show "Under Cover Comic," which also streams on Amazon Prime. The TV show is the brainchild of comedian Bobby Friedman and his wife, Tali, a native of Englewood. "Under Cover Comic," which is based on Friedman's life is about a husband and wife, who take a leap of faith, Adam decides to try stand up comedy in Los Angeles after a health scare while his wife Zoey pursues her culinary dreams in Italy, all while trying to raise their children. View this post on Inst…

by Sam Barron

10/10/2023

News

'Bleak' NJ Golf Course Restaurant Gets Gordon Ramsay Makeover On 'Kitchen Nightmares' Thanks to Gordon Ramsay, In The Drink is now out of the bunker. Ramsay helped give the Wayne restaurant a much needed facelift on the Monday, Oct. 9 edition of "Kitchen Nightmares," while also improving the managing of the struggling restaurant, which was said to be $250,000 in debt. Last week's episode tackled Bask 46 and its "Culinary Gangster" head chef, who has since left the business. In The Drink, located at Preakness Valley Golf Course, portrayed George, the owner, as an absentee owner struggling to run the restaurant. Nadia, a server, helped keep things running even though she was…

by Sam Barron

10/10/2023

News

Newly Minted Millionaires! Passaic County Lotto Players Win Big Two Passaic County lottery players are feeling like a million dollars. Their tickets matched all five white balls in the Friday, Oct. 6 Mega Millions drawing, winning $1 million. One of the tickets was purchased with the megaplier option, multiplying the prize to $3 million. The tickets were purchased at Jackpocket in Hewitt. A lottery ticket sold at Freedom News in Jersey City matched four of the white balls and the Gold Mega Ball, winning $10,000. The winning numbers were: 12, 24, 46, 57, and 66. The Gold Mega Ball was 22, and the Megaplier Multiplier was 03.

by Sam Barron

10/10/2023

Police & Fire

16-Year-Old Newark Teen Fatally Struck On Garden State Parkway: State Police A 16-year-old teenage boy from Newark was fatally struck on the Garden State Parkway in Irvington on Monday, Oct. 9, state police said. At 9:24 p.m., state troopers responded to the Garden State Parkway North 143C ramp, Detective Jeffrey Lebron said. An investigation revealed a vehicle was traveling northbound when the 16-year-old entered the roadway and was struck, suffering fatal injuries, Lebron said. The accident remains under investigation, Lebron said.

by Sam Barron

10/10/2023

Police & Fire

Irvington Shooting Victim Found Lying In Street: Maplewood Police A person who was shot in Irvington was found lying in the street in Maplewood on Monday, Oct. 9, Maplewood police said. At 2:11 p.m., police in Maplewood responded to Evelyn Court and found the victim, Maplewood Police Chief Albert Sally said. They were taken to a nearby hospital, Sally said. An investigation by Maplewood police determined the shooting occurred in Irvington and the Irvington Police Detective Bureau will be handling the investigation, Sally said. Anyone with information is asked to call Irvington Police at 973-399-6600.

by Sam Barron

10/10/2023

Obituaries

Longtime Linden Police Officer Matthew Carew Dies: 'A Class Act' Matthew Carew, who served in the Linden Police Department for 40 years, died on Friday, Oct. 6 at the age of 70, the Linden Police Department announced. A Rahway resident, Carew started as a police officer the Keansburg Police Department before transferring to Linden, according to his obituary. He retired in 2014. Carew is survived by his wife, Rita, his children, Andrew and Christopher, his grandchildren, Mia, Ayva, Chloe and Riley and other relatives. Condolences to the family poured in on LPD's Facebook post, where one person remembered Carew as "a class act." A funeral will be held at…

by Sam Barron

10/09/2023

Police & Fire

Seen Them? Newark Police Seek Stove Thieves Newark Police are attempting to locate two suspects wanted for a burglary that occurred on Friday, Sept. 29. Between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., two men broke into a residence in the 100 block of Milford Avenue, using an object to damage the door frame leading to the home's basement, Newark Public Safety Director Fritz G. Fragé The suspects removed two stoves from the residence, Fragé said. Each stove is valued at $1,000. The first suspect is a Black man with a medium build who was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with a white logo, yellow reflector gloves, and white sneakers,&nbs…

by Sam Barron

10/09/2023

Police & Fire

While You Were Sleeping: Burglars Break Into Verona Home: Police Verona Police are attempting to find two burglars who broke into a home on Sunday, Oct. 1 while residents were sleeping. At 4:30 a.m., two masked people wearing gloves entered the home via an unlocked door, police said. They left with a small carry bag that was inside the home, police said. They returned two minutes later and retrieved a backpack and then exited the home again, police said. Police believe they were searching for a key fob to the vehicle in the driveway but were unsuccessful. The occupants of the home were unaware of the break-in until later that morning.

by Sam Barron

10/09/2023

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