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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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Newly Minted Multi-Millionaire! Ticket Sold In Essex County Wins Big Newly Minted Multi-Millionaire! Ticket Sold In Essex County Wins Big
Newly Minted Multi-Millionaire! Ticket Sold In Essex County Wins Big A Powerball player in Essex County is having a very happy, and lucrative holidays. A ticket sold in Nutley matched five white balls and the multiplier to win $2 million in the drawing held on Saturday, Dec. 21. The ticket was bought at Lucky 7 Deli and Food Mart at 397 Centre St. The winning numbers were 01, 12, 17, 21, 58. The Powerball was 01 and the Power Play was 3X.

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Overturned Vehicle Closes Lanes On Route 280: NJ DOT Overturned Vehicle Closes Lanes On Route 280: NJ DOT
Overturned Vehicle Closes Lanes On Route 280: NJ DOT An overturned vehicle on Route 280 shutdown all lanes in Newark on the morning of Monday, Dec. 23, authorities said. At 10:42 a.m., the vehicle overturned on the Route 280 eastbound ramp to Exit 15-Route 21 in Newark, the New Jersey Department of Transportation said.

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Professor Sexually Harassed Student At Essex County Community College: Prosecutor Professor Sexually Harassed Student At Essex County Community College: Prosecutor
Professor Sexually Harassed Student At Essex County Community College: Prosecutor A professor at Essex County College in Newark was arrested and charged on Monday, Dec. 23 with criminal sexual contact against a student, authorities said. Gnanaseharan Selliah, a West Orange resident and adjunct professor at the school, engaged in sexually inappropriate contact with an adult student last month, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens and Essex County College Department Chief of Police Anthony Cromartie said. Seliah is also an ESL teacher at Bloomfield High School and taught at St. Peters University, according to his Linkedin.  The news comes days after Be…

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Woman Burned In Space Heater Fire: NJSP Woman Burned In Space Heater Fire: NJSP
Woman Burned In Space Heater Fire: Njsp A 67-year-old woman was burned following a space heater fire in Sussex County on Thursday, Dec. 19, authorities said. At 9:25 p.m., officers responded to a residence on Oak Ridge Road in Montague Township and transported the woman to the hospital, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The woman had non-life-threatening injuries, Lebron said. The fire remains under investigation, Lebron said.

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Batman Fan At Large After Removing Sign In Morristown: Sheriff's Office Batman Fan At Large After Removing Sign In Morristown: Sheriff's Office
Batman Fan At Large After Removing Sign In Morristown: Sheriff's Office If he's not found soon, Morris County might have to call in the World's Greatest Detective. A man is at large after he damaged a sign at a business in Morristown on Saturday, Nov. 2, authorities said. At 12:25 a.m., a man wearing a Batman shirt was observed on surveillance video removing a plastic A-Frame sign from Prime Tobacco Zone at 45 South St, the Morris County Sheriff's Office said. He was also wearing a dark baseball cap, blue jeans, and dark boots with white soles, authorities said. After removing the sign he proceeded down South Street toward Community Place, stumbling as he…

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Franklin Man Gets 3 Years For Firing Shots Onto Neighbor's Property: Sussex County Prosecutor Franklin Man Gets 3 Years For Firing Shots Onto Neighbor's Property: Sussex County Prosecutor
Franklin Man Gets 3 Years For Firing Shots Onto Neighbor's Property: Sussex County Prosecutor A 53-year-old Franklin Borough man was sentenced to three years in prison on Wednesday, Dec. 18 after he pleaded guilty to firing gunshots that damaged his neighbor's property, authorities said. On Saturday, July. 27, officers arrived on Corkhill Road and determined Kevin Kaye was intoxicated when he was handling the rifle, causing damage to his neighbor's fence, above-ground pool, children's clubhouse and garage, Franklin Borough police said.  The residents and their children were in the yard and swimming pool at the time shots were fired, police said. Kaye pleaded guilty to unlawful…

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Driver's Risky Move Causes Car To Land On Top Of 3 Vehicles Outside Bridgewater Diner: Police Driver's Risky Move Causes Car To Land On Top Of 3 Vehicles Outside Bridgewater Diner: Police
Driver's Risky Move Causes Car To Land On Top Of 3 Vehicles Outside Bridgewater Diner: Police A driver attempting to merge across three lanes of Route 22 traffic caused a multi-vehicle crash that left a utility pole sheared in half and left another vehicle overturned and on top of three vehicles at the Bridgewater Diner on Friday, Dec. 6, authorities said. At 10:20 a.m., the driver was waiting at a stop sign on Adamsville Road to merge onto eastbound Route 22, Bridgewater police said. After entering the highway in the right lane, the driver changed lanes three times, aiming to access the Bridgewater Diner parking lot through an "exit only" driveway, police said. While attempting the…

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18-Year-Old Kearny Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Shots Fired In Hoboken: Authorities 18-Year-Old Kearny Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Shots Fired In Hoboken: Authorities
18-Year-Old Kearny Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Shots Fired In Hoboken: Authorities An 18-year-old Kearny man was arrested and charged with attempted murder after shots were fired in Hoboken on Thursday, Dec. 19, authorities said. At 1 p.m., two groups known to each other got into a dispute, resulting in shots being fired near the intersection of Fourth and Jackson Streets, a spokesman for the Hoboken Police Department said.  All involved parties dispersed the area immediately following the gunfire, authorities said. Mercado was located in a nearby building where he was arrested for criminal attempted murder, authorities said. A search of Mercado turned up&n…

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Grand Jury Declines To File Charges After Death At Paterson Police Headquarters: AG Grand Jury Declines To File Charges After Death At Paterson Police Headquarters: AG
Grand Jury Declines To File Charges After Death At Paterson Police Headquarters: AG A grand jury has declined to indict anyone after a 57-year-old Paterson woman died in 2022 while in custody at the Paterson Police Department, authorities said. Rosita Diaz was arrested Thursday, February 17, 2022, for alleged possession of narcotics, the State Attorney General's Office said. Between Feb. 17 and Feb. 18, she was taken to a hospital several times for either medical issues or medical/psychological clearance for incarceration, authorities said. After her last discharge from the hospital, and while awaiting transportation to the jail, she was found unresponsive in a Paterson Po…

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New Details In Deadly Holland Pursuit-Crash Involving 20-Year-Old Driver, AG Releases New Details In Deadly Holland Pursuit-Crash Involving 20-Year-Old Driver, AG Releases
New Details In Deadly Holland Pursuit-Crash Involving 20-Year-Old Driver, AG Releases New details have been released in an October pursuit crash that killed a 20-year-old Virginia man in New Jersey, officials said. Scott Segreaves was operating a vehicle on Water Street in Milford Borough when New Jersey State Police Staff Sergeant Nicholas Pryszlak attempted to catch up to his car in connection with a speeding violation on Friday, Oct. 18, the State Attorney General's Office said this week. Both vehicles made left turns on Stamets Road in Holland Township and Sgt. Pryszlak activated his lights and sirens, authorities said. Segreaves continued to drive his vehicle, auth…

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