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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
68 Cats Euthanized, Brick Man Pleads Guilty To Animal Cruelty: Prosecutor 68 Cats Euthanized, Brick Man Pleads Guilty To Animal Cruelty: Prosecutor
68 Cats Euthanized, Brick Man Pleads Guilty To Animal Cruelty: Prosecutor A Brick man who kept more than 150 cats in his residence pleaded guilty to animal cruelty on Monday, Feb. 24, authorities said. Jeffrey Finlay is expected to be sentenced to six months in jail per the terms of his plea agreement, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. On Thursday, May 4, 2023, Finlay called police to his home on Mantoloking Road, asking them to help remove an excessive number of animals from his residence, Billhimer said. Officers discovered approximately 157 cats and 3 dogs living at the residence, Billhimer said.  Over a day, the animals were remo…

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Two Women In Their 60s Engaged In Prostitution At Denville Spa: Prosecutor Two Women In Their 60s Engaged In Prostitution At Denville Spa: Prosecutor
Two Women In Their 60s Engaged In Prostitution At Denville Spa: Prosecutor A woman running a spa in Morris County was arrested and charged after authorities say her spa was offering some extra services. Soon Bang, a 63-year-old Fairview resident, ran a prostitution business at Oasis Spa on Route 10 in Denville, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Denville Police Chief Frank Perna said. A search of the spa turned up a large quantity of U.S. currency, authorities said. Bang, and Yushun Li, 67, of Flushing, New York, engaged in sexual activity in exchange for cash, authorities said. Both women wer…

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Man Accidentally Shot Himself With Stolen Handgun: Ocean County Prosecutor Man Accidentally Shot Himself With Stolen Handgun: Ocean County Prosecutor
Man Accidentally Shot Himself With Stolen Handgun: Ocean County Prosecutor A 58-year-old man was arrested and charged after he shot himself with a stolen handgun on Sunday, Feb. 23 and lied about it to police, authorities said. At 2:40 a.m., Manchester Township police responded to a residence in Whiting and found Richard Rokicki with a gunshot wound, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. He was transported to a nearby hospital, authorities said. Rokicki told police that while a friend was visiting his home, he asked the friend if he could hold his firearm, Billhimer said.  Rokicki told police he accidently shot himself in the leg, at which time…

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Heroin, Meth, Cocaine: Seven Busted in Burlington County Drug Raid, Police Say Heroin, Meth, Cocaine: Seven Busted in Burlington County Drug Raid, Police Say
Heroin, Meth, Cocaine: Seven Busted in Burlington County Drug Raid, Police Say Seven people were recently arrested and charged with running a heroin mill in Burlington County, authorities said. Authorities investigated a large scale narcotics operation in Pemberton late last year, finding that William Anderson, a 60-year-old Brown Mills man, was trafficking substantial quantities of heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine, with David Furter, a 61-year-old Palmyra resident serving as a key supplier of bulk methamphetamine, New York State Police said.  Law enforcement saw Furter place a red bag into a mailbox at 1495 Junction Rd, police said. They conducted a mot…

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Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Vehicle Near Newark Bridge: Prosecutor Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Vehicle Near Newark Bridge: Prosecutor
Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Vehicle Near Newark Bridge: Prosecutor A pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle on the evening of Friday, Feb. 21 near the Lincoln Highway Bridge. A 9 p.m., Newark police responded to Raymond Boulevard by ramp/entrance to the bridge, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. The pedestrian was struck in the travel lanes of the roadway, despite a pedestrian sidewalk directly adjacent to the regular lanes of travel, authorities said. The driver was traveling eastbound on Raymond Boulevard and said as he approached the bridge, he checked for traffic to his left and advanced forward when the roadway was clear, au…

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Speeding Fugitive Captured With $4K In Stolen Merch During Franklin Borough Traffic Stop: Cops Speeding Fugitive Captured With $4K In Stolen Merch During Franklin Borough Traffic Stop: Cops
Speeding Fugitive Captured With $4K In Stolen Merch During Franklin Borough Traffic Stop: Cops A 37-year-old New York fugitive was arrested last month in Sussex County and found with numerous stolen medication, authorities said. On Thursday, Jan 23, Luis Moure was pulled over by police in Franklin Borough after he was traveling at a high rate of speed and improperly passing vehicles on Route 23 South in Hamburg, Franklin Borough police said. A investigation revealed Moure had an outstanding extradition warrant from Virginia, police said. He was also found to be in possession of counterfeit currency and was sought by other New Jersey law enforcement agencies for using fake money and c…

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Stab Wound To The Heart: Suspect Convicted Of Jackson Manslaughter, Prosecutor Says Stab Wound To The Heart: Suspect Convicted Of Jackson Manslaughter, Prosecutor Says
Stab Wound To The Heart: Suspect Convicted Of Jackson Manslaughter, Prosecutor Says A 28-year-old Jackson man faces up to 30 years in prison after he was convicted on Friday, Feb. 21 of fatally stabbing a man in the heart in 2020. On Friday, June 19, at 5 a.m., Jackson Township police found Isaiah Renouf, a 23-year-old Jackson resident on the floor of a Cannon Blvd. residence with a large wound to his chest, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Renouf was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead, Billhimer said.  An investigation revealed J'Shawn Cutler stabbed Renouf. He was apprehended that same day following a traffic stop in Lakewood. Cu…

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Obituaries
100-Year-Old Mayor, America's Oldest, Dies 100-Year-Old Mayor, America's Oldest, Dies
100-Year-Old Mayor, America's Oldest, Dies Vito Perillo, the 100-year-old mayor of a New Jersey borough, died on Sunday, Feb. 23, the borough announced. Perillo was first elected mayor of Tinton Falls in 2017, at the age of 93 and re-elected in 2021. He was the oldest mayor in the country.  We at the Monmouth County Clerk’s Office are saddened by the recent news of the passing of Tinton Falls Mayor Vito... Posted by Monmouth County Clerk's Office on Monday, February 24, 2025 "Respected and admired by all who had the privilege of knowing him, Mayor Perillo led with wisdom, kindness, and a deep sense of duty," …

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Woodbridge Corrections Officer Who Beat Inmate Learns Fate: OAG Woodbridge Corrections Officer Who Beat Inmate Learns Fate: OAG
Woodbridge Corrections Officer Who Beat Inmate Learns Fate: OAG A former New Jersey corrections officer was sentenced to three years in prison on Friday, Feb 21, after he admitted to admitted to assaulting a resident who died several days after the attack, authorities said. Giuseppe Mandara, a 55-year-old Brick Township resident had previously pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Mandaran, an officer at the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center in Woodbridge, admitted to attacking Darrell Smith in August 2019, while Smith was serving a 23-year sentence for kidnapping and aggravated assault on a poli…

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Woman Killed in Elk Township Fire: Police Woman Killed in Elk Township Fire: Police
Woman Killed in Elk Township Fire: Police A 73-year-old woman was killed in a fire in Gloucester County on the morning of Thursday, Feb. 20, authorities said. At 8:05 a.m., officers and area fire departments responded to 530 Marion St. and saw the residence engulfed by heavy smoke and fire, Elk Township police said.  After extinguishing the fire, firefighters discovered the woman deceased inside the residence, police said. Her identity is being withheld pending family notification, police said. An 85-year-old man, who had made it out of the house prior to police arrival, was transported to the hospital for non-life-threatenin…

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