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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

Sports

Jersey Shore Bettor Wins Nearly $500K On $5 Bet (Video) It was a true Christmas miracle for Travis Dufner, a Monmouth County resident, who turned a $5 bet into $489,383.01. Dufner, a 32-year-old Millstone resident who works as a financial planner, bet on DraftKings that 14 different players would score touchdowns over Week 16 of the NFL season, Dufner shared in a ticket breakdown on Instagram. On Monday, Dec. 25, Dufner watched the 49ers v. Ravens game, needing only Christian McCaffery to score a touchdown for the big bet to pay off. As Najee Harris, Gabriel Davis, Jahmyr Gibbs, DK Metcalf, Jerome Ford, Chris Rodriguez, Jr., Jonathan Tayl…

by Sam Barron

12/27/2023

Sports

Aaron Judge Picks Up Dinner Tab For NJ's Tommy DeVito Aaron Judge, the current King of New York sports, did a kind gesture for Giants rookie quarterback Tommy DeVito. DeVito, a Don Bosco graduate who lives in Cedar Grove, said in an interview with Peter Schrager, of FOX Sports, that he was recently dining in New York City when he noticed the Yankees slugger and 2022 MVP, at the table next to him. "I saw him out of the corner of my eye, but I didn't want to go say hello yet," DeVito said. "I waited for the end of the dinner. I went to go pay and the waiter came over and said 'Aaron paid for your tab.' " Peter Schrager chats with @…

by Sam Barron

12/27/2023

News

Man Fatally Struck By Train In North Jersey: NJ Transit A man was killed after he was struck by an NJ Transit train near Murray Hill Station in New Providence early Wednesday morning, Dec. 27, authorities said. At 5:05 a.m., a Gladstone Branch train en route to Hoboken, fatally struck an adult male pedestrian, NJ Transit officials said. There were no injuries to the people on board the train, NJ Transit said. Gladstone Branch service is currently suspended in both directions between Murray Hill and Summit, NJ Transit said. Rail tickets and passes are being cross honored by private carrier buses, NJ Transit said. New Jersey Transit police …

by Sam Barron

12/27/2023

Police & Fire

No-Show Jersey City Contractors Conned Victims Out Of $200K: Prosecutor Three Hudson and Bergen County residents were arrested and charged this week after they were paid $200,000 to do contract work they never performed, authorities said. In March, Viral Patel, a 38-year-old Jersey City resident, Priyanka Patel, a 33-year-old Jersey City resident, and Pratik Patel, a 35-year-old Ramsey resident, were hired to perform contract work at a business owner's three properties, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The business owner received an invoice from Janvi Hotel Supply LLC at 23 Thorne St. in Jersey City for $200,000, which they paid, only the contract w…

by Sam Barron

12/26/2023

Police & Fire

Nine Arrested In 'Drive Sober' Campaign: Bayonne PD Nine people have been arrested in Bayonne for DWI in December, as police aim to step up enforcement of drinking and driving. Robert Geisler, the chief of police, said six people have been arrested since officers started targeted patrols and charged with driving while intoxicated, while nine people have been arrested since the beginning of the month, Geisler said. Through a grant from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the city launched a campaign reminding drivers to "drive sober or get pulled over." From 2017-2021, there were more than 4,500 people killed in alcohol impair…

by Sam Barron

12/26/2023

News

Winner! Fair Lawn Powerball Player Gets $50K Two North Jersey Powerball players got to ring in the holidays on a lucrative note. Their tickets, one sold in Fair Lawn and the other sold in Hewitt, matched four of the five numbers as well as the red Powerball, winning $50,000 in the drawing held on Saturday, Dec. 23. The tickets were sold at Fair Lawn News and Jackpocket. The winning numbers were 9, 14, 17, 18, 53 and the red Powerball number was 6.

by Sam Barron

12/26/2023

News

Christmas Powerball: Fair Lawn Powerball Player Wins $50K It was a very Merry Christmas for two Powerball players in Bergen County. Their tickets, one sold in Fair Lawn and the other sold in Edgewater, matched four of the five numbers as well as the red Powerball, winning $50,000 in the drawing held on Monday, Dec. 25. The tickets were sold at 7-Eleven in Fair Lawn and a LukOil in Edgewater. The winning numbers were 05, 12, 20, 24, and 29. The Power Ball was 04.

by Sam Barron

12/26/2023

Police & Fire

Christmas Killing Makes Third Homicide In Four Days For Newark: Prosecutors A 34-year-old Newark man was fatally shot on Monday, Dec. 25, authorities said. At 1:28 p.m., Newark police responding to a shooting on the 300 block of Clinton Avenue and found Ridge Scott, Jr. suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. He was taken to University Hospital and pronounced dead soon after, Stephens and Fragé said, On Friday, Dec. 22, a 27-year-old was fatally shot in Newark while a 22-year-old was gunned down the next day. The investigation is active and o…

by Sam Barron

12/26/2023

Police & Fire

22-Year-Old East Orange Man Fatally Shot in Newark: Prosecutors It was a deadly holiday season in Newark. A day after a 27-year-old was shot in Newark, a 22-year-old East Orange man was fatally shot on Saturday, Dec. 23, authorities said. At 6:13 p.m., Newark police responded to a shooting on the 100 block of Mountainview Avenue and found Kareem Abdul Jarmon Guilford, Jr. suffering from a gunshot wound, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, Stephens and Fragé said. The investigation is active and ongoing and no arrests have been made, Stephens and…

by Sam Barron

12/26/2023

Police & Fire

Newark Man Fatally Shot: Prosecutors A 27-year-old Newark man was fatally shot on the evening of Thursday, Dec. 22, authorities said. At 9:52 p.m., police responded to a shooting on the 200 block of Springfield Avenue and found Rodney Wrice outside suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Fragé said. Wrice was taken to University Hospital and was pronounced dead soon after, Stephens and Fragé said. The investigation is active and ongoing and no arrests have been made, Stephens and Fragé said. Anyone with informat…

by Sam Barron

12/26/2023

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