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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
Newark Airport Worker Found With Handgun, TSA Says Newark Airport Worker Found With Handgun, TSA Says
Newark Airport Worker Found With Handgun, TSA Says A man who worked at Newark Liberty International Airport was arrested after he was stopped by Transportation Security Administration officers with a loaded handgun in his backpack on Saturday, April 1. The TSA did not identify the man. After spotting the gun in an X-ray machine in Terminal C, TSA officers alerted Port Authority Police who confiscated the weapon, according to the TSA. The man's employee badge was confiscated and he is no longer employed at the airport, according to the TSA. The man faces weapon charges as well as a civil penalty of up to $15,000, according to the TSA. …

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News
Newark Man Convicted In Fatal Stabbing Newark Man Convicted In Fatal Stabbing
Newark Man Convicted In Fatal Stabbing A 57-year-old Newark man was convicted of aggravated manslaughter for fatally stabbing another man in July 2020. Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens announced the jury's conviction of Lance Boone on Friday, March 31. Boone was panhandling on Market Street and McCarter Highway when he got into an altercation with Rashon Williams, a 43-year-old Newark resident, who was also panhandling in the area, Stephens said. Boone then used a kitchen knife to fatally stab Williams in the heart, Stephens said.  Boone faces up to 30 years in New Jersey State Prison when he is sentenced in June.

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New Tenants Announced At Bergen Town Center New Tenants Announced At Bergen Town Center
New Tenants Announced At Bergen Town Center Some new stores are sweetening up the Bergen Town Center.  Crumbl Cookies is one of several new stores opening at the shopping center in Paramus.  The cookie shop has been expanding throughout the Garden State, with locations in Holmdel, Ocean Township, Clark and Cherry Hill. Another store coming to Bergen Town Center is Haagen Daaz. This will be the second Haagen Daaz location in Paramus, with another at the Westfield Garden State Plaza.  Also set to open at the Bergen Town Center is Journeys, which sells footwear for teens, Perfumania, a fragrance retailer and Bond V…

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Events
These Celebs Are Coming To Ridgewood Bookstore These Celebs Are Coming To Ridgewood Bookstore
These Celebs Are Coming To Ridgewood Bookstore Clear Eyes! Full Hearts! Meet Minka Kelly in Bergen County. The "Friday Night Lights" actress is one of several people holding book signings at Bookends in Ridgewood over the next month.  Kelly will be signing copies of her new memoir "Tell Me Everything" on Wednesday, May 3, at 6 p.m. Kelly's book chronicles her life growing up with a single mother who worked as a stripper and battled addiction, and how she reconnected with her father, a guitarist for Aerosmith.  Mauricio Umansky, featured on "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" and star of "Buying Beverly Hills," will be sign…

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Shooter Who Fired At Newark Detectives ID'd: Police Shooter Who Fired At Newark Detectives ID'd: Police
Shooter Who Fired At Newark Detectives ID'd: Police Newark police say they have identified one of the suspects they apprehended after being shot at  on Wednesday, March 29. Jmahri Grimes-Wallace, a 19-year-old Newark resident, and two juveniles were arrested for the melee that began when detective observed four people dressed in black clothing and wearing ski masks standing near a red Hyundai, police said.  Grimes-Wallace brandished a weapon and started firing at the detectives on the 200 block on Malvern Street before fleeing the scene with three other people, police said. Grimes-Wallace was arrested and charged wi…

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Lifestyle
Bearded Bald Man, Controlling Woman Needed For Show Filming In NJ Bearded Bald Man, Controlling Woman Needed For Show Filming In NJ
Bearded Bald Man, Controlling Woman Needed For Show Filming In NJ Calling all cueballs and narcissists in New Jersey. "Evil Lives Here," the documentary series that airs on Investigation Documentary, has put out a casting call for an upcoming film shoot in New Jersey.  First up is Jay, a white man in his mid-20s to mid-30s with a bald head, brown beard, and husky build. According to the casting notice, "Jay is a soft spoken man with a big heart; he’ll do anything to keep his family together, but becomes broken by his Wife controlling attitude." Brenda is a woman in her mid-20s to mid-30s with long dark hair, brown eyes and medium to larger build. Ac…

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Sports
Farleigh Dickinson Basketball Player Scores $25,000 NIL Deal Farleigh Dickinson Basketball Player Scores $25,000 NIL Deal
Farleigh Dickinson Basketball Player Scores $25,000 NIL Deal The good vibes keep coming for Farleigh Dickinson University basketball, the pride of Bergen County.  Fresh off becoming the second 16-seed to upset a #1 seed in the 2022 NCAA Tournament, walk-on Brayden Reynolds was awarded a $25,000 NIL deal from Degree Deodorant and basketball legend Julius Erving. Reynolds, a 6'1" sophomore was chosen after he overcame adversity, going from walk-on to key contributor on a team that shocked the country by beating Purdue, busting everyone's brackets in the process. Despite being a standout basketball player in high school, Reynolds' recruitment stal…

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Pittsburgh FDU Player Scores $25,000 NIL Deal Pittsburgh FDU Player Scores $25,000 NIL Deal
Pittsburgh FDU Player Scores $25,000 NIL Deal The good vibes keep coming for Farleigh Dickinson University basketball. Fresh off becoming the second 16-seed to upset a #1 seed in the 2022 NCAA Tournament, walk-on Brayden Reynolds, a Pittsburgh native, was awarded a $25,000 NIL deal from Degree Deodorant and basketball legend Julius Erving. Reynolds, a 6'1" sophomore was chosen after he overcame adversity, going from walk-on to key contributor on a team that shocked the country by beating Purdue, busting everyone's brackets in the process. Despite being a standout basketball player in high school, Reynolds' recruitment stalled amidst t…

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News
Detained WSJ Reporter From NJ Posted Chilling Tweets On Kremlin Coverage Detained WSJ Reporter From NJ Posted Chilling Tweets On Kremlin Coverage
Detained WSJ Reporter From NJ Posted Chilling Tweets On Kremlin Coverage Resurfaced tweets show Evan Gershkovich knew the perils of reporting on the Kremlin.  The Wall Street Journal reporter and 31-year-old Mercer County native remains detained in Russia, for allegedly trying to obtain classified information, and was detained in Yekaterinburg, Russia's Federal Security Service said Thursday, March 30. Gershkovich, who grew up in Princeton and played soccer for Bowdoin College, sent out the following tweet in July 2022: Ilya Yashin, one of the last prominent opposition politicians in Russia, is now facing 10 years in prison for spreading fake news about the…

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Lifestyle
NJ's Brooke Shields Details Life As Sexualized Child Star In Hollywood NJ's Brooke Shields Details Life As Sexualized Child Star In Hollywood
NJ's Brooke Shields Details Life As Sexualized Child Star In Hollywood Brooke Shields, a Bergen County native, is baring all about her life growing up in front of the cameras.  Shields is the subject of "Pretty Baby," a two-part documentary premiering on Hulu on Monday, April 3, that discusses her life growing up in the spotlight.  The documentary is named after a 1978 movie where Shields played a child sex worker and did two nude scenes, even though she was only 12.  The model/actress lived in Haworth and graduated from Dwight-Englewood School in Englewood.  The documentary also features Shields' relationship with her late mother, who ba…

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