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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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Business
86-Year-Old Ice Cream Shop Expanding For First-Time Ever To Woodbridge 86-Year-Old Ice Cream Shop Expanding For First-Time Ever To Woodbridge
86-Year-Old Ice Cream Shop Expanding For First-Time Ever To Woodbridge Nasto’s, a Newark ice cream institution, is expanding for the first time in its 86-year history.  The cherished family-run shop announced on social media that it will open a second location this fall, this time in Woodbridge. The sweetest part? The new shop at 992 St. Georges Ave. will be run by the fourth generation of the Nasto family: Gabriella and Victoria Nasto. The girls' great-grandparents are Frank Sr. and Angelina, who founded the Ironbound shop in 1939. Nasto's has since "evolved from a quaint neighborhood mom-and-pop shop into a leading manufacturer of premium ice cre…

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News
Three Puppies Found Abandoned In Wall Twp Park: Monmouth County SPCA Three Puppies Found Abandoned In Wall Twp Park: Monmouth County SPCA
Three Puppies Found Abandoned In Wall Twp Park: Monmouth County SPCA The SPCA is looking for the people who abandoned three puppies that were found near Allaire Park in Wall Township last weekend. The puppies were “filthy, dehydrated and so frightened to be out there all alone,” the Monmouth County SPCA said. After being seen by a veterinarian, the puppies are now at the SPCA “sleeping with full bellies on comfy bedding and will get the best care possible!” Anyone with information is asked to call the cruelty hotline at 877-898-7297 or email info@monmouthcountyspca.org .

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Police & Fire
2 Juveniles Among Trio Busted For Carjacking Outside Restaurant: Washington Twp PD 2 Juveniles Among Trio Busted For Carjacking Outside Restaurant: Washington Twp PD
2 Juveniles Among Trio Busted For Carjacking Outside Restaurant: Washington Twp PD Three teenagers have been arrested and charged with an armed robbery and carjacking that occurred in Washington Township last month, authorities announced Wednesday, July 9. At 11:16 p.m., three people were returning to their 2021 gray BMW MS when they were approached by two masked suspects in the PJ Whelihan’s parking lot at 425 Hurffville-Crosskeys Rd., Washington Township police said. One suspect brandished an AR-15 rifle while the other displayed a black handgun, police said. The suspects threatened the victims and demanded the keys to the vehicle, fleeing northbound on Hurffville-Cross…

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Police & Fire
Glassboro EMT Stole Cash From Patient: Prosecutor Glassboro EMT Stole Cash From Patient: Prosecutor
Glassboro EMT Stole Cash From Patient: Prosecutor A 44-year-old Glassboro EMT was arrested and charged on Wednesday, July 9 with stealing money from a patient, authorities said. On Wednesday, April 30, Antoni Simmons was working as an EMT when he was dispatched to Newfield to provide medical aid to a patient, the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office said. While on scene, Simmons rummaged through the victim’s purse and stole $220 in cash, authorities said. Surveillance footage showed Simmons committing the act and he was charged with theft by unlawful taking, authorities said.

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Police & Fire
Hamilton Woman Killed In 4-Car Crash: Police Hamilton Woman Killed In 4-Car Crash: Police
Hamilton Woman Killed In 4-Car Crash: Police A 47-year-old Hamilton woman was killed in a four-vehicle crash that injured seven people on Tuesday, July 8, authorities said. At 5:48 p.m., the crash occurred on Nottingham Way at Donald Drive, Hamilton police said. A Toyota Camry was stopped in the intersection facing eastbound, waiting to turn left into the Walmart shopping center, police said. While trying to turn left, the Camry was struck on the passenger side by a 2014 Chrysler 300 traveling westbound. Following the initial collision, two vehicles stopped within the shopping center exit lane were struck by the Camry, police said. S…

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Police & Fire
Phillipsburg Man Assaulted Woman With Knife In Lopatcong: Prosecutor Phillipsburg Man Assaulted Woman With Knife In Lopatcong: Prosecutor
Phillipsburg Man Assaulted Woman With Knife In Lopatcong: Prosecutor A 52-year-old Phillipsburg man was arrested and charged with assaulting a woman with a knife, authorities announced Tuesday, July 8. On Monday, July 7, at 5:11 a.m., Lopatcong Township police responded to the 1000 block of Birch Lane and an investigation revealed Wayne Turpin assaulted with a woman with a knife, causing serious injuries, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said. Turpin was arrested at the scene and transported to the Lopatcong Township Police Department for processing, authorities said. The victim, who was known to the suspect, was transported to St. Lukes Warre…

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Police & Fire
Two Atlantic City Residents Charged In Fatal Shooting: Police Two Atlantic City Residents Charged In Fatal Shooting: Police
Two Atlantic City Residents Charged In Fatal Shooting: Police Two Atlantic City residents were arrested and charged on Wednesday, July 9, with fatally shooting a man, authorities said. On Sunday, July 6 at 11:20 p.m., Atlantic City police responded to to 1400 N. Albany Avenue, on the overpass of Route 40 leading to Atlantic City High School and found Vaughn Lyons with multiple gunshot wounds, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. Lyons was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. William Tucker, 52, was charged with murder and numerous weapons and drug offenses, authorities said.  Sabrina Hearns Evans, 30, was charged with hinder…

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Obituaries
Pennsauken Funeral Attendant, 72, Dies, Remembered As Devoted Family Fan, Animal Lover Pennsauken Funeral Attendant, 72, Dies, Remembered As Devoted Family Fan, Animal Lover
Pennsauken Funeral Attendant, 72, Dies, Remembered As Devoted Family Fan, Animal Lover George Peirce, a 72-year-old Pennsauken resident, died on Saturday, July 5, according to his obituary from the Falco/Caruso & Leonard Pennsauken Funeral Home website, where he previously worked as an attendant. Peirce was a lifelong Pennsauken resident, graduating from Pennsauken High School in 1970, his obituary reads. He worked as a corrections officer at Riverfront State Prison in Camden for over 20 years and then worked as a part-time funeral attendant at Falco/Caruso and Leonard Funeral Home, according to his obituary. Peirce loved playing softball, going bowling and fishing, and…

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Police & Fire
Animal Cruelty: NJ Man Tortured, Beat, Killed Stray Cats, Atlantic County Prosecutors Say Animal Cruelty: NJ Man Tortured, Beat, Killed Stray Cats, Atlantic County Prosecutors Say
Animal Cruelty: NJ Man Tortured, Beat, Killed Stray Cats, Atlantic County Prosecutors Say A 26-year-old Atlantic City man is charged with 13 counts of animal cruelty after he tortured and killed stray cats, authorities announced on Wednesday, July 9. Sanabia would lure the abandoned and stray cats in his neighborhood into his residence with food and then tortured, beat and killed them, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. Sanabia would dispose of the cats by throwing their bodies into a nearby dumpster, said. He punched, hit and dragged other cats by their tail and he beat several cats with sticks while they were hiding in a makeshift shelter on a neighbor's property, p…

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Police & Fire
WNY Man Torches American Flag, Smashes Glass Of Secaucus Hair Salon: Police WNY Man Torches American Flag, Smashes Glass Of Secaucus Hair Salon: Police
WNY Man Torches American Flag, Smashes Glass Of Secaucus Hair Salon: Police  A 30-year-old West New York Man was arrested and charged on Tuesday, July 8 after he lit an American flag on fire in Secaucus, authorities said. On Saturday, June 28, officers responded to Spotless Mind Hair Studio on Front Street after Joherik Urena threw a large rock through the glass front door, shattering it, Secaucus police said. Later that morning, officers responded to a residence on Front Street after Urena set an American flag on fire, police said. The fire burned the flag, the pole and charred some of the siding on the residence, police said. The fire burned itself out, poli…

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