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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

News

Family Pushes For Harsher Drunk Driving Penalties After Toms River Work Zone Death Allen Adams spent his life making New Jersey's roads safer. On Thursday, July 31, the 50-year-old construction worker from Lumberton was killed in a Toms River work zone after being struck by an alleged drunk driver, according to his family and authorities in Ocean County. Adams was hit around 1 a.m. on Route 9 near Raymond Avenue, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office. He was rushed to Community Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. Douglas Smith, 51, of Toms River, showed signs of impairment at the scene and was charged with driving while intoxicated and reckless drivi…

by Sam Barron & Cecilia Levine

08/14/2025

Police & Fire

Current, Former Sjta Board Members Indicted in Retaliation, Perjury Case: NJ AG A state grand jury has indicted a current and a former member of the South Jersey Transportation Authority Board of Commissioners, alleging they plotted to prevent the SJTA from paying an engineering firm and lied in grand jury testimony all over a feud involving the Mercer County Executive's race, authorities announced Thursday, Aug. 14. Christopher Milam, 46, a former vice chairman and current commissioner and former Board Commissioner Bryan Bush, 53, both residents of Sewell, are charged with conspiracy, official misconduct and perjury, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. B…

by Sam Barron

08/14/2025

Obituaries

Berkeley Heights Marine Vet, Dad, Lego Master Adam 'Bull' Bolewicz Dies At 52 Adam "Bull" Bolewicz, a Berkeley Heights native, died on Tuesday, Aug. 12 at the age of 52, according to his obituary from the Paul Ippolito Berkeley Memorial Funeral Home website. Born in Poland, Bolewicz immigrated to the United States, later spending 10 years serving in the United States Marine Corps and the United States Army, his obituary reads. Bolewicz was also an avid reader who loved English Premiere League soccer, Formula 1 racing, building LEGO, Stars Wars, astronomy and drawing, according to his obituary. Wczoraj w nocy zmarł mój przyjaciel, kolega i szwagier - Adam Bolew…

by Sam Barron

08/14/2025

Police & Fire

Car Crashes Into Home: Mansfield Township FD A car crashed into a home in Mansfield Township late Wednesday evening, Aug. 13, authorities said. At 11:57 p.m., fire officials responded to the 1800 block of Route 57 after a vehicle struck a telephone phone and then partially went through the first floor of a single family residence, Mansfield Township Fire Company No.1 said. All occupants of the residence and vehicle were accounted for with minor to no injuries, police said. The residence was not deemed structurally safe and temporary shoring would be required, firefighters said. Firefighters assisted with structural shoring,…

by Sam Barron

08/14/2025

Police & Fire

Stolen Handgun, Oxycodone Recovered Following Linden Traffic Stops, 2 Arrested: Police Two men were arrested and charged with illegally possessing handguns in Linden following two traffic stops, authorities announced Wednesday, Aug. 13. Jeffrey Reyes, a 29-year-old Elizabeth man was stopped at 12:40 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9 at 12:40 a.m. on the 400 block of N. Wood Avenue after an officer observed him talking on his cell phone without a hands-free device, Linden police said. A subsequent investigation led to the recovery of an illegal handgun, police said. At 4:15 p.m. that same day, officers stopped Michael Cidieudfort, a 42-year-old Newark resident, as he was driving north…

by Sam Barron

08/14/2025

Police & Fire

PA Man Tried To Meet 14-Year-Old Girl For Sex: Camden County Prosecutor A 34-year-old Cochranville man was arrested and charged after he arranged to meet with a 14-year-old girl for sex in Camden County, authorities announced Between June and July, Benjamin Wann was chatting with who he thought was a 14-year-old girl, but it was actually an undercover detective from the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crimes Unit, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay said. During the conversation, Wann sent sexually explicit photographs of himself, MacAulay said. Wann also requested nude photographs of the 14-year-old girl. Wann at…

by Sam Barron

08/14/2025

Police & Fire

DWI Driver's Even Drunker Passenger Shows Up To Get Him At Police HQ After Wash Twp Crash: Cops A 56-year-old Turnersville man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated following a crash in Washington Township on Wednesday, Aug. 13 — and then his passenger more than twice the legal limit showed up at police headquarters to pick him up, authorities said. At 11:44 p.m., officers responded to a crash at Route 42 and Berlin Cross Keys Road, Washington Township police said. The driver, who was not identified by police, had a Blood Alcohol Concentration of .11% and he was arrested for driving while intoxicated and his car was impounded, officers said. The driver's passenger wa…

by Sam Barron

08/14/2025

Police & Fire

Pickup Truck Transporting Horses Involved In 2-Vehicle Crash: Raritan Twp Police A pickup truck pulling a 26-foot horse trailer was involved in a two-vehicle crash in Raritan Township on Tuesday, Aug. 12, authorities said. At 3:54 p.m., officers responded to Route 12 and Route 579 after a Ford van traveling north on Route 579 collided with the Ram pickup truck traveling west on Route 12, Raritan Township police said. After the crash, both vehicles veered off the roadway, striking a utility pole which then fell onto both vehicles, police said. A woman trapped in the Ram pickup truck was extricated by first responders and sustained lacerations to her face and injured bot…

by Sam Barron

08/14/2025

Police & Fire

Salem Scooter Rider Critical After Struck By Millville DWI Driver: Bridgeton PD A 57-year-old Salem resident is in critical condition after they were struck by a drunk driver in Bridgeton on Monday, Aug. 11, authorities said. At 8:39 p.m., officers responded to Route 49 and S. East Avenue after a vehicle operated by Emanuel Perez-Garcia, a 32-year-old Millville resident, struck the person on a motorized scooter, Bridgeton police said. The crash caused the scooterist to be thrown from the vehicle and lose consciousness, police said. The scooter rider was transported to a nearby hospital and is in critical condition, police said. Garcia was charged with DWI and is bein…

by Sam Barron

08/14/2025

Police & Fire

Brick Pharma Exec Was Going Wrong Way 103 MPH For 2 Miles In Deadly Lakewood Crash: Prosecutor A 47-year-old Brick Township was charged with aggravated manslaughter and vehicular homicide following a deadly eight-car crash in Lakewood last March, authorities announced Wednesday, Aug. 13. An investigation determined that Brian Baldari was driving westbound in the eastbound lanes of Route 70 at 103 mph for two miles before he crashed into Edwin Borja's vehicle on Friday, March 7 at 5:50 a.m. at Route 70 and Airport Road, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Baldari's Cadillac CT5 Blackwig struck an additional six vehicles before catching fire, trapping Baldari inside, B…

by Sam Barron

08/13/2025

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