Millburn-Short Hills, NJ|News|
Strawberry Festival Blossoms at Wyoming Elementary School
Annual event was held Wednesday featuring rides, games and food from local restaurants.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
- Caldwells, NJ
Mike launched The Caldwells Patch in 2009 and is now the senior regional editor for North Jersey.
Mike grew up in Essex County before attending Fairfield University in Connecticut where he was an English-Journalism major and four-year member and captain of the men's tennis team.
Mike worked for several of Hearst Corporation's Connecticut Media Group newspapers, including the Connecticut Post, Greenwich Citizen, Norwalk Citizen and as the managing editor of the New Canaan News and Darien News.
Mike's journalism career began in sports, covering high schools, colleges and the Pilot Pen and U.S. Open tennis tournaments.
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Caldwells|News|
Passaic Avenue Repaving Begins Next Week
Work begins Sunday, June 8 and will be done between the hours of 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. in West Caldwell and Roseland.
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Newark, NJ|News|
Family Affair: Essex County College Offers Opportunity for Ecuadorian Natives
Sofia Medina on Friday became the third member of her family to recently earn an associate's degree at ECC.
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Millburn-Short Hills, NJ|News|
Most Homicides in NJ, Seton Hall Killer Gets Life, Wrestler's Wild Actions Top State News
Legislator calls for 'Half Valentine's Day,' diner owner's killer still at-large three years later, Whitney Houston's estate sold also make headlines.
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Madison, NJ|News|
Madison Rotary Club Awards $43K Worth of Grants
The club announced grants for 53 organizations in six categories at annual Charitable Distribution Luncheon.
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River Dell, NJ|News|
Oradell Man Accused of Child Porn Possession
Hillsdale Police assisted in online investigation.
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South Orange, NJ|News|
Seton Hall Party Killing Gets East Orange Man Life Sentence
Nicholas Welch, 29, was sentenced to life in prison for killing one student and 20 more years for wounding four others.
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Wyckoff, NJ|News|
Star Wrestler's Wild Behavior, Teen Accused of Making Bogus Bills Top Bergen News
Question remains how Teaneck High students got keys to enter school, police probe brick attack spree also make headlines.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Maplewood, NJ|News|
Newark Tops Homicide List, Fatal Building Collapse, Soldier's Return Top Essex News
Alleged jail drug smuggling ring foiled, 'Friends' star David Schwimmer's security video captures fight also make headlines.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Hopatcong-Sparta, NJ|News|
Hopatcong Infant Dies From Faulty Recliner
8-month-old girl is the sixth to die while buckled into a Nap Nanny.
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Maplewood, NJ|News|
Construction Worker Killed in Internal Building Collapse
Another worker was seriously injured in Friday morning incident at Coda Kitchen & Bar.
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Hoboken, NJ|News|
Advocacy Group Rallies in Wake of Sports Coach Accused of Molesting Boys
Elysian Charter School administrator was charged last week for alleged sexual assaults that spanned three decades.
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Chatham, NJ|News|
Workers Injured After Excavator Rolls Down Embankment
The men suffered non-life-threatening injuries in incident on Fairmount Avenue.
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Montclair, NJ|News|
East Orange Man Admits to Montclair Armed Bank Robbery
Robert Mercedes, 24, pleaded guilty Thursday to the incident at the PNC Bank last December.
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Millburn-Short Hills, NJ|News|
Millburn Must Pay Former Cop $455K, Jury Rules
The former police sergeant claims town officials retaliated against him for reporting a senior officer failed a firearms test.
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Fort Lee, NJ|News|
Brick Attack Spree Shakes Teaneck Neighborhood
Four homes and nine cars hit during two-hour period Monday.
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Paramus, NJ|News|
Bergen Teen Accused of Making $1K in Bogus Bills
New Milford students caught using the counterfeit money around town and even in the high school cafeteria, police said.
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New Milford, NJ|News|
New Milford Teen Accused of Making $1K in Bogus Bills
Students caught using the counterfeit money around town and even in the high school cafeteria, police said.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
East Hanover-Florham Park, NJ|News|
Florham Park Corrections Officer Linked to Jail Drug Smuggling, US Attorney Says
Nine people charged in alleged scheme that exchanged marijuana and cell phones for cash bribes at Essex County Correctional Facility.
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Maplewood, NJ|News|
Maplewood Lawyer, Corrections Officers Accused of Smuggling Drugs Into Jail
Nine people charged in alleged scheme that exchanged marijuana and cell phones for cash bribes at Essex County Correctional Facility.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff