Newark, NJ|News|
'Commuters Beware' of Looming Pulaski Skyway Closure
Transportation commissioner warns motorists of impact of two-year closure of northbound lanes between Newark and Jersey City.
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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Millburn-Short Hills, NJ|News|
Millburn Street Fair Set for Sunday
Festival will be held on Millburn Avenue and Spring Street from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
South Orange, NJ|News|
South Orange Man Charged in Newark Campaign Bus Arson
South Orange man worked as a field coordinator for Shavar Jeffries' campaign.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Newark, NJ|News|
Second Campaign Worker Charged in Bus Burning
South Orange man worked as a field coordinator for Shavar Jeffries' campaign.
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Hopatcong-Sparta, NJ|News|
Hopatcong Pair Caught With 44 Folds of Heroin, Cops Say
Two 21-year-olds also had stolen items they were planning to pawn to buy more drugs, police said.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Montclair, NJ|News|
Brookdale Park to Get New Fitness Course, Additional Lighting
Improvements are expected to be completed by the summer.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Hopatcong-Sparta, NJ|News|
Hopatcong Man Accused of Stealing Jewelry From His Old House
Patrick Homan, 26, has been charged with burglary, theft and criminal trespass.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Jefferson, NJ|News|
Local Businesses Join Forces to Aid Injured Jefferson Marine
Several vendors will set up at the American Legion Post 423 from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday to benefit Alonso Strong fund.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Chatham, NJ|News|
Chatham Borough Cops Hurt Stopping Alleged Attempted Bank Theft
NY man attempted to withdraw money with a forged form and phony ID and assaulted officers while trying to flee, police said.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Verona-Cedar Grove, NJ|News|
Five Students Detained, No Gun Found at West Caldwell Vocational School
Essex Valley school was locked down for hours Wednesday afternoon as police searched the building for the weapon.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Hoboken, NJ|News|
Digital Billboard Latest Effort to Find Missing Hoboken Man
Sign on Interstate 78 in Millburn near Route 24 features photo of Andrew Jarzyk and contact info for Hoboken Police Department.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Hopatcong-Sparta, NJ|News|
Vehicle Stolen in 2012 Found Torched in Hopatcong Woods
The 1996 Subaru wagon was reported stolen out of Mount Olive in July 2012.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Hackettstown, NJ|News|
Teen Accused of Hit-and-Run Crash
17-year-old struck a stop sign and a stone wall Monday afternoon near corner of Mitchell Road and Victoria Lane, police said.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Millburn-Short Hills, NJ|News|
Former Millburn Doc Pleads Guilty in Lab Test Referral Scheme
Wayne Lajewski, 51, admitted to accepting $48,000 in bribes.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
East Hanover-Florham Park, NJ|News|
Morris School Medical Inspector Pleads Guilty in Parsippany Lab Referral Scheme
Wayne Lajewski, 51, admitted to accepting $48,000 in bribes in exchange for test referrals to Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Madison, NJ|News|
Madison School Medical Inspector Pleads Guilty in Lab Test Referral Scheme
Wayne Lajewski, 51, who has a practice on Main Street, admitted to accepting $48,000 in bribes.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Caldwells|News|
Five Students Detained, No Gun Found at Essex Valley School
West Caldwell school was locked down for hours Wednesday afternoon as police searched the building for the weapon.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Maplewood, NJ|News|
Bail Increased for College Student Accused of Deadly Drunken Crash
Harrison Allen, 20, of Montclair, has been indicted on charges stemming from an August accident that killed two Maplewood residents.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Hoboken, NJ|News|
NJ Transit Quiet Commute Program Expands to Off-Peak Hoboken Trains
Pilot program begins May 5 for all trains arriving and departing Hoboken Terminal weekdays between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Hoboken, NJ|News|
14th Street Viaduct to Close Again Thursday
Closure will last from 9 a.m. Thursday to 7 a.m. Friday.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff