Hoboken, NJ|News|
Officials Offer Alternatives as Pulaski Skyway Shutdown Nears
Northbound lanes between Newark and Jersey City to close for two years starting Saturday.
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|
Proposed Dam: 'We're Not Gonna Allow it to Happen Here,' Essex Exec Declares
Plan would destroy hundreds of trees in the South Mountain Reservation.
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Chatham, NJ|News|
Chatham Twp. Officers to Ride in Police Unity Tour
Officers John Rice, Dave Schaffer and Sgt. Dan Papa will depart on May 9 for Washington, DC.
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Madison, NJ|News|
Renowned Composer to Direct Symphony in Memory of Summit Man
Dr. Robert W. Butts to hold performance at College of Saint Elizabeth on April 27.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Hopatcong-Sparta, NJ|News|
Sparta Woman ID'd as Grocery Store Shoplifter, Police Say
Tipsters help identify woman seen on store surveillance footage, police said.
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Chatham, NJ|News|
Controversial Footpath Could Get Closed to the Public
Chatham Township Committee will hold a public hearing Thursday to release the land to the adjacent homeowners.
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Hoboken, NJ|News|
Knife-Wielding Hoboken Resident Chases Man Into Building, Police Say
30-year-old faces aggravated assault, resisting arrest and weapons charges.
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Hoboken, NJ|News|
Family of Missing Hoboken Man Remains 'Hopeful'
Friends denounce reports 27-year-old was drunk when he disappeared last week.
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Madison, NJ|News|
Municipal Budget Public Hearing, Final Vote Set for Friday
Meeting will begin at 6 p.m. Friday at Hartley Dodge.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Caldwells|News|
Christie Holds Town Hall Meeting in Essex County This Week
Update: Governor's budget discussion in Fairfield moved to Wednesday afternoon.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Morristown, NJ|News|
Morristown Man Indicted for Allegedly Assaulting, Threatening to Kill Woman
Rasheem Harris faces sexual assault, aggravated assault, terroristic threats and criminal sexual contact charges.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Jefferson, NJ|News|
Woman Escapes Jefferson House Fire
Cat dies in early-morning blaze Saturday on Longwood Lake.
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Madison, NJ|News|
Madison Library Reopens After Asbestos Cleanup
Facility was back to normal schedule on Saturday.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Jefferson, NJ|News|
Eat at Wendy's Thursday to Benefit 'Alonso Strong' Fund
Lake Hopatcong eatery will donate 15 percent of sales during three-hour period to help injured U.S. Marine.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Long Valley, NJ|News|
Historical Society Offers $500 College Scholarship
Students who plan to attend a two- or four-year college in the fall and have an interest in history can apply for the scholarship.
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Jefferson, NJ|News|
Block Party Aims to Unite Lake Hopatcong Communities
Inaugural event planned for Saturday, May 10 at Hopatcong State Park.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Mendham-Chester, NJ|News|
Chester Twp. Police Hold Drug Take-Back Event
Department will collected expired and unwanted medications on April 26.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Morristown, NJ|News|
Morris County Begins Pothole-Filling Project
Freeholders increase funding to repair roadways, more equipment purchased to fill holes.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Hoboken, NJ|News|
14th Street Viaduct to Close Tuesday
Closure the first of up to five planned.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Morristown, NJ|News|
Cop Helps Deliver Baby, Boy Inspires 'Mobile Bakery' Top State News
Pizza chain accused of tax evasion, historic Greystone buildings to be demolished, man convicted in deadly Seton Hall off-campus party shooting also make headlines.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff