New Year's Eve

Most of my childhood Christmases were celebrated with my grandparents in Wisconsin. Consequently, many New Year's Eves were spent on I-80 East, rushing back home to New Jersey...

Its just a fact that traffic-related fatalities increase around the holidays...especially around the New Year.  And, yes, "Big Brother" is watching.

Less than two weeks after graduating from the New York City police academy, more than 1,500 rookie officers have a daunting first assignment: helping to protect Times Square on New Year's Eve.

Many New Year's Eve celebrations will be jam-packed with food, fun and plenty of adult beverages. State Highway Traffic Safety Officials and the State Police remind you to exercise common sense.

I am proud to say I have never been away from my family on New Year's Eve. However, the celebration has toned down in an alarming way over the last few years.

Drinking and driving is selfish and it kills innocent people. Thanks to AAA, there's no excuse to make a bad decision.

It's almost 2012 -- with nearly 3,000 crystal triangles sparkling on the New Year's ball ready to drop in Times Square.