Dino Flammia

I am a digital journalist for New Jersey 101.5FM. I began working with the station in 2007 as a morning news producer (I don't miss the 4 a.m. to 12 p.m. schedule) until my shift into the field. This job is always full of surprises; I never know where the next assignment will take me.

NJ now closer to eliminating religious exemptions for vaccines

Nearly 14,000 NJ students were granted religious exemptions in the 2018-2019 school year.

Do you live in a ‘generous’ county? Report looks at NJ charitable giving

All 21 New Jersey counties ranked among the top half of the 3,000+ counties analyzed nationwide.

NJ woman’s housemate charged with her murder, setting home ablaze

The defendant has been in custody since his arrest on September 13 in Paterson, where he was found inside the victim's Jeep Cherokee with stolen items.

5 months ’til summer! NJ shore towns selling beach tags for holidays

Holiday badges are already sold out in Sea Isle City.

Perhaps for perfect gift for your kids would be to get them off social media for the holidays.

NJ eye doctor cites ‘astronomic’ spike in child nearsightedness

Screen time is not the only thing to blame, he says.

NJ may soon allow alcohol to be sold at small local theaters

Under current New Jersey law, local theaters can only apply for a liquor license if they have seating for at least 1,000 audience members.

This iconic tree toppled over. Now every NJ town will have its own

As luck would have it, the state Department of Environmental Protection collected acorns at the base of the tree just months before it toppled over.

NJ lawmakers want to make prisons screen for hepatitis B, C

More than a third of the inmates in New Jersey state prisons and county jails could be carrying some form of hepatitis. And most of them likely have no idea.

A wreath at every grave — NJ volunteers heading to West Point

One week ahead of a nationwide day of remembrance, a bus full of New Jersey volunteers will lay wreaths on the graves of those who fought for our country.