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.
Dino Flammia
NJ schools now giving hungry kids bags of food to take home
School feeding programs don't carry kids through the weekend — especially not a long holiday weekend.
‘Urgent threat’ superbug affecting at least 141 people in NJ
Tests to identify the fungus aren't great, so misidentification is possible.
NJ: You can feed 10 people this Thanksgiving for under $50 (barely)
Nearly half of New Jersey's total cost is taken up by the centerpiece of the Thanksgiving meal.
NJ law would require reflective material on all Halloween costumes
Nighttime may be much brighter next Halloween in New Jersey, with the intent of making the trick-or-treat session less dangerous for pedestrians and motorists.
Beer at NJ convenience stores? Lawmakers consider liquor-license changes
Whether any adjustments will actually be made is up in air for now. But the legislator who chairs the committee examining the matter believes an update is necessary.
NJ child well-being report uncovers stark racial, county differences
While about 14% of New Jersey's child population lives in poverty, it's a reality for nearly a quarter of black and Hispanic children.
NJ’s Top 10 healthiest and Top 10 unhealthiest ZIP codes
Communities in Camden take up four spots on the top-10 list of most vulnerable ZIP codes.
NJ lowered speed limit on this road — Some think it’s been a disaster
City police claim the complications they anticipated before the law was signed in January are already being realized, just a couple months after the law was enacted.
Proposed law: Suicide prevention training every 10 years for NJ cops
Research conducted in part by the National Police Suicide Foundation found four officer suicides for every one line-of-duty death in 2018.
Never mind, NJ residents now say it’s a great place to live
Has the Garden State improved a bunch since earlier this year?