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
Reversing an overdose can be painful. NJ has a new drug
When a heroin user is revived from an overdose by the use of an opioid antidote, the withdrawal symptoms can be so severe that their only priority is getting their next drug fix.
NJ parents disappointed controversial tire mulch won’t be removed
The proposed solution doesn't address parents' biggest concern — has the original material been toxic all along?
NJ is a national leader in fruit production, and not just for peaches
The state consistently ranks in the top five in peach production value.
NJ is still No. 1 … in foreclosures
Despite a major improvement from last year, we still lead the nation.
Fireworks: Don’t shoot your eye out on July 4
More than 9,000 fireworks-related injuries were treated in U.S. emergency rooms just last year.
Religious discrimination is not prohibited in NJ schools
"We've seen, unfortunately, a rise in anti-Semitism generally," state Sen. Robert Singer told New Jersey 101.5.
Seaside Heights distancing itself from visitors who ‘look for fights’
Borough officials don't dislike teens. They're just tired of playing the role of mom and dad when kids get out of hand.
NJ could create hard requirement for affordable housing units
Builders who opt against the affordable-housing minimum would be forced to pay a fee equal to 25% or 30% of the project's total cost.
Elizabeth boy went missing in ’99 … cops were alerted in 2012
Foul play is suspected.
NJ may make things easier on inmates who are also parents
A police union says people need to stop treating prisoners as victims.