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I’m just a boy from backwoods Mississippi trying to find my way up north.
After graduating with a degree in journalism from the University of Mississippi, I got a master’s degree from Columbia University in New York.
Since then, I’ve held several jobs. I was a reporter at the Buffalo Bulletin in Buffalo, Wyoming. I also served as the editor of The Dundalk Eagle and The Avenue News in Eastern Baltimore County, Maryland.
Now, I live in Bergen County, New Jersey, and continue to follow my passion of covering local news.
Geraldo Colon faces criminal charges after a 13-month-old was found to have ingested the dangerous drug, Bergen County prosecutors say.
A pair of North Carolina men were caught driving the cash through Bergen County, the prosecutor's office said.
Two opposing slates are vying for two available seats on the Bergen County Board of Commissioners in the November election.
Maywood Sgt. Jason Liaban helped save the lives of two locals, an elderly woman who needed CPR and a woman who tried to take her own life.
"(Olivia Kelly) put on quite a show and held (her) own against stiff competition from throughout the state," her coach Ashley Umberger said.
Alan Friedman, 75, who was struck by an oncoming vehicle while walking in Closter, has died as a result of the collision, police said.
The Ramapo College dancers have punched their ticket to the national championship and hope to win the title for the first time in 10 years.
Paris Baguette, a global bakery chain, has opened a new location in Ridgewood.
Photos of the crash scene showed broken glass and debris blanketing the ground.
A Hackensack teen was held captive in a New York City basement where he was tied to a chair and tortured, federal prosecutors say.
The man was also found with Adderall and Oxycodone pills, and packaging materials, police said.
"We are thrilled to have Mr. (Mark) Schwarz join the Ridgewood team," village Board of Education president Michael Lembo said.
Mahwah Opening Day will mark the start of youth baseball season and will also be the first-ever mega-event to celebrate the occasion.
The out-of-stater was accused of stashing bricks of cocaine in a hidden compartment in his pickup truck, police said.
A man was caught trafficking fentanyl and cocaine through Bergen County, and sold the illegal drugs to an undercover agent, police said.
The suspected aggressor dog left the Cavachon with skin lacerations to its rear hip and upper right thigh, police said.
Capture a photo with the Easter Bunny from now through April 8 in Paramus.
State Sen. Kristin Corrado and Ombudsman for Individuals with Disabilities Paul Aronsohn are expected to attend the grand opening.
Dennis Gibney was cited as a "key leader" in Columbia Bank's growth strategy.
"Simply put," New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin said, "this (gunshot detection) technology will save lives."
