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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.
Honored in 2022 as a "recycling leader" by the state, the village is now the first to densify foam into recyclable material.
A charity cycle event later this month is raising funds for children's hospitals to fund life-saving treatments and services.
"The need for domestic violence services is more critical than ever," Bergen Co. Center for Hope and Safety Exec. Director Julye Myner said.
Authorities are seeking the public's help in identifying a suspect in the hit-and-run crash that left a 21-year-old pedestrian dead.
Residents can expect to see smoke coming from the area of the overnight fire throughout the morning hours, officials said.
Raymond Ocasio, a Ridgewood High School senior, is a "phenomenal performer and exemplary student," his school's choir director said of him.
"I want to thank (Frank) DelVecchio for his service, and wish him the best of luck in his new role," County Executive Jim Tedesco said.
"This group of athletes achieved this feat due to outstanding skills, and commitment to the sport," Wyckoff Mayor Tom Madigan said.
Fentanyl and cocaine claimed the life of the actor, New York City officials said.
"(Today), we celebrate a rebirth, or renaissance, in a world-class theater," BergenPAC board chair Valerie Vainieri Huttle said.
A local man was accused of conspiring to distribute narcotics to a woman who was later found dead of a drug overdose, prosecutors said.
A Ridgewood man fled from police and resisted arrest following his alleged involvement in a domestic violence incident, police said.
An out-of-stater was charged with several offenses linked to the sexual assault of a local teenage boy, the prosecutor and a complaint said.
"I promise you do not want to miss this show," The Prom director Eliah James Furlong said.
A man was linked to the seized contraband and arrested with multiple related offenses, police said.
Egg hunts and Easter Bunny sightings make up this egg-citing list of activities.
"We are breaking new ground in the fight against hunger and food insecurity," New Jersey State Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin said.
Mark your calendars as the Ridgewood Choral prepares to perform its annual spring concert later this month, the chorus said.
Implosion of the structure that was set to force evacuation of a few homes and close Glen Rock schools has been postponed, officials said.
Survived by family, friends and his dog Scout, Sgt. David Solinas, Jr., will be missed by all who knew him, his obit said.
