Point Pleasant, NJ|News|
Ambulance Confusion Took Place Moments After Toms River Native Was Killed
Emergency communications reveal dispatchers questioning location of squad after Dustin Friedland was shot in the head.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
- Caldwells, NJ
Mike launched The Caldwells Patch in 2009 and is now the senior regional editor for North Jersey.
Mike grew up in Essex County before attending Fairfield University in Connecticut where he was an English-Journalism major and four-year member and captain of the men's tennis team.
Mike worked for several of Hearst Corporation's Connecticut Media Group newspapers, including the Connecticut Post, Greenwich Citizen, Norwalk Citizen and as the managing editor of the New Canaan News and Darien News.
Mike's journalism career began in sports, covering high schools, colleges and the Pilot Pen and U.S. Open tennis tournaments.
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Manasquan-Belmar, NJ|News|
Ambulance Confusion Took Place Moments After Toms River Native Was Killed
Emergency communications reveal dispatchers questioning location of squad after Dustin Friedland was shot in the head.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Berkeley, NJ|News|
Ambulance Confusion Took Place Moments After Toms River Native Was Killed
Emergency communications reveal dispatchers questioning location of squad after Dustin Friedland was shot in the head.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Brick, NJ|News|
Ambulance Confusion Took Place Moments After Toms River Native Was Killed
Emergency communications reveal dispatchers questioning location of squad after Dustin Friedland was shot in the head.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Wall, NJ|News|
Ambulance Confusion Took Place Moments After Toms River Native Was Killed
Emergency communications reveal dispatchers questioning location of squad after Dustin Friedland was shot in the head.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Red Bank-Shrewsbury, NJ|News|
Ambulance's Location Confuses Dispatchers Moments After Fatal Carjacking
Emergency communications reveal dispatchers questioning location of squad after Dustin Friedland was shot in the head.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Matawan-Aberdeen, NJ|News|
Ambulance's Location Confuses Dispatchers Moments After Fatal Carjacking
Emergency communications reveal dispatchers questioning location of squad after Dustin Friedland was shot in the head.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Woodbridge, NJ|News|
Ambulance's Location Confuses Dispatchers Moments After Fatal Carjacking
Emergency communications reveal dispatchers questioning location of squad after Dustin Friedland was shot in the head.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Clark-Garwood, NJ|News|
Ambulance's Location Confuses Dispatchers Moments After Fatal Carjacking
Emergency communications reveal dispatchers questioning location of squad after Dustin Friedland was shot in the head.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Springfield, NJ|News|
Ambulance's Location Confuses Dispatchers Moments After Fatal Carjacking
Emergency communications reveal dispatchers questioning location of squad after Dustin Friedland was shot in the head.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Millburn-Short Hills, NJ|News|
Fatal Carjacking Victim Waited as Dispatchers Tried to Locate Ambulance
Emergency communications reveal dispatchers questioning location of squad after Dustin Friedland was shot in the head.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Montville, NJ|News|
Mob Soldier Caught with 65 Pounds of Pot in Montville, Police Say
Carlo Taccetta, suspected soldier in the Lucchese crime family, faces drug possession and distribution charges.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Montclair, NJ|News|
Hoboken Mayor Claims Sandy Funding Threat, Bruce Springsteen's Son a Firefighter Top State News
Super Bowl trophy made in Parsippany, heavy snowfall also make headlines.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Mendham-Chester, NJ|News|
Hoboken Mayor Claims Sandy Funding Threat, Bruce Springsteen's Son a Firefighter Top State News
Super Bowl trophy made in Parsippany, heavy snowfall also make headlines.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Toms River, NJ|News|
Emergency Personnel Dispute Response Time In Toms River Native's Carjack Death
The 2013 squad president said Dustin Friedland received immediate care following Dec. 15 carjacking at Short Hills mall.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Brick, NJ|News|
Emergency Personnel Dispute Response Time In Toms River Native's Carjack Death
The 2013 squad president said Dustin Friedland received immediate care following Dec. 15 carjacking at Short Hills mall.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Wall, NJ|News|
Emergency Personnel Dispute Response Time In Toms River Native's Carjack Death
The 2013 squad president said Dustin Friedland received immediate care following Dec. 15 carjacking at Short Hills mall.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Red Bank-Shrewsbury, NJ|News|
Media 'Wrong' About Response Time to Fatal Shooting, First Aid Official Says
The 2013 squad president said Dustin Friedland received immediate care following Dec. 15 carjacking at Short Hills mall.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Matawan-Aberdeen, NJ|News|
Media 'Wrong' About Response Time to Fatal Shooting, First Aid Official Says
The 2013 squad president said Dustin Friedland received immediate care following Dec. 15 carjacking at Short Hills mall.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff
Woodbridge, NJ|News|
Media 'Wrong' About Response Time to Fatal Shooting, First Aid Official Says
The 2013 squad president said Dustin Friedland received immediate care following Dec. 15 carjacking at Short Hills mall.
Mike Pignataro, Patch Staff