Contact info:

• E-mail: mike@patch.com
• Phone: 973-917-9561
• Twitter: @MorrisSomPatch

Bio:

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. For the past three years, Mike's focus shifted to news where he has reported on and managed writers who covered local government, town meetings, elections and schools.

Mike relocated back to New Jersey last year with his wife, Lindsay and daughter, Lilly, to join Patch's team.

After serving as the local editor for The Caldwells Patch for nearly a year, Mike is now a Patch regional editor for parts of Morris and Somerset counties.