Last month's violent line of duty death of 44-year old FDNY EMT Yadira Arroyo has thrown a spotlight on the vast pay disparity between what members of the FDNY’s Emergency Medical Service are paid versus every other uniform agency including the Department of Sanitation. Back on the evening of March 16 EMT Yadira Arroyo and her partner Monique Williams, were on their way to a pregnant mom in distress call in the Soundview section of the Bronx. For Ms. Arroyo, a 14 year veteran and mother of five,

The bottom line at Auschwitz is, eighty percent of the people who were sent from Hungary, Jews, upon arrival in the gas chambers. The other twenty percent will be sent to slave labor camps all over Nazi occupied areas. I see people dying all around me. They’re dying of hunger, dying from diseases, accidents on the work sites from really hard labor. They’re going to kill you. One morning we are standing at attention when an S.S. Sergeant stops about five feet in front of me. Looks around the

For many Americans a broadband connection to the internet is an essential necessity of 21st Century life. And yet there are some who can't afford it. A small town in Vermont is the latest in a series of efforts to organize a wireless network that offers high-speed internet access at a price that low-income people can afford. WBGO's Jon Kalish reports on the wireless mesh movement. Click above to hear Jon's report on the WBGO Journal.

A play now on Broadway tells the story of a play that became a scandal a hundred years ago — in Yiddish. Theater Critic Michael Bourne reviews Indecent.A play now on Broadway tells the story of a play that became a scandal a hundred years ago — in Yiddish. Theater Critic Michael Bourne reviews Indecent.

A Broadway veteran and Monmouth County native is training local kids and adults to follow in her footsteps on stage. Saturday (April 22) marks the launch of Red Bank Performance Prep, and education division of the long-time downtown Red Bank events and entertainment company, Flipping Fun. Theresa Fowler Pittius was an original cast member of Cameron Mackintosh's highly acclaimed, International Broadway Touring Production of Oliver . She's been involved with many other Broadway projects and is

The Third Annual Mike Nichols Charity Hockey Game this Friday, April 21st at Prudential Center will benefit spinal cord research and quality of life initiatives. Proceeds from the game featuring many former and current NHL stars will go to the Nichols Family Trust to provide for Mike's medical needs, as well as the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation, which is dedicated to curing spinal cord injuries by funding innovative research and improving the quality of life for individuals living with

Author, former Associated Press reporter and New York resident Sally Cook returns to SportsJam with Doug Doyle to talk about her latest book, How to Speak Soccer : From Assist to Woodwork - An Illustrated Guide to Pitch-Perfect Jargon. Soccer, the world's most popular sport, has a growing fan base with millions of enthusiasts. Whether you're a newcomer to this exciting sport or a longtime fan, in How to Speak Soccer author Sally Cook and illustrator Ross MacDonald share the definitions to over

Playwright Tony Meneses feels right at home at Two River Theater in Red Bank. He's excited about the world premiere of The Women Of Padill a. Meneses was also the playwright of one of Two River's most adored shows Guadalupe in the Guest Room . T he Women of Padilla characters are linked by their marriages to eight brothers and their shared last name, Padilla. The eight very different sisters-in-law connect through the power of food, faith, laughter and each other while their husbands are away at

WBGO Theater Critic Michael Bourne is not complaining about the abundance of plays and musicials on Broadway recently, especially when three stars have returned with outstanding performances. Bourne loves his old friend and former college roommate Kevin Kline in Present Laughter as well as Patti Lupone and Christine Ebersole in War Paint.

Film Critic Harlan Jacobson has three ways to embark on adventure at the movies. Harlan reviews The Lost City of Z , Tommy's Honour and Graduation.