James Dwyer joined New York Newsday in July 1984 as a reporter of Queens Courts. He now writes a three-times-per week general interest column. Prior to working for Newsday he worked as a reporter for the Hudson Dispatch, 1980 to 1981; The Elizabeth (NJ) Daily Journal from April to December 1982, and The Record of Hackensack (NJ), 1983 to 1984.