LETTER: Welcome From Your New Patch Editor

Dear Patch readers,

You've probably noticed a new name adorning many of the articles you've seen here on Back Bay Patch. That name is mine, Jake O'Donnell, and I could not be more excited to be your new local editor.

I come to you as I approach my two-year anniversary with Patch. I was originally hired in May 2011 to launch our site in Salem, N.H., where I lived and worked for the next year and a half.

Feeling the desire to experience something new after spending my entire life in New Hampshire, I moved to Cambridge on Jan. 1 and took over as local editor of Medford Patch.

My wish had long been to work in the city, and when the opportunity arrived to become the editor of both Beacon Hill Patch and Back Bay Patch, it was a chance I could not pass up.

I have been coming to Boston for most of my life and I'm enthusastic about getting to know these neighborhoods much better and to bring you the news and information about your home you can only find on Patch.

So if you like what you see here, be sure to sign up for our daily newsletter to get the latest Beacon Hill Patch news in your inbox. You can also follow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook for the latest updates.

We've also made Beacon Hill Patch incredibly easy for you to post upcoming announcements and events. Plus, if you've got an opinion or just like to write, you can blog for us as well.

Drop me a line anytime at jake.odonnell@patch.com with questions, comments, tips or just to say hello.

Thanks again, looking forward to working with all of you in the future.

Jake O'Donnell