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  • Brookfield, CT

I began college at the University of Connecticut in 2004 with a love of history and the written word.  After traveling around Central America and Europe, I realized I wanted to be a part of recording history as it happened, not just analyzing others' renditions of the past. Journalism became a natural fit, and as print publications continued to shrink and disappear altogether, it became clear that the future of reporting, especially in the written form, would be online.

At UConn I wrote for and helped edit UdotConn, the university's first news source published solely online, and after graduation I took a job covering the town of East Hampton for Hamptons.com, a pioneer in local online news coverage servicing the East End of Long Island.  By the end of my tenure with Hamptons.com, I was working as the news editor for the entire South Fork, from Riverhead to Montauk.

A New Englander born-and-bred, I was excited about the opportunity to return to Connecticut with Patch. Coming to Brookfield, a quintessential New England town, certainly feels like coming home.

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Forbes: CT Economy Among Worst in Nation

The magazine questions how one of the richest states in the union got into so much of a financial mess. Answer: Politicians.

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Charges of Nepotism in CT Government

At least one lawmaker isn't happy that the latest published report on nepotism in our state government that says as many as 30 summer jobs this year went to the children of state workers, jobs that were never advertised.

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Last Day to Pay Brookfield Tax Bills

Residents and property owners have until 6 p.m. Thursday to pay their property taxes online or in person.

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