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.
CT Gov. Dannel P. Malloy takes the ALS ice bucket challenge and a Naugatuck man is charged with sexual assault.
CT Gov. Dannel P. Malloy takes the ALS ice bucket challenge and a Naugatuck man is charged with sexual assault.
CT Gov. Dannel P. Malloy takes the ALS ice bucket challenge and a Naugatuck man is charged with sexual assault.
CT Gov. Dannel P. Malloy takes the ALS ice bucket challenge and a Naugatuck man is charged with sexual assault.
CT Gov. Dannel P. Malloy takes the ALS ice bucket challenge and a Naugatuck man is charged with sexual assault.
If you're a fan of the governor, watch him in this viral challenge. If not, you can see him get a bucket of ice water dumped on his head.
If you're a fan of the governor, watch him in this viral challenge. If not, you can see him get a bucket of ice water dumped on his head.
If you're a fan of the governor, watch him in this viral challenge. If not, you can see him get a bucket of ice water dumped on his head.
If you're a fan of the governor, watch him in this viral challenge. If not, you can see him get a bucket of ice water dumped on his head.
If you're a fan of the governor, watch him in this viral challenge. If not, you can see him get a bucket of ice water dumped on his head.
If you're a fan of the governor, watch him in this viral challenge. If not, you can see him get a bucket of ice water dumped on his head.
If you're a fan of the governor, watch him in this viral challenge. If not, you can see him get a bucket of ice water dumped on his head.
If you're a fan of the governor, watch him in this viral challenge. If not, you can see him get a bucket of ice water dumped on his head.
Find out where and when the buses will be stopping in your neighborhood this year.
As the town prepares to head back to school, students are reminded to think safety first.
Mayor Boughton's "Citizens Academy" returns for the third year this fall.
Proposed changes detailed in 46-page report.
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