E-mail: Becca.Manning@patch.com
Phone: 781-217-4233
Hometown: Resident of Malden since 2013; previously resided in East Boston and Newton. Moved to Massachusetts (South Shore) in 2008. Born and raised in Troy, Ohio.
Birthday: November 6
About Me: A Massachusetts transplant, I grew up in Ohio and moved to the East Coast three years ago, spurred by a love of the ocean and a special affinity for Boston in particular. My first job in Massachusetts was working as assistant editor of a community weekly, the Pembroke Express, for the independent, family-owned Clipper Press. I had a great experience there, starting a newspaper from scratch in the town of Pembroke and watching it grow and become well received by the town. I was promoted to editor in 2009 and briefly took over as editor of two other Clipper Press weeklies, the Hanson Express and the Whitman Express, before signing on with Patch. I love community news, and I'm thrilled to be with Patch and especially excited to be covering the neighborhood of Charlestown.
Before reinventing myself as a New Englander, I worked for three years for a daily newspaper in Piqua, Ohio (just a few miles from my hometown of Troy). At the Piqua Daily Call, I started out as the education reporter and quickly added on the city government beat as well as page design and copy editing duties. Prior to that, I graduated from Ohio University's E.W. Scripps School of Journalism with a BSJ in journalism and an environmental studies certificate. During and right after college, I wrote for the independent student newspaper The Post and for magazines including Perspectives, Southeast Ohio, E/The Environmental Magazine and Bird Talk.
I have been writing for as long as I can remember, and telling stories even before that. I'm also an avid reader, and when I can combine all three of my loves — the ocean, writing and reading — with a day at a quiet beach, I am absolutely in heaven.
Check here often for updates about service delays and cancellations, new forecast information and more info you'll need to make it through the Feb. 8-9 winter storm.
Ahead of the oncoming storm, Mayor Thomas Menino has canceled schools in Boston Friday.
The Boston area down to Providence could see 1-2 feet of snow on Friday into Saturday.
The Boston area down to Providence could see 1-2 feet of snow on Friday into Saturday.
The Boston area down to Providence could see 1-2 feet of snow on Friday into Saturday.
The Boston area down to Providence could see 1-2 feet of snow on Friday into Saturday.
The theater's Board of Directors is hosting a celebration on Sunday, Feb. 10 at the Warren Tavern.
The Boston area down to Providence could see 1-2 feet of snow on Friday into Saturday.
The Boston area down to Providence could see 1-2 feet of snow on Friday into Saturday.
Deadlines, events and other items you should know about on Feb. 7 in Charlestown.
The Boston area down to Providence could see 1-2 feet of snow on Friday into Saturday.
The Boston area down to Providence could see 1-2 feet of snow on Friday into Saturday.
The Boston area down to Providence could see 1-2 feet of snow on Friday into Saturday.
The Boston area down to Providence could see 1-2 feet of snow on Friday into Saturday.
A daily image of life in Charlestown for Thursday, Feb. 7.
The child reportedly wandered out the front door while his uncle was in another room.
The council voted in favor of a request to serve all alcohol in the restaurant's downstairs hookah lounge.
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Deadlines, events and other items you should know about on Feb. 6 in Charlestown.
A daily image of life in Charlestown for Wednesday, Feb. 6.
