Caitlin Mazzola recently graduated magna cum laude from the University of Connecticut with a B.A. in journalism and communication. During her time at UConn, she wrote for UConn's student newspaper, The Daily Campus, and served as the Focus Editor from May 2010 to May 2011.
During her last semester at UConn, Caitlin took part in an investigative project that looked into the state's resources for adults with autism. The end result, State of the Spectrum, is a website and 10-page print publication, the latter of which she created, designed and published for the class.
Caitlin has reported community news throughout her college years. She covered Milford for The Milford Mirror and The New Haven Register and most recently covered town government for Milford Patch. In the fall of 2010, Caitlin covered the town of Willington for The Manchester Journal Inquirer, reporting everything from people-of-the-town features to municipal elections and hotly contested teacher contracts.
Caitlin now looks forward to taking a part in this emerging new wave of online journalism. As she learned in school, the field is an ever-changing one, and we must be ahead of the curve to succeed.
In her free time, Caitlin enjoys reading, cooking/baking, following the Oscars race (she makes it a point to see every best picture nominee each year), and rooting for her lifelong loves and No. 1 heartbreakers, the Boston Red Sox.
Sports journalist Frank Deford is one of 12 recipients of the 2012 National Humanities Medal, to be presented by President Barack Obama in a ceremony Wednesday.
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Westporter Eric Levin tells the Westport Sunrise Rotary how to succeed in business by really trying.
Congress was unable to find a compromise on the issue, meaning 70,000 Connecticut students will see their loan costs skyrocket this year.
Congress was unable to find a compromise on the issue, meaning 70,000 Connecticut students will see their loan costs skyrocket this year.
Was your neighborhood hit by vandals overnight?
Rob Bellitto announced his candidacy Monday for a second term on Fairfield's Board of Finance.
Beach area resident Stephanie Peterson Jones took her fence -- destroyed by Sandy -- repurposed what was left, and created art. A quarter of the proceeds benefit Operation Hope.
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Ready to step outside for a breath of fresh air? Check out the local air quality report before venturing out.
The Westport Public Library Maker Space will mark its first 'birthday' on July 17.
Ready to step outside for a breath of fresh air? Check out the local air quality report before venturing out.
John Llewellyn seeks one of two Republican nominations for the upcoming municipal elections in Fairfield.
Eileen Liu-McCormack is running on the GOP ballot for one of two vacant seats on the Fairfield Board of Education in November. Registered Republicans can nominate candidates at the July 23 party caucus.
Connecticut-based Pratt & Whitney, which made the two engines, said it is sending a team to assist in the investigation of a Boeing 777 plane crash that killed two people and injured several others.
Connecticut-based Pratt & Whitney, which made the two engines, said it is sending a team to assist in the investigation of a Boeing 777 plane crash that killed two people and injured several others.
