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Gear for Grades Drive + Public Generosity = 3,000 Stuffed Backpacks
Citizens Bank annual backpack drive resulted in 3,000 backpacks for NH school kids.

Hometown: Levittown, Pa.
Birthday: Nov. 27
Bio: Seasoned journalist, eternal optimist, professional skeptic, hopeless romantic, Sagittarius. Mother of four. Wife of a great guy named Jim. Pet lover. Chronic gardener-savant.
Secret shame: I look forward to Friday night dance parties in my living room, heavy on the funk and 70s disco; and I truly like teenagers.
Wholeheartedly believe that great journalism begins with great storytelling.
After a delayed reaction to career journalism during which I got married and had a few kids, I spent a dozen years at the Bucks County Courier Times in Levittown, Pa., writing features, news enterprise and a weekly column about the antics of my family juxtaposed against universal truths of life. Also launched a teen section called r e a l i t y, which persists 18 years later.
Made the move to New Hampshire in 2001 to work for the New Hampshire Union Leader writing statewide news and features. Have learned to love snow.
Citizens Bank annual backpack drive resulted in 3,000 backpacks for NH school kids.

Back-to-school backpacks are going fast.
First New Hampshire staging of the popular musical will take place in Nashua.
Some downtown roads were "locked down" during the search for two men, reportedly with guns.
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Fun for the kids, or anyone interested in the city's history.
Former Mass. Senator heads to Iowa to see if nation is ready for “bi-partisan problem solver.”
Former Senator will decide sometime in September whether to seek old seat and challenge Democrat Jeanne Shaheen.
New Sky Productions is producing the video component for the city's new branding campaign.