David got his start as a reporter for the Wellesley Townsman in 2003 after being a preschool teacher for a year in Newtonville. From the Townsman, David went on to write for community newspapers in Needham, Newton, Cambridge, Watertown and more. Getting away from the suburbs, David was a reporter, then assistant editor/sports editor for the West Roxbury and Roslindale Transcripts. After a one-year stint as an editor for a local Watertown paper, he made his way back to the Transcripts, where he became the editor for about a year, but left in 2010 to launch West Roxbury Patch.
He graduated from Emerson College with a degree in creative writing and he is indeed a creative writer having won first place in 2008's New England Press Association award for Humor Columnist. He has also won awards for spot news, headline writing and coverage of a racial or ethnic issue.
My Beliefs
I believe that journalists should be helpful to the community they serve by letting people know about fundraisers, crime trends and most importantly happy stories. I don't think journalism should be sensational to the detriment of society. The more bad news we see the more we accept things like crime, violence and bad attitudes. Politics
I vote for the candidate who I think will best serve the community. I am currently a registered Democrat in Massachusetts. I wish that we really had more than a two-party system. I think that it is unfair that other political parties get locked out of national and regional elections after not meeting minimum voting tallies from the previous election cycle. I say, put 'em all on the ballot and let the voters decide!
Religion
I was raised Jewish, but I take bits and pieces from different religions and philosophies. But I wouldn't say I'm a practicing Jew. I believe in God. I wouldn't say I'm religious, but that I'm spiritual. I think it's important to respect other people's beliefs. We may not always agree, but hopefully we can do it respectfully.
Local Hot-Button Issue
I hope that my answer to this paragraph changes as soon as possible. I find the biggest issue in West Roxbury to be the Boston Public School system. About 35 percent of West Roxbury students do not get into their local neighborhood schools. This forces parents to pay for private or parochial schools, or even move out of West Roxbury to a suburb because they don't want to put their kid on a bus to go to a subpar school across the city. But this issue won't change until we improve the schools around the city so people want their children to attend their local neighborhood schools.
Boston City Councilors look to work with state with many chronic offenders re-entering the city due to the Jamaica Plain Drug Lab scandal.
The Taste of Roslindale is tonight!
Tonight there will be a Truman Rally Fundraiser at the West Roxbury Pub at 6 p.m.
Twenty-one local restaurants will provide you with a smorgasbord of savory offerings. Come and try your favorites and new some new places.
A two-bedroom unit is priced between $1650 and $1780.
Boston City Councilors look to work with state with many chronic offenders re-entering the city due to the Jamaica Plain Drug Lab scandal.
Boston Mayor Thomas Menino has been married to his wife Angela for 46 years and are on anniversary trip to Italy for two weeks.
More than 80 civic and volunteer groups are planting 40,000 daffodil bulbs thanks to the Boston Parks and Recreation Department.
Mayor Menino: "...your child will not be forced to change schools, but if a younger sibling is attending another school, closer to home, we will prioritize sibling access to that school if your older child wants to join his or her younger brother o
Mayor Menino: "...your child will not be forced to change schools, but if a younger sibling is attending another school, closer to home, we will prioritize sibling access to that school if your older child wants to join his or her younger brother o
Members of the Massachusetts State Police forced entry into a Highcrest Terrace home. The following article is based on a Boston Police, and where charges are mentioned it does not indicate a conviction.
Today is the last day to register to vote in the presidential election in Massachusetts. And the Taste of Roslindale is on Thursday night - get your tickets now!
Restaurants are incorporating local and seasonal ingredients into their appetizing delights at the Taste of Roslindale at St. Nectarios Church.
Restaurants are incorporating local and seasonal ingredients into their appetizing delights at the Taste of Roslindale at St. Nectarios Church.
The Taste of Roslindale is on Thursday night from 6:30-9 p.m. Buy your tickets online, at some local shops, or try it at the door - if they don't sell out. Three West Roxbury restaurants are participating this year.
US Sen. Scott Brown was in West Roxbury on Tuesday morning, and has made a habit of visiting. Democratic candidate Elizabeth Warren has also visited West Roxbury. But how much do their visits to West Roxbury matter to you?
Republican US Senator Scott Brown campaigned in West Roxbury on Tuesday morning.
Members of the Massachusetts State Police forced entry into a Highcrest Terrace home. The following article is based on a Boston Police, and where charges are mentioned it does not indicate a conviction.
Boston residents who want to vote in the 2012 presidential election and other federal and state races have until Wednesday, Oct. 17 to register. Here's how, with links to mail-in voter registration forms and how to request an absentee ballot.
On Sunday morning before the Roslindale Day Parade, officers were assigned to "tag and tow any vehicle on the parade route.
