Phone: 941-321-2400
Email: jason.bartolone@patch.com
Hometown: Hamilton, NJ / Bradenton, FL
Jason is an Associate Regional Editor with Patch's Florida team and manages the Patch sites in Clearwater, Dunedin, Largo, Safety Harbor, St. Petersburg, Gulfport, Pinellas Beaches, Bradenton and Sarasota.
Before that he served as Local Editor of Bradenton Patch, helping launch the site in December 2010, as well as working closely with other Patch sites around Tampa Bay.
Before joining Patch, Jason spent more than eight years working at daily newspapers in Florida, New Jersey and Pennsylvania as a reporter, copy editor, page designer, sports columnist, blogger and podcaster. He graduated with a B.A. in journalism from Penn State University and served in a variety of roles at the school's nationally recognized Daily Collegian student newspaper. He also interned at the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review as part of the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund internship program.
Most recently, Jason spent five years at the Bradenton Herald working in several positions, including Page 1A designer and editor. He's also been an on-air radio personality and host.
He and his wife are proud New Jersey natives who are still on the lookout for authentic pizza in Florida after eight years living and working here.
John H. Coomes had befriended the girl's family and was trusted to have her occasionally visit his home, Clearwater Police detectives said Tuesday.
Presidential candidates Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney squared off for the second time Oct. 16. Who do you think came out on top in this debate?
Edward Daniel Curran, 24, got into an argument with an unidentified victim at a Largo home and stabbed the person repeatedly with a butcher knife, the Tampa Bay Times reports.
The Tampa area ranked fourth in the nation in the amount of political commercials last month. Have you seen enough?
Brower B. Yeger Jr., of Clearwater, is suspected to have suffered a medical emergency that caused him to lose control of his car and cross into oncoming traffic on Whitney Road on Monday morning, authorities said.
Patch checks in with Richard "Rick" Blake, Ray R. Irvin and Robert "Bobby" Saltzman, who are running for the open seat on the commission this November.
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Early detection of breast cancer through routine exams saves thousands of lives every year. Here's where to go locally.
Early detection of breast cancer through routine exams saves thousands of lives every year. Here's where to go locally.
Early detection of breast cancer through routine exams saves thousands of lives every year. Here's where to go locally.
Early detection of breast cancer through routine exams saves thousands of lives every year. Here's where to go locally.
Early detection of breast cancer through routine exams saves thousands of lives every year. Here's where to go locally.
Early detection of breast cancer through routine exams saves thousands of lives every year. Here's where to go locally.
Early detection of breast cancer through routine exams saves thousands of lives every year. Here's where to go locally.
Ronald William Brown faces charges of possessing and receiving child pornography. Federal agents accused the 57-year-old man of conspiring to kidnap a local boy and talking online about cooking and eating him.
The "fast-casual" Greek restaurant, which has locations in Wesley Chapel and Tampa, is now serving on Gulf to Bay Boulevard, a few doors down from Five Guys Burgers and Fries.
Former lineman Kevin Gulley has passed away, the Tampa Bay Times reports, and the team is holding a car wash Saturday to help pay for his funeral.
More than 60 years after landing at Omaha Beach shortly after D-Day, Jim Collis has received France's highest decoration for his service.
The wife of Jack Louis Pappas, whose family opened the famed Pappas Restaurant on the Sponge Docks, has passed away, the Tampa Bay Times reports.
