Born in Philadelphia and bred in Broomall, Jennifer has spent the first half of her life right here in Marple Township. A product of the public school system of Marple Newtown, Jennifer is an alumni of Worrall Elementary School, Paxon Hollow Middle School and making her final pit stop in the district at Marple Newtown High School.
Jennifer went on to graduate magna cum laude from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, MA, with a degree in communications and a concentration in journalism with a minor in Cultural Anthropology (she was only three credits away from picking it up as a minor and decided it couldn't hurt). During her undergrad years, she worked as a world perspectives columnist for the school's paper, The Daily Collegian, while she studied abroad in Australia.
She traveled to Sicily with her travel journalism class, and wrote an article on her experiences, which was featured on GoNomad.com. While interning at GoNomad.com, Jennifer was invited by the Italian Tourism Bureau as the youngest journalist to attend the 2006 Italy Symposium. She wrote a destination guide to Emilia Romagna in northern Italy, which was featured in Preview Massachusetts magazine of the Hartford Courant in Hartford, CT.
Some of Jennifer's recent stints include reporting and writing for The Jersey Journal in Jersey City, NJ, and its community papers, including The Secaucus Weekly and The Waterfront Weekly covering the towns of Secaucus and Hoboken in New Jersey. Before coming on board at Patch, Jennifer also reported for the Northern Valley Suburbanite, a community newspaper focusing on towns in Bergen County, NJ.
A bird and phanatic at heart, the City of Brotherly Love (and Patch!) was calling Jennifer back and found herself back to her old stomping grounds where it all began.
<strong>Beliefs</strong>
At Patch, we promise always to report the facts as objectively as possible and otherwise adhere to the principles of good journalism. However, we also acknowledge that true impartiality is impossible because human beings have beliefs. So in the spirit of simple honesty, our policy is to encourage our editors to reveal their beliefs to the extent they feel comfortable. This disclosure is not a license for you to inject your beliefs into stories or to dictate coverage according to them. In fact, the intent is the opposite: we hope that the knowledge that your beliefs are on the record will cause you to be ever mindful to write, report and edit in a fair, balanced way. And if you ever see evidence that we failed in this mission, please let us know.<br><br><strong>Politics: How would you describe your political beliefs?</strong>
I like to vote for the person, not the party. I'm a registered independent.<br><br><strong>Religion: How religious would you consider yourself?</strong>
Presbyterian Christian.
<strong>Local Hot-Button Issues: What do you think are the most important issues facing the community? Where do you stand on each of these issues?</strong>
The local issues in both Marple and Newtown townships are very near and dear to me. With roots to both towns, I'm interested in what these issues are from land developments to school renovations and what residents, like you, have to say about them.
Spencer Levin, a PGA golfer, shows his frustrations on live television last weekend at the AT&T National at Aronimink Golf Club.
The following information has been supplied by the Marple Police Department. If arrests or charges are mentioned, they do not indicate guilt or a conviction.
The Marple Public Library hosted a tasting with cheeses from around the world as part of Delaware County Library Systems' summer reading program on June 29.
Book-loving sixth grader Anna Norton of St. Pius X School talks to Patch about her passion for reading.
The subject of this week's Fast Forward is making red, white and blue tie-dye t-shirts at A.C. Moore in Broomall.
The local arts & crafts store were among the 135 A.C. Moore stores participating in the 'World's Largest' card-making event in honor of military officers overseas and Independence Day.
A wall of thanks was signed by fans and pros to the heroes overseas as well as a station dedicated to packing care packages to send to military officers at the AT&T National golf tournament.
Patch went out to the community to ask some young locals their take on a topic.
Read what's closed in the Marple Newtown Patch area on Fourth of July.
Check out these types of homes with granite countertops in and around the Marple Newtown Patch area.
The owners of Suburban Swim Center on Gradyville Road in Newtown Square hope to reopen the club in approximately 90 days.
The following information has been supplied by the Newtown Police Department. If arrests or charges are mentioned, they do not indicate guilt or a conviction.
Newtown Supervisors Chairman Joseph Catania shares with Patch his reaction to Municipal Authority Chairman Bob Jackson's resignation on Wednesday.
Municipal Authority Chairman Bob Jackson resigns through email after two of his requests were denied by the Board of Supervisors.
There are two places in the area that are selling legal fireworks, both are right across from each other on West Chester Pike in Newtown Square.
The subject of this week's Fast Forward is making patriotic marshmallow pops at A.C. Moore in Broomall.
Recently graduated Marple Newtown High School senior Suzanna Talento talks to Patch about being one of the student keynote speakers during graduation this year.
The Marple Newtown School Board approved its final 2011-12 budget, which calls for a tax levy increase of 5.5 percent, 37 positions cut and 34 hires.
The annual Delaware County Senior Games was held from June 14-24 this year.
