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.
Support Marple Newtown High School junior Peter Tzumakaris by voting for him to become part of Education First's promotional video.
The Broomall shop is celebrating National Pretzel Day with a free pretzel giveaway on April 26. First 100 people to the store will receive a card for a free pretzel every day in May.
Rick Santorum is Marple republicans' second choice, while Ron Paul is Newtown republicans' second choice.
Volunteers from Marple Township, Walmart, and Wawa were all onsite at Kent Park in Broomall for a spring cleanup on April 21.
The Newtown Township Board of Supervisors approved The Episcopal Academy's conditional use application to install a sewer main on areas of steep slope from the school's campus to the Ashford site.
Newtown Township Board of Supervisors authorized the township manager to execute a letter to PennDOT in regards to implementing a traffic control device by Goshen Road and Crum Creek Lane.
Here's a map of voting locations for Marple and Newtown residents.
The local races for committee chairs are uncontested in Haverford Township, but read on to find out who is on the ballot.
Newtown Township Police Department advises residents to be on alert for identity theft.
Find out who is on the ballot.
Get to know this Newtown Square Fire Co. first responder.
Where's the best place to buy plants in the Marple Newtown area? Vote for the best one here.
Find out about upcoming deadlines in the Marple Newtown Patch community from April 23-30.
The Newtown Edgmont Little League held its annual Opening Day parade and ceremony on Saturday, April 21.
The local races for committee chairs are uncontested in the Marple Newtown area but read on to find out who is on the ballot.
Katniss is available for adoption through the Animal Coalition of Delaware County.
St. Anastasia School students were recognized at April's monthly mass for displaying integrity at the school in March.
It’s the season for garage sales and yard sales. Post your event on Patch for FREE.
Jacquette's Bakery earned the most votes by Patch readers as serving the best cupcakes in the area.
Check out these types of homes with unique features in and around the Marple Newtown Patch area.
