Jennifer van der Kleut (formerly Jennifer McBride) was born and raised in the southern San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California. She graduated from the School of Journalism and Mass Communications at San Jose State University. She was a full-time writer for Silicon Valley Community Newsgroup from 2004 to 2006, writing for newspapers such as the Los Gatos Weekly and Saratoga News, among others. She wrote the weekly history column Los Gatos: Now and Then for the Los Gatos Daily News throughout 2007, and was a contributing editor at South Bay Accent Magazine from 2008 to 2009. She has also lent her voice to many other publications such as the Los Gatos Weekender and the online Brizzly Guide.
Jennifer was one of the very first freelance writers to contribute to many of the first Bay Patch sites in the Bay Area when they first launched in the fall of 2010. After contributing for more than a year and a half, Jennifer was hired on as an official Patch employee in May of 2012. She is very excited to be a full-fledged member of the Patch family.
In California, Jennifer served as the interim editor for Milpitas Patch in the South Bay, an associate editor for the San Mateo and Foster City Patch sites on the Peninsula, and then served as the head local editor for RedwoodCity-Woodside Patch, before transferring to the east coast in April of 2013.
Jennifer is now the local editor for both Herndon Patch and Fairfax City Patch. She loves being a part of these two communities and getting to know her new home in Northern Virginia.
Jennifer currently lives in the Clifton/Centreville with her husband, Alex and her two sons, Connor, born in Sept. 2007, and Oliver, or Ollie, born in May 2010.
Events like haunted houses, pumpkin patches, corn mazes, ghost tours, zombie runs, costume parties for kids and adults and more.
Events like haunted houses, pumpkin patches, corn mazes, ghost tours, zombie runs, costume parties for kids and adults and more.
Events like haunted houses, pumpkin patches, corn mazes, ghost tours, zombie runs, costume parties for kids and adults and more.
Patrick O'Keefe returned home from service in Afghanistan.
Help the Pride of Herndon Band get to Hawaii for the Pearl Harbor Day Parade this December by donating your old electronics.
Study says cost of death sentences is more than $25 billion.
Study says cost of death sentences is more than $25 billion.
Check out its features and how much it's going for.
Check out its features and how much it's going for.
It was a highly competitive game against the Oakton Cougars Friday for Woodson High's Homecoming.
The patch opens downtown this Saturday, Oct. 5 and is open daily through Halloween.
The patch opens downtown this Saturday, Oct. 5 and is open daily through Halloween.
Don't risk the chance of getting a ticket—purchase your decal in person at these locations by Friday.
She will receive her award in special luncheon on Nov. 7.
Plus, driver arrested for punching it, and town gets spooked — and likes it.
Plus, driver arrested for punching it, and town gets spooked — and likes it.
See photos from the parade and read a brief recap of the day's fun, including the game.
It's possible new charges may be filed, as the commonwealth is still investigating.
Plan your weekend with these events taking place around Fairfax County.
The man is being charged with a class one misdemeanor.
