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This Massachusetts native developed her passion for community news when she moved to the Washington, DC, metropolitan area in 2004.
After dreaming about being a journalist for several years, she enrolled in journalism school at the University of Maryland, College Park, and received a master’s degree in online journalism in 2010.
She has freelanced for The Current Newspapers, a weekly community newspaper in Washington, DC, and has written for the Capital News Service, a news wire service run by the University of Maryland, as an environment reporter.
She also has a master’s degree in architectural history from the University of Virginia, and she received her bachelor’s degree in architecture and music from Wellesley College in 2001.
Only a fraction of Marylanders who have created accounts on the state's health exchange website have purchased a plan through the website.
Only a fraction of Marylanders who have created accounts on the state's health exchange website have purchased a plan through the website.
About 80 percent of the trash collection company's workers were on strike on Tuesday, according to a labor union spokesperson.
The county estimates that the nonprofit organizations running programs and facilities in Glen Echo Park—a national park—are losing a total of $25,000 a day during the federal government shutdown.
The county estimates that the nonprofit organizations running programs and facilities in Glen Echo Park—a national park—are losing a total of $25,000 a day during the federal government shutdown.
The county estimates that the nonprofit organizations running programs and facilities in Glen Echo Park—a national park—are losing a total of $25,000 a day during the federal government shutdown.
The county estimates that the nonprofit organizations running programs and facilities in Glen Echo Park—a national park—are losing a total of $25,000 a day during the federal government shutdown.
The county estimates that the nonprofit organizations running programs and facilities in Glen Echo Park—a national park—are losing a total of $25,000 a day during the federal government shutdown.
The county estimates that the nonprofit organizations running programs and facilities in Glen Echo Park—a national park—are losing a total of $25,000 a day during the federal government shutdown.
In this video, U.S. Rep. Christopher Van Hollen demonstrates how a recent rule alteration made by the House of Representatives complicates ending the government shutdown. The video has gone viral on the internet.
In this video, U.S. Rep. Christopher Van Hollen demonstrates how a recent rule alteration made by the House of Representatives complicates ending the government shutdown. The video has gone viral on the internet.
In this video, U.S. Rep. Christopher Van Hollen demonstrates how a recent rule alteration made by the House of Representatives complicates ending the government shutdown. The video has gone viral on the internet.
In this video, U.S. Rep. Christopher Van Hollen demonstrates how a recent rule alteration made by the House of Representatives complicates ending the government shutdown. The video has gone viral on the internet.
In this video, U.S. Rep. Christopher Van Hollen demonstrates how a recent rule alteration made by the House of Representatives complicates ending the government shutdown. The video has gone viral on the internet.
In this video, U.S. Rep. Christopher Van Hollen demonstrates how a recent rule alteration made by the House of Representatives complicates ending the government shutdown. The video has gone viral on the internet.
Celebrity Chef Bobby Flay will open his Bethesda restaurant in person.
Vegan option coming soon to Chipotle.
Glen Echo Park remains closed during the shutdown.
Glen Echo Park remains closed during the shutdown.
Glen Echo Park remains closed during the shutdown.