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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.
First Target, then Neiman Marcus. Next: Possibly three or more stores could report cybersecurity breaches, CBS News reported.
First Target, then Neiman Marcus. Next: Possibly three or more stores could report cybersecurity breaches, CBS News reported.
First Target, then Neiman Marcus. Next: Possibly three or more stores could report cybersecurity breaches, CBS News reported.
First Target, then Neiman Marcus. Next: Possibly three or more stores could report cybersecurity breaches, CBS News reported.
Police released surveillance videos of two suspects in an armed robbery case on Christmas Eve at a Bethesda mall.
Police released surveillance videos of two suspects in an armed robbery case on Christmas Eve at a Bethesda mall.
Police released surveillance videos of two suspects in an armed robbery case on Christmas Eve at a Bethesda mall.
Police released surveillance videos of two suspects in an armed robbery case on Christmas Eve at a Bethesda mall.
Police released surveillance videos of two suspects in an armed robbery case on Christmas Eve at a Bethesda mall.
Police released surveillance videos of two suspects in an armed robbery case on Christmas Eve at a Bethesda mall.
How long will the seemingly balmy temperatures last?
How long will the seemingly balmy temperatures last?
Recent obituaries of Silver Spring residents.
Recent obituaries of Bethesda and Chevy Chase residents.
Crimes in Silver Spring included in the county police department's most recent crime summary.
Crimes in Bethesda and Chevy Chase included in the county police department's most recent crime summary (for Dec. 16 through 31).
Nighttime work at the downtown Bethesda lot starts at 3 a.m. two nights a week.
The center may be closed for more than one week.
Restaurant news from around Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods.
Restaurant news from around Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods.
