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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.
And, the striking worker hit by a garbage truck Wednesday morning was released from Suburban Hospital in the afternoon.
Things to know in Bethesda and Chevy Chase on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013.
Things to know in Silver Spring on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013.
The county's department of general services and WMATA advised the county council that latex modified concrete is the best material to use to fix the structural flaws in the Silver Spring Transit Center.
Potomac Disposal employees who went on strike this week will meet with the management on Wednesday.
Potomac Disposal employees who went on strike this week will meet with the management on Wednesday.
StonebridgeCarras will be building the district's new police station.
County government and police officials gathered at the Wheaton intersection—where a woman asking for money was fatally hit by a van last spring—to discourage the practice.
County government and police officials gathered at the Wheaton intersection—where a woman asking for money was fatally hit by a van last spring—to discourage the practice.
WAMU 88.5 reported that Councilman Marc Elrich wants to raise Montgomery County's minimum wage to $12 an hour.
WAMU 88.5 reported that Councilman Marc Elrich wants to raise Montgomery County's minimum wage to $12 an hour.
Are younger people opting out of a major tenet of the so-called American Dream?
Are younger people opting out of a major tenet of the so-called American Dream?
Here's how to comment on the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission's proposed Capital Improvements Program.
Here's how to comment on the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission's proposed Capital Improvements Program.
Here's what's happening in Bethesda and Chevy Chase on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013.
Here's what's happening in Silver Spring on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013.
Workers for Potomac Disposal are demanding a living wage and benefits. Thousands of homes in Montgomery County haven't had their scheduled trash pick-up.
Workers for Potomac Disposal are demanding a living wage and benefits. Thousands of homes in Montgomery County haven't had their scheduled trash pick-up.
Turnovers plagued the Bulldogs.
