Megan graduated from the University of Maine, Orono, in 1996 with a degree in French. She continued her education at Boston University where she earned a master's degree in Print Journalism with a focus on multi-media communications.
She began her professional career as a journalist at the Milford Daily News in Milford, MA, in 1999 before accepting a position at the Norwich Bulletin in Norwich, CT.
Until December 2010, when she joined Patch, Megan worked for more than 8 years as a staff writer for The Day newspaper in New London, CT, where she covered multiple towns and shot and edited video for theday.com.
The City of Village Charm does not lack for representation in Hartford, as residents will decide the fate of candidates vying for one senatorial and four house district seats on Tuesday.
Russo is a small business owner in Windsor Locks and past president of the Windsor Locks Chamber of Commerce and the Lions Club.
Here's what you need to know in order to vote in Tuesday's election in East Windsor and Windsor Locks.
The early November snow has caused the schools to open later than normal.
The snow is expected to turn to rain by mid-morning, but until then stay safe on the roads and call ahead to find out whether your event, appointment is on schedule.
Here's what you need to know in order to vote in Tuesday's election in Windsor
Aman, a small business owner and former mayor, has served as South Windsor's state representative since 2004.
Luxenberg has represented Manchester since 2010 in Hartford and is a former member of the Manchester Board of Education.
A former mayor of Manchester and the incumbent senator representing the towns of Manchester, Glastonbury, Andover and Bolton, Cassano hopes voters return him to the seat on Tuesday.
Thursday morning, students were bused to the East Windsor High School and officially dismissed from school at 11 a.m., according to a message from the superintendent.
![[Updated, 3:45 p.m.] Broad Brook Elementary School Evacuated Safely Thursday After Gas Leak is Discovered](https://patch.com/img/cdn/users/126851/2012/11/raw/bad2ba17c337ab2aa9d19fad93d494a.jpg)
Lots of programs have canceled for tonight because of the inclement weather. Check the list below, but make sure you call ahead just to be sure.
The leak, detected by a Broad Brook Elementary School staff person before school on Wednesday, was quickly fixed and the students and staff returned to their normal course of business.
Rojas, an incumbent, is running for his third term as the representative for the district that includes Manchester and East Hartford.
A prior member of the Manchester Board of Directors, Pelletier hopes to be elected to represent the towns of Manchester, Glastonbury, Andover and Bolton.
Hrubala, a member of the Manchester Housing Commission and Vietnam veteran, hopes to be elected to represent the communities of Manchester and East Hartford.
It's another term for Democrat John B. Larson, as he defeats Republican John Henry Decker in the race for Connecticut's 1st District, according to media reports.
![[Updated] Election 2012: Larson Returned to First District Seat](https://patch.com/img/cdn/users/126851/2012/11/raw/1ab0517a56e12ac88fe7581f47a0969c.jpg)
The Connecticut Department of Public Health offers these tips on how to prevent food spoilage and tell if your food is contaminated.
Other parts of the state seeing much higher outage numbers.
The governor signed the orders Monday afternoon.
Power is nearly restored to each CL&P customer and the weather is expected to improve today as now Tropical Storm Sandy leaves the area.