Meghan B. Kelly, Patch Staff

<b>Email: </b>meghan.kelly&#64;patch.com<br><b>Phone:</b> 781-850-6742<br><strong>Area covered:</strong> Weston, Mass. <br><b>Hometown:</b> Medfield, Mass.

<b>Bio:</b> Meghan started her journalism career as an editorial assistant at the MetroWest Daily News, writing obituaries and editing calendar items, letters to the editor and op-ed columns. She moved onto working as an administrative coordinator for the Department of Geography at Boston University, while also taking classes at BU&#39;s School of Communications in Print Journalism.

After a few semesters at BU, Meghan began working as a full-time reporter at The Beacon-Villager, covering Maynard and Stow, and later the Lexington Minuteman. 

While at the Lexington Minuteman, Meghan won third place for government reporting from the New England Press Association in 2009.

Meghan has a BA(Honours) from the University of Westminster in London.

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<b>My Beliefs</b>

Local journalism is more important today than it ever has been. I want Weston Patch to be a place where you can find honest and unbiased stories, and where you feel like you can always have a voice. It&#39;s important that you trust me to give you a fair account of a particular issue.

<b>Politics</b>

I&#39;m a registered Democrat, though I don&#39;t always vote straight Dem. I am pretty far left on the political spectrum, but I always appreciate well-reasoned, thoughtful debate with those who have different opinions than I do.

<b>Religion</b>

I was brought up Catholic, but I am no longer practicing. I am not a very spiritual person, and if I had to choose, I would describe myself as a secular humanist. However, I have great respect for religion and religious people. 

<b>Local Hot-Button Issue</b>

Weston is one of the wealthiest towns in the state and the country. But even Westonites can&#39;t keep paying increasing property taxes forever. It&#39;s an issue facing so many towns and cities across the state, and I&#39;m really interested in how municipalities are dealing and will deal with ever-increasing costs of operating, like health insurance, pensions, etc.

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