Melissa Treacy graduated summa cum laude from Pennsylvania State University with a bachelor's degree in journalism. She worked for three years with Montgomery Newspapers, as a reporter and then managing editor for the Spring-Ford Reporter and Valley Item. She then worked for Broad Street Publishing, as an executive editor for My Community Trend, a Sunday suburban insert to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
She currently enjoys editing her sites, working with her awesome Patch co-workers and spending time with her family.
Part four of a four-part series on the impacts of Sequestration in Montgomery County. National historic parks, such as the one at Valley Forge, will see an impact should sequester not be stopped by midnight Thursday.
Toomey and Schwartz may not see eye-to-eye on looming sequester cuts.
Local school shows off its science knowledge with an annual fair.
The borough seeks local skill sets to fill the "bank."
According to a website that maps census data, rental prices in the Upper Dublin Patch coverage area vary quite a bit.
According to a website that maps census data, rental prices in the Ambler Patch coverage area vary quite a bit.
Part Three of a Four-Part Series: How budget cuts may impact the housing authority.
Rep. Matthew Bradford asks DEP Secretary his stance on global warming.
Part Two of a Four-Part Series: How budget cuts may impact local senior citizens.
A man was taken into custody in Montgomery County Friday for a September sexual assault case.
Teen was one of three that allegedly beat and shocked a man while taking a 'test drive' in Hatfield. Sarah Nodecker was also arrested and a third man is at large
An 8-year-old girl went missing around 6 p.m., but is now found.
A man was taken into custody in Montgomery County Friday for a September sexual assault case.
Eco-Goats is one potential inhabiter of Harriet Wetherill Park.
Montgomery Township is seeking feedback and public comment on its Comcast agreement
The First in a Four-Part Series: Many of the county's programs will be hit by the federal government's potential budget cuts.
Dog shootings and 28 pounds of pot included in this week's roundup.
A fire in the second-floor bedroom of a Chain Street row home sent two people to the hospital and destroyed their home.
Check out what this week will bring in Lower Providence Township.
A Huntingdon Valley Citgo was robbed late Saturday night.
