Patricia A. Miller has been a reporter and editor at a variety of publications since 1984. She started her career as a reporter at the Asbury Park Press and covered Long Beach Island, Little Egg Harbor Township, Lacey Township, Point Pleasant, Jackson Township, Toms River and Berkeley Township. She became the Ocean County government reporter for the Press in 1993, and covered the Board of Freeholders, a number of county agencies and wrote an award-winning column "Ocean Diary" each week. Pat spent the last seven years at Greater Media Newspapers and served as managing editor of the Edison/Metuchen Sentinel, the Woodbridge Sentinel and the Brick Township Bulletin during that time. Pat has won a number of awards during her time as a journalist from a variety of organizations, including the New Jersey Press Association, the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists and the North Jersey Press Club.
She graduated from the College of New Jersey with a bachelor's degree in English and a concentration in journalism. She also holds an associate's degree from Ocean County College.
Beliefs
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Politics
* How would you describe your political beliefs?
A Kennedy Democrat
Religion
* How religious would you say you are? Casual, observant, devout, non-religious?
Somewhat lapsed Catholic, but have a strong faith in God.
Local Hot Button Issues
What do you think are the two or three most important issues facing the community?
Taxes, taxes, taxes and declining state aid.
* Where do you stand on each of these issues?
I believe that consolidation of municipal services and school districts throughout the state is the only solution that will save New Jersey.
Parents of students massacred at Connecticut elementary school discuss how the Dec. 14, 2012 event affected them.
A Memorial Service will be held on April 6 in Bayville.
Visitation and services will be held on Monday.
Borough officials looking for ways to keep vehicles off the boardwalk.
Before 2015, a different policy was in place.
Safety seat check will be held in Layton's rear parking lot, Child ID event will be held in parking lot of Goddard School.
LBI was the only beach in New Jersey to make the 2017 list.
The big dog was recently diagnosed with inoperable cancer.
Program involves eight weeks of classes.
Breaking: The mother went into a store with her other children and "forgot" the infant was in the car, her attorney says.
Arrest came after motor vehicle stop in Wendy's parking lot.
A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday.
Skate Park events will be held on Wednesday nights, police chief says
It will be very wet on Tuesday and Thursday
Father sentenced in toddler death, horrors of heroin and more.
Father of drowned toddler sentenced, Sandy scammer, skatepark coming and more.
Services are private.
Services will be on Wednesday and Thursday
Sign up at the township Recreation Department on Route 9
A Memorial Service will be held at a later date at the racetrack.
