Samantha lives in and covers Jersey City for Patch. She previously worked as a TV news producer at Fios1 News and wrote freelance for magazines and newspapers in New York. She is an avid traveler and when she's not rollerblading through Liberty State Park, she's home photographing her rabbit.
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Samantha vive y escribe sobre Jersey City para Patch. Trabajó como productora de noticias de televisión en Fios1 News y escribió para revistas y periódicos en Nueva York. Es una viajera ávida y cuando no está patinando por Liberty State Park, está en casa fotografiando a su conejo.
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