E-mail: Susan.Petroni(at)Patch.com
Phone: 508-315-7176
Hometown: Resident of Framingham since 2000.
Life-long resident of Massachusetts. Born and raised in Everett.
Birthday: April 30
Bio: Susan has been a journalist since high school, when she was hired by the Everett-Leader Herald to cover basketball and other high school sports.
After graduating from Boston College, Susan was an award-winning sports editor (New England Press Association (NEPA) awards) and an award-winning education reporter (named best education reporter by the Massachusetts Teachers Association) while working for North Shore Weeklies.
Next, Susan worked as a political and investigative reporter at the Old Colony Memorial in Plymouth. During her tenure, the paper won New England Newspaper of the Year from the New England Newspaper Association (NENA); and Susan won individual NEPA , Suburban Newspapers of American (SNA) and National Newspapers Association (NNA) awards.
A former editor of the Billerica Minute-Man, and an investigative reporter for Beacon Communications and the former Community Newspaper Company, Susan left weekly newspapers for the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Eagle-Tribune newspaper in 1994. Overseeing community journalism in more than a half dozen communities as Suburban Editor, Susan later became the Features and Arts & Entertainment Editor. The daily newspaper was a finalist for a Pulitzer (Malden Mills Fire) and won numerous NENA & NEPA awards during her tenure.
After getting married and having a family, Susan became a freelance writer and editor. She has written for national publications like FamilyFun magazine and was editor of Bay State Parent magazine from 2004-2008. Bay State Parent won more than 100 awards while Susan was at the helm, including being named best regional parenting magazine in North America by SNA in 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2008. Susan also won several individual Parenting Publications of America (PPA) awards for her writing and editing.
Susan has been a presenter at New England Press Association conventions. She has done seminars on crime reporting, education reporting, sports reporting, religion reporting, covering and attracting younger readers, and investigative reporting.
Susan also has been a presenter at the national PPA convention speaking on increasing Web readership, education reporting, and engaging readers.
A multi-award winner in several journalism categories, Susan was invited to judge the Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Kentucky, Minnesota, New Jersey, Wisconsin, and Maine Press Awards.
Susan lives in Framingham with her husband and daughter. She does a lot of volunteer work and has been a Girl Scout leader since 2006.
An avid photographer, she is rarely seen without her camera. Susan and her family are active residents in town.
This will be the third application to the Massachusetts School Building Authority for the Framingham school project.
The Framingham High School band also qualified for the state's big band finals on March 22.
March is National Youth Art Month and you will find works from Framingham Public School students in the main Framingham Library on display.
The new support program for LGBTQ middle school aged youth will meet tonight, March 11, at First Parish Church in Framingham at 6:30 p.m.
When Framingham firefighters arrived, they observed heavy fire in the attic and back porch areas.
AF-TV Assistant Director Francesca Cerutti- Harris will serve as interim director effective immediately, while search begins for a new one.
Framingham School Committee to discuss superintendent's evaluation at 7 and then meet with Selectmen at 7:30 p.m.
The requested $116 million budget is $1.1 million more than what Framingham's CFO is recommending Town Meeting approve for Fiscal Year 2016.
This will be the second trip to the World Championship for both Joey Wolpert and Varun Tekur, as they went as Walsh grade 8 students in '14.
Framingham High students Lauren Comerato and Joseph Vazquez each earned a gold award in the annual competition.
The first-year First Tech Challenge robotics team, based in Ashland, is comprised of Framingham and Ashland teens.
This is the second time they have responded to this property this month, according to Framingham Police.
Walsh team qualifies for robotics championship, Framingham hockey team loses in semifinals, and Staples and Ameresco release financials.
In 2013, the Planning Board rejected a drive-thru proposal by McDonald's on Route 9, but another fast food chain is hoping for approval.
The Framingham-based company, which announced in February it plans to purchase Office Depot. announced a 4th-quarter loss of $260.4 million.
The Framingham-based company announced a net income of $10.4 million in 2014, compared to $2.4 million in 2013.
Superintendent Stacy Scott told the School Committee Framingham High Principal Adam Goldberg 'reluctantly' gave his resignation.
More than 100 middle and high school students entered the What I Love About Framingham essay contest.
Lucy Matzilevich, a Framingham High student, was one of two winners of the Framingham Library's Homework Center's essay contest.
Ashley Lemus, a sixth grader at Cameron Middle School, was one of two winners of the Framingham Library's Homework Center's essay contest.
