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.
The following information was supplied by the Framingham Police. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Olivia Moriarty is majoring in theatre education at Emerson College.
State Fire Marshal has been called to the scene, as well as Massachusetts State Police.
She worked for the TJX Companies for more than 20 years as the administrative assistant to the President.
Curriculum night at Framingham High for incoming freshman, admission lottery at Christa McAuliffe Charter School, and Walsh fundraiser.
Eversource is working to fix the outage.
Parents and staff have until Friday to fill out a "snow day" survey, but School Superintendent gives sneak peak into results of survey.
A review of the Framingham man's computer revealed more than 10,000 images and videos of child pornography.
Framingham High Principal Adam Goldberg, who started in July, and has been on medical leave since December, has resigned.
Framinghan Police arrested Ronald Horne, 30, on Concord Street Tuesday.
This bulletin board at Potter Road Elementary depicts teachers, when they were younger, and their favorite books.
The Framingham School Committee is scheduled to meet tonight. On the agenda is a discussion of making up snow days.
The district published a survey Monday night asking parents (and staff) to explain how they get their information about the schools.
SCIEX and the largest clinical laboratory in Germany will develop a reference library of forensic chemical compounds.
Students must earn a grade point average of 3.7 or higher to make the list.
The Framingham-based company is a provider of data and intelligence on hospitals, physicians, and other healthcare providers.
Anyone with any information is asked to call Framingham Police at 508-872-1212 or dial 9-1-1.
Framingham Police are looking for the man who robbed the Framingham convenience store on Friday night.
Attendees at SKYBOKX 109's first-ever craft-acular beer tasting sampled more than 3 dozen beers and feasted on wings and pizza.
Tuesday night storm could make this the snowiest winter in Framingham ever.
