E-mail: Becca.Manning@patch.com
Phone: 781-217-4233
Hometown: Resident of Malden since 2013; previously resided in East Boston and Newton. Moved to Massachusetts (South Shore) in 2008. Born and raised in Troy, Ohio.
Birthday: November 6
About Me: A Massachusetts transplant, I grew up in Ohio and moved to the East Coast three years ago, spurred by a love of the ocean and a special affinity for Boston in particular. My first job in Massachusetts was working as assistant editor of a community weekly, the Pembroke Express, for the independent, family-owned Clipper Press. I had a great experience there, starting a newspaper from scratch in the town of Pembroke and watching it grow and become well received by the town. I was promoted to editor in 2009 and briefly took over as editor of two other Clipper Press weeklies, the Hanson Express and the Whitman Express, before signing on with Patch. I love community news, and I'm thrilled to be with Patch and especially excited to be covering the neighborhood of Charlestown.
Before reinventing myself as a New Englander, I worked for three years for a daily newspaper in Piqua, Ohio (just a few miles from my hometown of Troy). At the Piqua Daily Call, I started out as the education reporter and quickly added on the city government beat as well as page design and copy editing duties. Prior to that, I graduated from Ohio University's E.W. Scripps School of Journalism with a BSJ in journalism and an environmental studies certificate. During and right after college, I wrote for the independent student newspaper The Post and for magazines including Perspectives, Southeast Ohio, E/The Environmental Magazine and Bird Talk.
I have been writing for as long as I can remember, and telling stories even before that. I'm also an avid reader, and when I can combine all three of my loves — the ocean, writing and reading — with a day at a quiet beach, I am absolutely in heaven.
Letters were posted to vessels on Tuesday evening, and attorneys for the property owners were expected in court on Wednesday for a preliminary injunction hearing.
The state has filed a preliminary injunction demanding that the marina owners hire a professional engineer within five days of a judge's order.
Deadlines, events and other items you should know about on Aug. 14 in the North End.
Deadlines, events and other items you should know about on Aug. 14 in Charlestown.
A portrait session will be held in September for people who received ink related to the April 15 attacks.
Boston mayor calls project 'rushed and ill-conceived' and says it will 'rely on Boston land to survive.'
Volunteers hope to plant daffodils along the path of the 2014 race.
Volunteers hope to plant daffodils along the path of the 2014 race.
The popular rail service has attracted more than 11,000 riders since it began operating on Memorial Day weekend.
The popular rail service has attracted more than 11,000 riders since it began operating on Memorial Day weekend.
The non-profit arts organization will hold an open house Aug. 22 and 24.
Watch Thursday nights at 6:30 p.m. on BNN-TV.
A roundup of police activity in the neighborhood.
Fill out this easy form and Patch will build an interactive map of garage sales, yard sales, estate sales in Boston. Share the details of what exactly you have for sale in the form!
Check out these local job opportunities for the week of Aug. 12.
