Born in Philadelphia and bred in Broomall, Jennifer has spent the first half of her life right here in Marple Township. A product of the public school system of Marple Newtown, Jennifer is an alumni of Worrall Elementary School, Paxon Hollow Middle School and making her final pit stop in the district at Marple Newtown High School.
Jennifer went on to graduate magna cum laude from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, MA, with a degree in communications and a concentration in journalism with a minor in Cultural Anthropology (she was only three credits away from picking it up as a minor and decided it couldn't hurt). During her undergrad years, she worked as a world perspectives columnist for the school's paper, The Daily Collegian, while she studied abroad in Australia.
She traveled to Sicily with her travel journalism class, and wrote an article on her experiences, which was featured on GoNomad.com. While interning at GoNomad.com, Jennifer was invited by the Italian Tourism Bureau as the youngest journalist to attend the 2006 Italy Symposium. She wrote a destination guide to Emilia Romagna in northern Italy, which was featured in Preview Massachusetts magazine of the Hartford Courant in Hartford, CT.
Some of Jennifer's recent stints include reporting and writing for The Jersey Journal in Jersey City, NJ, and its community papers, including The Secaucus Weekly and The Waterfront Weekly covering the towns of Secaucus and Hoboken in New Jersey. Before coming on board at Patch, Jennifer also reported for the Northern Valley Suburbanite, a community newspaper focusing on towns in Bergen County, NJ.
A bird and phanatic at heart, the City of Brotherly Love (and Patch!) was calling Jennifer back and found herself back to her old stomping grounds where it all began.
<strong>Beliefs</strong>
At Patch, we promise always to report the facts as objectively as possible and otherwise adhere to the principles of good journalism. However, we also acknowledge that true impartiality is impossible because human beings have beliefs. So in the spirit of simple honesty, our policy is to encourage our editors to reveal their beliefs to the extent they feel comfortable. This disclosure is not a license for you to inject your beliefs into stories or to dictate coverage according to them. In fact, the intent is the opposite: we hope that the knowledge that your beliefs are on the record will cause you to be ever mindful to write, report and edit in a fair, balanced way. And if you ever see evidence that we failed in this mission, please let us know.<br><br><strong>Politics: How would you describe your political beliefs?</strong>
I like to vote for the person, not the party. I'm a registered independent.<br><br><strong>Religion: How religious would you consider yourself?</strong>
Presbyterian Christian.
<strong>Local Hot-Button Issues: What do you think are the most important issues facing the community? Where do you stand on each of these issues?</strong>
The local issues in both Marple and Newtown townships are very near and dear to me. With roots to both towns, I'm interested in what these issues are from land developments to school renovations and what residents, like you, have to say about them.
With the Newtown Township’s new GIS system, integrated possibilities could soon lead to an all-access virtual town hall for residents and new historical resources tools.
Local students from Media Patch were named to Delaware County Community College's Spring 2012 Dean's List.
Delaware County Walmart stores were among the list of employers recognized by the Corbett Administration with the Governor's Achievement Award for keeping employment growing.
Alexandra Adams, a Marple Newtown High School sophomore, recently participated in this year's Delaware County Youth Leadership Academy and is Marple Newtown Patch's Whiz Kid of the week.
Local students from Haverford and Havertown were named to Delaware County Community College's Spring 2012 Dean's List.
Newtown Township Engineer Eileen Nelson provided an update on PennDOT's traffic study of Goshen Road in Newtown Square after a fatal crash on the road last month.
Local students were named to Delaware County Community College's Spring 2012 Dean's List.
St. Anastasia School's Joseph's Brosephs Relay For Life Team will be walking from noon to noon Saturday and Sunday at the Haverford Reserve in support of the American Cancer Society.
Newtown Township Engineer Eileen Nelson confirmed the time of completion of the bridge is still estimated for one year.
Newtown Township Police Department receives new K-9 police car through donations and painted by local auto body shop in Newtown Square.
All TD Bank branches in Delaware County are currently selling tickets for the annual Hero Bowl on May 31 at Widener University.
Delaware County Walmart stores were among the list of employers recognized by the Corbett Administration with the Governor's Achievement Award for keeping employment growing in the state.
Nine students from Malvern were named to Delaware County Community College's spring 2012 Dean's List.
Local students from Marple and Newtown were named to Delaware County Community College's Spring 2012 Dean's List.
Get to know this Newtown Square Fire Co. first responder.
The Marple Newtown Tigers girls lacrosse 7th and 8th grade team finished their season on May 19 with a win over Aston.
Meet this fifth-grade teacher at Russell Elementary School who has always dreamed of becoming a teacher someday.
A charity golf outing was hosted by Community Lodge. No. 744 on May 23 to benefit the Marple Newtown High School Band Program and the Pennsylvania Child Identification Program.
Where is the best place in the Marple Newtown area to buy children's clothes? Vote for the best one here.
If you plan to snap some shots of the parade or the family BBQ, you should plan to share them with your neighbors on Marple Newtown Patch.
