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This Massachusetts native developed her passion for community news when she moved to the Washington, DC, metropolitan area in 2004.
After dreaming about being a journalist for several years, she enrolled in journalism school at the University of Maryland, College Park, and received a master’s degree in online journalism in 2010.
She has freelanced for The Current Newspapers, a weekly community newspaper in Washington, DC, and has written for the Capital News Service, a news wire service run by the University of Maryland, as an environment reporter.
She also has a master’s degree in architectural history from the University of Virginia, and she received her bachelor’s degree in architecture and music from Wellesley College in 2001.
An apparent phone scammer called up Positano Ristorante on Tuesday to say that the popular Bethesda restaurant was overdue in its Pepco bills.
Wisconsin Avenue's southbound lanes closed Tuesday afternoon due to a water main break.
For the best possible Bethesda Purple Line station, the county planning board and the Maryland Transit Administration suggest redevelopment of the Apex Building.
The Montgomery County Council appointed and swore in a successor on Tuesday to fill the District 5 county council seat recently vacated by Valerie Ervin.
Montgomery County Public Schools' graduation rate went up from 2012 to 2013. Some schools improved more than others.
Montgomery County Public Schools' graduation rate went up from 2012 to 2013. Some schools improved more than others.
Montgomery County Public Schools' graduation rate went up from 2012 to 2013. Some schools improved more than others.
Montgomery County Public Schools' graduation rate went up from 2012 to 2013. Some schools improved more than others.
Montgomery County Public Schools' graduation rate went up from 2012 to 2013. Some schools improved more than others.
Montgomery County Public Schools' graduation rate went up from 2012 to 2013. Some schools improved more than others.
When will this cold weather front end?
When will this cold weather front end?
Recently listed obituaries for Silver Spring residents.
Recently listed obituaries for residents of Bethesda and Chevy Chase.
Crimes in Silver Spring included in the county police department's most recent crime summary.
Crimes in Bethesda and Chevy Chase included in the county police department's most recent crime summary.
Restaurant news from around Montgomery County and adjacent Washington, DC, neighborhoods.
