<b>Email </b>Maya.Prabhu@patch.com<br><b>Phone </b>410-207-2633<br><b>Hometown </b>Woodbridge, VA<b><br>Birthday</b> May 5
A bit of a nomad, in her lifetime Maya has lived in seven states as well the District of Columbia. Born in Queens, NY, and raised in northern Virginia, her various living experiences have equipped her with the ability to feel comfortable in any surrounding as well as the ability to start fresh when the need arose.
Those are the life skills she brings to her editor position with Patch - moving from Washington, DC, to Glen Burnie in order to bring town residents the most complete, accurate and interesting news stories possible.
Maya received a bachelor's degree in English from Spelman College in Atlanta before attending the University of Maryland in College Park, where she earned a master of journalism degree in public affairs reporting.
After completing her education Maya worked for The Prince George's County Gazette covering community news in Laurel and then the Hyattsville and Port Towns areas. She left the Gazette to write about educational technology for eSchool News, a national trade publication based in Bethesda. After a little more than two years, Maya returned to her community journalism roots and joined Patch.
Other than reading and writing, Maya loves food and enjoys discovering new restaurants. She also enjoys traveling overseas and is dying for the opportunity to go to South America - bringing her continents-visited tally up to six, leaving only Antarctica.
View the Glen Burnie Patch welcome video here.
Learn how to get the most out of your Patch experience.
<b>Your Beliefs</b><br><i>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 editors to reveal their beliefs to the extent they feel comfortable. This disclosure is not a license for me to inject my beliefs into stories or to dictate coverage according to them. In fact, the intent is the opposite: Patch hopes that the knowledge that my beliefs are on the record will cause me to be ever mindful to write, report and edit in a fair, balanced way. And if you ever see evidence that I've failed in this mission, please let me know.<br></i><br><b>Politics </b><br><i>How would you describe your political beliefs?</i>
I try to look at things from different perspectives and base my decisions on facts.
<i>Are you registered with a certain party?</i>
I am a registered Democrat.<br><br><b>Religion</b><br><i>How religious would you consider yourself? <br></i>
While I don't attend church, I am open-minded about religion and am searching for truth in my own way.<br><b><br>Local Hot-Button Issues</b><br><i>What do you think are the most important issues facing the community?</i>
As with most areas of the country, jobs and the economy are huge issues Glen Burnie residents are facing. Additionally, Glen Burnie's proximity to Baltimore makes crime and public safety another issue of concern for many residents.
William Cleveland Ward III, 43, was in custody and under supervision at the Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore Monday morning after police said he stabbed his wife and then himself.
A 37-year-old woman and a male of an unknown age were hospitalized with serious and life-threatening wounds, a fire spokesman said.
The North County High School health teacher was named the Anne Arundel County Public Schools' educator of the month for January.
Patch reader Christina Barrett Bradford correctly identified the location in last week's "Where in Glen Burnie?" photo contest.
Periodically Patch will compile a list of recent deaths of those with connections to the Glen Burnie area.
This first-grade teacher has an obvious love of educating children.
The first-grade teacher has spent her entire career at Cromwell.
Three to five people sustained minor injuries, a fire spokesman said.
Patch rounded up a list of local places to grab a sandwich. Disagree? List your favorites in the comments.
Faculty at Lindale Middle plan to camp out next week until they fill a 1,024-cubic-foot storage unit with donations of food to give to the Anne Arundel County Food and Resource Bank.
Fire officials said the woman went to the hospital with serious and life-threatening injuries caused by smoke inhalation.
Patch rounded up a few things you can do this weekend in the Glen Burnie area.
Maybe I'm a little over excited, but I feel like it's about time I saw some snow in Glen Burnie.
"Like" ShopRite on Facebook and the grocery store will donate up to 50,000 cans of food to local food banks for every fan it has by the end of January.
The county councilman, who will begin serving a five-month sentence in federal prison later this month, has asked the circuit court to block the council from removing him from office, according to The Capital.
A resident of the home, a 28-year-old black man, also was the victim of a hate crime in September, according to the Maryland Gazette.
The following information was supplied by the Anne Arundel County police and fire departments about incidents in Glen Burnie, Brooklyn Park and Linthicum. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
In all five reported burglaries, which occurred in Glen Burnie in December, the suspect placed something sturdy under windows to enter homes.
Three men reportedly robbed a taxi driver at gunpoint in the 7800 block of Americana Circle on Sunday afternoon.
Fifth-grader Jerry Parker, 10, sat down with Patch in December to talk about life at George Cromwell.
