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Megan graduated from the University of Maine, Orono, in 1996 with a degree in French. She continued her education at Boston University where she earned a master's degree in Print Journalism with a focus on multi-media communications.
She began her professional career as a journalist at the Milford Daily News in Milford, MA, in 1999 before accepting a position at the Norwich Bulletin in Norwich, CT.
Until December 2010, when she joined Patch, Megan worked for more than 8 years as a staff writer for The Day newspaper in New London, CT, where she covered multiple towns and shot and edited video for theday.com.
I've cleaned out my trusty hiking backpack (sort of) and was amazed by the items that I'd collected over the years.

I've cleaned out my trusty hiking backpack (sort of) and was amazed by the items that I'd collected over the years.
I've cleaned out my trusty hiking backpack (sort of) and was amazed by the items that I'd collected over the years.
I've cleaned out my trusty hiking backpack (sort of) and was amazed by the items that I'd collected over the years.
I've cleaned out my trusty hiking backpack (sort of) and was amazed by the items that I'd collected over the years.
I've cleaned out my trusty hiking backpack (sort of) and was amazed by the items that I'd collected over the years.
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