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i am the content producer for MaineBusiness.com which is part of MaineToday.com. It's a new site and I manage the daily content. This includes bloggers. I also write blogs for the site and help recruit new members.

Educational History

New York University, New York, United States
Master’s degree, 2005.
Areas of study: Journalism
Activities and societies: Editor for Baedeker

Towson University, Maryland, United States
Bachelor’s degree, 1999.
Areas of study: Mass Communications
Awards: Various merit-based scholarships
Activities and societies: News-TU

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Member Blog | 0 recommendations | July 08, 2008 11:57 pm

Don't trash your lightbulbs...

I learned an important fact a couple of days ago. I can't throw my funky energy-efficient lightbulbs I recently bought at Target to help keep my electric bill down can't simply be thrown away in...

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Blog Post: Laid Off | by Melanie Brooks | July 08, 2008 11:47 pm

Comment: I'm embracing my night shift -- or trying to. I went to the beach today. Tuesday mornings at the beach are a lot less crowded than on the weekends that's for sure. I am learning new things here,...

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Member Blog | 0 recommendations | July 03, 2008 7:17 pm

Laid Off

In the span of 15 minutes on Tuesday I was laid off from my job managing MaineBusiness.com and given a new job as a night content producer for the Portland Press Herald. I went from working from...

Tags: Careers, Work/Life, downsizing, Laid off

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Member Blog | 0 recommendations | June 26, 2008 2:59 pm

Retirement by the Numbers

I don’t care if you’re 25 or 55 – putting money away for your retirement years is a necessity. I have compiled some figures from a Fidelity study released yesterday that I got from an ...

Tags: Careers, Work/Life, Boston Globe, fidelity

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