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  • Danvers, MA

Melissa arrived in New England in 2008 to pursue a degree in journalism at Emerson College. Originally she's from the warmer land of Miami, FL. 

It's taken her some time to get accustomed to the quirky ways of Bostonians, but she has found a second home here. 

Melissa got her start in local news during the summer of 2010 when she had the opportunity to intern in the Neighbors section of The Miami Herald. 

Now, as an outsider, she welcomes the opportunity to keep learning about the different communities in Massachusetts. 

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Hamilton-Wenham, MA|News|

Venture Out: Gloucester

Revisit your younger days when you hopped in the car, started the engine and drove off in search of something fun. The Sunday Patch Passport maps out where you can go on a short drive from your home. You won’t want to miss these unique stops on our trip.

Venture Out: Gloucester
Marblehead, MA|News|

Venture Out: Gloucester

Revisit your younger days when you hopped in the car, started the engine and drove off in search of something fun. The Sunday Patch Passport maps out where you can go on a short drive from your home. You won’t want to miss these unique stops on our trip.

Venture Out: Gloucester
Swampscott, MA|News|

Venture Out: Gloucester

Revisit your younger days when you hopped in the car, started the engine and drove off in search of something fun. The Sunday Patch Passport maps out where you can go on a short drive from your home. You won’t want to miss these unique stops on our trip.

Venture Out: Gloucester
Salem, MA|News|

Venture Out: Gloucester

Revisit your younger days when you hopped in the car, started the engine and drove off in search of something fun. The Sunday Patch Passport maps out where you can go on a short drive from your home. You won’t want to miss these unique stops on our trip.

Venture Out: Gloucester
Danvers|News|

Venture Out: Gloucester

Revisit your younger days when you hopped in the car, started the engine and drove off in search of something fun. The Sunday Patch Passport maps out where you can go on a short drive from your home. You won’t want to miss these unique stops on our trip.

Venture Out: Gloucester
Lynnfield, MA|News|

Venture Out: Gloucester

Revisit your younger days when you hopped in the car, started the engine and drove off in search of something fun. The Sunday Patch Passport maps out where you can go on a short drive from your home. You won’t want to miss these unique stops on our trip.

Venture Out: Gloucester
North Andover, MA|News|

Venture Out: Lowell

Revisit your younger days when you hopped in the car, started the engine and drove off in search of something fun. The Sunday Patch Passport maps out where you can go on a short drive from your home. You won’t want to miss these unique stops on our trip.

Venture Out: Lowell
Tewksbury, MA|News|

Venture Out: Lowell

Revisit your younger days when you hopped in the car, started the engine and drove off in search of something fun. The Sunday Patch Passport maps out where you can go on a short drive from your home. You won’t want to miss these unique stops on our trip.

Venture Out: Lowell
Westford, MA|News|

Venture Out: Lowell

Revisit your younger days when you hopped in the car, started the engine and drove off in search of something fun. The Sunday Patch Passport maps out where you can go on a short drive from your home. You won’t want to miss these unique stops on our trip.

Venture Out: Lowell
Reading, MA|News|

Venture Out: Lowell

Revisit your younger days when you hopped in the car, started the engine and drove off in search of something fun. The Sunday Patch Passport maps out where you can go on a short drive from your home. You won’t want to miss these unique stops on our trip.

Venture Out: Lowell
Peabody, MA|News|

VIDEO: Venture Out to Gloucester

Revisit your younger days when you hopped in the car, started the engine and drove off in search of something fun. The Sunday Patch Passport maps out where you can go on a short drive from your home. You won’t want to miss these unique stops on our trip.

VIDEO: Venture Out to Gloucester
Chelmsford, MA|News|

Venture Out: Lowell

Revisit your younger days when you hopped in the car, started the engine and drove off in search of something fun. The Sunday Patch Passport maps out where you can go on a short drive from your home. You won’t want to miss these unique stops on our trip.

Venture Out: Lowell
Woburn, MA|News|

Venture Out: Gloucester

Revisit your younger days when you hopped in the car, started the engine and drove off in search of something fun. The Sunday Patch Passport maps out where you can go on a short drive from your home. You won’t want to miss these unique stops on our trip.

Venture Out: Gloucester
Danvers|News|

Hidden Gem: The Danvers Swamp Walk

Discover a Hidden Gem in Danvers that you may have driven by and never known it existed. Or maybe you have not visited this interesting spot in years. So take a little trip with Patch...we’ll show you the way.

Hidden Gem: The Danvers Swamp Walk