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Amanda Kersey

About Amanda

Amanda Kersey has been a reporter and photographer for Somerville Patch and other nearby town sites since January, 2011. She began producing news from the communities in October of that year. 

She graduated from New York University last January with a B.A. in Spanish literature and journalism. Kersey covered campus and city news as a staff writer for NYU’s student-run daily newspaper, The Washington Square News. She also interned at The L Magazine, a small magazine in Brooklyn.

Her last internship before entering the workforce was at Gotham Gazette, a politics and public policy Web site based in Manhattan. At the Gazette, Kersey covered a Brooklyn state Assembly election and reported on New York’s initiatives to make locally grown food available to all New Yorkers.

Besides writing for Patch, Kersey spends her time cooking, shopping at the Somerville Winter Farmers’ Market and reading at the Cambridge Public Library. 

Reach her at amanda.kersey@patch.com

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Kim B

10:55 am on Sunday, March 18, 2012

Amanda! I am so sorry I never saw the post about photos!! I didn't have any but we will next time!

Meghan Chapman

9:15 pm on Thursday, January 5, 2012

Hi Amanda,

Just saw your note. You're right - of course - the holidays and celebrations are for everyone!

Wanted to reply to you just so you understood the context of the comment "The holidays are about the kids." I'm thinking it might not have been clear in the article. This portion of the talk was about how to help kids with special needs feel good through the holidays.

In that light, when parents focus on THOSE kids and stay in tune with keeping them less stressed (which means fewer meltdowns which can be epic for some of our kids) then everybody has a better time.

Specifically, we were discussing cutting back on the party schedule and telling the parents they don't have to feel obligated to go to 5 parties a week or to be there for the whole party if it's going to stress out them and their child. Where's the fun in that, right?

So, our recommendation is to remember that the holidays are for the kids...and not your MiL or her expectations of what a perfect holiday dinner looks like.

I hope your holidays were great!

Kathleen Whelan Giordano

10:08 am on Friday, April 29, 2011

Thank you, Amanda, for this wonderful article on Peter. I hope everyone will join us tomorrow at 10 am to share the dedication of this park on Union St. in honor of Peter's tireless dedication to Charlestown.