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Penny Riordan

About Penny

Email: penny.riordan@patch.com
Phone: 410-507-9304
Hometown: Walkersville, MD
Birthday: March 1, 1981

Penny Riordan was the founding editor of Catonsville Patch and ran the site from October 2010 and until September 2012.

She currently works for Patch as the East Coast Community Relations Coordinator for the Vine, which is a nurture program for Patch's most engaged users. 

A native of Frederick, Penny has been a journalist on some level since high school, when reporting for her high school newspaper earned her several high school journalism awards from the Frederick News-Post.

At the University of Maryland at College Park, she interned at various publications in Washington, D.C., including Congressional Quarterly, Stateline.org and the Washington Times.

Upon graduation, Penny decamped for New England and worked for a daily newspaper in 'hard-hittin' New Britain covering everything from policitical corruption to school news to police and fire.

Penny returned to Maryland in 2005, working for the Maryland Gazette in Glen Burnie before moving to the Carroll County Times. There she covered education and also oversaw several niche products for the company, including a glossy woman's magazine that she helped launch. Penny has received multiple awards from the Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association.

After she was hired by Patch, Penny moved seven miles from Union Square in West Baltimore out Frederick Road to Catonsville. When she's not working from home for Patch, Penny is running, rock climbing, doing yoga and counting down to the start of ski season.

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kelly

4:11 pm on Thursday, January 5, 2012

Hey its playoff time -- Festivus Maximus! How about a challenge to Catonsville to paint the town purple? I'd love to see the businesses on Frederick Rd show their Ravens spirit - and homeowners too!

Take a page out of the Baltimore CIty playbook
http://www.baltimoreravens.com/media_library/Videos/2012/01/Ravens_Stencil_at_City_Hall.aspx?id=cc8933bc81764fec9e7408e8e945c42e

Dolly Merritt

4:38 pm on Monday, September 19, 2011

Hi Penny and CHS graduates,
Fifty years ago, and the Catonsville High School alumnus of the class of '61 are still rocking and rolling on the dance floor. My former classmates and I have been exchanging e-mail photos of the great turnout during our reunion held at the Rolling Road Country Golf Club, this past Saturday. But that's not the end of the story.
Ever since the last reunion, held five years ago, a group of some 15 or more alumnae have been meeting monthly at Matthews 1600 for lunch. The women come from several places including Catonsville, Frederick, Westminster, Pennsylvania, Delaware and the Eastern Shore. And it's not unusual for out of state CHS graduates to join us whenever they're in town.
Last Friday, our lunch meeting swelled to 22 women, most of whom attended the reunion the following evening. Our common bond is not who we once hung out with. Rather, it's the sharing of a mutual high school life --long lost--that ultimately catapulted us into maturity.As a result, we've gained something better; a comfortable comradery that encourages us to mark the calendar each month.
Our lunch group--originally six-- is now comprised of 30 women and there's room for more. So, women of the class of '61, come join us Try it, you're really gonna love it!

Dolly Merritt (dolly827@hotmail.com)

Linda Barron

3:54 pm on Thursday, September 1, 2011

I came across this awesome story. I think you should pass it along to all your readers! Here’s the link to the web site… www.theguitarplayermovie.com

Thank you :)

Stuart Merenbloom

8:39 am on Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Hey Penny: nice coverage on the parade BUT why was there nothing on the hotdog eating contest sponsored byDuesenberg's Cafe & Grill? This was there 3rd annual one and it drew a great crowd as well as tv coverage by ch.45. Maybe next year, you could send a reporter.

Stuart Merenbloom

James Rigby

12:49 pm on Thursday, May 5, 2011

There is a very patriotic neighbor on IvyLeague Drive that has flags out all over since the USA has captured Bin Ladden. You should check it out

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