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Ashley Troutman

About Ashley

Ashley joined the Patch team in 2011 after reporting for The Somerville News and working at an editorial firm in Cambridge. She graduated from Southern New Hampshire University with a B.A. in Advertising and M.F.A. in Nonfiction Writing. You may see her covering events around town or at Starbucks or Ryers, feel free to say hi!

Ashley is always on the lookout for a great story, if you have a tip, feel free to contact her:

Email: ashley.troutman@patch.com 

Phone: 978.548.8817

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The Board

Leave a note for your neighbor

Julia

7:48 pm on Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Hi Ashley! Firstly, thank you for taking over the RNR Patch, as covering two towns on one page can't be easy.

I, like some others, find the merge to be very annoying, and I was wondering if there was anything you could do do indicate from the title of an article which town the story is from. I was thinking something simple like prefacing each title with "Reading:" or "North Reading:". It would decrease confusion and perhaps cut down on some of the angry commenters.

Norcam Rob

4:51 pm on Friday, December 23, 2011

Hi Ashley,

Phil and I just wanted to thank you for the Christmas card. It was a nice surprise and very sweet of you. Merry Christmas!!!

Sincerely,

Rob - NORCAM, Inc.

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Ashley Troutman

2:03 pm on Friday, July 15, 2011

Hi Joe,

There is currently an issue with the activity stream, and that is why you are having trouble posting. Our engineers are working on the problem.

I'm sorry for the inconvenience!

Joe Veno

6:47 pm on Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Hi Ashley,
It did it again for the third time. I put a comment on there and it shows up after it hit submit. I go out of Patch and come back in and it is gone? But I can comment on othe articles and it stays there.
Joe

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Ashley Troutman

1:36 pm on Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Hi Joe,
A comment has to be flagged several times before it is removed.
As for "What do you have to say?" Your comment should have remained on the site. Are you sure you hit submit? Try it again, and let me know what happens! I'm sorry for the confusion.

Best,

Ashley

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