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Meaghan McDermott’s Biography

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Meaghan M. McDermott is a member of the Democrat and Chronicle’s investigative team, focusing on suburban communities and data analysis. She’s covered everything from backyard chickens to a bullied school bus driver and looked into topics including corruption within the ranks of a local police department, shoddy construction work in a multi-million dollar renovation project in an area school district and the frequency of wrong-way crashes on area roadways. She grew up in Chili and is a graduate…

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Officials ID victims found in burned car in Hamlin, say both were shot

Officials ID victims found in burned car in Hamlin, say both were shot

CLOSE Police on Wednesday identified the two men who died in connection with a car fire earlier this week beh…

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Rep. Chris Collins suspends re-election campaign days after arrest on insider trading charges

Rep. Chris Collins suspends re-election campaign days after arrest on insider trading charges

CLOSE Rep. Chris Collins, the New York Republican congressman who is charged with insider trading, said Satur…

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Commission: Rochester woman's 2016 jail death 'homicide due to medical neglect'

Commission: Rochester woman's 2016 jail death 'homicide due to medical neglect'

CLOSE Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn Jr. has asked the state Attorney General's Office to invest…

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Your baby or your job? Albion Walmart workers allege pregnancy discrimination

Your baby or your job? Albion Walmart workers allege pregnancy discrimination

CLOSE Your baby or your job? That's the choice two Orleans County women allege they faced back in 2017 when t…

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Child Protective Services: Dinolfo halts diversion program following expert review

Child Protective Services: Dinolfo halts diversion program following expert review

Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo is ending a child protective services diversionary program after an ex…

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After CPS workers attacked, union calls for special attention on safety

After CPS workers attacked, union calls for special attention on safety

CLOSE After two violent incidents last week involving Monroe County Child Protective Services workers, the un…

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Dec. 3: Hanson's Symphony No. 4 debuts

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By Meaghan McDermott
| Democrat and Chronicle Verified
Meaghan M. McDermott Dec. 3, 1943 was an important day for music educator and composer Howard Hanson; his Symphony No. 4, Op. 24, "Requiem," inspired by the death of his father, was premiered by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1944 for the piece, and considered it to be his finest work.
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Comedian Jim Gaffigan opts for the original and only true Garbage Plate

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By Meaghan McDermott
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Meaghan M. McDermott, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Published 1:06 p.m. ET Jan. 11, 2020 Jim Gaffigan appears onstage at Comedy Central's "Night of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together for Autism Programs" at the Beacon Theatre on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015 in New York. (Photo: Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) When comedian and actor Jim Gaffigan put out the call on Twitter for directions to the best Garbage Plate in Rochester, the community answered. And, he apparently listened.
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Nearly four years after India Cummings died, two lawsuits and a state AG probe continue

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By Meaghan McDermott
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Meaghan M. McDermott, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Published 8:32 a.m. ET Jan. 3, 2020 Nearly four years after Rochester native India Cummings died of what some state officials say was "homicide due to medical neglect" while under the care of the Erie County's Sheriff's Office, that county is girding itself to defend against a costly wrongful death lawsuit.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Covering some of Rochester's east-side suburbs for the Democrat and Chronicle.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Keyboarding was my first-period class in my senior year of high school. I was late every day. Mrs. LoBiondo said I would never be a typist.

How is social media changing news?

Social media is opening up the news, making it more accessible and immediate.