I'm interested in doing my ride-along with Patch.com, a news Web site focused on communities in coastal New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. From it's base in New York City, Patch.com has satellites in 32 communities, and it is quickly growing. Five more areas will soon be added.
It's run by professional journalists, but citizen involvement is encouraged and people can nominate their community to be added to the Patch list.
The Patch home page is rather bland and boring, but each community page looks like a well put together newspaper's Web version, complete with pictures, videos and interactive features. It has the standard sections, from business to restaurant reviews, and even a "lost and found" page. Community members can post events and suggest stories. Each community page is linked to Twitter and RSS feed.
See Patch.com for yourself.
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