H-H Patch Turns 1

I remember the birth of my Patch site almost as vividly as I remember my daughter's entry into this world, which, coincidentally, was a year and a day before Hatboro-Horsham Patch went live on Dec. 29, 2010. Like my daughter's birth, the switch was flipped on H-H Patch just before 5 p.m.

At that moment, my site became No. 751 of what has since grown to encompass 864 hyper-local news sites covering communities across the country. Lucky for me, there were a number of issues - from to the and of - to not only keep me busy, but to help me become immersed in the communities of Hatboro and Horsham.

With more than 100 air base-related articles under Hatboro-Horsham Patch's belt, we've shared how the former military base had and the impact it had on the community when, in March, the Navy held a All the while a battle continued to brew about whether an should be part of the redevelopment plan for the 862 acres of land. In July, the Horsham Land Reuse Authority .

Patch was also there in April when the district's 420 teachers settled the nearly 2-year-old contract dispute.

And, we followed Hatter in his quest for the high school's first in 30 plus years. We with the Lady Hatters softball team when they won last season's .

Patch also following the of two 2010 Hatboro-Horsham grads, and , all while showing the power a pair of closeknit communities holds in those who departed too soon.

More than 2,200 articles have graced Hatboro-Horsham Patch's homepage over the last year. Many about the residents, organizations and community that make these towns tick.

For those of you still unsure what Patch is, or what this site has to offer you, I leave you with this notion: Patch is a place to share local news that's important to you, whatever that may be. As the site's editor, I am really a conduit to that happening.

As always, I am just a phone call (215-350-4833), an e-mail, a Facebook post, or a twitter tweet away.

I look forward to improving upon the success so far of Hatboro-Horsham Patch.