About KELLY FARRELL

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Biography

Kelly Farrell, or Kelly Jane when she’s in trouble, grew up in the northern states of Ohio, Michigan, New York and Massachusetts. She attended as many colleges, beginning at Detroit College of Business, then Macomb Community college, then Wayne State University before finally earning a B.A. at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Not quite fitting in anywhere, she made up her own degree with an individual concentration in professional writing and photography.

Her career has not been vast but it has been varied, from bus driving to business management, landscaping and house painting.

She began freelancing at her first newspaper at age 19 in Romeo, Mich., and squeezed her foot back in the journalism door locally at the Collier Citizen. She's currently a staff writer and visual journalist at the Marco Eagle.

Position History

Staff Writer - Marco Eagle
12/14/2006 - current

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Vindication: Marco officials committed no crime in closed meetings Published 11/20/2009 at 2:56 p.m.
The State Attorney’s Office recently concluded that Marco City Council did not violate Sunshine Laws, or open government laws, when holding closed meetings during the litigation against a resident that began about two years ago and ended this summer. Chairman ...
Council candidate qualifying period is running short Published 11/19/2009 at 12:06 p.m.
Time is running out for Marco Island residents interested in running for City Council.
BRIEF: Health Department announces more swine flu vaccination clinics Published 11/19/2009 at 12:01 p.m.
Collier County Health Department announces additional swine flu vaccination clinics throughout county, including Southern Collier County location for Marco Island-area residents.
City launches contest to rename Veterans’ Memorial Park Published 11/19/2009 at 11:55 a.m.
Marco Island currently has two parks that may be too similarly named. One is the new Veterans’ Community Park on Elkcam Circle. The other is Veterans’ Memorial Park on North Barfield Drive.
State Attorney: Marco City Council did not violate Sunshine Law during anchoring case’s closed sessions Published 11/18/2009 at 7:52 p.m. 5 Comments
State Attorney's Office concludes Marco City Council did not violate Sunshine Laws, or open government laws, when holding closed meeting during the litigation against a resident that began about two years ago and ended this summer.
Red tide may cause respiratory irritation on Marco, causes fish kills in Naples Published 11/18/2009 at 7:32 p.m.
Red tide lingering along Collier County’s gulf shore made it’s way down to Marco Monday.
Officials focus on prevention following second toddler drowning on Marco in three months Updated 11/18/2009 at 8:52 p.m. 2 Comments
As Marco’s investigation of the drowning of a second toddler in an Island pool came to a close Tuesday, Marco Island police and fire officials began focusing their attention on prevention.
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Firefighters respond to house fire on Marco Updated 11/18/2009 at 6:30 p.m. 2 Comments
A fire that started in the kitchen of a Marco Island home at about 3 p.m. left the one occupant suffering smoke inhalation as Marco Island Fire Rescue officials arrived on the scene within minutes of receiving the call Tuesday.
Neighbor: Marco police response to drowning of Canadian boy grabs attention Published 11/17/2009 at 3 p.m.
Marco Island police responded to the second drowning of a toddler on the Island in the last three months and a neighbor says the response deserves attention.
Islanders hope bank retains community-minded flavor Published 11/17/2009 at 2:08 p.m. 1 Comment
Orion Bank’s name was literally wiped out as federal regulators turned the bank over to IberiaBank at the close of business Friday. Banking hours and account security went uninterrupted as the signs on Orion Bank’s branches were covered with large ...