These first two weeks working at Spotlight News/TheSpot518 have been good. I learned how to copy edit, conduct research for story ideas, learn more about the Town of Colonie that I’ll also conduct stories for in addition to my arts coverage, and learned how to preview Town board agendas & turn them into mini stories. This is the first time I’ve done a preview like this for any newspaper I’ve worked for. It’s a process that’ll take time to know and understand but at least it’s a start. And last night (2/7) I attended my first Town of Colonie Planning Board Meeting. Feel free to check out the preview in the Colonie Spotlight and on www.spotlightnews.com at your convenience. (“Vanara Hotel Eyes Troy-Schenectady Road 122-Unit Hotel” Preview by Amy Modesti) #ALMFineArtAndPhotography, #ColonieSpotlight, #SpotlightNewspapers, #PreviewByAmyModesti, @spotlightnewspapers , #AlbanyCountyNY, #TownOfColonieNY, #PlanningBoardAgendaPreview, #LathamNY, #CommunityNews, #BuyLocal, #SupportLocal, #ReadOnline, #OnNewsstands, #February82023Edition, #CapitalRegionJournalist, #UpstateNYJournalist, #PreviewArticle, #February2023, #SpotlightNewsroom , #WednesdayUpdate (at Colonie, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/CobWPfdj5Ad/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=