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Ridgefield Press hires Seidman as editor

Alyssa Seidman

Alyssa Seidman has joined the Ridgefield Press as an editor, bringing several years of community journalism experience with her to the new role.

“I’ve said it multiple times to multiple sources that I feel very lucky to have landed in Ridgefield,” Seidman said. “Since The Press has been around for more than 140 years, I understood very early its significance to the generations of residents who have lived and still live in town.”

Seidman was also with Herald Community Newspapers for more than 3 years. She worked as a reporter for the company’s Sea Cliff/Glen Head Herald Gazette.

She was also assistant editor, Cliff/Glen Head Herald Gazette, and served as a City Hall reporter at the Glen Cove Herald Gazette.

She was also an editor at the company’s Bellmore/Merrick Herald Life publication.

She has also worked as an intern covering arts and entertainment at the company.

She was also vice president of public relations, Delta Zeta chapter at Alpha Xi Delta. She has also served as co-editor-in-chief of The Pioneer Student Newspaper.

Seidman is a B.F.A. in journalism from Long Island University.

Mariam Ahmed

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