After a six-year stint in South Florida, Patrick Luce returned to his home state of Rhode Island in 2007. Patrick came to Patch as Associate Regional Editor after spending much of his career in newspapers, most recently as Editorial Page Editor of The Herald News in Fall River, Mass.

Previously, Patrick had served as editor and writer for such publications as The Times of Pawtucket, the Coventry Courier, the Warwick Beacon and the Palm Beach Post. While living in Florida, Patrick took a three-year career detour into the public sector, serving as special events coordinator for Palm Beach County.

Patrick  loves to play baseball, ski, coach youth soccer and go to the park wth his daughter Caitlyn and Casey the uber-dog.