This is Your Patch: Do You Know How to Use It?

Would you like to post events, announcements and blogs to the East Hampton-Portland Patch? Keep this article handy each time there is something you'd like to share with our community.       

This is YOUR Patch, what's going on in your corner of the world?

To post events to the site for free: navigate to the Events page and click “Add an Event” on the right side of the page. Tell us all the details about your upcoming event, then click “post my event” at the bottom of the page.

That puts the event directly on our calendar. No waiting-instant gratification.

To post announcements to the site for free: simply click the Announcement option under the news tab on the homepage. On the right side of the screen you’ll see the button “Add an Announcement.” This will take you to Patch’s announcement form. Once there, tell the community all about your child's sports league victory or your civic club’s new members. When you’re ready, click “publish my announcement” and it will go live to the site immediately.

With just a few clicks, you can tell the town when you get married, have a baby, graduate or make the Dean's List. Have you been promoted have a milestone abbiversary coming up? Share it and upload a photo, too!

You can also write a public thank-you, provide details about your group's upcoming event, publish a political news release or ask for volunteers.

To blog: Simply click the "Start a blog" button on our homepage, click "post on Patch," and fill out the required fields. When done, hit "save and preview" and then submit it to us. 

Bookmark this page as a reference, and email me if you have any questions ronald.derosa@patch.com.