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Media company and publisher of five weekly newspapers in Vermont From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Vermont Community Newspaper Group is a media company and publisher of five weekly newspapers and multiple magazines in the U.S. state of Vermont.
Founded | 2019 |
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Headquarters location | 49 School Street, Stowe, VT 05672 United States |
Official website | https://www.vtcng.com/ |
After owning the Stowe Reporter for 17 years, publisher Biddle Duke sold a majority stake in December 2014 to Bob Miller of New York and Norb Garret of California. Greg Popa replaced Duke as publisher.[1] On Oct. 1, 2015, the Stowe Reporter bought the Morrisville News and Citizen. [2] In May 2017, they bought the Shelburne News, a weekly covering Shelburne, Vermont, and The Citizen, a weekly covering the towns of Charlotte and Hinesburg, Vermont.[3]
In January 2019, the company had grown to include six weekly community newspapers and changed its name to the Vermont Community Newspaper Group. [4]
On March 26, 2020, the company announced that the Waterbury Record was suspending publication after 13 years.[5]
In July 2020, the company laid off three of its nine editorial employees, including Tom Kearney who had served as managing editor. Additional positions were also eliminated.[6]
The Vermont Community Newspaper Group publishes five weekly newspapers:
All five newspapers operate websites with updated news throughout the week.
From 2007 until March 2020, the group also published the Waterbury Record.[5]
The company publishes multiple magazines:
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