Vermont Community Newspaper Group

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.

Vermont Community Newspaper Group
Founded2019 (2019)
Headquarters location49 School Street, Stowe, VT 05672 United States
Official websitehttps://www.vtcng.com/

History

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]

Newspapers

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]

Magazines

The company publishes multiple magazines:

  • Stowe Guide and Magazine, twice-yearly
  • Stowe Weddings
  • Green Mountain Weddings
  • Table

References
  1. Heintz, Paul (5 December 2014). "edia Note: Publisher to Sell Stowe Reporter, Waterbury Record". Seven Days VT. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. "Stowe Reporter buys News & Citizen". Stowe Today. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  3. Walters, John. "Media Note: Stowe Reporter Owners Buy Shelburne, Charlotte Newspapers". Seven Days. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  4. "Newspaper group has new name, six weekly papers". Stowe Today. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  5. "Waterbury Record publishes its last issue". Waterbury Record. Vermont Community Newspaper Group. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
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