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Final extension – NENPA Contest portal open through tomorrow, Wednesday, December 13

We have received numerous requests for another extension to upload your entries.

In light of this, we have extended the deadline to enter all divisions of the 2023 Better Newspaper Competition until tomorrow, Wednesday, December 13 at 11:59 pm. Please note, this is the final extension.

The Better Newspaper Competition Awards Presentation and Banquet is scheduled for Saturday, March 23, 2024. This event will take place during the annual New England Newspaper Convention, which will be held at The Waltham Westin Hotel on March 22-23, 2024. You can book your stay at the hotel now, and the special room rate of $149 per night is available. Don’t miss out on this opportunity!

Producing high-quality publications requires highly skilled, passionate, and determined individuals. Every year, the New England Newspaper & Press Association acknowledges the achievements of the best newspaper professionals in New England through the Better Newspaper Competition.

Work published by NENPA member news organizations during the contest year, August 1, 2022, to July 31, 2023, is eligible for this competition.

The competition has three divisions:

You can download the information packets and find all the information necessary to prepare your entries, including a list of competitive categories, complete rules and guidelines, and the criteria that each contest category will be judged upon.

You can find additional information on preparing entries – such as how to make PDF files smaller, extract particular pages, and combine several PDF files – on the Frequently Asked Questions page at the end of the packets.

The final deadline to submit entries is Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at 11:59 pm.

We encourage you to showcase your best work and recognize your staff by participating in this year’s competition. It’s also a great opportunity to share ideas and learn from each other.

We wish you the very best of luck in this year’s competition!

If you have any problems or questions while preparing your entries, please email L.Conway@nenpa.com or T.Cleary@nenpa.com.

Learn more about the Better Newspaper Competition

Enter the Better Newspaper Competition

Show off your successes in marketing, advertising, circulation, and promotion!

The Advertising/Circulation/Promotion division of the Better Newspaper Competition consists of 38 competitive categories, and we want you to flaunt your best ideas for everyone to see. We are encouraging innovative and creative members to enter their best work in the 2023 competition!

Participation in the contest is a great way to show off your best revenue-generating work, reward and recognize your advertising, graphics, and production staff, and share ideas so we can learn from each other!

There is no limit on the number of entries per category, except in Advertising General Excellence. Newspapers are eligible to compete in six classes:

  • Dailies with circulation under 15k
  • Dailies with a circulation of more than 15k
  • Weeklies with circulation under 5k
  • Weeklies with a circulation of more than 5k
  • Specialty and niche publications
  • News Services and Online News Sites

Publications interested in joining NENPA can find out more information at this link.

Work published by NENPA member news organizations during the contest year, August 1, 2022, to July 31, 2023, is eligible for this competition.

The final deadline to submit entries is Monday, December 11, 2023.

Download the information packet and you will find all of the information necessary to prepare your entries, including a list of competitive categories, complete rules and guidelines, and the criteria that each contest category will be judged upon. You can find additional information on preparing entries – such as how to make PDF files smaller, extract particular pages, and how-to combine several PDF files – on the Frequently Asked Questions page at the end of the packets.

Reminder – the association code to access the contest portal is NENPA and you’ll need to register for the platform even though you may have been registered last year (the system gets wiped clean between contests.) Also, both the email and password fields are case-sensitive.

Link to contest platform: https://newspapercontest.com/Contests/NewEnglandNewspaperandPressAssociation.aspx

The awards will be presented during the annual New England Newspaper Convention, which will be held at The Waltham Westin Hotel on March 22-23, 2024. The special room rate of $149 per night is available to book now!

For further information please contact Linda Conway, at l.conway@nenpa.com or Tara Cleary, at t.cleary@nenpa.com.

Learn more about the Better Newspaper Competition

Submit your entries

Advertising, Circulation, and Promotion Categories:

ADVERTISING

  • Local Display Ad, Black and White
  • Local Display Ad
  • Color Local Online Ad
  • Most Creative Use of Small Print Space
  • Advertiser Campaign
  • Themed Multiple Advertiser Page(s)
  • Best Sponsored Content
  • Best Native Advertising
  • Automotive Display Ad
  • Real Estate Display Ad
  • Best Holiday Ad
  • Best Health Ad
  • Newspaper-Designed Advertising Insert
  • Best Integrated Campaign for an Advertiser
  • Special Section / Advertising Supplement
  • Events Online/Virtual
  • Events
  • Business Innovation
  • Best Digital Revenue Building Idea
  • Excellence in Revenue Collaboration and Partnerships
  • Best Idea for Generating Revenue

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

  • Best Ad Designer
  • Advertising Director/Manager of the Year
  • Advertising General Excellence

NEWSPAPER MARKETING AND PROMOTION

  • Advertising Sales Media Kit
  • Audience Building Promotion
  • Classified Promotion
  • Specialty Publication Promotion
  • Digital Product Promotion to Advertisers
  • Digital Product Promotion to Readers
  • Advertiser Promotion for Special Section
  • Niche Publication
  • Pure Ad Niche Publication
  • NIE Program / Promotion
  • Newspaper-Sponsored Event Promotion
  • Subscription Sales Promotion
  • Subscriber Retention Program
  • Contests

New England Newspaper Hall of Fame Nominations Close on January 5

Over the past 50 years, the talent, hard work, and exceptional accomplishments of individuals working at New England newspapers have been recognized by induction into the New England Newspaper Hall of Fame. Their dedication to the industry inspires all New England journalists.

Nominations are now open and honorees will be inducted into the New England Newspaper Hall of Fame Awards during the annual New England Newspaper Convention, which will be held at The Waltham Westin Hotel on March 22-23, 2024. The special room rate of $149 per night is available to book now!

  • Nominees should be people who have made extraordinary contributions to their newspaper(s), the newspaper industry, and their communities.
  • NENPA membership is not required to be eligible for the award.
  • People who have excelled in any area of newspaper operations are eligible — i.e., editorial, advertising, circulation, production, and administration.
  • You may nominate those still working in the industry as well as those who have retired. Posthumous nominations are also eligible.
  • The deadline to submit nominations is extended until Friday, January 5, 2024.

To nominate a colleague in honor of his or her professional achievement and lifetime of contributions, please prepare a letter that describes your nominee’s accomplishments and the reasons why you recommend that he/she should be appointed to the Hall of Fame. Be sure to include any supplemental materials, testimonials, etc. that support your nomination.

Email your nomination letter and supporting materials to l.conway@nenpa.com please use “Hall of Fame” in the subject line.

Nominations can also be mailed to:
New England Newspaper Hall of Fame
c/o New England Newspaper & Press Association
P.O. Box 2505
Woburn, MA 01801

For further information, please contact NENPA executive director, Linda Conway, at (781) 281-7648, or l.conway@nenpa.com.

November Obituaries 2023

CONNECTICUT
Janice Lucas Howard
Tina Ursini
MASSACHUSETTS
Vivian Adams
Alexander (Sandy) Hawes
James Heigham
Gerald O’Connor
Richard (Dickie) Powers
Robert Shelton
MAINE
None Reported
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Katherine (Katy) Burns
Frank Moulin
RHODE ISLAND
None Reported
VERMONT
John Mathews
Steven Patterson

2023 New England Better Newspaper College and University Division deadline extended

We have already received so many requests for an extension this week that we are extending the deadline to enter the Better Newspaper Competition until Monday, December 11, 2023.

Starting in 2022, colleges and universities in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont were invited to enter the New England Better Newspaper Competition in 27 competitive categories, including College Newspaper of the Year. Our first year was a resounding success, with 14 schools participating.

Get your school recognized in 2023, the contest is open for entries now and all schools may enter, regardless of membership status, and submit up to 10 entries for a low flat fee of only $125.

We are running a promotion for Academic Membership to the New England Newspaper and Press Association that includes the contest entries. Click here for information on the expanded benefits of Academic Membership.

Work published by student newspapers in print and/or online during the contest year, August 1, 2022, to July 31, 2023, is eligible for this competition.

You can download the information packet for all the information necessary to prepare your entries, including a list of competitive categories, complete rules and guidelines, and criteria that each contest category will be judged upon.

The deadline to submit entries is extended to Monday, December 11, 2023.

Awards will be presented during the annual New England Newspaper Convention, which will be held at The Waltham Westin Hotel on March 22-23, 2024. The special room rate of $149 per night is available to book now!

We encourage you to participate in the Better Newspaper Competition to recognize your students’ best work, compete with peers, and compare your coverage and publication.

We wish you the very best of luck in this year’s competition!

For further information, please get in touch with students@nenpa.com.

Learn more about the Better Newspaper Competition

Learn more about NENPA Academic Membership

Submit your entries

New deadline for the 2023 Better Newspaper Competition!

We have extended the deadline to enter the region’s largest journalism recognition program to Monday, December 11, 2023.

It takes highly skilled, passionate, and determined individuals to produce high-quality publications. Each year the New England Newspaper & Press Association recognizes the achievements of the very best newspaper professionals in New England in the Better Newspaper Competition.

The Better Newspaper Competition is the largest and most comprehensive journalism recognition program in New England.

Work published by NENPA member news organizations during the contest year, August 1, 2022, to July 31, 2023, is eligible for this competition.

The competition has three divisions:

Download the information packets and you will find all of the information necessary to prepare your entries, including a list of competitive categories, complete rules and guidelines, and the criteria that each contest category will be judged upon.

You can find additional information on preparing entries – such as how to make PDF files smaller, extract particular pages, and combine several PDF files – on the Frequently Asked Questions page at the end of the packets.

The deadline to submit entries is extended to Monday, December 11, 2023. 

Awards will be presented during the annual New England Newspaper Convention, which will be held at The Waltham Westin Hotel on March 22-23, 2024. The special room rate of $149 per night is available to book now!

We encourage you to participate in this year’s Better Newspaper Competition to show off your best work, reward and recognize your staff, and share ideas so we can learn from each other!

We wish you the very best of luck in this year’s competition!

If questions arise while preparing your entries, please email L.Conway@nenpa.com or T.Cleary@nenpa.com.

Learn more about the Better Newspaper Competition

Submit your entries

Free Branded Content Sales Boot Camp on December 5 and 6

The Branded Content Project is presenting a free two-day online Sales Boot Camp on December 5 and 6. All local media professionals interested in gaining valuable branded content sales advice and sponsorship opportunities are invited to join and sign up today!

This free, two-day bootcamp will consist of two group calls (one hour each), in addition to one-on-one sales support and consulting, access to turnkey sales products and custom content solutions, the Branded Badge Certificate Program, and an excellent opportunity to network and brainstorm with other local media organizations. The boot camp takes place on Tues., Dec. 5th at 12 p.m. EST and Wed., Dec. 6th at 12 p.m. EST.

Media professionals will get early access to our newest content series, Mind Matters, which focuses on mental health, as well as learn how to sell our other lifestyle content series. We also bring in coaches and sales experts who can give participants real-world advice and actionable takeaways.

If you want to spruce up your sales strategy and be positioned to start 2024 strong, the Branded Content Sales Boot Camp will help you on your way to new revenue!

Boot Camp Registration

The Branded Content Project is designed through a strategic partnership between the Local Media Association, the Local Media Consortium, and the Facebook Journalism Project to help facilitate additional growth, engagement, and revenue success for more publishers of all shapes and sizes.

Hearst CT Media close to buying Record-Journal

MERIDEN – After more than a century and a half of independent, family ownership, the Record-Journal announced Monday it had reached a preliminary sales agreement with Hearst Connecticut Media Group.

Under the agreement, HCMG will take ownership of all print and digital operations of RJ Media Group, including the Record-Journal, its seven weekly publications and its digital advertising agency, according to Record-Journal Publisher Liz White Notarangelo.

White Notarangelo, the fifth generation of her family to lead the Record-Journal, shared the news with employees Monday, citing Hearst’s “ongoing commitment to strong local journalism as well as a culture of innovation and serving communities.

“We feel it’s a great fit and next chapter for our family company,” White Notarangelo wrote in a column to readers Monday. 

Mike DeLuca, group publisher and president of HCMG, said he was “thrilled to welcome the Record-Journal to the Hearst Connecticut Media Group family,” while “embracing a new chapter in journalism.”

Read more at myrecordjournal.com

PRESS RELEASE: Meet the new director of Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

Contact:
Meg Salocks
Email: meg@lcmm.org
Website: https://www.lcmm.org/

A Life Dedicated to the Lake: Meet the New Director of Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

VERGENNES, VT – Lake Champlain Maritime Museum announced today the appointment of new executive director, Chris Sabick. Chris Sabick has been the museum’s director of research and archaeology since 2013 and brings decades of experience and a career-long dedication to Lake Champlain, research, history and public access into this new leadership role.

A nautical archaeologist by trade, Sabick has spent his entire professional career working on the lake and surrounding waterways with Lake Champlain Maritime Museum. His experience, exploration and expertise of the lake, the region’s history and the museum make him uniquely qualified to take the helm. Sabick started with the museum as an intern in 1998 and officially joined the team as an archaeological diver in 1999, working on the Valcour Bay Research Project and implementing artifact conservation plans for the museum’s lab. Sabick’s cutting-edge work in conservation and shipwreck investigation, as well as his dedication to public interpretation and team building precipitated his steady rise at the museum as he was promoted to the director of conservation in 2000 and director of research and archaeology in 2013. Most recently he has served as the museum’s interim co-director, leading the organization with fellow interim co-director Lauren Ross, director of development, since March 2023.

“After a national search, I could not be more excited to name Chris Sabick as the new executive director of Lake Champlain Maritime Museum,” said Harry Chaucer, chair of the search committee and museum board member. “His expertise in nautical archaeology, his commitment to the local community and his decades-long career serving the museum and the public make him a uniquely qualified candidate with an exciting vision for the future. After 24 years leading conservation, research and archaeology at the museum, we are honored to see Chris now step into the executive leadership role for this organization.”

Sabick is a Vergennes resident and beloved local scientist, well known for his appearances on local news and at events. In addition to his work at the museum, he regularly serves as an expert and collaborative partner with other regional history and lake science organizations. As he enters this new role, Sabick is dedicated to fulfilling the museum’s strategic plan and mission to connect all people to Lake Champlain, inspiring them to learn from the past and build together to create a sustainable future for the region.

“I’ve always been fascinated with history. The Champlain Valley has a unique maritime history, dating back nearly 12,000 years when the first people moved into the region. When I came to the museum in 1998, I fell in love with this history and Lake Champlain,” said Chris Sabick. “I am honored to take on this new role and demonstrate the power of the museum as a place to change lives, as it did with mine. As a diver, I get to experience history firsthand. As executive director, I look forward to creating more ways for all people to experience history, archaeology and ecology in meaningful and impactful ways.”

Sabick starts as executive director this November and will be hosting the museum’s third annual Virtual Archaeology Conference in February 2024. Follow the museum by email or social media to catch the latest updates from Sabick and the team.

About Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

Founded in 1985, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum connects all people to Lake Champlain, inspiring them to learn from the past, build together in the present and create a sustainable future. Committed to free access to the lake and its history, archaeology, and ecology, the Museum is open to all from late May to mid-October with free admission. Year-round education programs serve more than 2,500 K-12 students, as well as hundreds of educators locally and nationally. For more information, visit www.lcmm.org.

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PRESS RELEASE: Provisions International – A New Era of Excellence in Fine Food Products

Contact:
Emilie Vilmore
Email: Emilie@provisionsintl.com
Phone: 802-698-3989
Website: http://www.provisionsintl.com/

Provisions International – A New Era of Excellence In Fine Food Products With Acquisition By Industry Leaders

Various types of cheese on rustic wooden table.

White River Junction, VT (November 2023) – Provisions International, known for its premium food offerings including fine cheese, charcuterie, extra virgin olive oils, and ingredients from around the globe utilized by some of the best restaurants in the region, proudly announces its acquisition by industry veterans James Gordon of Upper Valley Produce and Éric Frechette of Taste of the North.

Provisions International, a trusted source of high-quality food products, regularly supplies restaurants, food cooperatives, independent grocers, and specialty stores across Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, New York, Massachusetts, and the Greater Boston area. The company has forged valuable partnerships with New England cheesemakers, reinforcing its dedication to local producers.

Wendy Hallgren, the founder of Provisions International, expressed her confidence in the acquisition, stating, “James and Eric have built two amazing companies, Upper Valley Produce and Taste of the North, both of which serve many of the same customers with the same attention to detail and customer service that Provisions does. The similarities between all three companies, along with their dedication to customer service and support of producers/vendors, echo the core values of Provisions. That James and Eric came along, not wanting to see Provisions dissolve, was a blessing!”

The management team of Provisions International also shared their excitement about the acquisition, stating, “We are thrilled to welcome James Gordon and Éric Frechette as the new owners of Provisions International. Their expertise and industry knowledge will undoubtedly propel our Provisions International to even greater heights. With their combined resources, we can expand our product offerings, improve distribution efficiency, and continue delivering exceptional service to our valued customers.”

Provisions International takes pride in its dedicated and knowledgeable staff and provides the finest local, domestic, and imported products. With James Gordon and Éric Frechette on board, the company looks to strengthen its position as a premier food supplier in Vermont and neighboring regions.

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