Now Accepting Applications For The 2020 Bob Wallack Intern Stipend

Editors at New England Newspaper & Press Association member publications are invited and encouraged to apply for...

Maine Community Foundation launches local press initiative, led by Lisa DeSisto

The Maine Community Foundation (MaineCF) announced Wednesday the launch of a new initiative to strengthen Maine communities by ensuring strong, local news coverage in...

June Obituaries 2021

CONNECTICUT John K. Anderson Patricia A. Coffey Howard Arthur Fromson Walter E. Johnson MAINE None Reported MASSACHUSETTS George Eugene Fontaine Bruce Garlow Patricia M. Goguen John "Jack" P. Mahoney, Jr. Timothy J. McCann William J. McConnell Jr. Ian...

New England Newspaper Convention Dates May 5-6 Announced

Mark your calendar! The annual New England Newspaper Convention will be held May 5-6, 2023, at the Westin Waltham Boston Hotel. We’ll be shaking things...

Yankee Quill Award – Call For Nominations!

This is a call for nominations for the prestigious Yankee Quill Award. For more than 60 years the New England Academy of Journalists has been honoring our...

We heard you! Better Newspaper Contest Portal Open Through Midnight On Sunday, November 16

Thank you to everyone who reached out over the past day. We heard from quite a few newsrooms working hard to finalize their submissions....

Cartoonist Roger Straub’s creations offer something bright in a gloomy time

Roger Straub was lying in bed at his cottage in Moodus, his mind racing at 3 a.m., fretting over what to name the character...

Emerging News Leadership Program by the Newmark J-School and Google News Initiative

The tuition-free Emerging News Leadership Program will train a cohort of local and rural news leaders in everything they need to know to run a...

Convention Registration Open and Better Newspaper Award Notifications Going Out!

Registration is now open for the 2026 New England Newspaper Convention & Trade Show, taking place March 13–14 at a new location, The Venue at Portwalk Place in...

Obituaries June 2018

Carol S. Knapton Carol S. Knapton, 86, of Needham, beloved wife of David A. Knapton, passed away on June 5, 2018. Born in Newton, MA,...