Morrisville News and Citizen
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Vermont Community Newspaper Group |
| Publisher | Gregory Popa |
| Editor | Thomas Kearney |
| Founded | 1881 |
| Headquarters | 92 Lower Main St, Morrisville, VT 05661 United States |
| Circulation | 13,500 (as of 2023)[1] |
| ISSN | 2376-8371 |
| OCLC number | 9572968 |
| Website | vtcng |
The News & Citizen is a weekly newspaper with a circulation of 13,500 based in Morrisville in the U.S. state of Vermont. It covers Lamoille County — the towns and villages of Morristown and Morrisville, Cambridge, Jeffersonville, Belvidere, Waterville, Johnson, Eden, Elmore, Hyde Park and Wolcott, plus Greensboro, Craftsbury and Hardwick, Vermont.[2]
Early history[edit]
In 1881 the News and Citizen was created when the Vermont Citizen (Morrisville, 1873 - 1881) and the Lamoille News (Hyde Park, 1877-1881) were combined.[3][4] L. Halsey Lewis (publisher until 1922) and Henry C. Fisk were responsible for the consolidation.
Arthur A. Twiss became owner, editor and manager of the News and Citizen (and the Lamoille Publishing Company) and after Lewis’ retirement in 1922.[4]
Prior to this merge the Lamoille News had been created in 1877 by Orville S. Basford when the Lamoille Newsdealer's owner died and the subscriber list was purchased by the Vermont Citizen.[3] Thus ensued a three year competition between the two papers until they decided to consolidate in 1881.[3]
In 1942 Arthur B. Limoge purchased the News & Citizen.[3] Clyde Limoge (Arthur’s son) became publisher in 1958, followed by Arthur’s grandson Bradley in 1973.[3]
Recent history[edit]
On Oct. 1, 2015, the Stowe Reporter LLC bought the two Morrisville-based publications on Oct. 1 from Bradley Limoge.[5] A full-color, tabloid-sized News & Citizen launched in January 2016. The revamped newspaper was a merger of the current broadsheet-format News & Citizen and the free weekly, The Transcript.[6]
Mickey Smith was editor of the paper from July 2015 until his death in early 2016. He had served as a reporter for 20+ years at the News and Citizen prior to his promotion.[7] After Smith’s death Tom Kearney became the editor of the paper.[8] In 2017, Hannah Marshall Normandeau became managing editor of the News & Citizen, Stowe Reporter and Waterbury Record.[9] Kearney returned as editor in November 2019.
In January 2019, the company changed its name to the Vermont Community Newspaper Group. The company now publishes five weekly newspapers in two regions of Vermont — the Stowe Reporter and the News & Citizen of Morrisville, communities that line up along Route 100 in north-central Vermont, and the South Burlington The Other Paper, the Shelburne News and The Citizen of Charlotte and Hinesburg, covering communities near Burlington.[10]
Awards and recognition[edit]
Vermont Press Association[edit]
| Year | Award | Place | Recipient |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000[11] | Best sports writing (non-daily) | 3rd | Mickey Smith |
| Best local story (non-daily) | 1st | Amy Kolb Noyes | |
| 2007[12] | Editorial (daily & non-daily) | 3rd | J. B. McKinley |
| Sports Writing (non-daily) | 3rd | Mickey Smith | |
| Best local story (non-daily) | 3rd | Mickey Smith |
References[edit]
- ^ "VTCNG: The Media Kit 2023" (PDF). vtcng.com. 2023-01-06.
- ^ "Our Newspapers". Vermont Press Association. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Chronicling America - Library of Congress". Chronicling America - Library of Congress. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ a b "Sale of News and Citizen". Barre Daily News. February 24, 1922. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ "Stowe Reporter buys News & Citizen". Stowe Today. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
- ^ "Revamped News & Citizen will debut on Jan. 7". Stowe Today. 19 November 2015. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
- ^ Reporter, Andrew Martin and Kayla Friedrich | News & Citizen and Stowe (3 March 2016). "Mickey Smith, editor of News & Citizen, dies at 45". Stowe Today. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
- ^ Warren, James (August 30, 2016). "This man edits three Vermont papers (and some glossy magazines) from Philadelphia". Poynter. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ Reporter, the Stowe (31 May 2017). "Reporter group expands, shifts editing lineup". Stowe Today. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
- ^ "Newspaper group has new name, six weekly papers". Stowe Today. 24 January 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
- ^ "Vermont Press Group Announces Awards". Burlington Free Press. August 28, 2000. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
- ^ "Vermont Press Association presents annual awards". Burlington Free Press. September 21, 2007. Retrieved July 20, 2018.