Celestino appointed North of Boston publisher

John Celestino, an accomplished newspaper executive, has been appointed publisher of the North of Boston Media Group of eight newspapers, effective immediately.

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CONNECTICUT Woody Klein has retired as a news columnist for the Westport News after 50 years. Klein’s career began as a reporter for the Mount...

Heather McKernan

Heather McKernan, publisher of the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript of Peterborough, has been named the first female publisher of the Ledger-Transcript’s sister newspaper, the Concord Monitor....

Gareth Henderson

Gareth Henderson has been appointed editor of The Vermont Standard of Woodstock. Henderson began his career with the Vermont Standard as a freelancer while...

Sean Burke, Doris Picardi, Adam Feuerstein, Mark Elliott

MASSACHUSETTS Sean Burke, former president and group publisher of GateHouse Media New England, the largest newspaper chain in New England, with more than 100 newspapers...

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MAINE Joseph Charpentier is joining the Boothbay Register of Boothbay Harbor as a full-time reporter. He replaces Morgan Callan Rogers, who now will be a...

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RHODE ISLAND Kathy Enders has been named advertising director for Sun Media Group, part of the Record-Journal Co. of Meriden, which publishes The Westerly Sun....

George Brennan

George Brennan joined The Martha’s Vineyard Times March 30 as news editor. Before joining the Times, Brennan curated the Talking Points newsletter for The...

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CONNECTICUT Jeff Otterbein has retired as sports editor of The Hartford Courant after 27 years. Dan Brechlin has been named to replace Otterbein as sports...

The Boston Globe names NPR news chief Nancy Barnes as its next editor

The Boston Globe announced on November 14 that Nancy Barnes would be its next editor, tapping a deeply experienced journalist who has run major metropolitan...