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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...

Naomi Schalit

MAINE Naomi Schalit, co-founder of the Hallowell-based Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, is retiring to pursue independent writing projects. She was the senior reporter...

Dave Daley – Bruce Putterman

Bruce Putterman has been appointed chief executive officer and publisher as of April 10 of The Connecticut News Project, a nonprofit organization that publishes...

Alan Rosenberg, David Butler, & Michael McDermott

Alan Rosenberg, managing editor at The Providence Journal, will succeed David Butler as executive editor of the Journal when Butler retires in June. Rosenberg...

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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...

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.

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...

Marcia Green – Ethan Shorey

Ethan Shorey has been appointed managing editor of The Valley Breeze, based in Lincoln. Shorey will succeed Marcia Green, the Valley Breeze’s founding editor,...

Stan Simpson

Stan Simpson has been named the Robert C. Vance Endowed Chair in Journalism and Mass Communications at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain...

Christa Case Bryant has assumed the role of editor for The Christian Science Monitor

BOSTON—Christa Case Bryant has assumed the role of editor of The Christian Science Monitor. She is the second woman to hold the position in...