Addison County Independent

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Addison County Independent
Addison Independent logo.jpg
Type Weekly newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s)Angelo Lynn
PublisherAngelo Lynn
EditorJohn McCright
Founded1946 (1946)
Headquarters Middlebury, Vermont
OCLC number 38158604
Website www.addisonindependent.com

The Addison County Independent is a weekly newspaper located in Middlebury, VT that covers Addison County. The paper was founded in 1946 as the Addison Independent [1] and is now owned and published by Angelo Lynn. [2] The paper is a member of the New England Newspapers and Press Association, [3] and in 2016, the paper won the award of first place for general excellence in its class from the association. [4] The paper is published weekly on Thursdays.

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History

The Addison Independent was founded in 1946 by William J. Slator and his wife Celine. [5] [6] At the time they owned Addison Press, Inc. which published the paper as well as served a commercial printing plant. [5] In 1955 the newspaper name changed to The Addison County Independent. [6]

In 1976 William J. Slator sold the Addison County Independent to Gordon T. Mills, who was the editor for the Burlington Free Press. [5]

In 1984 the current owner, Angelo Lynn, purchased the paper. [7] In 1988, Lynn changed the publication schedule to twice-weekly, [8] which continued until April 2020 when it shifted to weekly publication during the COVID-19 pandemic.[ citation needed ]

Online presence

The Addison County Independent's web site carries local stories and allows for individual online subscriptions.

Coverage area

The Addison County Independent mostly reports on news in Addison County, however some news is included from Rutland County, particularly school news related to Otter Valley Union High School.

Awards

New England Better Newspaper Competition - New England Newspaper and Press Association (NENPA)

YearAwardPlaceRecipient
1998Sports Columnist - Weekly Class 2 Category [9] 1stAndy Kirkaldy
2016General Excellence in its class [4] 1stAddison County Independent
2015Top Newspaper Web Site - Weekly1stAddison County Independent
2009Business and Economic Reporting [10] 2ndKathryn Flagg
2009Social Issues Feature Story [10] 3rdKathryn Flagg
2003Election Coverage3rdTravis Fahey

Vermont Press Association

YearAwardPlaceRecipient
1999 [11] General News Photography1st and 2ndTrent Campbell
Feature Photography2nd and 3rdTrent Campbell
Non-Daily Sportswriter1stAndy Kirkaldy
2000 [12] Best sports writing (non-daily)1stAndy Kirkaldy
Feature writing (non-daily)3rdJennifer Jensen
Sports photo (non-daily)1st & 3rdTrent Campbell
Feature photo (non-daily)2ndTrent Campbell
News photo (non-daily)3rdTrent Campbell
2006 [13] General Excellence - non-daily3rdAddison County Independent
Sports Writing - non-daily1stAndy Kirkaldy
Best local story - non-daily2ndJohn Flowers
Feature Writing - non-daily3rdJohn Flowers
Photo Sports - non-daily3rdTrent Campbell
Photo - general news - non-daily2ndTrent Campbell
Photo - feature - non-daily3rdTrent Campbell
2002 [14] Best local story - non-daily1stTravis Fahey
Sports Writing - non-daily2ndAndy Kirkaldy
Feature Writing - non-daily2ndJohn Flowers
Feature Photo - non-daily1stTrent Campbell
General News Photo - non-daily1stTrent Campbell

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