Williston Observer

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Williston Observer
Type Weekly newspaper
Owner(s)Chittenden County Suburban Newspapers
PublisherMarianne Apfelbaum
EditorJason Starr
Founded1985
Headquarters Chittenden County, Vermont, United States
Circulation 5,000
OCLC number 52809848
Website www.willistonobserver.com

Williston Observer is a weekly newspaper based in Williston, Vermont covering Willston and surrounding communities in Chittenden County. [1] The newspaper is published every Thursday [2] and the circulation is estimated to be around 5,000. [1] This paper is owned by Chittenden County Suburban Newspapers. [1]

Contents

The publisher is Marianne Apfelbaum [3] and the editor is Jason Starr [4]

History

The paper was founded as Williston Whistle in 1985 [5] by five local women, Louise Ransom, Elaine Park, Ruth Painter, Diane Goodrich, and Sally Bryant. [6] Louise Ransom, who wrote a book compiling articles and editorials from the early days of the paper, A Town in Transition: Tales Told in Newsprint, stayed with the paper as owner and editor for 10 years. [7] Ransom and Bryant eventually bought out the other owners. [8] Ransom also helped the paper to move into a new building, which it shared with the Williston Community Coffee House. [9]

In the early 90s, the paper was caught in the middle of disagreements in the Williston community about the development of a large shopping complex. [10] [11]

Ransom and Bryant sold the paper to Marianne and Paul Apfelbaum in 1994. [7] [12] The Apfelbaums, who already owned the Vermont Maturity magazine, had been looking to buy another paper and learned that the paper was for sale when they went to put an ad in the paper. [12]

The paper was renamed Williston Observer in 2003. [6]

Print and microfilm copies of the Whistle/Observer are kept in the Dorothy Alling Memorial Library in Williston. [13]

Awards

Vermont Press Association

YearAwardPlaceRecipient
2011 [14] Feature photo1stGreg Duggan
2011General excellence, non-daily2ndWilliston Observer
2011Best sportswriting, non-daily2nd
2011Best headline writing, non-daily2ndGreg Duggan
2009 [15] Feature writing, non-daily2ndGreg Duggan
2009Best sportswriting, non-daily2ndMal Boright
2007 [16] Feature writing, non-daily3rdKim Howard
2007Headline writing, non-daily2ndGreg Elias
2007Headline writing, non-daily3rdKim Howard
2007Photo --- Feature, non-daily1stDave Schmidt
2005 [17] General Excellence, non-daily3rdWilliston Observer
2006 [18] Headline writing, non-daily1stBen Moger-Williams
2006Headline writing, non-daily3rdGreg Elias
2005Best Local Story, non-daily3rdGreg Elias
2005Headline writing, non-daily1stGreg Elias
2005Photo --- Feature, non-daily1stDaria Bishop
2004 [19] Feature writing, non-daily3rdTom Gresham
2004Best Local Story, non-daily3rdTom Gresham
2004Photo --- Feature, non-daily3rdDaria Bishop

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