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St. John Valley Times has new managing editor
Elizabeth Deprey has been named managing editor of the St. John Valley Times in Madawaska. She succeeds Andrew Birden, who was a reporter and editor for the weekly paper for almost eight years before taking a teaching job in Fort Kent.
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MPA board welcomes new UMaine member
Paul Grosswiler has succeeded Shannon Martin as the University of Maine’s representative on the MPA Board of Directors.
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Northeast Publishing seeks reporter
Northeast Publishing Co. has an opening for a full-time reporter. The successful candidate will have experience in all facets of community journalism
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Bar Harbor Times to hire three new staffers
The Bar Harbor Times has full-time openings for an advertising sales representative, a sports reporter and a copy manager.
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New board members needed for next year
The MPA is looking for members who are interested in joining the Board of Directors in 2008-09. Two openings on the 11-member board are expected, starting in October.
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Lawton retires after 48 years with Bangor Daily News
Wayne Lawton, longtime advertising director for the Bangor Daily News, finished a 48-year career with the newspaper when he retired on May 1.
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Two reporters answer unusual call for help
An unusual help-wanted ad has drawn two new reporters to the Wiscasset Newspaper.
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KJ and Sentinel claim national award
The Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel has won a national award for its editorial series ?For I Was Hungry.?
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Scholarship awarded to Maine Campus editor
Nicholas McCrea of Orrington has been awarded this year's MPA Memorial Scholarship at the University of Maine.
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Ellsworth American seeks news reporter
The award-winning Ellsworth American has an opening for a motivated, conscientious person to aggressively cover news, write features and take photos.
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Lincoln County News names new editor, hires two reporters
Sherwood Olin, who joined The Lincoln County News as a reporter in 1999, was named to succeed Judith Finn as the weekly paper?s editor after Finn?s retirement on April 30.
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ShopGirl columnist leaves Bangor Daily News
Kristen Andresen, a feature writer, columnist and reporter for the Bangor Daily News, said she would leave the newspaper in March to join the University Relations staff at the University of Maine.
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Top ad person of 2005 succeeds Cote at Times
After 11 years with the St. John Valley Times, Advertising Manager Denise Cote left the newspaper in late February to take a new position with a different organization.
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Former editor to lead revamped MaineToday
Dan Dinsmore became director for Blethen Maine Newspapers? restructured MaineToday division on March 3.
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New city editor to join Sentinel in May
George Myers Jr. has been named city editor at the Morning Sentinel in Waterville.
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Lewiston writer headed to L.A. for fellowship
The Sun Journal announced in December that its reporter Dan Hartill has received an 11-day fellowship from the University of Southern California?s Annenberg School for Communications and the National Endowment of the Arts.
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Portland paper has new features editor, D.C. reporter
Rod Harmon joined the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram in December as features editor.
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Sun Journal names Crockett design editor
Christine Crockett is the new design editor for the Lewiston Sun Journal. She replaces visual managing editor Nick Masuda, who is now senior designer at the Orlando Sentinel in Florida.
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Head of MaineToday to leave job in April
Joe Michaud, who has led MaineToday since the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram started the online company in 1995, has announced that he will leave the company at the end of April to become a consultant.
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Lincoln County News seeking editor
The Lincoln County News of Damariscotta is seeking a seasoned community journalist to lead its news department.
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