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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Newspapers of New England |
| Publisher | Dan McClory |
| Editor | Matt Clary |
| Founded | 1952 |
| Headquarters | 24 Interchange Drive, West Lebanon, New Hampshire |
| ISSN | 1072-6179 |
| Website | vnews |
TheValley News is a six-day morningdaily newspaper based inLebanon, New Hampshire, covering theUpper Valley region ofNew Hampshire andVermont, in the United States.
Although the newspaper's offices are in Lebanon, its mailing address is apost office box in nearbyWhite River Junction, Vermont. The newspaper covers communities on both sides of theConnecticut River, which forms the state line.[1] The paper's circulation is 16,522.[2][3] The current editor is Matt Clary.[4]
The paper was founded in 1952 byAllan Churchill Butler.[5] Shortly thereafter he sold the paper toJames D. Ewing andWalter Paine.[6] Paine would serve as editor and publisher of the paper for twenty-four years.[7] In 2012, theValley News, theNashua Telegraph, andPolitiFact established "PolitiFact '12 NH," afact-checking effort focused on the candidates in the2012 United States presidential election. At the time, Jeffrey Good was theValley News' editor.[8]
Newspapers of New England, a private company based inConcord, New Hampshire, bought theValley News in 1981 and has owned it since.[9]
Until the end of 2023, the Valley News was published seven days a week. The Sunday Valley News was last published December 31, 2023. Starting on January 6, 2023, a Weekend edition was published on Saturday. It included the recurring items from both Saturday and Sunday, e.g., the daily comics for Saturday and the usual Sunday comics.
TheValley News has editorialized in support ofsame-sex marriage.[10]
