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Vermont Ski + Ride Magazine has won the top award from the New England Newspaper and Press Association, General Excellence, for specialty publications. The awards were announced at the organization’s annual meeting last Friday. It is the second year in a row the publication has won.
Vermont Ski + Ride was also named the Best Niche Publication in New England by the group, which represents more than 340 newspapers and media outlets in New England’s six states.
General Excellence honors the editorial quality of the publication and considers the strength of the publication’s website, social media and advertising. “It’s a real honor to win this again, especially against such a competitive field of newspapers and magazines,” said editor and co-publisher Lisa Gosselin Lynn. The runner-up in the category was the
At a virtual conference of the New England Newspaper and Press Association last week, the Vermont Community Newspaper Group â News & Citizen, Stowe Reporter, Stowe Guide & Magazine, The Other Paper of South Burlington, Shelburne News, The Citizen and Green Mountain Weddings â was recognized for excellence in reporting, photography, advertising and more.
Awards received include:
⢠Special sports section: 1st place â Stowe Reporter, Ride
⢠Serious columnist: 2nd place â Carole Vasta Folley
⢠Photo story: 1st place â Glenn Callahan and Gordon Miller
⢠Arts and entertainment reporting: 1st place â Tommy Gardner
⢠Arts and entertainment reporting: 2nd place â Caleigh Cross
⢠Business/economic reporting: 3rd place â Hannah Normandeau
A name change for Stoweâs Helen Day Art Center â part of an ongoing rebranding of the organization that includes a new strategic plan and expanded educational offerings â has led to a larger discussion about the history of the woman behind the buildingâs name and attitudes that in some ways shaped the Stowe communityâs past.
So, who was Helen Day Montanari? Was she the ahead-of-her-time modern woman as some claim, or an anti-Semite who helped foster hatred and discrimination?
The answer may be both.
While some say Montanariâs actions â she and her partner ran an âAryans-onlyâ Stowe inn in the 1940s â were a reflection of the society in which she lived, others believe thatâs no excuse for prejudice and exclusion. Rachel Moore, the art centerâs executive director â and the centerâs board of directors â see the name change âas an opportunity to make clear our continued belief in inclusivity, diversity and