The New England Newspaper Operations Association was founded in 1939 with a mission to strengthen newspaper production operations. Following industry consolodation, NENOA (more commonly called NOA) merged with the Northeast Association of Communication Executives.
This page preserves some of the former association’s legacy including this list of past presidents.
NOA Past Presidents 1939-2018
1ST-1939-FRANCES BRITTON NASHUA TELEGRAPH, NASHUA, NH
2ND-1940-FRANCES BRITTON NASHUA TELEGRAPH, NASHUA, NH
3RD-1941-RICHARD FITGERALD WORCESTER TELEGRAM, WORCESTER, MA
4TH-1942-BERNARD F. GARRITY HARTFORD TIMES, HARTFORD, CT
5TH-1943-HERBERT T. STANGER CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, BOSTON, MA
6TH-1944-GLENDON C. MAGOON FITCHBURG SENTINEL, FITCHBURG, MA
7TH-1945-RUSSELL H. COSTELLO LEWISTON SUN JOURNAL, LEWISTON, ME
8TH-1946-GEORGE L. GREEN PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, PROVIDENCE, RI
9TH-1947-WILLIAM F. MADDEN WORCESTER TELEGRAM, WORCESTER, MA
10TH-1948-WILLIAM H. PORTER NEW HAVEN REGISTER, NEW HAVEN, CT
11TH-1949-GEORGE F. MARSHAL PORTLAND PRESS HERALD, PORTLAND, MA
12TH-1950-ARTHUR M. KOHLER WALTHAM NEWS-TRIBUNE, WALTHAM, MA
13TH-1951-HOWARD E. SIMONS WATERBURY AMERICAN-REPUBLICAN
14TH-1952-HOWARD J. MAHIGAN BRIDGEPORT HERALD, BRIDGEPORT, CT
15TH-1953-CHARLES W. NOONAN PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, PROVIDENCE, RI
16TH-1954-J. WILLIAMS POWERS BURLINGTON FREE PRESS, BURLINGTON, VT
17TH-1955-RAYMOND J. COX BANGOR DAILY NEWS, BANGOR, ME
18TH-1956-BERT B. MADER CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, BOSTON, MA
19TH-1957-JOSEPH L. WOODS HARTFORD TIMES, HARTFORD, CT
20TH-1958-JOHN P. SORENSEN NEW BEDFORD STANDARD TIMES
21ST-1959-FRANCES A. DOWNEY HOLYOKE TRANSCRIPT, HOLYOKE, MA
22ND-1960-GEORGE F. LUFT NEW HAVEN REGISTER, NEW HAVEN, CT
23RD-1961-FREDERICK L. JOHNSON NEW HAVEN REGISTER, NEW HAVEN, CT
24TH-1962-CARLTON A. BRAGA WOONSOCKET CALL, WOONSOCKET, RI
25TH-1963-WILLIAM WEINRICH WORCESTER TELEGRAM, WORCESTER, MA
26TH-1964-GEORGE F. HARRIS NASHUA TELEGRAPH, NASHUA, NH
27TH-1965-FRED COSTELLO BOSTON GLOBE, BOSTON, MA
28TH-1966-HAROLD HUBBARD HARTFORD COURANT, HARTFORD, CT
29TH-1967-0SCAR CANDAGE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, PROVIDENCE, RI
30TH-1968-ROBERT SHELTON QUINCY PATRIOT LEDGER, QUINCY, MA
31ST-1969-WALTER MERKEL HOLYOKE TRANSCRIPT, HOLYOKE, MA
32ND-1970-ROLAND MALONEY PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, PROVIDENCE, RI
33RD-1971-FRANK SCHOFIELD WOONSOCKET CALL, WOONSOCKET, RI
34TH-1972-GILBERT ROLAND NEW HAVEN REGISTER, NEW HAVEN, CT
35TH-1973-GEORGE E. WOOD PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, PROVIDENCE, RI
36TH-1974-ROLAND L. WHITTIER KENEBEC JOURNAL, AUGUSTA, ME
37TH-1975-JOHN F. PETRYCKI LAWRENCE EAGLE TRIBUNE, LAWRENCE, MA
38TH-1976 & 77-THOMAS ELLIOTT NEW LONDON DAY, NEW LONDON, CT
39TH-I978-GEORGE E. NIQUETTE WALL STREET JOURNAL, CHICOPEE
40TH-1979-DONALD DADKO WORCESTER TELEGRAM, WORCESTER, MA
41ST-1980-HENRY A. GURSKI NEW HAVEN REGISTER, NEW HAVEN, CT
42ND-1981-HENRY 0. DOWNS BANGOR DAILY NEWS, BANGOR, ME
43RD-1982-JACK MANN NASHUA TELEGRAPH, NASHUA, NH
44TH-1983-DONALD O’NEILL BOSTON GLOBE, BOSTON, MA
45TH-1984-DONALD DADKO WORCESTER TELEGRAM, WORCESTER, MA
46TH-1985-STEVE DERMAN HARTFORD COURANT, HARTFORD, CT
47TH-1986-GEORGE AVEY SARATOGIAN, SARATOGA, N.Y.
48TH-1987-ROBERT DONOVAN NEW LONDON DAY, NEW LONDON, CT.
49TH-1988-PAUL MCCOY BOSTON GLOBE, BOSTON, MA
50TH-1989-RON MURDOCK BURLINGTON FREE PRESS, BURLINGTON, VT.
51ST – 65TH 1990-2004 MISSING DATA
66TH-2005-Lemont Haas Union Leader, Manchester, NH
67TH-2006- MISSING DATA
68TH-2007- Charles Villard Bangor Daily News, Bangor, ME
69TH-2008-John Raymer Northampton Gazette, Northampton, MA
70TH-2009-Doug Hilman The Recorder, Greenfield, MA
71ST-2010-Jim Falzone North of Boston Media, N. Andover, MA
72ND-2011-Paul Briand Seacoast Media Group, Portsmouth MA
Paul Briand remained president 2011-2018
Jim Falzone was Vice President 2011-2018
This is a link to their archived website.
