New News

When the Hartford Courant dropped daily coverage of the Chester, Deep River, and Essex region last year, we felt it was important to fill the gap. We were fortunate when we launched to have former Hartford Courant reporter Charlie Stannard resume his old beat in the three towns.

As old media gives way to new, partnerships and collaborations will be critical to building a sustainable hyperlocal news infrastructure. To that end, we’re excited to announce the launch of ValleyNewsNow.com, brought to you by Olwen Logan and the people behind LymeLine.com and OldSaybrookNow.com. ValleyNewsNow.com will now be the new home of Chester, Deep River, and Essex coverage. Charlie Stannard will continue his reporting there.

You’ll get to know some new faces who will bring news and information on local entertainment and the arts. We will also benefit from the expanded regional coverage that this partnership will provide. LocalOnlineNews.TV is not going away. Our core business, hyperlocal video, is growing rapidly in other parts of the state and we need to focus our resources on continued video growth.

You’ll be seeing some of our video journalists reporting for the new entity soon. We thank you for your support and interest.

Be sure to set your bookmarks to ValleyNewsNow.com!

-Lon, Anna, & Steve