About Us
Editor George Tibbetts shown with his owner, Sailor an African Gray Parrot
An exciting and fresh approach to media and information distribution has come to central Maine.
The owners have chosen a two pronged approach that includes a website called thevalleyvoice.org that is updated daily. The second is The Valley Voice magazine. Five thousand issues will be distributed for the first time throughout the area on June 1st.
Editor-in Chief, George Tibbetts said he always wanted to produce a dual media center which included both print and on-line news and information formats. “When I first met graphic artist and media specialist, Alex Theberge, we soon learned we shared the same vision. The deal was sealed at our second meeting when he agreed to become a partner and co-publisher,” Tibbetts said.
Theberge was a founding member, editorial designer and webmaster for Hallowell’s popular newspaper, “The Hallowell Record”. Tibbetts is the former publisher and editor of “The Local Voice,” a weekly Hallowell newspaper he circulated back in the 1990s.
“We each have strengths, and are able to complement each other in various ways,” Theberge said. “It was only natural that we ended up working together because we both have the energy and desire to produce another media outlet for the people of Maine,” he added. According to Theberge,“ it was just a natural fit and an opportunity for me to advance my career goals that couldn’t be passed up.”
Publisher and Art Director Alex Theberge doesn’t have an African Gray Parrot.
Both agree that their new project is not an attempt to compete against other media sources with distribution throughout Maine. “We think that there is room enough in the media fields for all of us to do well,” Tibbetts said. “We just wanted to be part of the action,” Theberge offered.
Both partners were quick to point out that both local and statewide stories as well as news releases will be categorized under many topic areas both on the website and in the monthly magazine. They intend to offer feature stories, articles on local and state government, social happenings, local interest, tourism, veteran’s affairs, entertainment, energy and economic issues just to name a few.
The Valley Voice company is a literary non-profit. All their net profit will be used to help Maine people, communities, groups, individuals and other non-profits who may have come to their attention. According to Tibbetts, they are currently working with their accountant and their administrative assistant to insure accountability.
“We are optimistic that we are on the right track and believe that, in short order, we will have a significant following. We simply hope that people will take the time to check out our website and pick up a copy of our magazine when it becomes available on June 1st,” Tibbetts said.
You can reach The Valley Voice by calling 956-0364. Their fax number is 582-4213. Press releases, stories, concerns, photos and comments may be emailed to beheard@thevalleyvoice.org or mailed to 18 Warren St. Unit 5 Hallowell, Maine 04347. Ad inquires may be sent to ads@thevalleyvoice.org.
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