Quick Reference Guide

Contact Information  Subscription Information  Advertising Rates  Circulation Information  Advertising Specifications  Acceptable Formats Detailed Deadline Info  Annual Special Sections  Insertion Rates  Printing Services  Miscellaneous Rate Info  Camera-Ready Copy Info

 

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Contact Information

Glastonbury Citizen/Rivereast News Bulletin
P.O. Box 373 • 87 Nutmeg Lane
Glastonbury, CT 06033
Phone (860) 633-4691
FAX (860) 657-3258

Personnel:

Rivereast News & Letters submission rivereast@snet.net
Citizen News and Letters submission citizen@snet.net
Jim Hallas, Publisher - ext. 226
Jim Hallas, Editor, Glastonbury Citizen - ext. 226
Mike Thompson, Editor - Rivereast News Bulletin - ext. 225
Carole Saucier, Advertising Manager, Webmaster - ext. 237
Janki Buch, Circulation - ext. 240
Sandy Murray, Classifieds, General information - ext. 221

Sales Representatives & Territories:
Jason Baran - ext. 231 - Portland, E. Hampton, Marlborough, Hebron, Amston, Colchester, Salem, southeast 
April Krason - ext. 232 - Glastonbury, Hartford, West Hartford, northwest
Renée Meuse - ext. 233 - East Hartford, Manchester, South Windsor, Vernon, Rockville, Columbia, Andover, northeast, Wethersfield, Rocky Hill, Cromwell, Middletown, Newington, southwest

Glastonbury Citizen Reporters:
Jim Hallas - ext. 226 - General, Society, Town Council
Chris Seymour - ext. 230 - Sports Editor, Features, Student news, General 
Shawn Dagle - ext. 228 - Out and About, Town Hall, Features, Police news, General 

 

Rivereast News Bulletin Reporters:
Sarah McCoy - Covering Hebron & Andover  - Does not work in the office. Call for number.
Michael McCoy - Covering East Hampton and Portland - Does not work in the office. Call for number.
Kristina Histen - Covering Colchester & Marlborough

General Email address for Rivereast News Bulletin is rivereast@snet.net

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Subscription Information

Glastonbury Citizen $25 per year in Connecticut  $28 per year out of state  $22 per year college school year Print out a subscription form here. Rivereast News Bulletin FREE within our circulation area  $85 per year anywhere outside our circulation as we have to pay first class postage. All applicable taxes included All subscriptions are prepaid via check or cash. Please make your check out to The Glastonbury Citizen, P.O. Box 373, Glastonbury, CT 06033  or you may come in person to 87 Nutmeg Lane, Glastonbury.

For contract rates please see .pdf document below.

Media kit in .pdf form includes new rate structure

**Click here to download the FREE Acrobat Reader

Classifieds

Glastonbury Citizen Classifieds are $10 for 25 words or less, 20 cents each additional word.

Rivereast classifieds are $9 for 25 words or less plus 20 cents each additional word.

Classifieds are $18 (25 words or less plus 20 cents each additional word per week) when running concurrently in both newspapers.

We do NOT take Classifieds through the email.

Display ads are available in the classified section at the above rates.

Deadlines
 The Rivereast News Bulletin deadline for all advertising is Noon on Wednesday before publication date. 
 The Glastonbury Citizen deadline for all advertising is Noon on Monday before publication date.

**Note - Most Holiday week deadlines are Fridays at noon prior to publication

Ad removal deadline
 There is a 50% fee charged on any ad pulled from the Citizen after 4 p.m. on Monday.

Agency Commission
 All rates are non-commissionable.

Rates effective September 1, 2006
Any account that has been to our collection agency does not qualify for contract rates 

We reserve the right to refuse any ad at any time.

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Glastonbury Citizen & Rivereast News Bulletin
Circulation Figures

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Glastonbury Citizen

*Circulation Figures Updated Monthly. Please call for most recent figures.

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Advertising Specifications

Publication Days
The Glastonbury Citizen - Thursday 
The Rivereast News Bulletin - Friday 

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Deadlines:

The Glastonbury Citizen:
Advertising space deadline is noon the Monday before publication date. 
Camera ready copy will be accepted until Tuesday noon provided space for the ad has been reserved before noon Monday. Any advertisement requiring an approval proof must be received before noon on the Friday before publication. 
Classified ad deadline is noon on the Monday before publication.

The Rivereast News Bulletin:
Advertising space deadline is noon on the Wednesday before publication.
Any advertisement requiring an approval proof must be received before noon on the Monday before publication. 
Space reservation is considered a firm commitment; if a space reservation is not canceled before the deadline, the space will be billed. 

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Page Size & Column Widths
Both Glastonbury Citizen & Rivereast News Bulletin 
Tabloid, 11" x 17" overall, printed page 10 1/2" x 15 1/2" or 8 columns.

Display ad sizes (includeds Classifieds Display)

• 1 col. width = 7 picas or 1 3/16" 
• 2 col. width = 15 picas or   2 1/2" 
• 3 col. width = 23 picas or 3 13/16" 
• 4 col. width = 31 picas or 5 1/8" 
• 5 col. width = 39 picas or 6 1/2" 
• 6 col. width = 47picas or 7 13/16" 
• 7 col. width = 55 picas or  9 1/8" 
• 8 col. width = 63 picas or 10 1/2" 

“Camera Ready”  ads:

1. Hard copy meaning a high quality printout from a linotronic machine or laser printer. Printouts that include halftones/grays or pictures must be from a postscript device. This ensures that there is a dot pattern that our press can reproduce. Our line screen typically is 85 line but when printing from a laser printer we recommend 75-80 lines (dpi).
2. On a disk. (floppy or Zip) We use PC’s here at the Citizen. We have no Macs. We use Indesign CS2, Pagemaker 7 and Adobe Photoshop CS2.
3. Via email. You must call someone and tell them that the file is on it’s way. (860) 633-4691. The best format by far for email  seems to be Adobe Acrobat PDF. (Keep in mind that we cannot edit PDF files though.) Please do not send advertisements to random email addresses and assume everything is all set. PLEASE CALL to get the correct address.
4. A Word document (.doc) will do but most likely will have to be worked on in Indesign.

1. An original photograph is sometimes best as is an original or very good copy of artwork. For people that are not comfortable with computers stick with an original.
2. We will take photos on disk or via email. We do not do photo retouching/altering. TIF or JPG are usually suitable. For photos on disk we recommend 70 lpi with a 20% dot gain. This has worked well.
3. Artwork on disk works very well as long as the format is the correct kind. Again TIF files are best but JPGs are a more manageable size. BMP and GIF files do not reproduce as well.

Do not send Powerpoint files. Powerpoint is not for print. We will not even attempt to do anything with a Powerpoint file.

**A few notes regarding resolution. A photo should be scanned at between 200-300 dpi. Anything more than this is lost on our laser printer and just causes the file to be bloated and slow. Conversely if you submit a photo scanned at 72 dpi (which looks great on the screen) you will be very diappointed in the results as a lot of quality is lost. For line art (ie. Logos, clipart) you need to up the dpi to about 600 when you scan. Otherwise the edges can be jagged and the output is less than stellar. (This is the reason we cannot simply take images off of the web. Most of these images have been scanned at 72 dpi and also compressed to lessen download times.) Remember, what looks great on the screen may not look so good in print.

All file format questions should be directed to Carole Saucier at (860) 633-4691 or email rivereast@snet.net 

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Deadline Information

Glastonbury Citizen
All Ads, Editorial, Letters, News, etc.
Monday at Noon

Rivereast News Bulletin
All Ads, Editorial, Letters, News, etc.
Wednesday at Noon

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In the event of a Monday Holiday*, Deadlines are as follows:

Glastonbury Citizen
All Ads, Editorial, Letters, News, etc.
Friday at Noon

Rivereast News Bulletin
All Ads, Editorial, Letters, News, etc.
Wednesday at Noon

*Includes Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day. Please call if in doubt. 

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Week of Thanksgiving Annually

Glastonbury Citizen
All Ads, Editorial, Letters, News, etc.
Friday at Noon

Rivereast News Bulletin
All Ads, Editorial, Letters, News, etc.
Tuesday at Noon

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We are closed on Jan. 1, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day. Please call for information regarding Christmas week as we are generally closed.

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Special Sections

Annual Supplements to the Glastonbury Citizen*  

• Health & Fitness 
• Spring Home Improvement Guide 
• Graduation 
• Back to School 
• Fall Home Improvement 
• Holiday Shopping Guide (formerly the Christmas Carousel) 

* subject to change

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Insertion Rates

• You can supply us with preprinted inserts or we can print them. 
• Call your sales rep to obtain a quote for printing costs and time constraints. 
• Above prices apply to standard 8.5 x 11 pieces. 
• Surcharges may be applied for inserting pieces of irregular shape and texture. 
• Folding available for a fee.
• Camera ready copy to be supplied Monday at noon the week it is to be inserted. 
• Per postal regulations, all inserts in The Glastonbury Citizen must have "Supplement To The Glastonbury Citizen" printed in small type on the outside of the piece. 
• Please call regarding insertions into the Rivereast News Bulletin. Target your area by going to certain towns in our circulation. 

Printing Services

The Citizen can provide layout, typesetting and printing for virtually all your business, professional and private needs. WE SPECIALIZE IN WEB OFFSET PRINTING. Newspapers - Tabloids - Advertising Fliers - Newsletters - Catalogs We also print Business Cards, Letterhead, Envelopes, Brochures, Pamphlets, Forms, Tickets, Invitations, and Other Printed Materials. LAMINATING We can laminate anything from business card size to 17 inches on one side. Waterproofs and protects.

• Payment is due within 30 days of billing. 
• Prepayment is required for all new customers or anyone who hasn't filled out a credit application. 
• An interest charge of 1.5% per month is added accounts not paid within 30 days (annual rate: 18%). 
• A fee of $25 will be charged for returned checks. If checks are returned to us from the bank, the business may be required to pay cash or use a credit card for further advertising.
• Mastercard and Visa accepted. Sorry, no American Express or Discover.

Surcharges

• Additional copies of ads are also available (velox), charged on the basis of size (5"x7" and under - $6, 8 1/2" x 11" - $8; 1 1"x 17" - $ 10). A photocopy of your ad is available for free.