Well this is a bummer. For us Vermonters, anyway. In case you missed it, Ernesto Burden is the New Media Manager for the Rutland Herald/Times Argus papers. Apparently, he’s leaving to go back to work for a paper in Nashua, New Hampshire.

Ernesto has overseen some interesting, award-winning experiments at the RH/TA. Those papers have two staff bloggers — Darren Allen and Heather Aja — and they’re the first in Vermont (that I know of) to start reader blogs. In terms of cyberjournalism, the RH/TA is #1 in the state. I don’t know how much of that is thanks to Ernesto, but I’m guessing he had a lot to do with it. So I’m sad to see him go, especially since I never actually got to meet him in person.

Ernesto’s also got his own blog, linked in the blogroll to the side. His wife’s got a blog, too — Milkweed Hill. Guess I’ll be de-listing them soon. Nothing personal. Sigh. I’m curious to know who’s taking his place. Thanks, Morgan, for the tip.

Seven Days’ deputy publisher and co-owner Cathy Resmer is a writer, editor and advocate for local journalism. She works in the paper’s Burlington office and lives vicariously through the reporters while raising money to pay them. Cathy started at Seven Days as a freelance writer in 2001 and still has the Rolodex to prove it. As the paper’s first online editor, she launched Seven Days email newsletters and started the paper’s first social media accounts. Cathy has overseen Kids VT, Vermont’s...