The Lakeville Journal: Coston appointed to editor post

FALLS VILLAGE— John Coston is the new editor of The Lakeville Journal.

Coston, who lives with his wife, Bridget Taylor, in East Canaan, is a veteran newspaper editor, most notably with The Wall Street Journal.

During his 30 years with The Wall Street Journal, Coston served as deputy foreign editor, markets editor and national news editor.

He retired in 2015.

Coston has been in the Northwest Corner for almost 40 years, first as a part-time resident and now full-time, living on a farm where he raises sheep.

He is also a longtime reader of The Lakeville Journal. Bridget Taylor’s mother, Hatsy Taylor, wrote the Hilltop Harvest column for many years, beginning in 1982.

“We are fortunate to have a person with as much knowledge, experience and over-the-top enthusiasm for journalism as John join our group as editor of The Lakeville Journal,” said Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Janet Manko.

“I know he will make it a point to meet community members as he settles in, but as a resident of East Canaan, he already has a good understanding of our coverage area and the important issues facing our towns.

“We are looking forward to getting to know him better and to hearing his ideas for improving the newspaper for our readers. All our readers should know he is available to them to hear their ideas as well.”

Coston said he is committed to community journalism.

“I believe people want to know things, what’s going on in their communities. And it’s getting harder to find that out.

“So community journalism is vital to an informed public.”