Springfield -The Valley Press Club will honor former Republican Executive Editor Wayne E. Phaneuf with its Lifetime Achievement Award at a reception on Oct. 9 at 6 p.m. at Storrowton Tavern’s Carriage House in West Springfield.

Phaneuf began his career at The Republican in 1969 and held several positions including reporter, columnist and managing editor before being asked to serve as the newspaper’s executive editor in 1998. He retired in 2019.

Throughout his illustrious career, Phaneuf oversaw the coverage of many national, regional and local events including 13 presidential elections, Watergate, the Vietnam War, 9/11, the devastating Springfield tornado of 2011 and many more major stories.

While serving as executive editor, Phaneuf undertook a major project that lasted over a decade w

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