Walter Paine

Walter Paine (May 9, 1923 – October 4, 2018) was an American author, journalist, and publisher.

Paine, a former editorial writer for the Baltimore Sun, In 1956, they purchased the Valley News of Lebanon, New Hampshire, and five years later they purchased the Argus-Champion. In 1980, Ewing, sold his interest in the Valley News. Ewing took over full control of the Sentinel, and Paine continued to serve as editor and publisher of the Valley News for twenty-four years.

Paine became the first stockholder of Ascutney Mountain Resort of Brownsville, Vermont in 1957 and majority owner in 1961; he owned the Resort for more than ten years, selling it on October 3, 1972. He was a cofounder of the Montshire Museum of Science of Norwich, Vermont.

In 2006 his children's book Cousin John: The Story of a Boy and a Small Smart Pig was published by Bunker Hill.

Paine died on October 4, 2018, aged 95, at his home on Mascoma Lake.