Many thanks for your response. Local newspapers are being replaced by online news sites. This is happening in large areas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MinnPost) and in smaller neighborhoods (see "internet" section of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_in_Seattle, in particular the reference to westseatleblog). 

 The notion that a town government has to approve a site or that it has to have roots in a legacy print company to have legitimacy with an audience is becoming outdated. My own career shows some of that arc. I was at four newspapers then Forbes.com as an editor. Now I have joined Main Street Connect, publisher of local news sites in 10 southern Fairfield towns.  

 When I was with Forbes, I was in touch with some ranking Wikipedia editors who suggested that we update Wikipedia profiles of billionaires with the latest Forbes information. Some of the profiles had outdated stats. Now that I am here, I recognize that the local media entries for Darien and nine other towns where we operate do not include the websites we publish. 

 I tried as an experiment to update the Darien entry and I saw that you deleted it. I also noticed that you have been active with many entries related to the state. We would be very interested in learning more about the CT Wiki group with the goal of possibly profiling members who live or work in our area. 

 I hope this makes sense. Happy to talk more here or by email or phone. Many thanks again for helping me gain a more complete understanding of Wikipedia policies and practices. 
 Carl