It looks like our efforts to make sure that we do not lose our hometown daily newspapers has paid off:
There is also a report about this on BristolToday.
The loss of the New Britain Herald would have left the New Britain community without a hometown daily newspaper. This would have been the last month, ever, that the Herald would publish. That would have represented a real blow to New Britain. So I am very pleased that this has worked out.
I am also pleased that Mr. Schroeder has purchased the Newington Town Crier and other weekly newspapers. There was a lot of concern that the weekly newspapers would not be purchased, even if the dailies - the Herald and Press - were.
As we work to build a strong future for New Britain, it is essential that our city remain a regional center. And an important part of that is having a daily newspaper of record. We almost lost ours. And I have proud to have been in a position to help keep it.
With less than two weeks before staff at The Herald and The Bristol Press were scheduled to cover their keyboards and lock the doors for the final time, a last-minute buyer has appeared to save the newspapers.
Publisher Edward Gunderson announced Tuesday that Michael E. Schroeder, owner of Central Connecticut Communications, has entered into a letter of intent to buy the two daily papers. The sale, which should be complete within two weeks, includes three area weeklies: the Wethersfield Post, the Newington Town Crier and the Rocky Hill Post. (New Britain Herald)
There is also a report about this on BristolToday.
The loss of the New Britain Herald would have left the New Britain community without a hometown daily newspaper. This would have been the last month, ever, that the Herald would publish. That would have represented a real blow to New Britain. So I am very pleased that this has worked out.
I am also pleased that Mr. Schroeder has purchased the Newington Town Crier and other weekly newspapers. There was a lot of concern that the weekly newspapers would not be purchased, even if the dailies - the Herald and Press - were.
As we work to build a strong future for New Britain, it is essential that our city remain a regional center. And an important part of that is having a daily newspaper of record. We almost lost ours. And I have proud to have been in a position to help keep it.
