Nashoba Publishing
Encyclopedia
Nashoba Publishing is a weekly newspaper
company in the far northwest suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts. It is operated by the Sentinel & Enterprise
, which in turn is owned by MediaNews Group
.
Nashoba newspapers' primary competitors are their sister dailies in Fitchburg and Lowell. Additionally, in Harvard, the company competes with a weekly owned by Community Newspaper Company
; and in Ayer, Devens, Harvard and Shirley with the daily Worcester Telegram & Gazette
.
Weekly newspaper
A weekly newspaper is a general-news publication that is published on newsprint once or twice a week.Such newspapers tend to have smaller circulations than daily newspapers, and are usually based in less-populous communities or small, defined areas within large cities; often, they may cover a...
company in the far northwest suburbs of Boston, Massachusetts. It is operated by the Sentinel & Enterprise
Sentinel & Enterprise
The Sentinel & Enterprise is a morning daily newspaper published in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, with a satellite news bureau in Leominster, Massachusetts. The newspaper covers local news in Fitchburg, Leominster and several nearby towns in northern Worcester County and northwest Middlesex County,...
, which in turn is owned by MediaNews Group
MediaNews Group
MediaNews Group, based in Denver, Colorado, is one of the largest newspaper companies in the United States. It is privately owned and operates 56 daily newspapers in 12 states, with combined daily and Sunday circulation of approximately 2.4 million and 2.7 million, respectively...
.
Sisters and Competitors
The family that formerly owned Nashoba, headed by publisher Frank J. Hartnett Sr., sold the chain in 2000, for an undisclosed amount of money. Two years later, MediaNews opened a new plant in Devens, Massachusetts, in the middle of Nashoba's coverage area, to print Nashoba weeklies, The Lowell Sun, and the Sentinel & Enterprise.Nashoba newspapers' primary competitors are their sister dailies in Fitchburg and Lowell. Additionally, in Harvard, the company competes with a weekly owned by Community Newspaper Company
Community Newspaper Company
Community Newspaper Company, a subsidiary of GateHouse Media, is a newspaper publisher in eastern Massachusetts. It was founded in 1991 as a holding company for several suburban publishers bought by Fidelity Investments; in 2001, Fidelity sold it to the Boston Herald; in 2006, the massive chain—New...
; and in Ayer, Devens, Harvard and Shirley with the daily Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
The Telegram & Gazette is Worcester, Massachusetts's only daily newspaper. The paper, known locally as the Telegram or the T & G is owned by the Worcester Telegram & Gazette Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The New York Times Company .It offers coverage of all of...
.
Newspapers
Although Nashoba is owned by and printed alongside the Sentinel & Enterprise, its newsroom is operated independently at the Devens printing plant. Titles published by Nashoba include:Newspaper | Notes | Website |
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The Ayer Public Spirit | Covering Ayer Ayer, Massachusetts Ayer is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Originally part of Groton, it was incorporated February 14, 1871 and became a major commercial railroad junction. The town was home to Camp Stevens, a training camp for Massachusetts volunteers during the American Civil War... ; founded in 1869 |
http://www.nashobapublishing.com/ayer |
The Commerce Journal | Business news from Devens and the region | http://www.thecommercejournal.com/ |
Devens Dispatch | Formerly covered Devens | http://extras.sentinelandenterprise.com/devens_dispatch/default.asp |
Groton Landmark | Covering Groton Groton, Massachusetts Groton is a town located in northwestern Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The population was 10,646 at the 2010 census. It is home to two noted prep schools: Groton School, founded in 1884, and Lawrence Academy at Groton, founded in 1793. The historic town hosts the National Shepley Hill Horse... |
http://www.nashobapublishing.com/groton |
Harvard Hillside | Covering Harvard Harvard, Massachusetts Harvard is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. A farming community settled in 1658 and incorporated in 1732, it has been home to several non-traditional communities, such as Harvard Shaker Village and the utopian Transcendentalist center Fruitlands... |
http://www.nashobapublishing.com/harvard |
Nashoba Valley Chronicle | Regional news section in Ayer, Groton, Pepperell, Shirley, Townsend | http://www.nashobapublishing.com/chronicle |
Pepperell Free Press | Covering Pepperell Pepperell, Massachusetts Pepperell is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,497 at the 2010 census. It includes the village of East Pepperell.-History:... |
http://www.nashobapublishing.com/pepperell |
Shirley Oracle | Covering Shirley Shirley, Massachusetts -Demographics:This article describes the town of Shirley as a whole. Additional demographic detail is available which describes only the central settlement or village within the town, although that detail is included in the aggregate values reported here... ; founded in 1869 |
http://www.nashobapublishing.com/shirley |
Townsend Times | Covering Townsend Townsend, Massachusetts Townsend is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,926 at the 2010 census.For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Townsend, please see the article Townsend , Massachusetts.... |
http://www.nashobapublishing.com/townsend |