Northeast News Gleaner
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The Northeast News Gleaner billed themselves as "the oldest weekly newspaper in Northeast Philadelphia
". Known informally as the News Gleaner, and founded in 1882 by the Henry family, the publication had been housed in a 32000 square feet (2,972.9 m²) building on Gantry Road since March 1999.
In 2002, News Gleaner Publications was purchased by the Journal Register Company
; combined with the Northeast Breeze and the Olney Times, Journal Register's weeklies had a combined circulation of more than 120,000 people. On December 11, 2008, due to the economic crisis and the inability to sell the newspaper group, the papers were closed and employees were told to clear out their desks immediately without warning, just one day after the paper printed what would turn out to be their last issue.
Northeast Philadelphia
Northeast Philadelphia, nicknamed Northeast Philly, the Northeast and the Great Northeast, is a section of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. According to the 2000 Census, the Northeast has a sizable percentage of the city's 1.547 million people — a population of between 300,000 and 450,000,...
". Known informally as the News Gleaner, and founded in 1882 by the Henry family, the publication had been housed in a 32000 square feet (2,972.9 m²) building on Gantry Road since March 1999.
In 2002, News Gleaner Publications was purchased by the Journal Register Company
Journal Register Company
The Journal Register Company is an American media company, serving an audience of 21 million Americans in 992 communities. The company operates more than 350 multi-platform products in 992 communities. The company is led by CEO John Paton who openly blogs about the changes he is making to transform...
; combined with the Northeast Breeze and the Olney Times, Journal Register's weeklies had a combined circulation of more than 120,000 people. On December 11, 2008, due to the economic crisis and the inability to sell the newspaper group, the papers were closed and employees were told to clear out their desks immediately without warning, just one day after the paper printed what would turn out to be their last issue.