The Saugus Advertiser is the oldest newspaper

Newspaper

A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...

 covering the town of Saugus, Massachusetts

Saugus, Massachusetts

Saugus is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. The population was 26,628 at the 2010 census.-History:Saugus was first settled in 1629. Saugus is an Indian name believed to mean "great" or "extended"...

 that is still being printed. It was originally founded by Colonel Alfred Woodward in the early 1930s. Due to its longevity it has a special status with the Town of Saugus, and it is currently the only place Saugus legal notices are printed.

It is released once per week on Thursdays. While its circulation figures are no longer published, they were around 5,000 the last time they were.

It is now part of the Community Newspaper Company, Inc. Its address is 72 Cherry Hill Drive, Beverly, Massachusetts

Beverly, Massachusetts

Beverly is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 39,343 on , which differs by no more than several hundred from the 39,862 obtained in the 2000 census. A resort, residential and manufacturing community on the North Shore, Beverly includes Beverly Farms and Prides...

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